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1. 396 Chapter 7 Contour Maps Introduction to Contour Map Edy6ets i eere EEN RAN ir un Ee rs 397 Creating a eee tdu io ee 397 Adding a Contour Map Layer to Other Maps essor REx eins cada 398 xiv Table of Contents Editing an Existing Contour MAD scr quada usate Deco oo oque EPaFERRT bugs S aUa iu P ord b E 398 Contour Map PEODSFLIGS EE 398 Map ejes Rlo e 398 General Page Contour MN 399 Asie PE GIG MERITO E EU LL S TELE 399 e EI 400 FQuIE WMA EE 400 Bionked e e EE 401 Levels Page EOntour Oe EE 401 Display Simple or Logarithmic OPTIONS e eg e gege RRE SEENEN 401 Switching Between Level Methods cccccccccce cece cece memes 401 Breet LL ante 401 Eri ERO T TE 402 ku s p 402 MINIMUM So dico EE 402 MaxiMUM GOMUOUI ME 403 Qe pue feet e EE 403 Bci UI M E 403 Mayor Senge El t nen 403 Minor Levels Per Decade EE 404 Bond db u M 404 Se C eil m rr 405 Ale AA 405 alike 405 Mallo a EET 405 e qa ne EI 405 Biet HM geet 405 E EE EA 405 lie o o ee cere 406 Mo MEME RT SN a 406 Pe ee E o 406
2. 510 PS ae A RR RO Pe E A T 511 MI SG ID Gey e Passion 511 XXIV Table of Contents Missing Data Opacity T m 511 Laver Page Late CN MaD EE sumi Odi 511 Coordinate System Page Image Map xe tiet bad d si 512 Ao eo AAA o e apna are an a i a ai eE a 512 Info Page Image Oe EE 512 Color Scale Bar Image Maps itinere ria ot 513 COIOF Scale Bal VISIDINGY EE 513 Adding a Color Scale Datura obert ETT 513 Removing a Color Scale E 513 Using a Logarithmic Scale on a Color Scale Bar 513 Editing a Color Scale gro 514 Chapter 11 Shaded Relief Maps Shaded Relief E EE 517 Creating a shaded Relef Map E 518 Adding a Shaded Relief Map Layer to Other Maps ccccccccccccccccccncnnnnnncn cnc 518 Editing an Existing Shaded Relief Maussan AREE RU DN PUER E UE EE CAUTE 518 Shaded Relief Map Properties cc cece eee e cece cece eee eee e eee n nnne nns 518 Map geo qe D lo DEE 518 General Page Shaded Relief Mab EE 519 Puesto le ee e Eo o 519 Relief Par atrio lS zog cada eege Eege Ee ea 520 go T O0U 520 Gradient EE 520 o 521 ca Jp 522 Light Position ANON CS 522 MESTRE 522 MS 14D Go IMAN o A A Ie 522 KUNIS ale Biches Ede s RR E o T 523 XXM Surfer origo
3. seaitandeees 854 Table of Contents asi e Grid TEE 856 Filter D ta re itat DEE 856 GING WCC M T 856 THE INGIG HD OF OO Gi EE 857 The glate le e WEE 858 Grid Filter E A APPS A 862 Linear Convolution ee 862 A A e e TOTEM 806 Gra Elle ret Cl GIGS EE 868 A A e NES ET EOS SE NERERUDE E DU IEEE 869 Expanding a A a OL A een eT ee ene 869 esa a e o E H o 870 Reducida Grid Fle EE 871 FINO ma parse Gilena T 872 The Spline Smooth Dial EE 873 Grid Spline Smooth and GSR2 Files somieres decida raaddsweduete 875 E EI MORET 875 Blanking Areas within a Grid WEE 878 ond Blank and GSR2 EE 878 Blanking Inside or Outside a Polvgon nnn 878 Blanking Outside Multiple ae e EE 879 EERS LTE EE 882 Grid Convert and CL PN E 882 lge EE 882 WHS dp E ee e e E 883 Extracting a Subset of an Existing Grid EE 884 Grd Extract and 92 EE 884 GIG TFA EE 885 THS Grid Transiorm Dialog E 885 TO TESDSIOFI a Grid EE 888 Grid Transform and GSR2 E 888 xlix Surfer Cog IOS m T ee 889 Gra MOS aie Dil DO EEN 889 To Combine Mosaic EIOS EE 892 ieri eje c 893 Grid MOSalC and tcI mE 893 Volumes TEE 893 Volume A c racy EXODTDIO EE 894 Calculating Volumes and AreasS EE 895 Edil ET ee 896 Introduction to Volumes and ATGdS iseere ess pershr tao Uu Rr Ra yuan Re deas e ERR VR Cg 897 Grid Volume Report EE 898 CU
4. 811 A a e WO En A 812 A E o E A 812 RM O A oo lees AA 812 gigni Poo nn tena o EE TI EE E 813 RO o o A o PEO E A E E 813 PIG R N aa ET E EEE A E EA E 813 Changing Ne ay OUR EE 813 A e PI CM O III 813 Auto Hiding Object Manager or Property Manager essen 814 ir 814 PP E o e o E T ET 814 DOCK in Mecha IST EE 815 Restoring the Managers and Windows to Their Original Locations 816 aseo c 816 Chapter 25 Grid Node Editor Gra Node ale compas RS RTT UM 817 Ei A 818 e eo A o o En bichesuasaeaeaneesiennseeeede es 818 o so A en 819 ENEE Hn 819 Mage USS Ee M cE 819 using the Ad d tee 820 xlvi Table of Contents View Menu COMMMGENCS EE 821 lef e Welle eL 821 Ke ei un li E o E 821 290 QUC Grid Node ECO Ponciano ara 821 Zoom with A Wheel dE Eege eege SR 822 Zoom with the IRE YOO OF 0 EEN 822 HR ve CUPS Ol EE 822 Options Men EE 823 SEET 823 Contour Levels Grid Node Ge ge LEE 824 ejus geo c 825 sue dB A ANETO A EE E E a E E E EENE 825 BINE NOG EE 826 Uana lee 826 GIG uge ME 826 Chapter 26 Grid Operations introduction to Grid O Per ge EE 827 EE 827 s OOC O O
5. 480 Data EE 480 Worksheet e E nl 481 ana MES i r 481 Ves i A e o e e En O E 481 WO e sue srt 482 gii aX 482 get Mr T 482 Ao Ta PP NA e e o 482 GENE al SCCUION RR EE EL TM 482 SYMBOL ANOO nr a precoces 483 E A E PE PEU A 483 KEREN LING SCCUON eege EE T UU UT 483 COMMGCE EE EE 483 Mio eR 483 Labels Page Classed Post Map EE 484 Ec create 484 Mojo Es c 484 XXi Surfer Ada Lapel m 484 ROMOVG Label SCE EL E O O ENE ETE RN 485 Es EE 485 ENEE EEN 485 POSITION Relative to S VEDO EE 485 K OMSEE and ER EE 486 Angle VOCOl CCS C T c 486 go E 486 FORMA E T 486 Formatting Classed Post Maps to Display Date Time Labels 487 EE 487 Elo LI TRITT UI A E AA OT E NE 487 uses vmbel PII OI EE 487 E eHWEj A E E E E E E 487 Enable for Dragged Ee EE 488 CIPEK c A PP E IA A EE 489 Leader Line ge 490 Classes Page Classed Post Map EE 490 BANG Tiet ee WEE 491 PECTS of CSS E 491 le geet EE 491 Kaze 492 Changing the Bin Limits for a Each Class EE 492 Statistical Information about the Points in Each Claes 492 Changing an Individual Class
6. 20 Opening Object uge ene EEN 20 eic adest TI A E EAE 21 Scrol in ODject Managar TT T OE LITT 21 AR EE 21 Expand and Collapse e DEEN 22 Changing Properes EE 22 Applying Property Manager ln Le EE 23 Keyboard OMIM ans eoprepet reac oua creen edad a E E retardo 23 Property Pic P 23 Property Manager Information Area EE 23 Changing the Window Ly OU EE 24 EEN AEN 24 E ge e Managers E 24 p 25 Ho AP oo O O A 25 DOCKING MCCAINS DD EE 25 Restoring the Managers and Windows to Their Original Locations 26 As e E aa r a aa 26 TOOD E 27 SHOW Or Hide TOODA E 27 Tool Tip Display Of B tton FUNCOM EE 27 CUSEOInIZe Lee 27 TOOIBAF e ge r 28 DR ee e Keele cii TTL 28 SEH EE EE 30 Satus EE 30 e IR Ee Wid EE 30 gisolpc CT CE PRA 31 ln E EE 31 Table of Contents p c 31 DE MGs EE 31 RESET COWS EE 32 SUR Ee RE 33 Trec lee EE 33 Example Surfer EE 33 Overview of Sample Surfer SRF Files is cxwticeisceccstesmnddateardenisiseemiGloewnasacawentdes 34 SVC EEE gi PETERET NU T E A E E EA E EE 36 US WMS adea E mU T UTE 39 dino 40 BE m T 40 Caeli
7. E 796 mile 786 SUE eiert EE 786 PS e ee EE 786 LDE OL Meare eee ne mee o A eee E ee 786 EIERE 786 SV OO SEENEN 786 no po a A MAA A e oo A AA 787 xliv Table of Contents Metafile Properties EE 787 Cl dco EEN 787 Kette e I X 787 Mage PrOD TE casco curar ecos 788 General Idle TEE 788 Kutter A O o T IT MT 788 ae nee eg E EE 788 roduc cUoN tO COl o A 789 COIS ei ua COLON EEN 789 Introduction to Color ee dg ne 791 Using Color Spectrums in Map Geries nnn 795 introduction to Level EE 798 WRG E EE D 801 REENEN 801 leemos te 803 ng leg le MR Em 803 Si ME TCTC 804 PUNG ACU IDULOG eT T 804 EXPONEN AUI EE 805 Displaying do A T EE TT 805 Information Displayed for Objects EE 805 ACIDO FEOEO eege 806 RETEA E E REL T E TE E E E T 807 A E A EE 807 Adding New gg le ne 807 Deleting AttriDUTES t HE 807 EIERE ER 808 Zo do A PP o o 808 Chapter 24 Changing the View View Menu COMMANAS Sr load 809 Xlv Surfer Fe TO VIGO M O OO E EE E E EEEN EA 809 Ke 810 A E E EEN 810 LON COUN is esas Hn 810 Zoom with A Wheel MOUSE geegent SR 810 Zoom with the En ele EEN 811 ras ME 811 ZOOM e T
8. EENE E 772 ldentity Clear at T T t tT 772 ite e 773 Reja 0 9 eo EE 713 Unlocking VOD CCU EE ES L cked Map Way EE 713 Locked Objects Iri a Base Layel EE 773 Chapter 23 Object Properties Tt and FONE Prope ES cascara AEE RN ENTES 775 MA 775 FONE IP EOD GSS Rm 776 gs EEN 711 A BEE 777 FOreOrOUnG dnd aC eelere te Bo EE 227 Foreground and Background Opacity 4 axavasitesuirsso a east Exe par exxE ER QE UR RR RE ax ER dnce 778 OEY Vic Al e air LE ER 778 FONE Properties Didog E 779 SUR Geet 779 xliii Surfer Sg gn cR E OOO A 780 Beet gg gn H ME 780 Foreground doo 780 Foreground OAC C 780 eris dolo e EE 781 Background OpaCIY EE 781 OTT SOU EE A o PROA 781 EEN 781 oo o 781 o EN 781 AU eege AAA PP A 782 Bt ee 782 sinas rc 782 sj lm 783 CONO M ETN 783 De i M 783 alc TH T m 783 A e o PE 784 Une Properties 1D AO Le EE 784 SY MO ENEE 785 SyMDOL PODS eS ege ee EE eg 785 TE MTM E 795 SOON S E 785 gt
9. H eee 289 asso RT C o T 290 Information Contained in Each Report Section 291 greg FICO MOERORE Urt 302 Table of Contents C ulelasistedieigdB ioo 302 Chapter 5 Introduction to Variograms Variogram OV CROW m S 305 Ma o o 306 Kriging und Varo e EE 306 BR ise ds TTE UI TT 307 Varor amO orrae c 310 NOOO EEN C EE 310 sla 310 e EE 310 Ego a ERE A TT nn E T E 3ll MY AY AN EE 311 xc MCCC c 311 Model RE 311 POE mental e Ee 311 CS RD OMe ON EE 312 New Variogram Dialog Data e 312 New Variogram Dialog General Page 314 Variogram ge viuqat pe EE da rdc Ux OUR PIPER N 316 ExXpermoen tel Patio EE 316 Geier 321 e Eege PL lance 323 Uu c o OU J 323 EE I PP o Ee EE Ee 327 PON Ge TE 328 Variogram Model COMPbOnentS EE 330 Default Linear Variogram isso rro aria 334 eo 335 EXDOEPE Y e el EE 336 Using Variogram E ge KriginNg EE 336 xi Surfer Smoothing a Variogram with Lag Wd 337 Variogram WMO NT mm 338 Variogram IN ele La EE 338 What Does a Variogram Represent cetera ER rub aom adi etus as tex x Ya bd oi EAM 339 What 1S a Vano aN eebe eeh ee 341 The Variogram co ick ES AN 343 Modeling the Omni Directional Vvartogram cana na narrar 345
10. a 969 Changing Variable EEN 970 Table of Contents c 970 lig T te 971 zi J 971 MOGUC EE 972 PrOGran SlAbLCMICMCS tidad correlato dichos areliabeda 972 Eo palio IET 972 o A oo AA EA T E TEE TT 972 EEN 972 Double QUGtES ana RR EE 973 eiu 973 geo S o oo Or PO EA A 973 Optional Arguments and Named Aroumente cnn rr 975 Named Baier helle Ee L LE 976 eieiei En Te RN n Legd e T S T Uo o DOO S TT 976 ii tdi Mc e o e aaran raaa 977 o e EU ueeweuen ecadaeedeeus 978 B ilt in Functions a a E ele TEE 979 Usmo gar 0 lo 520 POEMA ten C S 979 code Class and Object eil 980 MOUIS TYPO 980 The 15 E E aada 981 Private and PUDIIE RTE le uge EE 982 Module do os gg 982 Defining Object Properties and E ee DEER 983 al ulgeEBl joe T ened 983 JserDialog lao EE 986 Surer Opec Model A rrr 987 a PP e o A 987 Methods and Reeg near REO OMNEM ERU MUERE 988 A e Lo o O A E E T 989 ds a eo E EE 989 Surfer Overview or Surfer ODJIGCES sueta aer de ee eege 990 A Brief Introduction to the Major Surfer Objects NN 990 T
11. Chapter 2 Tutorial Click OK in the Labels dialog Notice how the label status is changed in the Levels for Map dialog Click on the Hach button The Hachures dialog opens Set the First to 1 the Set to 1 and the Skip to O a The First value tells Surfer to set the hachure setting for the first contour line Z 20 b The Set value tells Surfer to set only one contour line to the hachure style c The Skip value tells Surfer how many contours to skip In this case no contours are skipped This means that all of the contours will have the hachure style Check the Hachure Closed Contours Only box if it is not already checked Change the Direction to Uphill Click OK This changes all of the items under Hach to Yes All closed contours will have hachure marks Click OK and the bulk changes are made to the contour map Bulk changes that can be made include e Setting the minimum maximum and contour interval by clicking the Level button e setting the line properties for all lines to a uniform or gradational color and style by clicking the Line button e setting the Colormap for the foreground and background color and the fill pattern between all contour lines by clicking the Fill button e Setting the label properties for all contour labels or contour labels on a frequency basis by clicking the Label button e or setting the hachure properties for all contours or on a frequency basis by clicking the Hach button
12. Chapter 2 Tutorial Tutorial Introduction Welcome to the Surfer tutorial This tutorial is designed to introduce you to some of Surfer s features We cannot cover all aspects of the program in a tutorial so this tutorial teaches the basics of Surfer After you have completed the tutorial you will have the skills needed to begin creating your own grids and maps If you find you still have questions after you have completed the tutorial you should consider reviewing the material in the quick start guide and accessing the rest of Surfer s extensive online help The Golden Software website contains a knowledge base of questions and answers an interactive forum and training videos Usually the answers to your questions are found in one of these locations However if you find you still have questions do not hesitate to contact Golden Software s technical support team We are happy to answer your questions before they become problems The sample files used in the tutorial lessons are located in the Surfer SAMPLES folder The SAMPLES folder is located by default at C Program Files Golden Software Surfer 12 Samples Note if you are running the 32 bit version of Surfer on a 64 bit version of Windows the SAMPLES folder is located at C Program Files x86 Golden Software Surfer 12 Samples by default Tutorial Overview The following is an overview of lessons included in the tutorial e Starting Surfer shows you how to begin a new Surfer ses
13. 3D Wireframe Maps Introduction to 3D Wireframe Map Layer 557 Creating a 3D Wirerrame Map EE 558 Adding a 3D Wireframe Map Layer to Other Maps sees 558 Editing a EIERE EE 558 Wirerramie PERODSIUGS ic utate irrito Me I EISE DUM LEDs Debs pde NU E 558 XXVIII Table of Contents Map Mele d c eege eer 558 General Page 3D Wireframe Map ageet AER EE AA ege EE 559 Ego PIPE alo A ll APP o O T T 559 SHOW Ree age T T 560 SHOW Re e P CT or A 560 Remove Hidden Ent 560 sjolpe ecc EEE E A PP on EE E EREE E E E E 561 Plot Lines A 561 PAIR T m mu EE 561 Missae du MR TT T TT 561 Me NSS e cc 561 ec PrOD dE 561 LN DI c 561 HNG PEO DCCs c e o E o E EEEE 561 SE 562 Z Levels Page 3D Wireframe Map 562 Blu UP O saci 562 Level Value For One Level icsniccacstacenatianstucsudanenentetaanadebseasaehetennnewenadeeatindes 563 Bue VE 563 Level Line Property For One Level 563 volo MC aes cece 563 ajcom TT T 563 Poco mi uo e A 563 OS eves eter 564 Editing Z Be a 564 Color Zones Page 3D Wireframe Map 564 Ba mH Hn Hmm 564 Level Value For One ewei prx taa ees Egger EE eg 564 Bu A X 565 Level Line Proper
14. 478000 480000 om 482000 484000 pm vu 488000 gt The first map layer is created with a predefined coordinate system Adding a Post Map Layer Maps can be created without predefined coordinate systems and assigned the correct coordinate system in the map properties To add a new map with a post map layer 1 Create a new post map with the Map New Post Map command 2 In the Open Data dialog select the Diablo Example dat file in the Surfer Samples directory If you are not in the Samples folder browse to it By default the Samples folder is located in c Program Files Golden Software Surfer 12 Samples 3 Click Open Click on the Map that contains the post map and drag it in the plot window so that the two maps are side by side Note that the axes on the two maps have very different coordinates 5 Click on Post Diablo Example dat in the Object Manager to select the post layer In the Property Manager click on the Coordinate System tab Note that the post map does not have a predefined coordinate system 7 Click the Set button to define the coordinate system for the post map Since we know this coordinate system we can set it 103 Surfer 8 In the Assign Coordinate System dialog click the next to Predefined to open the Predefined section 9 Click the next to Projected Systems to open the Projected Systems section 10 Click the next to UTM to open the UTM section 11 Click the next to North America to open t
15. Adding a Shaded Relief Map Layer Adding a shaded relief map layer to the existing semi transparent map will help display the elevation behind the contour fill To add a shaded relief map layer l Click on Contours TutorWS grd in the Object Manager to select the contours 2 Click the Map Add Shaded Relief Layer command 3 n the Open Grid dialog select the file TutorWS grd from Surfer s Samples folder If you are not in the Samples folder browse to it By default the Samples folder is located in c Program Files Golden Software Surfer 12 Samples 4 Click Open A shaded relief layer is added to the map object in the Object Manager Notice how the shadows of the shaded relief map layer help distinguish the topography of the grid file In the Object Manager you may want to click the check mark next to the Contours TutorWS grd or Shaded Relief TutorWS grd layers to toggle the visibility of the maps on and off 99 Surfer Elevation Meters 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 The shaded relief map is visible behind the partially transparent contour map Adding a Map Title Adding a title to a map is a great way to stay organized and create publication quality maps To add a title to the tutorial map Click once on the Top Axis in the Object Manager to select it 2 In the Property Manager click on the General tab 3 Click the next to Title if the section is not already open 4 n the box next to Title text click the B
16. Export netCDF NC Network Common Data Form grid file formats Improved DXF AutoCAD Drawing import to allow data DXF files to import in a worksheet Improved GIF file format to export with transparent background Improved ZMap Grid file import to handle additional non standard fields Improved KML export to have all symbols export to a single GIF Improved ESRI ADF grid file import to read mult tiled datasets Improved the Geosoft grid file import to read compressed grid formats Improved LiDAR LAS data file filtering Surfer Automation e Added a Transform3 command to transform worksheet data with various options for empty cells text cells and numeric cells Projections Coordinate Systems and Datums e New Projections e New Coordinate Systems Albany Grid 1984 Australia Albany Grid 1994 Australia Australia New South Wales ISG Integrated Survey Grid Australian Grid 37 new coordinate systems Barrow Island and Onslow Grid 1994 Broome Grid 1984 Broome Grid 1994 Busselton Coastal Grid 1984 Busselton Coastal Grid 1994 Carnarvon Grid 1984 Carnarvon Grid 1994 Christmas Island Grid 1984 Christmas Island Grid 1994 Cocos Keeling Islands Grid 1992 Cocos Keeling Islands Grid 1994 Collie Grid 1994 Australia Esperance Grid 1984 Esperance Grid 1994 European 1950 Portugal Spain variant UTM Zone 29N Exmouth Grid 1984 Exmouth Grid 1994 Geraldton Coastal Grid 1984 Geraldton Coastal Grid 1994 Goldfields
17. Y axes The two maps can be overlaid to correctly position the lake on the contour map by dragging the base map layer to the other map object that has the contour layer The result will be a map object with a base map layer and contour map layer Alternatively if you create the contour map and then added a base map layer with the Map Add Base Layer command the two maps are automatically scaled and combined into a single map using a single set of axes The lake is correctly positioned on the contour map Layers and 3D Wireframes When you layer a contour post or base map on a 3D wireframe the maps are draped over the wireframe The wireframe is drawn in the usual fashion but the base vector or contour maps are molded over the top of the wireframe lines Hidden lines are not removed from maps layered on wireframes For example contour lines are not hidden when the contour map lies over a wireframe Layers and 3D Surfaces When you layer maps on top of 3D surface maps hidden lines are removed and the maps are molded on the surface Surface maps and images vector files and even other surface maps can be overlaid onto a single map object The Overlays page in the surface properties dialog contains options for handling color in these cases Layer Exceptions The Map Add command allows you to add a map layer to the selected map Most combinations of map types can be layered The exceptions are combining a 3D wireframe and 3D surfac
18. 1024x768 or higher monitor resolution with a minimum 16 bit color depth Installation Directions Installing Surfer 12 requires logging onto the computer with an account that has Administrator rights Golden Software does not recommend installing Surfer 12 over any previous version of Surfer Surfer 12 can coexist with older versions i e Surfer 11 as long as they are installed in different directories By default the program directories are different For detailed installation directions see the Readme rtf file Installing Surfer To install Surfer from a CD l Insert the Surfer CD into the CD ROM drive The installation program automatically begins on most computers If the installation does not begin automatically double click on the Autorun exe file located on the Surfer CD 2 Click Install Surfer from the Surfer Auto Setup dialog to begin the installation Chapter 1 Introducing Surfer To install Surfer from a download l Download Surfer according to the directions you received 2 Double click on the downloaded file to begin the installation process Updating Surfer To update your version of Surfer open the Surfer program and choose the Help Check for Update command This will launch the Internet Update program which will check Golden Software s servers for any updates If there is an update for your version of Surfer i e Surfer 12 0 to Surfer 12 1 you will be prompted to download the update You can also email y
19. 2 Click the next to Minor Contours if it is not already open Click the next to Line Properties in the Minor Contours section The minor line properties appear Click the 3096 Black color box next to Color Select another color such as 8096 Black from the list Click in the box next to Style and select a dashed line from the list Dashed gray lines now appear at the minor contours The contour map should look similar to this example after changing the major and minor line properties 73 Surfer Changing Contour Fill Properties Color fill can be assigned to fill between contour lines Displaying Contour Fill To display contour fill Te Click once on the contour map to select it The contour map properties are shown in the Property Manager Click on the Levels tab Click the next to Filled Contours if it is not already open Check the box next to Fill contours The contour map automatically updates to display the default grayscale color fill between contours Changing Fill Color The color fill can be changed to assign a gradational color spectrum between two colors or by selecting one of the preset color spectrums To change the colors L 74 Click the color bar next to Fill colors A list of colormaps appear Click one of the preset colormaps such as Rainbow and the map automatically updates to display the new colors If only a minimum and maximum color are desired click the ls button next to the
20. 4 symbol in a post or classed post map layer Image Maps and Shaded Relief Maps Image maps and shaded relief maps are raster images based on grid files Image maps assign DU colors based on Z values from a grid file 2 4 6 8 Shaded relief maps assign colors based on slope orientation relative to a light source 42 Chapter 1 Introducing Surfer Vector Maps l grid and 2 grid vector maps display direction and magnitude data using individually oriented arrows For example at any grid node on the map the arrow points in the direction of steepest descent downhill and the arrow length is proportional to the slope magnitude In Surfer vector maps can be created using the information in one grid file i e a numerically computed gradient or two different grid files i e each grid giving a component of the vectors ott ra yd Wi ud d ode eee p rres ww dodo Vw euo xy amp P aar 4 KR e KI ALT t h y od Te y d 4 d d e Ls m E E amp Watershed Maps Watershed maps display the direction that water flows across the grid The watershed map breaks the grid into drainage basins and streams Colors can be assigned to the basins and line properties can be associated with the streams In addition depressions 43 Surfer 3D Surfaces Surfaces are three dimensional color representations of a grid file The colors lighting overlays and mesh can be altered on a 3D surface 3D Wi
21. Blanking BLN File Descrption e 1034 PIC eg E 1034 zio c P 1035 2 451 0 9 a M cEc 1035 Betzieltee Gy BEN 1036 Atlas Boundary BNA File DeScrIDEIOE ME 1036 PS Ve 1036 2 45110 0 ee 1037 gt e 1038 Level FileFormat AA noo e UU IA 1039 E o al eee Po eee E re er ee en ee ert Te 1039 BUM FONOL C 1040 LVL ig EE EE 1041 ee Spectrum Fil dn EE 1043 114 E PPP C T c E 1043 classed POSE CLS FIE FOr EE 1045 zeolite n 1046 S rfer 6 ET dE EE 1047 minore 1048 Hi Table of Contents Appendix D Date Time Formats DATE FOMI ee aia 1051 Time ein EEN 1053 elef EE 1056 Ivii Surfer lviii Chapter 1 Introducing Surfer Introduction to Surfer Welcome to Surfer a powerful contouring gridding and surface mapping package for scientists engineers educators or anyone who needs to generate maps quickly and easily Producing publication quality maps has never been quicker or easier Maps can be displayed and enhanced in Surfer Adding multiple map layers customizing the map display and annotating with text creates publication quality maps Virtually all aspects of your maps can be customized to produce exactly the p
