What is new in Carlson 2020
General
AutoCAD 2020 – Added support for this new
version.
IntelliCAD 9.1 – New selection set manager. Improved speed for
creating entities. New start page option instead of drawing1. New
commands include block editor, vpsync, sysvar editor, publish to
PDF, digital signature and convert to mesh. Added method to click
command prompt keywords. More support for DGN fonts, line styles
and cells.
Context Right Click Menus – For IntelliCAD, added Carlson Point and
Label right-click menus.
Twist Screen – For IntelliCAD, added option for mtext and mleader
to use a default angle of horizontal to current twist screen.
Install Settings – Added method for install to apply custom program
settings during the install.
Migration Wizard – New command to transfer program settings and
files between program versions.
Carlson Academy – New command for on-line learning with movies,
blogs and data sets.
Toolbars – Added 24 more toolbar icons.
Open Drawing – New command to select geo-located drawings from a
map view.
File Selection - Expanded list of files in current folder and
added ability to sort by the file name, size or date.
Drawing Explorer – Added Carlson surface objects, more right-click
commands and setup double-click commands.
MText Labels – Routines with option to hide drawing under the text
use the mtext background mask instead of separate wipeout entity.
Applies to commands such as Triangulate & Contour for contour
labels and Leader With Text.
Zoom Most – New command to zoom to show the bulk of the entities in
the drawing and avoid outliers.
3D Viewers – Added clip planes from top and bottom, plus way to
enter elevations or screen pick clip plane position. Added x-ray
view mode to make surface transparent in window around the cursor.
Added method to select more entities from the drawing to add to the
current scene. Pick mode displays distance from previous pick
point. Added option to label the bounding box with x,y,z. Added
methods to texture surface by slope range and to substitute a
texture per color. Added setting for pixel size to draw point
entities. Added keyboard hot-keys to rotate left/right and up/down.
Added settings for default surface colors.
Surface Object View Properties – New command to set display
properties for Carlson grid, triangulation and point cloud
objects.
2D Linework Library – New command to force linework to zero
elevation by layer.
Centroid Point – Added support for calculating the centroid for a
solid model.
Draw 3D Polyline – Elevation prompt has new method to add or
subtract an amount like for a curb.
Trim 3D Polyline – Trims polylines and handles 3D.
Hatch Wizard – Added auto-connect mode to make closed areas from
selected linework.
Boundary Polyline – Added method to create closed polylines for all
the areas from the input linework.
Insert Symbols – Added support for creating annotative symbols.
Consolidate Table – New command to renumber a table to remove any
gaps in the row numbering.
Edit Table Properties – Added method to automatically create
multi-line rows for long labels.
Text on Line/Polyline – Added method to select label polyline by
picking a crossing line and added options to hide the drawing under
the labels, to center the text on the line and to repeat the
placement.
White Solid Behind Text – Added setting for layer name.
Colors By Elevation – New command to assign entity color by
elevation.
Line of Sight Viewshed – Added method to use a polyline for the
view position and option to change layers.
Survey Commands
Draw Points – Added option to
limit the length of the drawn description and notes.
Erase Points – Added option to erase only Field To Finish points
and option to erase only symbols.
Edit Point Attributes – Changing point elevation updates TIN
surfaces that include the point.
Point Group Manager – Added function to merge groups.
Point Attribute Layout Manager – New command to handle custom point
attribute layouts.
Vertical Datum Utilities – New command for NGVD29 and NAVD88
elevation conversions.
Nikon Data Transfer – Added support for running on 64-bit
computers.
Edit Process Raw File – Added option to renumber only duplicate
point numbers.
SurvNET - New interface. Added ability to edit by selecting
graphically.
Field To Finish – New XSCT special code to define a template from
points. New PARKING special code for drawing parking stall lines.
For RECT special code, added support for putting the code on the
first point. Added support for multiple vertical offsets on the
same 3D polyline. Added method to create circles as 3D polylines
when the code is set as 3D Polyline. Added option to match
substitution codes for codes with a number suffix. For linework
description labels, added option to draw using mtext. For linework
templates, added setting to control the template grade to use for
the offsets. For the tree feature, added option to draw the
dripline as a smooth polyline. Added method to label elevations in
feet/inches.
Inverse – Added options to report point header, to report point
after the angle/distance and prefixes for bearing and distance.
Crandall Polyline Adjustment – New command to adjust a polyline
using the Crandall method.
Compass Polyline Adjustment – Added option for geodetic report.
Interval Along Entity – Added option to create points at endpoints
separate from all vertices.
Legal Description – Added input method to select a deed from a deed
file. Added option to report point coordinates. Added option for
geodetic areas in report.
