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3D Viewer 2012

USER GUIDE



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3D Viewer 2012



Table of Contents

1 Introduction ........................................................................................

Conventions Used in this Guide...........................................................

Obtaining Help ....................................................................................

System Requirements ..........................................................................

2 Getting Started ...................................................................................

A Quick Guide to Viewing Data in 3D...................................................

About Discover 3D Session Files.........................................................

Troubleshooting Opening a Session File .......................................

Creating Session Files in Encom Discover 3D...............................

3 Understanding the Discover 3D Viewer Interface ...........................

Main Window........................................................................................

Menus .................................................................................................

File Menu ........................................................................................

View Menu ......................................................................................

Display Menu .................................................................................

Tools Menu ....................................................................................

Help Menu......................................................................................

Toolbars ..............................................................................................

Showing and Hiding Toolbars ........................................................

Main Toolbar ..................................................................................

Zoom Controls Toolbar ..................................................................

Cursor Plane Toolbar .....................................................................

Customizing the Interface....................................................................

Docking and Undocking Toolbars and Windows............................

Auto-hide Windows ........................................................................

Customizing Toolbars and Window Views.....................................

Workspace Tree ..................................................................................

4 Navigating in 3D................................................................................

3D Navigation Modes ..........................................................................3D Navigation Controls .......................................................................

Using the 3DConnexion SpaceNavigator™.........................................

3D Display Modes ................................................................................

Normal View Mode ..........................................................................

Page Layout Mode ..........................................................................

Full Screen Mode ............................................................................

3D Stereo Visualization..................................................................

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Anaglyph Mode..........................................................................

Full Colour 3D Stereo Projection Mode.....................................

Saving and Restoring Views................................................................

Cursor Plane........................................................................................

Controlling the Cursor Plane Display..............................................

Controlling the Cursor Plane Position and Orientation ...................

Navigating on the Cursor Plane......................................................Changing Cursor Plane Properties .................................................

Plane .........................................................................................

Appearance ...............................................................................

5 Controlling the 3D View Space.........................................................

Working with the Workspace Tree.......................................................

Hide and Show Objects .......................................................................

Configure Axis .....................................................................................

Change Scale and Axis Exaggeration .................................................

Change Lighting...................................................................................

Display a Floating Colour Bar ..............................................................

Change Background Colour ................................................................

Display a Sky Map...............................................................................

6 Interrogating Objects.........................................................................

Distance and Bearing Tool ..................................................................

Interrogating Objects in 3D ..................................................................

Interrogating Features .........................................................................

Clipping................................................................................................

7 Output and Printing ...........................................................................

Page Layout Mode...............................................................................

Customizing the Page Layout.........................................................

Add a Title............................................................................................

Borders, Background, and Margins .....................................................

Capturing the 3D View as an Image ....................................................

Printing.................................................................................................

Default and Offline Printer Configuration ........................................

8 Customizing Discover 3D Viewer.....................................................

Customizing Interface Settings ............................................................

File Tab...........................................................................................

Size Tab..........................................................................................

View Tab.........................................................................................



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File Locations Tab ...........................................................................

Page Setup Tab ..............................................................................

Fullscreen Tab ................................................................................

Customizing Toolbars...........................................................................

Adding and Removing Tools ...........................................................

Restoring Toolbar Settings..............................................................

Toolbar Button Size.........................................................................Show and Hide Tool Labels ............................................................

Creating New Toolbars ..................................................................

Other Customizations.....................................................................

Assigning Custom Keyboard Shortcuts................................................

Appendices........................................................................................

A 3D Cursor Keyboard Shortcuts.........................................................

Index...................................................................................................



1 Introduction

1 Introduction

Encom Discover 3D Viewer 2012

Encom® Discover 3D Viewer is a stand-alone, free-to-distribute visualizer fo

Encom Discover 3D session files (.EGS). The types of data that can be hanby Encom Discover 3D session files and visualized with Encom Discover 3D

Viewer include:

• Gridded surfaces representing topography, geochemistry and geophy

• Drillholes containing assays or lithological data

• Any mapped data created with MapInfo® Professional and Encom

Discover that has been imported into a Discover 3D three-dimensiona

environment

• 3D DXFs, grids and raster images

• Point and line data

• Block/voxel models

• 3D wireframe models and surfaces

Encom Discover 3D Viewer enables data to be viewed interactively with zoom

panning and fly-through capability controlled by either a regular mouse or th

intuitive SpaceNavigator 3D mouse. 3D views can be captured as images adisplayed in a layout for presentation purposes, or used in other application

such as PowerPoint.

Encom Discover 3D Viewer operates seamlessly with Encom Discover 3D

session files. No additional project specification or data setup is required—t

data and display settings created by Encom Discover 3D are passed directly

Encom Discover 3D Viewer.



2 Encom Discover 3D Viewer User Guide

Conventions Used in this Guide

Certain conventions are used throughout this guide.

• Keys on the keyboard appear in small capital letters. For example, the

key appears as CTRL in the text.

• Menu options and dialog items are in boldface. For example, chooseFile>Open Session.

• Buttons to be clicked are in boldface. For example, click the Show Cu

Plane button.

• References to other sections in the documentation in italic. For exam

see the Display 3D Surfaces chapter.



1 Introduction

Obtaining Help

The Help menu provides access to the Discover 3D Viewer Help, User Guid

(PDF), and About commands. The Help is an interactive version of the User

Guide.

System Requirements

Encom Discover 3D Viewer is supported on Windows® XP Professional (Ser

Pack 3) and Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems but not on earli

Windows systems.

Minimum requirements

• Pentium 4 series or equivalent CPU processor

• 2 gigabyte of RAM memory

• Dedicated graphics card that supports OpenGL 3.0, such as Nvidia, A

Matrox models (note that Intel integrated graphics is not supported).

• A monitor of at least XGA capability (1024 x 768 resolution)

Recommended requirements

• Core 2 series or equivalent CPU processor (note that Discover 3D do

not utilise multiple CPU cores)

• 4 gigabytes of RAM memory

• Dedicated graphics card with 256 MB dedicated VRAM memory, and

OpenGL optimised drivers, such as Nvidia Quadro or ATI FireGL seri

• A monitor of at least SXGA capability (1280 x 1024 resolution)



2 Getting Started

2 Getting Started

In this section:

• A Quick Guide to Viewing Data in 3D

• About Discover 3D Session Files

A Quick Guide to Viewing Data in 3D

If you are new to Discover 3D Viewer, the following steps will guide you thro

the essential sections of this User Guide to quickly get you displaying and

visualizing your data in the 3D environment.

Loading Discover 3D Session Files

Encom Discover 3D Viewer supports Encom Discover 3D 2012 session files

Session files created with earlier versions of Encom Discover 3D are not

supported.

A Discover 3D session file contains the path names and display settings for a

of 3D data created in Encom Discover 3D. It does not contain any data. Eac

session file has an associated set of data that Discover 3D Viewer loads using

information stored in the session file. You need the session file and all the

associated data files to visualize the complete data set.

To open a session file in Discover 3D Viewer, you can either:

• On the File menu, click Open Session.

• Click the Open Session button on the main toolbar.

• Drag-and-drop the .EGS file into the 3D window

Note You can only view data in Encom Discover 3D Viewer from a Discover 3D

session file. The data cannot be loaded directly into the 3D viewer. For more

information about Discover 3D session files, see About Discover 3D Sessio

Files.




Navigating the 3D Environment

With your data displayed in 3D, use the on-screen navigation controls to zoo

rotate and navigate around the 3D environment and explore the spatial

relationships between your data. Perhaps toggle the Orthographic View mod

remove the distance bias associated with the default Perspective View. See

Navigating in 3D for instructions on how to use the navigation controls.

The Cursor Plane allows you to view just portion of your data (clipping the d

view), for example only the data behind the cursor plane, or a preset distanc

either side the cursor plane (envelope). See Cursor Plane for instructions.

