Tutorial 5

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Rockies Data Loading Tutorial 1

Model Building Workflow 1
Importing a DEM and Inserting a Geological Map 2
Importing Sections 9

Exercises

Exercise 1: Importing a DEM and Inserting a Geological Map 2

Exercise 2: Importing Sections 9
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INTRODUCTION TO THE ROCKIES DATA LOADING TUTORIAL

The main aim of this tutorial is to demonstrate how it is possible to build a 3D model when you are working
with digitized maps and cross-sections and have access to a DEM.

The exercises take the user through the workflow, which involves importing a DEM and georeferenced
basemap, draping the map image onto the DEM surface, then inserting the scanned cross-sections.

Chapter 6 follows on from this chapter by working through the digitization of the map and sections, before
demonstrating the restoration of a cross-section (Chapter 9).

MODEL BUILDING
Workflow:

DEM, map and cross-sections © Department of Natural Resources Canada. All rights reserved.

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Exercise 1: Importing a DEM and Inserting a Geological

Map

Select File > Open. Choose GIS Data – Raster Files from the drop down menu and select the file ....
\5_Rockies_Data_Loading\01_DEM.dem.

1. In the DEM Import: Import Type window, (Figure 1) select the As a grid where the data values
represent elevation option for how you wish to import the data. Ensure the elevation units are
set to metres. Click .

Figure 1: DEM Import: Import Type Window

2. In the Form window (Figure 2), toggle on Downsampling and slide the range bar to around 25%
(Grid size 600x600 approx). Click .

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Figure 2: Form window

3. In the DEM Import: Projection Options window (Figure 3), select UTM from the Projection
Parameters drop down list and ensure the Zone = 11 and Hemisphere is North. The datum is
saved within the DEM and so is chosen automatically.

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Figure 3: DEM Import: Projection Options window

4. Click and close the Import Summary window (Figure 4). The DEM surface will take a short
while to load and will be displayed in the 3D View window as seen in Figure 5.

Figure 4: The Import Summary Window

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Figure 5: The loaded DEM Surface displayed in the 3D View window

5. Select File > Insert. Choose GIS Data – Raster Files from the drop down menu and select the
file: ...\02_Map.tif.

6. In the DEM Import: Image Name and Region window, accept the defaults (Figure 6). Click
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Figure 6: DEM Import: Image Name and Region

7. In the DEM Import: Image Location window, toggle on Use referencing information in file
(Figure 7). Click .

Figure 7: DEM Import: Image Location options

8. In the DEM Import: Projection Options, the datum and projection parameters will be shown - in
this case they are the same as the existing DEM that has been loaded (Figure 8).

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Figure 8: DEM Import: Projection options

9. Click and close the Import Summary window, this will load the image (Figure 9).

Figure 9: Image inserted into the file.

10. To drape the image over the DEM: Select the DEM surface. You will notice that an Overlay drop
down menu (Figure 10) has appeared at the bottom left of the Move window. From this drop down
menu select 02_Map. You can now toggle off the original image from the Model Browser without
losing the image on the surface and the overlain image on the DEM surface will look like Figure 11.

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Figure 10: Select 02_Map from the Overlay drop-down menu options

Figure 11: The Image overlain on the DEM surface. 01_DEM_and_Map

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Exercise 2: Importing Sections

Continue with the file you are working on or open: ...\5_Rockies_Data_Loading\01_DEM_and_Map.mve

There is more than one way to insert images into sections in Move. In this example we have some pre-
drawn sections that correspond to the locations indicated on the geological map. We will show how you can
digitize section traces and insert images into the resulting sections.

1. Go to the View panel and click on 2D Map. The map will open, close the 3D view and (in the
remaining 2D view) display the map only (ie de-select the DEM and select the image).

2. In the Model Building panel click on the Trace button, located in Section Creation. The section
traces that we draw will use the Current Colour - change to red, or another colour of your
preference. (If you right-click on the colour palette you can choose to toggle between the Basic
Colour Palette and International Stratigraphic Chart (Default)). In the Creation Mode
ensure that No Snap is toggled and resampling is not ticked (Figure 12). There are 3 WSW - ENE
orientated sections on the map. Draw a section trace to match the position of the southern section.
Zoom in as required to accurately position the section trace. After drawing the section trace name it
Section_01.

Figure 12: Section Trace Settings

3. Digitize the 2 sections traces to the north, naming them Section_02 and Section_03 respectively
(Figure 13).

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Figure 13: Digitized section traces in the 2D Map view.

4. Open Section_01 by using double left-click in the Model Browser. To extract a topographic profile
from the DEM for each section, with the 2D Map view active, select the Section from the Model
Browser and Right Click > Collect Surface Intersections (Figure 14).

Figure 14: Intersection with topography shown for Section_01. Note that the section
trace position can be adjusted using the Transform tool.

5. Go to the 2D Map view. in the Model Browser, select Section_01 > right-click > Insert Vertical
Image. Ensure GIS Data – Raster Files is selected in the drop down menu and choose the file
...\03_Section_1.png.

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6. In the DEM Import: Image Name and Region window, leave Import Sub Region toggled off,
click Load (Figure 15).

Figure 15: Import preview for Section_01.

7. Open up Section_01. The inserted image should match the extent of the section trace. If you need
to resize the image horizontally then go to Model Building > Transform. In the transform tool
collect the image and change to Transformation type to Interactive Image. Toggle on Maintain
Aspect Ratio and resize your image accordingly. Click Transform to finalise any changes.

8. To obtain a better match between the DEM topography and surface profile of the top of the inserted
image, select the image > Model Building > Move - adjust your image accordingly in the z axis
by using the arrow keys (Figure 16). Resulting 3D view showing in Figure 17.

Note: It is possible to move the vertical image to the back by selecting it and then using the
Move to Back icon in the View toolbar. This will improve the visibility of the topography
line against the image.

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Figure 16: Image inserted into Section_01 and fitted to topography

Figure 17: Section_01 correctly fitted to DEM

9. Repeat steps 4-8 for sections: ...\04_Section_2.png and ...\05_Section_3.png. The image for
section_03 is not cropped to the left hand side of the section trace. You can either trim the image
on import or adjust it afterwards using the Transform tool. Figure 18 shows how the model will
appear once all three Sections have been inserted. Resulting file is ...\02_DEM_Map_Sections.mve.

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Figure 18: All Sections (Section_01, Section_02 and Section_03) inserted

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