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June 3, 2008:
Harry O. Ward, PE, Named VP of Carlson Software
In recognition of the growth that Carlson Software has been experiencing in civil engineering sales and its training division, Harry O. Ward, PE, has been named a vice president and as such, he will be directing the operations of Carlson College and the Civil Engineering Division.
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April 21, 2008:
Carlson Software and HydroCAD Form Alliance
A new alliance between Carlson Software Inc. and HydroCAD Software Solutions, LLC, to take advantage of the strengths of both companies and to benefit both companies' customers was recently revealed at the Carlson Silver Anniversary User Conference. HydroCAD is a Computer Aided Design tool used by civil engineers for modeling stormwater runoff.
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April 14, 2008:
Carlson Software to Give Users CAD Platform Choice.
At the opening session of the Carlson Silver Anniversary User Conference, Bruce Carlson, president and founder of Carlson Software Inc., announced the addition of the ability to run on IntelliCAD® (ICAD) to the 2009 releases of Carlson Software.
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April 10, 2008:
Carlson Software Supports JAVAD GNSS.
Carlson Software recently announced that it will provide support for the all-new receiver technology provided by JAVAD GNSS.
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March 11, 2008:
Carlson Software and Prolec U.K. Announce OEM Partnership.
Under a new agreement with Carlson Software, Prolec U.K. will be providing European distribution of Carlson machine control software and products.
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March 11, 2008:
All-New Carlson Grade 3.0 Introduced by Carlson Software.
Now contractors and heavy equipment operators have no need to buy or install more software than they need. Learn about Grade's Upgrade Option Authorization, Open Positioning Architecture, and User Defined Interface.
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March 3, 2008:
Carlson Software forms new Positioning & Machine Control Division
The construction industry is rapidly embracing technology and Carlson Software is ready with the newly formed Positioning & Machine Control Division incorporating its machine control software development team, a specialized sales force and global OEM distribution.
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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]
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NEW
Store Project
Archive –
Saves a drawing file
and associated data
files to a .zip file
for backup or transfer.
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NEW
Extract Project
Archive –
Extracts drawing and
data files from a .zip
archive file.
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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.
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NEW
Save Drawing
in Acad R14
– For SurvCADD
in Acad 2004 and 2005,
added a command to save
a drawing in AutoCAD
R14 format.
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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.
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Fillet 3D
- Added ability to span
multiple segments on
3D polyline to fit fillet.
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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.
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NEW
Surface 3D Viewer
– New
command to directly
load a surface file
and run the 3D Viewer
Window.
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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.
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HOT
Shrink-wrap Entities
- Added method for spanning
entities with gaps and
added support for 3D
Faces.
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Entities To
Polylines -
Added support for converting
splines and ellipses
into polylines.
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NEW
Copy To Layer
– New
command to copy a selected
entity and put the copy
in a specified layer.
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NEW
Move Text
– New
command to slide text
in the direction of
the text angle.
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Change Text
Width –
Added support for changing
width of block attributes.
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Change Text
Font –
Added dialog interface
for selecting font from
a list of styles defined
in the drawing.
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NEW
Drawing Cleanup
– A collection
of routines for fixing
typical problems with
a drawing. Includes
joining entities, reducing
extra data and removing
invalid entities.
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NEW
Remove Groups
– New
command to ungroup the
selected entities.
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NEW
Entity Insertion
Point Rotate
– New
command to rotate entities
around each of their
insertion points.
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Break By Polyline
– Added support
for open as well as
closed polylines to
break against.
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NEW
Edit Polyline
Section –
New
command for redrawing
a section of a polyline.
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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.
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Extend By Distance
– Added option
for distance by feet-inches
units. Added support
for polylines with arcs.
Made auto-zoom center
an optional setting.
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Join Nearest
- Added option to apply
maximum deflection angle
to joining linework.
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3D Entity To
2D - Added
support for point entities.
Updates both point entity
elevation and attribute
label.
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Drawing Inspector
– In elevation
mode, the elevation
is now interpolated
for 3D faces.
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Draw Arc/Curve
Commands –
Routines now input angles
in dd.mmss format instead
of decimal degrees.
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NEW
Remove Duplicate
Polylines –
New
routine to removes polylines
with identical points.
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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.
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Change Elevations
– Added option
to select text label
to get elevation value.
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NEW
Import Xref
To Current Drawing
– New
command to insert and
explode an Xref to the
drawing.
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NEW
2D Align
– New
routine that performs
align making sure the
control points have
zero elevation.
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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.
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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.
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Write Polyline
File - Added
an option for writing
inclusion/exclusion
polylines for Grid File
Utilities.
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NEW
Select By Elevation
– New command
to make a selection
set of entities within
an elevation range.
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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.
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Field To Finish
– Added new //
special code that appends
the full name of the
second code.
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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.
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Point Protect
– When point conflict
occurs, added option
to use next available
point number instead
of last in coordinate
file.
