Ron Gutiw (NA) writes: > I use Surfer 8.0 everday. Unfortunately, the export to MIF does not work properly. >Not all contours, text and colors are drawn in the export process.
I just got a copy of Surfer 8, and this afternoon have been climbing Learning Curve Mountain. At first I thought you were right, but now I'm not as convinced. By turning off labels I get smooth, continuous contours; no breaks. When I tried exporting filled polygons, there was a small hitch in line styles (some were set to the invisible style) but a quick "Select All" and a line style change fixed it perfectly. The MIF file export is a bit more ignorant than it should be. Surfer doesn't seem to understand map projections, treating all coordinates as cartesian, so MIF exports come across as "Non-earth." Of course, that's easily fixed by tweaking the COORDSYS line in the MIF file, but that bit could be a bit smarter. And maybe I don't know it yet well enough. However, so far I'm pretty impressed. Surfer seems to be quite a bit more solid in what it can do than Vertical Mapper -- especially for science freaks like me. Plus... it can be automated with its built-in GS Scripter (VBScript) or any ActiveX Automation environment! This bit has some really interesting possibilities for developers, and ultimately for end users. > Surflink does not work with MI 7.0 and Surfer 8.0. I have been screaming for a new >updated SurfLink for about a year now. I would buy a copy in a heart beat, even if it >cost $1000. I bet for a thousand clams we could fix that. But before I take that bet, what did SurfLink do that made it so valuable to you? I'm intrigued enough with Surfer 8 so far that I'm like to hear from more people who use it. Tell me what's particularly cool and what stinks. Your feedback will help me over the next few pitches up Learning Curve Mountain, and of course, I'll summarize. -- - Bill Thoen ------------------------------------------------------------ GISnet, 1401 Walnut St., Suite C, Boulder, CO 80302 tel: 303-786-9961, fax: 303-443-4856 mailto:bthoen@;gisnet.com, http://www.gisnet.com ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 4022
