horizons_to_3d_structured

The horizons_to_3d_structured module creates 3-dimensional solid layers from the 2-dimensional surfaces produced by gridding and horizons, to allow visualizations of the geologic layering of a system. It accomplishes this by creating a user specified distribution of nodes in the Z dimension between the top and bottom surfaces of each geologic layer.

This module is similar to horizons to 3d, but does not duplicate nodes at the layer boundaries and therefore the model it creates cannot be exploded into individual layers. However, this module has the advantage that its output is substantially more memory efficient and can be used with modules like crop_and_downsize or ortho_slice.

The number of nodes specified for the Z Resolution may be distributed (proportionately) over the geologic layers in a manner that is approximately proportional to the fractional thickness of each layer relative to the total thickness of the geologic domain.

Module Input Ports

• Input Geologic Field [Field] Accepts a data field from gridding and horizons to krige data into geologic layers.

Module Output Ports

• Output Field [Field] Outputs a 3D data field which can be input to any of the Subsetting and Processing modules.

Properties and Parameters

The Properties window is arranged in the following groups of parameters:

• Properties: controls Z Scale and Explode distance
• Layer Settings: resolution and layer settings
• Data To Export: controls what data to outputs.