Modifying the Display in 3D

You can selectively hide and show objects, change the background colour,

change the scaling and axis exaggeration, change light source and shading,

other display options. See Controlling the 3D View Space for instructions.

Interrogating Data

The attributes of points, lines, drillholes, and feature databases can be exam

dynamically. The dataset needs to be set as both Selectable and Browsab

the Workspace Tree. Move the cursor over the object to display its attribute

the Data Window (or Feature Data Window for feature databases).

Producing Output from Discover 3D Viewer

The 3D view can be output with a range of options:

• In Page Layout Mode, you can use the standard printing controls to

produce hardcopy of the 3D view. The standard 3D navigation contro

still function in this view.

• The current 3D view can be saved as a image at a user-specified

resolution using the File>Save View As menu option.

About Discover 3D Session Files

Each Discover 3D session file (.EGS) has an associated set of data that Disc3D Viewer loads using the information stored in the session file. You need th

session file and all the associated data files to visualize the complete data s

The session file is in binary format and cannot be edited.

Session files do not contain data—only the path names to the data and the dis

settings are stored in the session file.



2 Getting Started

• Troubleshooting Opening a Session File

• Creating Session Files in Encom Discover 3D

Troubleshooting Opening a Session File

If the data files referenced by the session file are not available, Discover 3D

Viewer will not be able to load the session completely. A message is display

when data files cannot be found or opened.

When prompted, you can either browse to locate the file, or, if the requested

is not available, click the Cancel button. The session will continue to load th

available files.

Creating Session Files in Encom Discover 3D

When creating a session file in Discover 3D, use the File>Save to Package

menu option. All datasets in the session are copied into a single folder with t

.EGS session file. The file paths are relative. This folder can then be zipped

emailed for viewing on another computer with Discover 3D Viewer.

Note Discover 3D Viewer 2012 can only open a Discover 3D 2012 session file.

Note Discover 3D Viewer 2012 cannot create or save session files.



3 Understanding the Discover 3D Viewer Interface

3 Understanding the Discover 3D Viewer

Interface

• Main Window

• Menus

• Toolbars

• Customizing the Interface

• Workspace Tree

Main Window

Discover 3D Viewer window

The Discover 3D Viewer window comprises the followings regions:

• The Display Window is the main region for displaying 3D data.




• The Workspace Tree (see Workspace Tree) provides a hierarchal vie

all 3D data objects in the session file. The Workspace Tree is the prim

tool for controlling the visibility of objects in the Display Window. This

window can be hidden and shown from the Main toolbar or the View

menu. It can also be dragged (floated) into any position or docked into

window frame.

• The Toolbars contain commonly used tools are are grouped by funct

The toolbars can be dragged (floated) into any position or docked into

window frame. The toolbars can be hidden and shown from the Toolb

submenu on the View menu. For more information about the tools

available, see Toolbars.

• The Main menu, normally found at the top of the window frame, can

dragged into any position. It contains the following menus:

• File menu: Control the opening and saving of session files,

exporting imagery, data packaging and printing.

• View menu: Options to view/hide Information Windows, Toolba

view modes, and status bar.

• Display menu: Select vector or raster object types to insert into

window display.

• Tools menu: Additional tools for vector and raster datasets and

options for 3D global preferences.

• Help menu: Help and reference material.

For more information, see Menus.

• A Status Bar at the base of the window frame displays 3D navigation

cursor coordinates bearing and inclination information and tool tips. T

window can be hidden and shown from the View menu.

• The Feature Data Window dynamically displays information about

features selected in the Display Window. This window can be hidden

shown from the Main toolbar or the View menu. It can also be dragge

(floated) into any position or docked into the window frame.

• The Data Window dynamically displays information about 3D objects

selected in the Display Window. This window can be hidden and show

from the Main toolbar or the View menu. It can also be dragged (float

into any position or docked into the window frame.




Menus

• File Menu

• View Menu

• Display Menu

• Tools Menu

• Help Menu

File Menu

File>Open Session

Open a Discover 3D session file (.EGS). For more information about Discove

session files, see About Discover 3D Session Files.

File>Close All

Close all open datasets in Discover 3D Viewer.

Note Only session files created in Discover 3D 2012 can be opened in Discover 3

Viewer 2012.




File>Save View As

Save current Display Window contents into an image file for presentation

purposes. Includes controls for image resolution and format.

File>Print

Print the current Display Window to the selected printer or print driver.

File>Print Setup

Display and set printer properties.

File>Page Setup

Define page size for hardcopy prints and page size for the page layout mod

File>Exit

Close the session and exit Discover 3D Viewer.

View Menu

View>Fit to Page

Resets the 3D frame boundary in Page Layout mode to the extents of the p




View>Normal

Put the Display Window in normal mode for navigating, digitizing and analys

See Normal View Mode.

View>Page Layout

Put the Display Window in page layout mode for hardcopy printouts and exp

See Page Layout Mode.

View>Actual Size

Put the Display Window in page layout mode at the actual page size.

View>Save Default Map Settings

Save modified properties for the 3D Map and Axis Workspace Tree items, w

can be loaded in subsequent Discover 3D Viewer sessions.

View>Reset Default Map Settings

Restore factory defaults for the 3D Map and Axis Workspace Tree items.

View>Toolbars><toolbar>

Hide or show toolbars.

View>Toolbars>Reset Arrangement

Restore toolbar and window placement to factory settings.

View>Toolbars>Save Arrangement

Save toolbar and window placement, which can be restored in subsequent

Discover 3D Viewer sessions.

View>Toolbars>Restore Arrangement

Restore toolbar and information window placement to last saved arrangeme

settings.

View>Appearance

Select skin to display Discover 3D Viewer. Settings include: Office 2000, Of

XP, Office 2003, Windows XP, Office 2007.




View>Workspace

Hide or show the Workspace Tree window.

View>Data Window

Hide or show the Data window.

View>Feature Data Window

Hide or show the Feature Data window.

View>Status Bar

Hide or show the Status Bar.

Display Menu

Discover 3D Viewer allows various external objects to be added to an existin

Display Window.

Display>Axis

Add additional Axis layer to the Workspace Tree. For more information, see

Configure Axis

Display>Sky Map

Add a Sky Map image layer to the Workspace Tree to display a photo-realistic

view backdrop to your 3D environment. For more information, see Display a

Map.

Display>Floating Colour Bar

Displays a colour bar (i.e. legend) for any open drillhole project, grid surface

voxel model. For more information, see Display a Floating Colour Bar .




Tools Menu

Tools>Options

Display and edit default settings for Discover 3D Viewer.

Tools>Grid Flipper

Open Grid Flipper to quickly toggle between grids surfaces with a single surlayer.

Tools>3D View Manager

Open 3D View Manager to save and restore 3D views.

Tools>NotePad

Open Windows Notepad.

Tools>Windows Calculator

Open Windows Calculator.

Help Menu

Help>Help Topics

View Discover 3D Viewer interactive help topics.




Help>User Guide

Open Discover 3D Viewer User Guide documentation (PDF format).

Help>About Discover 3D Viewer

Display information about the installed version of Discover 3D Viewer.

Toolbars

Discover 3D Viewer toolbars are fully customisable and can be displayed in e

docked or floating mode.

• Main Toolbar : commonly used 3D tools.

• Zoom Controls Toolbar : 3D navigational tools.

• Cursor Plane Toolbar : tools for clipping the 3D view.

For information on arranging and customizing toolbars, see:

• Showing and Hiding Toolbars

• Docking and Undocking Toolbars and Windows

• Customizing Toolbars and Window Views

• Customizing Toolbars

Showing and Hiding Toolbars

To show or hide a toolbar, navigate to View>Toolbars and select the toolba

Alternatively, right-click in the Main menu bar to display the toolbar shortcutmenu.

Note A brief description of the toolbar tool is displayed when hovering the mouse

a tool button, Alternatively, a description of the tool is displayed in the Statu

Bar .




Main Toolbar

Open Session – Open a Discover 3D Session file (.EGS).

