Publish Revision

Use the Project > Publish Revision menu option to publish select datasets (see Application Notes) from your Oasis montaj project as a revision to a Seequent Central project.

Publish Revision dialog options

Central server	This contextual parameter is visible when publishing subsequent revisions to Central and displays the Central server instance you previously published to. Central server connections are set up via your Seequent ID. See Oasis montaj Integration with Seequent Central for more information on Seequent Central servers.
Project	This contextual parameter is visible when publishing subsequent revisions to Central and displays the Central project created when you published your initial revision to Central. When publishing subsequent revisions to Central, you will use the same Central project.
Coordinate system	The coordinate reference system (CRS) to be used for all the datasets published in your Central project. Initially set to "unknown" (first revision), it will be populated with the CRS of your first dataset selection in the File(s) to publish* list. A warning is displayed to the right of the field if the selected dataset does not have a defined coordinate system. To change the coordinate system information, use the Modify button located to the right of the field. Only projected coordinate systems are supported by Central. On subsequent uploads, the Coordinate system field retains its initial CRS and is not overwritten after selecting other datasets to publish. The Modify button is not available when publishing subsequent revisions. See Application Notes for more details.
Coordinate system units	The coordinate system (CS) length units used for all the datasets published in your Central project. Initially set to the default distance unit (see General Settings), the field gets populated with the CS units of your dataset selection. A warning is displayed to the right of the field if the selected dataset does not have spatial units defined. Click the Modify button if you wish to modify the system units of the current coordinate system. On subsequent uploads, the Coordinate system units field retains its initial units and is not overwritten after selecting other datasets to publish. The Modify button is not available.
Thumbnail file	Select an image file (of the PNG type) to be used as a thumbnail for your project revision. Click on the thumbnail image to browse for a different image. When publishing subsequent revisions, your previous file selection is retained; browse and select a different image file if you want to associate your revisions with distinct thumbnail images. A default image is always created as a screenshot of the current state of your Oasis montaj project workspace. You can create your own thumbnail files. For example, you can use the Oasis montaj Map > Export option to export an existing Geosoft map to a PNG (*.png) format, or you can use a screen capture utility like Microsoft’s Snipping Tool.
[Modify]	Available for your initial revision publishing. Click on the button to launch the Coordinate System dialog and define/alter the coordinate system parameters of the data to be published. Modifications made to the coordinate system are retained and are not overwritten after selecting other datasets to publish.
File(s) to publish	The tree list displays all the files (e.g., grids, databases, maps, 3D views, voxels, geosurfaces, VOXI documents, GM-SYS 2D models, GM-SYS 3D models) currently added to your project and grouped by dataset types. See the Application Notes below for more details. At least one file of the Grid, Database, Map, 3D View, Voxel, Geosurface, VOXI, GM-SYS 2D or 3D type must be loaded in the current Oasis montaj project. If the same dataset file is added to the current Oasis montaj project from multiple locations, only one of them will be added to the tree list. Select the file(s) you want to publish to the Central server. Change the data to be published by selecting or deselecting individual datasets. Holding down the Shift key allows you to select or deselect multiple datasets. Use the buttons Select All/Select None to select all datasets/clear all selections. When publishing subsequent revisions, your previous dataset selection is retained.
[OK]	Click the OK button to start the publishing of the selected files. The Seequent Connector dialog, Publish Revision to Central, will open: enter the additional parameters required to create and publish the project and subsequent project revisions. XML and GI files corresponding to the datasets to be published are excluded from the upload, but some content is extracted and supplied to create the Seequent object counterpart of the datasets. See Application Notes for more details.

Application Notes

Use the Publish Revision option to select datasets from your project and publish them as a revision to a Seequent Central project. This will allow you to easily:

create a backup revision of the current state of the datasets (e.g., databases, models, etc.).
share your results with others.

If you are creating a new Central project, you will need to open the Central portal in your browser and edit the user permissions for your project.

Once you have selected what datasets you would like to publish and entered information about the revisions (in Seequent Connector), the publishing will occur in the background; you can continue working in Oasis montaj or you can close it.

You cannot publish a subsequent revision until the previous publishing event for that project is complete; the Publish Revision menu option will remain disabled throughout the duration of publishing.

Publishing is not scriptable due to interaction with Seequent Connector and Central.