Process Deed File – Added ability to set POB and then report
closure from this point.
Cut Sheet – Added option to set colors for cut and fill labels.
Bearing/Distance Annotation – Added setting for number of spaces
between the bearing and distance labels.
Draw Endpoint Leaders – Added perpendicular tick style.
Edit Text on Arc – Added function to flip the text.
Label Coordinates – Added method to select points by point name or
point group. Added method to label point numbers.
Label Station/Offset – Added option for drawing brackets or
parenthesis around the labels. Added option for cut/fill in
feet/inches. Added setting for label offset amount from the
leader.
Station Polyline/Centerline – Added options for using MText, suffix
on curve labels and suffix on spiral stations.
Calculate Offsets – Added options to repeat the command and select
another alignment and to report cut/fill in feet/inches.
Civil Commands
Triangulate and Contour – Added
option for inclusion/exclusion perimeters to break the edges at the
boundaries.
Draw Triangular Mesh – Added option to color breakline edges
separately.
Rebuild Inside Perimeter – New command to rebuild a TIN surface
within a perimeter polyline.
Triangulation File Utilities – Added functions to Crop or Cut the
TIN by a perimeter polyline. Added Clean function to remove skinny
and tiny triangles. Added smooth method that uses moving
least-squares.
Triangulate Surface Manager – Improved performance for editing
large TINs by using custom object to display edges and contours.
Added separate color for breakline edges during TIN editing. Added
function to add points to the TIN by point number range or point
group, and to include Field to Finish generated breaklines from
these points. Added functions to untag edges as breaklines, to
remove triangles by window selection and to remove by perimeter
polyline. For TIN history, added method to change original
selection set to create the TIN.
Grid File Utilities – Added smooth function that uses a moving
least-squares method.
Draw Template Polylines – New command to turn 3D polylines into
template polylines such as curbs.
Check 3D Polylines Match Vertices – New command to adjust polylines
vertices to match with a tolerance.
Label Elevations Along Polyline – Added option to dynamically link
labels to polyline and method to save/load settings.
Label Pad Elevation – Added option to dynamically link labels to
polyline.
Label Pipe Polylines – New command to label pipe size for 3D
polylines tagged as pipes.
Cut/Fill Color Map – Added support for True Colors.
Cut/Fill Labels – Added option for custom colors.
Color 3D Lines By Slope – New command to assign colors to 3D lines
by slope range.
Surface 3D Flyover – Added method to add a solid model to the
scene.
Slope At Points – Added option to link label to the surface
model.
Lot Network Point Check – Added support for T-intersections.
Lot Number Report – New command to report range of lot numbers used
and any gaps in the numbers.
Draw Lot Setback – Added option for rounded corners.
Draw Curb Ramp – Added option for back landing pad.
Parking Perimeter Tools – New command to add islands and curb
returns to a parking perimeter polyline.
Parking Spaces – Added method to fit a specified number of spaces
on an alignment.
Centerline – For ROW definitions, added support for using arcs.
Centerline Report – Added method to set a second centerline and
profile for making offset reports.
Quick Profile – When alignment is adjusted, added option to save a
centerline file.
Create Profile From Polyline On Profile Grid – Added support for
polyline arcs for creating profiles with circular curves.
Label Profile On Centerline – Added option to label start/end
stations and to label slopes when the vertical curve is zero.
Label Polyline Slope/Distance – Added slope prefix/suffix settings
and added option to label distances.
Draw Profile – For road intersections, added option for separate
prefix/suffix for each label. For sewer labels, added separate
precision for invert and rim. For horizontal axis labels with
cut/fill active, added option to center on the middle label. For
culvert headwalls, added setting for width. For horizontal label
box, added method to create gaps between rows.
Vehicle Path Tracking Profile – Added option for clash detection
with selected entities.
Section Files – Changed default file extension to .xsct to avoid
getting blocked by email servers. The .sct is still available.
Input Edit Section File – Added method to update From Elevation
when edit slope. Added function to Rename Stations to remove
station equation adjustments.
Section to 3D Polylines – Added method for creating water level
profiles.
Update Sections From Slope Stake – New command to update the cross
section tie points using the slope stake report from SurvCE.
Draw Section – Added option to hatch subgrades. Added option to
label offset distances between data points. Added option for label
along vertical axis.
Elevation Zone Section Volumes – New command to report elevation
zone volumes for multiple section files.
Draw Super Elevation Diagram – Added method to import grades from a
super elevation file (.sup).
Design Template – Added method to import a 3D polyline to define
the grades.
Template Series File – Added support for interpolated curb
dimensions between templates.
