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Saving a project

Before we start to explore the model, the fields and their possibilities for representation, we should learn how a model and its fields are stored.
This should be done from time to time by the user himself.

IGMAS+ offers two types of storage (see below):

  • SAVE PROJECT and
  • SAVE AS ...

(1) The SAVE project action is initiated by a click in the TOOL BAR > “SAVE PROJECT”.

A window will appear warning you not to overwrite the current model version. If this is desired, click Yes.

IGMAS+ will create a new Model INPUT. Loading a model file in the next working phase you see that in the Timeline appears the former model (in green colour) and the new model blue shaded:

If you click No, nothing will happen and the model will remain. CANCEL will terminate the action without any decision.

(2) There is a second possibility to save model changes.

Click on “File in the TITLE BAR*

In the pull down menu appears (short key is “Strg+S” bottom).

“Save project” will save the entire model as already described above in (1).

enables the user to give a new name to the model output.

Click on the “create a new folder symbol” , rename the new folder and press “Save”.

The small symbols indicate from left to right:

From left to right:

Go one level up in the folder hierarchy - Go to home directory - Add a new folder - Show folders - Show folders listed.

Save project

At the end of each working phase, but also frequently during this process, it is advisable to save the model.

(1) This action is initiated by a click in the toolbar “SAVE PROJECT”.

A window will appear warning you not to overwrite the current model version. If this is desired, click Yes.

IGMAS+ will create a new Model INPUT. Loading a model file in the next working phase you see that in the Timeline appears the former model (in green colour) and the new model blue shaded:

If you click NO, nothing will happen and the model will remain. CANCEL will terminate the action without decision.

(2) There is a second possibility to save model changes.

Click on “File” in the TITLE BAR

In the pull down menu appears (short key is ++Ctrl++ +++S++ bottom) and .

  • “Save project” will save the entire model as already described above in (1).
  • “Save as” enables the user to give a new name to the model output.

Click on the “create a new folder symbol” , and ...


rename the new folder and press “save”.

Export Results and Model components

IGMAS+ does not provide the user with direct tools for printing model components and fields (calculated, measured and residual fields). It is not necessarily the task of an interactive modeling software to offer all possibilities of a modern graphics processing. However, in order to take advantage of this, there are a number of possibilities for the user to further process IGMAS+ results with this other software.

Clicking FILE in the TITLE BAR select “Export” and get information on the components to export:

IGMAS+ offers seven Export actions:

  • (1) Borehole(s),
  • (2) Model,
  • (3) Stations,
  • (4) Interface(s),
  • (5) Voxelcube,
  • (6) Border-VoxelCube and
  • (7) StressMap.

The exports are alpha-numeric and are used for further processing of the model results in external software.

(1) Borehole(s) (To be done)

(2) Model

After clicking this wizard appears on the screen.

### Note: There is currently only one file type available: XML (Extensible Markup Language).

Click: Save

In the selected folder in your PC folder structure you will find the new file My model.model:

The file is opened with an editor and the entire model structure with the IGMAS+ geometry, the fields and other components can be seen in plain text:

Here we show snippets from the relatively large XML file:


(3) Stations

In contrast to the model export, we select [csv] [xyz] - Comma Separated Values, which can be used in many external computer programs for further processing.

Make sure that the units of the station data (here: meters), the acceleration/gravity (here: mGal), the gravity Gradient(s) and or the magnetic Field are specified correctly according to the modelling. In the separator field, "blank" (used in the example above) or a tabulator can be used.

Click: Save

… and above the progress bar (bottom right of the screen) you will read the information that the stations were successfully saved:

In the selected folder in your PC folder structure you will find the new file

My stations.model:

This file is much smaller than the saved “Model file” and looks like this:

"x" "y" "z" "measured z component" "calculated z component" "residual z component"

When continuing to process the station file externally, you should make sure that the software can process the header in the station file.

(4) Interface(s)

Select in the TITLE BAR Export > Exort > Interface(s)

and get the screen:

Check "the file "My Interfaces:

This ia large file (22 MB); here we prsent a short parge only to get information on its structure.

(5) Voxelcube

The saved Voxelcube always has the extension ".vxo". The file can be renamed without problems and get the extension ".txt" - then it can be read with any editor.. The file-header and the first lines of the file look like this:

(6) Border-Voxelcube

to be added

(7) Stress map (to be done)