(159) Bug Fix (06/25/08/MIW):  The Utilities / Import / ASCII program no longer ignores the user-specified delimiter.

(158) Bug Fix (06/25/08/MIW):  The Utilities / Import / ASCII program no longer skips one additional line over what the user specified.

(157) Bug Fix (06/20/08/MIW): Disks and cones now correctly updating the world dimensions within the RockPlot/3D program thereby causing the elevation minimums and maximums to be correct.

(156) Improvement (06/20/08/MIW):  The RockPlot/3D / Export / Google Earth program now has an option to turn off the creation of "normals" (default is off). Turning off the normals forces Google Earth to use ambient lighting which provides an equal amount of illumination no matter which way an item is facing. Creating normals allows Google Earth to use directional lighting which creates highlights and shadows.

(155) Bug Fix (06/19/08/MIW):  Creating a histogram of a solid model no longer generates an Out of Memory error if the regional settings are configured for a non-US numeric format.

(154) Improvement (06/19/08/MIW):  The Utilities / Solid / Resample program is considerably faster.  This new resampling uses a 3x3x3 filter with Inverse-Distance to resample voxels.   Note:  There may be undesirable edge effects when using solid model resampling to shift or enlarge models.

(153) New Feature (06/18/08/JCJ):  A new program titled "CSV Export" has been added to the new Borehole Manager / T-Data menu.

(152) New Feature (06/18/08/JCJ):  A new program titled "CSV Export" has been added to the new Borehole Manager / I-Text menu.

(151) Improvement (06/17/08/JCJ): The setting for the location of the data tabs is now saved when it is changed instead of waiting until the closing of the program.  This prevents the tabs location being set back to where it was at the start of the program when other setting are changed.

(150) Cosmetic (06-14/08/JPR): The Borehole Manager / P-Data / Plan menu is now titled correctly.  The previous version was titled "I-data plan"

(149) New Feature (06/13/08/JPR):  Project / Project Statistics

(148) Cosmetic (06/13/08/JPR):  Items moved to "Window" menu.

(147) Cosmetic (06/13/08/JPR):  New "Project" menu item.

(146) Bug Fix (06/06/08/MIW):  Previous installation logs are now overwritten whenever RockWorks/14 is reinstalled.

(145) Bug Fix (06/06/08/MIW):  The correct icon for RockWorks/14 is now displayed in the Windows Add/Remove Programs control panel.

(144) Bug Fix (06/06/08/JCJ):  The RockPlot/3D program now recognizes black as a transparent color when draping bitmaps.

(143) Bug Fix (06/06/08/MIW):  The RockPlot/3D program now recognizes black as a transparent color when draping bitmaps.

(142) Removal (06/05/08/JPR):  The File \ Transfer option no longer appears within the RockWorks Utilities version.

(141) Bug Fix (06/05/08/MIW):  The RockPlot/3D program now reports the proper z-min/z-max within the View / Dimensions dialog when a diagram with only solid-model panels (vertical grids) is displayed.

(140) Bug Fix (06/04/08/JPR):  The Endpoint-Selection / List option within the Borehole Manager programs that create sections is now "remembered" and therefore works properly within RCL (RockWorks Command Language) scripts.

(139) Improvement (06/04/08/JCJ):  The Borehole Manager / View / Filter & Select programs now support non-US regional Windows settings.

(138) Bug Fix (06/04/08/JPR):  The Borehole Manager / Striplogs / Multi-Log Profile program no longer bombs if the program is unable to project anything into the profile "swath".

(137) New Feature (06/03/08/JPR):  The Profile / Create Separate Location Map option now includes a suite or parameters for displaying the "swath" (cutoff distance between the profile axis and control points) within the location map.

Note:  The "Show Profile Swaths" option appears within the Section and Fence menus, but it has no effect.

(136) Bug Fix (06/03/08/JPR):  The Profile / Perimeter / Plot Title option that is used by all of the profiling options (e.g. Stratigraphy / Profile , Lithology / Profile, etc.) is no longer disabled if the Profile / Perimeter / Border option is disabled.

(135) Bug Fix (06/03/08/JPR):  Profile and fence diagram locations maps now use the line style / color / thickness that is set within the menu.  The previous version would always plot a thick red line regardless of the menu setting.  Section lines plotted correctly.

(134) New Feature (06/03/08/JCJ):  A new program titled "Import" has been added to the new Borehole Manager / T-Data menu.

This program is similar to the I-Data / Import program with the additional fields for the date/time field.

(133) New Feature (06/03/08/JPR):  A new program titled "Profile" has been added to the new Borehole Manager / T-Data menu.

This program is almost identical to the I-Data / Program except for the time-based filtering options that allow the user to create a profile based on samples that were taken on a specific date or samples that were taken during a specific time period.

By using the aquifer surface data as constraining grids (see "Model Constraints" within the menu above) for the same time interval, it is possible to generate profiles that show both the concentration levels for a contaminant as well as the changes within the aquifer thickness.

For more information about time-based models please refer to item #121 below.

(132) New Feature (06/02/08/JPR):  It is now possible to enable/disable the rectangular polygon that is plotting along the perimeter of the fence panels that are generated by the programs within the following list.

• Utilities / Solid / Fence:  The previous version used a "hardwired" black outline.  The minimum and maximum elevations are determined by the model dimensions.

• Borehole Manager / Lithology / Fence:  The previous version used a "hardwired" black outline.  The minimum and maximum elevations are determined by the model dimensions.

• Borehole Manager / Stratigraphy / Fence / Modeled:  The previous version did not plot any type of outline around the perimeter of the fence panels.  The minimum and maximum elevations are determined by the project dimensions.