Undo/Redo – Undo or redo the last change committed in the 3D Display

Window.

Show 3D Properties – Display properties of 3D Map, Axis, and Cursor Plan

Background colour – Modify the default background colour in the 3D Disp

Window.

Normal View/Page Layout – Toggle the Display Window between Normal

Page Layout views. The Normal view is used to perform most navigational ta

in 3D. The Page Layout view is used for presentation of hardcopy outputs;

however, standard navigational tasks can also be performed in this mode.

Distance/Bearing Measuring Tool – Measure distance, bearing, inclinatio

and total distance for objects on the Cursor plane.

Workspace Tree – Display or hide the Workspace Tree.

Data Window – Display or hide the Data Window which interactively display

data from the following object types; Drillholes, Lines, Directional Vectors an

Points.

Feature Data Window – Display or hide the Feature Data Window which

displays interactive information contained in a Feature Database.




Zoom Controls Toolbar

The Zoom Toolbar controls navigation, zooming and custom view managem

in the 3D Display Window.

• Perspective – Objects that are further away from the viewer are scale

they appear smaller than closer objects. Perspective view provides minformation about depth and is often easier to work with because it

simulates the real life view.

Select/Navigate – Use this control for selecting objects in the 3D environm

Refer to Interrogating Objects in 3D for instructions.

3D Navigation – This is the primary 3D Navigation control. Refer to Naviga

in 3D for instructions.

Zoom in, Zoom out, Pan – The zoom controls either zoom in or out in the 3

Display Window, holding the Shift key will perform the opposite zoom functio

With either the Zoom in or Zoom out control activated, when the left mouse

button is held down and the mouse cursor is dragged, the Display Window w

zoom in or out to the specified zoom field. The Pan control enables panning

the Display Window.

Reset View – Reset 3D View restores the 3D Display Window so objects ar

centred and displayed within the window.

3D View Manager – The 3D View Manager allows the user to save custom

views within the 3D Display Window. See Saving and Restoring Views.

Change View Direction – Rotate view direction of the 3D Display Window tospecified direction (North, South, East, West, Up and Down). For example,

selecting Look North orientates the view to be looking to the north.

Fit to Page – Only available in Page Layout view; automatically resizes the p

to fit to the extents of the view.

Perspective/Orthographic – 3D display modes




• Orthographic – A form of parallel projection (also known as an isome

or axonometric projection) where identically sized objects are displaye

with the same size regardless of the distance they are positioned from

viewer. Orthographic view is best used when it is important to be able

judge proportion and size, such as when measuring distances.

Cursor Plane Toolbar

The Cursor plane toolbar contains tools required for the operation of the Cu

plane. The Cursor plane is used as a clipping plane to hide or obscure object d

Show Cursor plane – The Show Cursor plane option displays or hides th

Cursor plane.

Lock Cursor plane – Disables all Cursor plane movement controlled by the

keyboard shortcuts, preventing the Cursor plane from being accidentally mo

This feature locks the Cursor plane origin X, Y and Z coordinate.

Cursor plane orientation – Toggles the Cursor plane orientation around th

Y and Z axes.

Bond – Bonds the Cursor plane to a selected georeferenced image or data

(e.g. drillholes) in the Workspace Tree. This feature is auto-enabled wheninterrogating data.

Plane clipping – Plane clipping hides all 3D data objects in front of the Cur

plane. This is useful when a slice view is required of the 3D datasets.

Defined clipping – Enables the supplementary clipping of a 3D dataset as

defined by the current position of the Cursor plane. This option enables the

current position of the Cursor plane to temporarily clip the 3D dataset whilst

being able to move the Cursor plane to another position. This is useful to re

obscured features.

Perpendicular – This will orientate the view direction perpendicular to the

Cursor plane.




Customizing the Interface

Discover 3D Viewer can be customized to suit the requirements of each indiv

to improve the user experience.

• Docking and Undocking Toolbars and Windows

• Auto-hide Windows

• Customizing Toolbars and Window Views

Other customisations can be found in Customizing Discover 3D Viewer .

Docking and Undocking Toolbars and Windows

The toolbars are dockable and can be freely dragged around the Discover 3

Viewer application and displayed as either docked or floating.

The Information Windows and Workspace Tree can be displayed as docked

floating windows. To dock these windows around the 3D window click and h

down the left mouse button in the title bar region for any of the windows. Wh

the window is moved a series of docking indicators will appear in the 3D wind

To dock the window, simply hover the mouse over one of the docking indica

and release the mouse button.

Alternatively, the window can be dragged and placed into an appropriate loca

as a floating window. The positions of these windows will be save upon exiti

Discover 3D Viewer.

Shrink, Enlarge and Fit Cursor plane – The Shrink, Enlarge and Fit Curso

plane controls resize the Focus Box. The Focus Box is the bounding extent

the Cursor plane.

Cursor Plane Properties – Global properties for appearance and Cursor p

behaviour can be modified on the Cursor Plane Properties dialog.

Shrink

Enlarge

Fit




Discover 3D Viewer with window docking indicators.

Auto-hide Windows

Customizing Toolbars and Window Views

To control the display of Toolbars and Information Windows, right click in the

toolbar region to display a list of items. Click the item to display or hide.

Click Customize on this shortcut menu to customize individual menus and

toolbars (see Customizing Toolbars).

• Located on the Information Windows and Workspace Tree is an A

hide control. Instead of displaying the windows as either floating or

docked the windows can be temporarily hidden and displayed when t

mouse cursor is hovered over. To enable or disable the auto-hide func

click the Auto-hide control (pincushion).




Located on the right of every toolbar is a dropdown control which enables th

customisation of each toolbar. Left mouse click to access this option and se

tools to display or hide.

Workspace Tree

Each object branch in the Workspace Tree has a visibility check box. To tur

the visibility of an object branch in the 3D display window uncheck the visibi

box. Turning off the visibility for an object branch will also turn off the visibilit

any sub-branches.

To the left of each subordinate branch is a or control. These controls ind

lower levels exist for that branch. By clicking on these boxes you can expan

collapse the object contents.

For more information, see Controlling the 3D View Space:

Visibility

check box



4 Navigating in 3D

4 Navigating in 3D

Discover 3D Viewer supports a number of different 3D navigation methods

devices. Choose the method that best suits the way you work.

• 3D Navigation Modes

• 3D Navigation Controls

• Using the 3DConnexion SpaceNavigator™

• 3D Display Modes

• Saving and Restoring Views

• Cursor Plane

3D Navigation Modes

There are two navigation modes, which can be selected from the Zoom Con

toolbar:

3D Navigate—This is the primary navigation control and provides the most

precise control in 3D. When selected, the 3D Navigation tool is displayed in

top-right corner of the Display Window. See 3D Navigation Controls for deta




3D Navigation Controls

To navigate in 3D, click the 3D Navigation button on the Zoom Contro

toolbar.

All 3D navigation is orientated about the view point. The view point is the bl

cube at the intersection of the XYZ axis lines that appears when clicking in t

Display Window.

The 3D navigation view point

The 3D Navigation tool is displayed in the top-right corner of the Display Wind

This tool fades when there is no movement after approximately 5 seconds. T

redisplay, move the cursor into the top-right corner. This tool controls the ey

position and the view point (the rotation point). Similar (and some additiona

functions can also be performed by combinations of mouse button and keyb

keys, as described below.

Select/Navigate—Use this mode to interrogate objects in the 3D environme

See Interrogating Objects for more information about displaying the attribute

objects in the Display Window. When selected, position the cursor inside the

Display Window, then hold the left mouse button down and drag the cursor

rotate pivot the view about the centre of the display. You can use the other

controls on the Zoom Controls Toolbar (Zoom In, Zoom Out, Pan, Change V

Direction, and such) in conjunction with the Select/Navigate tool.



4 Navigating in 3D

The 3D navigation tool is displayed in 3D Navigation mode.

The X, Y and Z coordinates of the view point and the bearing and inclination

the view direction (from the eye position) are displayed in the Status Bar.

