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Oasis montaj 6.1 Release Notes

November 30, 2004

Installing the Update

What's new in Oasis montaj 6.1

montaj Extensions
New Plug-ins

Enhancements and Bug Fixes

Previous release notes


How to install the 6.1 Update

To download and install the new release online:

In Oasis montaj, on the Help menu click the Check for updates… option. Follow the instructions on the dialogs as they appear.

To download and then install the 6.1 release offline:

Go to the Downloads page and download "Oasis montaj Update 6.1". Unzip and run the exe file. Follow the instructions on the dialogs as they appear. The offline file for 6.1 is very large (190 MB) and may take some time to download.

What's new in Oasis montaj 6.1?

Oasis montaj 6.1.0 is a major release that includes:

Oasis montaj

  • Drag and drop – Users can now drag .GRD files, .MAP files and .GDB files directly from Windows Explorer and drop them into Oasis montaj for display. Users can also drag XYZ files and drop them into an open GDB file. Items on the Project explorer bar may also be dragged and dropped.
  • Improved plotting to existing 3D views.
  • Addition of Vertical exaggeration support in the 3D viewer.
  • Improvements to the Project Explorer Metadata Tool.
  • Map Group attributes can now be set to a fixed size independent of the view scale of the map. When zooming in, for example, the text size in a group will not grow but will remain the same size on the screen.
  • Group visibility scale limits. Individual groups may now be made visible at specific scales. While zooming, if the map scale is outside the range, the group is not drawn.
  • Added a browsing feature for all file selection operations. Now when you are selecting files, those already in Project Explorer will display list of files from project explorer first, with "find" option to search file system.
  • SVG support for Map export.
  • New – GRIDHIST.GX , plot a histogram of a grid to a map.

Oasis montaj extensions

Drillhole

Numerous enhancements added, including:

  • The support of vertical exaggeration of holes in the 3D viewer and the addition of fracture density plots to the strip log.
  • Improvements to Strip log tool positioning
  • NEW - Structure analysis additions – Addition of Stereonet plots and Fracture density plots. Structural codes can be used to colour code all displays in these plots
  • Plotting grids and images to angled sections (i.e. sections not running N-S or E-N) has been made simpler. In angled sections the along-section coordinate X=0 location been modified to be the center of the section view. This location is exactly the location specified in the GUI as the section location, so no calculation is necessary to determine which (East, North) location corresponds to the origin. Now it is only necessary to know the distance "D" between the section center location (which you know) and the grid origin location (which you should also know). Next, modify the grid header so that the X origin is at "-D", and the grid will plot correctly
  • NEW - DHSELCOLLAR.GX has been added which allows you to select holes based on values in a collar table channel
  • NEW - DHSELELECTPLY.GX allows the selection of holes based on a polygon (PLY) file
  • NEW - DHSUBSETPROJ.GX allows a user to create a subset drill project, using The currently selected holes, or holes selected from the two-panel selection tool
  • NEW - DH3DHOLES.GX lets you plot holes to an existing 3D view in a map.
  • The QAQC tool now reports for each database unregistered holes
  • Up to three topography profiles can now be specified in section plots
  • Additional minor enhancements and bug fixes

IP

  • Replacement of the GX wizard with a tabbed GUI dialog for creating IP sections
  • In the QC tool, keyboard hot keys have been added
  • Can plot up to 8 sections at once
  • The amount of space between the upper scale and the N=1 row of the pseudo-section plot is can now be adjusted
  • Additional enhancements and bug fixes

Geochemistry

  • The CHRANGECATDB.GX has been added. This GX is useful for transforming data prior to doing multi-symbol plots such as with the CHROSE GX, since all the data is transformed into the same range and individual scaling is not required for each channel

Grav/Mag Interpretation

  • Addition to the Located Euler tool: The An-Eul functionality to determine the depth and structural index of a specific X,Y location, based on the paper by Ahmed Salem and Dhananjay Ravat; "A Combined Analytic Signal and Euler method (AN-EUL) for automatic Interpretation of magnetic data".
  • Modification of the Located Euler GX, will now store all the solutions for a specified SI in the in the same GDB file, rather than in an new GDB

MAGMAP

  • Addition of Tilt Derivative GX based on paper by Derek Fairhead.

