Automated Task Scripts

We have a number of useful scripts that Surfer owners can download for free.  If you see one you think you'd like to try, just click on the name of the script to download it to your machine.

Scripts for Surfer Version 7 *

Scripts for Surfer Versions 6 and Earlier

Scripts for Surfer Version 7 *

background.bas: Shows how to use background color.

colorlines.bas: Creates a rainbow level file for contour lines.

colorlinesfills.bas: Creates a rainbow level file for contour lines and filled contours.

contarea.bas: Calculates the area between contours.

contourfill.bas: Demonstrates how to fill a contour map with a user defined range.

dxf2xyz.bas: Extracts X, Y, and Z information from 3D DXF files.

expbit.bas: Demonstrates how to export to a bitmap file.

gridinfo.bas: Gets grid information from the grid volume report.

gridmath.bas: Shows how to use the grid math command including functions

mapscale.bas: Demonstrates how to change the MapScale.

naming.bas: Demonstrates how to name the mapframe and contour map objects.

rainbow.bas: Creates a rainbow fill level file for filled contours.

sizemove.bas: Demonstrates how to resize and move map objects.

zcolumn.exe: Grids data with a new Z column each loop, saves GRD file each time.

*  Surfer 7 scripts work without modification in Surfer 8.

Scripts for Surfer Versions 6 and Earlier

background.bas: Shows how to use background color.

cont2xyz.bas: Creates a file containing the xy and z coordinates of contour lines.

contarea.bas: Calculates the area between contours.

crv2xyz.exe: Converts cylindrical or spherical coordinates to xyz coordinates.

dxf2xyz.bas: Extracts X, Y, and Z information from 3D DXF files.

editoverlay.bas: Name layers in order to overlay and edit them.

gridinfo.bas: Get grid information from the grid volume report.

gridmath.bas: Shows how to use the grid math command including functions.

mapscale.bas: Demonstrates MapScale command.

naming.bas: Demonstrates ID and EditSetObjectID commands.

rainbow.bas: Creates a rainbow fill level file for filled contours.

sizemove.bas: Creates 2 maps each with overlays and places them on different parts of the page.

vb4.bas: Shows how to call Surfer from VB4.

vb3.bas: Shows how to call Surfer from VB3 and VBA.

zcolumn.bas: Grids data with a new Z column each loop, saves GRD file each time.