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12d®Model™ is powerful surveying,

terrain modelling & civil engineering

software. It allows fast production in a

wide variety of projects including

mapping, site layouts, road, rail and

highway design, residential & land

developments, and Environmental Impact

studies.

It is the complete, SURVEY, MAPPING &

DESIGN solution.

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Why Choose 12d®?

Powerful data processing & intelligent functionality. Modular, easy to update & completely customisable. Integrates with major industry software & hardware. Used in over 60 countries worldwide. Friendly support & training from industry experts.

Contents

• Why Choose 12d®? 3

• Base Product - DTM Builder 6

• Survey 7

• 12d® Field 9

• Volumetrics, Tin Analysis &

Earthworks 10

• Detailed Alignment Design 11

• 12d® Track 12

• Urban Drainage and

Wastewater 13

• Rivers & Flooding 16

• Visualisation 17

• Input / Output 18

• Additional Modules 19

• Technical Specifications 21

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sections, contours labelling, slope and height

analysis

• Simple and quick surface model creation (TINs)

SuperTins

Unique to 12d®, the SuperTin™ creates a dynamic

combination of any number of surfaces to form a

composite surface without ever having to do any work

to merge the surfaces.

This means there are no steps required to merge

surfaces, thereby saving time and reducing errors.

Also, if any surface of the SuperTin™ is modified, the

SuperTin™ is also instantly updated.

This means even further time saving and reduction of

errors.

The SuperTin™ can be used in any 12d® Model™

option where a normal surface is used.

Massive Data Sets? No Problem!

Today, with various forms of data collection available

(such as LIDAR and laser scanners,) organisations are

working with larger data sets than ever before.

In response to this, 12d® Solutions has created a

purpose-built 64-bit version, which utilises the full

power of 64-bit technology. This has allowed users to

load up to 250 million data points into a single project.

Clients requiring this capability for projects such as

flood risk assessments and large reclamation projects

have found it to be invaluable for saving them time and

therefore money.

12d®Model™ is a standalone program designed with a

civil engineering database. From the powerful 3D

database to the user interface, it has been developed

by 12d®Solutions to create a fast, stable and

integrated solution for the civil engineering, surveying

and construction industries.

From the start, operators can enjoy ease of use and a

short learning curve.

Our users are highly involved in shaping 12d®, and

we encourage feedback to enhance the product to

meet their needs.

3D String Based Design

Since inception, 12d® Model™ has been developed as

a 3D string based civil package.

12d®’s dynamic user interface caters for everyone

from designer to manager. Any combination of Plan,

Section and Perspective views gives the user

complete control of how the design data is displayed.

Users can control the number, size and configuration

of plan, section and perspective views.

Rapid Processing Power

At the heart of 12d®Model™ is the fast triangulation

and computation engine.

Processing millions of points takes seconds, not

minutes or hours.

This results in:

• Efficient triangulation operations

• Increased speed for all volume calculations

• Instantaneous surface analysis including cross

Why Choose 12d®? 12d®Model™ was specifically created for the civil engineering industry. It is a user-friendly, efficient tool that suits the needs of industry leading professionals and companies. It is now being used in over 60 countries.

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Simple & Fast Visualisation

Whether your business is small or large, 12d® can

help you create detailed 3D visualisations for uses

from checking survey and designs to producing

presentations for your clients.

The multimedia output from 12d®Model™ can be

crucial when dealing with non-technical people such

as clients, developers, politicians. 12d®’s visualisation

philosophy is that a designer (not a graphic artist)

should be able to create an accurate output in the

shortest time possible.

Visualisation is important as designers can view their

projects in realistic 3D.

Visualisations in 12d® can be created for even small

projects at a fraction of the cost of outsourcing to a

graphics agency.

Superior Stability

12d®Model™ is highly stable.

Development is conducted by a team of passionate

industry professionals who understand the importance

of minimising downtime due to software issues.

This process has always been responsive to market

demands, which has been a key factor in companies

making the switch to 12d® from other software

packages.

12d® Solutions is committed to rigorous beta testing.

We pride ourselves on minimising product crashes and

reducing client down time.