• Borehole Manager / Stratigraphy / Fence / Straight:  The previous version did not plot any type of outline around the perimeter of the fence panels.  The minimum and maximum elevations are determined by the project dimensions.

• Borehole Manager / I-Data / Fence:  The previous version used a "hardwired" black outline.  The minimum and maximum elevations are determined by the model dimensions.

• Borehole Manager / P-Data / Fence:  The previous version used a "hardwired" black outline.  The minimum and maximum elevations are determined by the model dimensions.

• Borehole Manager / Fractures / Fence:  The previous version used a "hardwired" black outline.  The minimum and maximum elevations are determined by the model dimensions.

• Borehole Manager / Aquifers / Fence:  The previous version used a "hardwired" black outline.  The minimum and maximum elevations are determined by the model dimensions.

The outline option consists of a checkbox with a sub-option that defines the line color and style.

This new capability can be used to de-clutter complex diagrams.

(131) Bug Fix (06/02/08/JPR):  The Borehole Manager / Aquifer / Model program now saves the upper, lower, and thickness grids with names that make sense.  The previous version would omit the month field from the file name.

(130) New Feature (06/02/08/JPR):  The Borehole Manager / Aquifer / Model program now includes an option for hiding portions of the model where the aquifer thickness is below a user-defined cutoff.

This new option provides a means for showing aquifers within paleochannels.

(129) Bug Fix (06/02/08/MIW):  The Utilities / Solid / Morph program now displays the output correctly within RockPlot3D.

(128) Bug Fix (06/02/08/MIW):  Displaying grid surfaces in RockPlot3D using a color table with missing intervals no longer causes the program to crash catastrophically or display strangely.

(127) Improvement (06/02/08/MIW):  Tree-style menus include an option to right-click on a menu item in order to show the associated RCL (RockWorks Command Language) command.  The item is now automatically copied to the Windows clipboard (as stated in the menu).  The previous version copied the RCL command to the clipboard after the dialog was closed.

(126) Bug Fix (06/02/08/JCJ):  The Borehole Manager now updates the linked datatabs correctly.  In some (fortunately rare) instances, the wrong datatab would be displayed for a given borehole. 

(125) Bug Fix (06/02/08/JPR):  The Borehole Manager / Aquifers / Hydrograph Map program no longer bombs if the precipitation or water levels are constant (i.e. the y-range is zero).

(124) New Feature (06/02/08/JPR):  Three-dimensional logs within the Borehole Manager now include options for plotting up to four columns depicting Time-Interval data (T-Data).

The T-Data plotting capability is very similar to the I-Data plotting with the exception that the T-Data options include filters to show only the data that was sampled during at a specific date/time or within a designated time interval.

Each T-Data column maintains it's own time-based filter settings.  It is therefore possible to plot diagrams that depict up to four sampling intervals.

(123) Improvement (05/30/08/JCJ):  The date selection dialog that is used throughout the program now allows the user to directly enter the date without being forced to select the date from an interactive calendar.  The initial menu includes a box for directly typing in the date.  An ancillary button is located along the right edge of the box if the user wishes to select the date from a calendar.

(122) Cosmetic (05/30/08/JPR):  The sample data set now includes two sets of fictitious cobalt data within the T-Data table.  The sample values represent two sampling events separated by a six month hiatus.  This is the dataset that was used to create the examples that were used to illustrate the new Borehole Manager / T-Data / Model program described within item #121 (below).

(121) New Feature (05/30/08/JPR):  A new program titled "Model" has been added to the new Borehole Manager / T-Data menu.

This program is almost identical to the I-Data / Model program except for the time-based filtering options that allow the user to create a model based on samples that were taken on a specific date or samples that were taken during a specific time period.  Here's an example describing how it works;

• Each well contains cobalt concentration data for two different sampling dates (6/12/07 and 1/15/08)

• A model was created for the 6/12/07 cobalt samples by activating the time-based filter and specifying 6/12/07 exact date.  Note also how the model name incorporates the sampling date.

• Next, a model was created for the 1/15/08 cobalt samples by changing the filter date.  Note again, how the model name incorporates the sampling date.

• A simple datasheet was then constructed within the Utilities datasheet listing the two "end-member" models.

• The Utilities / Solid / Morph program was then used to construct an AVI file (that has been converted to an animated GIF) as shown below.

By using the aquifer surface data as constraining grids (see "Model Constraints" within the menu above) for the same time interval, it is possible to generate models/diagrams that show both the concentration levels for a contaminant as well as the changes within the aquifer thickness.

(120) Cosmetic (05/30/08/JPR):  A new menu group titled "T-Data" has been added to the main Borehole Manager menubar.

This menu group will be used to host a variety of future options that process the data within the new Time-Interval (T-Data) table.

(119) New Feature (05/29/08/JPR):  Two-dimensional logs within the Borehole Manager now include options for plotting up to four bargraphs depicting Time-Interval data (T-Data).

The T-Data bargraph plotting capability is very similar to the I-Data plotting with the exception that the T-Data options include filters to show only the data that was sampled during a specific date/time or within a designated time interval.

The T-Data bargraph text plotting capability is also very similar to the I-Data text plotting with the exception that the sampling date may also be included within the text.

The format for the date/time that is displayed within the striplog text column can be adjusted by changing the "Date Format" string that is a sub-option of the "Dates" checkbox.  Examples include the following.

Let's say that a sample was taken at 12:15pm on February 5th, 2008 ...

The formation options are summarized within the following table:

Each T-Data column maintains it's own time-based filter settings.  It is therefore possible to plot diagrams that depict up to four sampling intervals as shown by the following "well map".