22. Data EE 62 Opening an Existing Data EE 63 Addimg New e E 64 Creating a New Data E 65 Soviac Eme Data 67 SSS OM ee EE EE 67 Table of Contents How are grid files ve ee e KEE 67 AA Mc m 68 Lesson 3 Creating a Contour MaD EE 70 Wnatare contour Maps Used e EE 70 Cheating a Contour MAD TT 71 Changing Contour Levels EE 71 Changing Contour Line Properties EE 72 Changing Contour Fill Properties srein nenne raan ANERER 74 Setting Advanced Contour Level Properties nmm 76 Adding Deleting and Moving Contour Labele 79 EXPO INS CONTOUTS cura T ee 80 Lesson Modifying AN AXIS EE 81 e elle th POS TG EE 81 Changing the Tick Label Properties EE 82 Lesson 5 Posting Data Points and Working with Layers ssessessrseresrrrrsrrsrsrne 83 How are map layers added to existing maps ccce 83 Adding o Post Map Lay Cl rs 84 Changing the Post Map EEGEN Ee Ee Gen 84 Adding Labels to the Post Map EE 86 Moving Individual Post Map Labels ccom omansirarrrrta rr a ico 87 Lesson 6 Creating a Poi TETTE TO TT 88 Hi es o UE 88 LESSON 7 AAA E e A e T EA iA 90 ele E EE 90 Lesson 8 Creating a 3D Surface Map 90 Creating a 3D Surface Me EE 91 PGIGING a MEON DEE 92 Changing the 3D Surface Layer Colors ssssssssrssrrsrsrrrrrsrrsrrrrsrrrrrrrrrrsrrerene 92 htele eked cep LAY EE 94 Lesson 9 Adding Transparency Color Scales and Ttles eee eeeeeeees 95 What is transparency used for ee EE E
23. E E OOOO r Ta LA ai 691 Golden Software Reference EE 692 Latitude and Longitude gel 693 Beef 694 LOMO M 694 Latitude and Longitude in Decimal Degrees n nnn 694 Projection References AP e o A o o y 695 Coordinate System Frequently Asked Questions eee 696 XXXVII Surfer Chapter 19 Positioning and Overlaying Maps Introduction to Map Lay Cis ETT 699 Using Map MEA EE 699 Layers and 3D Wireframes EE 700 Layers and SD SUI EE 700 Laver EXCDO CN 700 En AP o 700 Editing a Map A 9 sae coasmeunarseeantoptesacar 701 Hiang a Map EE 701 REMNI NMIDOS Map E EE 701 Deleting a Map Lay AA e UA e po 701 Guido 701 Method 1 Adding a Map Layer to an Existing Map trame esee 702 Method 2 Overlaying Two Existing Map Layers sen nnn 702 Method 3 Combining Two Map Layers in the Object Manager 702 Y E o A E E A 704 a Ee EE o A 705 Stacking a Contour Map over a 3D Surface Map 705 Creating Several Maps in the Same Plot Wmdow nm nnne 706 Placing Several Completed Maps in the Same Plot Wmdow sees 706 Aligning Several Maps on the Same Page cece cece eee emen 707 Chapter 20 Scale Bars Profiles Digitizing and Measuring Adding ODjects toa Ee BEE 709 CONG AS EE 709 teo ale FS Cale e 709 EGG A ee eo PE OO E 709 MO Page Scale EE JEI o E O A A 711 XXXVIII Table of Contents Addi
24. GG OC SEIN Object Manager nx EHVIES Map F Right Axis EHH Left Axis Ilem Top Axis Bottom Axis a ae P ost TutorWS dat kel Contours TutorWS grd Property Manager Map Post TutorwW A x Libet Label Sets Label set Set 1 Add label set Remove label set Rernove Label Set 1 Worksheet column Column C Elev Position relative to Abave Angle degrees D Font Properties Label Format d dddd General Label plane X Y plai ne Click select Map Post TutorWs s X2 1 246815 Y20 838303 7 2 76 7276 2 08 2 08 in 3 73 in 5 24 i in x 5 12 in EA This is the Surfer plot window with the Object Manager and Property Manager on the left the plot worksheet and grid node editor tabs at the top of the horizontal ruler 14 Chapter 1 Introducing Surfer Worksheet Document Worksheet windows are a view of the data file and are designed to display edit enter and save data The worksheet windows have several useful and powerful editing transformation and statistical operations available Several import and export options are available for opening data files from other spreadsheet programs ex pez Ei amp of d E CR d A porro DI Lm M he 354p A ap 22 as e III a 25 36 0 21 29 24 55 pesni mre d EL This is the Surfer worksheet document with the Object Manager and Property Manager in auto hide mode on the left and the plot document and grid node editor tabs
25. Grid 1984 Goldfields Grid 1994 Chapter 1 Introducing Surfer Hartebeesthoek Lo 10 new zones Idaho Transverse Mercator 1927 IDTM27 Idaho Transverse Mercator 1983 IDTM83 Irish Transverse Mercator ITM Jurien Coastal Grid 1984 Jurien Coastal Grid 1994 Kalbarri Grid 1994 Karratha Grid 1984 Karratha Grid 1994 Kununurra Grid 1984 Kununurra Grid 1994 Lancelin Coastal Grid 1984 Lancelin Coastal Grid 1994 Margaret River Coastal Grid 1984 Margaret River Coastal Grid 1994 Mount Eden Circuit 2000 Mount Eden Circuit 1949 NZGD2000 28 new circuits Perth Coastal Grid 1984 Perth Coastal Grid 1994 Portuguese National Grid Greenwich Meridian Portuguese National Grid Lisbon Meridian Portuguese National Grid Lisbon Meridian zero easting northing POSGAR 94 Argentina POSGAR 968 Argentina Port Hedland Grid 1984 Port Hedland Grid 1994 SVY21 Singapore TM Sweden SWEREF99 TM SWEREF99 local zones SWEREF99 RT90 emulation zones Surfer e New Datums e RENET95 e Lisbon 1937 Lisbon Meridian e NWS 84 e Posiciones Geodesicas Argentinas 1994 WGS84 base e Posiciones Geodesicas Argentinas 1998 WGS84 base e SVY21 WGS84 base e Sweden SWEREF99 e New Ellipsoids e NWS 84 Sphere System Requirements The minimum system requirements for Surfer are e Windows XP SP2 or SP3 Vista 7 8 or higher e 512MB RAM minimum for simple data sets 1GB RAM recommended e At least 500MB free hard disk space e
26. IGN EE 601 POS WV eo EE 602 TAIT ACCC EE 602 FIESE MALO WC EE 603 Lae Maor ue EE 603 POMS PO SIMON PR TP 603 yo E EE 603 Bocca o q E E 604 Guo pq op OO 604 PONS DIEHO MCI e nr OO 604 Grid Lines Page Axis PODEMOS e uus ima ud pa statizud raa eU t boda Deb uasa vua sete Es dumm Pt tae 605 Malor al EE 606 laco RN m 606 lno Page AIS PI OR At E o 606 Edit Major Tick Spacing ON E E EE 606 To Cal major TICS ON ONS ET 606 xxxiii Surfer Setting the AXIS SCalB owes tuse detalustedtieu i qnte bsec cercas ti 608 To Draw a Grid Covering ts INIaDsuesiserianioibspEte rt iR e pci 608 Chapter 17 Map Properties Introduction to Common Map PFODSFLIGS EE 609 CHENG Man Probe resaltos ccoo TR ETT 610 Ma Prone uterina rtorras Om 610 View Page Map CEET eege 611 fins E A A 611 missio n 611 ROCCO MM o T Q 612 q WPO R 612 HE A mT edeact 613 Example of Tilt Rotation and Projection Parametere 614 Dee ue MH 615 Scale Pade Map Neng 616 BSG aes EE 617 Re EE 617 Map Units Per In ENS EE 617 EE AE a DEE 618 POPO ona A e a e EE 618 Using Different Sca
27. In the Open Data dialog select TutorWS dat in the Open worksheets section at the bottom of the dialog If the TutorWS dat file is not already open browse to the Samples directory and select it in the file list By default the Samples folder is located in c Program Files Golden Software Surfer 12 Samples 4 Click Open The post map layer is added to the contour map Notice in the Object Manager that the post map layer has been added to the Map The two map layers now share the same set of axes Changes made to the map properties will affect both the contour map layer and the post map layer Changing the Post Map Properties Once you have created a post map layer you can customize the post map properties Symbols in a post map can all be the same or can be selected with a worksheet column Symbol sizes can all be the same or have proportional sizes Symbol colors can all be the same or have color based on a column 84 Chapter 2 Tutorial To change the post map properties Um ST og p qu 10 Li 12 13 14 Click on the Post TutorWS dat layer in the Object Manager or on the post map layer in the plot window In the Property Manager click on the Symbol tab Click the next to Symbol if it is not already open Click the next to Marker Properties to open the Marker Properties section Next to the Symbol click on the existing symbol In the list click on the filled diamond symbol Symbol set GSI Default Symbols Num
28. Modeling the Variogram ANISOMODY EE 349 Variogram Modeling Rules of ThUMD EE 352 Variogram Frequently Asked Questions ssssessrrsrrsrrrrsrrsrrrrerrrrrrrrrrrrrsrrne 353 Suggested Reading Variograms 0cocccccccccccccncnnnnnnnnnn nan nn cnc rr 359 GeostatiStical ne EE 360 Chapter 6 Base Maps Introduction to Base Map WE EE 363 Creatiida Base Ma e T 364 Adding a Base Map Layer to Other Maps 364 Boo ee 364 CSCS e We M c eE o E E 364 EMP Base Oe C r 365 Creating da New Empty Base E ee ee 365 The Base Map Limits DIGlOG EE 365 Base Map from Server EE 366 Creating a New Base Map from Server 366 Editing an Existing Base Wa WEE 366 Ee EE EE 366 MAD ee EE 367 Changing Properties in a Base Map 367 CHange Ee a ct A 367 chonde One e d 9 368 Changing MUI meo acte t 368 xil Table of Contents EISCHEN 369 Bajo ice c 369 PG CIS M Un O o HE 370 ent eere gelu EE 370 Labels Page Base Map EE 372 re 373 Example Template Labels EE 374 Layer Fage Base MaD EE 375 Coordinate System Base Map E 376 Iro Page Base MapD EE 376 Assigning Coordinates to an Image Base Map 377 RO E EE 378 Coordinate System Information EE 378 Creating a Blanking File with the Digitize Commande 379 Masking With ege Ee ME 380 Downlo
29. Property Manager or floating toolbars to close the manager window Auto Hiding Managers Click the 2 button to auto hide a docked Object Manager or Property Manager The manager slides to the side of the Surfer main window and a tab appears with the window name Heuy pallqo C The Object Manager appears as a tab on the side of the window Position the mouse pointer over the tab to view the manager Move your mouse away from the manager and the manager hides again You can also click inside the manager to anchor it at its current position Click in another manager to release the anchor and hide the manager Click the E button to disable the auto hide feature 24 Chapter 1 Introducing Surfer Size You can drag the sides of a manager toolbar or menu bar to change its size If a t manager is docked its upper and lower bounds are indicated by a vd and E cursor Move the cursor to change the size Position To change the position of a docked manager click the title bar and drag it to a new location A thick light gray rectangle indicates that the manager is floating To dock the manager use the docking mechanism You can also double click the manager s title bar to toggle between floating and docked modes The toolbars and menu bar can also be moved or displayed in floating windows To dock the toolbar or menu bar in a new location click the grip bar along the toolbar or menu bar edge hold the left mouse button a
30. SVImDOL EE 492 Changing an Individual e E 493 Changing All Class Symbols at the Same Time enne 493 Changing All Class Symbol Sizes at the Same Time eene 493 Loading a Classed Post Map Class CLS EE 493 Saving a Classed Post Map Class CLS File nee 493 OKOE Can T 493 xxii Table of Contents Class Symbol Properties Dialog 2 mp rur t hr aun Seed EE d n d ees e ia 494 vd 494 VIDOE O 494 eda E 494 FUCO OMG ONCE qe 495 Line Color and Wa ei 495 ia A eE USE EEN 495 Setting the Same Symbol for All Classes oooocccccccccccncncncncnnnnnncncn cnn 496 Setting the Same Symbol Line or Fill Properties for All Classes 496 Setting Gradational Symbol Line or Fill Properties for All Classes 496 9 OF EE Seege 497 Dialog Ge dn e EE 497 Class Symbol Size Properties Dialog gg EES eege PA Tad de 497 VEEN SIZS TEE RR 497 MEDID Las SZC T E 497 Same Symbol Size for All Classes csse meme nmn ens 498 Increme nting Symbol Size for All EE 498 8 Gel S ANDA A E AE 498 Layer Pade Classed Post Ma catarsis 498 8 O 498 Coordinate System Page Classed Post Map 499 COMMON E 499 info Page Classe
31. UTM Coordinate SY StI EE EE 655 World Projection Systems NR EE ETT 655 noc 655 Supported PIO de NS oie e E O O teu 656 Albers Equal Area Conic Projection sciicevcrcsesctcaviesnsicudeensneadesawereexe EE e eara 656 AzImu tbal EQuUIaIstant PFOIGGEDEE EE 657 sn A EE 659 E EE probadas 660 Eckert IV PROTECCION e 661 XXXVI Table of Contents Eckert Vi PEOISCUIOL A OO OO AA 662 EQUIAIStant COMIC FO ge 663 Equidistant Cylindrical dg e CCUON EEN 665 Geographic Coordinate System EEN 666 Ele do ao T e EE 667 Hotine Oblique Mercator Projection ssesesssssseeenen nnns 668 Hotine Oblique Mercator 2 Point brolechon nn n nnn 670 Lambert Azim tnal Equal Area Projection oerte rar dare 672 Lambert COnrol imal Come ProjectioN EE 673 Mercator os A TOT TET UR OO DT 675 Miller e Aline tee ECU toscano dais 676 MOlNWelmde PIG Le de tactica casa linterna EEE 677 New zeala d M p GPG EE 679 Oblique Mercator tee den DEE 680 Orthographie dye euro QNT TE D TL 681 POV CONIC PPOJECUON M 682 Robinson and Robinson Sterling Proiections esee 684 SIMSON al Pro ge NR OE E OT TE TEST 685 State Plane Coordinate System Pro ectlOris i ero eo ert a eren Inr ie 688 Transverse Mercator Projection ug ekt ag eheE ee Ere Par vac ab SEAN NN ie poc 689 Universal Transverse Mercator UTM Projections cccccccc cece ee eeeeeeeeeeeenas 690 Van der Grinten ss uuo A O
32. XM Surfer nn LU Inm 406 pl re UE E O EE E EEA 406 ADC nn e e oo In 406 Eiser taco Msc 406 Formatting Contour Maps to Display Date Time Labele 407 Layer Page Contour Map x5ceoesess oou ununi nexx adea Fn MEuD Eee ERE ATE x de CEA DUE QUE NC M FREE 407 Coordinate System Page Contour Map WEEN 408 O e LE en e Ek Map EE 409 Advanced Levels EENEG 409 Display Advanced OptionS EE 409 Switching Between Level Methods oooooccccccccccccccncncncncnnnanannnnn cnn 409 SI Te Ee ein el C Q ees 410 SUE ele 4 T n 410 Goledcac t 410 Ba A e m E ee en eo 411 Contour f 412 Adding or Deleting a Single Contour Level cessere nn nnn 412 Editing a Single e e ge E EE 413 Changing Multiple Contour EEN 413 To Create Contour Levels at Regular Intervals ceeeeeeeeeeeeee 414 Z EV DaO TR A oO 415 POW s 416 ege m m m 416 Assigning Line Properties to Specific Contour Levels nos 416 Assigning the Same Line Properties to all Contour LevelS sssserererrererrrnn 417 Setting Line Properties on a Frequency Basis sseseseseeeeeee mmn 418 Assigning Gracational Line Properties si n dorso dls 418 Cre
33. at the top of the worksheet Grid Node Editor The Grid Grid Node Editor command opens the grid node editor as a new document The grid node editor allows you to change or blank Z values at individual grid nodes in a grid file Each grid node is indicated with a in the grid editor window by default Each blanked grid node is indicated with a blue x by default The active node is 15 Surfer highlighted with a red diamond To move between grid nodes press the arrow keys or click a node to make it the active node The active node XY map coordinates and grid coordinates are displayed at the top of the window and the Z value is given in the Z box You can enter a new Z value for the selected grid node into the box Press ENTER an arrow key or click another node to enter the new value into the grid The contour map is redrawn with your change when the Options Show Contours menu option is selected You can save the edited grid file with the same name or a different name do File View Options Tools Window Help T iH uy d ag A y BAILY e 11 MORK MMM MM RR EO MMM ERK MIMNADN XENON IEA MOMOOMOMOM MMM EX MORK MEM MM RR EO MMM ERK MMM MMO MMM AMM RRR AKAAKA HX K MEM MM RR EM MM ER MMM MM MMM AMM KKK OM KOK KK MMMM 8 A A ARA A GY URL KUALA KD ADDR ADD UR PLA AD AA AAA MA AAG AAA MA AAA AGRA A XA ROAM MADAMA SS SS 2 Ec Xx XX xx TX X H x RR xx XX XX XX XX XX ES XX
34. autohide button to display the Object Manager as a tab The manager hides on the left top or right side of the plot window as a small tab labeled Object Manager To view the contents of the Object Manager while in tab view place the cursor directly over the tab Click in the window to keep it open for use Click outside the window to return it to the hidden position Click on the button to return it to the 18 Chapter 1 Introducing Surfer normal display mode Alternatively right click the Object Manager title bar and select Auto Hide You can also drag the sides of a floating Object Manager to change the size of the window Object Manager Tree If an object contains sub objects a or is located to the left of the object name Click on the or button to expand or collapse the list For example a Map object contains a map layer i e Contours plus four axes To expand the tree click on the control or select the item and press the plus button on the numeric keypad or press the right arrow key on your keyboard To collapse a branch of the tree click on the control or select the item and press the minus button on the numeric keypad or press the left arrow key The expansion state of sub objects in the Object Manager is retained in the Surfer file SRF Use the Expand new Object Manager items option in the Options dialog to control the expansion state of new objects in Object Manager w Right Axis EJH Left Ax
35. can be selected added arranged and edited Changes made in the Object Manager are reflected in the plot document and vice versa The area behind the plot worksheet and grid node editor The edge of the plot worksheet grid node editor or application windows Chapter 1 Introducing Surfer Opening Windows Selecting the File Open command opens any of the three window types depending on the type of file selected The File New Plot command creates a new plot window The File New Worksheet command creates a new worksheet window Selecting and Closing Windows To select a tab to view click the tab name To close a tab right click and select Close or click the X next to the tab name If unsaved changes are present in the document you will be prompted to save the changes before the file is closed Unsaved Changes When a document contains unsaved changes an asterisk appears next to its tabbed name The asterisk disappears once the unsaved changes have been saved The Plot1 tab has pea eana indicated by the asterisk The Sheet1 and Sheet2 tabs do not have saved changes 13 Surfer Plot Document Plot windows contain the commands for creating and modifying grid files and for creating all types of maps When you first start Surfer you are presented with an empty plot window n EEN nid AR XGA 9212 Maa Qi Aa A o A Cl cw E OX 14083757 Y 2922502 2 W 6 243487 H 5115997
36. command Status Bar Click on View Status Bar to show or hide the status bar A check mark next to Status Bar indicates that the status bar is displayed Status Bar Sections The status bar is divided into five sections Click on each section in the graphic to display more information about each pane In the worksheet the status bar displays tool tips Click select drag block select d Map Contours Colorado grd Xx 106 1016 Y238 150957 Z 2676 194 3 48 in 4 78 in 6 38 in x 3 74 in E The status bar has five sections of information Click on each section to display detailed information Adjust Section Width The status bar section widths can be adjusted to display additional text If is displayed at the end of the text additional text can be displayed To change the width place the cursor over a section division When the cursor changes to a n left click and drag the divider left or right to a new location Click select Map Contours A portion of the status bar The in the left section indicates there Is additional text Click select drag block select Map Contou A portion of the status bar after making the left section larger The indicates there is additional text 30 Chapter 1 Introducing Surfer Progress The status bar indicates the progress of a procedure such as gridding The percent of completion and time remaining will be displayed Copying Cell Data ees
37. cursor inside the limits of Maximum contour 105 the contour map and click once Or Contour interval 5 click on the Contours TutorWS grd AT object in the Object Manager Default levels Reset Levels When the contour layer is selected Major contour every 5 the contour properties are displayed Filled C in the Property Manager TE 2 In the Property Manager click the Fill contours E Levels tab to display the contour Fill colors E GrayScale m levels and contour line properties for the map In this example the contour levels begin at Z 20 This Major Contours is displayed next to Minimum contour The Maximum contour level Go to the Levels page to display the contour e Z 105 level properties Color scale 3 To change the contour range click in the box next to Minimum contour or Maximum contour Highlight the existing value and type a new value The Data range of the grid file is displayed at the top of the Levels page making selecting 71 Surfer an appropriate range easier For best results select values for Minimum contour and Maximum contour that are in or near this Data range 4 The Contour interval or the frequency of contour lines is five This means that a contour line will be displayed every five Z units We should see contour lines at 20 25 30 35 etc up to 105 Click in the Contour interval box highlight the value 5 and type the value 10 5 Press ENTER on the keyboard The map automatically updat
38. dat zept RO TEC NOIRE ec Well lu AAA E a roperty Manager Mothing Selected nx m Ls c lt Tlirkzse ert drag hlork selet d Nothing selected JAN in 0 5 in Click on the Plot1 tab to return to the plot window 2 In the plot window click the Grid Data command or click the E button in the grid toolbar The Open Data dialog is displayed 3 n the Open Data dialog click the file TutorWS dat file located in the Samples folder If you are not in the Samples folder browse to it By default the Samples folder is located in c Program Files Golden Software Surfer 12 Samples You can select the file in the file list section or in the Open worksheets section of the dialog by clicking once on the file name The name appears in the File name box below the list of data files Click Open Alternatively double click on the data file name 5 The Grid Data dialog is displayed The Grid Data dialog allows you to control the gridding parameters Take a moment to look over the various options in the 68 Chapter 2 Tutorial dialog Do not make changes at this time as the default parameters create an acceptable grid file Data Columns 47 data points Output Grid File C Program Files Golden 5oftwarelsurfer 12 Samples TutorWS ord EH Grid Line Geometry Minimum xi Spacdng of Nodes X Direction 3 0 090909090931 100 mk Y Direction 0 09090909091 78 S
39. en eege ege 931 Options Dialog Printing EE 932 Options Dialog Rulers and Grid We TEE 933 Options Defaults Properties eege DEEG 934 DETatlE SCS EE 935 Current a e IO E oe 936 Settings organized by dialog WEE 936 a A 937 Setting Persistent A o nn TT 937 Changing Defaults im the DIO accio otr ans 937 Using Custom Setting PUES inercia 938 Formats for Attribute UE 939 Surfer CUSTOMIZE Settings ee EE 944 Customize Dialog Commands Pad EE 945 Customize Dialog Toolbars Page ss rises cla dE NC 947 Customize Dialog Keyboard Pad irc ee 949 Customize Dialog Menu Page EE 951 Customize Dialog Options bage memes nnn nnn nnn 953 Button Appearance Dilog EE 954 Chapter 29 Automating Surfer introduc Hon to e dl EE 957 GEERT 958 srayeuziul c 959 WOTG WI gt CODES t 961 SCHDISFIBASIC En e Ee EEN 961 Visual BASIC eer ae ele UE 962 JIG do e o A E 963 elo ao A o E o see Eai DEEA 963 Briten EE 964 Suggested Reading EC e ve TEE 965 MECN AA A E EE E 965 KE lala ple pe glo ms PAE Eo oO o II TEE 966 RUNNING SCrIPtES IN SPECT AAA E no OA 966 Running Scripts from the Command Lmme cesses nnn 967 BiioiUle o plas alo E 968 a er T O 968 AU alan SA p go q POPE oo E O O dined EIE S LIE I MEUM EM 968 A A E nn 969 BYS aE aA a nig E o POE sows speddou tece 969 SOP Or PUSE A EE 969 Viewing Variable ValUesS E
40. formats into a worksheet e Set worksheet cells to use date time formats in the Format Cells dialog e Flip or transpose columns to rows and rows to columns e Round data with the Data Transform Round equation e Calculate values in the worksheet with the Pl expression in Data Transform e Added a percentage number format for easier conversion of data e Added a new n math text directive to create new lines Chapter 1 Introducing Surfer Treat empty cells as blank as the number zero or as an empty text string when transforming data Treat text strings as blank as text as the number zero or convert to a number if possible when transforming data Treat numbers as blank as text as the number or as an empty text string when transforming data Import and Export Improvements Export multiple maps and non map objects to a single coordinate system for raster export Export multiple maps and non map objects to a single coordinate system for vector export Create georeferenced base maps from warped images with correct rotation skew distortion warp and coordinate system Import SP1 and SEG file formats Export SP1 and SEG file formats Import Adobe PDF raster file formats Import GeoPDF format in raster PDF files Import JPEG2000 file formats Export J PEG2000 file formats Export SVG file formats Import HGT SRTM Elevation Data grid file formats Import netCDF NC Network Common Data Form grid file formats
41. graph below the contour map 89 Surfer Lesson 7 Saving a Map When you have completed the map in the plot window you can save the map to a Surfer SRF file Surfer SRF files contain all the information necessary to reproduce the project When you save a map as a SRF file all the scaling formatting and map properties are preserved in the file An asterisk next to the file name in the title bar and tab indicates the file has been modified and the modifications have not yet been saved If you are using the demo version of Surfer you will not be able to save or export the map Please proceed to the next lesson Saving a Map l Click the File Save command or click the a button The Save As dialog is displayed because the map has not been previously saved Set the Save in directory to any directory on your computer In the File name box type TutorWS Make sure that the Save as type Is set to Surfer Document srf 4 Click Save and the file is saved to the current directory with a SRF extension The Saved map remains open and the title bar changes to reflect the name change There is no longer an asterisk next to the file name If desired the Save as type can be set to Surfer 11 Document srf if the file is to be shared with users using Surfer 11 After selecting the Surfer 11 format click Yes in the dialog Any Surfer 12 specific features are lost when saving to the Surfer 11 format Lesson 8 Creating a 3
