October 2011 Sprint Highlights

Some of the more interesting accomplishments from the October 2011 sprint (now that it's almost December):

• Fixed 10 bugs
• Got our version of MODFLOW-NWT working with MNW, SFR and UZF packages
• Fixed the model wrapper for MODFLOW-NWT to show progress
• Documented MODFLOW-NWT on the wiki
• Created a MODFLOW-NWT tutorial
• Held a training course in Australia (see post below)
• Designed and implemented the ZONEBUDGET interface (available in 8.2)
• Made some improvements to our continuous testing system, including adding a new machine
• Added an Export 3D Grid to Shapefile feature (available in 8.2)
• Fixed some problems with the new manual MODPATH option (available in 8.2)
• Designed support for the ISTCB2 option in the SFR package
• Reviewed user requests on the forum and put them on the backlog

Exporting 3D grids to shapefiles

A new feature in GMS 8.2 is the ability to export a 3D grid to a shapefile. The following figures show a MODFLOW model from the Lake package tutorial. The first image shows the model in GMS. The second shows the grid exported as a shapefile and read into ArcMap 10 with a background map, symbology, and transparency. GMS includes a projection file with the exported shapefile which causes it to be properly positioned when imported to ArcMap.

Training Adelaide Australia

Sustainable Resources Industry Training (SRIT) hosted a GMS training course in Adelaide, Australia from October 4-7. The course was a great success with attendees from Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines. Thank you to all who attended and to Geoff and Glenys Flight from SRIT for organizing the course.

September 2011 Sprint Highlights

Some of the more interesting accomplishments from the September 2011 sprint:

• Released GMS 8.1 with 64 bit support, faster MODFLOW I/O, enhanced lighting options and other features.
• Almost finished the MODFLOW NWT interface coming with GMS 8.2.
• Posted an update of GMS 8.0.
• Fixed over 30 bugs
• Furthered the development of the ADH interface for the US Army Corp of Engineers
• Completed changes to the MODPATH interface to make automatically running MODPATH optional. Will be available in GMS 8.2.
• Added support for the MODFLOW DE4 solver, to be available in GMS 8.2.
• Added support for preserving comments at the top of MODFLOW package files in the NWT and UZF packages (available in GMS 8.2).

GMS 8.1 officially released with 64-bit support

Today we officially released GMS 8.1, meaning it is no longer in beta. The biggest change is that a 64 bit edition is now available. See the full list of what's new in GMS 8.1 and download it today.

Article on Using GMS With TOUGH2 and Complex Geology

A neat article in June's issue of Computers and Geosciences shows how the author's used GMS to set up a 3D grid used with TOUGH2. An account is required for full access to the article.

August 2011 Sprint Highlights

Some of the more interesting accomplishments from the August  2011 sprint:

• Fixed over 36 bugs
• Posted a new video about the Text Import Wizard on our YouTube channel
• Posted a new video about the automated parameter estimation with PEST on our YouTube channel
• Posted the video from July's "What's new in GMS 8.0" webinar
• Completed phase two of the ADH interface for the Army Corp of Engineers
• Made progress on the MODFLOW-NWT interface
• Assisted the consulting group on several projects