A closer examination of an individual log shows several things:  The separate columns show the same t-data element/compound at four different sampling times.  The sampling interval is based on an aquifer top (aka the "water table" or "potentiometric surface") that is becoming lower with time.  Conversely, the base of the aquifer is static.  The conclusion for this particular well is that (1) the contamination is decreasing with time, and (2) the water table is lowering with time.

(119) New Feature (05/29/08/JPR):  The Borehole Manager / File / Export / XLS (Excel) program now includes options for exporting the new Time-Interval (T-Data).

(118) New Feature (05/29/08/JPR):  The Borehole Manager / File / Export / ASCII program now includes options for exporting the new Time-Interval (T-Data).

(117) Cosmetic (05/28/08/MIW):  The Background Color option within RockPlot/3D / View menu has been removed because it is now changed via the toolbar color button.

(116) New Feature (05/28/08/JCJ):  It is now possible to change the order of the Borehole Manager data tabs.

Notice in the preceding example how the initial tab order was Location, Orientation, Lithology, etc.  In the second example, the tab order is now Location, Lithology, Orientation, etc.  This tab order can be changed in five possible ways;

• Click on a tab and drag it to the desired location.

• Right-click on a tab, select the "Tab Manager" from the popup menu, click on a item and use the red arrows to move the item to the desired relative location.

  

  • The "Reset Tabs" option will make all tabs visible.

  • The "Reset Tab Columns" option will make all data columns within the tabs visible.

• Right-click on a tab, select the "Tab Manager" from the popup menu, click on a item and drag it the desired relative location.

• Select the View / Tab Manager option from the main menu, click on an item and use the red arrows to move the item to the desired relative location.

• Select the View / Tab Manager option from the main menu, click on an item and drag it the desired relative location.

The new capability for showing the data tables within a column that is positioned between the borehole list and the datasheets (see item #112 below) also uses the settings within the Tab Manager to determine the order in which the tables are presented.  It is also possible to drag these items to the desired position.

(115) New Feature (05/28/08/JPR):  A new program titled "Borehole Filter" has been added to the Utilities / Solid / Filter menu. 

This program starts with a menu that is very similar to the Tube Filter menu (also accessed from within the Utilities / Solid / Filter sub-menu).

The basic idea is create one or more tunnels (or mine drifts) by treating the tunnel as a borehole.  Specifically, this means entering the tunnel starting point as a borehole collar XYZ and then adding the tunnel survey data within the "Orientation" table.  Here's an example of the data that was used to create the tunnel shown within the example application described at the end of this section:

The Filter Style option is used to either nullify the voxels outside or inside of the tunnel.

Example Application:

Computing The Volume Of Stratigraphic Materials To Be Excavated By A Tunnel

• Start by using the Stratigraphy / Model program to create a stratigraphic block model.

• Use the Borehole Filter program to "nullify" the nodes that are beyond the radius of the tunnel.

• Use the Stratigraphy / Volumetrics / Solid program to generate a report for the filtered model that was created by the Borehole Filter program.  The last row of this report depicts the mass and/or volume for the various stratigraphic units that must be removed in order to create the tunnel.

• The same approach can be used to compute the volume and mass of lithologic materials.

Note: This Borehole Filter program is only available within the "RockWorks Complete" version.

(114) Bug Fix (05/27/08/JPR):  The Borehole Manager / I-Data / Model program now longer generates an error message if the "Polygon Vertex Table" does not exist.  The previous version would generate this error even if the "Polygon Filtering" option was disabled.

(113) New Feature (05/27/08/JCJ):  A new data table called "Time Interval (T-Data)" has been added to the Borehole Manager database.  This table is designed for entering interval data that changes over time.  The most obvious example of time-based data involves hydrochemistry in which a depth interval is sampled for a given suite of elements and/or compounds over a period of time. 

Accordingly, a new tab titled "Time Interval (T-Data)" can be made visible in one of three ways;

• Right-click on a data tab, select the "Tab Manager" option and then check the item labeled "Time Interval (T-Data)".

• Select the View / Tab Manager option from the main menu and check the item labeled "Time Interval (T-Data)".

The T-Data table is very similar to the I-Data table.  It simply has an additional, required field in which the user enters the date and/or time that something was sampled.  The T-Data table columns are defined within a Time (T-Data) Data Columns table that is identical to the I-Data Data Columns table.

The T-Data Column Titles table can be accessed on one of three ways;

• Click on the new "T-Data Types" option within the Project Manager.

• Click on the "Show T-Data Column Names dialog ..." option at the top of the T-Data datasheet.

• Right-click on a cell within the T-Data datasheet and select the "Show Column Names Dialog" from the popup menu that will appear.

Note:  The T-Data table will be automatically added to existing databases when they are first opened with this, and subsequent versions of RockWorks. 

Here's the catch:  You can add data to the time-based data table, but RockWorks doesn't do anything useful with it.  We've added it to the program for future applications which will be incrementally introduced within subsequent revisions.  As such, the Time Interval tab is not visible by default.

(112) New Feature (05/27/08/JCJ):  Borehole tabs can now be shown as a column of buttons between the borehole listing and the tab sheets as well as the "classical" position above the datasheets. 

This capability has been created in response to the unwieldy nature of the classical tabs when using multiple tables (e.g. scrolling to the right to find a hidden tab).  Given that we'll be adding new tables on a ongoing basis, the vertical column listing represents a better interface.

This setting can be changed in three possible ways;

• Select the Tools / General Preferences option from the main menu.

• Right-click on a data tab, select the "Tab Manager" option and then check or uncheck the new item at the base of the menu labeled "Show Tabs On Top".

• Select the View / Tab Manager option from the main menu and check or uncheck the "Show Tabs On Top" option.