A Flexible & Customisable Tool

12d®Model™ can be the complete solution for your

organisation, or it can be one tool used in conjunction

with other software packages.

12d®Model™ can be tailored to your organisation via:

• Being modular with a wide variety of options

available

• Ability to be easily upgraded or modified when

required

• Efficient data transfer to and from major industry

packages

• Customisation – 12d® allows users to customise

plot outputs and to write macros to match an

organisation’s current system or processes

• All of 12d®’s shortcut keys and toolbars are

completely customisable

• Company standards and naming conventions can

be adopted using 12d®Model™.

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Integrated CAD Functionality

12d® has its own integrated CAD engine for complete

drafting functionality (i.e. 12d® does not need to

interface with other CAD systems to output drawings

and/or information). However, if required, 12d® can

export to the major CAD packages.

12d® plot outputs can be customised to match your

project requirements, significantly reducing drafting

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Further to the cost efficiency and increased

productivity that 12d®Model™ can bring to your

business, we are pleased to offer very competitive

pricing on licences, Maintenance and Support, and

Productive Users In Days

Users of 12d® are generally proficient after

introductory training, with just a few days’ practice.

Other packages can take users months or even years

to learn.

This reduces downtime when adopting 12d®Model™

and also when training additional staff.

Web Site Resources

The 12d® web site is a great portal and we are

constantly working to improve it even further.

The site provides information about 12d®Model™,

details of new releases, user forums and product

information.

World Class Product

12d®Model™ is sold and supported around the world.

Our Sales and Support teams strive to know you, the

type of work that you do, and the requirements of your

client.

All support personnel are expert 12d®Model™

operators with experience in the industry, and are able

to provide practical, useful solutions to technical

problems.

We provide support for technical queries, upgrades

and product enhancements, plus we provide both

assistance and advice with customisation and

installation.

12d® users on Maintenance also have access to

online 12d® user forums. Thousands of 12d® users

worldwide contribute to the forums, and the forums are

another great resource for 12d® users.

Competitively Priced

training.

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Plots and reports of any of the data in the views can

be created at any time. Plots can be output in a variety

of formats including Windows printers and DWG &

DXF. Plot parameters are provided for tailoring long

and cross section plots. Final quality plots are

produced from 12d®Model™, including title blocks,

true type fonts, line styles and symbols.

The 12d®Model™ Base Product was written from the

ground up for the civil and surveying market. Work

flow follows traditional engineering ideas, making it

very easy to learn and use. The base includes the

string types 2d, 3d, 4d, interface, pipe, text, alignment

and super to allow accurate civil engineering and

survey modelling. Alignment strings provide

independent horizontal and vertical geometry and are

created and edited interactively on plan and section

views.

The base includes ability to do simple road and rail

designs, building platforms, storage ponds, dams and

canals while the Detailed Alignment Design module is

available for more complex work. When adjustments

are made to the strings or templates, a simple recalc

facility automatically removes redundant information

and replaces it with the updated geometry and

volumes. This is particularly useful when many trials

are needed to determine the best position for the final

design.

Three types of views – plan, section and perspective –

can be created by the user for examining, constructing

and editing information. All views are automatically

linked so that data can be viewed and manipulated

using more than one view. The 12d®Model™ section

view extends the concept of a section to include a

corridor either side of the string being profiled. Any

strings in the corridor can be displayed in the section

view. Hence potential clashes between the profile

string and utilities are easy to detect. The

12d®Model™ ‘super string’ provides a simple tool for

3d modelling of utilities such as telephone lines,

electricity cables, gas lines and water pipes.

Base Product The 12d®Model™ base product contains all the options necessary to produce a digital terrain model (DTM or TIN), including fast triangulation, contouring and sectioning routines. It is graphically interactive to give immediate feedback to the user.

A powerful object-based programming language is

included in the base product. With this language, users

can build their own options using 12d®Model™’s vast

library of graphics and analysis commands or by

defining their own routines.

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Transformations include affine, ortho-affine, 2D

Helmert, 3D Helmert, seven parameters and NTv2

Grids. These include converting between AMG/ISG co

-ordinates and MGA co-ordinates for Australia and

converting between old and new Circuits for New

Zealand.

