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(056) 06/30/24/JPR - Improvement:
The previous version of the Lithology / Volumetrics program computed the area for each lithology based on all of the voxels within a given bench (horizontal interval) which isn't all that useful for mine planning. The program has been modified such that for each interval, the area computation for a given lithotype represents the plan-view extent of the lithotype. This means that the area is determined by the horizontal footprint of the lithotype within the interval, ensuring that overlapping voxels (i.e., voxels stacked vertically) are only counted once. Thus, the computed area reflects the unique horizontal coverage of the lithotype without summing the areas of stacked voxels.
(055) 06/19/24/JPR - Improvement:
The default value for the "Interpolate Undefined Nodes" option within the ModOps / Grid / Import / GeoTiff(s) program has been changed to "False".
(054) 06/18/24/JPR - Cosmetic:
The Miscellaneous Options sub-menu within the 2D and 3D log designers now include an option for omitting stratigraphic data above the borehole collar elevation and below the Total Depth (TD). This option was formerly buried away within the Setup / Preferences / Miscellaneous tab.
(053) 06/17/24/JCJ - Bug Fix:
The Box Plots for P-Data was using the I-Data data extraction tool.
(052) 06/11/24/JPR - New Feature:
It is now possible to restrict the normalization of p-data to a region between two grid models.
(051) 06/16/24/JPR - Bug Fix:
On rare occasions, the system default values can become garbled. For example, when a menu is closed, the program will remember it's size and position so that the menu will appear at the same location the next time that menu is opened. If this information is garbled, the program may try to load the menu into a location that outside the monitor(s) coordinates. Accordingly, code has been added to check for this and reposition the menu within the primary monitor.
(050) 06/12/24/JPR - New Feature:
An option has been added to the 2D Log Designer that plots the P-Data color-fill between the maximum and the right edge of the designated column. This provides a means for highlighting low values while preserving the relative scaling (i.e., values increasing to the right). In addition, the sub-menu has been slightly re-designed to accommodate the new options and a help button has been added to illustrate the meanings of the various options.
(049) 06/12/24/JCJ - Improvement:
Borehole Operations - I/P/T-Data | Box Plots All Boreholes show and use the Peripherals menu for Title, Title Block, Image and Perimeter.
(048) 06/12/24/JCJ - Improvement:
The editor for Aquifer Names can now import and export types to the Datasheet, as Litho, Strata, and Construction types do.
(047) 06/11/24/JPR - Bug Fix:
The Utilities / Coords / Azimuths -> Quadrants program now performs conversions correctly.
(046) 06/11/24/JPR - Improvement:
An empty log will no longer cause the Borehole Operations / Maps / Borehole Map program to reject the entire process. Instead, the offending log will be listed within the Execution History and the program will simply omit the borehole from the map.
(045) 06/06/24/JCJ - Improvement:
The Text/Excel import Template has been updated. It includes whether the data should be replaced or appended for Water Levels, I-Data, T-Data, P-Data, I-Text and P-Text and updates the tab page's value. The template will also allow the XY units to be in digital degrees (Longitude/Latitude). To use the replace/append flag used to only work when using the form, now works in batch/Playlist modes.
(044) 05/31/24/MIW - Improvement:
The Variogram Editor now adjusts the width of the Sill and Nugget columns to allow for very large numbers. An option to change the number of decimal places for the Nugget and Sill has been added.
(043) 05/31/24/JPR - Bug Fix:
Saving and opening huge 2D diagrams with more than 70 million triangles (e.g., "heat maps") now work correctly. In addition, the program now displays a progress bar as triangles are loaded from or saved to a file.
(042) 05/29/24/MIW - New Feature:
A program has been added to display an I/P/T-Data Box Plot for one component for all bore holes. This may require multiple pages to display.
(041) 05/24/24/JCJ - Improvement:
The editor for Litho, Strata, and Construction types has been improved. You can now import and export types to the Datasheet. For all of the import options the changes will show in the dialog and ask for confirmation to save them. The various imports had behaved slightly differently, they now function consistently.
(040) 05/24/24/JPR - Improvement:
The Lithology / Volumetrics program now appends the date that the report was generated to the title.
(039) 05/24/24/MIW - Bug Fix:
The constraining surface in the Stratigraphy model is now clipped when Polygon Clipping is selected.
(038) 05/24/24/MIW - Bug Fix:
Color Legends in RockPlot3D correctly plot the text labels when the color interval doesn't match the label interval.
(037) 05/22/24/JPR - Cosmetic:
The Background Image Opacity tab that is used within many menus no longer has a superfluous radio button.
(036) 05/17/24/JPR - Improvement:
The Borehole Operations / Lithology / Volumetrics program has been completely rewritten to create a more graphical and condensed report. The previous version has been relocated to the Utilities / Misc / Obsolete menu - just in case there are any legacy users who dislike the newer version.
(035) 05/17/24/MIW - Improvement:
The Box Plot programs now support logarithmic scaling. In addition a title can be added.
(034) 05/15/24/MIW - New Feature:
Box and Whisker plots have been added to I/P/T-Data for multiple components.
(033) 05/10/24/MIW - Improvement:
The Map Overlay Polygons can now be either added to be in front or in back of the diagram.
(032) 05/10/24/MIW - Bug Fix:
RockPlot3D Min-Max Color Legends now displays the top interval even when the maximum value isn't divisible by the interval.
(031) 05/10/24/MIW - Improvement:
The Box Plot diagram size has been changed to a Width to Height ratio. This gives better results with wide ranges of data.
