# Latest

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## [Stage Rotation Takes Long Path](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/stage-rotation-takes-long-path/1283)

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**Author:** [@Pico1212](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/Pico1212)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [24 February 2026 00:32 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/stage-rotation-takes-long-path/1283 "2026-02-24T00:32:32Z")

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I am moving various plates - when the rotation angle gets above 180 degrees, the simulation breaks down and I get the error “Stage rotation takes long path”. I saw others suggesting that I use the “LongPathTool” but I ca…

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## [Error saving edited shapefile in GPlates which made the original files can't be reloaded in QGIS](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/error-saving-edited-shapefile-in-gplates-which-made-the-original-files-cant-be-reloaded-in-qgis/3208)

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**Author:** [@isbrmgh](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/isbrmgh)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [9 February 2026 08:50 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/error-saving-edited-shapefile-in-gplates-which-made-the-original-files-cant-be-reloaded-in-qgis/3208 "2026-02-09T08:50:28Z")

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Hi all, I was assigning new plate ID in GPlate from my shapefile. However, I can’t save it in GPlates and just ejected them. When I wanted to reload the original shapefile in QGIS it appeared invalid data source (I as…

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## [GPlates Community Forum & Community Feedback Opportunity](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/gplates-community-forum-community-feedback-opportunity/3195)

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**Author:** [@mchin](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/mchin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [18 January 2026 22:45 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/gplates-community-forum-community-feedback-opportunity/3195 "2026-01-18T22:45:47Z")

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Dear GPlates community, The GPlates Community Forum will be held on \*\*2 February 2026\*\*, alongside the Australian Earth Science Convention (AESC) in Melbourne and supported by AuScope. The forum is designed as a two-wa…

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## [Points not reconstructing correctly in Gplates after assigning PlateID in ArcGIS Pro](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/points-not-reconstructing-correctly-in-gplates-after-assigning-plateid-in-arcgis-pro/3192)

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**Author:** [@yazizzz](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/yazizzz)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [15 January 2026 13:31 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/points-not-reconstructing-correctly-in-gplates-after-assigning-plateid-in-arcgis-pro/3192 "2026-01-15T13:31:46Z")

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Hi,I’m encountering some issues with plate reconstruction in GPlates and would appreciate your guidance. Background: I created a shapefile containing numerous points in ArcGIS Pro I followed the tutorial in Sectio…

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## [Correction divergent boundaries](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/correction-divergent-boundaries/1280)

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**Author:** [@Toobi](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/Toobi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [14 January 2026 21:41 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/correction-divergent-boundaries/1280 "2026-01-14T21:41:11Z")

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After using the topology-based method outlined in this Artefexian video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxFpWyAzWqw&t=1485s) to create my divergent boundaries, I’ve run into a problem. At 900 MA, the Divergent boundari…

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## [My ocean crust keeps becoming a resolved topological geometry](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/my-ocean-crust-keeps-becoming-a-resolved-topological-geometry/1159)

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**Author:** [@Rusx](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/Rusx)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [14 January 2026 21:27 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/my-ocean-crust-keeps-becoming-a-resolved-topological-geometry/1159 "2026-01-14T21:27:15Z")

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Whenever I create one specific piece of ocean crust whether it’s through topologies or I put every point in manually, it always is put in a new layer also called “ocean crust” but it’s a resolved topological geometries l…

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## [Question about the size of the time slider](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/question-about-the-size-of-the-time-slider/3193)

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**Author:** [@MrUks](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/MrUks)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [14 January 2026 19:36 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/question-about-the-size-of-the-time-slider/3193 "2026-01-14T19:36:15Z")

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Hi everyone, I didn’t know if this should be a suggestion or just a question in worldbuilding, so I thought I’ll ask here: is there a way to increase the size of the time slider? Currently it only goes to 2 decimals, bu…

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## [Current progress on a plate deformation model of the Western US](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/current-progress-on-a-plate-deformation-model-of-the-western-us/3183)

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**Author:** [@granite-rhyolite](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/granite-rhyolite)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [1 January 2026 17:16 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/current-progress-on-a-plate-deformation-model-of-the-western-us/3183 "2026-01-01T17:16:59Z")

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Howdy, everyone! Ever since the beginning of last summer, I have been working on a detailed kinematic-palinspastic restoration of the North American Cordillera. My resolution for 2026 is to complete it before the end of…

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## [Numerical raster cannot be exported](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/numerical-raster-cannot-be-exported/3171)

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**Author:** [@yuhaodai](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/yuhaodai)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [27 November 2025 03:24 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/numerical-raster-cannot-be-exported/3171 "2025-11-27T03:24:23Z")

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Hi there, I cannot export the numerical raster. No file is created but the software says the export is complete. The colour raster works fine. How can I resolve this issue?