Data Types

When publishing to Central, your data will be saved in a Geosoft format that can be shared with Geosoft desktop applications (Oasis montaj, Target, or Viewer) or in a Seequent Object format that can be shared between Geosoft desktop applications and other Seequent desktop and cloud applications.

Databases

Databases are published in the Geosoft format.

Grids

Grids are published in the Seequent Object format.

Some types of grids cannot be translated to the Seequent Object format; we recommend that you display them in a map or a 3D View and pack the map/view prior to publishing. The following are grid types that are not supported currently (they are disabled from selection and hovering over any of these grids in the list will produce an appropriate tooltip):

Curvilinear (crooked) section grids
Rasters that are non-Geosoft grids, such as ECW, ERS, PNG, BMP, etc.

Maps

There are three types of maps:

Maps that either contain no grids, or the maps and the grid files are in the same project folder – these are published as they are. In addition, the contained grids are automatically selected and published as Seequent Object format (where possible). When a map is downloaded, you will get back the map (and the grid files alongside with it) as you published it.
Maps that contain 3D Views and/or grids and images that are not located in the project folder – these are first packed prior to publishing, so that the maps will contain the grids and images. When a map is downloaded, you will get the packed map; this prevents any conflicts for grids/images that may have the same name that exists in your project folder. You can unpack the map and manage the files as you see appropriate.
Maps that have been packed – these will be published as they are and when downloaded, you will get the packed maps.

3D Views

There are three types of 3D Views:

3D Views that either contain no grids/voxels, or the 3D Views and the grid/voxel files are in the same project folder – these are published as they are. In addition, the contained grids are automatically selected and published as Seequent Object format (where possible). When a 3D View is downloaded, you will get the 3D View as you published it and the grid/voxel files alongside it.
3D Views that contain grids, voxels and images that are not located in the project folder – these are first packed prior to publishing, so that the views will contain grids, voxels, and images. When a 3D View is downloaded, you will get the packed 3D View; this prevents any conflicts for voxels, grids/images that may have the same name that exists in your project folder. You can unpack the 3D View and manage the files as you see appropriate.
3D Views that have been packed – these will be published as they are. When downloaded, you will get a packed 3D View.

Voxels

Voxels are published in the Seequent Object format.

Some types of voxels cannot be translated to the Seequent Object format; we recommend that you display them in a 3D View and pack the view prior to publishing.

The vector voxel type is not supported and is currently disabled from selection (hovering over a vector voxel in the list will produce an appropriate tooltip).

Geosurfaces

Geosurfaces are published in the Seequent Object format.

VOXI

VOXI models (i.e., DC-IP/resistivity, EM (FDEM and TDEM), gravity, magnetic) are published in the Geosoft format.

GM-SYS 3D Models

GM-SYS 3D models are published in the Geosoft format.

GM-SYS 2D Models

GM-SYS 2D models are published in the Geosoft format.

Coordinate System and Reprojection

Geosoft formats will retain the coordinate system as set by the application, prior to publishing.
Seequent Object formats will be automatically reprojected to the coordinate system of the Central project, prior to publishing.

The Upload/Publishing Process

When data from an Oasis montaj project is published to a Central project for the first time, a single folder with a universally unique ID (UUID ) is created in the publish cache path, which is set by default to %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Temp\seequent\central\publish. This folder, in turn, contains a folder with its own UUID for every instance of data published to Central from the current Oasis montaj project, either in the same session or future sessions.

The cache path default location can be modified via Seequent Connector in the taskbar, which manages the cache and the communication with Central.

The "upload package" stored in the Seequent cache contains:

The Central project metadata
The Oasis project UIIDs
The data objects: these are the selected dataset files (grids, maps, databases, 3D views, voxels, geosurfaces, VOXI documents, GM-SYS 2D and 3D models) translated to Seequent Objects.

Colour ramp and colour distribution methods of individual datasets as well as 2D and 3D groups properties (including transparency, colour and visibility options, mesh render mode and clipping settings, child nodes selection, grid elevations, etc.) are retained in the publishing process.

Clipping tab settings and transparency of geosurfaces and both numeric and thematic voxels are not retained when publishing to Central. Child node selection of geosurfaces is retained; however, only those nodes selected will be published.

Any changes to the selected database(s) will be automatically saved locally when the publishing of these file(s) to Central is initiated.

When ready to be published, Seequent Connector is called to upload the "package" from the (latest) cache location to the Central server. The Connector will also remember and save the state in case of errors and will continue the upload process from the saved state when the connection resumes.