"I am just in AWE that you added the Munsell color swatches... and my life is going to be 10 times easier now that I do not have to create the swatches myself.

GOLD STAR!!!!!!!!!!! On the new version."

Jacob Miller, TerraNext

QuickLog - Advanced Features

Fast, Standardized Description Entry

To speed entering soil and rock descriptions, you may set-up lists of often used description phrases (ex. "SAND, Poorly Graded," "yellowish brown," "traces of silt," etc). Then, you simply click on these phrases to have them placed in the description text box, above. Also, you can use this method to standardize description entry so that your logs become more consistent.



Create Custom Fill Patterns using any Paint Program

The program includes 65 fill patterns (click here to see the default fill pattern guide). Each fill pattern is a BMP file which you can open and modify using any paint program. This format enables us (and you) to create a wider variety of fill patterns than a CAD program can offer (since CAD can only use vector fill patterns). Any BMP file can be used as a fill pattern -- you could even take digital photos of your soil samples and use them as fill patterns. Below is the dolomite .BMP file in a paint program:



Export Logs to Other Graphics Programs & CAD, if Necessary

After you've completed your log, you can simply print it, or you can export it to one of the following graphic formats: DXF, BMP, WMF, EMF.

Easy to Use File Format, Export Log Data to Other Databases and Modeling Programs

When you save a log, its data is saved in a single file (ending in ".BOR"). This method makes it easy to share logs with clients and colleagues (just email the .BOR files). However, if needed, QuickLog also features database import capability. You can select multiple .BOR files to be condensed into one file which can be read by a database. Conversely, a database can export its data into one file containing data for multiple borings. QuickLog can parse this file into multiple .BOR files, ready to be viewed and/or printed.

Using QuickGIS, you can also export QuickLog data into other modeling programs such as EVS, GMS, and Arcview.

Drawing Tools

QuickLog features a rich set of drawing tools that enable you to add lines, text, and objects using the mouse, directly on the preview screen. Need to add a special feature that is not pre-programmed in the software? You can do it quickly using the drawing tools.



Grain Size Analysis

QuickLog is the only logging program (that we know of) to offer the highly specialized grain size analysis graphic column. Below is an example featuring Grain Size Analysis, Porosity, Depositional Environment, Sedimentary Structures, Facies, and Oil Stain.



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