Improvements for SurvCADD 2006

[General Commands] [Cogo-Design] [SurvNET] [DTM-Contour] [Section Profile] [Hydrology] [GIS] [Mining] [Advanced Mining]
[Ore Module] [Natural Regrade New Module] [Takeoff New Module]

General Commands

• NEW Store Project Archive – Saves a drawing file and associated data files to a .zip file for backup or transfer.
• NEW Extract Project Archive – Extracts drawing and data files from a .zip archive file.
• NEW Station Equations - Added support for station equations in routines that use centerlines.
• File Selection –Added functions to browse for the current folder and manage the folders available in the recent folders list.
• Report Formatter – Added output to current session of Excel, mirrored output to Excel, spreadsheet preview with copy/paste, merge to combine current and old reports, export to XML format files and added controls for totaling methods of user-defined attributes.
• Configure SurvCADD – Added loading and saving of configuration settings to a setting file.
• NEW Save Drawing in Acad R14 – For SurvCADD in Acad 2004 and 2005, added a command to save a drawing in AutoCAD R14 format.
• Draw 2D Polyline – Completely rewrote this routine to combine options from several separate polyline commands and add several New features.
• Draw 3D Polyline – Completely rewrote this routine to combine options from several separate polyline commands and add several New features.
• Fillet 3D - Added ability to span multiple segments on 3D polyline to fit fillet.
• NEW Create Polyline ID Labels – New command to create unique labels for the selected polylines.
• 3D Viewer Window – Added elevation range shading and an image inspector to report elevations of highlighted entities. Added a 3D clipping plane that is controlled by a slider. Added functions to save and load viewing positions.
• NEW Surface 3D Viewer – New command to directly load a surface file and run the 3D Viewer Window.
• NEW Highlight Crossing Polylines – New command to find crossing polylines and report the crossing locations, elevations and delta-z. Has option to fix the crossings by inserting vertices in the polylines at the intersection and using the average elevation.
• HOT Shrink-wrap Entities - Added method for spanning entities with gaps and added support for 3D Faces.
• Entities To Polylines - Added support for converting splines and ellipses into polylines.
• NEW Copy To Layer – New command to copy a selected entity and put the copy in a specified layer.
• NEW Move Text – New command to slide text in the direction of the text angle.
• Change Text Width – Added support for changing width of block attributes.
• Change Text Font – Added dialog interface for selecting font from a list of styles defined in the drawing.
• NEW Drawing Cleanup – A collection of routines for fixing typical problems with a drawing. Includes joining entities, reducing extra data and removing invalid entities.
• NEW Remove Groups – New command to ungroup the selected entities.
• NEW Entity Insertion Point Rotate – New command to rotate entities around each of their insertion points.
• Break By Polyline – Added support for open as well as closed polylines to break against.
• NEW Edit Polyline Section – New command for redrawing a section of a polyline.
• Edit Polyline Vertex - Added station of current vertex and added Next and Previous buttons for incrementing the vertex to edit. Added option to screen pick New vertex position.
• Extend By Distance – Added option for distance by feet-inches units. Added support for polylines with arcs. Made auto-zoom center an optional setting.
• Join Nearest - Added option to apply maximum deflection angle to joining linework.
• 3D Entity To 2D - Added support for point entities. Updates both point entity elevation and attribute label.
• Drawing Inspector – In elevation mode, the elevation is now interpolated for 3D faces.
• Draw Arc/Curve Commands – Routines now input angles in dd.mmss format instead of decimal degrees.
• NEW Remove Duplicate Polylines – New routine to removes polylines with identical points.
• NEW Check Elevation Range – New polyline utility that checks whether the polyline vertices elevations are within the specified elevation range. Polylines with vertices outside the range are highlighted and can be set to zero elevation.
• Change Elevations – Added option to select text label to get elevation value.
• NEW Import Xref To Current Drawing – New command to insert and explode an Xref to the drawing.
• NEW 2D Align – New routine that performs align making sure the control points have zero elevation.
• Entity Insertion Point Rotate – Rotates the selected entities around the insertion point of each entity. Applies to text, inserts and points. Angle can be set by twist screen, pick, entered angle or entity segment.
• LandXML Import/Export – New user-interface for transferring multiple files at a time. Also added support for transferring cross section data and survey raw data.
• Write Polyline File - Added an option for writing inclusion/exclusion polylines for Grid File Utilities.
• NEW Select By Elevation – New command to make a selection set of entities within an elevation range.

