Image Registration

Image Registration options on the File tab, in the Image group, and on the Input Data tab of the Display | Image form, allow you to:

  • Georeference the image to real-world map coordinates. See: Image Georeference
  • Use Fence Registration to drape the image onto multiple, adjacent vertical planes to match real-world data. See: Fence Image Registration

    • The application has the ability to georeference (or register) images in 3D, including scans of paper plans or maps. However, this assumes the image represents a single plane, which is frequently not the case.

    Fence Image Registration allows a single image to be draped onto multiple, adjacent vertical planes, rather than onto a single vertical plane.

    Examples of a fence image are a "section" that bends at every (vertical) drillhole, or a seismic line (or string) that bends because of surface obstructions. In both cases, a single image needs to be draped onto multiple, adjacent vertical planes, rather than onto a single vertical plane.

    Fence Image (from Drillholes)

    On the File tab, in the Image group: Select Image | Fence Image Registration (from Drillholes) to select an image to be draped onto multiple, adjacent vertical planes, as defined by pairs of neighbouring holes.

    A series of control points are shown in the Fence Image Registration window, based on the holes you have selected.

    Fence Image (from String)

    On the File tab, in the Image group: Select Image | Fence Image Registration (from Strings) to select an image to be draped onto multiple, adjacent vertical planes, as defined by the neighbouring vertices of the string (or strings) you have selected.