Duplicating tops lists

Duplicate and then customize an entire list of tops or copy only select tops from one list to another. Tops copied from one list to another don't overwrite tops with the same name in the recipient list.

To duplicate tops lists:

1. From the Edit menu, select Tops properties ()
OR
Right-click the tops table in the main synthetic display and select Tops properties.

To display the tops table in the main synthetic display, from the Edit menu, select Synthetic properties () and in the Display elements pane, select Tops table.

The Top Properties dialog box opens.

2. In the Tops lists pane, select the tops list to copy then click Duplicate.

To copy only select tops to an existing list instead, in the Tops for list display pane, select the tops to copy (SHIFT+CLICK or CTRL+CLICK for multiple selection) then click Copy selected tops to another list to display the Select a recipient tops list dialog box and select the receiving tops list.

The tops names, depths, and lithology are copied to a new file that appears below the existing tops lists in the Tops lists pane.

3. Select the duplicate tops list to display its tops in the Tops for list pane and select a row that contains a top to change, duplicate, or below which to add a new row and do one of the following in the boxes below the Tops for list display:

To change an existing top, type and select the desired details then click Update.

To make a copy of a top to modify, select the top below which to place the copy and click Duplicate.

To add a blank row where you can type new top details, select the top below which to add a blank row, click New, type top details, then click Update.

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