COGO-Design Module

• Data Collection – For downloading coordinates, added an option for point protect to check the coordinate file for existing data before writing the data collector point. For SurvCE transfer, added support for transfer via USB using ActiveSync and added a routine to upload a point number range of a coordinate file. Also for SurvCE, downloading rw5 files will create a second copy with a .sc5 extension to serve as an archive.
• Field To Finish – Added new // special code that appends the full name of the second code.
• Edit-Process Raw File – Added processing option for backsight reciprocals whether to average elevation or elevation and distances. Added processing options for store point records whether to always store, never store or store only when missing in the coordinate file. Also for store points, new process option to hold store point coordinates and report differences from measurements to these points. For reporting coordinate comparisons, added process option for check points based on a code in point description that includes the point number. After processing, added option to run Field-To-Finish for the range of processed points. On processing with adjustments, improved detection of closing measurements for better defaults of closure settings. Added a report option to use a tabular report viewer that groups sections of report data under separate tabs for quick viewing. Added report options for point protect and store point conflicts. For direct-reverse processing, reports difference between horizontal turned angles from FD-BD and FR-BR and added separate tolerance setting for these angle differences. For the graphics view, added an option whether to show the sideshot data. Added routines to create point groups for all the points in the raw file, for traverse points only or for sideshot points only. Backsight records will now keep both the backsight point and azimuth. When both values exist, azimuth is used. Added option to convert conflicting store point records into notes. For multiple measurement data, added option for reporting residuals and line numbers and added a method for averaging the measured distances. Added option to import coordinates from the CRD file by point number. Added a Go To line number routine. Added more color controls. Added an option for decimal seconds in the direct-reverse report. Added support for FD and BD only records. Added a setting for a special code in the descriptions of measurement records to identify the closing and angle balance measurements. Added a routine to export the GPS latitude/longitude/elevation data to a text/ascii file.
• Point Protect – When point conflict occurs, added option to use next available point number instead of last in coordinate file.
• Station Polyline - Added New options to station the slope distance for 3D polylines, option whether to flip labels for twist screen, option to specify the description for created points, option to set the text offset distance, option whether to label the PC stations and settings for the tick sizes of different station types. Added options to locate and label PI points.
• Label Station-Offset – Added option to label station and offset on same line.
• Calculate Offsets – Added ability to create point notes for the station-offset and to include point notes in the report.
• Enter Deed Description – Added option to define curve by tangent-out and arc length. Added option to convert distances between feet and meters.
• NEW Deed Correlation – New command that takes a set of field and design/deed points and creates an inverse report like radial stakeout for each pair of points. Includes routine to find the best point to hold and the best point to rotate to.
• Legal Description – Added support for starting series up to beginning point and added support for reference points to other points besides beginning point. Added separate settings for curve radial-in and radial-out. Added routines to load and save the legal description settings.
• Cut Sheet - Added option to report cut/fill in feet and inches. For road design surfaces, added support for using Template Point Profiles and Template Point Centerlines. For point selection, added option to screen select points and added a button for selecting point groups.
• NEW Edit-Process Level Data – New command with spreadsheet editor for entering level data. Level calculations are updated as data is entered. Includes processing and reporting.
• Inverse - Added setting to control the number of decimal places on distances. Added option to report elevation difference.
• NEW Benchmark – New command to calculate the occupy point elevation or instrument height from a measurement to a reference elevation.
• NEW Building Offset Extensions – New command to create extension points from corners of building polylines at specified offsets.
• Polyline Report - Added the option to report elevations and slopes. Added support for using the report formatter.
• Compare Points - Added loading and saving of point ranges to a point number file.
• Visual COGO routines – Screen picking points will now grab the point number if available.
• Intersection routines – Added the option for offsets in the bearing-bearing, bearing-distance and distance-distance intersection routines.
• NEW Line By Angle-Distance – New command to draw a line from an occupied point at a given angle and distance where the angle format supports the standard 1-9 angle-bearing codes.
• Resection - Added option to report residuals.
• Coordinate File Utilities – Added function to set the elevation for a range of points.
• Point Group Manager – Added the ability to import filters from point group manager settings of other coordinate files.
• Align Local Coordinates - Added optimize function for which control points to use to minimize residuals.
• Radial Stakeout – Added options to screen select setup points and stakeout target points.
• Deed and Polyline To RW5 File – Curve data is recorded as note records in the raw file.