42. include all the steps from this lesson Lesson 9 Adding Transparency Color Scales and Titles The opacity of a map image text line fill symbol or entire layer can be customized in Surfer Opacity is the amount that you can see through an object or that light can pass through an object By default objects are displayed with 100 opacity meaning no light can pass through the object An object can be made semi transparent by adjusting the opacity value An Opacity of 096 would be fully transparent or fully invisible What is transparency used for Reducing the opacity of an object allows the ability to see through the object to other objects This may be useful when wanting to create a semi transparent map or object For example you may want to display a semi transparent contour map over a base map of a satellite image Being able to set the Opacity of entire layers is especially useful when you have multiple layers with filled objects and you need to see all of the layers 95 Surfer What are color scales Color scales are available for contour 3D wireframe 3D surface image and vector maps Color scales are legends that show the fill assigned to each contour level on a filled contour map the colors assigned to levels in a 3D wireframe the colors used in an image map or 3D surface and the fill assigned to vector symbols How can these features improve the final map Having a completed map with multiple layers color
43. items within a dialog such as group names options and field names For example the Save As dialog contains a Save as type list Bold and italic text occasionally may be used for emphasis In addition menu commands appear as File Open This means click on the File menu at the top of the document then click on the Open command within the File menu list The first word is always the menu name followed by the commands within the menu list 10 Chapter 1 Introducing Surfer Surfer User Interface Surfer contains three document window types the plot document worksheet document and grid node editor Maps are created and displayed in the plot document The worksheet document displays edits transforms and saves data in a tabular format The grid node editor displays and edits Z values for the selected grid Tabbed Windows Title Bar MenuBar Plot Morena Grid Toolbars ERES Draw Arrange E SALT E ROLE CESA EE gt Yi 1 595510 OW 5123490 e LE Eel EE Map oe Right Axis ie Top Axis i po Bottom Axis B eg Map v Z Axis v Left Axis 1 klen Rattam Avic Coordinate System Minimum contour Maximum contour Contour interval Default levels Major contour every Filled Contours Fill contours m de 561399 8 Y 5114009 Z 1776 457 7 86 in 442 in Object Manager Property Manager Status Bar Plot Window This is the Surfer plot window with the Object Manager on the left the worksh
44. numeric XY location coordinates as well as optional numeric Z values and label information The Z values contain the variable to be modeled such as elevation concentration rainfall or similar types of values XYZ data files contain the raw data Surfer interprets to produce a grid file Before you can create a grid file in Surfer you must create an XYZ data file XYZ data files must be organized in column and row format Surfer requires the X Y and Z data to be in three separate columns Grid Files Grid files are used to produce several different types of grid based maps to perform calculations such as volume residuals and grid math and to carry out blanking smoothing and slice operations Grid files contain a regularly spaced rectangular array of Z data organized in columns and rows Surfer can also use other common grid file types to perform most of the operations that can be performed with grid files Boundary Files Boundary files contain XY location data such as state boundaries rivers or point locations Boundary files are used to create a base map or base map layer on another map Boundary files can also be used to specify the boundary limits for blanking faults breaklines and slice calculations Boundary files can be vector files metafiles or image files Surfer Files Surfer SRF files preserve al the objects and object settings contained in a plot window These files are called Surfer SRF files throughout the do
45. o o 40 BOUNda A UE 40 SHEET E 40 AAPP y y II aae a 41 So io bl o AO ee 41 BASSO EE 41 A en o I T 42 Image Maps and Shaded Relief Maps reir 42 cared AMM of o e e USO 43 Watersnea MaD GE SE SS URS e Eege 44 Si A e EE DEDE 44 MEPOOUENION to Map La Ve PSone ais adas 45 Using Map RE p e oi R E a e aa i e 46 Layers and 3D e te 46 Layers and 3D SUTA EE 46 Layer E elle EE 46 Layer NP nt 50 Seain EAA RE 50 Hiang a E Oe NET 50 Surfer REMOVING a Map Layer WEE 50 Deleting a Map la Cl PC 50 Coordinate System OvervieW se sicconconiar rd li 51 Source Coordinate System Map EE 51 Target Coordinate System Map EE 52 Setting the Coordinate System sessersrrsrrereresrrsresrrrrsrrerrrrerrrrrrrrrrerrerrrrre 53 GOCE A T AT e E T TET 54 SAS EE 54 ead qEoi u Reiope em 54 dl RR PP n 54 Ee A raa du A o e OO 55 COMPpIStO the Surer EE ER ee EE 55 TO leet o rel EE 56 Redister o eral Cla ue EE 56 SU OCS OMS T T EA a eaa aa 56 Golden Software Contact Information 1 Nues eelere organ aser evi rubri be a mna dere 57 Chapter 2 Tutorial BR eat Re ug deel de NER 59 CGI e 0 saient oriad Pm o ES E E e ae 59 Advanced RR el EE LESSONS EE 60 Using the Tutorial with the Demo Version 60 A Note about the User s Guide and Online Help 60 cilia iM Ed 61 E EE 61 Lesson 1 Viewing and Creating
46. object click to the right of the first red symbol In the Text Editor type the text that should be added to the map For instance you might add the city name of San Ramon Click OK and the text is added to the base map layer Repeat steps 11 through 14 adding the city name of Danville to the second red circle Click the Arrange Exit Group command to return to normal editing mode The text is now a part of the base map and will stay in the same relative map location as the map changes To change the text properties of the city names click the next to Base Orthoimagery USGS EDC Ortho NAIP in the Object Manager Click on the Text object just below the base name The Danville text is highlighted on the map In the Property Manager click on the Text tab Click the next to Font Properties to open the font section Make any desired changes For instance change the Size points to a larger value check the box next to Bold or change the Foreground Color Repeat steps 18 through 21 with the second Text object The San Ramon text is highlighted on the map and changed Many additional edits can be made to the map You can continue to experiment with the various coordinate systems or editing any portion of the map layers 109 Surfer Danville San Ramon 122 121 98 121 96 121 94 121 92 1219 121 88 The final map contains text identifying the cities in the map area Optional Advanced Lessons By
47. of the center 65 labels and press the DELETE key on your keyboard To add a label press and hold the CTRL key on the keyboard and left click the location on the contour line where you want the new label to be located The 79 Surfer cursor changes to a black arrowhead with a plus sign e to indicate you are able to add a new label Add several contour labels to the solid and dashed red lines 4 To move a contour label left click on the label hold down the left mouse button and drag the label Release the left mouse button to complete the label movement 5 To duplicate a label hold the CTRL key on the keyboard while holding the left mouse button on an existing label Drag the label to a new location along the line 6 To exit the Edit Contour Labels mode press the ESC key Le 28 2 3 4 E wa wos g Contour labels can be moved added or deleted with the Map Edit Contour Labels command Exporting 3D Contours When you have completed a contour map in the plot window you can export the contour lines with associated Z values to an AutoCAD DXF file 2D SHP 3D SHP or to a Text Format TXT file To export contour lines to 3D DXF 2D SHP 3D SHP or TXT File 1 Select the contour map layer by clicking on the map layer in the plot window or by clicking on the word Contours TutorWS grd in the Object Manager 80 Chapter 2 Tutorial San Map Jeun Right Axis w m Left Axis Jeun Bottom Axis Zr gt f Contours Tu
48. scale legends and titles allow you to provide well organized and easily understandable publication quality maps Creating a Filled Contour Map To create a contour map l d A LE d Click the File New Plot command or click the CS button A new empty plot window is displayed Click the Map New Contour Map command Select the grid file TutorWS grd from the list of files in the Open Grid dialog The TutorWS grd created in Lesson 2 Creating a Grid File is located in Surfer s Samples folder If you are not in the Samples folder browse to it By default the Samples folder is located in c Program Files Golden Software Surfer 12 Samples Click Open The map is created using the default settings Click on the contour map layer to select it In the Property Manager click on the Levels tab Set the Level method to Simple if it is not already Simple Click the next to Filled Contours to open the Filled Contours section if it is not already open Check the box next to Fill contours to fill the contours with the default color scale Adding Transparency to Map Layers You can adjust the Opacity value of a map layer or of individual contour fill polygon fill text lines or symbols when the appropriate object is selected The properties are displayed in the Property Manager Adjusting the Opacity may be useful when you have multiple map layers and need to make one or more layers semi transparent to best represent you
49. some of the tutorial steps that require saving or exporting The demo version is a fully functional read only version of the program When this is a factor it is noted in the text and you are directed to proceed to the next step that can be accomplished with the demo 55 Surfer Technical Support Golden Software s technical support is free to registered users of our products Our technical support staff is trained to help you find answers to your questions quickly and accurately We are happy to answer any of your questions about any of our products both before and after your purchase We also welcome suggestions for improvements to our software and encourage you to contact us with any ideas you may have for adding new features and capabilities to our programs To allow us to support all customers equitably an individual user s daily support time may be limited Technical support is available Monday through Friday 8 00 AM to 5 00 PM Mountain Time excluding major United States holidays We respond to email and fax technical questions within one business day When contacting us with your question please have the following information available e Your Surfer serial number e Your Surfer version number found in Help About Surfer e The operating system you are using Windows XP Vista 7 8 or higher e The steps taken to produce your problem e The exact wording of the first error message that appears if any If you cannot find the
50. the Object Manager and the plot window Chapter 2 Tutorial 10 Click on the Post map layer in the Object Manager Hold down the left mouse button and drag the Post map layer to the map that contains the Contours map layer When the cursor changes to a horizontal arrow release the left mouse button and the map layer is added to the new map frame The post map will now be overlaid on the contour map with a single Map object EHI HER Map gH HER Map F Right Axis F Right Axis v Right Axis F Left Axis F Left Axis Je Left Axis Flou Top Axis i Flou Top Axis v Top Axis Ben Bottom Axis j Ben Bottom Axis qa Bottam Axis kl Post Demogrid dat 3 Smir Post Demogrid dat Sie e Map Sie ep Map m Contour RS M Right Axis M Right Axis Scape Left Axis De Left Axis 4 Top Axis 7 Top Axis Flo Bottom Axis Flo Bottom Axis Jl Contours Demagrid gre Jl Contours Demoqrid qrd Click on the post map layer left Drag the post map layer to the other map object When the cursor is a horizontal arrow middle release the mouse button to drop the map layer in the new location right kb 1 d i 4 5 El ni a n The post map layer was dragged to overlay on top of the contour map layer The Map object now has two map layers Post Contours 11 Additional map layers from other map objects can be overlaid on this map object using any of the three methods 115 Surfer Method 2 Overlaying Two Existing Maps by using the Map
51. window is open tabs appear at the top of the screen allowing you to click on a tab to switch to that window The tabs may be dragged to reorder them When a document contains unsaved changes an asterisk 26 Chapter 1 Introducing Surfer appears next to its tabbed name The asterisk is removed once the changes have been saved When viewing in tabbed document mode the tabs may be dragged to reorder them Left click on a tab hold the left mouse button drag to a new location and release the mouse button to move the tab to a new location To move to the next tab you can use the Next command Alternatively press CTRL F6 to move to the next tab The A and buttons on the sides of the tabs are used to scroll the tabs should there be more tabs than can fit along the top of the window The style of the tab can be changed in Tools Options User I nterface Select a new tab style from the MDI tab style list Tabs can be turned off in Tools Options User I nterface Select a None from the MDI tab style list Toolbars All window types in Surfer include toolbars that contain buttons for many common commands The toolbars are initially docked but they can be dragged and placed anywhere on the screen Show or Hide Toolbars Use the View Toolbars command to show or hide the Standard View Drawing Grid Position Size and Map toolbars A check mark is displayed next to visible toolbars Tool Tip Display of Button Functi
52. 21 88 Once the contour layer is partially transparent the base map layer can be viewed behind the contours Adding Text to the Base Map Layer Text is often added to base maps to clarify portions of the map To enter the base map layer and add location names the Map must have the same coordinate system defined as the base map layer Since both the Base Orthoimagery USGS EDC Ortho NAIP map layer and the Map are in World Geodetic System 1984 the labels can be added to the base map layer To add the labels l Click on Base Orthoimagery USGS EDC Ortho NAIP layer in the Object Manager to select the base map layer 2 Click the Arrange Enter Group command This allows the base map to be directly edited 3 Click the Draw Symbol command Click on the screen in the desired area For the first object click at approximately 121 97 37 77 A cross hair symbol appears at the location 5 Click on the screen at the second area at approximately 122 00 37 82 Another cross hair symbol appears 108 10 LL 12 13 14 L5 16 17 18 19 20 Zi 22 Chapter 2 Tutorial Press ESC on the keyboard to end drawing mode Click on the first symbol to select it In the Property Manager on the Symbol tab change the Symbol to a filled circle Change the Fill color to Red Repeat steps 7 9 for the second symbol Click the Draw Text command Click on the screen in the desired area For the first text
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54. 63 2 seconds remaining Cancel The progress of a Surfer procedure is shown in the status bar When the program does not know how much time is required to complete a task the Indeterminate mode is displayed in the status bar This indicates that the program is actively completing the task with an unknown time of completion The program is not frozen Exporting DXF data to file Sample dxf 35 MIA Cancel The status bar displays 096 when it is indeterminate mode and does not have a time estimate for the task Cancel Click the Cancel button on the status bar to abort the current process Rulers Use the View Rulers command or click the E button to toggle between showing and hiding the rulers on the top and left sides of the main plot window When the ruler button is depressed the rulers are shown Surfer will remember your preference to have the ruler on or off when the program restarts You can also right click on a ruler and select Ruler and Grid Settings to open the Options dialog Drawing Grid Click the View Drawing Grid command click the button or right click on the plot window and select Drawing Grid to toggle between showing and hiding a grid which is superimposed over the plot window A check mark beside the command indicates that the grid is displayed Surfer will remember your preference to have the drawing grid on or off when the program restarts The drawing grid is a series of evenly spaced dots sim
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57. Add Command This method eliminates the requirement to make two maps before overlaying Start with one map object with any number of map layers Click the Map Add command to immediately add a new map layer to an existing map object Select the map created in Method 1 Click the Map Add Base Layer command Alternatively right click once on the map or one of the map layers and click Add Base Layer 3 In the Import dialog select the Demorect bln file from Surfer s Samples folder If you are not in the Samples folder browse to it By default the Samples folder is located in c Program Files Golden Software Surfer 12 Samples Click Open 5 Leave Unreferenced local system selected in the Assign Coordinate System dialog and click OK A base map of a rectangle is displayed in the plot window and the Object Manager as a new map layer to the existing Map object Method 3 Overlaying Maps with the Map Overlay Maps Command This method works well when you have multiple maps and map layers to overlay and the maps already exist 1 Click the Map New Base Map command 2 Inthe Import dialog select the Demoslice bln file from Surfer s Samples folder If you are not in the Samples folder browse to it By default the Samples folder is located in c Program Files Golden Software Surfer 12 Samples 3 Click Open Leave Unreferenced local system selected in the Assign Coordinate System dialog and click OK The new base map is di
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59. Blank grid outside convex hull of data Z Transform Inflate convex hull by 0 Use the Grid Data dialog to set gridding preferences and create a grid file e The Data Columns section is used to specify the columns containing the X and Y coordinates and the Z values in the data file e The Filter Data button is used to filter your data set e The View Data button is used to see a worksheet preview of your data e The Statistics button is used to open a statistics report for your data e The Grid Report option is used to specify whether to create a statistical report for the data e The Gridding Method option is used to specify the interpolation gridding method e The Advanced Options button is used to specify advanced settings for the selected Gridding Method e The Cross Validate button is used to assess the quality of the gridding method 69 Surfer e The Output Grid File displays the path and file name for the grid file e The Grid Line Geometry section is used to specify the XY grid limits grid spacing and number of grid nodes also referred to as rows and columns in the grid file e The Blank grid outside convex hull of data automatically blanks any locations that are outside the data area When checked the Inflate convex hull by option is available This allows the area to be gridded to be expanded or contracted beyond the data locations by the value specified e TheZ Transform controls whether the actual Z v
60. D Surface Map Surfaces are three dimensional shaded renderings of a grid file Surfaces provide an impressive visual interpretation of data Surfaces can be layered with other surfaces so that the surfaces will intersect with each other Surfaces can also have layers of other map types excluding 3D wireframes Surfaces allow you to generate an elevation model of your area of interest and then add layers of data on the top of the surface You can control the color lighting overlay blending and wire mesh grid of a 3D surface For example if you have location X Y and temperature Z data for a region and you have the same location X Y and corresponding elevation Z data for the area you could create a grid file with the Z variable being elevation and a grid file with the Z 90 Chapter 2 Tutorial variable being temperature You could create a 3D surface of the elevation grid to represent topography then add a contour map of the temperature variation You could continue to add map layers such as a classed post map layer with the temperature collection stations that have different symbols depending on the elevation Creating a 3D Surface Map We are going to use the same grid file you used to create the tutorial contour map The 3D surface map will provide a new perspective to the contour map you have already created Although we are going to create this map in a new plot window the surface map could easily be added to the existin
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63. I button to open the Text Editor This dialog allows multiple lines of text to be created or individual characters to have a different appearance 5 Type Tutorial Map and press the ENTER key on the keyboard On the second line we will use a dynamic predefined math text instruction to pe button 7 In the Insert Date Time dialog select the desired date format For instance select mm dd yy 8 Click Insert 9 Highlight the date in the Text Editor insert the current date Click the 10 Click the Blbutton to make the highlighted text bold 100 Chapter 2 Tutorial 11 Change the Size points to 14 The size is located immediately to the right of the font name 12 Click OK to close the Text Editor The map is automatically updated with the new map title Tutorial Map 11 22 13 Elevation Meters 0 0 1 2 3 H 5 6 7 8 9 This map contains a semi transparent contour layer on top of a shaded relief layer A color scale and title were added to the map Lesson 10 Creating Maps from Different Coordinate Systems Map layers from different coordinate systems can be created in the same map object Surfer converts the source coordinate system for each map layer to the target coordinate system for the entire map The axes display the target coordinate system What is a Map Coordinate System A coordinate system is method of defining how a file s point locations display on a map Different types of coordinate sy
64. OD 477000 478000 472000 480000 481000 482000 483000 LITM Easting In this example the coordinate data was used to create a grid file The grid file was used to create two contour maps The map on the left was created from the original coordinates NAD83 UTM zone 13N The map on the right was created from the new projected coordinates Latitude Longitude WGS 1984 Tutorial Complete Congratulations You have completed the Surfer tutorial lessons If you have questions try looking for answers in the online help quick start guide online knowledge base and interactive forum If you find you still have questions do not hesitate to contact Golden Software s technical support team 123 Surfer 124
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68. System The map s Target Coordinate System is the coordinate system in which you want to display your map Refer to Chapter 18 for more information on coordinate systems Colorado Counties 41 0 40 0 Latitude S 38 05 37 0 109 108 107 106 105 104 103 102 Longitude 52 Chapter 1 Introducing Surfer Setting the Coordinate System In Surfer data grids map layers and maps can have an associated coordinate system All coordinate systems defined by the data grids and map layers are converted on the fly to the map s target coordinate system This allows maps with different coordinate systems to be easily combined in Surfer The standard procedure for creating maps in a specific coordinate system are 3 Create the map by clicking on the appropriate Map New command 4 Click on the map layer to select it In the Property Manager click on the Coordinate System tab 5 If the Coordinate System is not correct click the Set button next to Coordinate System The Assign Coordinate System dialog opens 6 Make any changes in the dialog This is the existing coordinate system for the map layer When finished making changes click OK 7 To change the coordinate system for the map click on the Map object In the Property Manager click on the Coordinate System tab 8 If the Coordinate System is not correct click on the Change button next to Coordinate System to set the desi
69. To set advanced contour level properties for individual levels L 3i 4 Click once on the contour map to select it In the Property Manager click on the Levels tab Make sure that the Level method is set to Advanced Click the Edit Levels button next to Contour levels to open the advanced Levels for Map dialog In the Levels for Map dialog you can double click an individual Z value in the list underneath the Level button to change the Z value for that particular contour level Let s double click on the number 60 77 Surfer 6 In the Z Level dialog highlight the value 60 and type in 65 7 Click OK and the contour line changes to 65 Levels for Map Contours TutorWS grd Double click on the 60 to change the Z value for this contour line 8 You can also double click the line style for an individual level to modify the line properties for the selected level This provides a way to emphasize individual contour levels on the map Double click on the line style next to the 70 9 Inthe Line Properties dialog change the Style to a solid line by clicking on the existing dashed line and selecting the Solid line from the list 10 Click OK 11 Let s add a single contour line halfway between two existing values Click on the number 65 under the Level column 12 Click the Add button The value 57 5 is added between the 50 and the 65 13 Click OK and the individual settings are made to the contour map Ind
