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GMS 10.2 Bugfixes

GMS 10.1.0 - August 23, 2016

• Initial Release!!

GMS 10.1 Bugfixes

GMS 10.1.5 - August 9, 2016

Datasets

• 08933 Flow Budget "time steps don't match" for same file
• 08978 GMS crashed after generating ghost nodes and accessing the Data Calculator

General

• 09036 Value changes when entering a number with a comma
• 09000 Crash when selecting Grid -> 3D Dataset button in HUF package array
• 08996 Initialize Parameter Crash
• 08958 Get an Error that should be a warning.

Mesh

• 08945 Exporting mesh before project save creates bad mesh

MODFLOW

• 09030 MODFLOW Native text external arrays
• 08998 Transient Head not displaying even though there is a solution
• 08889 Model Check reporting error that should be warning

Simulation

• 09059 Deleting a SEEP2D simulation caused GMS to crash

Tutorial

• 08877 MODFLOW Error - Soulution did not converge for heads
• 08872 Error REQUIRES NNODES=1 appears when running MODFLOW

GMS 10.1.4 - June 2, 2016

MODFLOW

• 08888 No Flow Vectors for a 1-Layer Model
• 08862 MNWI package bug
• 08852 Long execution time for Map Layer to MODFLOW from TIN

Grids

• 08892 Crash with grid visibility

T-PROGS

• 08894 T-PROGS crash

Contours

• 08853 Can't Open Project With Contours On

General

• 08857 Crash When Clicking Chinese Items in the Project Explorer
• 08855 Bad Dates and Times in Solution
• 08655 Edited Files Not Provoking Save Operation
• 08718 Crash when editing z value of feature point

MT3DMS

• 08688 MT3D Source/Sink Mixing package not applying dataset values to array

GMS 10.1.3 - March 03, 2016

MODFLOW

• 08676 UCN files do not read into GMS
• 08658 10.1 - More LGR Issues
• 08638 Parent to Child Grid RCH Package
• 08471 TOBS package errors
• 08523 10.1 - MODFLOW model checker for drains

MT3DMS

• 08429 10.0 - MT3DMS TOB well screen

MODPATH

• 08614 10.1 - Export Pathline Report

Zone Budget

• 08470 USG and Zone Budget

Pilot Points

• 08539 HK Pilot Points Forward Run

Rasters

• 08619 10.1 - Crash When Attempting to Convert to Trimmed Raster

General

• 08535 10.1 - Project Doesn't Open at the Same State of Where it was Saved
• 08533 10.0 - Shape to Features crash

GMS 10.1.2 - February 06, 2016

MODFLOW

• 08523 MODFLOW model checker for drains fix

MT3DMS

• 08429 MT3DMS TOB well screen Fix
• 08471 TOBS package errors Fix

USG

• 08470 USG and Zone Budget Problems

Pilot Points

• 08539 HK Pilot Points Forward Run

Rasters

• 08619 Crash When Attempting to Convert to Trimmed Raster

General

• 08535 Project Doesn't Open at the Same State of Where it was Saved
• 08533 Shape to Features crash

GMS 10.1.1 - December 08, 2015

2D Grid

• 8462 - MODLOW HUF Data Visualization

Coverage

• 8246 - Loading Display theme with material colors Does Not Update Display of Boreholes

Datasets

• 8485 - Text in the table should not be editable.
• 8503 - GMS crashes after changing the F value for multiple cells.

General

• 8500 - Crash When Adding Column to GwConnections Table in CLN Dialog
• 8449 - Display Doesn't Update Correctly When Reading in MODPATH Solution
• 8498 - Crash When Attempting to Convert 3D Dataset to 2D Dataset in SWI2 Dialog
• 8486 - Changing stress periods in MODFLOW-LGR model changes stress periods in MODFLOW-USG models

Grids

• 8484 - Map to MODFLOW maps to all modflow models in the project

Import

• 8463 - Model checker doesn't find elevation errors in layers other than layer 1

Materials

• 8401 - MODFLOW importer fails to read sub file

Model Control

• 8428 - Help group box in general section of preferences dialog cut off

MODFLOW

• 8529 - Model Check Crash
• 8353 - GMS Maps to MODFLOW Slow and Saves Slow
• 8420 - Crash editing layer number in Chemical Reaction Package Dialog
• 8419 - Crash adding BC values
• 8412 - Crash when editing dechlorination parameters
• 8417 - GMS Transient Obs. Head data not importing
• 8354 - MODFLOW 2005 Import Error

Project Explorer

• 8298 - Converting an MNW model to MODFLOW-USG keeps MNW file in name file

Scatter Data

• 8356 - UPW Package Interpolation Options

GMS 10.1.0 - October 21, 2015

• Initial Release!!

GMS 10.0 Bugfixes

GMS 10.0.14 - March 04, 2016

• Updated Security and Hash for Installer

GMS 10.0.13 - December 08, 2015

MODFLOW

• 08529 - Model Check Crash
• 08484 - map to MODFLOW maps to all modflow models in the project

Project Explorer

• 08462 - MODLOW HUF Data Visualization

GMS 10.0.12 - October 21, 2015

• 3D Grid
  • 8192 - GMS slow performance switching between datasets
• Display Options
  • 8011 - Switching to linear contour option freezes GMS
• General
  • 8412 - Crash when editing dechlorination parameters
  • 8420 - Crash editing layer number in Chemical Reaction Package Dialog
• Grids
  • 8419 - Crash adding BC values
• Importing
  • 8417 - GMS Transient Obs. Head data not importing
  • 8136 - 10.0 - Attempting to Open Up a Second Project Doesn't Give the Option to Import Into Current Project
• Intermediate Tests
  • 8115 - Several tests seem to call ETreeItem::GetParentItem from a NULL pointer
• Materials
  • 8127 - Multiplier Arrays Not Working on Multiple Layers
• Memory
  • 8212 - GMS not Releasing Temp Memory
• MODFLOW
  • 8354 - MODFLOW 2005 Import Error
  • 8303 - Crash when loading MODFLOW solution
  • 8262 - Recharge and ET Don't Appear After Converting to MODFLOW-USG Simulation
  • 8000 - 10.0: Confining bed saved in only layer of MODFLOW model
  • 8077 - Computed Flows in Arc Groups do not update
• MODFLOW-USG
  • 8126 - 10.0 - LPF options not reading back in for MODFLOW-USG model
• MT3DS
  • 8074 - GMS Dev creates a folder without a name.
• Raster
  • 8112 - 10.0 - Raster interpolation issue
• Scatter Data
  • 8356 - UPW Package Interpolation Options
• SRF2
  • 8101 - SFR2 Flow Rate Width
• Stress Periods
  • 8169 - Adding Stress Periods creates corrupt h5 file
• Time Steps
  • 8189 - Calibration Targets Do Not Update On Time Series Plot
  • 8005 - 10.0 - rch time steps bug
• UGrid
  • 8170 - Contours Not Updating After Mapping EVT on UGrid
  • 8237 - Time Series Plots with MODFLOW-USG
• Wells
  • 8113 - Concentrations and Observation Well Screens

GMS 10.0.11 - August 4, 2015

• 8113 Concentrations and Observation Well Screens
• 8169 Adding Stress Periods creates corrupt h5 file
• 8136 Attempting to Open Up a Second Project Doesn't Give the Option to Import Into Current Project
• 8127 Multiplier Arrays Not Working on Multiple Layers
• 8126 LPF options not reading back in for MODFLOW-USG model
• 8101 SFR2 Flow Rate Width
• 8112 Raster interpolation issue
• 8011 Switching to linear contour option freezes GMS

GMS 10.0.10 - June 08, 2015

• 8077 Computed Flows in Arc Groups do not update
• 8074 GMS Dev creates a folder without a name.
• 8005 10.0 - rch time steps bug
• 8000 10.0: Confining bed saved in only layer of MODFLOW model
• 8011 Switching to linear contour option freezes GMS

GMS 10.0.9 - May 13, 2015

• 8011 Switching to linear contour option freezes GMS
• 7900 10.0 - Model fails to import giving errors on flow package and MULT arrays
• 7892 Isosurface Color Ramp Contours Not Saving
• 7880 GMS unresponsive when loading in solution
• 7874 10.0 - Grid iso-surface settings dialog sometimes hangs on editing transparency
• 7860 10 - Crash importing FEFLOW fem file
• 7831 SEEP2D Tutorial coordinates
• 7829 GMS Tutorial Error: Rasters
• 7819 MODFLOW-USG model should save in native projection
• 7810 10.0 - Arc Does Not Have Name Field in Properties Dialog
• 7807 MODFLOW Layers -> 2D Scatter Points does not generate Flow Package Scatter Data for MODFLOW NWT
• 7667 Calculation Error in MT3DMS Heat Transport Tutorial
• 7775 Can't utilize parameters for stochastic unless PEST enabled
• 7759 10.0 - Raster interpolate to MODFLOW Recharge
• 7659 GMS hangs when viewing the stream flow out dataset from the CCF2 file
• 7789 Correction needed in MT3D heat transport tutorial
• 7783 Front View with Specified Dataset Crash
• 7828 UPW Package Not Converting To 2D Scatter

