M. Plotting, PDF3D and Graphics Output

Owned by Erlend Kvinnesland
Last updated: Sept 23, 2013
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Introduction

Geocap has a plotting system utilizing the PostScript language. The plotting system enables you to create scaled maps containing axes, scale bars, contour maps, lines, points, legends and anything else you might need.
On your disk open Course B1/plot/Base Triassic1.pdf to see an example of a plot generated in Geocap.

It is also possible to export your graphics window, both as a 2D sceenshot and a 3D PDF.

Exercises:

 

 

Exercise

Open and run a saveset in the plotting system

  1. To open the PostScript plotting panel go to Tools > PostScript Plotting
  2. Click File > Read saveset
  3. Browse for the saveset in the plotting folder under the Course B1 project on your disk.
  4. Click Generate Draft
  5. When asked if you want to overwrite existing plot, click Continue
  6. When the plotting has finished click File > View Plot in Ghostview

Ghostview should pop up and show your plot.

 

 

Exercise

Save a screenshot of your graphics window

  1. Display something you want to save as an image
  2. Go to File > Save graphics as
  3. Type in a name and select a path for your image
  4. In the Filtype section select png
  5. Click Save
  6. You will be prompted with a dialog asking you about resolution. If you want to increase it type in another number for magnification.
  7. Click OK

Your image will be saved to disk

 

 

Note that pdf3d does not support graphic elements displayed with the LOD technique.

Exercise

Save a PDF3D of your graphics window

  1. Display something you want to save as a 3D PDF
  2. Go to File > Save graphics as
  3. Type in a name and select a path for your pdf3d
  4. In the Filtype section select pdf3d
  5. Click Save

Your pdf3d will be saved to disk