(030) 05/05/24/JPR - Improvements:
The following improvements have been made to the ModOps / Grid / Import / ASCII DEM -> Grid program;
(029) 05/03/24/MIW - Bug Fix:
The pop up menus in the Borehole Manager, QuickMap tab, display in the correct location when the RockWorks main form is not displayed with upper left corner at the top left of the screen.
(028) 05/02/24/JCJ - Bug Fix:
When exporting shape files with a prj file that is set to use State Plane coordinates, the prj file now contains the appropriate information.
(027) 05/01/24/MIW - Bug Fix:
Raster Symbols in RockPlot2D are now exported to DXF and ESRI Shape Files based on their center point rather than the lower left corner.
(026) 04/30/24/MIW - New Feature:
A Box Plot (also known as Box and Whisker plots) program has been added under the Utilities | Stats menu.
(025) 04/30/24/JCJ - Improvement:
The paste from Excel now works for Project tables containing lines and symbols. For instance the Contour Line Table. The paste function will now allow appending data where before it only allowed replacing the data.
(024) 04/28/24/JPR - New Feature:
A new option has been added to the 3D Log Designer / Lithologic Interval Labeling that can be used to limit the labeling to lithologies with specific g-values. This provides a means to highlight specific lithologies of interest.
(023) 04/28/24/JPR - Bug Fix:
The Lithology Label Intervals / Center Text option within the 3D Log Designer now works correctly. The previous version would also position the label at the top of the lithologic intervals.
(022) 04/27/24/JPR - New Feature:
The Spatial Filter tab that is used within menu programs menus now includes an option to set the XYZ minimum and maximums to the Project Dimensions.
(021) 04/25/24/JPR - New Feature:
It is now possible to adjust the opacity of the background image within two-dimensional maps. In the examples shown below, a cell map is made more readable by decreasing the opacity of the background image.
(020) 04/25/24/JPR - Improvement:
The ASCII DEM -> Grid program runs a bit faster when extracting portions of a DEM to a grid based on the Project Dimensions.
(019) 04/25/24/MIW - New Feature:
Titles may now be added to 3D diagrams directly.
(018) 04/25/24/MIW - New Feature:
Contour lines may now be added to 3D surface diagrams directly.
(017) 04/24/24/JPR - Improvement:
The vertical height of the tabs within multi-page menus has been decreased from 40 to 30 pixels to minimize the amount of scrolling that is necessary when viewing menus within the Playlist.
(016) 04/22/24/JCJ - Bug Fix:
Borehole Manager - File | Export | P-Data, I-Data & T-Data | All Tracks, can be set to measure Depths from the Collar Elevation without an error.
(015) 04/19/24/MIW - New Feature:
Grids surface displayed in RockPlot3D can now include contours.
(014) 04/19/24/JPR - New Feature:
The DEM (Digital Elevation Model) import program now includes options for specifying if the elevation data is stored in a South-to-North or West-to-East fashion. This change is designed to accommodate DEM files that do not include the directionality within the file header record (i.e. files not generated by the USGS).
(013) 04/18/24/JCJ - Bug Fix:
Editing selected playlist items will now copy the items back to the same locations without jumping around.
(012) 04/15/24/MIW - Improvement:
The T-Data Time Graph program now has the option to specify the Date/Time format.
(011) 04/15/24/JCJ - Improvement:
When you select several Playlist items, you can enable/disable them all at once. The selected items can also be edited as text vs. editing the entire Playlist.
(010) 04/13/24/JPR - Improvement:
Upon completion, the Playlist now scrolls to the first checked item within the list. This makes it easier to test items within long playlists.
(009) 04/12/24/JPR - New Feature:
The Dimensions / Scan programs now include an option to add a buffer around the suggested project dimensions.
(008) 04/11/24/JPR - New Feature:
Several new options have been added to the Multivariate Lithology Map menu that is accessed via the Borehole Operations / Lithology pull-down menu.
Read more and see examples by clicking HERE.
(007) 04/08/24/MIW - Improvement:
A "Select Properties" has been added to the RockPlot2D popup menu. It allows users to select from a number of items when there is more than one item under the cursor.
(006) 04/07/24/JPR - New Feature:
A smoothing option has been added to the ModOps / Solid / Extract Grids / Solid → Thickness Grid. This eliminates a step when converting portions of lithology models to isopachs because the result can be very angular and aesthetically displeasing (ugly) without smoothing. Also note that the tab labeled "Options" has been renamed to "Input / Output" for (hopefully) obvious reasons.
(005) 04/06/24/JPR - New Feature:
The Cage options which are used to add perimeter annotation to 3D diagrams now include an option to add a small north arrow to the diagram.
(004) 04/06/24/JPR - Improvement:
Programs within the Playlist that are unable to create 3D logs due to no data will no longer interrupt the processing with warning messages. Instead, the warning message will be added to the Execution History listing.
(003) 04/06/24/JPR - New Feature:
It is now possible to automatically set the elevation for the image within the Graphics / Images / Float program to the project minimum or maximum z-value. These new options are also available within the 3D program that include an option for adding a floating image to the diagram.
(002) 04/01/24/MIW - Improvement:
A button has been added to adjust the end point coordinates to match the value range.
(001) 04/01/24/JPR - New Feature:
A button titled "Set to Project's Values" has been added to the Borehole Operations / Lithology / Volumetrics menu. This button will copy the values for the current Project Dimensions to the Upper Elevation, Lower Elevation, and Interval.
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