General • AutoCAD 2022 – Added
support for this new version.
• IntelliCAD 10.1 – Improved speed and new
features like sheet sets with the Publish command.
• Toolbars – Added over 30 new toolbar icons and
a new ribbon for GeoTech.
• Open Drawings Map – Added method for custom
properties for drawing records and method to store a drawing
database on a shared network location. From the Map view, added
function to open Windows File Explorer for the drawing’s project
folder.
• Settings Server – Added method to copy data
files into project folders.
• Project Data Sub-Folders – Added separate
Program Settings folder for settings files.
• Data Depot – Added details to the history log
and the ability to restore a previous version of a data file.
Adding files to Data Depot supports working from project level with
controls on which files to add.
• Data Depot – Ability to log in or out of the
server from the Project Setup dialog box.
• Data Depot – Ability to specify destination
folder location when getting a project from the Data Depot.
• Carlson Configure – Added setting to control
font used for dialogs.
• Select CAD Default Settings – New command to
choose classic or modern CAD user interface settings.
• Drawing Cleanup – Added functions to remove
duplicate text and to remove unused registered apps.
• Import Polyline File – Added method for
locating by station/offset values from the file.
• Drawing Inspector – For polylines, added
reporting of current position distance. For centerline polylines,
added reporting of spiral data.
• Draw MText – In many commands that create
MText, added an option to set the Text Frame to draw a box around
the text.
• Translate Layers – Added method to import layer
names from the drawing.
• Line Up Text – Added method to pick two points
to define angle, option to respace and option to use text for
alignment reference.
• Arrowhead with Line – New command to draw a two
point leader with an arrowhead.
• Boundary Polyline – Added option to create 3D
polyline.
• Shrink-Wrap Entities – Added options to ignore
zero elevation entities for input, to elevate zero elevation
vertices, and to erase the input entities.
• Add Intersection Points – Added option to
average elevations at intersection within a tolerance.
• Draw Label For Companion Linework – New command
for Draw To Standard to create a label using properties by
layer.
• Draw Standard Item by Quick Key – New command
to create entities for Draw To Standard by typing a quick key
instead of dialog list selection.
• Reports – For PDF reports, added option to make
PDF report files read-only. For Report Formatter, new option to put
text lines at the bottom of the report and added function to sort
the list of available fields.
• 3D Viewer – Added zoom extents function.
• Angle Info –Added ability to handle 3D
angles.
• Layer ID – Added option to label the layer
name.
• Command Search – Added reporting of toolbars
for the commands.
Survey Commands • Drone Mission
Planning – New command to create a drone mission plan.
• Carlson Photo Capture – Added method to
download files by file type.
• Input/Entry Distance Scale – Added method to
scale distances in many COGO commands such as Enter Deed
Description.
• Import Text/ASCII File – Added ability to read
points from a SurvCE/Layout job database (.jdb) file. Added
functions to save and load settings to a .rpnt file.
• Import Distance/Angle File – Added field for
deed name for importing multiple deeds.
• Edit Process Raw Data – Added function to
update the descriptions in the RW5 from a coordinate file. Added
function to apply Field-to-Finish substitution codes to the
descriptions in the RW5 file. Added report option for the
description on the same line as the data. Added an optional warning
on processing for points with a blank description. Added option to
use a larger font for the spreadsheet. For processing GPS records
added storing the lat/lon and RMS values to the CRDB as
attributes.
• Edit Process Level Data – Added method to
adjust elevations based on the number of turns.
• SurvNET – Added option to merge output point
text file with control points.
• Draw Points – Added option to label elevations
in inches.
• Point Group Manager – Added methods to create a
point group of points unassigned to a group and to create group
from point number suffix.
• Field to Finish – Added ability to run
Triangulate & Contour to draw contours or make a TIN of the
points and polylines. Added new utility feature. For pipe features,
added ability for separate pipe feature settings per code, option
to label structure names along the pipe and option to draw both
pipe 3D faces and polylines. For tree features, added offset by
tree symbol size as factor of text offset, added option to draw
labels as MText and added settings to control order of input
parameters. Added setting for annotative points per code. For GIS
attributes on a line, added support for multiple attributes. Added
option to match first symbol scale when creating a second symbol.
