Auriga 2.04 released

A new version of the Auriga cave surveying software is released. Current version 2.04: Download it here

New features

• timestamp of survey shot updated when its geographic position, measure or measure-related attributes are changed 
• in Export form, when changing the default name of the export file, if this file already exists, an alert is popped up before overwriting it 
• in the SVG map export, when exporting only selected survey shots, the automatic export scale is computed based on the selection size 
• in the SVG map export, the scale can be determined by the user as long as it remains suitable with the exported map and paper sizes 
• when using the Text tool in sketch, the Auriga Keypad opens in its previous layout (alphabetic or numeric) 
• option "Recount Session Shots" added in Caves view of Operations form 
• option "Full Screen Cave Map" moved from Preferences to Display forms for consistency 
• Auriga preferences can now be backed up and restored from memory card when called from Main form 
• cave origin station displayed as a landmark in Map if not on 0,0,0 
• streak-free Map move in Pan mode 
• if only one loop in the cave, it is automatically set as the current loop for analysis 
• in the Loops view of the Operations form, the "Export as New Cave" option now allows to select the target cave category 

Bug fixes

• in Sketching mode, the "Full Screen Cave Map" option in Preferences was not well ignored, sometimes hiding controls in Map when zooming the Map, sketches would sometimes not be redrawn 
• in black Map background, the scale could appear highlighted 
• in black Map background, after selecting a sketch color, the sketch tools could disappear 
• sketches drawn in Extended profile did not follow the direction of development when it changed 
• upon returning from the Paper tab in the (line plot) Export form, the Card checkbox did not reappear when relevant 
• sometimes, with the Auriga-computed scale, the Map would appear truncated in the SVG export 
• wrong passage heights exported in hidden DXF layer in Top view 
• using the Auriga Keypad to input cave names in a network could crash 
• beaming one or more selected caves from Main form did not work well 
• the new loop alert could pop up in Survey Shot form after saving an already existing survey shot 
• in very odd cases, the Selection form could crash after changing the viewed cave category filter 
• the Auriga Keypad could not be opened from the Measures form 
• in the Measures form, upon saving a survey shot form with no backsight, the azimuth and slope fields would get cleared 
• when applying the "Associate to Session" operation, the number of shots in sessions were not updated 
• selecting survey shots from Map no longer worked 
• the "Accept Dubious Data" preference was not saved 
• the List form would not always scroll to the currently selected line on devices with a virtual Graffiti area 
• networks built from caves with origin XYZ corresponding to geographic coordinates linked with the "Use Cave Origin as Offset" type did not appear properly ordered in Map 
• beaming a network and its caves would fail 

Version 2.04 now allows sketching in left-extended profile and later change the direction of development without experiencing display problems. If you had sketched in left-extended profile with an earlier version, you must follow these instructions to fix those sketches:


Install version 2.04
Save the PDB cave file (on the SD card or via HotSync) as a backup in case of a problem
Open the cave in Auriga and select a left-extended profile in Cave Details

either, if you only have a few survey shots or sketches to change:

Display the Map in extended profile
Select self-adjusted sketch elements in extended profile and convert them into fixed sketch elements (with the Element Details form)

or, if you have a large number or sketches to change:

Open the Main form
Select the cave that must be fixed
Open the Operations form (with the Cave/Operations menu)
Apply the "Self-adjust Sketch->Fixed" option of the "Shots" view

Open the Main form
Select the cave that must be fixed
Open the Operations form (with the Cave/Operations menu)
Apply the "Flip Sketches" option of the "Shots" view

Note: If only part of the cave must be flipped, it can be done through a Selection (see manual) or an export of that part into an empty cave, later merged back into the original cave after the exported survey shots were removed from it.