Elevation (height) adjustments including a simple

constant, user defined planes or difference surfaces.

Setout points, triangulations, centre line alignments

and design cross sections can be created and

uploaded to Total Stations and GPS controllers.

12d®Model™ provides seamless interface with TP

Setout and TP Stakeout and full support for Trimble

Link.

A full suite of COGO functions is included.

Complete plan drawings including line styles, symbols,

hatching and title blocks can be produced. Extensive

drafting operations are available so a separate CAD

system is not required.

Raw data from survey instruments is downloaded by

12d®Model™ or read from a PC Card and converted

to 12d®Model™’s ‘Field File’, ready for reduction.

During reduction, a mapping file is used to apply line

styles and symbols, colors and line weights, and to

separate the data into models (layers), all based on

your field coding.

Field data is automatically ‘strung’ based on field

codes. Coding by Field Templates is supported,

allowing dramatic increases in field productivity for

string based surveys.

Field pickup includes arcs, pipes and culverts.

Corrections to field data (typically mis-coding or mis-

numbering of strings) are done on screen, and the

corrections are written back to the Field File. This

provides an audit trail of the office work, and allows an

UNDO facility to be provided. The original

observations are always available.

12d® includes both solar and star reductions without

requiring almanac details.

Geodetic calculations include interactive reporting of

longitude and latitude, Easting and Northing,

projection bearing and distance, and ellipsoid

distance. Full geodetic calculations are available in

reduction.

Traverse adjustment by Transit, Bowditch, Crandall,

Compass or Least Squares.

Zone to Zone and general conversions between

Latitude/Longitude and Universal Transverse Mercator

(UTM) projections, Transverse Mercator and most

other projections.

Survey With the Survey module, users are able to reduce survey data, apply adjustments and transformations, create and label subdivision (estate) lots, create traverse spreadsheets, and create and upload setout data.

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Traverse Spreadsheets

Plane and projection traverse spreadsheets exist for

entering cadastral work by either using the keyboard

or selecting from the screen. Data entered at the

keyboard is immediately displayed on the screen.

Sophisticated traverse spreadsheet drafting eliminates

most, if not all, manual drafting. Line work is

automatically drawn in grid (Easting and Northing) co-

ordinates but is labelled with observed bearings and

distances with user defined rounding to suit most

authorities.

Adjustments include Bowditch, compass, transit and

least squares. There is no limit on the number of

traverse spreadsheets that can be created and

reedited. In the Lot Check option, existing plan

dimensions are entered and used to check area

calculations as well as ensuring lots are closed to

prescribed limits.

Estate Lots

House lots are created for residential developments by

a variety of methods including parallel, perpendicular

and swinging sides. Minimum frontages and areas can

be preserved. Existing lots can be subdivided. Arcs

can be subdivided by chords or tangents according to

either number, length or an arc-to-chord tolerance.

Lots are numbered and can be given user defined

types such as lot, park or road. Lot labelling includes

areas, numbers, types, labelling the side of lots with

bearings and distances (with user defined rounding),

and creating short segment tables for lines and/or

arcs.

Lot reports include areas sorted by lot number, lot

type, or area. Lots can be coloured by area. Functions

exist to create point numbers and reports for setting

out the lots.

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Developed With Surveyors and

Engineers

12d® Field has been developed to enable surveyors

and engineers to use both GNSS and Total Stations

with the same software that is used in the office to

design and finalise projects.

Site needs have continually been added to the

functionality of the product, providing a solution that

has evolved from the industry itself.

How Does 12d® Field Work?

12d® Field communicates directly

from the tablet with survey grade

GPS units and Total Station

instruments.

12d® connects to the instruments via:

Surveyed data is displayed live on screen in

conjunction with 12d®Model™’s complete civil

engineering and surveying software solution.

A Tool Specifically Designed By

Surveyors…

12d® Field includes two key features: Pickup and

Setout.

12d® Field Pickup provides the ultimate approach for

surveyed data collection.12d®’s unique hierarchical

attribute method with simple-to-manage coding,

templating and live functionality gives the user

12d® Field 12d® Field gives Surveyors and Engineers the ability to use the full functionality of 12d®Model™ on small daylight-readable tablets and notebooks in the field.

complete control of the project and output, from the

field.