Movement Using the3D Navigation Tool

Using theMouse/Keyboard

Zoomin and out

Zoom: Zooms in and out from

the view point.

Zoom: Hold down the rig

mouse button with the cu

positioned above (to zoo

in) or below (to zoom out)

view point. Alternatively,

the mouse wheel.

Rotatearound view

point

Z-rotate: Rotates around the

Z-axis.

Free rotate around view

point: Hold down the left

mouse button. The view w

rotate freely as if you are

pressing on a basketball:

whichever side of the vie

point you click, the view w

rotate away in that direct




Rotatearound eye

point

Free rotate around eye

point: Hold down the CT

key and the left mouse

button. The view rotates

the direction of the curso

about the current eye

position.

Verticalpan

Z-pan: Moves the view point

vertically (in the Z-direction)

Z-pan: Hold down the SH

key and the left mouse

button. The view point mo

along the vertical axis in

screen plane in the direc

of the cursor.

Horizontalpan

XY-pan: Moves the view point

horizontally (in the XY-plane)

XY-pan: Hold down both

left and right buttons. The

view point moves within t

XY-plane in the direction

the cursor.





4 Navigating in 3D

The Reset 3D View, View Manager and Change View Direction can also

used when in 3D Navigation mode (see Zoom Controls Toolbar ).

See Appendix A: 3D Cursor Keyboard Shortcuts for a complete list of keybo

shortcuts.

Using the 3DConnexion SpaceNavigator™

Discover 3D Viewer supports navigation using the 3DConnexion

SpaceNavigator™ device. With this device, both the eye position and view p

can be moved simultaneously. This results in easy and intuitive “fly-though” s

movement.

Speed/sensitivity

Sensitivity: Use the slider

control to adjust the speed of

rotation, zooming, and

movement. Clicking the bar

selects that setting. Clicking

the snail or rabbit changes the

setting by one increment in

either direction.

Speed: Speed is controll

by the distance of the cur

location from the view po

the further this distance, faster the movement.

Sensitivity: The numeric

keys (1-0) can be used fo

more precise speed cont

1 is the slowest speed an

and 0 are fastest.






To use a SpaceNavigator device:

1. Install the 3D Connexion driver software, and upgrade to the latest

version.

2. Connect the device via a USB port.

3. Start Discover 3D Viewer window. Select the Tools>Options menu

option, and go to the View tab. Select the Enable 3D Connexion dev

option.

4. Close and restart the 3D window.

The following SpaceNavigator™ controls are supported within Discover 3D

Viewer:

Action Device Movement

Push/Pull Move eye and view

points forwards and

backwards.

Slide Move eye and view

points to the left and

right.



4 Navigating in 3D

3D Display Modes

The Display Window can be configured to operate using several view modes.

following view modes are available:

• Normal View Mode

• Page Layout Mode

• Full Screen Mode

• 3D Stereo Visualization

Tip Rotate eye point

downwards and

upwards.

Spin Rotate eye point aro

static view point.

CTRL + Push/Pull Zoom in and out (mo

the eye point closer

and farther from theview point.

SHIFT + Spin Rotate the eye posit

Reset LEFT Press the left button

reset the 3D view.

Settings RIGHT Press the right butto

display the device

settings

Action Device Movement




Normal View Mode

View>Normal

In normal mode, the Display Window is maximized to fill the extents of the win

frame.

Page Layout Mode

View>Page Layout

Page Layout mode enables you to see how objects are positioned on a prin

page. This view can be used to modify the size and positioning of the 3D fra

border, page margins and colour legend objects prior to printing. The size a

orientation of the default page is defined by the printer settings specified with

File>Page Setup tool.

Full Screen Mode

Discover 3D Viewer can be switched into full screen mode such that the ent

monitor screen will display only the content of the Display Window. The men

toolbars, status bar, information windows, workspace tree, and 3D navigation

will be hidden when operating in full screen mode.

To switch to full screen mode:

1. Click the Select/Navigate tool.

2. Right-click in the Display Window and select Fullscreen View from th

shortcut menu.

To exit full screen mode:

• Press the ESC key on the keyboard.

In Full screen mode, 3D Navigation mode is automatically enabled. Full sc

window display parameters, such as Resolution, Colour Depth and Displa

Frequency can be modified with the Tools>Options>Fullscreen tool.

3D Stereo Visualization

Discover 3D Viewer supports two modes for displaying 3D stereo views:

• Anaglyph Mode



4 Navigating in 3D

• Full Colour 3D Stereo Projection Mode

Anaglyph Mode

This mode creates a pair of composite red and blue images in the 3D Displ

Window, which are slightly offset from each other. The composite anaglyph

is then visualized through a pair of red/blue glasses, which filter out the red im

in the red eye and the blue image in the blue eye. This tricks the brain into

interpreting the view as a 3D stereoscopic image. Anaglyph stereo mode ca

used on most computers and does not require specialized equipment. The m

disadvantage of anaglyph mode is that it does not allow the image to be view

in true colour and can be tiring on the eyes.

There are two methods available for enabling 3D Anaglyph stereo mode:

• With the Select/Navigate tool enabled, right-click in the 3D Display

Window and select the Stereo Anaglyph View option. To cancel the

Anaglyph stereo mode, right-click in the 3D window and select Stereo

Anaglyph View to return to the normal 3D mode.

• With the Workspace Tree visible, right-click on the 3D Map item and

select the Stereo Anaglyph View menu item. To cancel the 3D Anag

stereo mode right-click on the 3D Map item and select Stereo Anagl

View to return to the normal 3D mode.

Full Colour 3D Stereo Projection Mode

Discover 3D Viewer is capable of displaying full colour 3D stereo projectionsystems to create a semi immersive 3D visualisation environment. The

advantage of using a 3D stereo projection system over the conventional anag

stereo mode is that it reduces eye strain, minimizes issues with viewing ang

preserves the full colour of the display, and enables multiple users to visualize

data at the same time. The use of full colour 3D stereo visualisation is quick

becoming the preferred way for geoscientists to communicate and collabora

with each other. It allows the user to analyse and detect very subtle geomet

relationships that are often overlooked in conventional 3D views.

Discover3D supports the nVidia 3D Stereoscopic driver system (http://

www.nvidia.com/object/3d_stereo.html ). While there are some cheaper LCDmonitors systems and similar available, for best results a 3D dual projector

system is ideal.

To create a 3D stereo projection system, you must first have the appropriate

hardware configuration and projector or monitor setup.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/3d_stereo.html







Once you have your projectors or monitor and PC properly configured and

Discover 3D Viewer installed and running you can activate the 3D stereo m

To activate full screen 3D stereo projection mode:

1. While viewing the main Discover 3D Viewer window on the controlling

monitor press the CTRL and F12 keys (CTRL+ F12) at the same time tbring up the Stereo Display dialog.

This dialog is used to select the display images that will be associated

the left and right projectors as well as the monitor that will act as the

primary control console.

The Simulate Stereo Mode option can be used on any computer to

simulate the two images that will be sent to the left and right projector

you click OK on the Stereo Display dialog with the Simulate Stereo

Mode option enabled, a new window will be displayed showing a left right image in adjacent windows. Simulate stereo mode should only b

used for testing purposes.

2. Select the appropriate display for the left and right projector and the

primary control console, and then click OK. The left and right stereo

displays will be directed to each of the monitors/projectors and the

operator can control the view from the primary 3D display on the cont

console.

3. To exit the 3D stereo display press CTRL+ F12.

Saving and Restoring Views

Use the 3D View Manager to save and restore custom views in the 3D Disp

Window.



4 Navigating in 3D

Cursor Plane

The Cursor plane can be used as a clipping plane to hide or obscure object d

This can be useful in complex datasets where a mass of drillholes obscures

data of interest. Alternatively, only a user-specified envelope or slice of data a

the plane can be displayed.

Cursor plane (red outline) with bounding box (green box) and, 3D Cursor crosshairs

red).

