General Module Function
The raster_to_geology module reads several different raster format files in EVS Geology format. These formats include DEMs, Surfer grid files, Mr. Sid files, ADF files, etc.. Multiple raster_to_geology can be combined with combine_geology into a 3D geologic model. Alternatively, a single file can be displayed as a surface (with geologic_surfaces) or you can export its coordinates (with Write_Coordinates) to use the values in a GMF file.
Module Input Ports
raster_to_geology has no input ports since it builds its output from a raster file.
Module Output Ports
1) out (Blue-Grey-Green): This output port is identical to the port on Krig_3D_Geology or Spline_Geology.
Module Control Panel
The control panel for raster_to_geology is shown in the figure above.
The Raster Band slider is used to select a single raster band when reading image formats such as jpeg or tif.
The Units, Surface Name, and Material Number type-ins allow you to set the values for the surface you are reading. This provides equivalent information as to what is specified in a .Geo or .GMF file and passed through by Krig_3D_Geololgy.
The Blanks as Null? option is used to specify that points marked to be blanked out in the raster will be left out of the geologic model when it is created. It is highly recommended to leave this checked.
Additional controls for cropping and downsizing the grid during reading are provided to dramatically reduce memory usage and increase speed of multi-layer 3D models.