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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.
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Label Station-Offset
– Added option
to label station and
offset on same line.
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Calculate Offsets
– Added ability
to create point notes
for the station-offset
and to include point
notes in the report.
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Enter Deed Description
– Added option
to define curve by tangent-out
and arc length. Added
option to convert distances
between feet and meters.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Inverse - Added setting
to control the number
of decimal places on
distances. Added option
to report elevation
difference.
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NEW
Benchmark
– New
command to calculate
the occupy point elevation
or instrument height
from a measurement to
a reference elevation.
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NEW
Building Offset
Extensions
– New
command to create extension
points from corners
of building polylines
at specified offsets.
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Polyline Report
- Added the option to
report elevations and
slopes. Added support
for using the report
formatter.
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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.
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Intersection
routines –
Added the option for
offsets in the bearing-bearing,
bearing-distance and
distance-distance intersection
routines.
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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.
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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.
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Align Local
Coordinates
- Added optimize function
for which control points
to use to minimize residuals.
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Radial Stakeout
– Added options
to screen select setup
points and stakeout
target points.
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Deed and Polyline
To RW5 File
– Curve data is
recorded as note records
in the raw file.
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Process Deed File
- Added ability to define
non-tangent curve direction
by PC to Radius angle.
Also for curve editing,
added delta angle field.
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Line/Curve Tables
– The current
line and curve table
numbers are remembered
between drawings. Added
the option to have leaders
on the linework
labels.
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Design Curve
– Added a method
for entering the curve
by PC point, radius
and arc length.
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Edit Point Attributes
– Double-clicking
on a point entity will
launch the Edit Point
Attribute command for
that point.
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Translate/Rotate/Scale/Align
Points –
Added option to select
screen entities to transform
in addition to the coordinate
file points.
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Translate Points
- Added option to define
the translate by angle
and distance values.
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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.
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Edit-Multiple
Point Attributes
- Added ability to set
the symbol, layers and
attribute layout for
the selected points.
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NEW
3 Radius Curve
Series –
New
command to fit a series
of 3 curves with different
radii between 2 tangents.
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NEW
Define Lot Attributes
– New
command to define attributes
for lot and points and
lot types.
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Input-Edit Lot
File –
Added import and export
between the lot file
and a Microsoft Access
database.
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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.
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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.
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NEW
Lot File Utilities
– New
commands to import/export
lot files to Microsoft
Access databases.
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Export Text/ASCII
File - Added
a method for selecting
the points to export
from the screen.
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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.
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Area By Closed
Polylines-
Added option to select
exclusion areas.
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NEW
Digitize Area
– New
command for digitizing
areas with an option
whether to draw the
perimeter.
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Annotate Defaults
- Added option to drop
trailing zeros on distance
labels.
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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.
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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.
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NEW
Check Label
Overlaps –
New
command to check drawing
for overlapping annotation
labels. Overlaps can
be fixed by applying
rules or manually.
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Label Arc
– Added setting
for labels inside or
outside of arc separately
for each field.
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NEW
Custom Arc Label
Formatter –
New
command with complete
control for labeling
arcs.
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NEW
Custom Line
Label Formatter
– New
command with flexible
layout of the angle
and distance labels.
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Draw Endpoint
Leaders - Added
option for arrow away
from endpoint towards
annotation.
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Label Elevation
Along Polylines
- Added support for
reading polyline vertice
elevations and added
option for maximum offset
to label.
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Offset Dimensions
- Added option for arrow
only on end of line.
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Building Dimensions
- Added option to label
in feet and inches.
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Stack Label
Arc - Added
option to align text
by chord angle.
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Draw Grid
- Added option to grid
in latitude/longitude
and a new
layout style with spilt
coordinates.
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Draw Legend
- Added option to make
linetype and hatching
left justified.
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Create/Update
Point Table
- Added option to select
points from the screen.
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NEW
Label Curb/Flow
Elevations
– New
command for labeling
the elevations for selected
curb/flow points along
an alignment.
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NEW
LDT Description
Keys –
Added routine in Field
To Finish for importing
Land Development Desktop
Description Keys into
a Field To Finish code
table.
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Geoid Support
- Added support for
USA Geoid 2003. For
Geoid 99, added support
for Hawaii and Puerto
Rico.
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Benchmark
– Added support
for importing Benchmark
binary coordinates files.
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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.
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NEW
FL DOT
– In Edit-Process
Raw Data, added routine
to export FL DOT .OBS
raw data.
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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.
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NEW
Kentucky State
Plane - Added
support for the new
Kentucky single state
plane zone.
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Leica GSI
– Added option
for converting between
US and International
feet units.
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NEW
MOSS
– In Edit-Process
Raw Data, added routine
to export MOSS raw data.
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NEW
PacSoft
– New
routine to import PacSoft
binary coordinate data.
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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.
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