RockWorks20 2023.09.12

[Katy D]

A new version of RockWorks was uploaded to the RockWare website, with new features, improvements, and bug fixes. 

The RockWorks Revision History includes complete lists, by date, of all changes in the program.
 

New Features:

• A program titled Grids / Layered Solid has been added to the ModOps / Solid / Create sub-menu. Unlike the Grids / Stratigraphic Solid program, this program does not require a Superface and Subface grid for each layer – just a Superface.  Instead, the program starts with the lowest surface (as defined by the order in the grids listed within the datasheet) and assigns the voxels below that surface and the base of the model (as defined by the Project Dimensions) to the specified G-value.
• A program titled “Grids -> Layered Solid” has been added to the ModOps / Solid / Create sub-menu.
• A new program titled “Gridded XYZ -> Grid” has been added to the ModOps / Grid / Create menu group. This program will create a grid by reading XYZ data from an ASCII text file or the RockWorks Datasheet. The grid will be populated by simply assigning z-values to the closest grid node.
• The IDW Layered solid-modeling algorithm will allow the user to specify a manual layer height; in project units or in multiples of the voxel height.
•  A new option titled “Include Grid Profile” has been added to the Graphics / Images / Vertical / Multiple sub-menu.
• Added a color picker (eye dropper) to RockPlot2D that allows you to select a color displayed in a RockPlot2D or RockPlot3D window.
• The Envelope option within the solid modeling menu now includes an option to offset the base of the model by a user-specified amount.
• The Datasheet / Search / Find & Replace menu now includes an option to replace just the portion of the text that matches the target. If unchecked, the entire contents of the cell will be replaced with the “Target” string.
• The Histogram programs now include options for plotting two vertical threshold lines at user-specified magnitudes within the diagram.

 

Improvements:

• Clicking on the "How-To" button at the top of the main RockWorks menu will now display two sub-options.  The "Textual Listing" option will display an expanding/collapsing textual topic menu that can be searched.  Clicking on the new "Graphical Listing" will load a large array of annotated "thumbnail" images into the default web browser.  Clicking on one of these image thumbnails (or the textual description below it) will display the associated video, HTML file, PDF file, or image. 
• The color selection button used in RockWorks and LogPlot now has an additional button that puts the program in eyedropper mode. It captures all screens and allows the user to select a color they want to use. Note the red outline that indicates that you're in selection mode and press any key to cancel selection mode.
• Under the Add dropdown in the Playlist, an option was added to enable/disable boreholes based on a list.
• Raster and PDF exports of RockPlot2D files can now be created with a specific width and height. The Vertical Exaggeration is calculated based on the calculated scales.
• The Solid Modeling Directional Algorithm works better for groundwater plumes.  Added nice features to the Solid Modeling algorithm.
• The Peripheral dialog now adjusts the position of the splitter bar to make sure the entire dialog is always visible.
• A depth filter has been added to the Spatial Filters dialog. This option is ignored by programs not using depth.
• The Borehole Manager / Stratigraphy / Grids -> 3D Strat. The diagram program has been moved to the ModOps / Grid menu because the input does not rely on the borehole database.
• When you close a playlist, the undocked windows no longer dock themselves, which speeds up the closing process.
• Added the color selection button, including the color picker, to the Widgits | Color Convertor | Line editor and symbol editor. When working in the Map/Model tables that have a color field you now can right-click and select a color from a dialog with a color selection button.
• The I-Data a P-Data Interval Labeling sub-menus within the 2D striplog designer now include vertical scrollbars if the menus are vertically squished.
• A Tolerance option has been added to numerous programs that display a raster image in RockPlot3D. The Tolerance factor expands the range of colors rendered transparent in an image. A tolerance of 0 only limits the transparency to the transparent color. Higher values will include more colors.
• The RockPlot3D toolbar now has 4 buttons that allow the user to select from fixed above viewpoints (SE, SW, NE, NW) without resetting the zoom or translation points.

 

Bug Fixes:

• Anchor Text in RockPlot2D can now be resized from the handles on the left.
• The "Display Output in Default Viewer" setting for Rw2D Exports to Raster and PDF is now honored.
• Changing between OpenGL Hardware and Software settings from the RockPlot3D About dialog now works correctly.
• Logical legends in RockPlot3D now display the text correctly whether in ascending or descending order.
• Compiled logs are no longer length restrained by the Lithology Descriptions.
• When working in RockPlot2D and using Text (BlockText) on your display, the 'handles' available on each corner will allow resizing of the text box. This will keep the spacing and paragraph settings. Use the cursor to move the text to prevent overlaying other details.
• The Color Names system table works better with adding systems, assigning names, changing names, and filtering them.
• A new system is added by adding a color entry (or changing one) with a different number in the Color System field. For instance using the number '3', as the first 2 numbers are the default system and the Munsell colors system.
• Automatically cropping the full project's image down to match a subsite no longer rotates the cropped image.
• Pattern Assistant for Litho, Strat, Aquifer, and Well Construction types - The 'Add' button now works as expected for adding Keywords and Patterns.
• Undocked windows in the Playlist can now be closed without redocking them.

We recommend that Network license users install the RockWare Network License Administrator v. 1.18. Contact support at rockware.com for a link to the latest version.

 

To download this build, use the Help | Updates | Check for Updates menu inside RockWorks. 

 

RockWorks Link, click on the free trial tab: https://www.rockware.com/product/rockworks/
where you can download the installation program and install the new build right over the top of the existing program. (DO NOT uninstall first.)
 
Note that you will not be able to use this new build of the program if your maintenance has expired before July 2023.

Contact RockWare Sales or visit our Customer Portal (https://www.rockware.com/customer/) if you would like to update your maintenance.

Katy Duncan
RockWare Inc