New special code of OO for Offset Only that draws only the offset
polyline. For OH offset horizontal special code, added method to
repeat the offset multiple times. For hedge linetype, added ability
to control width using OH or OFB special codes. For RECT special
code, added setting for using a third point as a rectangle corner
or an offset for the rectangle width. For text attributes
prefix/suffix settings, as string of [DESC] gets replaced by the
point description. Added method to draw only points with GPS status
of Fixed. Added option to hide the drawing under the Mtext labels.
Added support for using fixed parameters with multiple codes.
• Offset Point Entry – Added option for slope
stations.
• Annotation – Added option to use a custom block
for endpoint leaders. For Stack Label Arc and Annotate With Leader,
added option to create as MLeaders. For bearing leaders, added
support for annotative leaders.
• Line/Curve Table – Added option to draw the
table as MText without the grid lines.
• Stack Label Arc Auto Place – New command to
automatically place the arc labels at the mid-point of the arc.
• Stack Label Arc Pick Side – Added option
whether to draw leader.
• Label Angle – Added method to create an angle
table. Added ability to handle 3D angles.
• Distance Table – New command to create a
distance table of pairs of points and distances.
• Offset Dimensions – Added option to use CAD’s
current dimension style.
• Linetypes – Added method for multiple dashes
between the symbol/letter such as ---C---C---.
• Legal Description – Added method to report
exterior angles.
• Map Check – Added support for azimuth format
angles.
• Deed Correlation – Added method to screen pick
points.
• Process Deed File – Added option to report
using the Report Formatter.
• Area Descriptions By Interior Text – New
command to tag area descriptions by automatically finding text
inside polylines.
• Best Fit Line – Added method to screen pick CAD
points, method to add more points to the calculation and option to
set output layer.
• Convert CRD to ASCII By Folder – New command to
batch process converting coordinate files to text files.
Civil Commands • Triangulation
Surface Manager – Add Point inside TIN hole has new option to fill
the hole.
• Triangulation File Utilities – Added a Remove
Spikes tool and added function to draw drainage low points.
• Grid File Utilities – Added export for DEM
files.
• Triangulate & Contour – Added option to use
linetype for depression contours.
• TIN Rebuild Inside Perimeter – Added method to
apply inverse distance to adjust elevations within a perimeter.
Added method to raise low points within a perimeter to fill-in low
points to prevent ponding.
• 2D to 3D Polyline By Profile – New command to
elevate a polyline using a profile.
• 2D to 3D Polyline By Screen – Added method to
extrapolate elevations.
• Curb Ramp – Added graphic preview to dialog.
Added option to taper only the first ramp section. Added method to
do curb-cut only with no ramp. Added method to pick the curb
position separately from the polyline selection. Added a separate
curb taper method.
• Wall Polyline Editor – Added layback slope,
freeboard, bury depth, output to solid model (.mdl), color/texture
for 3D viewing, and report including backfill quantities and wall
volume. Added double-click on the wall polyline to run the wall
polyline editor. Added support for using wall polylines in Takeoff
design surface modeling.
• Elevate Pads By Grade Rules – Added option to
add break points to lot lines and option to create swales.
• Cut/Fill Movement – Added option to label
cells.
• Stockpile Volume – Added method to use lowest
elevation around perimeter as flat base elevation.
• Surface 3D FlyOver – Added support for viewing
solid models (.mdl). Added settings for camera based light and
shading for front, back or both sides. Add Model to the scene also
draws a symbol in the drawing when the Model Library has the model
defined with a CAD symbol.
• Slope At Points – Added method to use a
coordinate file and two points to define the slope.
• Elevation Zone Analysis – Added method to use
TIN surface and set colors in the TIN file for the elevation
zones.
• [doc] Vehicle Path Tracking – Added option to
draw section view of vehicle with dimensions and added vehicle
section view preview to dialog.
• Polyline To Centerline File – Added method to
define station at a reference point.
• Label Station Offset – Added method to label CL
crossings in plan view with option to label layer names.
• Design Parking Inside Perimeter – Added ability
to create islands at ends of parking rows. Added option whether to
create spaces around the perimeter and option to add remainder
parking space to the corner.
• Design Parking Along Alignment – Added support
for alignments with multiple segments, ability to use a polyline or
centerline file for the alignment, and support for angled parking.
Added functions to create auto treatments and to mirror treatments
between left and right sides.
• Draw Template Polylines – Added option to
densify the template polylines.
