Common questions about updates

Why should I update to 6.3.x if I am happy with 6.3.0?

Security and improved functionality. (Critical) bugfixes. New or improved functionality.

Do I need a new license file?

No, for these release updates you do not need a new license file.

Do I need to uninstall the previous Geocap version?

No. But if Geocap has corrected a serious bug we strongly advice you to uninstall the version with the bug.

Why so many updates?

After a release we sometimes receive feedback from our users on things that are not working 100% as they ought to. Sometimes we also make minor improvements or add functionality rather than postponing to a new major release.

6.3.6

Release date : Dec. 20th 2012
Release type : Bug fix in Seismic Interpretation

Bug fixes

• Seismic Interpretation: Fixed Invalid Pick error.
• Minor fix in point picking with 'j'.
• Export to SEG-Y 2D now handles local origo.
• Seafloor: Fix in contour area algorithm when using small contour increments (i.e. 0.20 meters or less).
• Seafloor: Gridding Files will now remember search radius settings.

6.3.5

Release date : Dec. 19th 2012

This release was withdrawn because of an error that occurred when converting grids from one projection to another.

6.3.4

Release date : Dec. 12th 2012
Release type : Bug fix & new features

New Feature

• New keyboard shortcut j will snap to (position cursor at) the nearest point (within 25 pixel distance) in the graphics window. Geocap will search through all points in any polydata displayed from the project, and pick the nearest point (NB: point not line even though lines may be displayed). The dataset name, point index, and point coordinate is reported in the status bar in the lower left corner of the Geocap main window. This functionality is very useful when digitizing or calculating distances as the operations then by a j will snap to existing points.
• New script command project selectbutton provides script interface to a new way of selecting project input to GUI. Instead of regular project browse, it is now possible to select a dataset in the project and let the user click on a button (green arrow) in a dialog, to use this as input. See example in: Help > Examples > QTcl > ProjectSelectDialog

Improvements

Main

• When deleting datasets in the project, it will only be deleted in memory in the index tree. Files on disk are removed only when the project is saved. This ensures that the db files on disk always agrees with the set of physical vtk files on disk. If you delete datasets in the project and then choose "Don't Save" when exiting, the data files are still on disk along with a db file on disk that points to these files.
  In previous Geocap versions, deleting a dataset was immediately permanent.

Shelf

• FOS analysis now also extracts the following field data to a FOS point: 1st average steepness, 1st calculation interval, 2nd avg steepness, 2nd calculation interval, 2nd derivative, Lat, Lon and Profile distance
• The default command on an FOS analysis will now open the analysis panel.

Bug fixes

Main

• Shape polygon export will now only create a name field if it does not already exist. The field may exist when using the file append option in export.

Seafloor

• Multibeam Editor: Number count is now correct also after lasso deselect

6.3.3

Release date : Nov. 20th 2012
Release type : Bug fix & minor updates

Bug fixes

Main

• Ensure that Insert/Auto cannot be combined with Snap Mode off in Seismic Interpretation.
• Allow Z scale by wheel during Seismic Interpretation.
• Seismic Wiggle command will now work for seismic with undefined traces.
• Command BSP (B-Spline) drew line even with the NODRAW argument, this has been fixed.
• The wait cursor has been removed after clicking on new tab.
• Crash on exit when LOD seismic is displayed has been fixed.
• Toolbars are now placed correctly in main menu.
• Progress dialog will now always stay on top.
• Table view of polydata will now handle multiple lines in 2D plot.
• Shared commands in popup only if sharedonpopup pragma used.
• Fix in Quick Digitizer.
• Fix in Area Calculator.
• Fix for using keyboard X on grids with internal holes.
• Fixed QuickPlot Postscript command problems, when using workflow.

Oil & Gas

• Fix for SEG-Y 3D export of brick cubes.

Seafloor

• Problems related to the closing of cross section window has now been fixed.
• Multibeam display will now check if graphics window exists, and report error message if not.
• Fix for using comma (,) in gridding menus.
• The chart command Export Contours: Fixed logical error in user interface which sometimes showed the option Bold increment when it should not be visible.

Shelf

• Crash when opening a FOS analysis with no graphics window has been fixed.
• The command Generate midline will work if executed from folder.

Improvement

Main:

• View > Manipulator has been renamed to General Manipulator and now handles both plane and cubes.
• Better color handling/widgets and default line thickness for command SeismicWiggle.
• Increased readability of widgets in SEG-Y import commands.
• Unused Amplitude row removed from command Import SEG-Y 2D.
• Same font in header and preview widgets in command Import ASCII Column.
• Simple Features Layers missing geometry during display will now give a warning, not an error message in red text.
• Command ExportASCII shows default file extensions; file extension for ASCII column is .txt as default, but it is editable.
• Reference manual updated.
• Default extension .shp has been added when exporting file of type Shape Polygons.
• Example script Editor in front of main window.
• Project close dialog shows modified objects in dedicated dialog from the view changed button.
• Open workflow does not report error when the workflow is already open.
• Improved axes annotation withh mm control.
• Shape export polygon now adds dataset name as featurename of polygon.
• Fixed Main window error message when using workflow toolbar.
• Updated scripts to handle projectobject versus inputname.
• Smoothing script for grids updated with correct functionality.

Oil & Gas

• Eclipse is not loaded as part of Oil & Gas plugin.
• Manipulator minimize option.
• Coincident topology solution by duplicate drawing has been removed.

