RockWorks17 is the newest version of RockWare’s integrated software package for geological data management, analysis, and visualization. Whether you are working with surface or sub-surface data, local maps or global points, RockWorks offers a complete suite of easy-to-use tools for modeling, image creation, and report generation.
RockWorks17 runs in Windows 7/8/10 and is available with single, network, and time-limited licenses.
The program is offered with these feature levels:
RockWorks Free - three free viewers (RockPlot2D, RockPlot3D, ReportWorks)
RockWorks Basic - all of the Utilities programs plus Borehole Manager maps and striplogs
RockWorks Standard - Basic plus Borehole Manager modeling programs
RockWorks Advanced - Standard plus scripting, SQL Server, 3D faulting, custom PLSS land grids
What would you like to do?
Go through the Tutorials
Read about the New Features
Watch Videos (jump to YouTube)
Learn about the RockWorks Utilities
Learn about the Borehole Manager
This documentation is divided into these major sections, shown as help "books" in the pane to the left. You can expand and collapse the table of contents that you see to the left.
| Introduction | System requirements, installation, starting up, what's new, getting help |
| Tutorial | Lessons using sample data, to get acquainted with all levels of the program |
| Creating, Opening, Managing Projects | How to create a new project in RockWorks |
| Output Dimensions & Preferences | Coordinate options, output dimensions, and menu settings |
| RockWorks Utilities - Entering Data | How to lay out different types of data in the Utilities datasheet; data import and export tools |
| RockWorks Utilities - Creating Maps, Models & Diagrams | Map, Grid, Solid, Volumetrics, Hydrology, Hydrochem, Linears, Planes, Statistics, Survey, Coords, Widgets, Imagery, Grafix, and EarthApps menu tools |
| Borehole Manager - Entering Data | How to enter borehole data; database information; data import and export tools |
| Borehole Manager - Modeling & Diagrams | Map, Striplogs, Lithology, Stratigraphy, I-Data, T-Data, P-Data, Fractures, Aquifers, Colors, Vectors, and Production menu tools |
| RockPlot2D - 2D Graphic Display | Using, manipulating, editing 2-dimensional diagrams (plan-view maps, profiles, diagrams, etc.); graphic import and export tools |
| RockPlot3D - 3D Graphic Display | Using, manipulating interactive, 3-dimensional maps and diagrams (3D surfaces, fences, solids, logs); graphic import and export tools |
| ReportWorks - Page Layout Program | A page layout tool for RockWorks images, raster images, legends, shapes, text, and more |
| RockWorks Tables & Libraries | Using & editing the pattern and symbol libraries, and the variety of project tables used in the program |
| Reference | Other reference information |