When using subscript or superscript characters the font will be changed to 'Lucida Sans Typewriter' which is a fixed pitch font. Fixed pitch fonts use the same spacing for all characters. In addition the subscript and superscript fonts now work correctly with non-horizontal text.

(41) Bug Fix (8/8/07/JCJ):  The installation program no longer fails if the My Documents / RockWorks2006 folder has subdirectories other than those created by the program (i.e. the user has added subdirectories and is attempting to reinstall a newer version).  This problem only occurred with Vista systems.

(40) Bug Fix (8/8/07/JCJ):  The Borehole-Manager / File / Check Database Integrity option now creates the temporary results file within the current project folder.  This eliminates an error for Vista users in which the operation would fail because Vista does not allow file creation in directories within the Program Files directory.

(39) Bug Fix (8/8/07/JPR):  The Borehole-Manager / Striplog / 2D log designer suboption menu no longer automatically selects the first option on the menu before showing the selected suboption.  This bug was recently introduced as part of the automatic tree-menu expansion (see item #31).

(38) New Feature (8/8/07/JPR):  The Borehole-Manager / Striplog / 2D log designer now includes a menu option and speedbutton for refreshing the diagram at the top of the screen. 

(37) Cosmetic (8/8/07/JPR):  The Borehole-Manager / Striplog / 2D log designer now uses the I-Data monochrome fill-color when plotting the bargraph "cartoon" at the top of the dialog box.  In addition, the bargraph previews are now plotted in the designated direction (e.g. left-to-right or right-to-left).

(36) Cosmetic (8/7/07/JPR):  The Borehole-Manager / Striplog / 2D log designer now left-justifies the preview "cartoon" whenever the dialog box is initially displayed.  The previous version would center-justify the diagram and then left-justify it as soon as the user changed any of the log settings.  This shift induced neural seizures within our testing staff.

(35) Bug Fix (8/7/07/MIW):  The RockPlot/2D / File / Import / DXF program now identifies polyline-based circles in DXF files and plots them correctly.

(34) New Feature (8/7/07/JCJ):  The Borehole-Manager / Striplog menus now include an option for specifying the specific dates or date ranges that are used for plotting aquifer data.  The previous versions would plot all aquifer data.

(33) New Feature (8/7/07/JCJ):  The Borehole-Manager / Aquifer programs now use an interactive calendar when selecting dates or date ranges (see item #34 above).

(32) Improvement (8/7/07/JPR):  The program no longer generates warning messages whenever newly-added variables are encountered.  Instead, the program simply initializes the program now silently initializes any new variables to their default settings. 

(31) New Feature (8/6/07/MIW):  Added the ability to automatically expand a tree menu depending on the state of the nodes. When a tree menu is first loaded the program checks for items with a Boolean value and expands them and their sub-items if the state is true or selected. This also applies interactively on expanding an items manually. This feature can be enabled or disabled from the "General Preferences" menu.

(30) Bug Fix (8/6/07/MIW):  A major "memory leak" within the new solid modeling (item #21 below) has been fixed.  This caused the program to behave erratically after extended sessions.

(29) Bug Fix (8/5/07/JPR):  The automatic rotation/re-justification of inverted text within 2D striplogs that was implemented on 6/22/07 (item #62 in the previous quarter's listing) has been re-implemented.  It somehow disappeared in subsequent revisions.

(28) Bug Fix (8/2/07/MIW):  The ReportWorks program now recognizes the network versioning and no longer displays a trialware notice.

(27) New Feature (07/31/07/MIW):  The options box that appears when right-clicking on a data element within the RockPlot3D data "tree" includes a new item titled "Vertical Offset".

By selecting the new "Vertical Offset" option, a submenu will appear in which the user may select the amount of offset, both positive and negative, that should be applied to the associated object (e.g. a stratigraphic unit within a stratigraphic model).

Notice that you can choose to apply the vertical offset to the selected item and all of its children or to just the selected item. Offset values are in elevation units.

These offsets are not limited to stratigraphic units.  The vertical offset is available for all entities within a RockPlot3D diagram.  In the following diagram, the striplogs have been vertical offset upwards by 1000' while the fence panels have been shifted upwards by 500' and the stratigraphic model has been shifted downwards by 1000'.  The contaminant plume (blue blob) has not been offset.

(26) Bug Fix (07/30/07/JPR):  The following non-fatal error messages no longer appear whenever the RockWorks-Utilities / Map / EasyMap or RockWorks-Utilities / Planes / StereoNet programs are deployed.

This was a new bug that was introduced in the 7/17/07 release.