• Process Deed File - Added ability to define non-tangent curve direction by PC to Radius angle. Also for curve editing, added delta angle field.
• Line/Curve Tables – The current line and curve table numbers are remembered between drawings. Added the option to have leaders on the linework labels.
• Design Curve – Added a method for entering the curve by PC point, radius and arc length.
• Edit Point Attributes – Double-clicking on a point entity will launch the Edit Point Attribute command for that point.
• Translate/Rotate/Scale/Align Points – Added option to select screen entities to transform in addition to the coordinate file points.
• Translate Points - Added option to define the translate by angle and distance values.
• Scale Points - Added routine to calculate the combined grid and elevation scale factor for ground to grid or grid to ground from selected points. Includes a report feature that shows the scale factor for each point and the averaged scale factor.
• Edit-Multiple Point Attributes - Added ability to set the symbol, layers and attribute layout for the selected points.
• NEW 3 Radius Curve Series – New command to fit a series of 3 curves with different radii between 2 tangents.
• NEW Define Lot Attributes – New command to define attributes for lot and points and lot types.
• Input-Edit Lot File – Added import and export between the lot file and a Microsoft Access database.
• HOT Lot File Report – Added Check Lot routine that reports errors in areas, unequal radius or missing points. Area errors determined by assignments of surround lots for interior lots. Also added the ability to track the original lot coordinates and an Original Coordinates Report that reports the transformation from the current back to original coordinates. Added option to report with decimal seconds on the angles and to include point descriptions and elevations in the report.
• NEW Lot Inspector – New command for showing the lot name, area, lot number and coordinate file in real-time while moving the pointer inside lot perimeters. Lots can be edited by picking inside lot perimeter.
• NEW Lot File Utilities – New commands to import/export lot files to Microsoft Access databases.
• Export Text/ASCII File - Added a method for selecting the points to export from the screen.
• Sliding Side Area/Hinged Area – Rewrote the points method to simplify prompting. Added support for using point numbers. For sliding slide area, added method to specify by remainder area.
• Area By Closed Polylines- Added option to select exclusion areas.
• NEW Digitize Area – New command for digitizing areas with an option whether to draw the perimeter.
• Annotate Defaults - Added option to drop trailing zeros on distance labels.
• Annotate With Leaders - Added options for multi-segment leaders and whether to align the label horizontal to the current view or parallel to the nework.
• HOT Auto-Annotate – New method to avoid label overlaps by applying rules. Added options to set the label prefixes for curve annotation. Improved the layout options to support any combo of labels. Added the option to have different layouts by linework layer.
• NEW Check Label Overlaps – New command to check drawing for overlapping annotation labels. Overlaps can be fixed by applying rules or manually.
• Label Arc – Added setting for labels inside or outside of arc separately for each field.
• NEW Custom Arc Label Formatter – New command with complete control for labeling arcs.
• NEW Custom Line Label Formatter – New command with flexible layout of the angle and distance labels.
• Draw Endpoint Leaders - Added option for arrow away from endpoint towards annotation.
• Label Elevation Along Polylines - Added support for reading polyline vertice elevations and added option for maximum offset to label.
• Offset Dimensions - Added option for arrow only on end of line.
• Building Dimensions - Added option to label in feet and inches.
• Stack Label Arc - Added option to align text by chord angle.
• Draw Grid - Added option to grid in latitude/longitude and a new layout style with spilt coordinates.
• Draw Legend - Added option to make linetype and hatching left justified.
• Create/Update Point Table - Added option to select points from the screen.
• NEW Label Curb/Flow Elevations – New command for labeling the elevations for selected curb/flow points along an alignment.
• NEW LDT Description Keys – Added routine in Field To Finish for importing Land Development Desktop Description Keys into a Field To Finish code table.
• Geoid Support - Added support for USA Geoid 2003. For Geoid 99, added support for Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
• Benchmark – Added support for importing Benchmark binary coordinates files.
• Fieldbook – For exporting raw data to Fieldbook format, added a user-definable code conversion lookup table and added support for multiple active linework by inserting the required Fieldbook codes.
• NEW FL DOT – In Edit-Process Raw Data, added routine to export FL DOT .OBS raw data.
• Geodimeter - Added options to strip decimals from descriptions and use info code in point description. Also added support for more methods of direct-reverse collection.
• NEW Kentucky State Plane - Added support for the new Kentucky single state plane zone.
• Leica GSI – Added option for converting between US and International feet units.
• NEW MOSS – In Edit-Process Raw Data, added routine to export MOSS raw data.
• NEW PacSoft – New routine to import PacSoft binary coordinate data.
• NEW SDMS – In Edit-Process Raw Data, added import and export routines for SDMS raw data. In Write Text/ASCII File, added export of point data to SDMS ctl files.
• NEW Simplicity – Added Simplicity format coordinate files as one of the directly support coordinate file formats in all SurvCADD routines.
• NEW TDS – Added routine in Field To Finish for importing TDS descriptor codes.
• NEW Trimble – In Edit-Process Raw Data, added routine to import Trimble raw data (.dc format).
• NEW VA DOT – In Edit-Process Raw Data, added routine to export VA DOT .TOP raw data.
• NEW Zeiss – In Edit-Process Raw Data, added routine to import Zeiss raw data.
  