The default configuration is to show the tabs above the datasheets (e.g. the "Classical" approach) in order to minimize the possibility of disorientating legacy users.

(111) Improvement (05/27/08/JPR):  The "Delimiter" options within the following menus have been redesigned to be identical with the Utilities / File / Import / ASCII menu (see item #110 below).

• Borehole Manager / I-Data / Export / XYZG

• Borehole Manager / I-Data / Export / CSV

• Borehole Manager / P-Data / Export / XYZG

• Borehole Manager / P-Data / Export / CSV

• Borehole Manager / Fractures / Export / ASCII  

• Utilities / File / Import / DXF

• Utilities / Grid / Export

• Utilities / Solid / Export

• Grafix / Images / Digitize From Bitmap / Options 

(110) Improvement (05/27/08/JPR):  The "Delimiter" options within the Utilities / File / Import / ASCII menu has been redesigned.

The new version (shown below) shows the delimiter code followed by the description of the delimiter in parentheses.

If the user clicks on the delimiter field, a popup menu will appear, listing the common delimiters.  A delimiter is selected by clicking on a row within this table.

If the user wants to see all of the 256 ASCII codes, the "Limit Display To Common Delimiters" option at the base of this menu may be unselected.

(109) Bug Fix (05/23/08/JPR):  The warping option within the Borehole Manager / Lithology / Model programs will now generate an explanatory error message if the user attempts to use a grid model that contains null values as the warping grid.

(108) Bug Fix (05/23/08/JPR):  The "Include Data Range" option within the Borehole Manager / Striplogs / 2D programs now works correctly if the Column Title is blank.  The previous version would not plot the data ranges if the column title was blank.

(107) Bug Fix (05/23/08/JPR):  The Borehole Manager / Aquifers / Model program no longer generates an error if the Reference Cage / Dimensions / Automatic setting is used in conjunction with a model that contains null values.

(106) Bug Fix (05/23/08/JPR):  The Borehole Manager / Stratigraphy / Model program no longer generates an error if the Reference Cage / Dimensions / Automatic setting is used in conjunction with a model that contains null values.

(105) Bug Fix (05/23/08/JPR):  The azimuth and lineation filtering within the Utilities / Linears / Lineation Gridding program now work correctly.  The previous version ignored the filter settings.

(104) Improvement (05/22/08/JCJ):  The I-Data and P-Data import programs within the Borehole Manager will only clear the tracks that are actually being imported.

(103) Bug Fix (05/22/08/JCJ):  The Borehole Manager / File / Import / LogPlot7 program now reads the proper fields for the easting, northing, elevation, and total-depth.

(102) New Feature (05/22/08/JPR):  A new program titled "Endpoint Comparison" has been added to the Borehole Manager / Striplogs menu.

This program is used to generate a listing of the spatial relationships for the borehole endpoints.  It is used by drilling companies when comparing multiple, complex boreholes.

The output from this program is displayed within the RockWorks Utilities datasheet.  The following example shows all of the possible computations.  Please note that it is possible (see menu below) to limit which data is displayed within the datasheet.

The Endpoint Comparison menu allow the user to define which blocks of computations will be displayed within the datasheet.

The various menu items are described as follows:

• Total Depths:  Display the following total-depth information within the RockWorks Utilities datasheet:

  • A-TD:  Total drilled length for borehole "A".

  • B-TD:  Total drilled length for borehole "B"

• XYZ Coordinates:  Display the following borehole endpoint coordinates within the RockWorks Utilities datasheet:

  • Ax:  X-coordinate (easting) at base of borehole "A".

  • Ay:  Y-coordinate (northing) at base of borehole "A".

  • Az:  Z-coordinate (elevation) at base of borehole "A".

  • Bx:  X-coordinate (easting) at base of borehole "B".

  • By:  Y-coordinate (northing) at base of borehole "B".

  • Bz:  Z-coordinate (elevation) at base of borehole "B".

• Azimuths & Inclinations:  Display the following borehole endpoint spatial relationships within the RockWorks Utilities datasheet:

  • A->B Azimuth:  Bearing (in degrees) from base of borehole "A" to base of borehole "B".

  • A->B Inclination:  Inclination angle (in degrees) from base of borehole "A" to base of borehole "B".

  • B->A Azimuth:  Bearing (in degrees) from base of borehole "B" to base of borehole "A".

  • B->A Inclination:  Inclination angle (in degrees) from base of borehole "B" to base of borehole "A".

• Distances:  Display the following distances between the borehole endpoints within the RockWorks Utilities datasheet:

  • 3D-Distance:  Three-dimensional space distance from the base of borehole "A" to the base of borehole "B".

  • Horizontal Distance:  Horizontal ("as the crow flies") distance from the base of borehole "A" to the base of borehole "B".

  • Vertical Distance:  Vertical distance (elevation difference) between the base of borehole "A" to the base of borehole "B".

• Relative Offsets:  Display the following offsets between the base of borehole "A" and the base of borehole "B" within the RockWorks Utilities datasheet.

  • A->B X-Offset:  East/west offset of borehole "B" relative to borehole "A".

  • A->B Y-Offset:  North/south offset of borehole "B" relative to borehole "A".

  • A->B Z-Offset:  Elevation offset of borehole "B" relative to borehole "A".

  • B->A X-Offset:  East/west offset of borehole "A" relative to borehole "B".

  • B->A Y-Offset:  North/south offset of borehole "A" relative to borehole "B".

  • B->A Z-Offset:  Elevation offset of borehole "A" relative to borehole "B".

• Midpoints:  Display the following coordinates for a point that lies midway between the base of borehole "A" and the base of borehole "B" within the RockWorks Utilities datasheet.

