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Surfer 10 Self-Paced
Training Guide

I. Introduction to Surfer

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What Surfer can do
Types of files that can be imported
Types of files that can be exported
Setting options

II. Preparing a Base and Post Map

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Importing a base map
Adding drawing objects to a base map
Calculate area and length
Georeferencing an image base map
Posting symbols, values and geophysical information

III. Map Options

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Selecting objects
Adding and overlaying maps
Scaling a map
Making a scale bar
Adding a legend and north arrow

IV. Gridding Data

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Loading a data file for gridding
Grid Data
Data Columns
Grid Line Geometry
Gridding Methods
Advanced Options: Anisotropy vs. search radius

Blanking values (null values) in a grid
Variograms

V. Contour Maps

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Creating and editing contour maps
General tab
Levels tab
Layer tab
Coordinate System tab

Editing contour lines
Digitizing contours and gridding
Faults

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Faults vs. Breaklines

VI. Grid Calculations

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Applications for using the math function
Using the slice function to create a cross section

VII. Trend Analysis, Residual Calculation and Display

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Fitting a trend to data
Subtracting a trend from data
Displaying residual and original data

VIII. 3D Surface Maps

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The 3D surface map
Stacking maps

IX. Volumetric Calculation

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Volume from a grid
Calculating total volume
Gas calculations

X. Blanking A Grid

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XI. How to Get Help

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XII. Golden Software Contact and Sales

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I. Introduction to Surfer
What Surfer can do
Surfer 10 is a software package written for Windows XP SP2, Vista and 7. Surfer transforms XYZ data to create contour maps, 3D surface maps, 3D wireframe maps, shaded relief maps, rainbow color
"image" maps, post maps, classed post maps, vector maps, and base maps. It can calculate cross sections, areas, and