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Query
The Query options in Settle3D allow you to plot analysis results along vertical or horizontal lines or vertical planes. The Query results can be displayed directly on the model or graphed. There are two types of Query:
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Query: Point Query
A Point Query is created with the Add Query Point option and allows you to obtain analysis results along any vertical line through your soil profile. In the 3D View, point query results can be displayed as a continuous color graph or as discrete bars. The query values are given by the Contour Legend in the sidebar.
Point query results in 3D view
 
The query data corresponds to the currently selected data type (e.g. total settlement, loading stress, etc). Query results are automatically updated if you edit the model input parameters or change the output data type or stage. Any number of queries can be added at different locations.
In the Plan View, point query results are displayed as a single value corresponding to the current viewing depth.
Point query results in Plan View
The discretization of analysis points along the query can be specified when the query is added, or can be edited at a later time by right-clicking on the query and selecting Query Properties from the popup menu.
Query point properties dialog
Query data can be graphed as described below.
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Query: Line Query
A Line Query is created with the Add Query Line option. A Line Query is a horizontal line in the Plan View, which is discretized into a number of uniform intervals, which define a series of vertical strings in 3-dimensions.
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In the Plan View, the Line Query displays results along the horizontal line at
the current viewing depth.
In the 3D View, the Line Query results are used to generate contours on a
vertical plane passing through the Line Query.
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Line query results in Plan View
Line query results in 3D View
Query results are automatically updated if you edit the model input parameters or change the output data type (e.g. total settlement, loading stress, etc) or stage. Line query data can be graphed as described below.
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Query: Graph Query
Point Query and Line Query results can be easily graphed with the Graph Query option. This allows you to plot:
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data versus depth for Point Queries
data versus distance for Line Queries
data at different stages, times or multiple queries on one graph
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The Graph Query option can be conveniently accessed using a right-click shortcut.
Right-click shortcut for graphing a line query
Graph query dialog
Point query results at multiple stages
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Query: Export
Query results can be exported in a variety of ways. Graphs and data can be copied to the clipboard or exported to Excel - simply right-click on a graph and select Chart in Excel.
Query graph and data exported to Excel
Query data can also be exported with the Export Data to Excel option.
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Query: Display Options
The Query Display Options allow you to customize various display options for Point Queries and Line Queries, using the following dialog.
Query display options dialog
Customizing display of line query in plan view
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Query: Editing
After adding queries they can easily be edited. You can move or delete the query, move the query endpoints, edit query properties and display options. Editing options are available through the menu, toolbar or convenient right-click shortcuts.
Right-click options for line query in 3D view
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