Software version 2.100 added new mapping capabilities and improvements to AutoChart Standard and AutoChart Pro. The update expanded support for AutoChart Live data, including Vegetation and Bottom Hardness layers, along with improvements to data importing, sonar recordings and existing software functions.
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Key Features
Version 2.100 expanded AutoChart mapping beyond traditional Depth Contours by adding support for AutoChart Live Vegetation and Bottom Hardness data.
The three mapping data types include:
- Depth Contours
- Vegetation
- Bottom Hardness
AutoChart Pro Features
Extended Bottom Type Data Support
AutoChart Pro only includes expanded bottom-type analysis with support for Vegetation data.
This includes:
- Importing Vegetation data.
- Analyzing Vegetation data.
- New menus and toolbars for working with the additional data.
Note: Extended bottom-type analysis is an AutoChart Pro feature and is not included with AutoChart Standard.
AutoChart Live Data Support
Version 2.100 added support for the updated AutoChart Live data format.
AutoChart Standard and AutoChart Pro can:
- Import AutoChart Live files containing Vegetation and Bottom Hardness data.
- Edit the supported AutoChart Live data.
- Export the supported AutoChart Live data.
Other Changes
Improved .DAT File Timestamps
The software can retrieve the absolute timestamp from .DAT files, allowing the correct timestamp information to be referenced when importing data.
Updated Sonar Recording Format Support
Version 2.100 added support for the newer sonar recording format introduced alongside AutoChart Live development and the SOLIX Series.
Operations Guide Access
The Operations Guide can now be opened directly from the Help menu. Previously, it had to be opened through Windows Explorer.
Updated Help File
The software's Help file was also updated.
General Fixes
Version 2.100 includes the following fixes and changes:
- Fixed a 3D display scaling issue.
- Fixed an issue with UTM to Latitude/Longitude conversion.
- Fixed waypoint synchronization between panes.
- Adjusted frame synchronization between sonar data panes.
- Removed MapQuest background map support because it was no longer available.