New DAP plug-ins/Client Applications

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Enhancements and Bug Fixes

Software enhancements and bug fixes

Oasis montaj
2304 Added trend angle for regridding a grid
2358 Added support for export database to an ArcView shape file
2551 Back button not working on impasc.gx
2524 Geoid_AGD66 associated with AGD84 but not with AGD66.
2768 Corrected Help description of maximum gap to interpolate in the regrid.gx
2860 Abort hGetPolyPLY_GENMVU; Using the polygen.gx.
2911 Colours and element selection not retained when plotting profile from database window to map
3721 Incorrect starting positioning with the Dynashade tool
3859 CSV export from a resampled database; export starts at about 1500 fid down the GDB.
3872 Improved warning messages when creating lines with flight numbers
4098 Export template button should ask if the selected o0 file is to be overwritten
4224 Split Window option under Profile window doesn't work, nothing happens.
4269 Savegdb.gx asks you three times to overwrite when saving to existing file
4270 Modify projection settings in meta browser are not saved to the grid/gdb/map
4360 Not loading view correctly; loaddbvu.gx
4367 Abort when closing down a workspace. Memory Leak hCreat_VVV
4373 No warning when files being used by another person over network
4390 Date not assigned correctly for blocked binary data import
4427 Abort when opening a project. CDOC_Cell::sSetYRangeProf
4436 Path name longer than 64 characters gets cut off in Save ALL dialog box
4450 Missing Swap File MAX settings in advanced settings
4480 Gridsamp and gridprof give dummy values on cell on the edges of some grids
4503 Save changes to horizontal axis in All-Panel options doesn't
4531 Missing menu item in image section, grid to 3D view
4548 Abort sMarkGroup_MVIEW
4571 Not saving channel name after closing the database
4584 Error message when using the anomaly profile picking tool, X and/or Y are undefined
4599 Data linking with shadow cursors not working when the layer is hidden
4607 Script error: "Unable to find Object Type Grid" because of the Automatic Grid Display
4613 Added in ability to set a channel as the fiducial on import of a blocked binary file
4618 Copy/Paste function pastes in unpredictable ways/locations
4635 Snap to Grid is always on
4653 Abort when moving a group item on a map. sIsPropScaledItem_MGROUP
4669 Columns with spaces in headers give error: Field "Header" was not found in table "[Table name]; import XLS
4692 Abort after deleted the .sbf file in Oasis.
4716 Profile views not being saved
4767 No channels are displayed when importing via script
4777 Colour legend bar will only update once when you change the grid colour distribution
4782 Abort; <Destr_OBJ>
4795 Project file name is not on the top of the OM window anymore
4796 Abort viewing a map; d_gdixpd/gdibridge
4797 Scroll bar in the Meta Data Browser not working
4815 Unable to set default PROFILE_ARRAY_COLORS
4836 Minor tick marks for log/linear profile are incorrect
4838 Status bar not updated to current map view when changing map windows
4858 Import XLS error, Error on line 9 of the impdbado.i4 ADO template file when channel names had commas
4866 GRIDMASK.GX doesn't correctly mask a section grid
4887 Any map with a 3D View will be momentarily inverted while redrawing.
4892 Can't apply database formula to single line for large datasets
4899 Abort while trying to display a shaded relief image; <Index_SHD>
4900 Pasting automatically zooms to last item pasted
4905 Abort when GDB window is dragged closed so that only the title bar is visible; <CFRM_CellBase::SetSplit>
4910 Exported JPG, TIFF loose any inserted graphics at any resolution above 177 dpi.
4911 Blocked Binary Import; Dummy parameter does not remove dummy values.
4912 Abort running importbb.gx when the Blocked Binary Import using bad template file; <SetLn_VV>
4914 Must press enter to save values in a GDB cell
4919 6.0 script to create new database recorded in 6.0 will not run
4941 Corrected some error messages still referring to workspaces instead of Projects
4947 Bigrid will overwrite existing grid without prompting in advanced dialog
4958 Abort; sStartRaster_GDIXPD during map editing.
4961 Gridmask.gx not honouring Exclusive polygon
4968 Changing fiducial increment of a UShort type channel causes the interpolated values to be incorrect.
4974 Abort while exporting to jpeg, sDrawPolyPolyLineGDIPRIM
4976 Abort while trying to open a GWS <CCTL_Prof::ComputeXLocation>
4979 Abort while using grid knit; <sFindNeighboursIMU>
4980 ERS export has incorrect null value
4982 Corrected help file spelling error, GRIDFILL.GX
4983 Abort; sCreateAllTools_GPUTIL ; opening an older gws-file
4985 Plotting problems HP 500 plotter and EMF imported images
4996 Dynashade doesn't work on dual monitor setup
5014 Abort while trying to apply a mask to a view; VIEWCLIP.GX <sSetClipArea_GDIXPD>
5023 Corrected help files in AIRYROOT.gx
5038 elicense stops users from changing time zones
5049 Abort; CCTL_ChTri::OnPaint; trying to load a colour channel in Triplot
5060 Abort while trying to convert a 600 MB DEM to a GRD; gridcopy.gx; <sGetVV_DEMXGD>
5074 Abort when trying to open up Oasis; <sAddRecord_LTB>
