User Guide# User Guide Getting Started map2loop Requirements Installing map2loop Install Express install: Development Building with Docker Development with docker Creating a 3D geological model Getting Started Required Shape Files Notes: Shape File Attribute Table Requirements Point Shapefile LineString Shapefile Polygon Shapefile Tips and Trouble Shooting for QGIS map Adding Data Tip Mapping attributes to variables using a JSON file Config File Template Variable Names (map2loop-3) Template map2loop-3 variable names JSON File Template Setting up your Jupyter Notebook Map2loop calling code: Inspecting the .loop3d output file LoopStructural calling code Changing Colours Using a CSV file Changing colours via your Jupyter notebook Unit Colours Fault Colours Calculating stratigraphic thicknesses Notes Parameters Identifying stratigraphic order Notes Parameters Fault offset calculation Template for Map2Loop Before You Begin Setting up your notebook Naming your .loop3d output file Defining the Model Extents Creating a Project Instance CHANGE: Setting Sampling Distances Selecting a Stratigraphic Column Sorter Running your map2loop program Alternative: Using a User Defined Stratigraphic Column Next Steps Exporting Geological map