  

SurvNET Module

• Coordinate System Adjustment Model - The 3D model of least squares adjustment is now supported. The main advantage of this adjustment model is that it is the preferred method of adjusting GPS vectors with total station data.
• Input Files - GPS vector data can now be incorporated with total station data in a single adjustment. Vector files from Leica and Thales can be input. GPS files in the SiteNet format can be input.
• Preprocessing - As part of the preprocessing process, traverse closures can be computed. Closures for loop traverses and point to point traverses, with or without angle closures, can be computed. Multiple loops in the same raw file can be computed. The preprocessing of the data has been sped up and better preprocessing error messages are generated.
• Preprocessing Closure - As part of preprocessing GPS loop closures can be computed.
• Computing Coordinates - The user has the option to compute unadjusted preliminary coordinates.
• NEW Blunder Detection - New blunder detection method has been implemented that is effective in detecting if the same point number has been used for two different points. This method will also flag other raw data problems.
• Blunder Detection - Another blunder detection method has been implemented that is very effective in isolating a single blunder, distance or angle in a network. This method does not require that there be a lot of redundancy, but is effective if there is only one blunder in the data set. Additionally, another blunder detection method has been implemented that can isolate multiple blunders, distance or angle in a network. This method does require that there be a lot of redundancy in the network to effectively isolate the multiple blunders.
• Least Squares Settings - Differential level networks and loops can be adjusted using the network least squares program.
• Geoid Modeling - Geoid modeling is now used in the least squares program. Users can choose between the Geoid99 or the Geoid03 model. The user can alternately enter the project geoid separation. The separation is used when combining GPS vectors with total station data and is also used in the computation of the elevation factor in the 2D model adjustment.
• Settings - Added description code to identify duplicate points with different point numbers.
• Adjustment - The speed of the least squares adjustment has been improved.
• Least Squares Adjustment Options - The user can specify the confidence interval from 50 to 99. Previously the confidence interval was fixed at 99.

DTM-Contour Module

• NEW Binary Triangulation File – Added a binary triangulation file format (.tin) which is twice as fast to load and save and half the size of the previous triangulation file format (.flt). The old format is still supported.
• 3D Polyline By Slope On Surface – Added support for triangulation surfaces.
• HOT NEW Create Ridge Polylines From Contours – New command to create 3D breaklines between contours for ridges, valleys and summits.
• Triangulate & Contour – Increased the triangulation speed by around 50% and improved the memory efficiency. Inclusion and exclusion perimeters are now embedded into the triangulation instead of just clipping the triangulation. Triangulation errors are displayed in a report dialog with the option to highlight graphically and mark in the drawing. Added New methods to interpolate breaklines for ridges, valleys and summits. For labeling contours, added option to align labels to face uphill.
• Contour Labels - Added an option to use text wipeout and not break the contour polyline. When using the previous style of breaking the contour, added an option to set the gap size between the text label and the contour polyline.
• Digitize Contours – Entirely rewritten routine to streamline prompting and work from puck keys. Added options for sketch mode, sound prompts, auto-close, increment elevation and toggle increment direction.
• Surface Manager – Added function to remove selected triangles and option whether to show tin lines.
• NEW Identify Predefined Boundaries – New command to show the assigned predefined inclusion/exclusion polylines in the drawing.
• Make Grid File – For triangulation modeling, added the option to apply triangulation subdivision to make smoother grid surfaces.
• Grid File Utilities – For grid macros with inclusion perimeters, added option to prompt for perimeters. Added functions for grid math by power.
• Triangulation File Utilities – Added functions to offset perpendicular, min, max and merge triangulations.
• HOT Design Pad Template – Added support for modeling with triangulation plus option to merge the pad with the original triangulation file. For the different slopes option, there is a graphic dialog for assigning the different slope segments.
• HOT Edit Pad Template – New command to edit the pad parameters and recreate the pad entities and report. When used with a triangulation surface, the previous pad is removed from the triangulation before merging the new pad into the surface.
• NEW Contour From Section File – New command to triangulate and contour from cross section file data.
• Bench Pond Design – Added support for modeling with triangulation.
• Elevation Difference – Added support for triangulation surfaces and more labeling options.
• Plot 3D Grid File – Added option to draw a legend when coloring by elevation.
• Two Surface Volumes - Added the maximum cut and fill depths to the report.
• NEW Draw Cut/Fill Color Map – New command for making cut/fill color map in red/blue for difference between grid or triangulation surfaces.
• NEW Cut/Fill Centroids – New command that finds the centroids for each cut and fill area between two tin surfaces with options to draw centroid boundaries and label centroid amounts. Includes routine to find optimum movement of cut to fill volumes that minimizes the total volume*distance moved.
• Draw Surface Intersection – Added support for using two triangulation surfaces as well as grids.
• Slope Zone Analysis – New option to read the surface from a grid or triangulation file instead of reading 3D faces from the drawing which saves computer memory by not requiring the surface to be drawn.
• Calculate Earthwork – Added report of area in cut and fill for each zone. Added option to hatch the zone areas.
• Surface 3D Flyover – Added vehicles models, shading options, color settings, a reference surface option for cut/fill coloring, ability to show both surface and entities, option whether to display cut/fill, and option whether to draw the vehicle track.
• NEW Highlight Segments By Slope – New command to highlight segments of 3D polylines that meet specified slope values.
• Story Stake By Surface Entities – This command is brought from Carlson Field. Added option to use report formatter.
• NEW Story Stake By Points/Polyline – New command to create a story stake report from a series of 3D points or a 3D polyline.
• NEW Label Polyline Segment – New command to annotate the horizontal distance, slope distance, slope percent and/or ratio of the selected polyline segments.

