Layout and graphic problems

Fixes for GeoDin layout and graphic problems - the colored dashed frame diagnostic, grayed-out buttons and fields, depth-scale issues, and layout recovery.

Symptom-first fixes for layouts and graphic elements. For the layout fundamentals, see Creating custom layouts and Object frames.

A graphic element shows only a colored dashed frame

When a geological graphic element (for example a borehole log) renders as an empty frame with a dashed outline, the color tells you why:

Color	Meaning	Fix
Blue	The element is not linked to a borehole - the object frame has no database or object connection (its corner sphere is gray or empty), or the element points to an object number with no object	Link the object frame to a database object, or fix the object number
Fuchsia	Linked, but the borehole has no data for this element (for example no layer data for a borehole log)	Enter or import the missing data
Red	Linked and data exists, but the element is drawn too small to render	Enlarge the graphic element
Gray	No valid license for the required module (Logs/Essentials for borehole profile, well design, groundwater level, samples, special characters, height scale; Labs/Pro for measurement graphics)	Extend your license - see Get support

Graphic-element buttons stay grayed out

After adding an object frame to a layout, the buttons for graphic elements (borehole log, table, and so on) only enable while the frame is active. Click the object frame's edge to re-activate it, then add the element.

All data fields are grayed out

If you cannot type into any data field, editing mode is not switched on. Start editing mode first; the fields then become editable.

A shared default layout was overwritten

On a shared installation, saving over a standard layout changes it for everyone, and there is no built-in revert. Restore the layout from your backup copy of the original layout file. To prevent recurrence, keep the delivered default layouts as separate, untouched copies and always work on duplicates.

Depth-scale labels render clumped or illegible

When depth labels overlap or bunch together, the depth-scale interval does not fit the depth range of the object. Adjust the depth-scale interval and the fit-to-page or page-break settings for the object's depth range.

Cross-section scale does not update after creation

The vertical and horizontal scales of a cross-section are fixed when the section is created; changing them afterwards does not re-adapt hand-drawn corrections. Set the intended scales before creating the section. See Creating cross-sections.

Known issue: clearing the depth-scale division field freezes GeoDin

Deleting the value in the depth-scale division field (leaving it empty) can freeze GeoDin. Do not clear the field - overwrite the value directly with the new one. If GeoDin freezes this way, end the process and restart; then re-open the layout and set a valid division value.