To open, click the the 3D View Manager button on the Zoom Controls too

Add new 3D view to the 3D View Manager.

Delete the selected 3D view from the 3D View Manager.

Display the selected 3D view from the 3D View Manager.

Display the selected 3D view from the 3D View Manager and restore the 3D

window to the select view extents and dimensions.

Rename the selected 3D view from the 3D View Manager.




For more information on controlling and using the cursor plane, see:

• Controlling the Cursor Plane Display

• Controlling the Cursor Plane Position and Orientation

• Navigating on the Cursor Plane

• Changing Cursor Plane Properties

Controlling the Cursor Plane Display

The Cursor plane toolbar contains tools required for the operation of the Cu

plane.

Controlling the Cursor Plane Position and Orientation

Navigating on the Cursor Plane

Press the Show Cursor Plane button to display the default Cursor Plane

location surrounded by a bounding Focus Box.

Press the Cursor Plane Properties button to modify the appearance of the

Cursor Plane. For more information, see Appearance section of the Cursor

Plane Properties dialog.

Press the Cursor Plane Properties button to modify the position and orienta

of the Cursor Plane. For more information, see Plane section of the Cursor P

Properties dialog.

3D navigation and selection on the Cursor plane can be achieved using the

Select/Navigate control. When this control is enabled a set of crosshairs wi

appear on the Cursor plane, the crosshairs assist in the precise selection an

digitisation on the Cursor plane. X, Y & Z coordinates for the crosshair posit

displayed are on the Status Bar .

The up and down keyboard arrow keys control the inclination of the Cursor

plane. This can change the X, Y and Z coordinates of the plane, as the rotatio

applied about the centre of the bounding box, not the current centre point of

plane.




The Cursor Plane Properties dialog is divided into two sections:

• Plane

• Appearance

Plane

The 3D position of the Cursor plane can be set manually via the Origin,

Inclination and Bearing options.

The cursor plane Step Distance option controls the distance it is shifted with e

P AGE UP and P AGE DOWN key press. This is an excellent way to visualize sl

through a 3D dataset at uniform spacings (e.g. 100 m intervals)

The Clip option refines the operation of the Plane clipping tool. Clipping is

dynamic: if the cursor is moved (e.g. dip and azimuth, or lateral movement),

clipping region will follow.

Six clipping modes are available:

• None - No clipping is applied, replicates having the Plane clipping op

disabled.

• Nearest - Hides all data in front of the Cursor plane, applies the clip

dynamically when the Display Window is rotated.

• Positive - Hides all data in front of the Cursor plane from the current

point. Data clip is maintained even when rotating the Display Window

• Negative - Hides all data behind the Cursor plane from the current vi

point. Data clip is maintained even when rotating the Display Window

• Envelope - Displays data within a defined clip envelope from the Cur

plane. For example, setting a +/-25 m envelope width will display a 50

thick envelope (total) of data centred on the Cursor plane (i.e. 25 m e

side of the Cursor plane).

• Slice - Displays data within a defined clip width behind the Cursor pla

For example, setting a 25m slice will display data up to 25m behind th

Cursor plane.



4 Navigating in 3D

A skarn model (vector) and drillhole dataset before (left) and after application of a 40

wide clipping envelope centred on an inclined Cursor plane.

Dynamic clipping by using the Page Up/Down keys to shift the Cursor plane laterally w

a clipping envelope is enabled.




Appearance

The Appearance section provides a range of cosmetic controls for the Curs

plane, cross hair and focus box colouring, size, style and transparency.

The Grid option (highlighted in the above image) allows the user to visualize

continuous square grid across the cursor plane surface, with a line spacing as

next next to the Manual option (dialog below has 50 map units set). This can

with visualizing distances and sizes.

Disabling the Align/Attach to a series by mouse click option prevents the

Cursor plane bonding to an image.

The Lock Bearing and Inclination Control options are provided to preven

user inadvertently altering these parameters with the keyboard arrows. Whe

locked, the appropriate buttons will have no effect until the lock is disabled.

The Keyboard Tips and Click Tips tabs under the Cursor Plane Properti

dialog provide a listing a keyboard shortcuts and mouse button combination

Cursor plane control and feature editing. Refer to 3D Cursor Keyboard Short

for a complete list of shortcuts.



5 Controlling the 3D View Space


The 3D view space in the Display Window is primarily controlled with the

Workspace Tree.

• Working with the Workspace Tree

From the Workspace Tree you can:

• Hide and Show Objects

• Configure Axis

• Change Scale and Axis Exaggeration

• Change Lighting

Other display controls are available from the Main Menu and Toolbars:

• Display a Floating Colour Bar

• Change Background Colour

• Display a Sky Map

Working with the Workspace Tree

The Workspace Tree is the primary control for the Display Window. The

Workspace Tree lists all objects shown in a display. These entities are listed

hierarchy with various tree branches.

Workspace Tree with data objects




Each branch is subordinate to a higher branch, such that the properties of a

higher branch overrule the same properties of a lower branch. To the left of e

subordinate branch is a or control. These controls indicate lower levels

for that branch. By clicking on these boxes you can expand or collapse the ob

contents.

To the right of each branch are several selectable controls:

Selecting a tree branch and clicking the right mouse button displays a shortc

menu that has available operations applicable to that object type.

The types of objects that can be displayed in Discover 3D Viewer are:

Select – Enables objects in the selected dataset or feature database to be

selected and interrogated (see Interrogating Objects in 3D).

Browse – Attribute information for a selectable datasets can be dynamically

viewed in the Data Window. Objects types that are browsable include drillho

lines, directional vectors and points. The Cursor Plane is automatically enab

in this mode and bonded to the Browsable dataset (see Bond tool on Curso

Plane Toolbar ).

Zoom Extents – Zoom the 3D view to the extents of the selected dataset.

Zoom All – Zoom the 3D view to the extents of all data in the 3D Data Win

Projection Information – View the embedded projection of the data file. .

There are three states of the Projection:

• Projection defined – it matches the 3D Map's projection

• Projection defined – does not match the 3D Map's projection.

Reprojection on-the-fly is active.

• Projection not defined – the branch is assumed to be in the same

projection as the map window. Click to define a projection.

Not used.

Object type Description

The 3D space displayed in the Display Window.




Hide and Show Objects

Each object branch in the Workspace Tree has a visibility check box. To tur

the visibility of an object branch in the 3D display window clear the visibility

Turning off the visibility for an object branch will also turn off the visibility of a

sub-branches.

The X, Y, and Z axes.

Encom Discover Feature database.

3D block/voxel models.

Gridded surfaces.

2D DXF data.

3D DXF data.

Geo-referenced images and drapes.

Drillhole traces and sample intervals.

Displacement or flow vectors.

MapInfo lines, polylines and polygons.

MapInfo points.

Object type Description




Configure Axis

In the Workspace Tree, right-click on the Axis branch, and select Propertie

The Axis Properties dialog is displayed. You can also display the 3D Map

Properties dialog from the Show 3D Properties button on the Main toolbar.

The Axis Properties dialog controls all aspects of the displayed axes. Man

and automatic options are available for:

• Axis origins (as related to axis locations) and styles.

• Axis extents and bounding box settings

• Axis tick display and intervals

• Axis title and tick labelling

To add a new axis layer, on the Display menu, click Axis. The Axis Proper

dialog is displayed from which the new axis can be configured independentl

the default axis.

You can also remove axis layers from the Workspace Tree.

Change Scale and Axis Exaggeration

In the Workspace Tree, right-click on the 3D Map branch, and under Proper

and select 3D Map. The 3D Map Properties dialog is displayed. You can a

display the 3D Map Properties dialog from the Show 3D Properties button on

Main toolbar. Select the Scale tab.




3D Map Properties Scale Tab dialog

The Scale tab of the 3D Map Properties dialog allows the X, Y and Z axes a

with the 3D objects to be scaled independently along each axis. This can be

achieved by manually entering a scale factor or by adjusting the slider bar.