12d® Field Setout has been developed to enable

surveyors and engineers to set out (using both GPS

and TPS instruments) for construction projects.

Options include point setout, string setout, batter

setout, tin setout, grid setout, tunnel setout, crossfall

setout and basic pickup.

Interaction & Flexibility

In both Pickup and Setout, information is displayed

live as it is surveyed.

This, combined with the ability to simultaneously

display detailed design and existing data, ensures

total control and flexibility through 12d®’s interactive

plan, section, and perspective views.

Survey instrument control and enhanced data flow in

12d® Field add to the existing power and functionality

of 12d®Model™ to create an invaluable tool for

productivity and information management.

Surveyors & Engineers - On The

Same Page!

Now all professionals on a construction site can work

in unison by utilising 12d® Field.

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This module is used for calculating earthworks

volumes within a user defined polygon using either

end area or exact calculations. Volumes can be

calculated between a triangulated model and a fixed

height or between two triangulated models. Reports of

cut and fill areas and volumes are given on a section

by section basis using the end area method, a height

range basis by the cell method, or on a depth range

basis using exact volumes. Depth volumes can be

colour coded for validation and plots.

Volumetrics, Tin Analysis &

Earthworks 12d®Model™ provides a very systematic approach to volume calculations with good provision for independent calculation checks. It is a general-purpose volume computation routine suitable for a wide variety of applications.

The triangulation analysis module has options to

calculate surface area, depth contours (isopachs), the

intersection of triangulations, and options for slope,

aspect and viewshed analysis. Colour coding can be

used for the slope and aspect analysis. Land use

studies, landscaping and other civil design tasks can

benefit from this comprehensive suite of triangulation

analysis options.

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Detailed Alignment Design extends the IP based

alignment in the Base product to fully support fixed

and floating and IP design, design speed tables,

where minimum and maximum radii, transitions,

superelevation and curve widening are automatically

calculated for specified design speeds.

Designs often change, but it is the computator features

of the alignment in 12d that lessens the impact of such

changes.

Computated alignments are alignments that are

positioned relative to other alignments. Typical

examples may be exit and entry ramps on a motorway

connecting interchanges, urban intersections with left

and right turn lanes, traffic islands, roundabouts and

general land development intersections.

Each alignment can be computated in the horizontal

and vertical, allowing one or more of these alignments

the ability to reposition automatically should a major

reference alignment move.

The parametric geometry generator quickly produces

fully linked objects for intersections, turning lanes and

roundabouts.

The Detailed Alignment Design module also provides

string generation and modifcation operations to allow

interactive design of the most complex civil situations.

The modifiers include:

• modifying design cross-fall, road width and string

height between chainages

• projecting the cross-fall between two existing

strings

Detailed Alignment Design Alignment design adds another dimension to 12d®Model™, providing the tools to carry out the full range of civil design work, from land development to multi lane highways with major intersections and exits.

• widening out to an existing string

• creating cross sections at user specified chainages

• modifying the height and/or offset of the hinge

string (allows easy design of roads with offset

crown).

A separate Kerb return function uses the grades and

cross-falls at the ends of the kerb return to

automatically create vertical geometry. This enables

the user to rapidly create and edit kerb return

alignments and gives the ability to immediately see

the effects of the entire intersection design.

Decisions can be used in the design cross section to

allow, among other things, complicated cut and fill

requirements (multiple strata), decisions based on

depth below one or more strata or strings, multi-level

decisions (i.e. depth decisions, etc) and extended

battering including repetitive battering, fixed width

batters and battering relative to a string or strata.

Alignment design is fully interactive and changes

made in the design will be automatically reflected in

other segments of your projects including design

strings, cross sections, triangulations, long and cross

section plots and visualisations.

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The 12d®Track™ module supplements the power of

the Super Alignment™ with special railway geometry

generators to interactively insert turnouts, calculate

cant and slew, and generate rails and sleepers for use

in the Visualisation module.