  • Mid-X:  X-coordinate (easting) of point that lies midway between the base of borehole "A" and the base of borehole "B".

  • Mid-Y:  Y-coordinate (northing) of point that lies midway between the base of borehole "A" and the base of borehole "B".

  • Mid-Z:  Z-coordinate (elevation) of point that lies midway between the base of borehole "A" and the base of borehole "B".

• Decimal Places:  Number of decimals places use when listing results within the RockWorks Utilities datasheet.

(101) Improvement (05/22/08/JCJ):  The program will now warn the user if they attempt create a project within a RockWorks "System" or "Backup" folder.

(100) Bug Fix (05/22/08/JCJ):  The Borehole Manager / File / Export / LogPlot option will now export positive depths if the "Positive Depths" option has been checked.

(99) New Feature (05/21/08/JPR):  It is now possible to specify the borehole radius in map units (e.g. feet, meters) within the Borehole Manager / Striplog / 3D design menu.

This new capability makes it easier to use the borehole capabilities to model tunnels and mine workings.

(98) New Feature (05/21/08/JPR):  The Borehole Manager / Striplog / 3D options now include new options that allow the user to color the log axis based on the borehole symbol color.

This new feature makes it easier to distinguish between different boreholes as shown by the following diagrams.

Color-coded logs axes are especially useful when plotting complex relationships between deviated boreholes, tunnels, and mine workings.

(97) Bug Fix (05/20/08/JPR):  The "densify" gridding option now longer sporadically adds a bogus zero-level point.

(96) New Feature (05/20/08/MIW):  The RockPlot3D slicing utilities for the models and iso-surfaces now include an automatic area calculation.

(95) Bug Fix (05/20/08/MIW):  The RockPlot3D / File / Export / ESRI program now includes valid triangle classification values.

(94) Improvement (05/20/08/MIW):  The RockPlot2D / File / ReportWorks option now automatically places the current drawing into ReportWorks.  If the current drawing has now been saved, the user will be prompted to save it before the file can be loaded into ReportWorks.

(93) New Feature (05/20/08/JCJ):  A new program titled "ProSect" has been added to the Borehole Manager / File / Import menu. 

This program will import the location, orientation, lithology, and two columns of I-Data.

The ProSect product  (long since discontinued) was developed by RockWare in 2000 as a precursor to RockWorks.

(92) New Feature (05/19/08/JPR):  A new program titled "Hydrograph Map" has been added to the Borehole Manager / Aquifers menu.

This program is used to create maps that show the associated hydrograph adjacent to each borehole location.

The Hydrograph Map menu is identical to the Hydrograph menu (see #91 below), with some additional parameters.

• Plot Borehole Locations:  For additional information about these options, please refer to the help messages that are associated within the Map / Borehole Map program.

  • Symbols:  Include borehole symbols within map.

• Titles:  Include borehole titles within map.

• Log-Traces:  Include polylines that show log course in plan view.

• Bitmap:  Plot bitmap (typically an airphoto) in background.

• Callout Box Options:  Clicking on this option will present the user with a variety of options that determine how the hydrographs will be positioned within the map.  These mini-hydrographs are referred to as "callouts".

• Position:  These options define how the callout box will be positioned relative the control (well) point.

  • Automatic:  This option will automatically move the callout boxes such that they do not overplot adjacent callout boxes (i.e. automatic overposting prevention).

• Centered:  The "Centered" option will position the hydrographs such that the center of the diagram is positioned directly over the control point.

• Fixed Positions:  The compass points within this portion of the menu depict 16 possible positions for the callout box relative to the control point. 

• Why are there so many fixed-position options?  The primary reason for using these options as opposed to the automatic positioning involves maps with multiple callout boxes.  For example, if a map is to contain callout boxes for Stiff diagrams, as well as hydrographs, you may want to position the Stiff diagrams southwest of the well location while the hydrographs are positioned to the northeast.

• Colors:  The background and perimeter colors may be adjusted within this group of options.

  • Perimeter Color:  Click on this option to set the perimeter color.  If you don't wish to have a perimeter line, set the color to the same color as the background.

• Opaque Background:  Typically, the background for a hydrograph is opaque in order to avoid confusion with the background map.  There may be instances, however, in which it is desirable to view the background information as well as the hydrograph.

• Background Color:  Clicking on the Background Color option will display a palette of colors that will define the callout box color provided that the Opaque Background option has been checked.

• Offset:  The offset, specified as a percentage of the map size, determines the distance between the callout box and the control point.

• Leader Line Style:  The "leader lines" connect the callout box with the control point.  There are three possible settings:

• Border:  Plot annotated perimeter around map.

As with all RockWorks diagrams, a hydrograph map may be appended to any other type of map (e.g. a contour map showing water levels).

(91) New Feature (05/14/08/JPR):  A new program titled "Hydrograph" has been added to the Borehole Manager / Aquifers menu.

This program will generate a diagram, based on data within the Water Levels table for the currently selected borehole and precipitation data within the Utilities datasheet.

This program is very similar to the Utilities / Hydrology / Hydrograph program.  The primary difference is that the new program reads the water level data from the "Water Levels" tab within the Borehole Manager and the precipitation data from an ATD file.

In order to demonstrate this new program, the following information has been added to the sample data:

• A new ATD file titled "Precipitation.atd" has been added to the Samples folder.

• An extended list of water-level data has been added to Borehole DH-01 Water Levels table.

(90) Improvement (05/12/08/MIW):  The selection of graphical items (symbols, patterns, colors and lines) in the Utilities spreadsheet is now easier to see.

(89) New Feature (05/12/08/MIW):  A new option titled "Google Earth" has been added to the RockPlot3D / File / Export menu.

