User Manual

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Table of Contents (Cont.)
COMPUTER SOFTWARE INSTRUCTIONS..............................................................................................33
Starting Steering Tool Program............................................................................................................33
Menu Bar........................................................................................................................................34
File Menu Commands .............................................................................................................34
Edit Menu Commands.............................................................................................................34
Port Menu Commands.............................................................................................................35
Help Menu Commands............................................................................................................35
Job Information ..............................................................................................................................36
Logged Data...................................................................................................................................36
Profile Plot......................................................................................................................................37
Deviation Plot.................................................................................................................................38
Plot Area Toolbars .........................................................................................................................38
Standard Toolbar.....................................................................................................................39
Annotate Toolbar.....................................................................................................................40
COM Port Status Window and START/STOP Buttons.................................................................41
Live Data........................................................................................................................................41
Opening Project Files ...........................................................................................................................43
Printing and Previewing Project Files...................................................................................................43
Saving Project Files..............................................................................................................................45
E-mailing Project Files..........................................................................................................................46
INPUTTING AND CHANGING DRILL DATA..............................................................................................47
Entering Topography and/or Drill Plan .................................................................................................48
Data Editor Table for Profile Plot ...................................................................................................48
Entering or Changing Topography and Drill Plan Data in Profile Table .......................................49
Entering Tool’s Planned Deviation .......................................................................................................50
Data Editor Table for Deviation Plot...............................................................................................50
Naming Blank Field for Deviation Plot ...........................................................................................50
Entering or Changing Data for Planned Deviation Plot..................................................................50
Graphing Options .................................................................................................................................51
Changing Appearance and Location of X and Y Axes...................................................................51
Change Vertical Scale (Move X-Axis Up or Down in Profile Plot)...........................................52
Change Horizontal Scale (Move Y-Axis to Left or Right in Profile Plot)..................................53
Move Axes in Deviation Plot....................................................................................................53
Changing Appearance of Plotted Profiles......................................................................................53
Drawing and Changing Objects on Plots .......................................................................................54
APPENDIX: IMPORTING TOPOGRAPHY, DRILL PLAN, AND
PLANNED DEVIATION FROM EXCEL FILE..............................................................................................57
Create Text File ....................................................................................................................................57
Save Text File.......................................................................................................................................58
Import Text File into SST Software.......................................................................................................59
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