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in the help file to return to the tutorial topic.This tutorial is designed to introduce you to some of Strater's basic features. After you have completed the tutorial, you should be able to begin to use Strater with your own data, creating your own boreholes, maps, and cross sections. We strongly encourage completion of the tutorial before proceeding with Strater. The lessons should be completed in order; however, they do not need to be completed in one session. The tutorial should take approximately one hour to complete.
The following is an overview of lessons included in the tutorial.
Lesson 1 - Opening Data shows how to open a data file in a table view.
Lesson 2 - Creating Logs shows how to create a Depth log, Line/Symbol log, and Zone Bar log.
Lesson 3 - Changing Properties shows how to edit the log properties.
Lesson 4 - Creating and Editing Drawing Items shows how to add text, linked text, and a legend to the borehole view.
Lesson 5 - Changing Boreholes shows how to change all of the logs to another borehole and how to change an individual log to a different borehole.
Lesson 6 - Creating a Map View shows how to import collar data into a table and create a map view with a well layer and a well selector line.
Lesson 7 - Creating a Cross Section View shows how to create and edit a cross section view.
Lesson 8 - Saving Information shows how to save the Strater project and how to create a template.
The advanced tutorial lessons are optional, but give additional information about working with legends, design mode, and LAS files.
Lesson 9 - Editing Legends shows how to edit many of the properties of the legend object.
Lesson 10 - Design Mode and Activating Boreholes shows how to create a log in design mode and activate the borehole with data after all of the logs are created.
Lesson 11 - Creating Logs from LAS files shows how to import LAS data and create logs from it.
Lesson 12 - Creating a Cross Section from Line/Symbol Logs shows how to create a cross section from line/symbol logs. It also steps through the process of creating manual layers and editing layers.
Lesson 13 - Displaying Deviated Maps and Cross Sections shows how to change the display of wells on maps and cross sections to display deviation paths.
Various font styles are used throughout the Strater quick start guide and online help. Bold text indicates menu commands, dialog names, and page names. Italic text indicates items within a dialog such as group box names, options, and field names. For example, the Save As dialog contains a Save as type drop-down list. Bold and italic text may occasionally be used for emphasis.
In addition, menu commands appear as Home | Undo | Undo. This means, "click on the Edit menu at the top of the Strater window, then click Undo within the Edit menu list." The first word is always the menu name, followed by the commands within the menu list.
Each topic contains several links to other topics. Click the link for
an in-depth discussion on the subject. Use the button
in the help file to return to the tutorial topic.
If you are using the demo version of Strater, you will not be able to complete some of the steps due to disabled save, export, print, and copy features. The demo version is a fully functional read-only version of the program. When this is a factor it is noted in the text and you are directed to proceed to the next step that can be accomplished with the demo.
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