Surface Inspector

This command allows you to report and optionally label elevations for selected surface files. You can simultaneously analyze up to nine different surface files. Surface files can be either triangulation (.flt or .tin) files, grid (.grd) files, or any combination thereof. The following dialog opens when the command is initiated:

Symbol Name sets the symbol name to be plotted.

Click Select Symbol to select the symbol from the symbol library.

Text Size sets the actual size (not scale factor) of the text label placed in the drawing.

Turn the Draw Label Symbol at Surface Elevation toggle ON if you want the symbol to be located at the actual elevation of the surface.

Report Slope displays the slope of the surface along with the elevation.

Report Station/Offset prompts for a centerline and reports the station and offset in addition to the surface elevations.

When there are two surface files, the Report Elevation Difference option will add a third report field for the cut/fill between these two surfaces.

Name denotes the name that will be plotted when you label the elevation. The default value is the same as the name of the surface file, but you can change it.

Decimals individually sets the decimal elevation precision for each selected surface.

For File, either type in the surface name to use or press the Select button to choose the surface file from a browse window.

Load Model allows you to select grid files from a list of grids stored in a Geologic or Mining Model file. These files can be created in the Carlson Mining module.

Clear:  Clears all values.

Load:  Loads a Surface Inspector File (.SIF).

Save:  Saves all settings to a Surface Inspector File (.SIF).

After you fill out the dialog box, click OK. Surface Inspector will load the surfaces and begin showing you real-time elevations for each surface as you move the cursor on the screen. If you pick a point or enter coordinates, the elevation will be labeled along with the surface name and selected symbol as shown below.Pulldown Menu Location: Surface
Keyboard Command: surfvals
Prerequisite: Surface Model(s)