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VECON Release Version 1.7  
   

VECON New Features and Fixes


 

 

This release is made on February 16, 2004.
 
2D: Build Faults:  When building a complex, 2D model with many faults, faults added to the model could sometimes cause problems with faults already in the model.  The earlier faults, and any layer segments they cut, could no longer be selected for either editing or raytracing.  This problem has been corrected.  It is also recommended that when building 2D models with complex faulting, create the layers first and then add the multiple faults.
 
2D: Save Color Settings:  If you have changed the color palette or the Continuous/Discrete setting with the 2D Colors command, the changes can be saved for future sessions.  After making the changes, use File/Save Project to update the project file.  The new settings will now be the defaults for the project.
 
2D: Save Axis Annotation:  Changes to the 2D model axis annotations made with the Display/Edit Axis command can be saved for future sessions.  After making the changes, use File/Save Project to update the project file.  The new settings will now be the defaults for the project.
 
2D: Model Information Table:  In the 2D Model Builder a new command, Model/Model Information will display a table of all the layers and faults in the model.  The table will include the layer or object name, velocity, and information on position in the model.   This table is useful for locating extra, hidden layers that may be inadvertently added during 2D model building.
 
2D: Delete Hidden Layers:  Hidden layers can now be easily deleted in the 2D Model Builder.  When the Delete Layer icon is activated, move the cursor slowly across the 2D model.  As the cursor crosses any layer, hidden or visible, the layer will be highlighted. Left mouse click to delete the highlighted layer.
 
3D: Select Bin Map Shots:  For bin maps created from 3D reflection raytracing, you can now easily identify the coverage area for any group of shots.  When viewing the bin map in the 3D Model Viewer and Raytracing Plan View, select the new Shot-Ray Density Relation icon.  Using the cursor, drag and select a rectangle to include the shots of interest.  The bins containing reflections from the selected shots will be highlighted.
 
3D: New 3D Grid Model Format:  The VECON 3D Grid Model file format has been changed from ASCII to binary for improved efficiency.  The program will read grid models in either format so no changes are required for files created with earlier versions.  An ASCII/binary conversion utility for grid models can be found under Model/Convert Binary/ASCII in the 3D Model Viewer and Raytracing window.  The ASCII grid model files will have file extension .3mdl and the binary grid models a file extension of .3mdlb.
 

3D: Color Correction for Solaris:  For previous versions of VECON objects always displayed in white on some Sun Solaris systems.  This has been corrected and the object colors can now be set with the Colors/Object Model Color command.

 
3D: Color Shading for 3D Model Display:  This change improves the 3D effects when displaying layer and grid models, adding better dimension effects for 3D display.
 
3D: SEGY Generation for Pinchout Model:  When there are multiple layers merging together creating pinchout structures and there is no more layer beneath this stack of layers, previous versions may not generate SEGY traces from 3D reflection raytracing.  This problem is fixed, and the new release can generate SEGY traces in any pinchout model.