GIM

• Brick cube tracking omits lowermost part of cube and to the side + not catched points at the end of traces.

Seafloor

• The command Make Profile has some changed labels and updated help menu and tooltip menus. A new option is implemented to make it possible to create Across Profiles instead of Along Profile.
• The Multibeam Editor and Vessel Configuration Manager have got new entries on folders with Multibeam schema.
• Clicking cancel during force reprocess of multibeam data will now be handled properly.
• The commands Gridding Multibeam and Gridding Files have got a confirmation dialog which informs about number of nodes in the result grid and number of points in the input file(s).
• New command Make Boundary Polygon implemented on the Charts schema folder. The polygon can be extracted from either the Seafloor surface or the Soundings dataset.
• In command Create and Modify Chart it is now possible to scale a chart also to grid(s) (Structured Points).
• Better description in help text when importing Tide data. Specified the calculation formula: Corrected depth = Depth - Tidevalue.
• Editing in cross section with rubberband now has better accuracy on select.
• Number of selected points are now displayed correct during multibeam editing.

Shelf

• Better handling of FOS analysis using profiles with no geodetic settings set.
• In the command Generate midline it is now possible to specify mid line generation area from the command editor.
• Minor update in help text of Generate distance line.
• Command generate midline removed from base lines folder. It should only be set on schema "base line" by default.

6.3.2

Release type : Internal

Bugfix

• Main: Startup command lod epsilon <viewDistance> is now evaluated.
• Main: Multibeam data + VCI now restore active data after display when using display/map commands.
• Main: Column width now not temporary reset when checking Pin column checkbox in the Toolbox.
• Main: Problems in Flight Tour when closing editor during flight has been fixed.
• Main: Problems with Function command on polydata with local origo has been fixed.
• Seafloor: Command Make Profile now works correct when the profile passes several surfaces (charts).
• Oil & Gas: Revised error messages when selecting incorrect data types in command SeismicSubset.
• Oil & Gas: Fixed seismic 3D Annotation without axes label text.
• Oil & Gas: Rows and columns switched in calculation of sample interval/# of traces per SP in command ConvertToSeismic.
• Oil & Gas: Handle existing file on disk with same name for command Export SEG-Y.
• Oil & Gas: 3D seismic cube now handles negative X-coordinates.

Improvements

• Shelf: 2500m isobath on bathymetric profiles are now stored as points, not as a line.
• Seafloor: Implemented three new columns in the command Make Profile; 1) Total distance for the point (Distance), 2) Kilometer value for the same distance (KP), and 3) PointType to describe if it is a Vertex point or an Interpolated point.
• Seafloor: Cross section digitizing on multibeam data speedup.
• Seafloor: Command Make Profile can now make across profiles along a given profile path.
• Seafloor: Changed the output surface name when using the Singlebeam algorithm in the commands Gridding Files/Gridding Multibeam Data.
• Seafloor: Fix for multiple input polygons in one profile in command Make Profile.
• Oil & Gas: Slightly revised GUI for command SeismicSubset.
• Oil & Gas: Command SeismicSubset warning when no dataset selected.
• Oil & Gas: Command ConvertToSeismic now informs user about negative values in VCI's outline
• Oil & Gas: SEG-Y Export of brick cubes has been speeded up and now reports progress.
• GIM: Improved color mapping of non-zero centered data in 3D seismic LOD diplay.
• GIM: Better peak and trough calculation

6.3.1

Release date : Sept. 27th 2012
Release type : Critical bug fix

Critical bugfixes

• Connection to Oracle database now fixed. In Geocap 6.3.0 the Oracle data could in worst case be damaged if a read-write connection was opened from a project with the Data Source from the first icon.

Non-critical Bugfixes

• Seafloor: Export of S57 format now OK.
• Seafloor: Command Merge Surfaces now writes correct properties on merged charts.
• Command lod epsilon may now be set without a Geocap window present.
• Seismic: Clear display (red X) does not always remove actor icons on seismic interpretation. Fixed.
• Seismic: LOD Seismic Display will now also work on Seismic internally stored in an older Geocap format.
• Seismic: Assigning navigation when seismic did not contain shot points previously resulted in crash. Now you get an error message.
• Seismic: Seismic interpretation is no longer corrupted by flipping between 2D and 3D mode whilst digitizing.
• Seismic: Internal result format fix for command Seismic Subset to produce vtk Seismic Cubes.
• Color legend script command cco map fixed.
• GIS: Fixed display of ArcSDE Raster.

Improvements

• Shelf: Progress bar for Sediment thickness generation. Previously Geocap appeared "locked".
• Progressbar now always stays on top
• Cross Section Window: Zero centered color table when displaying a seismic line to prevent the line showing in e.g. pink.
• Seismic 3D: Annoying warning for each cube when deleting a Seismic Data folder is now merged into one warning only.
• Seismic: Annoying multiple result confirmation windows when Export SEG-Y from folder is now merged to only one result confirmation.
• Interface change in command Drainage area calculation.

New Functionality

• Command Quickplot PostScript added as a schema command to all grids (Structured Points). Produces a basic PostScript A3 or A4 plot from your grid with minimal efforts. Select any grid in your project and run the Quickplot PostScript command. The functionality is explained by tooltips in the interface. If Ghostscript / Ghosview is installed and entered in the Tools > PostScript Plotting pulldown (File > Info on use of Ghostscript and Ghostview a number of other output formats are then available (jpg, png, gif, pdf etc.).