MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS

• Windows XP or later, 32 or 64 bit
• 200 MB of free hard-disk space
• 256 MB memory (RAM)

SUGGESTED REQUIREMENTS

• Windows 7, 32 or 64 bit
• 200 MB of free hard-disk space
• 1 GB memory (RAM)

The main Swedge viewing screen is referred to as the Wedge View. This provides a 4-view split-screen format of the slope, wedge and support, including 3 orthogonal views (Top, Front, Side) and a Perspective view.

Wedge view display with bolt support

The user has control over the following aspects of the Wedge View:

 

Resizing the Views Moving the Wedge Rotating the Model Zoom and Pan Coordinate Axes Display Options Grayscale

 

 

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Viewing Options: Resizing the Views

Any pane within the Wedge View can be maximized by double-clicking the mouse in the desired pane (Top, Front, Side, Perspective). To restore the 4-view display, double click again in the maximized view. Alternatively, the horizontal and vertical dividers between the panes can be dragged to re-size the views.

Maximized perspective view

 

 

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Viewing Options: Moving the Wedge

In the Wedge View, the wedge can be moved out of the slope along the direction of sliding, by clicking and dragging with the left mouse button, or by rotating the mouse wheel while holding down the Shift or Ctrl keys. The wedge can be quickly reset to its default position by double-clicking the mouse wheel.

Wedge moved along sliding direction by dragging with mouse

 

 

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Viewing Options: Rotating the Model

The Perspective view of the model can be rotated for viewing at any angle by clicking the left mouse button in the view and dragging (the cursor will change to a circular arrow symbol when you click and hold the left mouse button). As you move the mouse, the viewing angle of the slope will follow the mouse movement.

To reset the rotation to the default viewing angle, select the Reset View option from the View menu or the right-click menu.

Rotate model for viewing at any angle

 

 

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Viewing Options: Zoom and Pan

You can also zoom in, zoom out or pan any or all views of the model, using various keyboard or mouse shortcuts. For details see the Zoom and Pan topic in the Swedge help system.

Zoom and pan applied to wedge views

 

 

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Viewing Options: Coordinate Axes

The Axes option in the toolbar or the View menu, can be used to toggle on or off the display of coordinate axes in the Top, Front and Side views of the model, within the Wedge View.

 

NOTE:

 

the units of the axes correspond to the Unit System you are using, as selected in the Project Settings dialog (i.e. meters or feet). the origin of the coordinate system for the axes is the lowermost vertex of the wedge on the slope face (i.e. the intersection of Joint 1, Joint 2 and the slope face). This defines the point (0, 0, 0).

Although an Swedge model is not defined using absolute coordinates, the display of axes can help you to estimate the dimensions of the wedge from various viewing angles. Exact wedge dimensions are available in the Info Viewer.

Coordinate axes displayed in Top view

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Viewing Options: Display Options

The Display Options dialog allows you to customize the appearance of the Wedge View, Info Viewer, Stereonet View and Chart Views.

Display Options dialog

 

 

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Viewing Options: Grayscale

The Grayscale option will convert all colours to shades of gray with a single mouse click. This can be useful for black and white screen captures or sending images to a black and white printer.

Grayscale option applied to wedge view

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