Section-Profile Module

• Road File Selection - Added graphic previews for file selection of centerline, profile and template files.
• Sewer Profiles - Added support for storing the manhole rim elevations and manhole ids to the profile file.
• Circular Curve Profiles - Added a New circular curve profile type where the vertical curves are defined by circle radius instead of parabolic vertical curves defined by vertical curve length.
• Input-Edit Profile - Added option to show a 2nd profile as reference. For road profiles, added dynamic report of sag-crest points as well as showing the points graphically. Also for roads, added function to set the vertical curve to pass through a point. Changed profile data entry to use a spreadsheet.
• Profile From Grid or FLT - Added options to use a 2nd centerline for stationing and to create offset profiles.
• Profile From Points On Centerline - Added options for railroad stationing and to use a 2nd centerline for stationing.
• NEW Calculate Intersection Point – New profile utility to find the intersection from two points and given slopes.
• Profile Offset Text - Added more options including label prefix and suffix.
• HOT Quick Profile - Added a feature to adjust the alignment for dragging the alignment polyline and updating the profile view in real-time. Also added the option to display multiple surfaces from surface model files.
• Profile/Sections From Pipe Polylines - Added methods for pipe position at top, bottom or middle of the 3D pipe polylines.
• Draw Profile – For drawing on profile sheets, added the option to label match lines, added the option to put all the sheets in the same layout tab, and enabled the 1:1 scale option to plot on the sheet layout. Plus New sheet lower x,y position setting and option to select centerline by file. Added the option to prefix all profile layer names with the profile file name. For crossing profiles, added the option to draw as rectangles instead of ellipses. For sewer profiles, added option to label the manhole data along one horizontal line.
• NEW Horizontal Axis Crossing – New command to draw ticks on profile horizontal axis at station locations where centerline intersects selected plan view polylines.
• Profile Report - Added options for reporting sight distance and K-value. Also added option for user-specified special stations to report. For sewer profiles, added the options to report slope or horizontal distance and to report by center-to-center or actual pipe length.
• Profile To 3D Polyline – Added option for sewer and pipe profiles to draw in 3D using the pipe size with 3D Faces.
• Pipe Depth Summary – Added option to use a trench template and report volumes. Added option to report depths and volumes to a strata surface. Added option for a manhole depth summary report.
• NEW Label Sewer Laterals – New command to label sewer laterals linear feet and station in plan view.
• Calculate Section Volumes – Added option to apply topsoil removal/replacement adjustments. Added support for processing sections with subgrades.
• NEW Average Section Files – New command to average a section file for a given station range.
• NEW Section ID – New command to pick a section drawing entity and report the source section file name.
• NEW Slope Zone Section Analysis – New command to report cut/fill areas and volumes within given ranges of slopes.
• HOT Quick Section – Overhauled this command to add support for creating multiple sections in series along an alignment, to process multiple surfaces files and to run Draw Section directly.
• Draw Section – Added more controls for labeling break points elevations, offsets and descriptions. Added option to label the section slopes. Added a setting for the grid line layers separately for main and intermediate. For vertical stack mode, added an option to specify the max sections per column before starting a new column. Added option to choose which sections to label the elevation at the zero offset. Added setting for the position of the cut/fill end area labels.
• Input-Edit Section – Changed section data entry to use a spreadsheet. Added option to specify left and right offset limits to the translate section elevation function. Added a scroll bar for scanning through section stations.
• NEW Overlay Section File – New command to create a section file at given cross slopes and minimum overlay from reference section file.
• Section Report - Added option for reference section file to report cut/fill at specified offset interval.
• Section To 3D Polylines - Added option to specify offset as a value instead of section description. Added option to draw all the template ID’s. Added ability to use a centerline file to define the alignment.
• Digitize Section – Added option to digitize up to five sections at a time and to digitize subgrades. Streamlined prompting.
• Calculate End Areas - Added an option to specify cut/fill areas by picking interior point.
• Input-Edit Superelevation - New setting for the percent of transition to occur in tangent verses on curve.
• Input-Edit Centerline – Added graphic preview window. Added option to define non-tangent curve direction by PC to radius angle. Added function to draw the centerline. Also New functions to change the order of the centerline elements.
• Design Template – Added option for angled subgrade tie in slopes. Added minimum depth setting for cut ditch to avoid ditch too close to surface. Added option to force berm in small cuts. Added template ID report routine. Added method for subgrade tie-in at specified angle.
• Template Curb Libraries - Added ability to store curb definitions to file with graphic preview selection.
• Template Median Libraries - Added ability to store median definitions to file with graphic preview selection.
• Template Point Profiles - Added option to set station range to apply profile.
• Template Transition – Added a transition series setting for grouping a sequence of transitions separately from other transitions. This allows for independent transitions over the same station range.
• Locate Template Points – Added support for using Template Point Profiles and Template Point Centerlines. Added option to screen pick points to calculate. Added description options for a prefix and whether to include the elevation and station-offset.
• HOT NEW Road Design Inspector – New command to simultaneously show profile and section in side view and centerline in plan view with real-time scrolling through stations.
• HOT Process Road Design – Added option to use triangulation as the existing surface to tie with the cut/fill slopes. Plus New option to merge the road surface into the triangulation surface. For redesigning a road, added an option to erase the previous road entities. When redesigning with a triangulation surface, the previous road surface is removed from the triangulation before merging the New road into the surface. Added an option to report the subgrade areas per station.
• NEW GA DOT - New routine to import GA DOT section files.
• SMI – Improved creation of SMI chain file from centerline data. Also added a routine in Data Collection-SMI, for uploading the chain file directly to the SMI collector.
• NEW Geopak – New routine to export section files to Geopak format.
• NEW SDMS – New command to import SDMS centerline data.
• NEW Spanish Road Files – New commands for importing centerlines, profiles and section data from Spanish ISPOL and CLIP programs.
• NEW Terramodel Section – New command to import Terramodel cross section data.
  