(25) Improvement (07/30/07/JCJ):  The Borehole Manager / Import programs (e.g. Excel, ASCII, IHS, GDS, KGS, Tobin, Penetrometer) have been significantly improved (aka a ton of work):

• Previous Version - Borehole Overwrite Options:  Specify what should happen if the Excel file references the same borehole names as already exist in the current project folder.

o Create New Record:  If a borehole record exists, the program will create a new borehole record (with a new name) for the imported data.  For example, if there is already a borehole named "BH-01" in the project, the program will append "_1" to new "BH-01" data (creating a record named "BH-01_1").

o Skip Existing Record:  Program SHOULD NOT overwrite any existing borehole records that have the same names as boreholes being imported. For example, if there is already a borehole named "BH-01" in the project, the program should not import any new data flagged for a "BH-01" boring, and the original borehole will be left intact.

o Replace Without Warning:  Program SHOULD overwrite any existing borehole records that have the same names as boreholes being imported. For example, if there is already a borehole named "BH-01" in the project, the program SHOULD import new data flagged with "BH-01", overwriting the existing data. Be sure about this.

o Replace With Warning:  Program should warn you that a borehole record with that name already exists, and give you the opportunity to choose whether to overwrite or not. For example, if there is already a borehole named "BH-01" in the project, the program will warn you that new data for that boring exists.

• New Version - Borehole Overwrite Options:  Specify what should happen if the import file references the same borehole names as already exist in the current project folder.

o Create New Record:  If a borehole record exists, the program will create a new borehole record (with a new name) for the imported data.  For example, if there is already a borehole named "BH-01" in the project, the program will append "_1" to new "BH-01" data (creating a record named "BH-01_1").

o Skip Existing Record:  Program SHOULD NOT overwrite any existing borehole records that have the same names as boreholes being imported. For example, if there is already a borehole named "BH-01" in the project, the program should not import any new data flagged for a "BH-01" boring, and the original borehole will be left intact.

o  Replace:  Program SHOULD overwrite any existing borehole records that have the same names as boreholes being imported. For example, if there is already a borehole named "BH-01" in the project, the program SHOULD import new data flagged with "BH-01", overwriting the existing data. This will first delete the entire borehole data and then replace it.  Be sure about this.  The duplicate borehole warning dialog will allow you to choose a new name for this borehole.

o  Update: Program SHOULD update any existing borehole records that have the same names as boreholes being imported. For example, if there is already a borehole named "BH-01" in the project, the program SHOULD import new data flagged with "BH-01", updating the existing data. This will maintain the current information and update it based on the options chosen.  Be sure about this.

(24) New Feature (07/27/07/MIW):  The Borehole-Manager / Striplogs / Fractures sub-menu now includes an options titled "Stretch with Vertical Exaggeration".

This new option will allow the dip angles of the discs to change as the vertical exaggeration changes while still honoring the relative spatial relationships.

(23) New Feature (07/27/07/MIW):  The RockWorks-Utilities / Grafix / 3D-Utilities / Discs program now includes an options titled "Stretch with Vertical Exaggeration".

This new option will allow the dip angles of the discs to change as the vertical exaggeration changes while still honoring the relative spatial relationships.

(22) Improvement (07/27/07/MIW):  The RockPlot/3D slider-bars that are used for controlling Iso-Surfaces, Solid Models, Morph Models, and Grids now can be controlled using the Left and Right Arrow keys for easier adjustment of levels.

(16) Bug Fix (07/18/07/MIW):  The ReportWorks program now scales the pattern legends correctly within printouts.

(15) Cosmetic (07/16/07/JPR):  The main Tables option is much more pretty (or much less ugly):

The red question marks will load the help messages that are associated with the corresponding table.

(14) New Feature (07/16/07/MIW):  The following new features have been added to the inverse-distance gridding options:

(13) New Feature (07/15/07/JPR):  Clicking on the Borehole Manager / Well-Construction tab now causes the program to display an option for viewing / examining the well-construction materials table.  This is simply a shortcut to the Tables / Well-Construction option.

(12) New Feature (07/15/07/JPR):  Clicking on the Borehole Manager / Lithology tab now causes the program to display an option for viewing / examining the lithology types table.  This is simply a shortcut to the Tables / Lithology option.

(11) New Feature (07/15/07/JPR):  Clicking on the Borehole Manager / Stratigraphy tab now causes the program to display an option for viewing / examining the stratigraphy types table.  This is simply a shortcut to the Tables / Stratigraphy option.

(10) New Feature (07/13/07/JCJ):  It is now possible to create duplicates of a boreholes within the Borehole Manager.  Start by right-clicking on a borehole name within the borehole list.  Then select the new "Duplicate Log/Borehole" option.  The program will create a new borehole with the same name plus a "_1" extension.  If you do it again, the program will create another borehole with a "_2" extension, and so on.  Note that all of the data (e.g. lithology, stratigraphy, I-data, P-data, etc.) within the borehole will be copied to the new borehole record.

(9) Improvement (07/13/07/JCJ):  The Borehole Manager now adds an extra survey point at zero-depth if the downhole survey data (Orientation tab) contains survey points that don't start at zero depth.  This zero-depth survey point will have the same azimuth point as the next lowest point.  The inclination will be set to -90 (vertical - straight down).

(8) New Feature (07/12/07/JPR):  A new option titled "Show Hyperlinks" has been added to the RockPlot2D program menu.

This new capability links files with locations in such a way that the user can click on a hyperlinked symbol in order to obtain more information about that particular site.  Examples include:

• Images (e.g. Borehole Logs)

• Field Notes

• Text (e.g. Field Notes)

• Sound (e.g. Field Recordings)

• Web Links

• Presentations (e.g. PowerPoint)

The contents are stored in a separate table that is accessed by clicking on the "Options" button immediately to the right of the "Show Hyperlinks" checkbox.