This program will export the currently displayed RockPlot/3D diagram to a format that can be displayed within the Google Earth program.  Once selected, the Google Earth Export menu will appear:

1. scaling, 2 vertical offset (if your input is in feet, the vertical offset should be in feet)

• File Name:  The export program converts the RockPlot3D diagram to a "Collada" format.  This is an XML-based scheme for saving three-dimensional information.  It is the same format that is used by the Google Sketch-Up product (the program that is used to create three-dimensional buildings for subsequent display within Google Earth).  This file is then zipped into a KMZ file (the compressed version of a Google Earth KML file).
  
  • Open in Google Earth:  Checking this option will cause the program to automatically launch Google Earth and load/display the designated output file.
    
• Location:  Google Earth uses decimal degrees (longitude/latitude) for eastings and northings and meters for elevations.  Given that most RockWorks users typically use Cartesian (xyz) coordinates (e.g. eastings, northings, elevations), this export program will convert your Cartesian coordinates to Google Earth coordinates (longitude, latitude, meters).
  
  
  • UTM: Check this button if your Cartesian coordinates are based on the UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator) system.
    • Zone:  Press this button and select the UTM zone that your UTM coordinates are referenced to.
      
  • Manual:  Check this button if you've been working in some other type of non-UTM Cartesian coordinate system (e.g. local mine site coordinates).
    • Longitude:  Enter the longitude (in decimal degrees) for the origin (x=0) of your non-UTM Cartesian coordinate system.
    • Latitude:  Enter the latitude (in decimal degrees) for the origin (y=0) of your non-UTM Cartesian coordinate system.
  • Units:  UTM and non-UTM Cartesian coordinates and elevations may be specified in meters and feet.  The following buttons determine how the export program will interpret your original eastings, northings, and elevations when performing the longitude/latitude/elevation conversions.
    • Meters:  Check this button if your eastings, northings, and elevations are specified in meters.
    • Feet:  Check this button if your eastings, northings, and elevations are specified in meters.
  • Vertical Offset:  Google Earth does not allow users to display data below the ground surface.  As a consequence, all subsurface data must be shifted vertically upwards such that it resides above the ground surface.  The Vertical Offset setting defines the amount of vertical shifting in meters.
    • Note:  The Vertical Offset will be multiplied by the Elevation Scale (see next section).
  • Scaling:  Before performing the conversion from Cartesian coordinates to Google Earth coordinates (longitude/latitude/meters), the program will multiply your Cartesian coordinates by these scaling factors. 
    • Easting & Northing:  Typically, this is only used with non-UTM coordinates.  If this is the case, set the Easting and Northing scalers to 1.0.  If, on the other hand, your Cartesian coordinates are stored in units other than meters or feet, enter the appropriate conversion factor to convert them to the units that are selected within the Units grouping.
    • Elevation:  If your original elevations are expressed in meters, set this value to 1.0.  If your original elevations are expressed in feet, set this scale factor to 0.3048. 
       
      • Note:  The elevation scale factor can also be used to adjust the vertical exaggeration.  For example, if your original elevations are expressed in meters and the Elevation Scale is set to 10.0, the diagram will be vertically stretched by a factor of 10.
• Elevations:  Google Earth does not display information that is below the ground surface.  The options within this portion of the menu are designed to help the user to vertically shift the exported diagram above the ground surface.
  
  • Adjust Elevations:  If checked, the program will scan for the lowest elevation in order to determine the amount of vertical offset that is necessary to vertically shift the diagram such that the lowest elevation within the diagram corresponds to sea level (elevation zero).
    
  • Original Elevations:  If checked, the program will not modify the diagram elevations before exporting the contents to Google Earth.  This option assumes that your original elevations are above the ground surface.
    
  • Vertical Offset:  This number (expressed in meters) will be added to either the adjusted elevations (if the "Adjust Elevations" option has been selected), or the original elevations (if the "Original Elevations" option is selected).

Chronostratigraphic Fence Diagram - Colorado Plateau

Gamma Logs - Finger Lakes

Gold Ore Body - Canadian Rockies

(88) Improvement (05/12/08/JCJ):  On changing to a new project the program will test all data dictionary files to see if they exist and are not empty.  Before it only checked one and assumed if it was there, the rest were too.

(87) New Feature (05/12/08/JPR):  The World file options that have been recently added (see items 82 through 86 below) now include an option for automatically defining the World file name. 

Here's how it works;

• The program starts searching for a file that uses the "W" extension (see item #74 below).  If that file exists, it becomes the World file.

• The program then searches for a file that uses the 3-character extension (see item #74 below).  If that file exists, it becomes the World file and supersedes the W-extension file (if it existed).

• If neither the w-extension or the 3-character version of the World file exists, the program will present the user with the following error message:

(86) New Feature (05/11/08/JPR):  The RockPlot-2D / File / Import / Raster -> RockPlot2D program now include an options for specifying bitmap dimensions based on the Project Dimensions or a World file.

(85) New Feature (05/11/08/JPR):  The RockPlot-2D / File / Export / BMP , JPEG , PNG, and TIFF programs now include an option for creating a corresponding "World" file when the raster images are created.

(84) New Feature (05/10/08/JPR):  The Utilities / Grid / Import menu now includes options for specifying bitmap dimensions based on the Project Dimensions or a World file. 

(83) New Feature (05/10/08/JPR):  The "Background" option that is included within most of the 2D mapping menus (e.g. Borehole Manager / Map / Borehole Locations, Utilities / Map / EZ-Map, etc.) now includes options for basing the background image on the project dimensions or a World file.

(82) New Feature (05/10/08/JPR):  The Grafix / 3D-Utilities / Images / Float program now includes options for using a "World" file to set the real-world image coordinates.

