Launching Insight

When you start Insight, the first thing you will see is the DUG Insight Launcher. The following are steps to launch an application from the launcher.

Note: Multiple instances of an application can be launched and run at the same time. For example, if you click on the Launch button three times, three separate instances of Insight will open. This will have an impact on memory usage.

Open DUG Insight Launcher

Open DUG Insight Launcher
  1. Open DUG Insight Launcher by double-clicking the icon or, on Linux, running Insight from a terminal.
  2. Click a project from the Open recent list to open an existing project, or New Project to create a new project directory (see Opening an Existing Project or Creating a Project).

Note: The Open recent section lists up to 15 recently used projects, and double-clicking on a project from the list instantly launches it with previously used settings.

To configure the settings of an existing project, including project CRS, datums, and backup settings, click Configure project (see Configure a Project).

Select an application

Select an application

After selecting or creating a project directory, choose the appropriate application to launch.

SEG-Y Loader

  • Insight uses a proprietary data format to improve performance and functionality. SEG-Y Loader helps you to import SEG-Y data into the DUGIO format used by Insight. It is a wizard-based application in which you can load multiple 2D lines or a single 3D volume at a time. Each step of the wizard includes instructions along the left side. 
  • See Launching SEG-Y Loader for more information on this data conversion tool.

DUG Insight

  • To launch Insight, select DUG Insight. Most of the software features are found in the main Insight application. 

Data Manager

Allocate memory for application

Allocate memory for application
  1. Type or select the amount of memory that can be used by the application. 
  2. For an explanation of how Insight utilises memory, click on the question mark on the right.

For more information, see Allocating Memory.

Set UI Scaling

  1.  In the Insight launcher, type the UI scaling value that works with your monitor resolution.
    • Non 4k resolution setting: Windows display at 1980x1080 or similar resolution.
      • Windows scaling = 100%, Insight UI scaling = 1.
    • 4k resolution setting: Windows display at 3840x2160 or similar resolution.
      • Windows Scaling = 100%, Insight's UI Scaling = 1.
      • Windows Scaling > 100%, Insight's UI Scaling > 1.

See Configuring 4k Monitors in Insight for more information.

Note: For consistency in appearance (between other applications and Insight) and best performance, Insight's UI Scaling should match Windows scaling whenever possible, e.g. Windows Scaling = 200, Insights UI scaling = 2. Decimal UI scaling is supported on Windows. For example, for Windows Scaling of 150, set the Insights UI scaling to 1.5. 

Launch the application

  1. Click View session logs to view the diagnostic logs or to send it to DUG (see Viewing and Sending Diagnostic Logs).
  2. When you are ready to begin, click Launch to run the selected application.

Note: Multiple instances of an application can be launched and run at the same time. For example, if you click on the Launch button three times, three separate instances of Insight will open. This will have an impact on memory usage.