70. XX P XX ES XX XX x xXx XX xx HORA A E AA AA A RA H OOOO HEAR AAA A A RA A RH KER RK KEK RRR XT TccCREERGRXGUXX XX MEK MK KKK HARE EE HHH tte Ht ttte e e ttt ty x XX XX XX XX Nx CA XX St St MORK MEK MM REE bb MMM ME MEM RM MME EE REM TOMOS MEM AMM REE bh bh bh bh db bh lh bh ECKE ARM RRR MMR RK MO OME EE MN K MEM MM REE bh bh db db bh bh bh ECKE HMM ERE Be SESE SESE SED SESE HHHHHHHH SENSE SER SER BOSE SEEM SESE SESESE SOS MAUR AS bb bb PPP AAA ERA A A OAM AAA AA AAS A bb PE PPE PR KAA RAM ARAM AAA This is the Surfer grid node editor with the Object Manager and Property Manager in auto hide mode on the left and the plot document and worksheet document tabs at the top of the grid node editor 16 Chapter 1 Introducing Surfer Map Coordinates Z Value Box Grid Coordinates Concentra jonyg D 4 gt x o 48585 53231133 Y 4407371 7171717 2535042955735 Row Column 53 30 Grid Node and Label Blanked Grid Node The grid node editor modifies individual grid nodes in a grid file Component Name Component Definition Active Node The node that is currently selected The active node is highlighted with a red diamond Grid Node Each grid node is indicated with a in the grid editor window by default Grid Coordinate The location of the active node specified by row and column number Map Coordinate The X and Y coordinates of the active node Z Value Box The Z coordinat
71. ad Online Maps Dialog WEE 381 pes A o o E EE ENE E a ES E 382 vicissim LT Im Um 382 LAV uela uge TO o E OE 382 Favorites eret A e oo TTE 383 Adding New Data Sources EEN 383 Editing Custom Data SOUPCOS EE 383 Deleting Custom Data Re e 384 Select Area to EE 384 Select Image Resolution to Download 386 Made PrEVIEW MMC 386 Beie EE 307 OK Cancel and io 307 Server EE EE 387 Base Map Naming ConvellElOli EEN 388 Ada MR Source E e e CT a e aaa a ea aa ea aa i 388 xiii Surfer KE lan EE 389 pj ftc seat 389 Mi NER te nn eer Se ee eee tT ee 389 NOME EE 389 Sei EE 389 ipte ke Minis e UU O o O OEA NE 389 Se Po o On anh E E E EATE ETA T 390 EdE Data Source EE e EE 390 IIS E 390 Ke 391 OR EE 391 VS STEE 391 lg AH 391 Sines Ke ma 1AA T T t t 391 Se Hm 391 View Data Source DIG ageet e eege deg 392 IE MO WIR An E On RO serene 392 M e 393 sls EE 393 Eet Ol IMIG TT T T T T TT 393 j o E 393 sigues cue ereis err T 394 acce T M 395 Er dilanegonciie N3i co R 395 9 395 pio
72. ages from online servers Tcr Bn JU Aur Euh AD B Fe Oside Cut Au U qi GI Depasis M Pop Drermmre Gezai Siarn and Bk minaame Epiese ma Gepost 35 Surfer Contours SRF The Contours SRF sample file displays a contour map of the Grand Canyon USA The left axis and bottom axis have the major and minor grid lines shown Grand Canyon U S A Using Surfer The most common application of Surfer is to create a grid based map from an XYZ data file The Grid Data command uses an XYZ data file to produce a grid file The grid file is then used by most of the Map menu commands to produce maps Post maps and base maps do not use grid files 36 Chapter 1 Introducing Surfer The general steps to progress from a XYZ data set to a finished grid based map are as follows l Create a XYZ data file This file can be created in a Surfer worksheet window or outside of Surfer using an ASCII text editor or Microsoft Excel for example Al E s m cB L1 K Coord 2 1665 4 Ez Gel ed ag 252 4 14995 32129 2535 5 oni 57838 231 1 L6 43274 40139 2458 Start with irregular XYZ data in three columns 2 To display the data points click the Map New Post Map command i200 2000 3000 40050 5000 6000 7000 BD0D 5000 10000 A post map displays the original XYZ data locations 37 Surfer 3 Create a grid file GRD from the XYZ data file using the Grid Data com
73. alue or the log base 10 of the Z value is gridded and how the Z value is stored in the grid file 6 Click OK In the status bar at the bottom of the window a display indicates the progress of the gridding procedure By accepting the defaults the grid file uses the same path and file name as the data file but the grid file has a GRD extension Gridding using kriging with a sector BEN Bs 7 seconds remaining Cancel 7 By default a Surfer dialog appears after gridding the data with the full path and file name of the grid file that was created Click OK in the Surfer dialog 8 If Grid Report was checked in the Grid Data dialog a report is displayed You can minimize or close this report This report contains detailed information about the gridding process Lesson 3 Creating a Contour Map A contour map is a plot of three values The first two dimensions are the X Y coordinates and the third Z is represented by lines of equal value the contour lines on the map across the map extents The shape of the surface is shown by the contour lines What are contour maps used for Contour maps are used for a variety of applications You can contour any Z value of data If you have multiple Z values for your X Y values you could create multiple contour maps For example you could create a contour map for X Y Z elevation to show the topography of your study area You could then create a contour map for X Y Z concentration to
74. ands as needed Oo ME PR When you are done creating your custom toolbar click Close in the Customize dialog 7 The custom toolbar can be toggled on or off with the View Toolbars command 3 J D a wee This custom toolbar has many common Help menu commands Creating Keyboard Shortcuts There are often times where you may use a command often enough to merit creating a custom keyboard shortcut This can easily be accomplished in Surfer The Help Keyboard Map command displays a list of the current keyboard commands The Category list contains the menu commands for the selected accelerator The Show Accelerator for list allows you to view the keyboard commands for the Plot Document Grid Document or Worksheet EE Surfer In this example we will create a custom keyboard shortcut for the commonly used Grid Data command To create a custom keyboard command l Let s verify that the Grid Data command does not have a keyboard shortcut assigned to it Click Help Keyboard Map In the Help Keyboard dialog change the Category to Grid UJ N Visually scroll down the list of Grid menu commands Notice that there is no Keys assigned to GridData Close the dialog by clicking the X in the upper right corner of the dialog Click the Tools Customize command to open the Customize dialog Click on the Keyboard tab to open the Keyboard page Select Plot Document from the Set Accelerator for list Select Grid from the Ca
75. answer to your question in online help the quick start guide or on our web page FAQs KB or support forum please do not hesitate to contact us Register Serial Number Please remember to register your software by filling out the registration form online Registering your serial number entitles you to free technical support announcements and Surfer upgrade pricing Our database is confidential Please take a minute to register your copy of Surfer with us Your serial number is located on the CD cover or in the email download instructions depending on how you purchased Surfer Please take a minute to register your copy of Surfer with us Suggestions We welcome suggestions for improvements to our software and encourage you to contact us with any ideas you may have for adding new features and capabilities to our programs If you have a suggestion you would like to share with us please send it to us by clicking Help Feedback Suggestions 56 Chapter 1 Introducing Surfer Golden Software Contact Information The Golden Software mailing address sales phone number and technical support phone number are listed by clicking the Help About command You can also use the Help Feedback command to contact technical support Phone 303 279 1021 Fax 303 279 0909 Email Surfersupport goldensoftware com Web www goldensoftware com Mail Golden Software Inc 809 14th Street Golden Colorado 80401 1866 USA 57 Surfer 58
76. antly updated product frequently asked questions troubleshooting suggestions program tips and common procedures Use the Help Golden Software on the Web Knowledge Base command to connect to Golden Software s knowledge base Open a connection to the internet before selecting this command The knowledge base page is located at http www goldensoftware com index php option com_fss amp view kb amp prodid amp ltem Automation Help The Surfer Automation help book in the table of contents is designed to help you work with Scripter Each object method and property has a help topic in Surfer Use the object hierarchy to determine how to access each object Also each method and property contains some sample code lines with the command To find out how a particular method or property is accessed click the object name in the Used by list In some cases you may need to change some words to work with the particular object if the sample was not specifically written for the object Sample scripts are also available in the SAMPLES folder C Program Files Golden Software Surfer 12 Samples Scripts to help get you started Complete the Surfer Tutorial The Surfer tutorial is a great way to get started in Surfer Tutorial lessons one through ten will teach you the basics of creating and editing a map There are also additional optional advanced tutorial lessons available If you are using the demo version of Surfer you will not be able to complete
77. any of the Map menu commands 28 Chapter 1 Introducing Surfer Drawing The Drawing toolbar displays commonly used Draw menu commands AQ e 3E LIO QOO ol A The Drawing toolbar has buttons for the Draw menu commands View The View toolbar displays commonly used View and Edit menu commands a a uesag 90 The View toolbar has buttons for many of the View and Edit menu commands Position Size The Position Size toolbar displays the position and size of the current selection in page units Enter new values in the X Y W or H boxes to edit the position or size of the selected object The controls allow you to update the position and size of the selected object accurately Objects can also be locked with the Position Size toolbar X 5 000000 4 000000 WE 2 500000 l H 4 000000 The Position Size toolbar displays the X Y position and width height of the object Grid The Grid toolbar displays commonly used Grid menu commands such as Grid Data Grid Mosaic and Grid Spline Smooth HE Vx s Y S The Grid toolbar displays commonly used Grid menu functions 29 Surfer Custom You can create custom toolbars using the Tools Customize command You can specify a custom toolbar name and add any command that you commonly use to your custom toolbar Ss gt E y j D kk lo EE 40 20 ale oi Custom toolbars can be created for frequently used menu commands with the Tools Custom
78. at automate Surfer procedures By writing and running script files simple mundane tasks or complex system integration tasks can be performed precisely and repetitively without direct interaction Surfer also supports ActiveX Automation using any compatible client such as Visual BASIC These two automation Surfer capabilities allow Surfer to be used as a data visualization and map generation post processor for any scientific modeling system Who Uses Surfer People from many different disciplines use Surfer Since 1984 over 100 000 scientists and engineers worldwide have discovered Surfer s power and simplicity Surfer s outstanding gridding and contouring capabilities have made Surfer the software of choice for working with XYZ data Over the years Surfer users have included hydrologists engineers geologists archeologists oceanographers biologists foresters geophysicists medical researchers climatologists educators students and more Anyone wanting to visualize their XYZ data with striking clarity and accuracy will benefit from Surfer s powerful features New Features This is an overview of some of Surfer 12 s new features User Friendly e Save in Surfer 11 or Surfer 12 SRF format for easier sharing between versions e Added the Trackball command to right click menu for easier rotation of maps e New modern interface appearance schemes e Zoom to the cursor location using the mouse e Added new larger predefined pa
79. ating Index Major e age EEN 419 A o A 422 Color Filed Contour A o o O OE E De UPPRUREUNEUDENTURDEEERE 425 Fill Properties CONTOU Scooter cora 425 XVI Table of Contents Displaying Filed Keng TEE 425 Assigning Color Fill Based on a een le MEET 425 Assigning Color Fill to Specific Contour Levels sssesererrsrsrerrsrrrrrrrrsrerrerne 427 Creating a Filled Contour Map Containing Blanked Areas sss 427 Displaying a Filled Contour Map without Contour Lines sseseseeeeeee 428 Setting Fill Properties on a Frequency Basis 429 REP rU O 430 Se plas via by 0 C 432 Displaying Labels on a Contour Map EE 432 Setting Label Properties on a Frequency Basis 433 Removing All IDG GIS EE 434 Edit COn OUr Ee EE 435 Ej A E 436 Contour EE 438 KE date cicleq lige a er ee en a ee eee 438 Setting Hachures on a Frequency Basis 439 Hachures RI re e m J 440 Big ile o qiue PRECII 442 smmooming CONUS aaa porotos 443 Masking Portions of a Contour Map with a Base Map 443 mee dispone d 445 i ge RE Ap O o Ie EASE E E 445 2D SAP P Ue o 445 DID SP ee CT P 445 lius c de 445 Re doe guo Birao quo rg ER 446 Lev l Files doute EMO EE 446 crearng Lev
80. ber 6 from the symbol palette Next to Fill color click on the existing color In the color palette select the Cyan color The symbol is now cyan on the inside and black on the outside Fill opacity and Line opacity can be adjusted to create semi transparent symbols by dragging the l next to Fill opacity or Line opacity if desired Click the H next to Symbol Size Highlight the value next to the Symbol size option and type 0 09 in Press ENTER on the keyboard The symbols update with the new symbol size Click the next to Symbol Color To change the symbol colors based on a worksheet value click on the None next to the Color column option and select Column C Elevation Verify that the Color method is set to Numeric via colormap Click the colormap next to the Symbol colors and select the desired colormap such as Terrain If the post map is not visible ensure that the post layer is on top of the contour layer in the Object Manager The order the layers are listed in a map object is the order the map layers are drawn in the plot window To move a map layer left click and drag up or down in the map object Alternatively select the map layer and use the Arrange Order Objects command or right click and select Order Objects 85 Surfer 0 0 15 4 0 45 en 75 00 Bottom Axis The updated post map is displayed overlaid on the contour map Adding Labels to the Post Map Layer You can add labels to the data po
81. c D 1015 Miscellaneous FUNCOMS star EE ee Ee 1015 Statistical Functions of FriEel Vals cicaccaccntuesadinseeeetedeutamenseeeiatianaeeatensetendvens 1016 lio E ONO E EE 1017 Example or a String COMparison eege deiert Age Seenen DEDE Sa REDE 1018 Boolean EXPRESION cc C 1019 Logical Operators and or ODE NOU EE 1019 Comparison Operators lt gt lt gt lt Le eise is entier ice dee etta bas viaa 1020 IF Function IF condition true value false Valle EE 1021 mie c 1021 Appendix B Math Text Instructions Math Text Instruction Synta EE 1023 Encapsulate Math Text MISEPUICKION ege geed ede uui EE 1024 Percentage INSrUCHONS TT 1024 Instructions that Change Typefaces Sizes and Styles 1024 Instructions that Change Text Colo encarar EE AER Se 1025 Instructions that Change Text Position sesos aiti ket da nde t ee 1026 Instructions Used to Insert Special Characters or Date and Time 1028 Examples or Math Text Instructions ecsuetu estet imu dE E Eege 1029 Surfer Appendix C File Formats aa IU A E A N S E A E E 1031 ASCII DAT TXT CSV Data EE 1031 Worksheet Formatting E 1031 FOR E EE 1031 Comma Separated NEE 1032 ENN TOO A o eo A 1032 Golden Software DAT Files E 1032 Data dero pulo HP coo EEN 1033 Golden Software
82. can add any combination of contour base post image shaded relief vector or 3D surface maps Maps can contain only one 3D wireframe layer however V Left Axis Ju Top Axis Flo Bottom Axis v Watershed Demogrid gre At Vectors Demogrid gre Sea Base DemoRect bln 143 Polygon Jl Contours Demognd qrd v afi Image Demoqrid qrd 3 Shaded Relief Demogrid grd watershed layer vector layer base layer contour layer an image layer and a shaded relief layer 45 Surfer Using Map Layers When you use map layers the layers use a single set of X Y and Z axes and the maps are positioned according to the map object coordinate system If two or more maps use the same limits they will overlay on top of one another If maps cover adjacent areas adding a map layer places them in the correct position relative to one another and creates a single set of axes that span the entire range Layered maps become a single object and are moved and scaled as a single entity Consider a contour map and a base map that displays the outline of a lake on the contour map The limits of the base map are the X Y extents of the lake and are not the same as the contour map limits If you create both the base map and the contour map in a single plot window as separate maps by using the Map New command for both maps they do not overlay correctly because the maps have different scaling In addition each map uses a different set of X
83. click on the General tab Next to Grid file click the button The Open Grid dialog appears Select the new Demogrid Blanked grd file and click Open Leave the Unreferenced local system selected in the Assign Coordinate System dialog and click OK The contour map is updated with the blanked grid file 119 Surfer Before Blanking After Blanking WX 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Q 4 2 3 4 5 6 7T 8 9 The blanking file is displayed as a base This is a contour map created map layer on the contour map from the blanked grid file Lesson 14 Changing the Projection in the Worksheet The New Projected Coordinates command in the worksheet allows you to specify a new projection and datum for your data A coordinate conversion adjusts the values of the existing coordinate system and maps them to new values A common example of when you would use the New Projected Coordinates command would be if your base map is in latitude longitude but your data file is in UTM You can use this command to convert the data file from UTM to latitude longitude so that you can overlay it with your base map In this example we will convert a grid file to a data file Once we have a data file we will import the data file into the Surfer worksheet and change the UTM coordinates to latitude longitude To convert a grid file to a data file l Usethe File New Plot command to open a new blank plot window 2 Inthe plot window click the Grid Convert
84. color changes You can continue to experiment with the colors by selecting other color spectrums from the list next to Upper Or click the button to the right of the colormap and make changes in the Colormap dialog You can experiment with selecting custom node locations and colors T eh eg ef This is a 3D surface map with a mesh displayed at a frequency of five The 3D surface map is using the preset Rainbow color spectrum n ef 93 Surfer Adding a Map Layer You can add additional map layers to the 3D surface with the Map Add command All map layers except other 3D surfaces are converted into a type of image known as a texture map This texture map is then applied to the surface by stretching it and shrinking it as necessary When these maps are added to the surface map you have a choice on how to treat the texture map You can use the colors from overlays only from the surface only or blend colors from the overlays and surface For example you could create a color filled contour map add the contour map and surface and then use the colors from the contour map only A 3D wireframe layer cannot be added to a 3D surface map When multiple 3D surfaces of differing elevations are added as layers to an existing surface map the surfaces can intersect and overlap each other If a surface map is added to another surface map with the Map Add Surface Layer command and the two maps are adjacent to each other in the X o
85. colormap beside Fill colors The Colormap dialog appears The Colormap dialog allows you to select colors to assign to specific Z values Click the colormap next to Presets Select Grayscale from the list Click on the left node O below the color spectrum This selects the minimum color node Click on the color button next to Color and select the color Blue in the color palette The color scale now ranges from Blue to White Alternatively you could select an existing color spectrum from the Presets list or a custom colormap by clicking the Load button Chapter 2 Tutorial cor RW en 1 om EDS Data to Color Mapping E Use data limits Minimum 20 E Logarithmic scaling Maximum 105 Change the color spectrum properties in the Colormap dialog If you would like the color fill to be transparent change the Opacity value by clicking and dragging the slider next to Opacity Click OK and the contour map is redrawn with the blue to white fill T 2 4 5 6 7 B The contour map is filled with a blue to white colormap after adjustments are made in the Colormap dialog 75 Surfer Setting Advanced Contour Level Properties Contour map level properties can be set in the Simple manner like was shown previously Or you can change more advanced items such as displaying contours on a logarithmic scale using the Logarithmic method or each contour line individually controlled by using the Advanced method To set advanced contour le
86. combined onto a single map object with a single set of axes The empty map object is automatically deleted This method works well when you have multiple map layers that you want to combine Method 3 Combining Two Existing Map Layers in the Object Manager If two maps already exist you can move or overlay a map layer from one map frame into the other map frame by dragging and dropping in the Object Manager L Create a map with the Map New command For example you can choose Map New Contour Map to create a contour map Create a second map with the Map New command You could create a post map with the Map New Post Map command Note that each map has an independent set of axes 47 Surfer GI Map e pe Right Axis F Left Axis Ju Top Axis Felen Bottom Axis EIE Map e mu Right Axis Flo Left Axis Felen Top Axis e Bottom Axis MA Contours Demogqrid ard D 2 4 B 8 The contour map layer and the post map layer are displayed in separate map objects in the Object Manager and the plot window 2 Select the post map layer in the Object Manager and drag it to the contour map object To do this left click and hold the left mouse button while you drag the map layer to a new map frame When the cursor changes to a horizontal arrow release the left mouse button and the map layer is added to the contour map s map frame The post map will now be overlaid on the contour map An empty map frame may remain after rem
87. command 3 In the Open Grid dialog select the sample file TutorialTerraServ GRD from Surfer s Samples folder If you are not in the Samples folder browse to it By default the Samples folder is located in c Program Files Golden Softwarel Surfer 12 Samples Click Open In the Save Grid As dialog change the Save as type to DAT XYZ dat 5 Enter the File name Tutorial14 dat and click Save The data file is saved 120 Chapter 2 Tutorial To change the projection in the worksheet l pom oo 10 11 12 T5 14 15 16 Use the File Open command In the Open dialog select the Tutorial14 dat file and click Open The data file opens in the worksheet Use the Data New Projected Coordinates command to open the New Projected Coordinates dialog In the New Projected Coordinates dialog change the Source Columns the columns containing the data you want to reproject to X Column A Y Column B Click the P button to set the Source Coordinate System the current projection of the source data The Assign Coordinate System dialog opens In the Assign Coordinate System dialog click the button to the left of Predefined Click the next to Projected Systems Click the next to UTM Scroll down and click the button to the left of North America Scroll down and select North America NAD83 UTM zone 13N If you will use this projection often click the Add to Favorites button to save this projection to you
88. completing Lesson 1 through 10 of the tutorial you now have a basic understanding of Surfer and how to create and customize basic maps The remaining tutorial lessons are optional advanced lessons Lesson 11 Custom Toolbars and Keyboard Commands If you use a command frequently you may want to add the command button to an existing toolbar or create a new custom toolbar This can easily be accomplished in Surfer To create a custom toolbar 1 Select the Tools Customize command to open the Customize dialog 2 Click on the Toolbars tab Click the New button The Toolbar Name dialog opens 3 Type a name for the new toolbar such as My Custom Commands Click OK An empty condensed floating toolbar will appear 110 Chapter 2 Tutorial 4 Drag the new toolbar to the top of the Surfer screen to dock it next to the other toolbars The floating condensed toolbar appears first E Fe c E xi SPARE ts Dock the custom toolbar near existing toolbars In this example the empty custom toolbar is docked to the right of the map toolbar To add a button or command to a toolbar or menu 1 If the Customize dialog is not still open open it by clicking the Tools Customize command 2 Click on the Commands tab The Commands page displays all of the Surfer menus in the Categories list Select a category from the Categories list Select a menu command from the Commands list Drag the command to a toolbar Continue adding comm
89. create a post map and a contour map Note that each map has an independent set of axes before they are overlaid After the maps are overlaid they share a set of axes 114 Click the File New Plot command to open a blank plot window Click the Map New Contour Map command In the Open Grid dialog select the Demogrid grd file from Surfer s Samples folder If you are not in the Samples folder browse to it By default the Samples folder is located in c Program Files Golden Software Surfer 12 Samples Click Open Leave Unreferenced local system selected in the Assign Coordinate System dialog and click OK The contour map is displayed in the plot window and the Object Manager Click the Map New Post Map command to create a second map In the Open Data dialog select the sample file Demogrid dat from Surfer s Samples folder If you are not in the Samples folder browse to it By default the Samples folder is located in c Program Files Golden Software Surfer 12 Samples Click Open Leave Unreferenced local system selected in the Assign Coordinate System dialog and click OK The post map is displayed in the plot window and the Object Manager F Right Axis v o Left Axis 2 poe Top Axis JH Bottom Axis Gol Map Felen Right Axis Flou Left Axis v Top Axis 2 eM W Bottom Axis snb Contours Demoqrid grd 0 2 4 6 8 The contour map layer and the post map layer are displayed in separate map objects in