(81) New Feature (05/10/08/JPR):  The Grafix / 3D-Utilities / Images / Float program now includes options for using the project dimensions to set the real-world image coordinates.

(80) New Feature (05/08/08/JPR):  The horizontal biasing solid-modeling algorithm now allows the user to specify the biasing in terms of the project size (i.e. a percentage) or map units.

(79) New Feature (05/08/08/JPR):  A new option titled "Recent Projects" has been added to the Utilities / File menu.

This new option is identical to the "Recent Projects" option that was recently added to the Borehole Manager / File menu (see item # 70 below).

(78) Cosmetic (05/08/08/JPR):  The Utilities / File / Recent option has been renamed to "Recent ATD Files".

(77) Improvement (05/08/08/JPR):  The "Earth_01.dat" through "Earth_05.dat" files (used by the Utilities / Map / Sphere-Plot program) within the RockWorks14 / Tables folder have been renamed using a ".bin" extension.

(76) Improvement (05/06/08/JPR):  The Utilities / Linears / Rose Diagram program now allows the user to enter real numbers for the;

• Ray Spacing

• Ray Label Spacing

• Petal Width

In addition, real number labels within the rose diagrams will now be automatically truncated to the appropriate number of decimals.

(75) Cosmetic (05/05/08/JPR):  The default file name for the placemarker icon has been changed from "hammer_icon.png" to "hammer_icon_01.png" within the Borehole Manager / Stratigraphy / Google Earth Stratigraphy Sections menu.  This will correspond to the sample file that's shipped with the program.

(74) New Feature (05/05/08/JPR):  The Grafix / Images / Rectify-Images program now includes an option for creating "World Files" that can be used to GIS (Geographic Information Systems) programs in order to correctly register (locate) an image relative to a mapping coordinate system.

World File Extension Naming Conventions:

• Append "W" To Output Extension: 

  • Append "W" to output file extension. 

  • Example:  If the rotated/clipped output image is named "Project 27.bmp", the World File will be named "Project 27.bmpw".

• 3-Character Format: 

  • The first character of the extension will equal the first character of the output file extension. 

  • The second character of the extension will be equal to the last character of the output file extension.

  • The third character of the extension will be set to "W".

  • Example:  If the rotated/clipped output image is named "Project 27.bmp", the World File will be named "Project 27.bpw".

Example/Explanation Of World File (ASCII Format) Contents:

For more information about World Files, please refer to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_file

(73) New Feature (05/05/08/MIW):  The RockPlot/3D program now includes an automatic area calculation within the Model and Iso-Surfaces / Slice Options dialog.

(72) Improvement (05/05/08/JPR):  The Grafix / Images / Rectify-Images program now includes additional information within the optional report file.  This information is useful when attempting to solve rectification problems when dealing with RockWare technical support people (i.e. we'll probably ask you to send us a copy of the report).

(71) Improvement (05/05/08/JCJ):  The Borehole Manager / File / Import / IHS program will now test for the file existence before beginning the import.  The previous version only check to make sure that a file was specified.

(70) New Feature (05/05/08/JCJ):  The Borehole Manager / File menu now includes an option for listing/picking the most recent projects.

(69) Removal (05/05/08/JPR):  The Grafix / Images / Rectify-Images program no longer includes slow and fast conversion options.

(68) Bug Fix (05/01/08/JPR):  The Grafix / Images / Rectify-Images program no longer flips the final image.

(67) Bug Fix (05/02/08/MIW):  The RockWorks installation program now sets the registry key (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\RockWare\RockWorks14\FilePath) to the full file path and executable name.

(66) Cosmetic (05/02/08/MIW):  The RockPlot-3D program now lists large volumes (>1,000,000 cubic units) in scientific notation for isosurfaces, block models, and morphed models.

(65) Bug Fix (05/02/08/JPR):  The "Skirt" option that is available for 3D grid display no longer generates an error if the edges of the grid model contain null values.  Instead, the program will omit these portions of the perimeter skirt.

(64) Bug Fix (05/02/08/JPR):  The Utilities / File / Open program was only showing the first 300 rows of data (even though all of the data was being loaded into memory).  This bug was introduced in the previous release.

(63) Improvement (05/01/08/JPR):  The RockPlot/2D polyline labeling option now does a much better job when labeling polylines that do not represent contours.  The previous version did a good job when labeling polylines with equally spaced vertices and a poor job with polylines comprised of vertices that were irregularly spaced (e.g. the polygon shown below).

These improvements also apply, to a lesser extent, to the conventional contour labeling as shown by the purposely over-labeled example below.

(61) Bug Fix (04/28/08/JPR):  The Mode commands are now visible within the Grafix / Images / Digitize-From-Bitmap program.

(60) New Feature (04/28/08/JPR):  The Borehole Manager / Stratigraphy / Model program now includes an option for replacing the topmost surface with the same model that is used as the constraining model (assuming that the "Constrain Model Based On Ground Surface" option has been activated).

This new feature eliminates the possibility of gaps between the uppermost surface (which is modeled from boreholes) and the constraining ground surface (which is typically more accurate).

(59) Bug Fix (04/28/08/JPR):  The Utilities / Solid / Statistics / Histogram program no longer overplots the vertical axis labels if the units are not expressed as percentages.

(58) Bug Fix (04/28/08/JPR):  The Utilities / Solid / Math / Resample program now works correctly.  The previous version would set the x-max, y-max, and z-max coordinates to zero regardless of the project dimensions.

(57) New Feature (04/28/08/JPR):  The Utilities / Solid / Filter / Distance Filter program now allows the user to specify the value that should be used as the replacement value for nodes that reside beyond the user-specified distance from a control point.