The Datum scale correction should be selected when using Latitude/Longi

datasets to equilibrate the X, Y & Z axis units. A datum scale correction is

normally required with Latitude/Longitude datasets as the X and Y values a

located in decimal degree units whist the Z values are located in metre units.

unit difference can make the dataset appear distorted. This can be disabled

allowing manually scaling via the Z axis control.

The Projection control displays the global projection of the 3D session. Any

datasets that have a different projection are automatically reprojected into th

projection.

Note The scaling factors will apply to all datasets within the 3D data window.




Change Lighting

In the Workspace Tree, right-click on the 3D Map branch, and under Proper

and select 3D Map. The 3D Map Properties dialog is displayed. You can a

display the 3D Map Properties dialog from the Show 3D Properties button on

Main toolbar. Select the Lighting tab.

3D Map Properties Lighting Tab dialog

The Lighting tab of the 3D Map Properties dialog controls the lighting disp

for the 3D Display Window. Two light modes exist, Directional and Globa

Ambient.

Directional lighting enables a choice of three lighting modes. Directional lig

enables the casting of shadows and can give the 3D display the appearanc

depth, and highlight variability in terrain.

• Ambient: Select a colour for the general light or illumination of object

displayed in the 3D Display Window. For example, if white is selected

objects in 3D will appear very bright and illuminated; if black is selecte

objects in 3D will appear dark with a low brightness level, independen

the light direction.




• Diffuse: Select a colour which will be used to cast shadow effects on

undulating objects or topography. Generally, shades of grey produce

best effects. Diffuse light gives the appearance of a unidirectional ligh

source.

• Specular : Select a colour to be used for highlights in the 3D Display

Window. Highlights are objects or surface facets perpendicular to thelighting direction.

The Light Position Angles control contains a dynamic ellipse to define the

Horizontal and Vertical positions of the directional light. The light source

direction can be modified by pressing and holding down the left mouse curs

over the red cross on the ellipse and moving to an appropriate position; or b

manually adjusting the Horizontal and Vertical values.

The Fixed direction option will fix the light source direction as specified on

ellipse independent of the position of the 3D Display Window axes. If the op

is not selected the light position is defined by the axes position in the 3D DisWindow.

Global Ambient lighting enables one lighting mode, and refers to the gener

light conditions. Global ambient light doesn't allow the generation of shadow

highlights.

• Ambient: Select a colour for the general light or illumination of object

displayed in the 3D Display Window. For example if white is selected

objects in 3D will appear very bright and illuminated; if black is selecte

objects in 3D will appear dark with a low brightness level.

Display a Floating Colour Bar

The Floating Colour Bar button enables a Colour Scale to be created for any o

drillhole project, grid surface or voxel model. This makes it easy for the user

see the corresponding value for a particular grid colour (eg. DEM or magnet

susceptibility) or the corresponding lithology for a particular colour pattern in

drillhole series. Floating Colour Bars can be viewed in both and are particula

useful in 3D hard copy or digital Output.

Display Floating Colour Bar - Add a Floating Colour Bar or data legend wcan be link to surface, voxel or drillhole data types.

Activating the Floating Colour Bar button changes the cursor to the colour b

creation mode. This mode enables the position and size/shape of the Floatin

Colour Bar to be determined on the screen.




Once a Floating Colour Bar is created a corresponding branch is added to tWorkspace Tree, with a Colour Legend sub-branch. A Floating Colour Bar

be deleted by highlighting this branch, and pressing the keyboard Delete ke

The Connection tab of the Colour Legend Properties dialog enables the

selection of the source dataset, for example a drillhole project, voxel model or

surface. Only one bolded dataset can be selected for each Floating Colour

The remaining dialog tabs contain controls to apply and modify the Stretch

linear or non-linear), Appearance, Title, Divisions and Ticks of the colour

The Title tab of the Colour Legend Properties dialog enables a Title to be ad

(via a user text string) and positioned for the entire Floating Colour Bar (notespecific Title option in the Colour Legend Properties dialog).

Example of a Floating Colour Bar linked to a drillhole project colour modulated by geo

The displayed colour legend contains an entry for each rock type.

To modify the Floating Colour Bar single mouse click on the blue bounding

with the Select/Navigate tool. Click on a bounding box corner to resize the

or click and drag on a side wall of the bounding box to move the Floating Co

Bar to a new location.




Example of a Floating Colour Bar showing elevation values linked to a DEM grid su

Change Background Colour

You can also change the background colour from the Appearance tab on the

Map Properties dialog (see Borders, Background, and Margins).

Display a Sky Map

The Sky Map option (on the Insert menu) allows you to add a photo-realisticview backdrop to your 3D environment. This can be particularly valuable for

producing impressive image/video output.

Selecting the Sky Map option from the Insert menu will prompt the user to se

from the available sky map images (located in the C:\ProgramFiles\Encom\Common\SKYMAPdirectory). Each image can be previewed w

the selection dialog. Press OK to display the selected image. A Sky Map bra

will be added to the Workspace Tree: its visibility can be toggled, and it can

either reordered (e.g. multiple Sky Maps listed) or deleted by accessing the r

click pop-up menu.

• Click the Background Colour button on the Main toolbar and select

colour from the palette.




Example Sky Map to select for display.

Example of SkyMap background in complex 3D cityscape view.



6 Interrogating Objects

6 Interrogating Objects

You can interrogate objects displayed in the Display Window by interactively

measuring spatial relationships, displaying the attributes of 3D objects and

features, and dynamically clipping the view space.

• Distance and Bearing Tool

• Interrogating Objects in 3D

• Interrogating Features

Other useful tools are available from theTools Menu.

Distance and Bearing Tool

Interrogating Objects in 3D

You can interactively display data from the following object types: drillholes, li

directional vectors and points.

On the Main toolbar, click the Distance/Bearing Measuring tool. The tool

measures distance, bearing, inclination and total distance on the Cursor plan

not already displayed, the Cursor Plane is also displayed.

• To measure between two or more points, click each point on the Curs

Plane. The cumulative measurement is displayed.

• To measure along a continuous path, click-and-drag the cursor to tra

the path. The cumulative measurement is displayed.

• Press S on the keyboard to turn on snapping.

All measurements are made on the Cursor plane. See Cursor Plane for

information about how to position and orientate the Cursor Plane.

1. In the Workspace Tree, make the object selectable.

2. In the Workspace Tree, select the Browse option for the selected obje

not already displayed, the Data Window is opened and the Cursor Pla

displayed. The cursor plane is automatically bonded to the object.




Interrogating objects in 3D

Interrogating Features

You can interactively display information from features in the Display Windo

Clipping

The Cursor plane can be used to hide or obscure object data. This can be us

in complex datasets where a mass of drillholes obscures the data of interes Alternatively, only a user-specified envelope or slice of data about the plane

be displayed. For more information, see Cursor Plane.

3. Move the cursor over the object in the Display Window. The attributes

displayed in the Data Window.

1. In the Workspace Tree, make the Feature database selectable.

2. Click the Feature Data Window button to open the Feature Data wind

3. Move the cursor over the feature in the Display Window. The attributes

displayed in the Feature Data Window. Alternatively, select an object

the Feature Data Window to locate it in the Display Window.



7 Output and Printing


• Page Layout Mode

• Add a Title

• Borders, Background, and Margins

Page Layout Mode

The Page Layout view of the current 3D environment.

Within Page Layout mode, the full set of buttons for Navigating in 3D are avai

to precisely position the view within the page frame. Additionally, Discover 3

Viewer provides a number of controls on the Zoom Controls Toolbar specifi

this view mode:

The Zoom In and Zoom Out controls allow adjustment of the overall zoom

of the page display.




Customizing the Page Layout

The Page Layout view can be fully customized with titles, borders, margins,

from the 3D Map Properties dialog in the Workspace Tree. Options include

• Title – the Title tab allows the addition of a title string in the Coded Tit

String area with a selected Font. The Horiz and Vert options control th

Title Position with respect to the 3D window display. The Anchor optio

locate the title locally (this can be fine tuned using the Add Offset

controls).