  

Hydrology Module

• Metric Support - Added metric support to many hydrology routines.
• NEW Input-Edit Stage Discharge File – New command for entering or editing stage-discharge data.
• NEW Input-Edit Stage Storage File – New command for entering or editing stage-storage data.
• Stage Storage File Format - Added an option for a spreadsheet friendly comma separate stage storage file format (.cap) that is used in all routines.
• Slope At Points – Added options for label prefix and suffix. Improved interface to set options in a dialog.
• Slope Report - Added support for triangulation surfaces. Also added an option to report the slope between two picked points.
• Rainfall Frequency and Amount - Added maps for 1 hour and 2 hour rainfall maps.
• Run Off Tracking – Speeded up using a triangulation surface.
• Curve Number and Runoff – Added ability to save and load parameters.
• NEW Calculate C-Factor – New command that separates the C-Factor input from the Curve number routine.
• Time Of Concentration – For the TR-55 method, added the option to select a 3D flow polyline.
• TR-20 - Added support for the Newer version of TR-20 that runs better on the Newer Windows versions.
• Single Runoff Hydrograph – Added the option to use a six hour storm.
• Prepare HEC-2 Input File – Rewrote this command to handle entering flow value and other values and to make section entry easier.
• HEC-2 Water Surface Profiles – Improved running Hec-2 to prompt for files and display report.
• NEW Draw HEC-RAS – New routine to draw watermark polyline from a Hec-Ras output file (.sdf).
• Calculate Stage-Storage – Added option to enter sediment level and to report sediment volume and adjusted storage amounts.
• NEW Report Stage-Discharge– New command to generate a report from a stage-discharge file (.stg).
• NEW Merge Stage-Discharge Files – New routine to combine stage-discharge files (.stg).
• Draw Stage-Storage Curve– Added dialog user-interface and plotting options.
• Channel Design Manning’s Eq – Added option for second manning’s n for different material by depth.
• Pipe Culvert Design - Added a stage-discharge table to the report.
• NEW Plan View Label Settings – New command to configure the sewer network label settings.
• Edit Sewer Structure – Added more input methods for input flow and for head-loss. Double-clicking on a sewer symbol will launch Edit Sewer Structure. Added option to adjust invert elevations to meet minimum cover. Added Next and Previous buttons for moving the editor between linked structures.
• HOT Draw Sewer Network (Profile) – Added the ability to draw the hydraulic and energy grade lines. Also added the ability to draw existing and design profiles along with the sewer.
• HOT NEW Draw Sewer Network (3D Faces) – New command to draw the pipes and structures in 3D.
• NEW Save Sewer Network – New command to save the sewer network to a backup file.
• NEW Find Sewer Structure – New command to locate the specified structure name in plan view.
• NEW Report Sewer Network – New command to report the sewer network data for the selected structures.

GIS Module

• Define Template Database – Improved user-interface to be more straightforward and fewer steps. Added ability in field definitions to set default values and value ranges.
• NEW Database File Utilities – New command to import GIS data from SurvCE/GISCE and from user-defined fields from text/ASCII files.
• Create GIS Polylines By Interior Text - Added option to add data to existing closed polylines.

Mining Module

• Fault Modeling - Added a New method for processing multiple fault polylines by inverse distance.
• Conformance – For seam-specific, added the ability for strata precedence on assigning conformance. Also added a New seam-specific setup of assigning strata to conform from.
• Draw Outcrops – When using a pre-calc file, added the ability to select multiple strata to draw outcrops.
• Block Diagram - Added option to load the model from a Pre-Calc Grid File. Also added an option to draw the sides as 3D faces instead of hatching. Another New option to pick a multi-sided perimeter polyline for the outline of the block diagram instead of always rectangular.
• HOT Fence Diagram – Added an option to hatch strata by a selected attribute with different colors by attribute value ranges. Added an option to not clip the strata with each other. Added an option to use a 2nd alignment polyline for stationing. Added option to label the northing-easting of the alignment polyline along the horizontal axis.
• Draw Geologic Column – For the line-up position method, added ability to order geologic columns by projection onto alignment polyline.
• Surface Mine Reserves – Improved the speed of this routine by around 20%. Added a method for setting the top and bottom surfaces as a fixed elevation. Added the active pinchout, conformance and process beds only setting into the top of the report. For the report formatter, added a field for the total pit area.
• Edit Drillhole – Double-clicking on a drillhole symbol will launch Edit Drillhole for that drillhole.