This solves a potential dilemma that is illustrated by the following diagram.  The "Original Model" (U308 concentrations) has been filtered such that all the nodes above the ground surface have been set to a null value (-1e27) thereby rendering the voxels invisible.  A distance filter that renders nodes beyond the cutoff distance to a null value produces the diagram depicted by Model "A".  Conversely, a distance filter that renders nodes beyond the cutoff distance to zero (the only option in the previous versions) is shown by the nonsensical Model "B".

(56) New Feature (04/26/08/JPR):  The Utilities / Solid / Filter / Distance Filter program now computes the true three-dimensional distances between the control points and the model nodes. 

The previous version would only compute the horizontal distance thereby producing imaginary coalescing cylinders around the control points rather than coalescing spheres.

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(55) New Feature (04/26/08/JPR):  The Utilities / Solid / Filter / Grid Filters / Two-Bounding Grids program now includes a variety of options for setting the nodes values.

This type of filter is typically used for isolating vertically-variable features within a stratigraphic unit.  Examples include porosity and uranium within a sandstone.

(54) New Feature (04/24/08/JPR):  A new program titled "Adjust Borehole Elevations Based On Grid Model' has been added to the Borehole Manager / Edit menu.

This program will set the enabled borehole collars to the node closest node value within the designated grid (surface) model.

The "Generate Report" options will create a text file listing any changes that were made to the borehole elevations.  This file will be automatically loaded into the Windows NotePad program.

Caveats:

• If a borehole resides outside of the reference grid, it's elevation will not be changed and the exception will be listed in the report.

• If a borehole location corresponds to a null node within the grid, it's elevation will not be changes and the exception will be listed in the report.

(53) New Feature (04/23/08/JCJ):  A new program for importing Excel data has been added to the Borehole Manager / P-Data / Import menu.  This program allows for multi-column input (e.g. assay reports).   The program will also import multiple boreholes if one of the input columns includes the borehole name.  The import works with either XLSX,  XLS, CSV, and TXT files provided that Microsoft Excel is installed on the user's machine.

(52) New Feature (04/23/08/JCJ):  A new program for importing Excel data has been added to the Borehole Manager / I-Data / Import menu.  This program allows for multi-column input (e.g. assay reports).   The program will also import multiple boreholes if one of the input columns includes the borehole name.  The import works with either XLSX,  XLS, CSV, and TXT files provided that Microsoft Excel is installed on the user's machine.

(52) New Feature (04/23/08/JPR):  A new program called "Mosaic" has been added to the Utilities / Grid menu.

This program is used to combine two or more side-by-side or overlaping grid models into a single grid model.  The input for the program consists of an ATD (ASCII Tab-Delimited) datasheet with a single column that lists the existing grid models that are to be combined.

The Mosaic program menu simply asks for the column that contains the list of input files (existing grid models), the name of the output file (a grid file representing a mosaic of the input grid models), the final grid dimensions, and the normal 2D/3D plotting options.

The Mosaic program generates the new model by finding the closest node within any of the input grids and assigning the corresponding z-value to the final node.

(51) Improvement (04/23/08/MMM):  The help messages have been updated.

(50) Improvement (04/23/08/MMM):  The "Create Separate Location Map" options that are now available for other types of Borehole Manager profiles have been added to the Utilities / Grid / Grid->Profile menu.

(49) Improvement (04/23/08/JPR):  The Help / Download sub-options have been replaced with a single menu that lists the files that may be downloaded from the RockWare web site.

This new menu provides a means for downloading more than one item at a time.  Our intention is to add more sample/case-study data via this new menu item.

(48) Bug Fix (04/23/08/JPR):  The header ("Polygon:") and terminator ("End-Polygon:") text within polygon tables that are saved via the RockPlot/2D / Data / Save button are now ignored when this data is loaded into a polygon table.  This means that programs such as the Utilities / Grid / Filters / Polygon-Clip will no longer become "confused" by the polygon header, thereby skipping the first point.

(47) Improvement (04/23/08/JPR):  The endpoint selection options that are now available for other types of Borehole Manager profiles have been added to the Utilities / Grid / Grid->Profile menu.

(46) Bug Fix (04/23/08/JPR):  The reference tables (coastlines, lakes, islands, countries, etc.) that are used by the Utilities / Map / SpherePlot programs have been fixed.  The files within the previous version were corrupted resulting in maps that were virtually filled with random lines.

(45) Bug Fix (04/23/08/JPR):  The File / Load option within the tree-style menus now works correctly.  The previous version would remove the first and last characters within the menu name resulting in a fatal error that would render the entire menu blank.

(44) Bug Fix (04/23/08/JPR):  If the spacebar is used to select/deselect items within a tree-style menu, the result will be immediately stored such that a subsequent selection of the RCL command will show that the change was properly implemented.  This bug had no effect upon conventional operations (just the RCL scripting).

(43) New Feature (04/22/08/JPR):  The transparent color selection menu option no longer displays the color selection palette.  Instead, the following sub-menu is displayed:

The options within this menu behave as follows;

• Black: The transparent color will be set to black.

• White: The transparent color will be set to white.

• Select From Palette:  The user will be presented with a color selection palette at which point the user has a variety of options for selecting the transparent color.

• Pick From Image:  First, the user will be presented with a file-selection menu that shows all of the raster images within the current project folder.

• Once the user selects an image, a window will open that shows that image and the user will be prompted to click on a pixel.  Once the user clicks on the pixel, the window will close and the color for the selected pixel will become the new default transparent color.

Notice the "Image Size" option at the base of the color-selection dialog box (above).  This allows the user to zoom in on an individual pixel.

This new menu option is used within the following programs: