GMS:Version History

GMS Version History

Version	Date	Changes
8.1	2011 Jun - beta 2011 Sep - final	64 bit version of GMS created Faster MODFLOW I/O by eliminating repacking of hdf5 file Multiple light sources and lighting schemes Annotation improvements FEMWATER improvements to interface and bugfixes in code Updated Global Mapper library
8.0	2011 Jan - beta 2011 Mar - final	MODFLOW 2005 with the UZF Package SEAWAT Faster OpenGL graphics via vertex arrays Lighting added specular highlights Transparency accuracy improvement and material-by-material transparency Free Community Edition launched MODFLOW 2000 version 1.19.01 MT3DMS version 5.3 Updated GUI look and feel Contouring - Dialog overhauled, faster and better looking contours, block fill added Annotations replace Drawing Objects ArcGIS map server layers can be added Regional to Local model conversion improvements LMG3 package Check for Updates Named Layer Ranges on 3D Grids Grid Row/Column/Layer redistribution T-PROGS improvements
7.1	2009 Oct - beta 2010 Feb - final	New toolbar with "Map to..." tools and run model tools MODFLOW MNW package Parallel PEST SVD and SVD-Assist with PEST More UTEXAS supported features and GeoStudio import GMS 2D mode GUI simplifications GMS icon color goes red
7.0	2009 Aug	Support for Windows Vista Arc Hydro Groundwater export Map projection (coordinate system) interface overhaul Updated ArcObjects libraries MODFLOW enhancements - SFR, DRT, ETS, Increase support for parameters, MODFLOW Translator MODPATH version 5.0 Support for the Transport Observation Package (TOB) with MT3DMS New Tutorials - Advanced Parameter, DRT, ETS Model menus stay when changing modules Safer saving via temp directories Updated graphics engine Materials in tables Separate color ramps for different objects New image file format: ECW
6.5	2007 Dec	Components added: UTEXAS HDF5 support for project files Multi-panels for cross section editor
6.0	2005 Jul	OpenGL rendering MODFLOW data stored on disk and not in memory
5.1		GIS Module added Conceptual model objects added Coverage attributes in tables
5.0	2004 Jan	Components added: MODAEM
4.0	2002 Oct	Components added: Stochastic Project Explorer appears MODFLOW 2000 support Stochastic modeling support Horizons Cross section editor T-PROGS
3.1	2000 Sep	Components added: Parameter Estimation (PEST & UCODE), UTCHEM MODFLOW 96 support added Calibration tools PEST Ortho mode for 3D grids and true layer elevations Standard Windows icons in GUI
3.0	1999 Sep	Components added: SEAM3D
2.1	1998 Mar	Components added: SEEP2D, RT3D
2.0	1996 Jun	Components added: Map, MODPATH, FEMWATER Map module and conceptual modeling introduced
1.2	1995 Aug
1.1	1995 Mar	Components added: MT3D
1.0	1994 Dec	Components added: Sub Char, Mesh, Grid, Geostats, MODFLOW, FEMWATER MODFLOW 88