90. cumentation Surfer 12 can open SRF files from previous versions of Surfer 7 8 9 10 and 11 Surfer 12 saves in Surfer 11 and Surfer 12 SRF format The Surfer 11 SRF file 40 Chapter 1 Introducing Surfer can be opened in Surfer 11 or Surfer 12 but does not contain features that are new in Surfer 12 Previous versions of Surfer i e Surfer 11 cannot open Surfer 12 SRF files Map Types Several different map types can be created modified and displayed with Surfer These map types include contour base post classed post image shaded relief 1 grid vector 2 grid vector watershed 3D surface and 3D wireframe maps Contour Maps A contour map is a two dimensional representation of three dimensional data Contours define lines of equal Z values across the map extents The shape of the surface is shown by the contour lines Contour maps can display the contour lines they can also display colors and patterns between the contour lines Base Map Base maps display boundaries on a map Boundaries can include roads buildings streams lakes etc Base maps can be produced from several file formats Empty Base Maps allow you to create a base map with no objects Objects can be manually added and removed as needed 4 Surfer Post Maps Post maps and classed post maps show data 64 locations on a map Post symbols and the individual post label positions can be customized Multiple labels can exist for each
91. d POSE MaD E 499 Edit Class ROSE Map EEN 500 Enter Edit Post ee Ee 500 Move Individual Post e EE 500 EXit Edit Post Labels le el 500 Move Around the Plot Window in Edit Mode 500 Custom Label Location and Changed Coordinate System 500 Reset Labels to De UNG eT 301 Class Post Map Legend ME eleng 501 XXIII Surfer Edit Legend Properties quao sat es uiid aw 999 PR awed RR n usE ue xeaa ga adul podria vadunt V D ons aM NE 501 dicat T Pc o T E T N 501 TYO 501 uso Mot T TT 502 e M 502 mil MM o E UPRO GRE A A A EEEE A 502 BR AAA e e A E 502 WG EE 503 UO IF OWE EE 503 d 503 BR ele H M 503 POV SPSS TEE 504 Ee 1 y OP A UU A E E EE O A 504 CIS Ss EE 504 SJMDOLSIze Ed e e WEE 504 Creating a Post Map with Multiple Labels ssssssee cnn rr 505 Chapter 10 Image Maps IGEEEN Deres EE 507 Creating a New Image Map WE 507 Adding an Image Map Layer to Other MaPS gees ee ege 508 Editing an Existing mage E EE 508 Image Map gene 508 Man Pro nn 508 General Page Image Map n nssssnsnssrsrsrrsrrsrrrrorerrrrrrrrrrrsrrsrrrrerrerrrrerrerrrrerrsrene 508 Alege Ci ges sil peer Tr E E et eee ee 508 Bee 509 interpolate PIM GIS EE 510 eme o ses
92. d a ef The mesh lines indicate lines of constant X and Y on the 3D surface Changing the 3D Surface Layer Colors Changing color schemes on 3D surfaces is similar to changing colors on other map types such as image maps or contour maps A Colormap is used to load previously defined color schemes or to create your own color schemes 92 Chapter 2 Tutorial To change the surface material color L 2 3 4 Click on the 3D Surface TutorWS grd to select it In the Property Manager click on the General tab Click the next to Material Color to open the section if it is not already open Click the color bar next to Upper In the list select one of the predefined colormaps such as Rainbow If you wish to define your own colors click the kl button to the right of the selected colormap The Colormap dialog opens In the Colormap dialog select a predefined colormap from the Presets list The Presets list contains a variety of predefined color schemes Alternatively you can click the Load button and select a custom color spectrum CLR file The ColorScales folder located in the Surfer installation directory contains many sample CLR files The Rainbow preset has six nodes that range from purple to red You can add remove apply opacity customize the nodes or accept the default selections To reverse the color order click the Reverse button Click OK in the Colormap dialog to update the surface map properties with your
93. ds appear as File Open This means click on the File menu at the top of the plot window then click on Open within the File menu list The first word is always the menu name followed by the commands within the menu list Surfer Flow Chart This flow chart illustrates the relationship between XYZ data files grid files contour maps and 3D surface maps This flow chart can be applied to any grid based map types This example displays only two of the grid based maps i e contour and 3D surface XYZ Data File P sl Grid Data Command Map New Post Map command Grid GRD File Map New T Command Map New 3D Surface Command at Map 3D Surface Map aS This flow chart illustrates the relationship between XYZ data files grid files post maps contour maps and 3D surface maps Starting Surfer To begin a Surfer session l Navigate to the installation folder C Program Files Golden Software Surfer 12 by default 61 Surfer 2 Double click on the Surfer EXE application file 3 A new empty plot window opens in Surfer This is the work area where you can produce grid files maps and modify grids If this is the first time that you have opened Surfer you are prompted for your serial number Your serial number is located on the CD cover or in the email received with the download directions You may also access your serial number at any time by clicking Help About Surfer in the Surfer window If yo
94. e 95 Surfer What are e el 96 How can these features improve the final map cessere 96 Creating a Filled Contour Map WEEN 96 Adding Transparency to Map EE 96 Adding and Editing a Color TI t 0 TT 97 Adding a Shaded Relief Map Layer 99 Adamo a Map WEE 100 Lesson 10 Creating Maps from Different Coordinate Systems 101 What isa Map Coordinate EE eene ee a IE uis 101 What is a Coordinate System Used Ford 102 Creating the First Map Way WEE 102 Adding a Post Map LAN Clients ST 103 Setting the Target Coordinate System for the Map 105 Downloading an Online Base Map Layer cunas narrada 106 Adding Text to the Base Map aver 108 Optional Advanced Lessons ET 110 Lesson 11 Custom Toolbars and Keyboard Commands sseeeee 110 Creating Keyboard SIOPFECUIUS EE LLI Lesson 12 Overlaying Map Layers e AE Ee nora 112 Method 1 Overlaying Two Existing Maps by Dragging in the Object Manager 114 Method 2 Overlaying Two Existing Maps by using the Map Add Command 116 Method 3 Overlaying Maps with the Map Overlay Maps Command 116 Method 4 Combing Maps from Different Surfer Files mos L17 Lesson 13 Blank scendere 118 Lesson 14 Changing the Projection in the WorksSheet ccccccccccccnccnnnncnnn coo 120 IMU OM Seide An e T LT 123 Chapter 3 Data Files and the Worksheet BE cT CEPR 125 XAYZ BEEN 125 MI SG Gg co o ESTEE 126 Vi Table of Conten
95. e map adding a raster map layer to a wireframe and adding multiple wireframe layers Raster maps include shaded relief maps image maps surfaces and base maps containing an image The options under the Add command 46 Chapter 1 Introducing Surfer change to fit the existing map For example if a 3D wireframe map is selected the Map Add 3D Surface Layer command is grayed out Method 1 Adding a Map Layer to an Existing Map Frame L Create a new map with the Map New command For example you can choose Map New Contour Map to create a contour map Select the map and use the Map Add command to add a map layer Select the map layer type to add to your existing map For example select the contour map and use the Map Add Post Layer command to add a post map layer to the contour map The maps are combined in the correct position based on their coordinates and limits For example in the Object Manager you will see one map object with a contour map layer and a post map layer Method 2 Overlaying Two Existing Map Layers 1 Create a map with the Map New command For example you can click Map New Contour Map to create a contour map Create a second map with the Map New command You could create a post map with the Map New Post Map command Note that each map has an independent set of axes Click Edit Select All to select both the contour and post maps Click Map Overlay Maps The two maps are
96. e of the active node You can enter a new Z value for the selected grid node into the box Press ENTER an arrow key or click another node to enter the new value into the grid The contour map is redrawn with your change when the Options Show Contours menu option is selected 17 Surfer Object Manager The Object Manager contains a hierarchical list of the objects in a Surfer plot document displayed in a tree view The objects can be selected arranged and edited in both the Object Manager and through the plot document menu commands Changes made in the Object Manager are reflected in the plot document and vice versa Opening and Closing the Object Manager The Object Manager is opened and closed from the View Managers Object Manager command or by clicking the E button Alternatively you can click on the button in the title bar of the Object Manager to close the window or use the View Managers Object Manager command to turn the manager off You can also right click on the Object Manager title bar and select Hide To activate the Object Manager click inside the Object Manager or press ALT F11 on the keyboard Auto Hide the Object Manager You can increase the plot document space by minimizing the Object Manager with the Auto Hide feature To hide the manager click on the a button in the upper right corner of the Object Manager Jl Bottom Axis 3 Contaurs Demagrid erel reus pallqo C click on the
97. eans electronic photocopying recording or otherwise thereafter Contents are subject to change without notice Surfer is a registered trademark of Golden Software Inc All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners January 2014 Contents Chapter 1 Introducing Surfer figiegerelU are Bross UIN AAA o oT TETTE 1 WRO a EE 2 Mz NIcASpc T 2 USer rie TRE 2 PPP m Inm 3 GRIGOUAG ee QUI CS m T 4 Drawing and Boundary Editing Features 4 eta Cal USS S a IaporE and EXDOPIEAIDDEOVOIIODES EE 5 AE AATE alle ETE ERE TE o LE NEUEM 6 Projections Coordinate Systems and Datums eene NNN KN NNN RER aam aaa eren ae 6 System Requirements m T 8 installation EI gl E 8 yg ed are e Cin E 8 Ae apa e DI EE 9 las e e CT EE 9 Surter Demo F NGtionality EE 10 A Note about the DOculientalloLiss us mendi addict 10 EST 11 Geile 13 Selecting and Closing d ln TEE 13 Unsaved Changs EE 13 FOCHO NE ee dee EE 14 ed TT DO ln TEE 15 oard Nodo Edito E 15 ODJect Mandage beer dee 18 Opening and Closing the Object Manager 18 Auto Hide the Object TO Le E 18 OD CEN Toader Aere 19 Surfer PYgsselyekOel ec P 19 Golem A
98. ected in the Object Manager This indicates that you have selected the bottom axis of the contour map Additionally blue circle handles appear at each end of the axis and green square handles appear surrounding the entire map This indicates that the axis is a sub object of the entire map 81 Surfer The bottom axis properties are displayed in the Property Manager Click on the General tab Click the next to Title to open the Title section if it is not already open Click in the box next to Title text Type Bottom Axis and press the ENTER key on the keyboard This places a title on the selected axis Alternatively click the button Type the text in the Text Editor and click OK If you cannot see the axis title click the View Zoom Selected command The map automatically increases its size to fill the plot window Changing the Tick Label Properties All properties of the axis are editable including the tick label format and frequency To change the axis tick labels d UJ N Por ur sx 10 82 In the Property Manager click on the Scaling tab to display the axis scaling options In the Major Interval box highlight the value 1 and type the value 1 5 Press ENTER on the keyboard to place 1 5 X map units between tick marks This spacing automatically updates on the map axis Click on the General tab in the Property Manager Click the next to Labels if it is not already open Click the next to Label Format to
99. eet and grid node editor tabs on the top of the horizontal ruler 11 Surfer The following table summarizes the function of each component of the Surfer layout Component Name Component Function 12 Title Bar The title bar lists the program name plus the saved Surfer SRF file name if any An asterisk after the file name indicates the file has been modified Menu Bar fe menu bar contains the commands used to run Surfer Tabbed Documents Status Bar Object Manager Desktop Surfer supports tabbed documents Multiple plot documents worksheet documents and grid node editor documents can be tabbed The toolbars contain Surfer tool buttons which are shortcuts to menu commands Move the cursor over each button to display a tool tip describing the command Toolbars can be customized with the Tools Customize command The status bar displays information about the current command or activity in Surfer The status bar is divided into five sections The sections display basic plot commands and descriptions the name of the selected object the pointer map coordinates and units the pointer page coordinates and the dimensions of the selected object The status bar also indicates the progress of a procedure such as gridding The percent of completion and time remaining will be displayed The Object Manager contains a hierarchical list of all the objects in a Surfer plot document displayed in a tree view The objects
100. el alt RT T UU UU LU TM 446 im Pu na o UTMET 447 Creating Level Files in the Worksheet carr 447 Creating Level Files from the Workeheet nn 447 xvii Surfer Color Scale Bar Contour Map ek iesen UaREE ded tav oon das 448 Color Scale Bar VISIDIIDU EE 448 Adding a Color Scale EE 448 REMOVING A Color Scale EE 448 Editing a Color Scale EE 449 Chapter 8 Post Maps POSE MAD WEE 451 Data POS m 451 CRCOUING OSE e EE 452 Adding a Post Map Layer to Other Maps gesiess dee FEY 452 Editing an EXISTO POS Ma E 452 POSE Neen TT Tm 452 NIG PrOD dE 452 Data Files Used for POSUING EE 453 XY Coordinates in th Data EE 453 Z rcl the Data We WS IE D m T T 453 Data Labels in the Data WE 454 Symbol Specifications in the Datatie seem 454 SOON Keele Sn e e RA aE E DE a E EEA 454 Symbol Angle Values Trom tne Data FE sterben dia 455 Symbol Color from the Data File EE 455 Updating Post Map and Classed Post Map Dataties canario 455 To automatically update a post or classed post map ccc cece cece eee eeeeeeees 455 To manually update a post or classed post map 456 General Page ue MAP T 456 Data EE 456 WOR Ke Meet e E ul 457 X and Y Coordinate ele EE 457 WOKE NC Eege EE 457 ga e EE 457 XVIII Table of Contents ASE os MT T 457 Ai a qr e 458 aped c i a 458 REENEN 458 Ei Po PP a a a a aaN 458 Symbol Page Post Map EE 459
101. eneral tab to edit the color scale properties You may wish to change the Opacity to 43 to match the contour map Make adjustments to the label or line properties The color scale bar is automatically updated with the changed properties To add a title to the color scale bar LL DO ED H oce ee Du d 10 Il 98 Click the Draw Text command or the A button Click to the left of the scale bar The Text Editor opens In the Text Editor type the text Elevation Meters Click OK Press the ESC key on the keyboard to exit the text drawing mode Click on the Text object in the Object Manager to select the new text object Click the Arrange Rotate command In the Rotate dialog highlight the O and type 90 in the Counterclockwise rotation in Degrees box Click OK Click and drag the text box to position it next to the color scale Select the color scale and the text in the Object Manager by selecting the first object holding the CTRL key and selecting the second object Once only those two objects are selected use the Arrange Group command to create a Group object Items in a grouped object can be individually edited but they are moved together To move the items individually use the Arrange Enter Group command Chapter 2 Tutorial Elevation Meters The map and color scale Group object are shown in this image The color scale shows the same opacity as the contour map so that the colors match
102. epetitive tasks and consolidating a sequence of steps Scripter is installed in the same location as Surfer Refer to the Surfer Automation help book for more information about Scripter We have included several example scripts so that you can quickly see some of Scripter s capabilities Example Script Files To run a sample script file l Open Scripter by navigating to the installation folder C Program Files Golden Software Surfer 12 Scripter If you are running a 32 bit version of Surfer on a 64 bit version of Windows navigate to C Program Files x86 Golden Software Surfer 12 Scripter Double click on the Scripter EXE application file 2 Choose the File Open command and select a sample script BAS file These are located in the C Program Files Golden Software Surfer 12 Samples SCRIPTS folder or the C Program Files x86 Golden Software Surfer 12 Samples SCRIPTS folder if you are running a 32 bit version of Surfer on a 64 bit version of Windows 39 Surfer 3 Click the Script Run command and the script is executed File Types Surfer uses four basic file types data grid boundary and Surfer SRF files Data Files Data files contain the input data provided by the user and are used to produce grid files post data points on a map or generate a residuals log These files are generally referred to as XYZ data files or data files throughout the documentation Data can be read from various file types and most contain
103. er is located in c Program Files Golden Software Surfer 12 Samples Click Open Leave Unreferenced local system selected in the Assign Coordinate System dialog and click OK The new base map is displayed in the plot window and the Object Manager in a separate map object Click the File New Plot command Click the Map New Base Map command In the Import dialog select the DemoText mif file from Surfer s Samples folder If you are not in the Samples folder browse to it By default the Samples folder is located in c Program Fleck Golden Software Surfer 12 Samples Click Open Leave Unreferenced local system selected in the Assign Coordinate System dialog and click OK The new base map is displayed in the plot window Click the Edit Select All command to select the entire map object 117 Surfer 12 Click the plot tab for the first plot window or click the Window Plot name 13 Click the Edit Paste command 14 Click the Edit Select All command to select both map objects 15 Click the Map Overlay Maps command The separate maps are combined into a single map object with 2 map layers Lesson 13 Blank A Grid File Surfer creates grid files that are always rectangular or square When you need to have a grid file where the contour lines are not rectangular or square the grid will need to be blanked The Grid Blank command combines an irregularly shaped blanking BLN file with a rectangular grid file The re
104. er is hidden or closed double clicking on an object in the Object Manager opens the Property Manager with the properties for the selected object displayed To activate the Property Manager click inside the Property Manager or press ALT ENTER on the keyboard For information on a specific feature or property that is shown in the Property Manager refer to the help page for that feature For instance if you are interested in determining how to set the Fill colors for a contour map or how to save data for a post map refer to the specific pages for contour map levels or post maps Grid file C Program Files Smoothing Mone Fault line Blanked Regions Fill Properties Line Properties The Property Manager displays the properties associated with the selected object Expand and Collapse Features Features with multiple options appear with a plus or minus to the left of the name To expand a group click on the icon To collapse the group click on the icon For example the expanded Filled Contours section contains two options Fill contours and Color scale Changing Properties The Property Manager displays the properties for selected objects To change a property click on the property s value and select a new property from the pop up box scroll to a new number using the z buttons select a new value using the slider select a new value from the list or palette or type a property value For 22 Chapte
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106. es to show contour lines every 10 Z units The minimum contour level is Z 20 and the largest contour level is Z 105 3 4 5 6 rj 8 1 2 l The contour map is redrawn using new contour levels based on 10 foot contour intervals Changing Contour Line Properties You can set any of the options in the list on the Levels page to customize the contour map The Major contour every value allows the setting of two different line styles the major and minor contour lines for the contour map By default the major contour lines are black and labeled and the minor contour lines are gray and unlabeled The number of minor contour lines and the line properties for both the major and minor contours can be changed Setting the Major Contour Value 1 Highlight the number in the box next to Major contour every and type in a new value of 3 2 Press ENTER on the keyboard and every third line is a major contour line 72 Chapter 2 Tutorial Changing the Major Contour Line Properties 1 Zo Click the next to Major Contours if it is not already open Click the next to Line Properties in the Major Contours section The major line properties appear Click the Black color box next to Color Select another color such as Red from the list The map automatically updates Click the x next to Width and change the value to 0 030 inches Thick red lines now appear at the major contours Changing the Minor Contour Line Properties l
107. ext A1 or Active Cell for the definition of the active cell active cell location and the active cell edit box 2 Data is entered into the active cell The active cell is selected by clicking on the cell or by using the arrow keys to move between cells The active cell is indicated by a heavy border and the contents of the active cell are displayed in the active cell edit box The active cell location box shows the location of the active cell in the worksheet Letters are the column labels and numbers are the row labels 3 When a cell is active enter a value or text and the information is displayed in both the active cell and the active cell edit box The BACKSPACE and DELETE keys can be used to edit data as you type 5 To preserve the typed data in the active cell move to a new cell Move to a new cell by clicking a new cell with the pointer pressing one of the arrow keys or pressing ENTER Press the ESC key to cancel without entering the data 66 Chapter 2 Tutorial Saving the Data File When you have completed entering all of the data the file can be saved Note that this option is not available in the demo version l Click the File Save command click the a button or press CTRL S on the keyboard The Save As dialog is displayed if you have not previously saved the data file In the Save as type list choose the DAT Data dat option Type the name of the file into the File name box Click the Save button and t
108. ferent types of coordinate systems exist that control how the coordinates are shown on the map In Surfer a map can be in local coordinates in a geographic latitude and longitude system or in a known projection and datum A local coordinate system is considered unreferenced by Surfer A local system has a location that begins numbering at an arbitrary location and increments numbers from this location This is frequently referred to as a Cartesian coordinate system Most maps are created in local coordinate systems In these cases you can ignore the options on the Coordinate System tab in the Property Manager as long as all map layers contain the same X and Y coordinates A geographic coordinate system uses a spherical surface to define locations on the earth Geographic coordinate systems are commonly called unprojected lat long Surfer has several predefined geographic coordinate systems available Each system has a different datum The same latitude and longitude value will plot in different locations depending on the datum A projected coordinate system consists of a projection and a datum Each projection distorts some portion of the map based on the ellipsoid and datum specified Coordinates can be lat long meters feet or other units Different projections cause different types of distortion In Surfer data grids map layers and maps can have an associated coordinate system All coordinate systems defined by the data grids and ma
109. g plot window l Click the File New Plot command or click the button to open a plot document Kc Click the Map New 3D Surface command or click the button In the Open dialog select the grid file TutorWS grd from the list of files The TutorWS grd created in Lesson 2 Creating a Grid File is located in Surfer s Samples folder If you are not in the Samples folder browse to it By default the Samples folder is located in c Program Files Golden Software Surfer 12 Samples 4 Click Open and the 3D surface is created using the default settings a j cad lr A En A E 3 ZUR Sec eo The 3D surface map shows the grid with a 3D aspect and color filled areas 91 Surfer Adding a Mesh Mesh lines can be applied to surfaces 3D surface maps have more capability than 3D wireframe maps because surfaces can be combined with more map types and can change the map limits Adding mesh lines to a 3D surface map simulates a 3D wireframe map To add a surface mesh l Click once on 3D Surface TutorWS grd in the Object Manager to select it The 3D surface properties are displayed in the Property Manager Click the Mesh tab Check the box next to the Draw lines option in both the Lines of Constant X and Lines of Constant Y sections 4 Change the Frequency in both the Lines of Constant X section and Lines of Constant Y section to five The mesh is automatically added to the selected 3D surface e a SP by Do
