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  1. How can I convert SHP to XYZ or GRD?How can I convert SHP to XYZ or GRD?
    Surfer requires XYZ data points in a supported data file format (DAT, TXT, XLS, XLSX, etc) to create a grid. SHP files store the XY coordinates in the SHP file and the Z coordinates in a DBF file. Sur...

  2. How can I change the blanking flag to 0 when digitizing?How can I change the blanking flag to 0 when digitizing?
    ...s the ' blanking flag on the first line to 0. ' TB - 19 May 06. Sub Main file1 = GetFilePath(,"bln","c:\incoming\","Enter BLN File Name") Debug.Print file1 If file1 = "" Then End file...

  3. Gridding with BreaklinesGridding with Breaklines
    Q. I need technical advice on creating grids, with breaklines applied. Ultimately I am creating a contour map of a creek and its banks, but I am not able to make the gridding process recognize the bre...

  4. How can I spot well locations using township, range, and section?How can I spot well locations using township, range, and section?
    Surfer requires XY coordinates for point locations and does not support township, range, and section directly. However, you may be able to us latitude and longitude (decimal degrees) for the Y and X ...

  5. Draw Contour Lines and Fill to Fault LineDraw Contour Lines and Fill to Fault Line
    Q. I have a problem with making contour maps that contain faults. I get a contour map with a blanked area around my fault line and the contour lines do not end at the fault, but a bit next to it. How...

  6. Error: "No native OPs"Error: "No native OPs"
    ...owing GSO*.DLL files are present in the Surfer8 folder. Size Name 65,536 gsobit2.dll 53,248 gsobln2.dll 53,248 gsobna2.dll 57,344 gsocgm2.dll 57,344 gsodat2.dll 98,304 gsodxf2.dll 86,016 gsogdi3....

  7. The area calculated by the Surfer Grid | Volume command does not match the area of the BLN file used for blanking.  How can I fix this?The area calculated by the Surfer Grid | Volume command does not match the area of the BLN file used for blanking. How can I fix this?
    The accuracy of the area and volume calculated by Surfer are dependent on the size of the grid cell. Gridding with smaller grid cells improves the accuracy of the calculations. Surfer blanks the ent...

  8. How can I calculate the volume and/or area inside an irregular polygon?How can I calculate the volume and/or area inside an irregular polygon?
    To simply calculate the planar area inside an irregular polygon, please see: How can I measure the distance/length or area on a map? If you want to calculate the volume or surface area inside a poly...

  9. How do I create a cross section?How do I create a cross section?
    You can use Surfer to create a cross-section with a series of formations or horizons. Grid each layer, choose the Grid | Slice command to extract a slice through the GRD along the trace defined by ...

  10. How do I create a BLN file to display multiple polylines?How do I create a BLN file to display multiple polylines?
    ...button in the plot window to write the current coordinates to the digitize editor window (digit.bln dialog box). If you wish to create multiple polylines, click the digitize editor window and ma...

  11. How can I fill outside a polygon in a BLN base map, to mask contours outside a boundary?How can I fill outside a polygon in a BLN base map, to mask contours outside a boundary?
    The Map | Base Map method does not have the ability to fill outside a polygon, but there are other methods to consider: ...

  12. I want to blank outside several polygons on a map, but the entire map gets blanked, resulting in a horizontal planar grid.I want to blank outside several polygons on a map, but the entire map gets blanked, resulting in a horizontal planar grid.
    Q: I want to blank the grid nodes outside several polygons on a map, but the entire map gets blanked, resulting in a horizontal planar grid. A: It may be that the a...

  13. I used the drawing tools to add lines, rectangles and text to my map, but these objects don't move when I rescale the map with the Map | Scale menu.I used the drawing tools to add lines, rectangles and text to my map, but these objects don't move when I rescale the map with the Map | Scale menu.
    Q: I used the drawing tools to add lines, rectangles and text to my map, but these objects don't move when I rescale the map with the Map | Scale menu. A: Convert the obje...

  14. How can I grid only the area inside my data limits?How can I grid only the area inside my data limits?
    You can constrain the gridded area (and hence the contours) to the area inside your data boundaries by either of the methods below. To add your vote to the request on the suggestion file to only grid...

  15. How can I create dashed contour lines in the blanked areas of my map?How can I create dashed contour lines in the blanked areas of my map?
    To view contours in blanked areas and have them be displayed with a different line style (dashed, gray, etc), you can follow these steps: Blank the grid file using the BLN file. Open the BLN ...

  16. How can I create a map from my Excel data?How can I create a map from my Excel data?
    You can create a variety of map types from data in an Excel file. How you do it depends on what type of data you have and the type of map you want to create. XYZ data If your data file has XYZ dat...

  17. How can I replace the data in an area of one grid, with data in another grid?How can I replace the data in an area of one grid, with data in another grid?
    You can subsitute the data in an area of one grid with data from a second grid by blanking the area of interest in the first grid, converting the blanking value to a new number, then use Grid Math ...

  18. How can I create a BLN file?How can I create a BLN file?
    ...e | Save As to save it to a BLN file. If using Notepad or WordPad, you can simply save to filename.bln. You can load the BLN file into Surfer as map by going to Map | Base Map (Surfer 8) or Map | Ne...

  19. How can I create a map inside an irregular boundary?How can I create a map inside an irregular boundary?
    You can create a grid file (and hence map) with data only inside a particular outline (ie. building, lake boundary, mine boundary, etc) by saving the boundary outline to a BLN file ...

  20. Gridding with FaultsGridding with Faults
    To grid data with faults, you need to have an XYZ data file that you want to grid in addition to a BLN file that defines the fault traces. There are many ways to create a BLN file...

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