10 Plotting

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Last updated: Oct 11, 2011Version comment
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Plotting

Geocap can produce Postscripts plot of very high quality. That is: If the user puts some effort into the details and run some test plots until the required plot quality is achieved.

However, it is easy to get a nice plot and afterwards one can produce lots of plot with the same setting and quality,

Another advantage with Geocaps plotting system is that the output is very small. It has been filtered down to absolute minimum and is very suitable for plotters of all kind as well as converting to PDF files.

The downloaded file Course B1 contains a folder called plot which contains a Postscript file and a PDF file of a Geocap plot. Display the PDF file.
The folder contains also the saveset for the plot and a logo. The location of the logo in the saveset must be changed; see below.

Exercise

Start the plotting system and read the saveset for Course B1.

  1. Activate Tools > PostScrip Plotting. The plotting menu appears.
  2. Do File > Read saveset and browse in BaseTriassic1.saveset in the plot folder.

    Notice that the plot name is BaseTriassic2 so the original BaseTriassic1 will be kept.

  3. NB! The disk location of the logo is in 14. Pictures. Click twice on the checkbox and browse in the new location.
  4. Click Generate Plot and wait until completion.
  5. Go to the plot folder and you will find BaseTriassic2. It is a Postscript file.
  6. Display BaseTriassic2 using GsView or any system that can read and display Postscript. It should look like the display below.
  7. Transfer BaseTriassic2 Postscript file to PDF. There are many freeware systems on internet that can do that: try f.inst. PDFill PDF Tools. The PDF file was generated with that system. Also the image below which was converted from the PDF file.
  8. Use the Help entry on the toolbar for more information about the plotting system and how to use it.
  9. Optional: Replace the Geocap logo with your own logo.


Postscript plot of Base Triassic and survey lines and license area (70 % reduced size)