Qimera 2.5.1 Release

November 4, 2022

We are pleased to present Qimera 2.5.1

Highlights

• BAG export will now export the TVU layer or Slope corrected uncertainty, with the option to select the uncertainty code 
• Exporting a Dynamic Surface to ASCII will now remember the depth resolution
• Exporting raw sonar files to ASCII can now be limited to include just additional soundings
• Exporting soundings to ASCII will now allow you to select the number of decimal places for fields that contain decimals. The date/time format and lat/long format can also be set
• TU Delft Sound Speed Inversion will now work in projects with units set to Feet

Bugs

• Processing / Source Files
  • Fixed an issue with DB-QPD matching when the project was opened in Survey Manager before being opened in Qimera
  • Fixed an issue with Heading standard deviation not being extracted from binary navigation SMRMSG files
  • Fixed an issue with text orientation in CAD files and failure to import some CAD files
  • Fixed an issue with an incorrect warning message about some systems appearing to be turned off for raw sonar files
  • Squat table will now be loaded from Qinsy .db files 
  • Fixed an issue where you could edit soundings while the TU Delft Sound Speed Inversion process was running
• Tools and Editors
  
  • Fixed an issue with the slice editor losing the selection after the ESC key has been pressed. The selection area was no longer being displayed
  • Fixed an issue with TU Delft Sound Speed Inversion tool that was giving strange results when using a full search
  • Fixed an issue when opening the 3D editor or slice editor without a selection
  • Fixed an issue with DB-QPD matching when launching Qimera Patch test from Survey Manager
  • Fixed an issue with the water column settings changing when the workspace was changed
  • Changed the ping buffer slider in the swath editor to be a spin box for more accurate adjustment of the number of pings in the swath buffer
• Importing / Exporting
  
  • Exporting shoalest soundings will now write out all the selected attributes
• Other
  
  • Fixed a Dynamic Surface rendering issue where parts of the surface were not rendered. Previously there was a need to hit F5 to redisplay the surface
  • Fixed a crash on Mac and Linux when closing or switching projects and a dynamic cable/pipe was visible in the project
  • Added a cancel button for Create Survey Area

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