• Template Series File – Added interpolation
option for none.
• Shrink/Swell Table – New command to define
different shrink/swell factors by station range for cut/fill and
subgrade materials.
• Draw Super Elevation Color Centerline – New
command to draw the centerline polyline with colors for the super
elevation transition zones.
• Process Road Design – Added method to Template
Point Profile to apply change in slope to another grade for a
divided highway. Added method to use clip lines at the ends of the
road for skewed ends.
• Road Network – Added method to create a bottom
of subgrade surface. Added method to hatch the template grade
areas. Added method for road template gaps by station range.
• Lot Network > Road Network – Added option to
chamfer ROW intersections instead of arcs.
• Station Polyline/Centerline – Added method to
store deflection angle into the point description.
• Draw Profile – Added option for fixed grid
top/bottom elevations. Added option to draw horizontal line at
bottom of elevation axis labels. Added option for line under label
base elevations. For utility profiles, added pipe thickness and
option to limit max offset for station by reference CL. For hatch,
added option to label areas. For sewer profile labels above the
rim, added method to place by grid top location and option for
vertical labels with a leader from the rim. Added option to label
manhole names using MText.
• Draw Section File – Added method to label the
total section distance. For tunnel sections, added support for end
areas from a single closed section. Added option to create labels
as MText. Added ability to set a description for each station that
can be drawn in Draw Section File and reported in Section Report.
For slope labels, added filter by user-specified slope amount.
• Section File Editor – Added ability in
translate elevations to use a profile to adjust the sections.
• Section Report – Added method to only report
user-specified offsets.
• Set Descriptions By Offset – New command to set
cross section descriptions by offset.
• Draw Mass Diagram – Added method to graph as
immediate cut/fill difference instead of accumulative.
Hydrology Commands • Rain
Lookup Table – New command to store custom rain events.
• Merge Watersheds – New command to combine the
polyline perimeters of neighboring watersheds.
• Time of Concentration – Added Kerby-Kirpich
method.
• Channel Routing – Added Muskingom-Cunge and
Modified Puls methods.
• Pond Exfiltration – Added functions to save and
load parmaters to a .pdx file.
• Drop Pipe Spillway – Added lookup table for
entrance loss coefficient. Added functions to save and load
parameters to a .drop file. Added PDF report and function to draw
diagram to the drawing.
• Pipe Culvert Design – Added report option for
stage-discharge graph and option to draw HGL on pipe detail graph.
Added support for Muskingom-Cunge method.
• Advanced Weir Design – Added functions to save
and load parameters to a .weir file.
• Orifice Design – Added functions to save and
load parameters to a .outlet file.
• Multiple Outlet Design – Added PDF report
method with diagram and stage-discharge graph.
• Sewer Network – Added ability to automatically
set inlet as on-grade or sag based on the surface. Added support
for Inlet Control Devices to limit intercepted flow. Added support
for structures with underdrains. Added new yard inlet structure.
For SCS rainfall lookup, added methods to choose from lookup table,
rain map or NOAA. Added method to round elevations by decimal
precision. For draw plan view, added setting for direction of pipe
polylines as upstream or downstream. For data table, added ability
to control which structures to include in the table. For Review
Sewer Network Links, added a method to reassign the data files.
Added pipe thickness to editor and reports. Added setting for
having raised rim heights. Added a new Line Name field for each
structure.
• Collison Check – Added option to draw 3D lines
between the crossing pipes along with 3D text for 3D viewing. Added
coloring of pipe portions that have conflicts. Added report of
minimum horizontal and vertical clearance. Added method to check
for collision with a surface model. Added option to color pipe
segments with a conflict.
• Compare Sewer Networks – New command to report
differences between two sewer network models.
• Draw Sewer Profile – Added ability to draw
profiles for normal and critical depth lines.
• HydroNet Explorer – Added support for circular
pipe reach and culverts. Added support for the Clark and Snyder
hydrograph method. For draw plan view, added options to create
MText labels, draw connection lines, use default symbols and
save/load settings. For reports, added method to control the order
of elements.
• Utility Network – For pipe labels, added
settings to control offset from line and layer for labels. For
creating profile at depth, added method to create streamlined
profile with min number of profile points and ability to set max
depth and min segment length. Added report function to check pipe
depths and min/max cover. Added a description field for each
utility with option to label in Draw Profile and Draw Sections. For
laterals, added location by offset and slope.
