Answers to common questions about Earth Volumetric Studio, from data formats and modeling techniques to visualization, subsetting, and volumetric analysis. Can’t find what you’re looking for? Contact technical support.
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General
- My application has become corrupted and I can’t open it.
- EVS Shuts Down right after License is Granted — WHY?
- What are the functional restrictions when using Earth Volumetric Studio in Demo Mode?
- Why does the Python Editor in Studio show “dots” for each space?
- Do you have a preferred vendor to print 3D models?
- How do I georeference an image to use with overlay_aerial?
- How do I successfully upload to Sketchfab?
- Is there a Seek or Re-Center function in Studio?
- How do I set the axes origin to 0,0,0?
- How do I import MVS .V files into Earth Volumetric Studio?
- Why do my datamap colors not match my model results?
- Can I make a datamap that transitions (correctly) from Red to Purple?
- What is the color standard used in the datamap editor in Studio?
- Is there a way to save my animation in MP4 format?
- What are the differences between Nodal data and Cell data or Voxels?
Data
- How can I assign Z coordinates to XY points from a surface or surface data?
- When should I use .aidv versus .apdv file formats?
- When I use the Data Transformation Tool, some of my Excel Columns are blank?
- How do I map my groundwater chemistry data onto my soil sampling locations?
- Can I convert a number in the range 0.0 to 1.0 into percent 0% to 100% within string_format?
- How do I get Subscript or Superscript characters in my data files?
Volumetrics & Analysis
- How do you calculate volume between two raster surfaces?
- How do I combine a volume and surfaces on a cross section?
- Why doesn’t area_integrate have a Z-Scale port?
- How can I compute the average thickness of a stratigraphic layer?
Subsetting
- Can I color my plume_shell by geologic layer?
- How do I divide my plume into thin sections?
- How do I compute the overburden of the union of multiple analytes?
- How do I cut one surface with another?
- What is the best way to export the top of a plume?
- How do I get one or more surfaces from an EVS field?
- Is there a way to adjust the number of streamlines generated by streamline_surface?
- Tip(s) to simplify model objects and reduce 4DIMs?
Modeling
- Smooth Lithology is so good, is Stratigraphic Modeling Dead?
- How do I use indicator_geology to initialize a MODFLOW model?
- How do I match a raster_to_geology grid with krig_3d_geology?
- Does EVS use standard kriging or does it consider how mobile contaminants are, etc?
- What does “Found valid geo layer after an unknown layer, turning off Estimate in Thickness Space!” mean?
- How do I intersect two plumes?
- How do I use Points in Pinch and Pinch Factor in krig_3d_geology?
- How can I smooth a geologic surface even if it doesn’t honor my data?
- Would you please help me understand the method of creating a fault model?
- How do I take groundwater flow direction into consideration when 3D kriging?
- How do you use the union module in EVS?
- How do I clip a 3D volume created with krig_3D using a digital elevation model?