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3D View: Mode Toolbar

By default, the Mode toolbar is docked on the top, left corner of the 3D View window. This toolbar is used to enter different modes, allowing your cursor to interact with the 3D display in different ways. For example, you can enter Pick mode to make and modify surface picks, or Measurement mode, to measure or annotate distances.

Closed Movement Mode

Movement mode is the default mode in the 3D View window. It is used to pan, zoom, and rotate the display. When you are in Movement mode, your cursor will look like a four-sided arrow (). To pan, zoom, and rotate the display when you aren't in Movement mode, press the Control key on the keyboard, and manipulate the display as if you were in Movement mode.

How Do I...?  
Zoom In Click and drag the mouse towards yourself.
Zoom Out Click and drag the mouse away from yourself.
Rotate Click the center mouse button and drag the mouse in the desired direction.
Pan Right click and drag the mouse in the desired direction.
Closed Select Object Mode

Use Select Object mode to graphically select individual objects in the 3D View window. When you click on an object—wells, surfaces, fault polygons—a dialog box will open displaying information about the object. When you right click on an object you will have access to a shortcut menu, used to access many of the tools available from the menus and toolbars, and additional tools specific to the data object.

Data Object Selected Associated Dialog Box
Well View Wells
Surface Grid Information
Hyperlink Object Edit Hyperlink
Closed Pick Mode

Use Pick mode to select, edit, and add individual well picks. When you are in Pick mode, your cursor will look like a vertical arrow (). Note that he cursor will behave differently when you have Quick Pickturned on.

Pick Mode: Click on the well path or log curve to open the Well View and Pick Information windows. From here you can add and edit well picks, and adjust their properties.

Quick Pick Mode: When this has been turned on in the Pick Controls dialog box, Click on the well stick or log curve to place a pick. To edit a pick, click on the pick and drag it to a new location.

Closed Inter-Well Pick Mode

Use Inter-Well Pick mode to select, edit, and interpret individual inter-well picks. When you are in Inter-well Pick mode, your cursor will look like an arrow (). You can only Note that he cursor will behave differently when you have Quick Pickturned on.

Inter-well Pick Mode:Because there is no way to interpret the X, Y, and Z location without an object present, click on a displayed object, for example a well path, cross section, or surface, to place a pick and open the Edit Inter-Well Pick dialog box. From here you can manually adjust the X, Y, and Z location, and create the inter-well pick. To edit an inter-well pick, click and drag the marker in the Z direction.

Quick Pick Mode: When this has been turned on in the Pick Controls dialog box, click on click on a displayed object, for example a well path, cross section, or surface, to place a pick . TheEdit Inter-Well Pick dialog box won't open when Quick Pick is turned on. To edit an inter-well pick while in Quick Pick mode, click and drag the marker in the Z direction.

Closed Hyperlink Object Mode

In Hyperlink Object mode you can place a marker along your well bore in order to open a file, display a comment, or execute a command. Once you place the marker, enter Hyperlink Object mode to execute the link.

ClosedHow do I create a hyperlink?

In Hyperlink Object mode, click on a well bore or log display to open the New Hyperlink dialog box.

ClosedHow do I execute a hyperlink?

In Hyperlink Object mode, click on a hyperlink marker. When you have linked to a file, make sure you have defined the correct application in the Default Applications dialog box.

ClosedHow do I remove a hyperlink?

In Select Object mode, click on the hyperlink marker, or right click on the marker and select Edit from the shortcut menu. Then, in the New Hyperlink dialog box, click .

Closed Drilling Target Identifier Mode

Open theDrilling Target Identifier dialog box to plan a well.

Closed Measurement Mode

Use Measurement Mode to measure distances on your display. When you are in Measurement mode, your cursor will look like a vertical arrow (). Because there is no way to interpret the X, Y, and Z location without an object present, click on an object to begin the measurement, and continue to click on objects. The total display will appear in the status bar. When you are finished, right click on the display and select Clear Points or Exit Measurement Tool.

Closed Define Cross Section Mode

Open the Define New Cross Section dialog box to create a new cross section by selecting wells in the 3D display.

Closed Center of Rotation Mode

In Select Rotation mode, select a well to define as the new center of rotation for the 3D display. The display will pan to center the selected well on the display. To reset the center of rotation to the default location, from the View menu or on the Actions toolbar, select Reset View.

Closed Color Spectrum Mode

In Color Spectrum mode, click on an object to open a small box displaying the color spectrum of the object as a cylinder, and its associated values. This tool will help you quickly distinguish what colored objects represent, specifically when there are multiple colored objects being displayed. This tool works for log curves and surfaces. When you are in Color Spectrum mode, your cursor will look like a hand ().

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