Updating section maps is a common task for Target users. This topic came up more than once at the Roundup and I have written about it before. There are three main ways that you can update your Target maps. The first two have been outlined in earlier posts.
1. Recreate Target Section or Plan Map - This option is available by right clicking on the Target map and will open the plotting tool with all the parameters from the current map. If you don't change anything, then your map will be overwritten with updated data from the drillhole project. This was described in Recreating plots and replotting holes in Target
2. Replot Holes on Target Section or Plan Map - This is useful when you have a map with annotations or interpretations but need to update the map with new holes or new downhole data. The map is not overwritten, so any custom layers you have added are maintained but the hole traces and downhole data groups are updated with the most recent data. This was also described in an earlier post: Replot Holes on Existing Plan or Section.
3. Map Tag Names or Save Map As - The third option allows for a little more freedom, especially when you have additional groups such as images, interpretations, or other imported data in your plan or section map. The first step is to use different names for the original and updated maps. One way to do this is to change the "Tag Name" when recreating the section or plan (as described in #1). I often forget to change the tag name when recreating the section or plan so I like to use Map > Save Map As to save the original map with another name. Appending the date at the end of the file name works well. Then the additional groups in the original map can be added to the updated plan or section by selecting them (use Ctrl to select multiple groups) in the Map View/Group Manager and dragging and dropping them into the section view.
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