Template Grade By 3D Polyline – New command that uses a 3D polyline
to define template point profiles and centerlines.
Template Grade Table – Added Import Polyline function to use a 3D
polyline to set slopes.
Process Road Design – Added method to skip the first template grade
for adding onto existing roads. For cut/fill bench surfaces, added
option for user-entered elevations. For super elevation, added a
method to set the low side pivot point. Added option to output
solid models for the subgrades.
Road Network – Added method to draw 2D template polylines. Added
method to output multiple EOP profiles.
Hydrology Commands
HEC-RAS – New command that
integrates directly with HEC-RAS to input cross sections, process
and output to the drawing.
EPA SWMM – New command to create an EPA SWMM project from a Carlson
sewer network and to process the project.
NOAA Atlas 14 – Added the Texas region and added more storm events:
200, 500 and 1000 year.
Hydrograph Routing SCS – Added automatic rain depth for rational.
Added support for Clark and Snyder SCS methods.
USGS Soil Area Download – New command to download polyline
boundaries for soil type areas.
Sewer Network Model – All data for the model is now stored in the
SEW file without other reference files. Added option to set bypass
flow as off-site.
Draw Sewer Network Plan View – Added option to draw plan view
polylines center-to-center. Added controls for label sequence of
fields.
Draw Sewer Network Data Table – Added fields for drainage including
area, gutter spread and bypass flow.
Spreadsheet Sewer Editor – Added option to order by high to
low.
Collison Conflict Check – Added option for a reference centerline
to report station and offset. For utility networks, added utility
type to the report. Added order rules by utility type for utility
networks such as gas can’t be above water.
Channel Lining Analysis – New command to calculate channel flow and
depth from channel and liner parameters.
Culvert Design – Added nominal HW/D design method. Added HY8 report
to PDF and HGL graph.
Orifice Design – Added option to calculate headwater from flow.
Design Detention Pond – Added report of both required and provided
storage.
Pipe Material Library – Removed restriction on inlet
configuration.
Sewer Network Import From Text File – Added support for many more
input fields.
Sewer Network Import Bentley – New command to import Bentley sewer
models from SDB files.
Report Sewer Network – Added method to create PDF reports using PDF
templates. Added option to report many more fields. For Inlet
Computation Report, added rainfall intensity. Added controls for
calculating using rounded values.
Pressure Pipe Network – Added tolerance setting for junctions.
Added separate attribute per element type.
GIS Commands
Place Image By World File – Added
support for geo-tagged images.
Place Google Earth Image – Added option to manually pick image
position for drawing that aren’t geo-referenced.
Image Inspector – Added method to list all images attached to
entities in the drawing and report.
Place Camera Symbol – Added option for layer and put all options in
a dialog.
Drape Image on Surface – Added support for running on
IntelliCAD.
Sqlite/SpatiaLite – Added these database formats as an option for
Carlson GIS commands.
Point GIS Editor – Added method to import multiple coordinate files
at a time and added export to Sqlite.
Label Closed Polylines – Added method to label tags inside the
areas and create a table with the attribute data.
OpenGIS GML – New command to import GIS data from GML files.
Import Sqlite – New command to import GIS data from a Sqlite
database.
Export Sqlite – New command to export GIS data to a Sqlite
database.
Import ESRI Geodatabase – Added support for importing linework with
the GIS attributes.
Import ESRI SHP – Added support for storing to CRDB when
importing.
Web Feature Service – Added USGS National Map services to
defaults.
Geology Commands
Edit
Drillhole – Added function to sort strata attributes within the
drillhole.
Create Drillhole from eLog – Added support for format 1.2 and
method to import multiple eLogs.
Calculate Variogram – Added output for lag points and plot. Added
support for analyzing multiple strata and variable types at
once.
Drillhole Text Formatter – Added option to use null as zero.
Graphic Drillhole Report – Added method to draw multiple
drillholes. Added option to draw symbols for drillhole attributes
such as for the water table. Added option to draw a legend and
option to draw on layouts named using the drillhole name. Added
options to limit the length of string attributes, to draw vertical
lines in the header and set the layer for the linework in the
report body.
Label Fence Polylines – New command to label fence diagram
polylines in plan view.
Surface Mine Reserves – Added method to combine bottom elevation
with bottom surface model.
Crop Block Model – New command to clip a block model.
Import Block Model – Added Setting for null value to skip.
Block Model 3D Viewer – Added methods to switch grade parameters in
the viewer and to define new grade parameters. Dialog shows legend
of grade name along with block color. Added option to color by
elevation.
Grade Parameters By Attribute Range – New command to create strata
attribute grids between two surfaces from a block model.