110. ge sizes to the Page Setup dialog e Seta printer option to get the paper size from the Page Setup dialog e Rename individual objects in a base layer without entering the group e 150 new complex line styles e New logarithmic colormap options e Display color scale and labels using logarithmic or linear values e Press ALT ENTER on the keyboard to access the Property Manager e Press ALT F11 on the keyboard to access the Object Manager Chapter 1 Introducing Surfer Map Features e Set the units and numeric format for the Map Measure command e Base Maps Download base maps from online map servers from WMS servers Rename individual objects in a base map layer without entering the group Contour Maps Set the contour label font and format properties when using the Simple Level Method Added a Logarithmic contour map Level Method Minor contour lines default color is now 3096 Black to quickly differentiate major and minor contours on the map Post Maps and Classed Post Maps Set the symbol color for post maps from a worksheet column Use a colormap to link values in the worksheet with colors in the colormap for post maps Display multiple labels on post maps Connect points in a post map with a line Use Date Time data for post map creation Use 3D DXF files as XYZ data for post map creation e Classed Post Maps Apply a color gradation to classed post map symbol colors Apply a size gradation to classed post
111. h row The ITOA function converts the ROW 1 number to text 7 Set the First row to 2 8 Set the Last row to 48 the last row in the worksheet 9 Leave the Empty cells Text cells and Number cells set to the defaults 10 Click OK and each row will have a unique identifier Transform with Column variables leg L 4 B M Transform equ ation D Mw TOAL ROW 1 z First row Last row A 45 Empty cells Blank the result Text cells Are treated as text Number cells Are treated as numeric values Set the options in the Transform dialog as above to add a unique identifier to each row 64 Chapter 2 Tutorial The worksheet should now have a unique identifier column The new column contains a unique identifier for each row This can be used for labels later in the tutorial After making changes to the worksheet save the file by clicking the File Save command Note that the data cannot be saved in the demo version Creating a New Data File The Surfer worksheet can also be used to create a new data file To open a worksheet window and begin entering data l Click the File New Worksheet command click the E button or press CTRL W on the keyboard A new empty worksheet window is displayed 65 Surfer E File Edit View Format Data Grid Tools Window Help Dida 4 wil amp Gaal e x 0 wo Data are entered into the active cell of the worksheet Click on the t
112. he Data Export Options dialog opens U e WH Accept the defaults in the Data Export Options dialog by clicking OK The file is saved in the Data DAT format with the file name you specified The name of the data file appears at the top of the worksheet window and on the worksheet tab Lesson 2 Creating a Grid File Grid files are required to produce a grid based map Grid based maps include contour maps image maps shaded relief maps 1 grid vector maps 2 grid vector maps 3D wireframes and 3D surfaces How are grid files produced Grid files are created using the Grid Data command The Grid Data command requires data in three columns one column containing X data one column containing Y data and one column containing Z data We have included a sample XYZ data file TutorWS dat with Surfer for you to see how to produce a grid file After completing the tutorial if you need to produce an XYZ data file of your data for your work see Lesson 1 Creating an XYZ Data File 67 Surfer Creating a Grid File l If you have the worksheet window open click on the Window menu and choose Plot1 or click on the Plot1 tab Alternatively you can create a new plot window with the File New Plot command A File Edit View Draw Arange Grid Map Geoprocessing Tools Window Help ca gp Es DH HGAR sae oci EBaa3Qaisa gioolKiAov uoowvtg ro sl x d 2 W 0 Ht 0 o OV REHM Xe t9 du E Dhject Manager EY Viez
113. he North America section 12 Click on the North America NAD27 UTM Zone ION to select it 13 Click OK On the Coordinate System tab the post layer shows a defined coordinate system next to Name 4192000 kr 4188000 4184000 4182000 41800004 478000 480000 482000 484000 486000 488000 590000 582000 594000 596000 The two maps are displayed side by side with very different coordinates displayed on the axes 14 In the Object Manager click and drag the Post Diablo Example dat map layer into the Map object that contains the Contours Diablo grd map layer The two map layers are now overlaid You can see the posted symbols are located on the contour lines despite the different coordinate systems 104 Chapter 2 Tutorial 478000 480000 482000 484000 486000 488000 The two maps are overlaid Notice that the axes use only one of the map layer s limits Setting the Target Coordinate System for the Map The target coordinate system is the system displayed on the map axes Once the map layer is defined the target coordinate system can be changed to any desired coordinate system To change the target coordinate system d 2 3 4 Click on the Map object in the Object Manager In the Property Manager click on the Coordinate System tab Click the Change button In the Assign Coordinate System dialog click the next to Predefined to open the Predefined section Click the next to Geographic lat l
114. he check box to the left of the object button A check in the box indicates it is visible an empty box indicates that the object is not visible Invisible objects do not appear in the plot window and do not appear on printed output Note that if a surface is made invisible the overlays also become invisible Felen Top Axis Ju Bottom Axis OEY Past Demoqgrid dat Contours Demoaqrid arc A check mark indicates the object is visible In this example the post map is not visible Opening Object Properties To display the properties for an object click once on the object in the Object Manager or in the plot window The properties are displayed in the Property Manager To display a context menu of available actions for an object right click on that object When the Property Manager is hidden or closed double clicking on an object in the Object Manager opens the Property Manager with the properties for the selected object displayed 20 Chapter 1 Introducing Surfer The map properties control the map s View Scale Limits Frame and Coordinate System Each map layer has specific properties that controls the options for the specific map type Each map axis also has properties Selecting Objects To select an item in the Object Manager click on the item or press the arrow keys and the object text is highlighted The selection handles in the plot change to indicate the selected item If you select an object in the
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116. help window appears This method will produce a detailed help page for the item of interest In addition most dialogs contain a help button Click the l button in the dialog title bar to obtain help for that dialog or click the Help button at the bottom of the dialog Internet Help Golden Software s website is located at www GoldenSoftware com The website contains information about Surfer and other Golden Software products In addition there is a knowledge base and a user support forum on the website Frequently Asked Questions Use the Help Golden Software on the Web Frequently Asked Questions command to access the most current Surfer FAQs Open a connection to the Internet before selecting this command The frequently asked questions page is located at www GoldenSoftware com faq shtml Golden Software User Forums The online forums are located on the Golden Software website The forums are moderated by Golden Software but also allow peer interaction Once you create a free user name you can post new questions or comment on current questions or discussion No question goes unanswered 54 Chapter 1 Introducing Surfer Find answers to your technical questions and interact with our technical support staff and fellow Golden Software users through the online Surfer forum The forums are located at http www goldensoftware com forum index php Golden Software Knowledge Base The knowledge base is a repository of const
117. his tutorial will also cover combining maps from different Surfer SRF files Before we start it is important to understand the difference between a map object and a map layer The Object Manager is the easiest place to see the difference between a map object and a map layer e A map object is listed in the Object Manager as Map A map object consists of axes and an optional map layer or map layers Click on the Map object to open the map properties in the Property Manager where the View Scale Limits Frame Coordinate System and Info are controlled ight Axis ye he Left Axis e HH Bottom Axis vll Contours Demogqrnd qrd Click the Map object to display properties for the entire map in the Property Manager e A map layer is listed in the Object Manager as the map type name i e Contours A single map layer or multiple map layers can be part of a map object Click on the map layer i e Contours to open the properties for the selected map type i e contour map properties in the Property Manager The specific properties related to the map type are controlled separately from the entire map properties s SET V Map w Right Axis w Left Axis yt HEH Bottom Axis Click Contours to open the properties for the contour map in the Property Manager Lis Surfer Method 1 Overlaying Two Existing Maps by Dragging in the Object Manager We will start by creating two separate map objects In this method we will
118. ilar to graph paper which is used to help align objects in the plot window 3l Surfer You can control the number of grid divisions in a page unit by choosing Tools Options and clicking on the Rulers and Grid page Reset Windows Use the View Reset Windows command to change the display of the program This command resets the Object Manager and Property Manager windows back to the default size and position It also resets all menu customizations and custom shortcuts back to the defaults In addition all toolbars are reset to the default location and state This command is especially handy if your windows or managers become hidden by mistake You must restart Surfer in order for this command to take effect Click Yes in the dialog close the program and reopen Surfer The managers are now in the default locations 32 Chapter 1 Introducing Surfer Surfer Flow Chart This flow chart illustrates the relationship between XYZ data files grid files contour maps and 3D surface maps This flow chart can be applied to any grid based map types This example displays only two of the grid based maps i e contour and 3D surface XYZ Data File scil Grid Data Command Map New Post Map command Grid GRD File Map New T Command Map New 3D Surface Command SI Map 3D Surface Map um Ka This flow chart illustrates the relationship between XYZ data files grid files post maps contour maps and 3D
119. ints on post maps and classed post maps Multiple labels can be added to display all of the information desired in the map To add labels l Click on the Post TutorWS dat layer in the Object Manager 2 In the Property Manager click on the Labels tab 3 Click the next to Label Set 1 if the section is not already open 4 Next to Worksheet column click the word None A list displaying all of the columns in TutorWS dat are displayed Select Column C Elevation from the list 5 Forthe Position relative to symbol option click on the existing option and select Below from the list 6 Click the Add button next to the Add label set option to add a second label to the post map 7 Next to Worksheet column click the word None A list displaying all of the columns in TutorWS dat are displayed Select Column D Name from the list 8 For the Position relative to symbol option click on the existing option and select Above from the list 9 Click the next to Font Properties to open the Font Properties section 86 Chapter 2 Tutorial 10 Change the Background opacity to 33 This places a slightly white box around the names The post map layer is automatically redrawn with labels on each of the data points MWIT o Mun MW Mad wig Mu ow 15 30 4 5 B5 ago 5 75 Bottom Axis Add labels to post maps in the Property Manager on the Labels tab Moving Individual Post Map Labels You can move individual labels of post map
120. is Felen Top Axis Felen Bottom Axis i Contours Demogricd gred The sign to left of the top map indicates it is collapsed The sign to the left of the bottom map indicates it is expanded Arranging Objects To change the display order of the objects with the mouse select an object and drag it to a new position in the list above or below an object at the same level in the tree The pointer changes to a black right arrow if the object can be moved to the pointer location or a black circle with a diagonal line if the object cannot be moved to the indicated location Alternatively select an object and use the Arrange Order Objects command which includes the Move to Front Move to Back Move Forward 19 Surfer and Move Backward options These menu items are accessed through the plot document Arrange menu or by right clicking on an object in the Object Manager To change the display order of the map layer objects within a map frame with the keyboard select an object hold down the CTRL key and press the up and down arrow keys to move one step at a time Hold down the SHIFT key and press the up and down arrow keys to move to the top and bottom of the same branch Object Visibility Each row in the list consists of an button indicating the type of object and a text label for the object All objects also have a check box that indicates if the object is visible To change the visible status of an object click on t
121. ividual level changes that can be made include e Setting an individual level value by double click on the level value to enter a new Z value e setting the individual line properties for a single level by double clicking the line style for that level e Setting the fill color or pattern for a single level by double clicking on the fill pattern for that level 78 Chapter 2 Tutorial e setting the label properties for a single contour label by double clicking on the Yes or No under the Label column for that level e or setting the hachure properties for a single contour level by double clicking on the Yes or No under the Hach column for that level Levels for Map Contours TutorWS grd X Double click on an individual elements in the Levels dialog to set specific parameters for the selected level This example shows the line for the Z 70 after it is changed to a solid line Adding Deleting and Moving Contour Labels Contour label locations can be changed on an individual basis Labels can be added deleted or moved To add delete and move contour labels l Click the Map Edit Contour Labels command or right click on the contour map and select Edit Contour Labels The cursor changes to to indicate that you are in edit mode Contour labels have rectangular boxes around them in edit mode To delete a label click on the label and press the DELETE key on the keyboard For example left click on one
122. layers Select Yes to adjust the map to include all layers Select No to leave the current map limits Editing a Map Layer To edit individual layers in a multi layer map select the map layer i e Contours in the plot window or Object Manager and use the Property Manager to edit the properties Make the desired changes in the map layer properties and the map layer is redrawn with the specified changes Hiding a Map Layer After adding map layers it is possible to hide one or more of the layers To temporarily hide a map layer uncheck the visibility box next to the map layer name i e Contours in the Object Manager The map is redrawn without the selected overlay To make the overlay visible again recheck the visibility box Note that if a surface is made invisible the overlays are also made invisible Removing a Map Layer Select the map layer and use the Map Break Apart Layer command to remove a map layer from a map object Alternatively right click on the map layer and select Break Apart Layer Deleting a Map Layer To delete a map layer from a map frame select the map layer in the Object Manager and press the DELETE key on the keyboard Alternatively you can select the map layer and use the Edit Delete command or right click the map layer and select Delete 50 Chapter 1 Introducing Surfer Coordinate System Overview A coordinate system is a method of defining how a file s point locations display on a map Dif
123. lce lc A E EDEN EPA EE 590 To Set the 3D Surface Map Base Properties een Ae egene 592 TO Draw EE 592 Chapter 16 Axes Map WEE 593 CNT A EEN 594 Adding Additional Axes to a Map EE 594 EOE O oo ee eee A 594 A EE 594 AXIS POSIEBION E 594 Re cue 594 SElectHng an AXIS Tc 595 OEF AXIS FeaT OS tee 595 General Page Axis PropertieS ue RK orav Ere go ERENNERT A ENEE XGA Bag 596 EE ug d m 596 AP EE 596 lo HP P 597 E OMG PIG EN Emm 597 Gur adgTol 597 AS MC e o 598 FONE IPO CCS nn e e a A 598 B 598 xj A Tee 598 xxxii Table of Contents nie zqKeroli M NEMMT T m 598 ppc i RE E d TET TIT I UU TM 598 El OO Tm 598 Formatting Axes to Display Date Time iive rer rere ecco ce ci Rc D o e 599 Being Gg ee ue nc P 599 TICKS Page Axis Properties nennen nnne nnn nn 599 Te eg bel P 599 zn 599 Feu Tt o A o O M 600 A AAA o 600 o na 600 LEO WEE 600 lA A O AAA e nn N III 600 Scaling Page Axis PODERES naaa 601 AUTO Mate SCdlili EE 601 PSs
124. ling in the X and Y Dimensions ccccccc eee e cece eeeeeeeeeees 618 Using Scaling to Minimize Distortion on Latitude Longitude Maps 619 Limits Page Map PFOPertleS EE 6227 Limits and 3D Wireframes EE 622 LES and XS CN e EE 623 Limits and Map EE 623 Beurig 623 Limits and Reversed EE 623 Limits Scale and Adding Map EE 623 Setting Map Limits with Date We E 623 XXX V Table of Contents THe LIMS P OU EE 624 Frame Pade Map ge dE 625 Line Geier m m 625 SUR ge ie e A A UU OO E T E 625 Coordinate System Page Map Properties sssssssessssennn m nnns 626 Coordinate SY ER 627 Into Page Map PrODO eS cisco eolica ERU ERE EU nara 627 ais joie zem E i E EU ETT 627 None TO ee 627 Updating a Single Map Layer EE 628 Coordinate System EE eiert Ve Dee dee D USE EUN qu bI qi 628 Extract E ge OF Data Mom MAO f nudi beo don ENpE EFE Aat brit i Rost TUER DP UN 628 A e ooo 629 Chapter 18 Coordinate Systems Introduction to Coordinate s VS elliSieeruudi auci udesc annie atkpad A oDbE S roads 631 Map Coordinate System OVOIVIGW EE 631 Source Coordinate System Map EE 632 Coordinate Syste EE 633 Target Coordinate System s Map EE 633 Eo An eE EE EE OO 634 Assigning a Coordinate System for a Worksheet EE 634 Assigning a Coordinate System for a Grid vnasinanancian dai 634 Displaying Data with Different Coordinate Systems in a Single Map 635 Coo
125. mand 1200 BOOD SO 10000 Gridding interpolates a Z value at the intersection of each row and column in the grid file This fills the holes in the data Here the rows and columns are represented by grid lines 4 To create a map select the map type from the Map New menu commands Select the grid file from step two Grid based maps include contour image shaded relief vector 3D surface and 3D wireframe maps 10000 LUC BEE zi LL TE AAA Cl KE EN Pal AM AVAL EE INSANE ERE Ix NES LA RSS LEE NS 200 2000 3000 aO 5000 i apio 10000 The post map layer shows he SCT ere points The contour map layer shows the grid based contour map 38 Chapter 1 Introducing Surfer 5 Make any changes to the map Click File Save to save the map as a Surfer file B Pa Na NANNES 7000 E n yA es 6000 P 5000 4000 S 2000 Jg Woo 2010 3nd 4005 BOO 6000 ZOU B30D0 owa 103005 The contour map layer is filled with a gradational color fill Using Scripter Tasks can be automated in Surfer using Golden Software s Scripter program or any ActiveX Automation compatible client such as Visual BASIC A script is a text file containing a series of instructions for execution when the script is run Scripter can be used to perform almost any task in Surfer You can do practically everything with a script that you can do manually with the mouse or from your keyboard Scripts are useful for automating r
126. map symbol sizes Change symbols for all classes at once Display multiple labels on classed post maps Connect points in a classed post map with a line Use Date Time data for classed post map creation Use 3D DXF files as XYZ data for classed post map creation e Image Maps Increased the number of discrete colors for image map layers to 16 million from 254 This creates better color definition with large number of bins in a CLR file Surfer e Watershed Maps e Change line properties for watershed map basin boundary lines e Axes e Reverse axis direction to make descending axes e Format axis labels using Date Time labels Gridding Features e Grid data using linear or logarithmic options e Create a buffer around the convex hull of the data when gridding e Use Date Time data for gridding or post map creation e Use 3D DXF files as XYZ data for gridding or post map creation Drawing and Boundary Editing Features e Smooth polylines and polygons e Thin or simplify polylines and polygons e Added an option to disable the OpenGL acceleration on the video card This is used in rare circumstances where the top of a 3D surface map is black or gives errors when creating the 3D surface map e Improved the classed post map color symbol CLS file format to include line and fill color separately Data Features e Import data in Excel XLSM format e Import data from SP1 and SEG file formats e Import DXF AutoCAD Drawing Data file
127. move up and down in the Property Manager list The TAB key activates the highlighted property The right arrow key expands collapsed sections e g Filled Contours and the left arrow collapses the section Property Defaults Use the Tools Options command to change the default settings Default settings for rulers drawing grid line fill text symbol label format and advanced settings that control each map type can be set from the Options dialog Property Manager Information Area If the Show info area in the Property Manager is checked on the Tools Options User Interface page a short help statement for each selected command in the Property Manager 23 Surfer Changing the Window Layout The plot window toolbars managers and menu bar display in a docked view by default however they can also be displayed as floating windows The visibility size and position of each item may also be changed Visibility Use the View Toolbars commands to toggle the display of the toolbars Alternatively use the Tools Customize command to open the Customize dialog The Toolbars page of the Customize dialog displays all of the toolbars A check mark indicates the toolbar is currently visible Reset or create new custom toolbars with the Customize dialog Use the View Managers commands to toggle the display of the Object Manager and Property Manager Alternatively you can click the button in the title bar of the Object Manager or
128. n be visually displayed as a profile in Surfer or multiple profiles can be combined to display a cross section Sometimes a simpler process is desired because the data is not the end result If being able to visually see the profile on the map and on a graph is the desire the Map Add Profile command provides an excellent quick method To start off you must first have a grid file of your surface data The profile line will be drawn directly on the map Creating the Profile l Click once on the contour map to select it l 2 Click the Map Add Profile command The cursor changes toa to indicate that you are in the drawing mode 88 Chapter 2 Tutorial 3 Click inside the contour map near the 0 4 and 9 4 coordinate locations The exact coordinates of the cursor are displayed in the status bar for reference 4 After the second point has been clicked a line connects the points Press ENTER on the keyboard to end drawing mode 5 Click the View Fit to Window command to see the entire map and profile The base map layer is automatically added to the contour map and the profile graph is automatically created The properties can be edited by clicking on the Profile 1 object in the Object Manager MW14 MWI3 MW12 MW11 MW10 F F SW na 15 3 0 45 6 0 7 5 Eis Bottom Axis Profile 1 Elevation 5 7 8 Distance The location of the profile is displayed on the contour map The actual profile is displayed in a
129. nd then drag the toolbar or menu bar to a new location Drag the toolbar or menu bar away from a window edge to display the toolbar as a floating window Docking Mechanism Left click the title bar of a manager and drag it to a new location while holding the left mouse button The docking mechanism displays with arrow indicators as you move the manager The docking mechanism makes it easy to position managers When the cursor touches one of the docking indicators in the docking mechanism a blue rectangle shows the window docking position Release the left mouse button to allow the manager to be docked in the specified location 25 op yer Nothing Sele 7 Ib mo NB BR HEESCHT s ha v E pc mo 24 E A E e db m RA Mad Zeta Ri a gt z E gt Ko yos y E X H Click selec J block sele u hi Selecte 3 0 21 ir AM huida Ped CU nds ME S anti adi Qe doi hu PU D j KA i b Z This image displays the Object Manager being docked to the side of the Surfer plot window Restoring the Managers and Windows to Their Original Locations If the windows or managers have moved or become invisible or if they are in undesired locations you can use the View Reset Windows command to move them back to their original locations You must restart Surfer for the changes to take effect Tabbed Documents The plot window worksheet window and grid node editor windows are displayed as tabbed documents When more than one
