3D View toolbar

If the view is not wide enough to display all the tools, small arrows appear on both sides. You can click on the arrows to access the hidden tools.

The toolbar at the top of every 3D View contains a set of tools to customize the view and make it easier for you to inspect your data.

Show Z-axis quantity Displays information about the Z-axis, whether it is a depth or time domain.

Indicates the 3D View is a depth domain view, which can only display depth domain objects.
Indicates the 3D Time View is a time domain view, which can only display time domain objects.
Set focus to point  Set the focal point. Click the icon and then click an area or object in the model that you want to become the new focal point for viewing. The new focal point will be centered in the view. The model will pivot around the new focal point when the model is rotated. To return the focal point to the center of the model, click the reset icon .
Set focus to object  Reset the view so that the center of an object becomes the focal point. Click the icon and then click an object in the 3D View or in the JewelExplorer. The center of the selected object is the new focal point. The new focal point is centered in the view. To return the focal point to the center of the model, click the reset icon .
Scale in Z-axis direction  Scale only in the vertical direction for a more detailed view. Enter a value for depth/area scale ratio in the box next to the icon.
Reset Z-axis scale  Clear all vertical scaling changes to the view. This sets the depth/area scale ratio back to 1.
Zoom in  Incrementally zoom in.
Zoom out  Incrementally zoom out.
Reset zoom  Clear all zoom changes.
Reset zoom, rotate, scale and pan  Clear all view changes and reset the view. Press Alt to switch between the user-defined and auto-calculated view box. The user-defined view box can be set with Set focus to object, see above.

Perspective or orthogonal view  Change the display between perspective and orthogonal view.

View from  View your model from different directions.

View from top  View your model from directly overhead.
View from bottom  View your model from below.
View from west  View your model from the west.
View from east  View your model from the east.
View from north  View your model from the north.
View from south  View your model from the south.

Clipping box  Use a clipping box.

Clipping box on/off  Show or hide a box that you can use to clip the area shown in the 3D View. The clipping box appears as a yellow box around the view area.
Clipping box reset  Reset the clipping box to its default size and position.

Visuals  Various visual options.

Compass rose  Show or hide the small 3D axis representation in the 3D View.
Boxes around selected objects  Show or hide the selection box around the selected object.
Viewing box  Show or hide the Viewing box. The Viewing box is the box that encompasses all visible data in the 3D View. The color of the view box can be changed in the View Inspector tab of the Inspector, or on the Display Settings form.
Viewing box gridlines  Show or hide the grid of the Viewing box. The color of the view box grid can be changed in the View Inspector tab of the Inspector, or on the Display Settings form.
Viewing box annotation  Show or hide the Viewing box annotation of the coordinates of the view box.

Rotate  Change the rotation mode in your 3D View.

Rotate Earth  Rotates the view around the origin of the area.
Rotate free  Allows view to be rotated freely over the focused point.
Rotate north axis  Rotates view around north axis.
Rotate east axis  Rotates view around east axis.
Rotate vertical axis  Rotates view around vertical axis.

Show detailed model while transforming  If the 3D View shows a very large amount of data, you can speed up the refreshing rate when rotating or zooming by toggling this option on. Model details, such as well names or object colors, are hidden while the model display is being changed. When the option is toggled on, all details remain shown during the display transformation.

Cross section  Various options to create planar or vertical cross section.

Create planar cross section  Create a cross section consisting of one pane. Click two locations to define the location. The pane is initially vertical but can be rotated or moved.

Create arbitrary cross section  Create a cross section consisting of one or more panes. Click several locations and cross section based on corresponding polyline will be constructed. The cross section is vertical and cannot be rotated or moved.
Delete a pane of a cross section  Delete a pane from a cross section. Click on the pane to be deleted.
Delete an edge of a cross section  Collapse an edge between two cross section panes. Click on the edge to be collapsed.
Open cross section form  Open the Cross Sections form.
Snapshot to Clipboard  Copies the current view to the Clipboard for usage in other applications.
Snapshot to file  Saves the current view to file, file-name and destination are user-defined.
Probe (shortcut key: Ctrl+I) Tool that displays information for the location that the cursor is hovering over or pointing at. In the 3D view, when turned on, you can view the name of the object and the 3D coordinates of the location that the cursor is pointing at. This information is displayed both in the Status Bar and in a text box that appears in the view just below and to the right of the cursor. In the Well View, when turned on, you can view the depth and log value of the position that the cursor is pointing at.
Measurement line  Measure the distance between two points. Select the tool and click at two points. The distance between the points, apparent dip and azimuth are shown in the 3D View. Display the Output Info pane to also view the locations of each point as well as lateral distance and vertical distance.

Measurement polygon  Measure the area of a polygon. Select the tool and click at multiple points in your 3D View. A line is drawn between the last clicked point and the first clicked point to complete a polygon. The distances between each apex of the polygon are shown in the 3D View along with the area enclosed by the polygon. The area is displayed as a yellow highlighted surface. Display the Output Info pane to also view the locations of each point as well as the total length of the perimeter.

Measurement triangle  Similar to the previous measurement tool, but uses only three points. Select the tool and click at three points in your 3D View to complete a triangle. The following information is shown in your 3D View: the area of this triangle, the distances of each side, the dip and azimuth of the single plan defined by the three corner points. Display the Output Info pane to also view the locations of each point as well as the total length of the perimeter.

Multisample Anti-Aliasing  When turned on improves the display quality by smoothing out the stair step lines and jagged edges. You can change the 'MSAA number of samples' setting in the View Inspector of a 3D View. Higher values result in better display quality but slower rendering, and vice versa.

View linking  Various options to link multiple views. See View linking options for more info.

Link visibility  Show/hide objects simultaneously in all linked views .
Link camera  Control the rotation, panning, zooming and depth/area scaling for all linked views simultaneously.
Link cursor See the movement of your mouse cursor in all linked views.
Unlink all views Disable all the view linking options for all linked views at once.

Creating an arbitrary cross section    click to enlarge