Changing log definitions

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Changing log definitions

GeoSyn maintains a centralized database file of log definitions (LogInit50.gld)where you can customize settings such as:

Track widths
Scales
Aliases
Color fills
Several others

Settings are applied only to new models whose log settings have not already been defined in the import defaults file.

To change log defaults:

Open the Properties: Log Definitions dialog box Edit > Configuration properties > Log Library.
In the tree displayed, click the plus sign (+) beside the appropriate node to expand it and view current configuration details.
Click Edit curve to open the Edit Default Display Properties dialog box
Configure the curve properties then click OK to return to the Properties: Log Definitions tab.
Click Close to return to the main display. The changes you made are applied to future models providing a different setting doesn't exist in the import defaults file for that model.

Import defaults file

The import defaults file usually contains all default settings except those that apply to logs.When you update the import defaults file with settings from the current model, settings for log types in the current model are also written to it. Log settings in the import defaults file override, but don't overwrite settings in the log definitions database.

When GeoSyn creates a model, it first checks whether display settings for the logs upon which the model will be based exist in the current import defaults file. If they do, GeoSyn uses them instead of the settings in the log database.