Advanced Mining Module

• Parent-Child Modeling – Changed the way strata quantities are effected by limit lines so that limit lines can be used to have both parent and child strata from strata splits in the same pre-calc grid model.
• Reserve Classification – Improved the smoothness of the classification perimeters and added an option to generate pit polylines from the reserve areas.
• Surface Production Timing - Added support for using a bottom surface grid file.
• Define Equipment – New user interface. Added import/export of data to files.
• Equipment Calendar –Added report function for number of hours works, off and maintenance per equipment. Added function to clean out old records.
• Grid History – The grid history information appends to the file after each operation instead of recording only the last function.
• NEW Find Pit – New command to locate the pit polyline in the drawing given the name.
• NEW Pit Inspector – New routine to display selected pit attributes while moving the pointer inside pit perimeters. Includes option to label the values.
• NEW Pit Label Formatter – New command to choose which pit attributes to label and the format for the labels.
• NEW Pit Points Report – New command that reports the perimeter points of the selected pits.
• Identify Pit Polyline – Pits are now selected by picking inside the pit perimeter instead of on the polyline.
• Edit Pit – Allows editing the pit and site names.
• NEW Reassign Timing Grids – New command to reassign the folders for the grid file names in pits.
• Merge Pits – Routine will now combine any pit quantities from the original pits.
• NEW Setup Property Link – New command to assign external data links to property polylines.
• NEW Property Data Report – New command to report data from external links of property polylines.
• Design Dragline Pit – Added ability to use triangulation surfaces as well as grids.
• Design Bench Pit – When processing multiple pits, New option to prefix layer for polylines with pit name. Added support for open polylines where the bench slopes are applied to one side. Added the option to use 3D polylines for the pit perimeter.
• Draw Dragline Limits - Added an option to draw the entities as a block to make easier to move as a group.
• Cut & Place (Spoil Removal) – From within this command, added way to draw dragline limits.
• Strata Polylines - Added support for thickness strata polylines in addition to elevation.
• Invalid Strata Report – Improved to show all the drillholes with out-of-order strata not just the first two.
• Calculate Residuals – Added option for reporting histograms plus ability to highlight outliers in plan view.
• NEW Change Process On/Off Status – New drillhole utility to set the processing status for selected drillholes.
• NEW Make Top Of Key Grid – New command that reads a precalc model and makes a grid for the top of key elevation where the key thickness is greater than a user-specified amount.
• Auto-Run Strata Grids – When there is a problem processing a grid, the process keeps moving to the next grid and reports any problems at the end.
• Drillhole Text Formatter - Added option to label thickness of missing strata as zero.
• Statistical Analysis - Added option to use report formatter when calculating from grid files and using pit perimeters. Also added the average slope and direction when processing surface files. Added option for reporting histograms plus ability to highlight outliers in plan view.

Ore Module

• Make Block Model – Added 3D Kriging as a modeling method. Added a method to model discrete data values like color and a New method to model by strata name. Added support for a fixed vertical size block mode.
• HOT Surface Mine Reserves - Added a block model method for on-the-fly block modeling.
• Draw Block Model - Added options to set layer for each grade and whether to draw each grade.
• NEW Block Model Viewer – New command to read a block model directly into the 3D viewer window.
• NEW Block Model Inspector – New command with real-time reports of the block model parameters as you move the pointer around the model. Includes option to label the model values.
• NEW Input-Edit Block Model – New routine to edit the block model grid files.
• Define Grade Parameters – Added support for up to eight parameters per grade.
• NEW Prepare Value Block Model – New command to make a block model that represents the profit of each block.
• HOT NEW Optimized Pit Placement – New command that applies the Lerchs-Grossman method for calculating the maximum profit blocks for mine from a block model for given production amounts.

Natural Regrade Module (New Module)

• HOT Design Geofluv Regrade – Guides through the steps to define a regrade surface with channels and ridges that creates a stable drainage area.
• Calculate Geofluv Volume – Calculates and reports the volume between the existing and design surfaces.
• Draw Geofluv Contours – Draws contours for the final design surface.
• 3D Surface Viewer – Shows the design surface triangulation in the 3D viewer window.
• 3D Contour Viewer – Shows the design surface contours in the 3D viewer window.
• Cut/Fill Centroids – Shows center of mass locations for each cut/fill region.
• Longitudinal Profile – Routines to view and edit the channel profiles.

