Earth Volumetric Studio 2019.7.1
We are pleased to announce the release of Earth Volumetric Studio 2019.7.1. This release features two new modules that provide new capabilities that offer exciting capabilities to customers who strive to achieve photo-realistic representations of their sites. The read_wavefront_obj module reads single image Wavefront OBJ files which can represent photo-realistic 3D textured buildings drawn in software like 3D Studio Max or reconstructed LIDAR data and drone aerial photos like the model shown below. The other new module is read_geometry. The...
read moreHow can I smooth a geologic surface even if it doesn’t honor my data?
If I have surfaces that look like this with lots of peaks and troughs, is there an easy way to create a smooth surface, even if it doesn’t necessarily try to “honor” every point, more like a least squares fit? All of our estimation methods in krig_3d_geology honor your data, as best they can subject to your specified grid resolution. The simplest way to get a smoother “apparent” surface is to coarsen your grid resolution. However this method has some potential pitfalls, since the value computed at any give node...
read moreEarth Volumetric Studio 2018.5
I encourage everyone to take the time to read this announcement fully, since this software release rivals the significance of the original Earth Volumetric Studio release in August 2016, and other issues mentioned in this email are critical if you want to continue to receive announcements. I won’t recap the history of C Tech as I did nearly two years ago, I’ll just focus on what is new and why it is so special. Earth Volumetric Studio 2018.5 In addition to a large number of bug fixes, stability improvements and minor enhancements, there are a...
read moreThe MVS Resistance
I realize that some C Tech’s MVS users are resisting migrating to Earth Volumetric Studio because they are a bit daunted by the need to use Python syntax in modules like node_computation vs. the non-standard “equation” syntax used in modules like data_math and field_math. I encourage you to submit examples of your most complex equations to support@ctech.com and I will be preparing a short tutorial on how to use node_computation and to demonstrate just how easy it is to do these same operations in Earth Volumetric Studio. By...
read moreChange of Address for C Tech Accounts Receivable
C Tech has changed our Accounts Receivable address for all payments. This address can be used for both U.S. Postal mail and courier shipments (e.g. FedEx, UPS). Please forward this information to your Accounts Payable and/or Contracts personnel to ensure that we receive payments promptly.Every month we have customers who “accidentally” send payments to our ~4 year old Hawaii address and at least once per year someone sends a payment to our 15 year old California address. These mistakes generally impact the users the most.Our new...
read more3D Modelling for Environmental Site Assessment
See the article in Remediation Magazine by Reed Copsey, C Tech’s President on “The Use of 3D Modelling for Environmental Site Assessment”. http://www.remmag.com/2017/3d-modelling-for-environmental-site-assessment/
read moreFree Mini Class on Advanced Visualization Techniques
C Tech will conduct a free mini-class on Advanced Visualization Techniques using Earth Volumetric Studio, on July 12, 2017 at 11:00 am EDT. We will cover some clever tricks with the buffer and union modules and some surprises. The class was open to the first 50 registrants. It was posted Thursday June 22 and the final registrant was early Monday morning on June 26. The recorded video of the class is below.
read moreOn the death of Dr. Christopher Rautman, C Tech’s Chief Geologist
It is with great sadness that I announce that Dr. Christopher Rautman, C Tech’s Chief Geologist passed away on May 12th from complications related to an ongoing illness. I’ve known, liked, worked with and respected Chris since we first met ~20 years ago when he was at Sandia National Laboratories. The first projects he tackled with our software included the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Repository and the salt domes and solution mined caverns used to store the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserves. Over the years that Chris was at Sandia,...
read moreFree Mini-class on What’s-New in Studio 2017.3.2.
Free Mini-class on What’s-New in Studio 2017.3.2. More details on C Tech’s Facebook page @CTechSoftware
read moreFault Surfaces in Earth Volumetric Studio
There are normally two reasons to create fault surfaces in EVS. We either just want to display them, or we want to use them to create fault blocks as part of a more complex geologic model. When we create fault blocks, we are using the surf_cut module and the fault surface is input to the right input port. There are three main cases to consider with respect to the creation of fault surfaces: 1) Planar surfaces. A planar surface is a surface which is flat. It can be oriented in any way, but is has no curvature, bumps, etc. This type of...
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