5083 Abort while running a math expression. Block Overflow [bee77e8]in Free_MP.
5084 Updated GX Developer documentation on metadata
5115 Global setting for dummy values on all channels
5127 Abort. hCreat_MM
5138 Abort while Printing <sDrawPolyPolyLineGDIPRIM>
5171 Abort and error messages while using a map on a network drive. <sAddStorage_AP>
5176 Abort while printing; <sEndRaster_GDIXPD>
5181 Print Preview not calculating X,Y settings when selecting fit to page
5198 Abort when opening an existing workspace. <CDOC_Map_Viewport::RefreshBitmap>
5213 Grids with a GDA94/MGA## projection are referred to in OASIS as SUTM##
5216 Dynashade only works if map is maximized, full screen.
5223 Histogram creation failed. Image Top left coordinate > bottom right coordinate error on some created ERS files
5226 Abort, hCreat_MA, when putting a logo on a map
5284 Abort. sAddRecord_LTB
5307 Closegdb.gx does not save the change to the gdb
5322 Incorrect location of plate model in map and 3D view
5328 Abort while exiting montaj; Check_REF
5347 Improved status bar for dealing with large databases with random data
5367 Gridbool.gx does not support ERS and Colour grids
5386 Scripting errors when running from OMS. sUnLockSymb_DB
5412 Increased the maximum number of characters per line
5435  Abort while using lookup1 gx ; szAddErrorAP
5451 Abort opening gdb ; CDOC_Cell::sSetYRangeProf
5470 Confirming saving of a grid does not save map changes
5507 Map exports do not work in OMS
5517 Oasis appears to freeze up while trying to import a 400MB XYZ file
5518 Abort when trying to use his own custom gfn ; sPolyFill_GDIPRIM
5650 Geotif and Arcview TIF Exports are not georeferenced when original map has no projection set.
Geochem
1884 Chimera tutorial has an image out of place
4978 Unable to view imported LAS files in Scatter plots
5217 The statistics window cannot be viewed, CHPROBABILITY.GX
IP
2026 Option for 0m depth on baseline scale
2386 Amended line in database not being checked by QC tool
2489 QQC tool window still displays data even when data not selected
2862 Request for hotkeys in the QC tool
2901 Added pant leg filter
2936 Added ability to have both NS and EW sections displayed on stacked map
3271 Contact resistance should be visible in the IP QC channel values
4013 Corrected import failure when stations are too long
4878 Abort sContourSectionIP ; ippsstak.gx when setting the Section Values Label size 0.
4894 Not importing IPRED data correctly when data appended to the end.
5009 Not importing Inversion (*.I2X) data correctly.
5395 Error importing Elrec-pro data.  New data format
MAGMAP
5301 The interactive spectral filter builder in MAGMAP has lost the line colour info in its legend/key.
Drillhole
1887 Added additional information to Composite database on how the weighting channel works
2388 Request to select holes based on a mask channel.
2389 Cannot specify dummy on XLS import
2421 Request to have ability to set swap file directory.
2496 Get a Lock_EDB : Database cannot be locked twice error when exporting to an LAS file.
2621 Cannot clear mask in all drillhole databases
3697 Cannot control the width of Strip Log columns
4586 DH_east, DH_min are not displayed in collar database
4823 Improved documentation on how to use the Plan Map Reference Elevation
4931 Not importing Access Database with memo fields correctly
5007 Abort Creating a section with 2 decimal places to down hole postings; strcpy_GS
5012 Not all the channels are displayed when importing into collar database
5042 Abort while opening a project that contains drillhole data in plan, section and 3D; <sSmoothPointsGDIXPD>
5050 Rangrid not gridding correctly when creating a grid on a plan map
5121 Target survey parameters are not calculated when the HoleID channel contains unsupported characters
5315 Corrected documentation grammar in acqhole.gx
5358 Get the error "Error creating drill hole map. Illegal base view definition." when creating some sections
Gravity
4967 Import of CG5 dump file with negative line numbers results in negative station numbers.
5003 Cannot import CG5 file with date in decimals
5034 Gravity drift corrections are not applied correctly when date/time crosses over midnight.
5287 Added support for Lat/Long channel names and other date formats
MicroLevelling
5324 Division by Zero error when line a contains no data
Continuous reduction to pole
5123 Varyrtp.GX does not support survey dates later than 2000
Levelling
3619 If many lines pass between two points on the tie line, only two intersections are picked up
UXO
2337 When picking additional targets from the map, the database view changes to the Targets line.
Airborne QAQC
5297 The height deviation option not working correctly in Altitude Deviation GX

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GX Developer Advances

GX Developer Advances

GX developers can now display and interact with Geosoft MAPs and GDBs outside montaj on windows such as dialogs and forms by using pure Windows API, MFC or .Net controls.

The TOOL interface has been exposed to developers. This allows 3rd party developers to create their own custom tools

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