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The following is an initial list of the more significant changes that will soon be coming in GMS 8.1. More details will be added as the release of GMS 8.1 gets closer.
The following is a list of the more significant changes introduced in GMS 8.1.


#[[GMS:64 bit|64 bit]]
#[[GMS:64 bit|64 bit]]
#:*GMS 8.1 will come in both 64 and 32 bit versions.
#:*GMS 8.1 comes in both 64 and 32 bit versions for the first time.
#Faster MODFLOW I/O
#Faster MODFLOW I/O
#:*Reading and writing large MODFLOW files is much faster in GMS 8.1 due to eliminating repacking of the [[GMS:MODFLOW with HDF5|hdf5]] file.
#:*Reading and writing large MODFLOW files is much faster in GMS 8.1 due to eliminating repacking of the [[GMS:MODFLOW with HDF5|hdf5]] file.

Revision as of 15:24, 14 September 2011


The following is a list of the more significant changes introduced in GMS 8.1.

  1. 64 bit
    • GMS 8.1 comes in both 64 and 32 bit versions for the first time.
  2. Faster MODFLOW I/O
    • Reading and writing large MODFLOW files is much faster in GMS 8.1 due to eliminating repacking of the hdf5 file.
  3. Multiple light sources
    • Lighting Options have been updated to allow for multiple light sources and multiple lighting schemes.
  4. Annotation improvements
    • Many improvements have been made to the annotations initially introduced in GMS 8.0.
  5. FEMWATER improvements
    • The FEMWATER interface has been updated including several dialogs.
    • The FEMWATER executable has been updated to included a number of bug fixes.
  6. Updated Global Mapper library
    • Global Mapper version 1.35 is included in GMS 8.1 which removes a conflict between Global Mapper and ArcObjects that resulted in a crash when loading raster data via ArcObjects.