Tutorial 2: Microleveling line data

 If you encounter errors during processing, then view the System Log File  –  File|View System Log File. 

Run MicroLevel by double-clicking the desktop icon. Take a moment to familiarise yourself with the main window. You will notice that almost all the sub-menus off the menu bar are not enabled. These will be enabled once the Working Directory and Aliases and Parameters are set. 

1. Set the Working Directory – File|Set Working Directory.  Navigate to the "microlevel" sub-directory of the "demo_data" folder and click the Select Folder button. A message will be displayed in the Messages showing the Working Directory set. You should be in the "microlevel" directory. The Utilities menu items are now enabled.
2. Set Aliases and Parameters – Set Aliases And Parameters|Set Aliases and Parameters.  There are three ways to set the aliases and parameters: you can type directly into the text boxes (tedious and prone to typos); you can select files and folders using OpenFileDialogs launched by clicking the folder icons to the right of the text boxes (slightly less tedious); or you can load the aliases and parameters from a program control (.pc) file. We are going to use a control file. Click the Load From File button, then select the "mlevel_p739_potassium.pc" control file. Familiarise yourself with the microlevelling aliases and parameters. For info on the use of a control file, see Using The Control File. To see what all the fields in a control file mean - see Sample Control File. Click the Save And Close button to exit the Set Aliases And Parameters window. 
3. Microlevel the line data – MicroLevel|MicroLevel.  This will launch the MicroLevelling process using the current alias and parameter settings. Wait for the process to finish. If you now grid the "Corrected Field" in the Intrepid database, you should get a grid identical to the decorrugated  grid.