Topic:
What does Option #36: Colormap import/export do?

Description:

Solution:
This function allows you to create your own colormaps in either of two ways.
By editing an ASCII file or by exporting an existing colormap from an IESX
project to an ASCII file. You may import or export colormaps to or from only the
following IESX applications: Basemap, GeoViz, and Seis2DV/3DV.

1.)  If the number of color is greater than the color for that specific colormap
group, only the number of colors in the colormap group will be loaded.

2.)  Maximum colors allowed by color group:
Seismic: 31 colors
Basemap: 24 colors
GeoViz: 256 colors

PROCEDURE:

1.) IESX_Util
2.) Select Option #1 > Initialize access to data area.  
      Type in project name and password.
3.) Select data area type > Exploration
4.) Select option #36 > Colormap import/export
5.) Select colormap group, colormap from group and Export.
6.) Export will export the colormap to disk file.
 
Example session below:
 
Enter Selection : 36
 
1)  Select colormap group
2)  Select colormap from group
3)  Export colormap 
4)  Import colormap from file
99) Return
 
Enter Selection : 1
 
1) SEISMIC
2) BMAP
3) GEOVIZ
 
Enter selection 1
 
1)  Select colormap group
2)  Select colormap from group
3)  Export colormap 
4)  Import colormap from file
99) Return
 
Enter Selection : 2
 
Colormaps for group SEISMIC
 
  1) blkwhtyelred
  2) bluwhtpink
  3) bluwhtred
  4) bluwhtyelred
  5) greyshades
  6) halfblack
  7) ken
  8) marker
  9) phase1
 10) purpbluwhtred
 11) rainbow
 12) redwhtblu
 13) spectrum
 -1) Cancel
 
Enter selection : 6
 
1)  Select colormap group
2)  Select colormap from group
3)  Export colormap 
4)  Import colormap from file
99) Return
 
Enter Selection : 3
 
Exporting colormap
Exporting to file /home/weasel/user5/kgerman/cmap_export.dat
1)  Select new filename
2)  Append colormap to current filename
-1) Return without exporting
 
Enter selection : 2
 
1)  Select colormap group
2)  Select colormap from group
3)  Export colormap 
4)  Import colormap from file
99) Return

7.) Option #2 - Terminate access to the data area.
 
8.) Option #99 - Exit IESX_Utilities.





Last Modified on: 24-NOV-98