GMS:Release Notes GMS

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GMS 10.2 Bugfixes

GMS 10.2.3 - January 9, 2017

Map

• 09340 Can't pan while creating arcs

MODFLOW

• 09235 Null Space MC with NWT Solver

SEAWAT

• 09257 SEAWAT bug with MF parameters

Grids

• 09297 2D UGrid cell center Z is -99999999 for imported vtu file
• 09282 Annotations disable 'Select with Poly'
• 09225 Computed Values Not Updating
• 09253 Dev - Display Not Updating After Converting to Point Dataset

General

• 09189 Framing of a 3D mesh is different
• 09373 Cell IJK Label not Anchored

GMS 10.2.2 - November 9, 2016

MODFLOW

• 09249 Stochastic runs with Clusters Tech. Support

Time Series

• 09225 Vector dataset not assigned reference time on creation

UGrid

• 09176 MODFLOW-USG example GNC file fails to import into GMS
• 09206 Unable to export and then import ugrid text dataset

Plots

• 09132 Mass vs time plot not working MT3D conceptual model tutorial

MT3DMS

• 09073 MT3DMS results not being completely visualized

GMS 10.2.1 - October 19, 2016

Display Options

• 09119 GMS quits when displaying labels, IDs, and scalars for a lot of scatter points

License

• 09088 Crash on exit when no license is available.

Map

• 09188 Map polygon displays incorrectly
• 09133 Reading map file compared with GMS 6.5

MODFLOW

• 09126 SAMG Iterations not showing
• 09175 Importing MODFLOW-USG sample model fails on output control file
• 09174 MODFLOW-USG import with missing geometry file should give more descriptive error
• 09156 STORAGECOEFFICIENT option is not supported

Plots

• 09155 Time series plot options not populating times

Save

• 09092 Observation Point error

Ugrid

• 09168 UGrid Refinement Elevation Gaps
• 09123 10.3 - Selecting UGrid cell by single click no longer works

GMS 10.2.0 - 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

Older Versions of GMS

See the article GMS:Older Bugfixes GMS.