Surfer offers much of the 3D functionality that Voxler had and more! In addition to 3d gridding, volume rendering, and drillhole modeling, Surfer offers 3D digitizing, assigning NoData to 3D grids, and several additional features that were on the Voxler wish list!
Surfer v. Voxler Feature Comparison Matrix
The feature matrix below details the 3D features available in Surfer and Voxler.
| 3D Graphics Output Features |
| Data Source Features |
| Computational features |
| View features |
| General features |
*This feature matrix excludes all of Surfer's 2D gridding, analysis, and mapping features.
3D Graphics Output Features
| Feature | Voxler | Surfer |
| Annotation | ||
| Axes | ||
| Bounding Box | ||
| ClipPlane | ||
| Color scale | ||
| Contours |
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| FaceRender (Block Render) | ||
| Fly-Through | ||
| HeightField | ||
| Isosurface | ||
| ObliqueImage (Image Slice) | ||
| OrthoImage (Image Slice) | ||
| ScatterPlot | ||
| StreamLines | ||
| Text | ||
| VectorPlot | ||
| VolRender (Volume Render) | ||
| Walk | ||
| WellRender (Drillhole) | ||
| Drillhole Keywords | ||
| Drillhole Contact Points & Surfaces |
Data Source Features
| Feature | Voxler | Surfer |
| WellData | ||
| FunctionLattice | ||
| TestLattice |
Computational features
| Feature | Voxler | Surfer |
| Assign NoData | ||
| Digitize 3D | ||
| DuplicateFilter | ||
| ExclusionFilter | ||
| ExtractPoints | ||
| Filter | ||
| Gradient | ||
| Gridder (XYZC Gridding) | ||
| Math | ||
| Merge | ||
| Resample | ||
| Slice | ||
| Subset | ||
| Transform |
View features
| Feature | Voxler | Surfer |
| Headlight | ||
| Multiple Light Sources | ||
| World Axis Triad | ||
| Defined Views | ||
| Projection | ||
| Still Drawing Style | ||
| Transparency Type | N/A - Fixed! | |
| Home | ||
| Set Home | ||
| Camera Properties |
General features
| Feature | Voxler | Surfer |
| Automation | Limited | |
| Capture Video | ||
| Export 3D | Gridder only | |
| Export Image |
If you have any additional questions regarding these features, feel free to reach out to our technical support team at support@goldensoftware.com!
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