Documentation and Theory Overview

Dips is a program designed for the interactive analysis of orientation based geological data. The program is a tool kit capable of many different applications and is designed both for the novice or occasional user, and for the accomplished user of stereographic projection who wishes to utilize more advanced tools in the analysis of geological data.

Getting Started

If you are a new user of Dips, you should begin by completing the Dips Quick Start tutorial to help familiarize yourself with the software’s main functions.

How to Use this Guide

Documentation

The Documentation tab helps you to get familiar with program features and provides details on specific tools/functions of the software. This section includes topics like terminology, general features, input data, analysis methods, viewing and display options, and more.

Begin with the Dips Overview page for an overview of the program and analysis assumptions.

Tutorials

The tutorials tab provides easy to follow, step-by-step instructions demonstrating how to use various features of the program and provide guidance for more specific analysis features of Dips ((e.g., Kinematic Analysis, joint spacing). It is recommended that you go through as many of the tutorials as possible to get acquainted with the many different capabilities of the software.

Begin with the Dips - Quick Start Tutorial for an introduction to the major plotting features of Dips

Verification and Theory

The Verification and Theory tab contains the Verification Manual for the software. The Verification Examples presents several example problems which have been used to verify the accuracy of the solutions computed by Dips.