AHGW:2D Cross Section Wizard

ArcGIS Notes

The 2D Cross Section Wizard dialog is accessed by clicking 2D Cross Section Wizard on the Arc Hydro Groundwater Toolbar. This tool helps create a new data frame in which to display a 2D cross section for the selected section line in ArcGIS.

There are three pages to this dialog:

• Step 1: Cross Section Setup
• Step 2: Cross Sections Panels, Panel Dividers, and Borelines
• Step 3: Grid Lines

Cross Section Setup

The Step 1 page of the 2D Cross Section Wizard dialog

The following sections, options, and fields are available:

• Section Line Properties section – Not user editable. Lists attributes of the selected section line.
• Wells and Borehole Log section
  • Use well and borehole log data – Select Yes or No. Selecting "no" allows the user to proceed without selecting any wells.
  • Well layer – Select the desired layer from the drop-down.
    • Well unique ID field – Select the field to use as the well unique ID field. Default value is "HydroID".
  • Borehole log table – Select the desired table from the drop-down.
    • WellID field – Select the field to use as the WellID field. Default value is WellID.
  • Number of wells selected – Displays the quantity of wells selected. If no wells are selected, may display a warning to the right of the quantity value.
• Cross Section Setup section
  • Vertical exaggeration – Enter a decimal value for the amount of vertical exaggeration in the display of the information.
  • XS2D Catalog Table – Select the table from the drop-down.
  • Default output workspace – Displays the absolute path to the output workspace. Click to bring up the Select Output Workspace dialog where a new output workspace can be created.
• Next – Switches to the second page of the 2D Cross Section Wizard dialog.
• Cancel – Cancels any changes and exits the 2D Cross Section Wizard dialog.

Cross Sections Panels, Panel Dividers, and Borelines

The Step 2 page of the 2D Cross Section Wizard dialog

The following sections, options, and fields are available:

• Cross Section Panels section – An optional path for Output panel feature class. Click to bring up the Save Panel Features As dialog where a new feature class can be entered and saved. A default value will already be populated.
• Panel Dividers section – An optional path for Output panel divider feature class. Click to bring up the Save Panel Divider Features As dialog where a new feature class can be entered and saved. A default value will already be populated.
  • Maximum elevation to draw the panel divider – Enter a decimal maximum elevation value.
  • Minimum elevation to draw the panel divider – Enter a positive or negative decimal minimum elevation value.
  • Suggest Values by Reading Well Data – Click to populate the above two fields with suggested values based on the well data being used.
• Borelines section – An optional path for Output boreline feature class. Click to bring up the Save Boreline Features As dialog where a new feature class can be entered and saved. A default value will already be populated.
  • Create borelines from well and borehole log data – Select Yes or No.
• Back – Switches back to the first page of the 2D Cross Section Wizard dialog.
• Next – Switches to the third page of the 2D Cross Section Wizard dialog.
• Cancel – Cancels any changes and exits the 2D Cross Section Wizard dialog.

Grid Lines

The Step 3 page of the 2D Cross Section Wizard dialog

The following sections, options, and fields are available:

• Output major grid feature class – An optional path. Click to bring up the Save Major Grid Features As dialog where a new feature class can be entered and saved. A default value will already be populated.
• Output minor grid feature class – An optional path. Click to bring up the Save Minor Grid Features As dialog where a new feature class can be entered and saved. A default value will already be populated.
• Grid Extent section – Contains four fields, listed clockwise from the top, and a button:
  • Maximum elevation – A decimal value for the maximum elevation of the grid.
  • Right – A decimal value for the right extent of the grid.
  • Minimum elevation – A decimal value for the minimum elevation of the grid.
  • Left – A decimal value for the left extent of the grid.
  • Suggest Extent by Reading Well Data – Click to populate the above four fields with suggested values based on the well data being used.
• Grid Spacing section
  • Horizontal distance between vertical major grid lines – Decimal value.
  • Vertical distance between horizontal major grid lines – Decimal value.
  • Number of minor grid lines between major vertical grid lines – Integer value.
  • Number of minor grid lines between major horizontal grid lines – Integer value.
  • Suggest Grid Spacing – Click to populate the above four fields with suggested values based on the grid dimensions.
• Back – Switches back to the second page of the 2D Cross Section Wizard dialog.
• Finish – Saves the values and closes the 2D Cross Section Wizard dialog.
• Cancel – Cancels any changes and exits the 2D Cross Section Wizard dialog.