GMS 10.0.8 - April 28, 2015

• 7900 Model fails to import giving errors on flow package and MULT arrays
• 7892 Isosurface Color Ramp Contours Not Saving
• 7880 GMS unresponsive when loading in solution
• 7874 Grid iso-surface settings dialog sometimes hangs on editing transparency
• 7860 Crash importing FEFLOW fem file
• 7810 Arc Does Not Have Name Field in Properties Dialog
• 7829 GMS Tutorial Error: Rasters
• 7807 MODFLOW Layers -> 2D Scatter Points does not generate Flow Package Scatter Data for MODFLOW NWT
• 7819 MODFLOW-USG model should save in native projection

GMS 10.0.7 - March 15, 2015

• 7667 Calculation Error in MT3DMS Heat Transport Tutorial
• 7775 Can't utilize parameters for stochastic unless PEST enabled
• 7759 Raster interpolate to MODFLOW Recharge
• 7659 GMS hangs when viewing the stream flow out dataset from the CCF2 file
• 7789 Correction needed in MT3D heat transport tutorial
• 7783 Front View with Specified Dataset Crash

GMS 10.0.6 - January 19, 2015

• 7681 Issue with Head to HDRY in MODFLOW NWT Tutorial
• 7655 GMS gets an error message and crash after clicking OK.
• 7638 GMS2mf2k.exe is Still dependent on the Redistributable DLL's
• 7615 Observation Coverage Bug and possibly erroneous MODFLOW convergence
• 7614 PEST Not Running - Unidentified Reason
• 7601 MODFLOW|Observations|Export Trans. Obs... No Obs Head
• 7580 Raster File Vertical Units Import Wrong and crash
• 7576 Horizon Coverage to Solids Hangs GMS
• 7572 3D Scatter Scaler Value Not Displayed When Enabled

GMS 10.0.5 - November 14, 2014

• 7553 Flow budget won't open through right click
• 7523 CAD display options tied to HFB
• 7459 Streamflow Out table
• 7552 Hang on showing data calculator
• 7489 GMS crashes when trying to delete wells
• 7076 3D Scatter Data is extremely slow to work with and can't interpolate to 3D GRID
• 7341 3D Kriging Issues
• 7390 Duplicated UGrid Won't Save MODFLOW Model

GMS 10.0.4 - September 29, 2014

• 7390 Fixed Duplicated UGrid Won't Save MODFLOW Model
• 7405 Redistributing layer by more than 3 causes GMS to crash
• 7387 Pilot Point Interpolations Incorrect
• 7391 crash when attempting to convert shapefile to scatter set

GMS 10.0.3 - September 08, 2014

• 7292 Different modules labels won't change font color
• 7252 Map->MODFLOW well shift
• 5968 Export Button in edit data set values dialog doesn't work for materials
• 7387 Pilot Point Interpolations Incorrect
• 7391 Crash when attempting to convert shapefile to scatter set
• 7394 Can't open older GMS Project
• 7405 Redistributing layer by more than 3 causes GMS to crash

GMS 10.0.2 - August 20, 2014

• 7167 Crash when Tesselating Mesh
• 7276 Fixed Creation of Invalid h5 files.
• 7277 Fixed Calibration target and Residual
• 7283 Fixed Parameter Sensitivity Plot Fail
• 7301 Fixed .asc to 2D scatter not working
• 7274 Fixed MODFLOW Layers to 2D Scatter Heads
• 7224 Fixed Crash When Attempting to Select Grid Cells with Poly
• 7231 Fixed Octree Grid Builder
• 7220 Fixed Check Simulation Reporting EVT Errors
• 7198 Fixed Computed Value of Salt Observation Wells UnChanging with Transient MODFLOW and SEAWAT

GMS 9.2 Bugfixes

GMS 9.2.9 September 08, 2014

• 7292 Different modules labels won't change font color
• 7252 Map->MODFLOW well shift
• 5968 Export Button in edit data set values dialog doesn't work for materials
• 7387 Pilot Point Interpolations Incorrect
• 7391 Crash when attempting to convert shapefile to scatter set

GMS 9.2.8 August 13, 2014

• 7283 Fixed Parameter Sensitivity Plot Fail
• 7274 Fixed MODFLOW Layers to 2D Scatter Heads
• 7224 Fixed Crash When Attempting to Select Grid Cells with Poly
• 7220 Fixed Check Simulation Reporting EVT Errors
• 7198 Fixed Computed Value of Salt Observation Wells UnChanging with Transient MODFLOW and SEAWAT