130. ng e Ge UE 711 Reshaping the Profile LUNE EE 742 Moving the Profile EE 712 RESIZIRO TS EE 712 Saving the Profile Line e ege EEN 712 Saving the Profile Data EE 712 Profiles with Multiple Map ESVOlS EE 712 Profes and 3D Map EE 713 o a POMC EE 713 Proe PIOU PAGS EE 713 Scale Page e E 715 ORGO e UE 716 PotM Cross S6CHONS RETE T TITEL 717 O KEE 717 Digitized Coordinates Vg e E 718 Digitizing Information from a Map ore puis ous pus Deu aaaceFd ee yeh vxd OPE ER UTaa n eds 719 Coordinate System FritoPriabl OE EE 720 Creating a Blanking File with the Digitize Command eee 720 Wett 721 Bigzi s IAG PONM PF UU E TITO 722 REMOVINO POINTS T P 122 Panno and ZOON A e pe UR E O ru auTO uUUPOR MN RI 722 Eeer 722 NUMEN FOCA EE 723 VIGNE WEE 723 ENC IOSCO BEE 723 3D Maps Milt and Perspective iiriksi ian iE E E E REIR 723 COP geli cU ETE LET 724 Other Methods to View Area and Length 724 XXXIX Surfer Chapter 21 Drawing Objects Draw uU ESSI TIT C UU TU UIT 725 jJ ow S 725 DFAWINd KE 725 Editing Text Prope EE 726 FEEF OTE nn e ee E o 726 Dn PP o o o EEE 726 Url P 726 PON OT 739 PD IVI a PON OU EE 739 po o e e AA oa 739 A 5 A E In 740 Betz sa lO IR EDITT TET ENT 740 o ee eee o o 740 Dro NO TOS E
131. nking header information Cell Al displays the total number of vertices in this example 5 Cell B1 displays the blanking flag The blanking flag can be either a O to indicate blank outside or a 1 to indicate blank inside We want to blank outside the rectangle so ensure the blanking flag is set properly A blanking flag of zero is shown in cell B1 so the file can be closed without any changes Click File Close In the plot window click the Grid Blank command In the Open Grid dialog select the Demogrid grd file from Surfer s Samples folder If you are not in the Samples folder browse to it By default the Samples folder is located in c Program Files Golden Software Surfer 12 Samples Click Open This is the grid file used to create the original contour map In the Open dialog select the DemoRect bln file from Surfer s Samples folder If you are not in the Samples folder browse to it By default the Samples folder is located in c Program Files Golden Software Surfer 121Samples Click Open This is the boundary file displayed on the map In the Save Grid As dialog type a File name such as Demogrid Blanked grd Change the Save as type to the desired grid file format Select GRD Surfer 7 Binary Grid grd to save a Surfer grid file Click Save A Surfer dialog confirms the location and name of the blanked grid file created Click OK Click once on the existing contour map layer to select it In the Property Manager
132. ns are available to demonstrate additional features of Surfer Lesson 11 Custom Toolbars and Keyboard Commands shows you how to create custom toolbars and keyboard shortcuts to improve your efficiency in Surfer Lesson 12 Overlaying Map Layers shows you the three methods to overlay map layers Lesson 13 Blank a Grid File shows you how to create a blanking file and use the Grid Blank command to create a grid file with an irregular boundary Lesson 14 Changing the Projection in the Worksheet shows you how to change the projection of a data set in the Surfer worksheet Using the Tutorial with the Demo Version If you are using the demo version of Surfer you will not be able to complete some of the tutorial steps that require saving or exporting The demo version is a fully functional read only version of the program When this is a factor it is noted in the text and you are directed to proceed to the next step that can be accomplished with the demo A Note about the User s Guide and Online Help Various font styles are used throughout the Surfer quick start guide and online help Bold text indicates menu commands dialog names tab names and page names 60 Chapter 2 Tutorial Italic text indicates items within a dialog or the manager such as section names options and field names For example the Save As dialog contains a Save as type list Bold and italic text may occasionally be used for emphasis Also menu comman
133. on Hold the cursor over any tool button on the toolbar to display the function of the button Tool tips cannot be customized Hold the cursor over the toolbar images to see tool tip examples If tool tips do not display click View Toolbars Customize Click on the Options tab Check the box next to Show ScreenTips on toolbars Click OK Customize Toolbars Use the View Toolbars Customize command to open the Customize dialog and customize toolbars menus and keyboard shortcuts ze Surfer Toolbar Positions Surfer toolbars can be docked to any side of the window or they can be displayed as a floating window To dock the toolbar in a new location click the grip bar along the edge of the toolbar hold the left mouse button and then drag the toolbar to a new location Drag the toolbar away from a window edge or hold down the CTRL key while dragging to display the toolbar as a floating window Types of Toolbars Menu Bar The Menu toolbar displays the Surfer Menu commands File Edit View Draw Arrange Grid Map Tools Window Help Je xj Use the Menu Bar toolbar to see menu commands like File Save Standard The Standard toolbar displays commonly used File and Edit menu commands Nu Ge L Lett d SN ra 0 The Standard toolbar has buttons for many of the File and Edit menu commands Map The Map toolbar displays commonly used Map menu Commande d d a Ki ahi TIR The Map toolbar has buttons for m
134. on to open the Geographic lat lon section Click on World Geodetic System 1984 to select it 105 Surfer 7 Click OK On the Coordinate System tab the map now has a different coordinate system than either the contour or post map layers Notice that the axes are now showing latitude and longitude values as well 122 121 9B 121 96 121 84 421 92 121 8 121 BB The map axes now display latitude and longitude coordinates Downloading an Online Base Map Layer New layers with any coordinate system can be added to the map To add a new map layer an online web map server l Click anywhere on the map to select it 2 Click the Map Add Base Layer from Server command or click the Es button to download an image base map from a web mapping server 3 In the Download Online Maps dialog click the next to Imagery Click the next to the NAIP Color Imagery for US server name 5 Click on the Orthoimager USGS EDC Ortho NAIP layer 106 6 10 Chapter 2 Tutorial Notice the Specify Latitude Longitude Extents is selected with the boundaries of the selected Map Specify Latitude Longitude extents North 37 876308163853 West 122 00342811957 East 121 87381992988 South 37 748480776101 The Specify Latitude Longitude extents is automatically filled with the extents of the existing map In the Select Image Resolution to Download section drag the slider to the right to increase the image resolution The far
135. open the Label Format section In the Label Format section select Fixed for the Type Click in the box next to Decimal digits Highlight the existing value and type the value 1 Press ENTER on the keyboard This indicates that only one digit follows the decimal point for the axis tick labels The map is updated immediately after every change showing the axis tick spacing labels and the axis title Chapter 2 Tutorial 0 0 15 3 0 45 6 0 75 9 0 Bottom Axis You can use the axis properties to change the tick mark and axis title properties Lesson 5 Posting Data Points and Working with Layers Post maps are created by placing symbols representing data points at the X Y data point locations on a map Posting data points on a map can be useful in determining the distribution of data points as well as placing data or text information at specific points on the map Data files contain the X Y coordinates used to position the points on the map Data files can also contain the labels associated with each point Map layers allow you to add multiple maps to an existing map to create one map object displaying a variety of map types The map uses a single set of axes and the map layers are positioned according to the target coordinate system For example if you have a contour map of weather data created you can add a post map layer displaying the location and station names of each data collection station How are map layers added to exis
136. our registered Surfer 12 serial number to Surfersupport goldensoftware com and request to download the full product update See the Check for Update help topic for additional information Uninstalling Surfer To uninstall Surfer follow the directions below for your specific operating system Windows XP To uninstall Surfer go to the Control Panel and double click on Add Remove Programs Select Surfer 12 or Surfer 12 Demo for the demo version from the list of installed applications Click the Remove button to uninstall Surfer Windows Vista To uninstall Surfer when using the Regular Control Panel Home click the Uninstall a program link Select Surfer 12 or Surfer 12 Demo for the demo version from the list of installed applications Click the Uninstall button to uninstall Surfer To uninstall Surfer when using the Classic View go to the Control Panel and double click on Programs and Features Select Surfer 12 or Surfer 12 Demo for the demo version from the list of installed applications Click the Remove button to uninstall Surfer Windows 7 To uninstall Surfer go to the Windows Control Panel and click the Uninstall a program link Select Surfer 12 or Surfer 12 Demo for the demo version from the list of installed applications Click the Uninstall button to uninstall Surfer Surfer Windows 8 From the Start screen right click the Surfer 12 tile or Surfer 12 Demo tile for the demo version and click the Uninstall button at
137. oving the last map layer from the map object depending on your options 48 Chapter 1 Introducing Surfer Evi xe Map EHI HER Map v e Right Axis e Right Axis W Right Axis avc Left Axis vie Left Axis Flou Left Axis vn Top Axis kon Top Axis Bre Tap Ais Jl Bottom Axis Jeu Bottom Axis pa Bottom Axis 2153 Post Demogrid dat ME Post Demogrid dat e m Map e mn Map E Pontum anii grad W Right Axis W Right Axis Felen Left Axis Felen Left Axis v Top Axis Flou Top Axis v Bottom Axis v Bottom Axis ds Contours Demagrid gre ds Contours Demagrid gre First left click and select the post map layer left then drag the post map layer to the other map object When the cursor is a horizontal arrow middle release the mouse button to drop the map layer in the new location right 3 If an empty map frame exists select the empty map frame and press DELETE on the keyboard to remove the empty map frame The end result is a single map object with two map layers a post map layer and a contour map layer Additional map layers can be added with the Map Add command v 4 Right Axis Felen Left Axis v Top Axis j jh HIM geg The result of this method is one Map object with two map layers 49 Surfer Layer Map Limits If a map layer is added to a map frame and the map layer exceeds the current map limits a Surfer warning message will be displayed allowing you to adjust the map limits to include all
138. p layers are converted on the fly to the map s target coordinate system This allows maps with different coordinate systems to be easily combined in Surfer It is recommended that you do not use projected coordinate systems if you do not need to convert between coordinate systems or if all your data are in the same coordinate system Source Coordinate System Map Layer Maps can be created from data grids or base map files in any coordinate system The Source Coordinate System is the coordinate system for the data grid or base map file used to create the map layer Each map layer can reference a different projection and datum When a map layer has a source coordinate system different than what you want the map to display the map is converted to the map s Target Coordinate System 31 Surfer 3D surface maps and wireframe maps do not have a coordinate system associated with them When a map with a coordinate system is overlaid onto either of these map types the map coordinate system is removed and the maps are displayed in the Cartesian coordinates Target Coordinate System Map Maps can be displayed in any coordinate system The map is displayed in the coordinate system defined as the Target Coordinate System A coordinate system normally has a defined projection and datum When a map layer uses a different source coordinate system than the map s target coordinate system the map layer is converted to the map s Target Coordinate
139. ples In the list of files click TutorWS dat 3 Click Open to display the file in the worksheet window Notice that the X coordinate Easting is in column A the Y coordinate Northing is in column B and the Z value Elevation is in column C Although it is not required row l contains header text which is helpful in identifying the type of data in the column When a header row exists the information in the header row is used in the Property Manager when selecting worksheet columns HB Hle Edit View Format Data Grid Tool Window Help opp ee age ERG mik ado c y When a data file is displayed the name of the file is shown in the title bar and in the worksheet tab In this file row 1 contains descriptive information about each column of data 63 Surfer Adding New Data To edit any value click in the cell to select it Type information and the existing value is overwritten Data can be transformed sorted or filtered in this window New columns can be added For instance an ID column can be added which labels each row with a unique identifier To do this l Click in cell D1 Type the text Name Click in cell D2 Click the Data Transform command BT Gm ie Ie In the Transform dialog set the Transform with to Column variables e g C A B 6 Set the Transform equation to D MW ITOA ROW 1 This equation will use a prefix of MW before a number The number is the row number minus 1 for eac
140. plot window its name is selected in the Object Manager as well Only one nested object can be selected at a time For example it is not currently possible to select two axes at once To select multiple objects at the same level in the tree hold down the CTRL key and click on each object To select multiple contiguous objects at the same level in the tree select the first object and then hold down the SHIFT key and click on the last object Use the CTRL key to select multiple non contiguous objects in the Object Manager as on the left Use the SHIFT key to select multiple contiguous objects in the Object Manager as on the right Scroll in Object Manager If the list of objects in the Object Manager is long you can use the scroll bar on the side of the Object Manager to scroll down to an object Alternatively you can use the mouse scroll wheel to scroll down To scroll down using the mouse click once in the Object Manager to select the window Roll the mouse wheel backward to scroll lower in the Object Manager Roll the mouse wheel forward to scroll higher in the Object Manager Property Manager The Property Manager allows you to edit the properties of an object such as a contour map or axis The Property Manager contains a list of all properties for the selected object The Property Manager can be left open so that the properties of the selected object are always visible 21 Surfer When the Property Manag
141. r Favorites list to help easily locate North America NAD83 UTM zone 13N in the future Once the projection is selected click the OK button The Source Coordinate System is updated with the selected projection in the New Projected Coordinates dialog Specify the Target Columns the columns you want the reprojected data to go into to X Column D Y Column E Click the P button to set the Target Coordinate System the projection you want the data to be projected to The Assign Coordinate System dialog opens In the Assign Coordinate System dialog click the button to the left of Predefined Click the button next to Geographic lat lon Scroll down and select World Geodetic System 1984 If you will use this projection often click the Add to Favorites button to save this projection to your favorites list to help easily locate World Geodetic System 1984 in the future Once the projection is selected click OK The Target Coordinate System is updated with the selected projection in the New Projected Coordinates dialog 121 Surfer 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 122 Mew Projected Coordinates EG Source Columns Target Columns 356 e SZ Column D e Y Column B e Y Column E e Source Coordinate System Target Coordinate System North America NAD27 UTM zone 13M World Geodetic System 1984 o cancel Specify the Source and Target columns and coordinate systems in the New Projected Coordina
142. r 1 Introducing Surfer example a polyline has Style Color Opacity Width and End Styles properties Changing the Color requires clicking on the current color and selecting a new color from the color palette Changing the Width requires highlighting the current width and typing a new number or scrolling to a new number Changing the Opacity requires highlighting the existing percentage and typing a new number or clicking on the slider bar and dragging it to a new value You can modify more than one object at a time Only shared properties are editable when multiple objects are selected For example you can right click on a polyline in the Object Manager Hold the CTRL key and click on a polygon You can then change the line properties of both objects at the same time Fill properties which are available if only a polygon was selected are not available as the polyline does not have fill properties Occasionally some properties are dependent on your other selections For example there is a Pattern Offset section on the Fill page This section is only available when an image fill type is selected as the Pattern Applying Property Manager Changes Object properties automatically update after you select an item from a palette press ENTER or click somewhere else in the Property Manager Keyboard Commands To activate the Property Manager press ALT ENTER on the keyboard When working with the Property Manager the up and down arrow keys
143. r Y direction the surfaces are drawn side by side In this example we will add a plane layer to the surface you just created To add a planar 3D surface map layer l Click on the 3D Surface TutorWS grd layer in the Object Manager 2 Click the Map Add 3D Surface Layer command or right click the surface map and select Add 3D Surface Layer 3 In the Open Grid dialog select the planar grid TutorPl grd from Surfer s Samples directory If you are not in the Samples folder browse to it By default the Samples folder is located in c Program Files Golden Software Surfer 12 Samples Click Open and the new surface map layer is added using the default settings Click on the 3D Surface TutorPl grd surface map layer in the Object Manager In the Property Manager click on the General tab Click the next to Material Color to open the Material Color section Ge eS XL ups Click on the color next to Upper Select Rainbow in the list to match the 3D Surface TutorWS grd color fill 94 Chapter 2 Tutorial 2 7 X ai E PLA You can overlay two or more 3D surfaces Depending on each surface s XYZ ranges the surfaces may overlap or intersect each other This example shows intersection of the TutorWS grd and TutorPl grd sample files Before moving on to the next lesson be sure to save your progress with the File Save command Type a new File name such as TutorWS Surface SRF Click Save and the new file will be saved to
144. r data 96 Chapter 2 Tutorial To add transparency to a contour map SE UP mop Wer qo Click on the contour map to select it In the Property Manager click on the Levels page Click the color bar next to Fill colors Select Rainbow from the list Click on the Layer tab Highlight the existing 10096 value next to the Opacity option and type 43 Press ENTER on the keyboard and the opacity for the entire layer is decreased to 4396 The contour map is displayed with a partially transparent fill color Adding and Editing a Color Scale Color scales are legends that show the fill colors Color scales are available for contour 3D wireframe 3D surface image and vector maps The color scale displays the colors assigned to levels in a filled contour map or 3D wireframe the colors used in an image map or 3D surface and the fill assigned to vector symbols To add and edit a color scale to the contour map llis Click on the contour map layer to select it The properties are displayed in the Property Manager Click on the Level tab Be sure the Fill contours options is checked Click the next to Filled Contours to open the Filled Contours section if it is not already open 97 Surfer Check the box next to Color scale A default color scale is created A new Color Scale object is added to the Object Manager Click on the color scale bar in the Object Manager to select it In the Property Manager click on the G
145. rdinate Systemi er M 636 ASSIUn Coordinate System Dialog E 637 Projection eg el 637 Modify Coordinate gt AE 639 New Custom Coordinate System EE 639 PCG TO O o A o o E E A 639 ROMOV A e rr A OO 639 XXXV Surfer Example 1 Select a Predefined Coordinate System i e UTM 640 Example 2 Create and Select a Custom Coordinate System i e Lambert COMMON o A e OE E TE E EEA 640 Example 3 Saving a Custom Coordinate Gvstem cesser 640 Define Coordinate System Dialog ME 641 a E o O ECO O O 641 dade M o a E E A EE AEA 641 DO 9 POC Peon nn o O O 642 A A re O A 642 Example 1 Defining a Custom Coordinate Gvstem esee 642 Example 2 Saving a Custom Coordinate SVSLEQITI aacra ORC bc R a E ER CIC a 642 MaD PRO o M 643 Types of BEOPISCBIONIS E 644 Characteristics Of PFOIGCEIDIIS EE 647 zie Ve P 649 BS O 650 Custom Datum BDetlibloli tree ees Age Seeerei 651 Understanding Local Datums EE 653 Type of Predefined Coordinate SySEGlTIS eegen REENEN rro a RE Ehre REENEN Eed 654 Geographic lat long Coordinate Systetms oorr ere hg nr A RA RAM EARS 654 Polar Arctic Antarctic Projection Systems omar caes 654 Regional National Projection Systems cccce cece cece cece ee ee ee ee ee nnns 654 State Plane Coordinate SySEGlYIS en deu ENNEN de dE REENEN ENNEN ES ES a D ENN 655
146. red target coordinate system When finished click OK The entire map is now displayed in the desired target system Surfer does not require a map projection be defined Maps can be created from non referenced data grid and map layers working in the same manner as previous versions of Surfer worked to create unreferenced maps If you do not specify a source coordinate system for each map layer it is highly recommended that you do not change the target coordinate system for the map Changes to the target coordinate system for the map can cause the unreferenced map layers to appear incorrectly 3D surface maps and wireframe maps cannot be converted to a new coordinate System S Surfer Getting Help Surfer comes with a quick start guide that provides a quick way to learn the basics of Surfer There are other sources of help including this full length guide that will help you learn Surfer Online Help Use the Help Contents command in the program to access the detailed online help Information about each command and feature of Surfer is included in the online help Context Sensitive Help Surfer contains context sensitive help for help on menu commands dialogs buttons and screen regions To obtain context sensitive help for an item click on the item and press the F1 key Alternatively click the bed button The cursor will appear as E and you can select the item for which help is desired with the modified pointer and a
147. reframes Wireframes are three dimensional representations of a grid file A wireframe is created by connecting Z values along lines of constant X and Y At each XY intersection grid node the height of the wireframe is proportional to the Z value assigned to that node The number of columns and rows in the grid file determines the number of X and Y lines drawn on the wireframe 4 4 Chapter 1 Introducing Surfer Introduction to Map Layers A map layer is a single map type contained in a larger map object The map layer may be a contour map a post map a base map or any other map type that Surfer can create The larger map object contains all of the individual map layers and axes used to create the entire map Map layers can be created separately or created in a single map object There are multiple ways to overlay map layers in Surfer If you only have two maps with one map layer each you can drag a map layer from one map object to another map object in the Object Manager If you only have a single map created and need to add map layers to it you can select the map and use the Map Add command to add a map layer to the existing map If you have many separate map layers already created you can select all of the maps and use the Map Overlay Maps command This moves all of the map layers to a single map object It is possible to combine several maps created from related data to create one map object with multiple map layers You
148. resentation you want Surfer is a grid based mapping program that interpolates irregularly spaced XYZ data into a regularly spaced grid Grids may also be imported from other sources such as the United States Geological Survey USGS The grid is used to produce different types of maps including contour vector image shaded relief watershed 3D surface and 3D wireframe maps Many gridding and mapping options are available allowing you to produce the map that best represents your data An extensive suite of gridding methods is available in Surfer The variety of available methods provides different interpretations of your data and allows you to choose the most appropriate method for your needs In addition data metrics allow you to gather information about your gridded data Surface area projected planar area and volumetric calculations can be performed quickly in Surfer Cross sectional profiles can also be computed and exported The grid files themselves can be edited combined filtered sliced queried and mathematically transformed For example you can create an isopach map from two grid files You will need the original surface grid file and the surface grid file after a volume of material was removed Subtract the two surfaces to create an isopach map The resulting map displays how much material has been removed in all areas The Scripter program included with Surfer is useful in creating editing and running script files th
