💥 Exciting Updates in Visible Geology!

RosieGalligan

We’re thrilled to announce some powerful new features designed to make your geological modelling experience more intuitive, efficient, and visually clear.  

👀 Plus, Google account login for Visible Geology is coming soon! Keep an eye out for more information. 

Here’s what’s new: 

👉🏼 Edit custom topography
No more starting from scratch! You can now reshape, refine, and adjust existing custom topographies directly within Visible Geology. 

👉🏼 Import stereonet data
Save time by instantly importing planar or linear data from spreadsheets or text files - no more manual entry! 

👉🏼 Create topography from contour lines
Gain full control over your topographies by using contour lines and elevation data to create precise models.

👉🏼 Lithology legend display
Easily view the lithologies in your models with a new dynamic legend. As you model, the legend updates!

👉🏼 Stereonet rose plot 
Generate, view and export intuitive rose plots from your existing project data to visualise structural patterns. 

👉🏼 Stereonet toggle for poles and planes
The new toggle feature lets you show or hide poles and planes in the Stereonet view, keeping your diagrams clean and focused. 

👉🏼 Set colours for assignments
It's now easier to differentiate and organise multiple assignments visually with custom colours. 

Shown above: Importing stereonet data

We’ve also resolved some pesky bugs to make your experience smoother, including: 

• Plunge fold behaviour bug fixed 
• Unity upgrade implemented 
• Stereonet auto-naming vs parameter confusion resolved 
• Zoom speed adjusted for better control 
• Decals no longer cross models 

Ready to explore these improvements? Visit www.visiblegeology.com, log in to Visible Geology and experience the updates today! 

ChiniDatta

Hello there !

My name is Chini and I am a structural geology PhD student. I love your visible geology tool, especially the ability to build a 3D model and import strike/dip data from that into a Stereonet . I have a question/request. I am not sure who to ask but am starting by posting here. I am wondering: would it by any chance be possible for you guys to introduce the ability to import linear features from 3D models into the Stereonet? E.g. add decals for linear features then plot them on a Stereonet? I think it would be really useful ! I am currently trying to understand folding of lineations and I think your program would be an awesome educational tool for this! . It would be nice to be able to visualise on a Stereonet for instance how stretching lineations are folded about folds of different orientations, tightness etc! The results would depend on the type of folding (e.g. buckle folding vs flexural slip/flow vs shear folding etc ) but anyway would be really nice to import linear features from the 3D model into the Stereonet tool! If you already have the ability to import planar features, surely adding linear features would be possible too?

Warmest of regards!

Chini

ElisabethPoizat

Hi Chini,

Happy New Year and thanks so much for sharing your idea and for being such a fan of Visible Geology! We really appreciate the thought you’ve put into this.

Adding linear feature decals in 3D and importing them into the stereonet is a fantastic suggestion. It would make workflows more intuitive and help with teaching concepts like rake and even how to approach finding hinge lines in folds. We can absolutely see the value this would bring for educators and students.

We do have a pretty big backlog at the moment, but this is definitely something we’ll look at as we continue to evolve the stereonet and 3D modeling tools. Your feedback helps us prioritise what matters most to the community.

Thanks again for taking the time to share! If you have any examples of how you’d use this in teaching, feel free to drop them, we’d love to hear more.

Eli