GMS 9.2.7 May 29, 2014

Bug ID-Date Submitted-Updated-Summary

• 6986 03-24-2014 04-03-2014 Export button not working
• 6992 03-27-2014 04-03-2014 SEAWAT Computed values of Salt do not change in transient model
• 6781 12-13-2013 04-04-2014 MODPATH not mapping correctly/ MODPATH continues running in background and doesn't allow overwrite for saving
• 6974 03-17-2014 04-04-2014 Scatter Points Not Locking
• 6955 03-11-2014 04-08-2014 Creating Large Grid Crash
• 6791 12-19-2013 04-08-2014 Can't install GMS
• 7066 04-21-2014 04-23-2014 LPF and Mapping Materials
• 7069 04-21-2014 04-23-2014 Changing Flux Values in XY Series Editor
• 7068 04-21-2014 04-23-2014 Error importing native MODFLOW simulation with LPF package
• 7067 04-21-2014 04-23-2014 LPF LAYTYP incorrect value imported
• 7060 04-17-2014 04-29-2014 Crash cutting cross section
• 7086 04-28-2014 05-01-2014 SEAWAT crash
• 7115 05-08-2014 05-15-2014 Can't open a file from GMS 3.1

GMS 9.2.6 March 19, 2014

Bug ID-Date Submitted-Updated-Summary

• 6771 12-11-2013 03-04-2014 Map->3D Grid Problems
• 6911 02-19-2014 03-04-2014 Create Grid Dialog
• 6886 02-14-2014 03-07-2014 Wrong Data Set Becoming Active and Graphics Window Not Updating
• 6940 03-05-2014 03-07-2014 Long Save Time for Project File
• 6939 03-05-2014 03-07-2014 Projection Confusion...
• 6936 03-05-2014 03-12-2014 Last interval on Isosurface color ramp goes to white
• 6941 03-06-2014 03-12-2014 Wrong Direction and Number of Arrows on MODPATH
• 4782 02-29-2012 03-19-2014 Raster kmz file in Google Earth does not display scatter point labels exported from GMS 8.1
• 6978 03-18-2014 03-19-2014 UZF create blank dataset in the ccf file if we turn off the simulate ET check box.
• 6979 03-18-2014 03-19-2014 UZF ET value is always equal to 0

GMS 9.2.5 February 21, 2014

Bug ID-Date Submitted-Updated-Summary

• 6841 01-30-2014 02-10-2014 Reproject Unit Conversion Error
• 6903 02-18-2014 02-20-2014 Duplicate Point Tolerance
• 6904 02-18-2014 02-20-2014 Subdividing TIN crash
• 6842 01-30-2013 02-24-2014 UZF Package Crash
• 6837 01-22-2013 02-24-2014 UZF Crash
• 6880 02-13-2014 02-24-2014 Legend content does not show up in MODPATH Generate Particles Windows
• 6866 02-06-2014 02-24-2014 Grid Layer Contours do not convert to CAD

GMS 9.2.4 January 14, 2014

Bug ID-Date Submitted-Updated-Summary

• 6811 01-09-2014 01-14-2014 Layer Contours -> Arcs says "No linear contours exist. Aborting."
• 6772 12-11-2013 01-14-2014 ArcMap crashes when a shape file is loaded - From Natalia (Tech Support)
• 6770 12-11-2013 01-03-2014 Problems in New Child Grid
• 6686 11-06-2013 12-17-2013 GMS Hangs On Creating Child Grid for Some BC Types
• 6694 11-08-2013 12-17-2013 GMS does not export STORAGE term in the flow budget to dataset
• 6746 12-02-2013 12-17-2013 Hk interpolation does not update
• 6691 11-07-2013 12-17-2013 PEST won't run because it cannot interpret instruction for reading model ouput file.
• 6740 11-27-2013 12-17-2013 Not framing on world space annotations
• 6690 11-07-2013 12-17-2013 GMS only provides one concentration output file but not the dissolved phase and sorbed phase concentration file
• 6759 12-05-2013 12-17-2013 GUI Test Bug: MODFLOW UZF Package Crash
• 6706 11-12-2013 12-17-2013 Problem With 2D Mesh Create Nodes
• 6747 12-03-2013 12-17-2013 GMS Crash when activating a well coverage
• 6762 12-05-2013 12-17-2013 Convert to Raster Crash

