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Interpretations Ribbon Tab

Commands available on the Interpretations ribbon tab, grouped by panel.

Move (Alt+I)​

Tooltip: Mouse interaction modes

Choose how mouse clicks interact with the 3D view.

Dropdown items:

  • Move Mode — Switch to Move mode
  • Interrogate — Interrogate the scene

View From​

Tooltip: View and rotation presets

Preset camera positions and rotation resets for the 3D view.

Dropdown items:

  • North — View from north
  • South — View from south
  • East — View from east
  • West — View from west
  • Above — View from above
  • Below — View from below
  • Centre In Model — Centre the view on the model
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  • Reset to North — Reset heading to north
  • Reset Rotations — Reset all view rotations
  • Forward View — Look forward
  • Nadir View — Look straight down (nadir)

Active Descriptor​

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Dropdown items:

  • Button — New facies
  • IDC_INTERP_FACIES_APPLY_SELECTED — Update all selected objects with this facies value
  • Facies — Active facies

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Dropdown items:

  • Button — New horizon pick
  • IDC_INTERP_HZ_APPLY_SELECTED — Update all selected objects with this value
  • IDC_INTERP_ACTIVE_PICK — Active horizon pick

Structure​

Dip Azimuth​

Tooltip: Dip and azimuth tools

Compute structural dip and azimuth using one, three or many points, an area, or from existing attributes.

Dropdown items:

  • 3 Points — Dip / azimuth from 3 points
  • N Points — Dip / azimuth from many points
  • 1 Point — Dip / azimuth from one point
  • Area — Dip / azimuth over an area
  • Attributes — Dip / azimuth from attributes

Digitse Fault​

Tooltip: Fault digitising tools

Create, split, join, extend or add sticks to fault interpretations.

Dropdown items:

  • New Fault — Start a new fault
  • Split — Split a fault
  • Join — Join two faults
  • Add stick — Add a fault stick
  • Extend Fault — Extend a fault

Digitise Polyline​

Tooltip: Polyline editing tools

Split, join, edit nodes, draw contours and snap polylines to the mesh.

Dropdown items:

  • Digitise Points — Digitise by individual clicks
  • Draw — Draw polyline with continual digitising on mouse move
  • Split Line — Split a polyline
  • Join Lines — Join two polylines
  • Add Node — Add a node
  • Draw Contour — Draw a contour
  • Create Geobody — Create a geobody
  • Close Polyline — Close the polyline
  • Snap To Mesh — Snap polyline to mesh

Auto Tracker​

Tooltip: Auto-tracker options

Configure settings for the surface auto-tracker.

Dropdown items:

  • Settings — Auto-tracker settings

Scan Line​

Tooltip: Create a scan line for fracture intensity analysis.

Creates a linear fracture-sampling scanline in 3D space. A scanline is a straight line segment used to measure fracture frequency, spacing, and orientation-dependent intensity.

Dropdown items:

  • From intersections — Create a scan line oriented from displayed fracture orientations.
  • From Points — Digitise fracture positions manually along a scan line.

Plunge​

Tooltip: Measure plunge

Measure the plunge of a linear feature picked on the mesh.

Sticky Interp​

Tooltip: Sticky interpretation mode

When enabled, the active interpretation tool stays selected after each pick.

Sedimentology​

Geo Polygon​

Tooltip: Digitise with individual points

Digitise with individual points. Space bar to toggle continuous drawing..

Dropdown items:

  • Digitise Points — Digitise geopolygon with individual points.
  • Draw — Draw geopolygon
  • Key Pillar — Add pillar to geobody
  • Create from polylines — Create geobody from polylines

Measured Section​

Tooltip: Create a measured section/log

Start a new measured section/sedimentary log along a digitised path on the outcrop.

Palaeocurrent​

Tooltip: Measure a palaeocurrent

Measure a palaeocurrent direction from a single picked point.

Borehole​

Tooltip: Create a borehole

Create a new synthetic borehole at the picked location.

Edit​

Move Vertices​

Tooltip: Move vertices

Click and drag to move polyline or fault vertices in the 3D view.

Pause Digitising​

Tooltip: Pause Digitising

Pause digitising to move the model around. Un-pause to continue

Undo​

Tooltip: Undo last action

Undo the most recent interpretation edit.

3D Translate​

Tooltip: Translate vertices in 3D

Move selected vertices freely in 3D using on-screen handles.

Snap Vertices​

Tooltip: Snap Vertices

Snap digitised vertex to exisiting vertex if hit

Erase Vertices​

Tooltip: Erase Vertices

Erase Vertices from object