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## [Time slider starts at too long ago](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/time-slider-starts-at-too-long-ago/3149)

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**Author:** [@aeryn](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/aeryn)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [10 November 2025 20:30 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/time-slider-starts-at-too-long-ago/3149 "2025-11-10T20:30:39Z")

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Hi, while colliding continents at some point I accidentally set the time to 7300 instead of 730 and the starting point of the slider is now forever set at 7300 instead of 1000 (meaning 1000 is near the end of the slider …

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## [Adding ocean crust and creating plates in new Pacific-type plate](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/adding-ocean-crust-and-creating-plates-in-new-pacific-type-plate/1278)

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**Author:** [@Toobi](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/Toobi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [22 October 2025 21:56 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/adding-ocean-crust-and-creating-plates-in-new-pacific-type-plate/1278 "2025-10-22T21:56:40Z")

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After using topologies to track divergent plate boundaries and MIRs, a new Pacific-type oceanic plate arrived. Do I fill in the empty triangle using the topologies and assign it a new plate ID, or do I do something el…

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## [Batch-edit feature ages/dates?](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/batch-edit-feature-ages-dates/3087)

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**Author:** [@kittycatcaoimhe](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/kittycatcaoimhe)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [15 October 2025 02:50 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/batch-edit-feature-ages-dates/3087 "2025-10-15T02:50:52Z")

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I’m putting this in the Worldbuilding section because I’m using this for worldbuilding purposes, and can’t think of a real-world reconstruction project where someone would make many features with the wrong age data, but …

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## [Need help with rifting event/rotation file](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/need-help-with-rifting-event-rotation-file/3089)

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**Author:** [@mapmaker12](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/mapmaker12)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [15 October 2025 01:33 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/need-help-with-rifting-event-rotation-file/3089 "2025-10-15T01:33:25Z")

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I’m working on a new rifting event (my second since the initial super continent split) and I’m running into some trouble. I’m looking to split the continent along the rift that’s highlighted in orange (and some porti…

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## [How to export geology map of certain area with longitudes and latitudes on the edge?](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/how-to-export-geology-map-of-certain-area-with-longitudes-and-latitudes-on-the-edge/1290)

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**Author:** [@languanglight](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/languanglight)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [14 October 2025 00:00 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/how-to-export-geology-map-of-certain-area-with-longitudes-and-latitudes-on-the-edge/1290 "2025-10-14T00:00:29Z")

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GPlates Cesium How to export geology map of certain area with longitudes and latitudes on the edge?

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## [Rotation file error "stage rotation takes long path"](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/rotation-file-error-stage-rotation-takes-long-path/731)

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**Author:** [@tuck1012](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/tuck1012)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [18 August 2025 06:02 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/rotation-file-error-stage-rotation-takes-long-path/731 "2025-08-18T06:02:04Z")

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i am using worldbuilding pasta/ Artifexians methodology to create a fictational planet and i ran into an error. i moved a plate and then connected one plate to another by having it follow a that plate. after i moved the…

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## [Read me if you encounter any issues with posting or creating a new account](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/read-me-if-you-encounter-any-issues-with-posting-or-creating-a-new-account/2872)

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**Author:** [@mchin](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/mchin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [18 August 2025 02:50 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/read-me-if-you-encounter-any-issues-with-posting-or-creating-a-new-account/2872 "2025-08-18T02:50:15Z")

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Dear GPlates Users, Our forum was recently targeted by a spam attack. I had to update some security settings to protect the forum. If you encounter any issues with posting or creating a new account, please open an issue…

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## [Updated drivers and still getting green lines](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/updated-drivers-and-still-getting-green-lines/1285)

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**Author:** [@JensL](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/JensL)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [4 August 2025 02:33 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/updated-drivers-and-still-getting-green-lines/1285 "2025-08-04T02:33:37Z")

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Still really frustrated by this. I have tried everything, updating, getting new drivers, basically nothing has worked. Any advice other than just buying a computer that it would actually work on?

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## [Seeking help with unmoving plates at the beginning of a simulation](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/seeking-help-with-unmoving-plates-at-the-beginning-of-a-simulation/1264)

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**Author:** [@doometella](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/doometella)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [1 August 2025 08:48 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/seeking-help-with-unmoving-plates-at-the-beginning-of-a-simulation/1264 "2025-08-01T08:48:20Z")

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Hello, I’ve been using GPlates on-and-off for quite a while for a personal project, but I’m clearly rusty enough after a few months away that I’m running into some roadblocks while attempting to start again from scratch…

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## [Drift correction for rotation file makes half-stage rotation feature jump across continent](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/drift-correction-for-rotation-file-makes-half-stage-rotation-feature-jump-across-continent/1248)

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**Author:** [@EwokalypseNow](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/EwokalypseNow)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [29 July 2025 17:22 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/drift-correction-for-rotation-file-makes-half-stage-rotation-feature-jump-across-continent/1248 "2025-07-29T17:22:51Z")

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Hello everyone, I’m having an issue while colliding two continents. After inputting the drift correction, my mid-ocean ridge (created using the half-stage rotation feature) jumps to a wildly unintended location. Removing…

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## [Flowlines encircle globe instead of following drifting continents](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/flowlines-encircle-globe-instead-of-following-drifting-continents/1279)

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**Author:** [@EwokalypseNow](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/EwokalypseNow)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [29 July 2025 17:20 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/flowlines-encircle-globe-instead-of-following-drifting-continents/1279 "2025-07-29T17:20:01Z")

