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

Surfer Beta 20.0.163 (November 5, 2020)

Fixes:

• Automatic backup keeps failing for worksheets
• Automation: Base Layer: images imported as vector base layers instead of raster
• Automation: GridData: SearchRad1 and SearchRad2 did not work with Modified Shepard's Method
• Automation: Vertices Property does not match coordinates page for pasted polygon
• Crash when closing plot document with open 3D view
• Crash when filtering data during gridding
• Crash when opening an empty PDF file
• Crash when Undo
• Datum conversions with prime meridian shifts did not correctly apply the shift AND Lambert
• Conformal Conic (1SP) projection did not apply the scale factor
• EPSG codes for 20790 and 20791 are not searchable
• Frequently Asked Questions goes to wrong URL
• Internal Error and/or crash changing order of surface map (scenelist.cpp)
• Internal Error in 3D View when turning on labels (memorymappedcache.cpp)
• Internal Error when creating contour map with specific GRD file (contourconverter.cpp)
• Internal Error when importing GPX as a base layer (gpximportfilter.cpp)
• Internal Error when reloading layer data (contourconverter.cpp)
• Join Attributes: Help button did not work
• SRF Preview pane prevents files from opening from network location (corrupt file message)
• User cannot run Surfer due to "License is invalid for this product and version"

Surfer Beta 20.0.134 (September 02, 2020)

New features and Improvements

• 3D View: Add color scales
• 3D View: Antialiasing (improve appearance of grid lines, axes, text, etc)
• 3D View: Export to VRML
• 3D View: Light 3D point symbols (spheres, cubes) based on Environment Light Position
• 3D View: Vector Contours: Use the same line properties (width, color) as original contour lines
• 3D View: Vector point data: Choose to use environmental lighting or not
• Automation: Add Base from Data
• Automation: Add new top level legend
• Automation: Base layer symbology
• Automation: CoordinateSystem: New Local System
• Automation: GridData: Have Grid Z Limits option
• Automation: GridData: Have Z Transform option
• Automation: GridData: Save and load the grid settings files (*.srfgds)
• Automation: Legend: SymbologyLegend Object
• Automation: Map scale bar options
• Automation: MapFrame: set ScalingRatio
• Automation: PostLegend: Add new properties
• Automation: TopLegend: Add a way to order the layers
• Automation: VectorLegend: Add new properties
• Base Map: Use attribute as Object Name for polylines, polygons, points
• Grid Info: Polygon Boundary: Report statistics for each polygon individually
• Grid Info: With polygon boundaries, select a default direction (Inside/Outside/Mixed)
• Grid Volume: Polygon Boundary: Report volume for each polygon individually
• New Map Type: Peaks and Depressions
• Scripter: Use old Object Browser or improve the new one

Fixes:

• Internal Error in 3D view when editing color scale title and then turning off layer in 2D plot view 
• Internal Error when opening 3D view from plot view

Surfer Beta 19.0.150 (June 06, 2020)

New features and Improvements

• Quick Access Toolbar: Open in Worksheet command doesn't show up if updating
• TIF import: use datum ellipsoid as projection ellipsoid, if no projection ellipsoid is found

Fixes:

• 3D View: 3D PDF Export: clicking Defaults in Options dialog should not uncheck the 3D export
• 3D View: surface contrast is not high 
• 3D View: surface shading is all black
• 3D View: vector data points: column properties act as if column is still mismatched
• Automation: Can't call MapFrame overlays if a map layer is selected in the UI
• Base map: can no longer group groups within layer
• Base(vector): Info: Cannot enter attributes values for new objects
• Crash when create 3D View
• Crash when opening a v12 SRF file instead of issuing error
• Crash when reorder
• Entire map is pasted into Base layer
• GeoTIFF: importing at grid corners instead of grid cell centers
• Input grid: won't stay the path specified
• Internal Error after pasting a map in base layer
• Internal Error after updating properties
• Internal Error when creating 3D View when using Parallels for Mac
• Internal error when gridding data
• Join Attributes: fails when attribute is a number formatted as text without a leading zero
• KML Import: reading apostrophe ' as '
• Map Scale: Scale not updating correctly when Page Units set to centimetres
• Paste: doesn't go in center of page anymore
• Pasting contour map and Undoing doesn't undo the paste (it just removes the color from the contours)
• Surfer Error occurs when loading base layers in particular order
• Vector PDF: transparency and image contrast aren't exported correctly
  

Surfer Beta 19.0.130 (May 11, 2020)

New features and Improvements

• Attribute Table: Update the color of selected cells/rows
• Attribute Table: Copy/paste the headers with rows
• Join Attributes: more descriptive field names in dialog
• Save As dialog: Remove extension from autofilled file names
  

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