Make Grade Solid Model – New command to create a solid from a block
model for a grade.
Geologic Model Viewer – New command to load strata elevation models
into the 3D Viewer.
Surface/Underground Mining Commands
Advanced
Projections – Added settings for layer names.
Pit Precedence By Polylines – New command to assign precedence from
direction polylines.
Design Bench Pit – Added option to output only pit surface without
merging with topo.
Merge Small Benches – New command to combine benches in a pit
polyline that have quantities less than a set tolerance.
View 3D Surface History – Added function to report and highlighting
of perimeter polylines during edit.
Make Solid From Points By 3D Triangulation – New command to make a
solid from a cloud of points using 3D triangulation.
Make Solid From Points By Sections – New command to create a solid
by stitching together section slices.
Make Solid From Points By Poisson – Added option to smooth the
input data.
Make Solid From Surfaces – Added method to use 2D polyline for the
rib.
Import Solid – Added method to import TIN surface files.
Edit Solid – New command to edit a solid by using cross
sections.
Draw Solid – Added method to draw as a custom object.
View Solid – Added method to select faces to remove.
Section Solid – Added method to create sections perpendicular from
a 3D polyline.
Color Solid – Added option to set a texture.
Erase Isolated Points – New command to remove points without a
specified number of neighbors within a distance.
Smooth Points – New command to smooth a point cloud using a moving
least-squares method.
Interior Points Filter – New command to remove wayward interior
points in a tunnel or cavity point cloud.
Haul Cycle Analysis – Added support for using scrapers. Reports
both tons and volume.
Surface Equipment Timing – Added reports per shift. For 3D Pick,
improved speed performance on large models, added more tooltips,
added save and load functions, added undo function and added custom
formulas to the chart options.
Spoil Timing – Added Lead and Lift reporting.
Construction/Trench Commands
Define Layer
Surface/Material/Subgrade – Added method to create solids of
subgrades.
Display Surface – Added option to draw triangulation as a surface
object.
Edit Assign Polyline Elevations – Added function to set elevation
from a surface model, and added reduce function option to retain
all control points. Polyline edits automatically update TIN
surfaces that include the polyline.
Make Combined Removal Surface – New command to make a TIN surface
from all the removal surfaces.
GeoTech Edit Drillhole – Uses strata attributes from Define
Attributes and drillhole attributes from Define Lookup
Database.
Utility Network – Added display of crossing in the profile editor
and new function to edit the profile around the crossing. Added
method to add connection points from importing coordinate file
points by range or group. Added function to sort connections and
laterals by station. For labels, added options to label connections
with station, to place label fields above or below symbol, to
create horizontal labels, to label pipe size, to create leaders and
settings for label prefix/suffix. Setup separate attributes per
utility type. Added attributes to report connections. Added option
to use the Report Formatter for the data report. Added functions to
save and load settings to a UNS file. Added additional types for
Electric, Irrigation, Fire and Utility Duct.
CADnet Commands
Raster Decompress – Added support
for TIFF image in LZW compression.
Export Solid Model IFC File – New command to create an IFC model
from a Carlson solid model.
Point Cloud Commands
Point Performance – Improved
speed for working with large coordinate files.
Cloud Import – Added option to resample or clean duplicates on
import to reduce the size.
Cloud Selection – Improved method for selecting a limited number of
points from the cloud using a spatial method.
Cloud Clean – Improved consistency to avoid checkerboard effect and
added option to iterate.
Cloud Contour – Added option to smooth input points to create
smoother contours.
Cloud Profile – Added method to sample cloud at an interval and
snap within a tolerance.
Cloud Color- Added function to assign color using intensity
values.
Pole Snap – New point snap method with two picks. One pick for the
x,y and other for the z.
Building Corner Snap – New point snap method with three picks. Two
picks on wall sides for the x,y and other for the z.
Draw Points and Polylines – Added option to automatically draw
points and polylines to CAD as created in Point Cloud.
Edit Polyline – Improved interface and added functions including
reverse, delete vertex and edit elevation by slope. Added functions
to elevate polylines by cloud or TIN. Added snap actions for
intersection and right angle.
Solids – Added functions to contour, profile and section solid
models.
Data Conversions
MUTCD – Added symbols to
Carlson Community for Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
from FHWA.
Geoids – Added geoids for Italy 2009, Poland 2007, Norway 2018B,
Slovenia 2016 and France 2018.
Grid Projections – Added support for NAD83(HARN), NAD83(2011), Web
Mercator Auxiliary Sphere, Norway, Las Vegas and Michigan
GeoRef.
Import InRoads Settings – New command to import program settings
from XIN files.