TECPLOT Ideally Suited for Groundwater Applications Tecplot is a plotting/contouring package for: XY graphics 2D graphics 3D graphics It has built-in capabilities for: Velocity Vectors Pathlines DXF Shaded Contours Animation Probing Data

Tecplot shapes raw numbers into images that quickly communicate complex concepts. Tecplot brings your data to life with a rich palette of color and motion. And because Tecplot is so easy to use it is the perfect solution for all of your visualization needs from simple X-Y plots to elaborate animations of contaminant plumes.

At your computer... Here's how you plot Streamlines using Tecplot (Assuming 2D but 3D is just as easy) 1) File/Load Data File (any file with x,y,h format) 2) Select 2D 3) Data/Create Zone/Rectangular 4) Data/Interpolate/Kriging Source = Zone 1 Desination = Zone 2 Click Click Create Column 4 (Vx) and Column 5 (Vy) 5) Data/Alter/Specify Equation V4=(-Kx*ddx(v3) )/Porosity = Vx V5=(-Ky*ddy(v3) )/Porosity = Vy 6) Field/Stream Placement U = V4 = Vx V = V5 = Vy 7) Click 8) Click on and click any where on the contour map to draw a Streamline.

Other Graphics Packages at http://www.GroundwaterSoftware.com Visual Groundwater is the a 3-D visualization software package that delivers high-quality three-dimensional representations of subsurface characterization data and groundwater modeling results. https://www.groundwatersoftware.com/software/3dvis/visgwater/visgwater.htm Surfer is a 2-D contouring package, which can be used to quickly create outstanding contour maps and surface plots. Virtually all aspects of your maps can be customized to produce exactly the presentation you want. https://www.groundwatersoftware.com/software/contour/surfer_contouring_software/surfer_contouring_software.htm

In Brief...

Tecplot vs. Visual Groundwater vs. Surfer
Tecplot	Visual Groundwater	Surfer
Purchase online and download	Purchase online and download	Regular mail only
Price $1,195	Price $1,525	Price $499
XY, 2D, & Full 3D	2D & Full 3D	2D & 3D Surface
3D Streamline Capability	2D Streamline Capability	No Streamlines
Animation	Sophisticated Animation	No Animation

In Summary... Tecplot is an excellent graphics package for groundwater applications. After a thorough review of the graphics packages available, Tecplot came out on top because of it's completeness and ease of use. It combines XY, 2D, 3D and animation graphics in one package. Download a demo today! or Purchase online and download Immediately!

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