• Pressure Pipe Network – Upgraded calculation
engine to EPANet 2.2. Added ability to set tank level to create
specified pressure. Added ability to add multiple connections or
laterals at a time with a specified station interval and demand.
Upgraded interface for setting up demand patterns. Added ability to
draw symbols for valves in plan view.
• Pipe Network ID – New command to pick a pipe
network entity and report which pipe network model it belongs
to.
• Review Network Drawing Links – New command to
review pipe network entities in the drawing and report network
files with ability to reassign network files.
• HEC RAS – Added method to output a cross
section of the water level. Added support for version 6.0.
GIS Commands • Upgraded
User-Interface – New dialogs for many commands including GIS Data
Editor and GIS Data Inspector.
• Define GIS Features – Added import for
StartNET, ESRI SHP and Carlson GIS .db features.
• Point GIS Editor – Added import for StartNET
attributes.
• Place Camera Symbol – Added method to use
points.
Geology Commands
• StrataCalc – Added new configure setting to
limit pinchout by strata name range.
• Draw Geologic Column – Added complete custom
control over formatting and which values to label. Added option to
label bed thickness.
• Drillhole Text – Added method to create
MText.
• Google Earth Drillholes – New command to tag
drillhole symbols with drillhole/strata labels for viewing in
Google Earth.
Surface/Underground Mining Commands
• Surface Mine Reserves – Added custom strip
ratio formula. Added non-key tonnage to stored pit attributes.
• Prepare Value Block Model – Added cut surface
and value calculation method tracking and grid info. Added export
to text file function.
• Assign Directions – Added support to define
directions by lines or leaders.
• Surface Equipment Timing – For 3D Pick, added
ability to turn benches on/off. Added delay amounts to the report.
Added output of period centroids to the spoil timing output file.
Added option to skip non-key for timing.
• View Surface History – Added method to color
surfaces by timing periods.
• Label Pit Formatter – Added options for commas
in numbers and for higher order rounding.
• Block Model Viewer – Improved loading speed by
over 10 times. Added option to merge matching grade blocks, option
to render the outer shell of grades, option to tag blocks for
inspecting in the viewer and ability to set the transparency of
block by grade.
• Block Model Statistics – Added method to report
by grades.
• Make Solid From Design – Added support for
vertical alignments. Added option to draw cross section and
template 3D polylines.
• Make Solid By 3D Triangulation – New command to
create a 3D solid for a tunnel from a point cloud.
• Create Gap Points – New command to create
points on a plane to fill in gaps in the point cloud.
• View Solid – Added setting for separate color
for back side of 3D Faces.
• Draw 3D Mine Model – Added method to output an
MDL file.
CADnet Commands • 3D Image
Viewer – Added method to download aerial image from Google
Earth.
Construction/Trench Commands •
Convert Dashes to Polylines – Added individual method to trace by
picking starting segment.
• Topsoil Removal – Added method to assign
topsoil removal as outside of subgrade areas.
• Input Trench Line – Added option to interpolate
invert elevations in case of junction without elevation label.
• Trench Network Quantities – Added option to use
a user-specified TIN as the reference surface. For the plan view
map, added option to label stations.
Point Cloud Commands • Import –
Added function to import cloud data from CAD points.
• Export – Added support for E57 format and RCS
format.
• Bare Earth – Added option to put the ground
points into a region instead of creating a new cloud. Added method
to create a cloud of the non-ground points.
• Create Polyline – Added method to create
polylines with tangential arcs.
• Edit Polyline – Added function to zoom scene to
current polyline in editor dialog.
• Extract Slices – New function to view cross
sections of cloud data and create points and polylines.
• Curb Breaklines – New method to create 3D
polylines for top and bottom of curb by using edge clusters.
• Create Breaklines By Slope – New function to
create 3D polylines at the boundaries of slope zones.
• Color Lines – Added new method for creating
polylines that follow color lines in the cloud such as roadway
paint stripes and new method to follow color boundaries such as
edge between pavement and grass.
• Slope Lines – New function to create breakline
polylines by following a slope grade break.
• Feature Extraction – Added batch process method
to extract multiple features at a time.
• Power Lines - New function to extract overhead
wires as polylines.
Data Conversions
• Geoids – Added geoids for Germany-Hessen,
Thailand and Lithuania.