• Border – the Appearance tab allows Inner and Outer borders to be

displayed, with colour, thickness and line style options.

• Background – Data Area and Border (the area between the inner anouter borders) colours can be specified in the Appearance tab. The D

Area control is the same control as the Background Colour button on

Main Toolbar .

• Minimum Plot Margins – these can be set as millimeters recessed f

the Outer Border position.

The position and size of the 3D view frame inside the page layout can be mod

by enabling the Select button.

The Pan button allows you to pan around the page view, useful when zoom

into larger page sizes (e.g. A1).

The Fit to Page button is only available in Page Layout view, and automatic

resizes the page to fit to the extents of the view.

The 3D View Manager allows the user to save custom views within the 3Dwindow.

The Orthographic View mode functions in Page Layout mode (see 3D Dis

Modes), allowing hardcopy production for technical evaluations (i.e. without

distance distortion of the default perspective view).

The position and size of the 3D view frame inside the page layout can be

modified whilst in Select mode. Click on a border of the 3D view frame (the

corner points should display square nodes), and drag either a corner point (

resize) or an edge (to move).




Add a Title

3D Map Properties Title Tab dialog

The Title tab of the 3D Map Properties dialog controls the placement, cont

and font of the map title displayed within the Page Layout mode. The 3D win

mode is toggled from the View>Normal or View>Page Layout menus. This

be particularly useful when generating titled images from File>Save View A

when printing hardcopies.

The Coded Title String provides variable title string syntax which automatic

inserts values from the 3D dataset with a selected Font. Select the variable

the list and press the Add button to add the syntax to the title. Alternatively, a

can be manually entered into the title box.

The Horiz and Vert options control the Title Position with respect to the 3D

window display. The Anchor options locate the title locally (this can be fine tu

using the Add Offset controls).

1. Click the Show 3D Properties button on the Main toolbar and select

Map.

2. On the 3D Map Properties dialog, select the Title tab.




Borders, Background, and Margins

3D Map Properties Appearance Tab dialog

The Appearance tab of the 3D Map Properties dialog controls the border st

colours and margins for 3D displays in the Page Layout mode along with

numerous other general appearance settings.

Options for toggling the background colour of the 3D Display Window are

available, along with the display option for a 3D bounding data box. The boun

box displays a minimum bounding rectangle around the 3D dataset.

To improve distortions and artefacts in 3D object rendering, enable the anti-

aliasing option. The Advanced button provides default colour options for ve

objects in 3D.

1. Click the Show 3D Properties button on the Main toolbar and select

Map.

2. On the 3D Map Properties dialog, select the Appearance tab.




Capturing the 3D View as an Image

File>Save View As

This allows the current 3D view to be saved as an image at a user-specified

resolution. A range of output image formats are available, including BMP, JP

PNG, and TIF & EMF. This image is not georeferenced i.e. it is essentially a

screenshot. These images could be used in a Word or PowerPoint docume

The Save View As dialog allowing output resolution specification

Note The 3D window mode is toggled from the View>Normal or View>Page Lay

menus.

Consider the Orthographic View mode (see 3D Display Modes) for output im

for technical evaluations (i.e. without the distance distortion of the default

perspective view).




Printing

Every aspect of the current 3D view can be printed directly to a printer or plo

using the File>Print menu option, with printer and page size options configu

via the standard File>Page Setup menu option.

Printer and Rasterize options

Note Discover 3D Viewer can use standard Windows drivers directly for printing O

can use a rasterizing option to speed up and produce higher quality printed

output. The rasterize option is included on the Print dialog and is recommen

for routine use in printing. It is recommended that a rasterizing level of betw

150 and 200 dpi is optimal for speed and quality.

However, professional looking results are better achieved when Discover 3D

Viewer is in Page Layout Mode. This allows the actual output 3D display for

currently set page size and orientation to be previewed and modified prior toprinting.




Default and Offline Printer Configuration

The Page Setup Tab of the Tools>Options dialog in the 3D Window allows

default printer and page size/orientation to be configured.

It also allows a default offline page size to be set.



8 Customizing Discover 3D Viewer


In this section:

• Customizing Interface Settings

• Customizing Toolbars

• Assigning Custom Keyboard Shortcuts

Customizing Interface Settings

The Tools menu in the Discover 3D Viewer window provides access to the

Interface Options dialog, which enables the control of numerous 3D window

settings.

Options that can be specified include:

• Paths for data and templates.

• Default page size (in the absence of an installed printer).




• Preferred view options.

• Specific file locations.

• Default printer page size and orientation.

• Auto-reloading of modified files in use.

For more information, see:

• File Tab

• Size Tab

• View Tab

• File Locations Tab

• Page Setup Tab

• Fullscreen Tab

File Tab

Record accessed directories enables or disables the last used file paths w

using open or save dialogs. These include the general Global directory and

session open/save, as well as survey database (drillholes) and grid files.

Monitor data files for changes and reload adds support for automatic upd

refresh when data files are edited.

The Autosave session setting defines how frequently the recoverable autosa

session file (File>Restore Autosave Session) is updated.

Show file loading report after session loading enables a list of files

automatically found or skipped after opening a session.

Use relative paths to resolve files in sessions improves the automatic

resolving of moved or missing files when opening session files.




Size Tab

Raster grid size limits the largest surface grid that will be loaded by default

surface or image branch. In Discover3D, as there is only a 3D map the Loadoption is not applicable. Only the 3D Rendering limit applies.

Texture size defines the resolution or raster images such as JPG, bitmaps

ECW files which are usually loaded in an Image branch. Generally only up t

4096x4096 is supported by graphics cards. Image files larger than 4096x40

pixel resolution will be decimated to this size.




View Tab

Support for the 3DConnexion SpaceNavigator™ device is enabled in this dia

see Using the 3DConnexion SpaceNavigator™ for use of this device in navigaDiscover 3D.

Show navigation pads enables the navigation buttons that are embedded in

3D window when 3D navigation cursor mode is selected.

Show frame rate displays frames per second at the top left of the 3D windo

Show properties of new objects on creation automatically opens the

properties of a branch when a new branch is added/opened in the 3D Map.

The position of the XYZ indicator is also controlled on this tab.

Note These XYZ compass options are replicated in the Discover 3D>Options di

accessed in Discover under the System tab. Changes applied in either dial

are automatically updated in both dialogs.




File Locations Tab

Preferred datasets, sessions, surface grids, colour tables and patterns can b

saved in specified default locations. These locations usually are defaulted bthese values can be overridden by selecting the item to be specified from th

displayed list and then using the Modify button.




Specify the default locations of various files

The option to Use Global Directory is enabled by default. This setting is use

accessing all file types from a single source folder. The folder is defined by

selecting the Global Directory item and clicking the Modify button to set the

Global Directory location.

Page Setup Tab

The Page Setup tab of the Options dialog provides support for default prin

when Discover 3D is connected to or remote from printers or plotters. This desets the automatically displayed page when a Page Layout display is presen

The layout may alter depending on whether Discover 3D can find the specif

drivers for the defined printer/plotter. If these Windows drivers cannot be foun

the machine, the Windows default printer settings are used.

To modify the printer default setting for Online printers, select the Page Set

button.

Note The Discover Temp directory cannot be modified from this dialog. The Temp

directory can only be changed in the Discover>Configuration>Settings di

within Discover.




Page Setup tab of the Options dialog

Fullscreen Tab

This dialog enables you to manually configure the Display settings used wheDiscover 3D is in Fullscreen mode. (With the Select/Navigate tool selected,

mouse click in the 3D window and select the Create Fullscreen View optio

Click ESC to cancel out of this view mode).

Options available include resolution, colour depth and display frequency of

fullscreen window.

This can be used to improve performance when viewing the 3D window full

screen on large monitors or high resolution projectors.

