WellCAD Basics - Advanced Logic Technology

58 - BOOK 1 - WELLCAD BASICS
1.3.2.14 The Tabular Editor
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As already mentioned, logs are container to store and present log data according to
the log type in a borehole document as curve, pattern, bar, etc.. The data stored in a
log can be viewed and edited in a spreadsheet using the Tabular Editor.
Tabular Editor view of Well, Interval and CoreDesc Log
The format in which the Tabular Editor shows the log data corresponds to the data
format of the log type. If you want to import data from an EXCEL sheet or an
ASCII file, ensure you provide the data in the same format as you can see in the
Tabular Editor.
The Tabular Editor view is displayed in separate windows for each log and the
information displayed in the tables is dynamically linked to the log. In other words,
if you edit values in the Tabular Editor view the changes will immediately be
reflected in the graphical display of the borehole document and vice versa. The
depth information is always displayed in same units as the current depth scale of the
Borehole Document.
The appearance of the tabular editor can be changed in the default settings. Open
the Tools > Options menu and choose Tabular Editor from the tree control.
Make your selection of font style and background color for the spread sheet header
and columns. You can pick different background colors for editable and not editable
cells.
To open a Tabular Editor:
� Select the log for which you want to call up the Tabular Editor.
� Click the icon, press CTRL+E or choose Tools > Tabular Editor…. You
can also right click on the log handle and select Editor… from the popup menu.
The Tabular Editor window can be handled as the Borehole Document window in
terms of resizing, scrolling and splitting. You can use the options from the