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Stereonet Ribbon Tab

Context-sensitive tab — appears when the Stereonet context is active.

Commands available on the Stereonet ribbon tab, grouped by panel.

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Zoom To Fit

Tooltip: Zoom to fit

Fit the entire stereonet within the window.

Zoom In

Tooltip: Zoom in

Zoom into the stereonet around its centre.

Zoom Out

Tooltip: Zoom out

Zoom out of the stereonet around its centre.

Display

Planes

Tooltip: Show great-circle planes

Show plane orientations as great circles on the stereonet.

Poles

Tooltip: Show poles to planes

Show plane orientations as poles (single points) on the stereonet.

Vectors

Tooltip: Show linear vectors

Show linear (trend/plunge) orientation data as points on the stereonet.

Statistics

Tooltip: Show statistics

Show summary statistics (count, Fisher k, confidence cones) on the stereonet.

Means

Tooltip: Show mean orientations

Plot mean orientations of the currently displayed orientation populations.

Correct Regional

Tooltip: Correct for regional dip

Apply a regional structural correction to the displayed orientations.

Contours

Contours

Tooltip: Show density contours

Show density contours of pole distributions on the stereonet.

Solid Fill

Tooltip: Solid fill contours

Fill density contours with solid colour bands.

Log Scale

Tooltip: Logarithmic contour scale

Use a logarithmic scale for density contour levels.

Invert Scale

Tooltip: Invert contour scale

Invert the colour ramp used for density contours.

Intensity Plot

Tooltip: Show intensity plot

Show an intensity plot of pole density across the stereonet.

Select From Poles

Rectangle

Tooltip: Select poles inside a rectangle

Drag a rectangle on the stereonet to select all poles inside it.

Ellipse

Tooltip: Select poles inside an ellipse

Drag an ellipse on the stereonet to select all poles inside it.

Polyline

Tooltip: Select poles inside a polyline

Draw a closed polyline on the stereonet to select all poles inside it.

Sector

Tooltip: Select poles inside a sector

Define an angular sector on the stereonet to select all poles within it.

Hide Unselected

Tooltip: Hide unselected poles

Hide poles that are not part of the current selection.

Rose Diagram

Show Rose

Tooltip: Show rose diagram

Show a rose diagram of trends derived from the current orientation data.

Strike Values

Tooltip: Plot strike values

Plot strike directions instead of dip directions in the rose diagram.