Surfer Beta Version History

Official version history and changelog information for Surfer Beta (2020).

Surfer Beta 19.0.130 (May 11, 2020)

New features and Improvements

Fixes:

3D View: Copied/pasted/moved point still uses XY location of original point
3D View: Post map symbols do not appear in 3D when there's only one point
3D View: Vector data points: column selection is mismatched
3D View: Z Axis scaling is not updated when point Density is changed (Z axis goes to infinity)
Attribute Table: Join Attributes not importing attribute data
Automation: Can no longer access mapframe properties after break apart
Crash when open SRF file
Crash when pasting multiple cells from worksheet to Attribute Table (Surfer_exe+1192454)
Fix loading problems with SrfThumbnail and SrfPreview
Internal Error when doing action between double clicking text
Internal Error after closing Surfer
Internal Error breaking apart surface layer
Internal Error when exporting 3D View to 3D PDF
Internal Error when gridding with Local Polynomial with No Search (K
Internal Error with undo deleting base layer
Open LAS/LAZ: Import Points dialog is missing when opening LiDAR file
Pie Symbology: Labels aren't displaying
Pie Symbology: Legend: samples are placed incorrectly when first open SRF file
Pie Symbology: Proportional sizing isn't working

Surfer Beta 19.0.115 (April 08, 2020)

New features and Improvements

3D View: 3D PDF Export
3D Viewer: Enable Undo
Add "Open in Worksheet" to Quick Access Toolbar
Attribute Table: Import attributes from file (Join)
Attribute Table: Sort by attribute value by clicking column header
Convert between grid-based map layer types
Coordinate Systems:
- Add CRTM05 (Costa Rica, EPSG 5367)
- Add FIPS code to each State Plane zone
- Add Palestine 1923 Palestine Belt and Palestine Grid (EPSG 28191, 28192)
Copy/Paste Format: Include Class Post class minimums/maximums
File | Open:
- Create a map instead of opening in Grid Editor or Worksheet
- Drag and Drop files into Surfer window to open files as map
- Open more than one file at a time (SRF, DAT, GRD)
- Open vector and image files (e.g. TIF, JPG, DXF) as Base map instead of in Grid Editor or Worksheet
- Open LAS/LAZ as Point Cloud layer (instead of in Worksheet)
Grid operations: Make "Add grid as layer to" checkbox persistent
Make contouring faster with large grids
New Base Symbology: Charts: Pie map
Post Map and Base from Data: Edit Data option to open data in Worksheet
Post Map: Add Data Exclusion Filter (criteria filter)
Share grids/files in background so files don't need to load multiple times
SRF Thumbnail Previews
Update map Scale and Scale Bar when drag selection handles to resize map
View: Previous View (Zoom Previous)

Fixes:

Crash when duplicating a contour layer
EMF Export: rotated text is exported as polygons and polylines when exporting in map units or pasting as EMF
Print Preview is wrong when Print Method is set to View
Post map: Colormap data limits change when replacing data file

Surfer Beta 18.0.112 (January 21, 2020)

Fixes:

3D View Surface is flat when overlaid by post map with Z values equal to surface
3D View: Export Image: GIF does not export with a transparent background when option checked
Attribute Table: Empty fields should not be removed from Properties
Attribute Table: Error when renaming field to existing name - contents are deleted
Attributes: Empty attribute fields aren't created
Attributes: Rename/Delete options removed from Properties
Base from server: Some servers unresponsive
Base Symbology: Load new Unique Values while keeping existing Values
Can't multi-select items in plot view anymore with CTRL+SHIFT
Crash opening S9 file
Crash when accessing the Colormap Editor
Drop Shadow: Secondary shadow is created upon export
Internal Error when editing post map
Internal error when exporting 3D View to EPS or PDF
Internal Error when viewing grid in 3D View
Spatial Extents don't update immediately in Properties after crop
Vertical exaggeration not updating correctly in 3D View

Updated January, 2020

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