RockWorks15 Users Read This

• First read the What's New topic for the most recent changes since RockWorks17.
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• Projects now store coordinate system and unit information. This allows you to output your maps, fence diagrams, block models, etc. to Google Earth easily, often with a single click.

  This has lots of ripple effects for RockWorks15 data, models, and output:

  • When you open an existing RockWorks15 project into RockWorks20, you'll be walked through a wizard which will update the database to the new format, prompt you for the coordinate system and units, and copy the data to an entirely-new project folder. We recommend putting these new copies of your RockWorks15 project folders into the "RockWorks Data" folder (in My Documents) but, of course, that's your choice.
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  • Other RockWorks15 files: You will need to do bulk copying to the new project folder of any/all of these file types. Be sure to copy these AFTER you've updated your project database, as described above. You can then manually open the older-format files from within RockWorks20.
    • ATD -> RwDat (Utilities datasheets)
    • RKW -> Rw2D (RockPlot2D graphics)
    • R3DXML -> Rw3D (RockPlot3D graphics)
    • GRD -> RwGrd (grid models)
    • MOD -> RwMod (solid models)
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  • • When you manually open an existing RockWorks15 ".RK6" file into RockPlot2D, you'll be prompted for the diagram type, the coordinate system, and the units. You can save the updated file in the new RockPlot2D file format with the file name extension ".Rw2D".
    • When you manually open an existing RockWorks15 ".R3dxml" file (RockPlot3D), you'll be prompted for the coordinate system and units. You can save the updated file in the new RockPlot3D file format with the file name extension ".Rw3D".
    • When you manually open an existing RockWorks15 ".RW6" file (ReportWorks), it will be updated automatically. Use Fie | Save As to save the document under the updated file format, with the file name extension ".RwRpt".
      ! If you have any linked or embedded .RK6 files, you will need to re-insert them, once they've been updated (as described above).
    • When you manipulate/plot an existing RockWorks15 ".GRD" file (grid model), you'll be prompted for the coordinate system and units. You can save the updated model in the new format: .RwGrd.
    • When you manipulate/plot an existing RockWorks15 ".MOD" file (solid model), you'll be prompted for the coordinate system and units. You can save the updated model in the new format: .RwMod.
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  • FYI - Here's a link to the steps you'll follow to define your coordinates when creating a new RockWorks17 project.
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• Program Window Layout:
  • The overall program window looks similar, but with a number of new features. See the Quick Tour topic for details.
  • There's a new "Quick-Map" tab for a quick view of your borehole locations:
  • The Project Dimensions pane is now accessible from the top of the program window. There you will see the current project coordinate system and units. There are relabeling and reprojection tools there.
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• We've rearranged a few menu items, to be more intuitive:
  • The Borehole Manager Excel imports are all in the File menu - individual worksheet imports are no longer in the I-Data, P-Data, etc. menus. So, in the File | Import | Excel menu, look for the Multiple Tables option for the bulk import, and the Single Table options to bring row-and-column worksheets individually into the I-Data, P-Data, etc. tables.
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• Customize the Borehole Manager Location table - add new tabs as you like for your optional fields.

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• Reference each Borehole Manager data table to either the ground elevation or collar elevation. (When you open your RockWorks15 projects, all will default to the ground elevation.)

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• Lithology, Stratigraphy, Water Level, Well Construction descriptions and Comments are now "memos" with unlimited content.
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• The RockWorks Datasheet requires that units be set for any spatial data that you process. Use the Columns | Column Properties menu option (or right-click on the column heading) to access the Column Properties window where you can set up a column as a map coordinate, an elevation, a color column, etc.

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• The RockWorks Datasheet has a checkbox on each row, which allows you to turn on and off different samples; unchecked items will not be processed in your models and diagrams. There are a number of new filtering options which allow for quick enabling/disabling of the rows.
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• The RockWorks Datasheet stores metadata with notes, coordinate system, number format.

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• RockWorks20 is a 64-bit program, requiring a 64-bit version of Windows. The program is installed into the C:\Program Files\RockWare folder.
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• RockWorks still has a two-week trial period, with full funcitonality. It also now has additional feature levels:
  • Free: RockPlot2D, RockPlot3D, ReportWorks. Free - you can encourage your co-workers and clients to install RockWorks to open/edit/save/print graphic files.
  • Basic: Free viewers plus all of the programs in the Utilities, ModOps, and Graphics menus, plus the Borehole Manager database, borehole location maps and striplog diagrams. 5 Playlist items, 5 faults.
  • Standard: Basic plus all of the Borehole Operations menus (all of the modeling tools). 8 Playlist items, 8 Faults.
  • Advanced: Standard plus Command Scripts, support of SQL-Server databases, unlimited Playlist items, unlimited Faults, import commercial PLSS land grids.
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