• Hyperlink Table:  The hyperlink information is completely independent from the currently displayed map.  Hyperlink information is stored within a tab-delimited ASCII file that consists of three columns:

  

  • X: The x (easting) coordinate for the hyperlink.

  • Y: The y (northing) coordinate for the hyperlink.

  • Hyperlink:  The full path to the hyperlinked file.  Clicking on this cell will present the user with the Windows file navigation dialog.

• Show Symbols:  Filled circles are used to display the location of the hyperlinks.  The appearance of these symbols are determined by the following settings:
   

• 
  Symbols Only                                               Labels Only                                      Symbols & Labels

  • Radius: Used to define the radius of the symbols in pixels.

• Colors: Used to define the colors for the interior and perimeter of the hyperlink symbols.

  • Interior:  Used to define if the interior show be transparent or opaque.

    • Transparent:  Plot nothing within the center of the hyperlink circle.

• Opaque:  Fill the center of each hyperlink circle with a designated color.

  • Fill Color:  Color to be used when filling the center of the hyperlink circle.

• Perimeter: Used to define the color for the circle perimeter.

• Perimeter Thickness: Used to define the thickness of the perimeter circle in pixels.

• Show Text:  Use this option to plot the actual hyperlink file names next to each point.  Unfortunately, these file names, with their associated paths can be very long and unsightly.

  

  • Font Size:  Use this option to define the height (in pixels) of the point labels.

  
   

  • Colors:  These options are used to define the background and foreground colors for the labels.

    • Background:  This option is used to specify the background color for the hyperlink labels.

• Font: This option is used to specify the font color for the hyperlink labels.

• Label Offset: These option are used to specify the position for the lower-left corner of the hyperlink labels relative to the hyperlink midpoint.

  

  • X:   This option defines the horizontal offset (in pixels) for the lower-left corner of the hyperlink label relative to the hyperlink midpoint.

  • Y:   This option defines the vertical offset (in pixels) for the lower-left corner of the hyperlink label relative to the hyperlink midpoint.

To activate a hyperlink, move the cursor to a hyperlink symbol and right-click the mouse button.  This will cause the following popup menu to appear:

Select the "Execute Hyperlink" option and the program will load the file that is associated with that point (within the Hyperlink Table described above) into whatever Windows program is associated with the file name extension.  For example, if the hyperlinked file has a ".txt" extension, the file will be loaded into the Windows NotePad program.  If the file has a ".htm" extension, the program will load the file (or URL) into the web browser.  And so on ...

To add a hyperlink, move the cursor to the point of interest and press the right mouse button.  Select the "Add Hyperlink" option from the popup menu and the program will prompt you to select the associated file from within the Windows file browser.  Once you have selected a file, the program will redraw the map with the new hyperlink point.

Note:  You may also add hyperlinks by editing the Hyperlink table.  This allows for entering exact eastings and northings (i.e. GPS coordinates).

(7) Bug Fix (07/10/07/JPR):  The Geological Utilities / Solid / Convert / Solid->Grid program now works correctly.  The previous version would generate grid files with all zero values.

(6) New Feature (07/09/07/JPR):  The Geological Utilities / Grid / Edit program now has options for re-defining node values as "null" (-1.0e27).  Null values are used within other portions of RockWorks to designate grid and solid nodes as "undefined" rather than zero.

Null values will be plotted as white squares.  They no longer effect the automatic color-scaling of other nodes.

(5) Improvement (07/09/07/JPR):  The Geological Utilities / Grid / Grid -> Profile and Grid -> Fence programs now determine the profile elevations based on an inverse-distance-squared relationship within the surrounding node values rather than simply finding the closest node value and using it's elevation.  The profiles within the stratigraphic and aquifer portions of the program have always used the weighted-average approach.

(4) Improvement (07/09/07/MIW):  The Geological Utilities / Stats / Random / Complete program will now generate an infinite number of decimal places.  The previous version would generate significant digits based on the data range (regardless of the number of decimal places specified by the user).  For example, if the user specified a range between zero and one, the program would only generate four decimal places.

(3) New Feature (07/09/07/JPR):  A new option titled Panels / Concentric has been added to the the fence-diagram selection menu (used by a variety of applications).

This new option will generate a rectangular series of concentric panels based on a separation distance set by "Spacing" option.

Concentric panels (left) and concentric panels combined with cross (right) depicting stratigraphy.

(2) Bug Fix (07/08/07/JPR):  The Panels / Grid option within the fence-diagram selection menu (used by a variety of applications) no longer fails to draw the easternmost vertical and/or northernmost horizontal lines.  The previous version would fail to add these lines on a sporadic and unpredictable basis.

(1) Bug Fix (07/05/07/JPR):  The Utilities / Solid / Export / ASCII XYZG program no longer adds additional, xyz points outside the model dimensions.  The previous version would add an additional x-row and an additional y-row in which case the g-values were listed as zeroes.