Takeoff Module (NEW Module)

• Define Layer Target/Material/Subgrade – Sets target surface, material names and depths of layers.
• Set Layer For Existing – Sets target surface to existing for the layers of the selected entities.
• Set Layer For Design – Sets target surface to design for the layers of the selected entities.
• Set Layer For Other – Sets target surface to other for the layers of the selected entities.
• Set Boundary Polyline – Sets the selected polylines as the site boundary.
• Set Exclusion Polylines – Sets the selected polylines as exclusion areas.
• Clear Exclusion Polylines – Removes exclusion polylines assignments.
• Hatch Boundary Area –Hatches the boundary area for verification.
• Erase Boundary Hatch – Erases the boundary hatch entities.
• Tag Area Of Interest – Assigns an area name to the selected polylines for reporting.
• Identify Area Of Interest – Reports the area names assigned to the selected polylines.
• Untag Area Of Interest – Removes area name assignments from the selected polylines.
• Hatch Subgrade Area –Hatches the area of the selected subgrade name for verification.
• Erase Subgrade Hatches – Erases the subgrade hatch entities.
• Define Topsoil Depths – Sets the topsoil removal and replacement depths.
• Erase Boundary Hatch – Erases the boundary hatch entities.
• Set Topsoil Polylines – Assigns the inclusion and exclusion areas for topsoil removal/replacement.
• Clear Topsoil Polylines – Removes topsoil area assignments.
• Hatch Topsoil Area – Hatches the topsoil area for verification.
• Erase Topsoil Hatch – Erases the topsoil hatch entities.
• Make Existing Ground Surface – Creates existing surface from entities on existing target layers.
• Make Design Surface – Creates design surface from entities on design target layers.
• Adjust Design Surface – Vertically adjusts design surface by given amount within polyline perimeter.
• Initialize Overexcavate Surface – Sets the overexcavate surface from a combo of other surfaces.
• Adjust Overexcavate Surface – Vertically adjusts overexcavate surface within polyline perimeter.
• View Overexcavate Surface – Shows the overexcavate surface in the 3D viewer window.
• Draw Overexcavate Surface 3D Faces – Draws 3D faces of the overexcavate surface.
• Erase Overexcavate Surface 3D Faces – Erases the 3D faces of the overexcavate surface.
• Draw Overexcavate Cut Color Map – Shows the areas of overexcavate cut.
• Erase Overexcavate Cut Color Map – Erases the overexcavate color map entities.
• Clear Overexcavate Surface – Removes the overexcavate surface from processing.
• Surface Manager – Allows saving and loading of existing and design surfaces.
• Calculate Total Volumes – Calculates all volumes for the site.
• Calculate Volumes Inside Perimeter – Calculates volumes within a selected polyline perimeter.
• Define Attributes – Defines attribute fields to assign to entities.
• Draw Entities With Attributes – Draws entities and prompts for attribute values.
• Input-Edit Attributes – Edits attribute values for the selected entities.
• Identify Attributes – Reports the attribute values of the selected entities.
• Material Quantities Standard Report – Reports the material quantities for the site in a simple report.
• Material Quantities Custom Report – Reports the material quantities for the site in a user-defined report.
• Draw Building Envelope – Creates a fitted rectangular polyline around the selected entities at an offset.
• Calibrate Digitizer - New method to calibrate by reference point and scale without known coordinates.
• Puck Layout – Choose from two 16-button puck layouts.
• Edit-Assign Polyline Elevations – Routine for converting 2D polylines to 3D by assigning elevations to selected vertices and interpolating the rest. Elevations can be entered or picked from text labels.
• HOT 2D To 3D Polyline By Text – Assigns polyline elevations from associated labels.
• HOT Pad By Interior Text – Assigns elevations to pad perimeter polylines by reading the elevations from labels and figuring the closed perimeter around the label. The pad perimeter can be offset.
• Assign Contour Elevations From Contour Labels – Sets the elevations of polylines by finding the associated elevation labels.
• Drillhole/Strata Settings – Defines strata order, densities and modeling methods.
• Import/Place/Edit/Report Drilhole – Routines to create, edit and report drillholes.
• Make Strata Surfaces – Creates strata surfaces from the drillhole data.
• Clear Strata Surfaces – Removes strata surfaces from processing
• Draw Strata Cut Depth Contours – Draws contours of depth between selected strata and design surface.
• Erase Strata Cut Depth Contours – Removes strata cut contour entities.
• Draw Strata Cut Color Map – Shows areas of cut to the selected strata.
• Erase Strata Cut Color Map – Removes strata color map entities.
• Draw Strata Surface – Draws the selected strata surface with 3D Faces.
• Erase Strata Surface – Removes strata surface entities.
• Input Trench From Polyline – Creates trench network data from following selected polyline and labels.
• Locate/Edit/Remove/Find/Report Trench Network – Routines to edit and report trench structures.
• Save/Load Trench Network – Routines to backup trench network data.
• Draw Trench Network – Routines to draw the trench network in both plan and profile views.
• Erase Strata Surface – Removes strata surface entities.
• Input-Edit Trench Template – Defines trench width, offsets and slopes.
• Draw Typical Trench Template – Draws a detail of the selected template definition.
• HOT Trench Network Quantities – Calculates trench cut quantities, backfill, manhole depths and depth zones.