GMS 9.2.3 December 16, 2013

Bug ID-Date Submitted-Updated-Summary

• 6762 12-05-2013 12-17-2013 Convert to Raster Crash
• 6737 11-25-2013 12-17-2013 Crash when chan ging to the select scatter set tool
• 6706 11-12-2013 12-17-2013 Problem With 2D Mesh Create Nodes
• 6759 12-05-2013 12-17-2013 MODFLOW UZF Package Crash
• 6740 11-27-2013 12-05-2013 Not framing on world space annotations
• 6691 11-07-2013 12-17-2013 PEST won't run because it cannot interpret instruction for reading model output file
• 6748 12-03-2013 12-04-2013 Slow Map->MODFLOW
• 6746 12-02-2013 12-04-2013 HK interpolation does not update User: Christoph Moebus
• 6693 11-08-2013 12-03-2013 Horizons -> Solids, cancel, 2D and 3D Meshes get Deleted
• 6694 11-08-2013 12-03-2013 GMS Does not export STORAGE term in the flow budget to dataset
• 6564 10-01-2013 12-17-2013 MODFLOW fails to import
• 6651 10-18-2013 12-17-2013 Export to CAD feature does not export faces
• 6763 12-05-2013 12-06-2013 Can't delete name attribute

GMS 9.1 Bugfixes

GMS 9.1.7 December 16, 2013

Bug ID-Date Submitted-Updated-Summary

• 6762 12-05-2013 12-17-2013 Convert to Raster Crash
• 6737 11-25-2013 12-17-2013 Crash when chan ging to the select scatter set tool
• 6691 11-07-2013 12-17-2013 PEST won't run because it cannot interpret instruction for reading model output file
• 6748 12-03-2013 12-04-2013 Slow Map->MODFLOW
• 6746 12-02-2013 12-04-2013 HK interpolation does not update User: Christoph Moebus
• 6693 11-08-2013 12-03-2013 Horizons -> Solids, cancel, 2D and 3D Meshes get Deleted
• 6763 12-05-2013 12-06-2013 Can't delete name attribute

GMS 9.1.6 October 22, 2013

Bug ID-Date Submitted-Updated-Summary

• 6543 09-18-2013 09-19-2013 GMS Freezes When Using Data Calculator Second Time
• 6527 09-05-2013 09-24-2013 Crash After Failing to Open MODFLOW Model with Invalid H5
• 6550 09-24-2013 09-24-2013 Crash Reading Simulation
• 6542 09-17-2013 10-01-2013 GMS Crashes When Not Saved On TPROGS Simulation
• 6645 10-16-2013 10-16-2013 Turning Off Observations With Space Causes Crash
• 6652 10-18-2013 10-18-2013 Unable to Toggle Off HFB Barrier
• 6654 10-18-2013 10-18-2013 Invalid MNW1 Gms2Mf2k Export When Number of Wells Changes Each Stress Period

GMS 9.1.4 July 17, 2013

Bug ID-Date Submitted-Updated-Summary

• 6352 06-21-2013 07-02-2013 Crash When Creating Child Grid or Redistributing
• 6353 06-21-2013 07-03-2013 Model Check Warning that cells change more than 50% at exactly 50% User: Christopher Mobus
• 6355 06-21-2013 07-05-2013 Can't Select Borehole Contacts User: Thomas Lange
• 6401 07-02-2013 07-08-2013 Measure Tool Uses Feet Even when Projection Not Set
• 6357 06-24-2013 07-08-2013 Borehole Bug-TIN Destruct

GMS 9.1.3 - June 27, 2013

• File|Save Crash Bug

GMS 9.1.2

Bug ID-Date Submitted-Updated-Summary

• 6309 06-04-2013 06-10-2013 Covert Mesh to Scatter Crash User: Andrzej Druzynski
• 6270 05-22-2013 06-10-2013 Kriging Options Not Saved with Project User: Julian Weir
• 6279 05-23-2013 06-07-2013 UZF MODFLOW Error
• 6237 05-15-2013 06-07-2013 Paste in MF Array Editor Dialog Crashes
• 6203 05-06-2013 06-07-2013 Units on Mass Loading BC

GMS 9.1.1 - May 7, 2013

• PHT3D interface
• Improvements to importing transient data including new tutorials
• Transient TIN data sets can be used in Map -> MODFLOW
• New tutorials:
  • MODFLOW - Transient Calibration Pump Test
  • MODFLOW - Transient Calibration
  • PHT3D - Ion Exchange And Surface Complexation
  • PHT3D - Transport And Mineral Reactions
• Framing improvements
• Snap Boreholes to TINs command
• Exporting material names/colors/patterns/tranparency
• Computed flow and Residual flow columns added to the map attribute table for flow observations
• Isosurface transparency
• Copy feature objects to another coverage
• Activate / Inactivate scatter points command
• More bitmaps in pop-up menus
• Simplified and consistent main menus and pop-up menus

Older Versions of GMS

See the article GMS:Older Bugfixes GMS.