Customizing Toolbars

• Adding and Removing Tools

• Restoring Toolbar Settings

• Toolbar Button Size




• Show and Hide Tool Labels

• Creating New Toolbars

• Other Customizations

Adding and Removing Tools

Existing tools on the toolbars can be quickly displayed or hidden by clicking

the dropdown arrow on the selected toolbar. Select Add or Remove Buttons

the appropriate toolbar to customize. And then select or deselect the tool to

display or hide.

The tools available on ioolbars can also be customized to suit the user

requirements. To open the Customize dialog either right mouse click on the M

menu bar and select the Customize option or from a toolbar navigate to

dropdown arrow on the selected toolbar and select Add or Remove Buttonfollowed by the Customize option.

From the Customize dialog navigate to the Commands tab, select a tool, f

the Commands list drop and drag a select command into an existing toolbaNext time Discover 3D Viewer is started the customized toolbar will appear.

Restoring Toolbar Settings

To restore a toolbar to factory settings, click on the dropdown arrow on the

selected toolbar. Select Add or Remove Buttons and the appropriate toolb

customize And then select or Reset Toolbar .

You can also reset one or all toolbars by selecting the Customize option on

toolbar dropdown menu, and selecting the Toolbars tab.

Toolbar Button Size

To display toolbar icons in a larger style, navigate to the Customize dialog

right mouse clicking on the Main menu bar. On the Options tab check the La

Icons option.




Show and Hide Tool Labels

To hide and show tool labels, navigate to the Customize dialog by right mo

clicking on the Main menu bar. Check the Show text labels option on the

Toolbars tab of the Customize dialog, the selected toolbar will display the

label as well as the icon.

Creating New Toolbars

As well as customizing existing toolbars up to ten user-defined toolbars can

created. To create a toolbar navigate to the Toolbars tab on the Customize

dialog and press the New button, type in an appropriate name for the toolba

Using the procedure for customizing individual toolbars navigate to the

Commands tab, select a tool, from the Commands list drop and drag a sel

command into the new toolbar.

Other Customizations

Located on the Menu tab of the Customize dialog are options for menu list eff

and shadows.

Located on the Options tab of the Customize dialog are options for display

screen tips, shortcut keys and enlarging the toolbar icons.

Assigning Custom Keyboard Shortcuts

Some commands already contain built-in shortcuts, such as Print (CTRL+P)

Additional shortcuts can also be set up for these menu commands using the

Keyboard tab in the Customize dialog.

To add a keyboard shortcut to Discover 3D Viewer open the Customize dia

and select the Keyboard tab. Select a Category from the pull-down list and

select a Command from the list displayed. Click the mouse cursor in the Pr

New Shortcut Key box and select the keyboard shortcut (use CTRL and SH

keys if desired). Click the Assign button to complete the shortcut creation.

To remove a keyboard shortcut, select a command click the Remove button

remove all custom shortcuts click Reset All.

To display the custom shortcut in the menu system navigate to the Custom

dialog and select the Options tab, check the Show shortcut keys in Scre

Tips option.



Appendices

Appendices

A 3D Cursor Keyboard Shortcuts



Appendix A 3D Cursor Keyboard Shortcuts

A 3D Cursor Keyboard Shortcuts

Encom Discover 3D Keyboard Shortcuts

Using this Card

This card can be used as a quick reference for

the Encom Discover 3D keyboard and cursorshortcut keys. As an aid to productivity,

these can be used in conjunction with the

standard menu items and toolbar icons.

Key

Shortcut keys apply once functions have been activated.

Navigation

Snapping

Cursor Plane Display

Cursor Plane Position and Orientation

Bonding Cursor Plane to Images

Toggles snapping on and off

Note: The position/orientation of the cursor

plane changes at a slower/faster rate ifthe Shift/Ctrl keys are pressed.

Toggles cursor plane display

Centres the 3D view at thecurrent cursor position

Extends the focus box toencompass the current 3Dcursor location (does notmove the cursor plane)

Switches the cursor planeorientation betweenthree standard viewplanes: XY, YZ and XZ

(hold the Shift key)Decreases and increasesthe cursor plane size

Toggles the cross-hair stylebetween none, 2D and 3D

Orientates the cursor planeparallel to YZ plane

Orientates the cursor planeparallel to XZ plane

Orientates the cursor planeparallel to XY plane

Moves the cursor planetowards or away fromthe view point

Changes the cursor planeinclination/dip

Changes the cursor planeazimuth/bearing

Centres the cursor planewithout changingits orientation

Bonds or unbonds the cursorplane to the selected image

(numeric keypad) Iteratesthrough all selected images

Switches bonding between thefirst and last images in a series

Navigation

Feature Editing

Cursor Plane Positionand Orientation

Snapping

Bonding CursorPlane to Images

Cursor Plane Display

Clip with Cursor Plane

Left button click

Rotates the view

Right button click

Zooms in and out

Dragging mouse with theleft button pressed down

Dragging mouse with theright button pressed down

Moves the viewing centroidhorizontally in the XY plane

Pans the view from a fixed“look from” position

Moves the viewing centroidvertically and parallelto the screen plane

Dragging mouse withthe left and right buttonspressed down

Mouse Symbology



Index

Numerics

3D cursor keyboard shortcuts 71

3D Map Properties 52, 53, 54

3D Navigation mode 18

3D Stereo Projection mode 31

3D stereo visualization 30

3D View Manager 15, 18, 52

3DConnexion SpaceNavigator™ 27

A

About Discover 3D Viewer

16 Actual Size 13

Anaglyph mode 31

Appearance 13, 54

Auto-hide windows 21

Axis 14

B

Background 52

Bond 19

Border 52Browse 40, 49

C

Calculator 15

Cancel button 7

Change View Direction 18

Clipping 19, 50

Close All 11

Coded Title String 53Cursor Plane

Lock 19

Orientation 19

Properties 20

Show 19

Shrink, enlarge and fit 20

Cursor Plane Properties 34, 36

Cursor Plane Toolbar 19

D

Data Window 10, 14

default locations 63

Default page size 59

Default printer page size 60

Display Menu 10, 14

Display Properties 17

Display Window 9

Distance/Bearing Measuring 49

Docking and undocking 20

E

Exit 12

F

Feature Data Window 10, 14

File locations 60

File Menu 10, 11

Fit to Page 12, 18, 52Floating Colour Bar 14Fullscreen mode

3D view 30

G

Grid Flipper 15

H

Help Menu 10

Help Topics 15

Hide and show objects 22

I

InterfaceCustomizing 20

Interrogate Features 50

Index




Interrogate Objects 49

K

Keyboard shortcut 71

M

Main Window 9

Minimum Plot Margins 52

N

Normal mode 13

Normal View mode 30

NotePad 15

OOnline printers 64

Open Session 11

Options 15, 57, 59

Options tab 62

Orthographic View mode 19, 52, 55

P

Page Layout display 64

Page Layout mode

13,

30Page Setup 12, 56

Page Setup tab 64

Pan 52

Perpendicular 19

Perspective view 18

Preferred view options 60

Print 12, 56

Print Setup 12

Printing 56

Projection 40

R

Rasterize 56

Reset Arrangement 13

Reset Default Map Settings 13

Reset View 18

Restore Arrangement 13

S

Save Arrangement 13

Save Default Map Settings 13

Save View As 12, 55Select 40

Select/Navigate mode 18, 34

Show Cursor Plane 34

Sky Map 14SpaceNavigator

controls 28

device 27

Status Bar 10, 14

T

Title 52, 53Toolbar

Cursor Plane 19

Main 17

Zoom Controls 18

Toolbars 10, 16Customizing 21

Hide and show 13

Show and hide 16

Tools Menu 10, 15

Types of objects 40

U

Use Global Directory 64

User Guide 16

V

View Menu 10, 12View modes

3D anaglyph stereo mode

313D Stereo Projection 31

Full screen 30

Normal 30

Orthographic 19

Page Layout 30

Perspective 18

Visibility 22



Index

W

WindowsCustomizing 21

Workspace Tree 14, 22, 39

ZZoom 18, 51

Zoom All 40

Zoom Extents 40

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