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Hi there, I’ve run into a trouble with my flowlines. I have a Craton (Craton B) with a plate ID of 200 that had been following Craton A with ID of 100 for about 300 my, before it collided with another continent and was …

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## [GPlately 2.0.0 Released](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/gplately-2-0-0-released/1270)

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**Author:** [@mchin](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/mchin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [17 July 2025 00:36 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/gplately-2-0-0-released/1270 "2025-07-17T00:36:14Z")

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We are excited to announce the release of GPlately 2.0.0, a major update that brings significant improvements and new features, offering a significantly better programming experience and marking a major step forward in t…

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## [Windows 11 Compatibility](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/windows-11-compatibility/1268)

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**Author:** [@dhairyam.singh](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/dhairyam.singh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [16 July 2025 11:36 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/windows-11-compatibility/1268 "2025-07-16T11:36:48Z")

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Hi GPlates Support, Can you please confirm if GPlates is compatible with Windows 11 ? I would appreciate your prompt response. Many thanks, Dhairyam.

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## [Assistance with Paleoposition Reconstruction Issue](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/assistance-with-paleoposition-reconstruction-issue/1258)

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**Author:** [@yeoncheol](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/yeoncheol)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [10 July 2025 18:49 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/assistance-with-paleoposition-reconstruction-issue/1258 "2025-07-10T18:49:10Z")

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As shown in the attached figure, I have attempted to reconstruct the paleopositions of several dinosaur fossil localities using their shapefile data. However, some of the points are being projected into the ocean, and…

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## [Is there Any Ones that is like 500 MYA and Starts with MD Earth?](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/is-there-any-ones-that-is-like-500-mya-and-starts-with-md-earth/1261)

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**Author:** [@TAH](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/TAH)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [10 July 2025 11:04 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/is-there-any-ones-that-is-like-500-mya-and-starts-with-md-earth/1261 "2025-07-10T11:04:30Z")

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I’m trying to do like a Post-MD Alt Geo thing, and I can’t find one

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## [Unexpected values of FROMAGE](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/unexpected-values-of-fromage/829)

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**Author:** [@LavieNguyen](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/LavieNguyen)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [1 July 2025 17:35 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/unexpected-values-of-fromage/829 "2025-07-01T17:35:17Z")

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Hello everyone: I have a few Point features in an ESRI shapefile with the value for the attribute FROMAGE as 999.000 (unit Ma). When I loaded these point features to GPlates, the value of FROMAGE for these point feature…

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## [Kinematics should reflect changes made to the Earth radius](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/kinematics-should-reflect-changes-made-to-the-earth-radius/1242)

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**Author:** [@tjtrewin](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/tjtrewin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [17 June 2025 17:27 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/kinematics-should-reflect-changes-made-to-the-earth-radius/1242 "2025-06-17T17:27:08Z")

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When I change the Earth radius in the measure tool (S), the changes to this scale are currently only reflected when using the measure tool. I’d love for this to also be reflected in the kinematics tool so that I can ana…

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## [How to calculate a best-fitting Euler pole from a fault trace?](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/how-to-calculate-a-best-fitting-euler-pole-from-a-fault-trace/1238)

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**Author:** [@granite-rhyolite](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/granite-rhyolite)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [7 June 2025 17:22 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/how-to-calculate-a-best-fitting-euler-pole-from-a-fault-trace/1238 "2025-06-07T17:22:10Z")

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Howdy, I’m currently working on a detailed kinematic-palinspastic model of the North American Cordillera. In Alaska and western Canada there are many strike-slip faults (e.g. the Tintina fault system) that transect and …

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## [Cant Edit Reconstruction Pole Adjustment](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/cant-edit-reconstruction-pole-adjustment/1235)

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**Author:** [@ling](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/ling)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [4 June 2025 03:30 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/cant-edit-reconstruction-pole-adjustment/1235 "2025-06-04T03:30:07Z")

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Hello! I’m just starting to learn gplates and I want to do a reconstruction model from scratch. When I tried to do reconstruction pole adjustment, it doesn’t let me edit the information like the latitude, longitude, time…

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## [Immediate critical error with blit shader on start-up](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/immediate-critical-error-with-blit-shader-on-start-up/1231)

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**Author:** [@Dreaming\_Johnny](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/Dreaming_Johnny)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [23 May 2025 09:01 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/immediate-critical-error-with-blit-shader-on-start-up/1231 "2025-05-23T09:01:56Z")

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Hi, just downloaded GPlates for the first time and upon starting it for the first time it runs, and then immediately closes itself. I’ve attached a screenshot from the GPlates-log.txt file and I’d appreciate any help I …

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## [What to do with oceanic crust?](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/what-to-do-with-oceanic-crust/1217)

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**Author:** [@bolognese](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/bolognese)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [30 April 2025 05:31 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/what-to-do-with-oceanic-crust/1217 "2025-04-30T05:31:28Z")

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Quick question: what happens to the new oceanic plate in this instance? The red line is the mid-ocean ridge, and the blue line is the subduction zone. The plate with green lines in being subducted underneath a contine…

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