149. rid ME ia A PP NETEN 218 Soo q cl AU E E Oo 219 Pe a Wall p E 220 Mil AAA PP UE E a a 220 iusso Valida lO sastre docto 223 INE Cross Val ation PFCC SSS ee 224 USINO Cross Valitagbibfisssis o o 224 The Cross Validation DIO moral ise 225 Cross Validation References EE 227 General Gridding OO ee 227 lg E E AEE 227 Surfer Blanking WEE 231 Diego T PO so II oO 232 Breaklines and EE 236 Using Breaklines and Faults when Grddimg eee eee 237 secl Mec T P 237 gcc Eee 239 Specify Advanced Gridding Options x52 sda css liinda veau 240 introduction to Gridding Methods RR e EE E 241 General Grading Recommendations EE 242 Choosing Methods Based on the Number of XYZ Data Points 243 Gridding Method COMPARISON EE 244 Exact and Smoothing IterpOIdEOES EE 248 Weighted Averaging EE 249 Elgielo gio MOCNO E 250 Inverse Distance to a POWER EE 250 gel m 253 TUT SPI AA o UE OO seca 239 Modified Shepard s ge EE 264 Naar Tele Lee arr ccr 265 pergis 267 Polynomial COGS SSIOM MMOL CT ETE 269 Radak Basis Ee gl EE 270 Triangulation with Linear Interpolation sssssessrssresrrrrsrrerrrrerrsrrrrrrrsrrerrne 273 MOVING FV TO EE 215 RR dg e 276 LOCA edel ERN TERT TTE TETTE 285 Producing a Grid File from a Regular Array of XYZ Data 288 asp MT L
150. s and classed post maps with the Map Edit Post Labels command Alternatively add labels and then right click the post map and select Edit Post Labels to enter edit mode A customizable line is automatically added from the data point label to the actual X Y data point location To move individual labels l Select the Post TutorWS dat layer in the Object Manager 2 Click the Map Edit Post Labels command or right click on the selected map and select Edit Post Labels The cursor will change to fe to indicate you are now in post label editing mode 3 Left click on a label hold the left mouse button down and drag the label to a new location With the left mouse button held down the arrow keyboard keys can be used to nudge the label location Release the left mouse button to place the label in the new location A leader line will be added from the point location to the new 87 Surfer label location by default The leader line visibility and line properties are controlled on the Labels page in the Property Manager when the post map is selected 4 Press the ESC key to exit the post label editing mode MwWwHA MW13 MW12 M11 MW10 7 3 e E an 00 15 an As ein 75 an Battom Axis Customize the post map labels with the Edit Post Labels command Lesson 6 Creating a Profile The ability to slice a grid file in Surfer to create a file of data points along a specified line of section is a very powerful tool The sliced data ca
151. show the concentration values across your study area The Z value could be temperature concentration frequency or any other numeric column of data The Map New Contour Map command creates a contour map based on a grid file This lesson will create a contour map from the GRD file created in Lesson 2 Creating a Grid File 70 Chapter 2 Tutorial Creating a Contour Map l Click the Map New Contour Map command or click the button in the map toolbar 2 The Open Grid dialog is displayed Select the TutorWS grd file created in Lesson 2 Creating a Grid File by clicking once on its name The file name is entered in the File name box 3 Click Open and the map is created using the default contour map properties If you want the contour map to fill the window click the View Fit to Window t1 command click the button or press CTRL D on the keyboard Alternatively if you have a wheel mouse roll the wheel forward to zoom in on the contour map The zoom is changed so that the cursor location remains on the screen Click and hold the wheel button straight down while you move the mouse to pan around the screen Changing Contour Levels After you create a contour map you can easily modify any of the map features Data range 24 999999971132 10 For example you might want to change the contour levels displayed on the map to Level method Simple To change the contour levels Minimum contour 20 1 Place the
152. sion and open a new plot window e Lesson 1 Viewing and Creating Data shows you how to import a data file and how to create a new data file e lesson 2 Creating a Grid File shows you how to create a grid file the basis for most map types in Surfer e Lesson 3 Creating a Contour Map shows you how to create a contour map and change the contour map properties e Lesson 4 Modifying an Axis shows you how to modify axis properties 59 Surfer Lesson 5 Posting Data Points and Working with Map Layers shows you how to add a post map layer to display data points on the contour map Both maps will share the same axes limits and scaling Lesson 6 Creating a Profile shows you how to draw a profile line on the map and automatically create a cross section from it Lesson 7 Saving a Map shows you how to save your map and all the information it contains to a Surfer SRF file Lesson 8 Creating a 3D Surface Map shows you how to create a 3D surface map and change the surface map properties Lesson 9 Adding Transparency Color Scales and Titles shows you how to add transparency color scales and map titles to your maps Lesson 10 Creating Maps from Different Coordinate Systems shows you how to create a map with multiple map layers and change the coordinate system for the entire map Advanced Tutorial Lessons In addition there are advanced optional lessons available as well The optional advanced tutorial lesso
153. splayed in the plot window and the Object Manager in a separate map object 5 Click the Map New Base Map command In the Import dialog select the DemoText mif file from Surfer s Samples folder If you are not in the Samples folder browse to it By default the Samples folder is located in c Program Files Golden Software Surfer 12 Samples 7 Click Open Leave Unreferenced local system selected in the Assign Coordinate System dialog and click OK The new base map is displayed in the plot window and the Object Manager in a separate map object 9 Click the Edit Select All command to select all three map objects 116 Chapter 2 Tutorial 10 Click the Map Overlay Maps command The three separate map objects are combined into a single map object with 5 map layers Flou Right Axis JH Left Axis e Top Axis e a Bottom Axis Eme Base DemoText mif E v Base Demo5lice bln E v Base DemoRect hln EA Post Demogricd dat MA Contours Demogriel erel All maps are displayed as separate layers in the same Map object Method 4 Combing Maps from Different Surfer Files This method works well when you have multiple maps in different plot windows l 2 3 10 Li Click the File New Plot command Click the Map New Base Map command In the Import dialog select the Demoslice bin file from Surfer s Samples folder If you are not in the Samples folder browse to it By default the Samples fold
154. stems exist that control how the coordinates are shown on the map In Surfer a map can be unreferenced in local coordinates referenced to a geographic lat long coordinate system or referenced to a known projection and datum 101 Surfer What is a Coordinate System Used For If your data grids and base maps are in different coordinate systems you will want to set the coordinate system for each map layer and the entire map If you want to change the projection of your data grid or base map you will want to set the coordinate system Creating the First Map Layer To create a map layer with a defined coordinate system in Surfer SS l Click the File New Plot command or click the f button to open a new plot window 2 Click Map New Contour Map to create the first map layer a new contour map 3 Inthe Open Grid dialog click on the Diablo grd file from Surfer s Samples folder If you are not in the Samples folder browse to it By default the Samples folder is located in c Program Files Golden Software Surfer 12 Samples Click Open The contour map is created 5 Click on Contours Diablo grd in the Object Manager to select the contour layer In the Property Manager click on the Coordinate System tab Note that the contour map layer was imported with a coordinate system already specified This map layer is in State Plane 1927 California III Meters as shown in the Name field 102 Chapter 2 Tutorial
155. sult is a new grid file where the contours stop at the boundary of the blanking file To display a base map of a blanking file on a contour map In the previous lesson Overlaying Map Layers in method 1 3 you created a map with a contour map layer a post map layer and a three base map layers The first base map displays the rectangular area of interest while the contour map displays a larger area than we need to display Using the blanking command we will create a new grid file that has everything outside the base map rectangle blanked Click on the plot window that contains the overlaid map layers from the previous lesson Click on the next to the upper two base maps This will turn the display of these base maps off Flou Right Axis Jl Left Axis Calas Tap Axis fae HH Bottom Axis BOS Base DemoText mif AOS Base Demoslice bln icc ese Demorectin EA FPost Demogrid dat kel Contaurs Demagrid gre Uncheck the upper two base maps so only the contour post and original base map are displayed 118 Chapter 2 Tutorial To blank the grid file l 2 10 IL 12 13 Before blanking click the File Open command Select the Demorect bln file from Surfer s Samples folder If you are not in the Samples folder browse to it By default the Samples folder is located in c Program Files Golden Software Surfer 12 Samples Click Open The BLN file opens in the worksheet The first row displays the bla
156. surface maps Three Minute Tour We have included several sample files with Surfer so that you can quickly see some of Surfer s capabilities Only a few files are discussed here and these examples do not include all of Surfer s many map types and features Example Surfer Files To see the example files l Open Surfer 2 Click the File Open command 33 Surfer 3 Inthe Open dialog navigate to the Surfer Samples folder By default the Surfer installation folder is located in C Program Files Golden Software Surfer 12 Samples 4 Select the sample SRF file of interest and click Open The sample file is now displayed Repeat as necessary to see the files of interest Overview of Sample Surfer SRF Files Below are an image of the sample file and a brief explanation of what the sample file contains Only four samples are described below Other examples exist in the help file Axes SRF The Axes SRF file contains a contour map layer and image map layer overlaid The grid file used for the two map layers is the same and includes dates as the X values The X Axis is displayed using date formatting zi T T neg 2112010 211612010 22112010 22 ZUTL A DID Date 34 Chapter 1 Introducing Surfer BaseMapFromServer SRF The BaseMapFromServer SRF file contains five base maps of South America showing Distribution of various minerals national boundaries and generalized geology All base maps were created by downloading im
157. surter 12 Powerful Contouring Gridding amp 3D Surface Mapping Surfer Registration Information Your Surfer serial number is located on the CD cover or in the email download instructions depending on how you purchased Surfer Register your Surfer serial number online at www GoldenSoftware com Or complete the Registration Form PDF located in the main directory of the installation CD Return the Registration Form PDF by mail or fax This information will not be redistributed Registration entitles you to free technical support free minor updates and upgrade pricing on future Surfer releases The serial number is required when you run Surfer the first time contact technical support or purchase Surfer upgrades For future reference write your serial number on the line below Surfer User s Guide Powerful Contouring Gridding and Surface Mapping Golden Software Inc 809 14 Street Golden Colorado 80401 1866 U S A Phone 303 279 1021 Fax 303 279 0909 www GoldenSoftware com COPYRI GHT NOTI CE Copyright Golden Software Inc 2014 The Surfer User s Guide is furnished under a single user license agreement Only a single user may use a single user s guide With the purchase of the Surfer User s Guide the user is entitled to download the user s guide content to one 1 electronic medium and print one 1 hardcopy No part of this document or the related files may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any m
158. tegory list Select Data from the Commands list O m ch o5 au Click in the box next below Press New Shortcut Key 10 Press the CTRL SHIFT D keys on the keyboard The shortcut will appear automatically in the Press New Shortcut Key box a If no other command has this keyboard shortcut Unassigned will be displayed below Assigned to If the shortcut is not assigned to another command click the Assign button The shortcut is added to the Current Keys list b If another command has the keyboard shortcut the command is listed below Assigned to If this is the case the Assign button is grayed out Select a different shortcut key for the command Each shortcut key can be assigned to only one command 11 Once you have assigned CTRL SHIFT D to the Plot Document Grid Data command click the Close button 12 In the plot window press the CTRL SHIFT D command on the keyboard The Grid Data command is executed and the Open Data dialog opens Lesson 12 Overlaying Map Layers Surfer 12 has three methods of overlaying map layers onto a single map object You can drag a map layer from one map object to another map object in the Object Manager you can select a map and click the Map Add command to add a map layer or you can select multiple map objects and use the Map Overlay Maps command 112 Chapter 2 Tutorial This tutorial will cover all three methods that are available to overlay map layers in Surfer T
159. tes dialog Click the OK button in the New Projected Coordinates dialog The new longitude and latitude data are displayed in the target columns specified column D and E Use the File Save command to save the updated data file In the Data Export Options dialog set the Delimiter to Comma and the Text Qualifier to None Click OK The updated file is saved Click the File Close command to close the worksheet window Alternatively click on the Plot1 tab to switch back to the plot window In the plot window click the Grid Data command to create a grid file from the new data file In the Open Grid dialog select the data file and click the Open button to open the Grid Data dialog In the Grid Data dialog change the Data Columns to X Column D Y Column E and Z Column C Select Kriging for the Gridding Method Leave the Output Grid File and Grid Line Geometry groups set to the defaults Uncheck the Grid Report option Click the OK button to create the grid file A Surfer dialog appears with the full location and name of the created grid file Use the Map New Contour Map command to open the Open Grid dialog Select the grid file and click the Open button to create a contour map from the new grid file Chapter 2 Tutorial NAD amp 3 UTM Zone 13N Latitude Longitude Ws 1984 4404000 4404000 4402000 4401000 Lattude UTM Northing 44000004 43929000 4258000 105 24 Longlluda 4387000 AvED
160. the bottom of the screen Alternatively right click anywhere on the Start screen and click All apps at the bottom of the screen Right click the Surfer 12 tile or Surfer 12 Demo tile for the demo version and click Uninstall at the bottom of the screen Surfer Demo Functionality The Surfer demo version is a fully functioning read only demo This means that most commands work exactly as the command works in the full program Saving exporting printing and copying are disabled in the demo version The demo has no further restrictions on use Any data set or image can be used to create any project All properties can be changed in the demo version The demo does not have a time out period so will not expire after a certain number of hours or days of use The demo can be installed on any computer that meets the system requirements A Note about the Documentation The Surfer documentation includes the online help and the quick start guide Use the Help Contents command in the program to access the detailed online help Information about each command and feature in Surfer is included in the online help In the event the information cannot be located in the online help other sources of Surfer help include our support forum FAQs knowledge base and contacting our technical support engineers Various font styles are used throughout the Surfer documentation Bold text indicates menu commands dialog names and page names Italic text indicates
161. ther to the right the slider is located the better the resolution and the larger the image Clicking on one of the lines in the middle toward the left side of the slider downloads a map of sufficient quality that is smaller in size Click OK and the base layer downloads The base layer is automatically placed behind the contour and post layers Click on the Base Orthoimagery USGS EDC Ortho NAIP layer in the Object Manager to select the new base layer In the Property Manager click on the Coordinate System tab Note that the base layer was imported with a coordinate system already specified This map layer is in World Geodetic System 1984 as shown in the Name field The base map layer was automatically placed behind the existing layers Because the contour map layer is filled the contour map layer must be made partially transparent to see the base map layer behind it To make the contour map layer partially transparent L Click on the Contours Diablo grd in the Object Manager to select the contour map layer In the Property Manager click on the Layer tab Click and drag the IF until the opacity is approximately 40 Alternatively highlight the existing value and type 40 Press ENTER on the keyboard and the contour map layer is now partially transparent and the base map layer can be seen behind the contours 107 Surfer 37 86 37 84 37 82 37 8 37 78 37 76 122 121 98 121 96 12194 121 92 121 9 1
162. ting maps Map layers can be added to an existing map by selecting the map and using the Map Add command by dragging an existing map layer from one map object to another or by selecting all maps and using the Map Overlay Maps command 83 Surfer Adding a Post Map Layer When a new post map is created with Map New Post Map it is independent of any other maps in the current plot window When the two maps are displayed notice that two sets of axes are also displayed one set for each map When you select a map and then use the Map Add command a new map layer axis or scale bar can be added to the selected map If two maps already existed a map layer can be dragged to a different map object in the Object Manager Alternatively select both maps and click the Map Overlay Maps command All selected map layers are moved to a single map object To delete a map layer select the layer in the Object Manager and press the DELETE key To remove a map layer from a map object right click the layer and select Break Apart Map Layer If you have not already completed Lesson 1 Viewing and Creating Data do so now This lesson adds a worksheet column that is used for the post map labels To add a post map layer to the current tutorial map l Click once on the Contours TutorWS grd layer in the Object Manager to select it 2 Click the Map Add Post Layer command or right click on the contour map and select Add Post Layer 3
163. torWS grd Select the contour map by clicking on the Contours TutorWS grd object in the Object Manager or by clicking on the map in the plot window Click the Map Export Contours command In the Save As dialog type TutorWS in the File name box Specify AutoCAD DXF File dxf 2D ESRI Shapefile shp 3D ESRI Shapefile shp or Text format txt in the Save as type box Click Save and the file is exported to the current directory This creates a file titled TutorWS dxf TutorWS shp or TutorWS txt depending on what file type you selected Additional files may also be created that accompany the DXF SHP or TXT file Lesson 4 Modifying an Axis Every contour map is created with four map axes the bottom right top and left axes You can control the display of each axis independently of the other axes on the map In this example we will change the axis label spacing and add an axis title 3D maps have an additional Z axis Additional left right top bottom or Z axes can be added to a map with the Map Add command You can control the display of each axis independently of the other axes on the map In this example we will change the axis label spacing and add an axis title Adding an Axis Title L Move the cursor over one of the axis tick labels on the bottom X axis and left click the mouse In the status bar at the bottom of the plot window the words Map Bottom Axis are displayed The Bottom Axis object is sel
164. ts l t Re eo EE 126 Additional Mengel A Er E E 127 Data as Numbers or Text stos aro tetas 127 Data as Date HIM MT TTC 129 Data ee TE 130 Import Data File e a CEET 130 EXPO Data Fle eg RERO TETTE OTT 130 Warksheet e e e e BES E PE O AN ERR 131 Components of a Worksheet Te e e EE 132 Opening a Worksheet lee a EE 133 Working with Worksheet RT EE 134 SCICCUING CSU a a ETE o E E S EEA E E EEE 134 Entering Data Into a EE 136 Selecting a Column or Row Dividing Line EE 136 eege E 137 Creating a New Worksheet s sssssrsrrsrrrrorrrrrsrerrrrrsrrerrrrerrerrrrerrerrsrrrrrrrerrrrnt 141 Pas Data TEE 141 aael guine ge Eke crm 142 Data Imbof Options RK e g EE 144 Importing i529 1 NETTO TETTE LOTES 147 Dees NISI lte o AA 148 EOI MENU C OMim eNOS TT a E tada sra 154 Som 154 lee m 154 eU P 154 0 154 glate Re qoe 155 Clea ing Data froni e CC 155 Ern e EE 155 D leting Cels 156 Sin DE 157 Vil Surfer aol o E 160 pra 160 View Menu COMMONS E 161 iid M 161 FOrMat Men E910 00711 6 EE 165 goldici l get 165 Good E
165. ty For One Level 565 oo 99 KA X X 565 XXIX Surfer Buc o rn oo nn ee 565 PO AG RE cae 565 os ee E Er e oo ee 565 Apply Zones to Lines or Constant X Y and Lain carnes 566 Ae ee EEE E EE 566 He peo o en A O PU o Movadyegecncccuseeaese 566 Layer Page 3D Wiretrame Map EE 567 Info Page 3D Wirerrame Map EE 567 lane Spectra D O EE 568 Minimum and Maximum Line Properties cc cece cece cece cece nana 568 Color Scale Bar 3D Wireframe Map 568 Color Scale Bar Ee ji ccr 568 Adding a Color Sealed EE 569 Removing a Color Scale EE 569 Editing a Color EE 569 Creating a Color Filled 3D Wireframe oocccccccccccnncccnncnnnccnnnnccnncn nn rr S41 Specifying the Lines to Draw on a 3D Wireframe cc cece cece eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenaes egal Line eegen et EE 572 Setting the 3D Wireframe Line Properties engine pa a ra HERR RO ER IE EE ERE FERE 572 Creating a 3D Wireframe Map Base eorpore pb eror ER ER NEEN dE EENS e dst 573 Smoothing a KEREN 573 3D Wireframe Map and Blanked Values cocccccccccccccccccncncncncnr rr rr 574 3D Wirerrame Map EE 574 Og iligie ET TRE 574 Using Level TCS 575 Chapter 15 3D Surface Maps D r O eege 577 Creating a 3D Surface E 577 Adding a 3D Surface Map Layer to Other Maps E 578 3D S rface Map Ov
166. u have already been working with Surfer open a new plot window before starting the tutorial To open a new plot window click the File New Plot command Lesson 1 Viewing and Creating Data An XYZ data file is a file containing at least three columns of data values The first two columns are the X and Y coordinates for the data points The third column is the Z value assigned to the XY point Although it is not required entering the X coordinate in column A the Y coordinate in column B and the Z value in column C is a good idea Surfer looks for these coordinates in these columns by default You can customize the default columns for XYZ data with the Data Assign XYZ Columns worksheet command Surfer requires the use of decimal degree Latitude Y and Longitude X values when using Latitude and Longitude values d xYZdaba dat cA WB Mc X Coord JY Coord Z value 234 3 3 Fosa 2324 b 265 253 231 245 DE A simple XYZ data file Notice that the X Y and Z data are placed in column A B and C respectively 62 Chapter 2 Tutorial Opening an Existing Data File To look at an example of an XYZ data file you can open TutorWS dat in a worksheet window l Click the File Open command click the i button or press CTRL O on the keyboard to open the Open dialog 2 If you are not in the Samples folder browse to it By default the Samples folder is located in c Program Files Golden Software Surfer 12 Sam
167. vel properties for all levels L PR 3 8 9 Click once on the contour map to select it In the Property Manager click on the Levels tab Change the Level method by clicking on the word Simple next to Level method and selecting Advanced from the list Click the Edit Levels button next to Contour levels to open the advanced Levels for Map dialog Click on the column header buttons to make bulk changes at regular intervals This provides a way to emphasize contours PA e t pe a e K r Click on one of the column header buttons to make bulk changes Click on the Label button The Labels dialog opens Change the First value to 2 the Set value to 1 and the Skip value to 2 a The First value tells Surfer which contour line to first change This says to set the label format for the second contour line Z 30 b The Set value tells Surfer how many lines to set with this style This says to set only one line with the label format c The Skip value tells Surfer how many lines to skip before setting the next contour line This says to skip two contour lines So the Z 40 and Z 50 contours are not set d The next contour line Z 60 uses the label format Z 70 and Z 80 are skipped Z 90 is set Z 100 is skipped Click the Font button The Font Properties dialog opens Set the Size points to 12 10 Set the Foreground color and opacity color to White LL 76 Click OK 12 13 14 15 16 Sg 18

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