Add User Plane
The Add User Plane option allows you to graphically add a plane to a Stereonet 2D or Rosette view.
Planes created with the Add User Plane
option in Dips are referred to as User Planes, to distinguish them from Mean Planes calculated from Sets.
To add a User Plane:
- Select
User Planes > Add
from the Stereonet 2D (or Rosette) ribbon. - Move the cursor over the active view. When the cursor is inside the stereonet, an arc or "great circle" representing the plane corresponding to the cursor location (pole) will appear.
- Left-click when the pole is in the desired position.
- The Edit User Plane dialog appears with options to modify the Name, Color, and Orientation. The Orientation can also be graphically modified by left-clicking and dragging the pole handle.
- Click OK to finalize the User Plane and add it to the view.
Name
The Name acts as the plane's identifier and must be unique (i.e., two User Planes cannot have the same Name).
Color
The Color provides a graphical way to identify the User Plane. For any given User Plane, the Color is shared between all views.
Orientation
The Orientation is displayed and entered according to the Reporting Orientation Convention. The Orientation can be modified either in the Edit User Plane dialog or graphically.