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Grouping Lithology Values: Defining Lithologies and Lithological Groups
Grouping Lithology Values: Defining Lithologies and Lithological Groups
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Group Lithology
This panel can be displayed whilst you continue to access other Studio commands.
Lithological values (grouped or ungrouped) can be applied to loaded sample intervals using the Assign Lithology task. Using the
Group Lithology Control Bar The Group Lithology task is used to perform this preparation. This function is hosted by a dynamic
control bar and requires a loaded input sample file containing at least one data column (numeric or alphanumeric) to which grouping is to be
applied. Grouping is performed using the following workflow:
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Once a Drillhole Table and Lithology Field is defined, unique values for the selected field are shown on the left of the panel, in the Ungrouped
table. An absent data (-) item will always appear at the top of the list to indicate samples not supported by any lithological value. Selecting an
existing Group Field and clicking Commit will update the panel to show the defined group values on the right (the Groups table), and the
lithological values each group contains. The selected samples file will be displayed in the 3D window in plan view by default, and will be
colored according to the default legend for the selected Lithology Field. Each lithology is supported by a checkbox indicating visibility; enabling
or disabling Ungrouped table items will show or hide the respective sample intervals in the 3D window. If Auto Look is selected, the 3D display
will automatically centre and scale the view to fit all displayed items. Both ungrouped and grouped items can be formatted by choosing a color;
double-click the color chip on the right of each item to access a color mixer tool. Choose a new color to update the panel and the 3D display.
You can create a new group by entering a description into the Group Field control (up to 24 characters for long-field-name supported systems
and extended precision files, and up to 8 characters for all other system configurations). Press <ENTER> to create the new Group Field
attribute and display the attribute name at the top of the right-hand list e.g.:
If Auto Apply is enabled, your Drillhole Table will be updated automatically to include the new attribute. Any modifications made to the new
group will also be applied automatically. If Auto Apply is disabled, the drillhole table will only be updated when you click Apply Now. You can
bulk enable or disable Ungrouped fields using the check box in the top left corner of the table. For new or existing Group Fields, add new
group values by clicking New. A default group value name will be added, e.g.:
Renaming Group Descriptions You can rename the default description by double-
clicking and over-typing. You can also change the color used to display the lithologies within each group by double-clicking the color chip and
choosing a suitable color. Showing and Hiding Data As with ungrouped lithologies, you can show or hide lithology groups using the
corresponding check box on the left of the group description. Formatting applied to a group will affect all lithologies within it. The 3D window is
automatically updated providing the Auto Apply check box is enabled. If you also want to automatically zoom to the extents of displayed data,
select Auto Look. Add lithologies from the right-hand list into the selected/highlighted group by selecting the required lithology on the left and
the required group name (or any lithology within it) on the right, then using the ">" button. Any unassigned lithologies can be added to any
defined group. A group does not have to be enabled in order to receive a new lithology value.
You can select multiple lithologies in the left-hand list, using a combination of <CTRL> and <SHIFT>
keys before adding them to a group.
Applying grouping to the Drillhole Table will only assign group values to lithologies listed on the right of
the panel. If, for example, you define a group name but leave it empty, it will not reappear if you
close/reopen the task and reselect the new Group Field.
In other words, when a Group Field is selected, group names and values will only appear in the Groups
table if they have been assigned to one or more records.
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Example of lithologies grouped by uncertainty/confidence - only two groups are displayed in the 3D window.
About Numeric and Alphanumeric Data Columns
The behaviour of the Group Lithology panel is slightly different depending on whether you are working with
numeric or alphanumeric Lithology Fields.
Numeric Lithology Fields
If your Lithology Field is a numeric data type, your Group Field will also be numeric. This means that all
descriptions you use to describe groups must also be numeric, and cannot be the same as any of the
ungrouped lithological items or other groups.
For example, an NLITH attribute contains multiple lithological values as numbers (0-4) and is selected for the
Lithology Field. A Group Field with an alphanumeric description "CODED1" is created (this is the new attribute
name that will be applied to the object), but each group that is created within it must be numeric, and in this
case, be a number greater than 4. Creating a New group within the Group Field will automatically apply the
value 5. You can add NLITH values to the '5' group. Creating a new group uses the default label '6' and so on.
You can renumber the groups providing the value is not already used, either within the ungrouped items or the
grouped items. In short, the number must be unique for the values displayed on screen e.g.:
Absent data can be represented in Datamine files and objects with the "-" symbol. If these values are found in
your selected Lithology Field, they are represented in the Assign Lithology panel as [ABSENT]. It is not
possible, therefore, to create a group with the description "-" as this character is reserved.
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of the selected drillholes object is not regarded as absent, and is instead considered the same as any other
alphanumeric value within the Lithology Field.
This means you can create a group called '-' if you wish and assign ungrouped items to it, even if there is
already an ungrouped '-' data item. Providing the group name isn't already used, you can use any description
you like. Descriptions are not limited by file or field naming conventions; all items within the group and
ungrouped list are alphanumeric values in an object.
Field Details:
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The "<" button is used to unassign an existing grouped lithology value and return it to the Ungrouped list.
You can select multiple grouped lithologies for bulk changes, and can select the group name to transfer all
grouped lithologies to the Ungrouped table and remove the group.
Auto Look: if enabled, any changes made within the form will be reflected automatically in the 3D display.
This means the view will both scale and center so that displayed data is maximized within the display area. If
disabled, the 3D view direction and magnification will remain static regardless of changes made in the
Group Lithology task.
Auto Apply: if enabled, any changes made to the grouping of lithologies, including the creation of new
grouping fields and group values/assignments, will be instantly reflected in the loaded drillhole data object
(but not the physical file). If disabled, changes made will not be applied to the data object until Apply Now is
clicked.
Apply Now: apply the current grouping information to the Drillhole Table.
Save File: if selected, the file on disk (from which the Drillhole Table was derived) will be updated.
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