The Voxel Viewer

When you display a voxel, either from the Voxel > Open menu or by double-clicking a voxel name in the Project Explorer window, it is displayed in the Voxel Viewer.   

The Voxel Viewer provides a quick way to view Geosoft voxels in a 3D environment. It consists of three main menus (Settings, Export, and Help), the Voxel Viewer window, and a Properties panel.

What Does the Voxel Viewer Do?

The name of the displayed voxel is shown in the title bar of the Voxel Viewer.

Click the links below for more information about each menu option: 

Settings

Export

Help

Properties

GDB

Opens this Help topic

Metadata

GOCAD

 

3D Settings

Display

Rendering

Navigation

UBC

 

 

XYZ

 

 

SEG-Y

 
 

Display in 3D View

 

Voxel Viewer Navigation Toolbar

The following viewing and navigational tools are available on the toolbar directly above the Voxel Viewer window:

 

Click on the image above for instructions on how to use these tools.

Most navigation tools are also available by right-clicking anywhere in the view.

The type of voxel selected—whether a data voxel, a vector voxel or a lithology voxel—determines the parameters available in the Voxel Properties window.

Click the voxel links below for information about voxel properties and how to modify them: 

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Data Voxel

Vector Voxel

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Lithology Voxel

What information is Available on the Status Bar?

The status bar across the bottom of the Viewer displays useful information and provides helpful navigation hints in the following sections:

  • Coordinate System: The current coordinate system of the 3D document.
  • Location under the mouse cursor: The name of the object beneath the cursor and the (X,Y,Z) location of the cursor as you move it over the selected object.
    If the view is in motion (for example, spinning, rotating, panning, or zooming), object identification and cursor coordinate reporting are paused, and the status bar will display "None". The information is restored once the view stops moving and you move the mouse over a visible object.
  • Location of the shadow cursor: The shadow cursor location when Shadow Cursor mode is enabled on the 3D Viewer Toolbar.
    When Shadow Cursor mode is enabled, clicking anywhere in the view sets the cursor position and sends it to any other open documents (for example, maps, databases, and 3D views).
  • View orientation information: The inclination, azimuth, and look-at point (centre of rotation) for the current view.