12d® Track™ supports most rail transition types,

including the clothoid spiral, cubic spiral, WestRail

cubic spiral and the cubic parabola transition.

Chainage equalities can be placed at any point along

an alignment using several methods of definition

including offsets calculated from Kilometre posts.

The Turnout tool enables users to build their own

library of turnout objects specifying parameters such

as Lead Length, IP to Heel Length and Turnout Angle

and so define all the special trackwork elements

required by a rail designer such as similar-flexure,

contra-flexure, tangential and dual gauge turnouts.

Setout tables for sleeper sets can also be added to a

turnout to allow sleepers to be plotted by setout

distances along the stockrails.

The turnouts are inserted into alignments by various

geometric “reference” calculations relative to

alignments such as “by chainage”, “by vertex” and “by

dropped point”, and the direction of the turnout and the

insertion point can be varied between the TOS, IP or

one of the two APC points. Turnouts are self-

positioning using several insertion “nodes” such as

“Toe of Switch”, “Intersection point” or on alignment

opposite the “Theoretical Crossing point”.

Should the alignment move, or turnout parameters be

modified, the turnout object will re-calculate and

move. So groups of rail alignments and turnouts are

self-calculating based on the choices of turnouts and

associated reference alignments.

12d® Track 12d®Track™, assists rail designers in developing alignments and station yard

Cant is calculated along the alignment and the rate of

change of cant and cant deficiency are calculated

based on supplied gauge constants. Particular curve

constants for any gauge can be entered or one of

three typical gauges can be selected. Rails can be

plotted using the cant calculations and gauge to plot

the rail levels at a regular interval along the alignment.

The Cant data can also be exported to an Excel

spreadsheet.

Centreline points can be calculated from a sequence

of points between two surveyed rail strings. These

points can be used to check slew and best fit between

alignments generated by 12d® and the original

surveyed rail alignment. Plots of the radius at each

point based on the versine of surrounding points are

also generated.

The Track tools also develop strings across the rails

representing the “Low Rail Height”. These can be

viewed in a long section of an alignment to determine

the track lift and lower along the alignment.

A simple gauge structure, and envelope adjustments

using the centre and end throw, and cant provide a

quick clearance check.

Used with the Visualisation module, the rails and

sleepers can be used to produce a visualisation of the

project.

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The Urban Drainage and Wastewater suite consists of

three drainage modules - Drainage, Drainage Analysis

and Dynamic Drainage Analysis - and the Sewer

module for wastewater reticulation.

Drainage

12d® is the tool to create your drainage network.

Layout your drainage network on screen or by

importing data from 12d® drawings and spreadsheets.

Urban Drainage & Wastewater 12d®Model™ substantially reduces the time required to design a complete drainage network, and increases design quality through holistic handling of design surfaces, utilities (e.g. water, gas, electricity), clash checking and trench quantities.

12d® creates plan drawings with pipes to scale or

stylised using line types for pipe sizes/classes.

Automatically generate "intelligent" title blocks to plot

directly to your plotter, complete with your logos and

auto incremented drawing numbers. The user

determines the look of the drawings.

Excavation volumes and pipe system quantities can

be calculated within 12d®. User defined templates are

applied for trench shapes that vary with depth and

pipe size. Excavation volumes may be summarised by

depth (volumetrics module). Pipe schedules are

categorised by pipe types, sizes and/or depths. You

specify the ranges and groupings.

Construction schedules can be printed or the data

exported to spreadsheets including road chainages,

easting, northing, invert levels, diameters, pit types,

and remarks. You can also use the powerful 12d®

programming language to create your own reports.

Flooded widths and roadway depths are shown

graphically in 12d®. 12d® calculates the width of flow

using normal depth calculations. For more detailed

analysis, HEC RAS projects can be created with

discharge results from your hydraulic design.

When laying down the network, 12d® obeys minimum

pipe cover and grading. Powerful graphics helps avoid

service clashes.

12d® measures catchment areas, selects pit inlet

capacities, and determines bypass routes.

Analysis can be done with the Drainage Analysis and/

or Dynamic Drainage Analysis modules, or the

Drainage module interfaces with other hydrology/

hydraulic design and analysis programs including

Drains, ILSAX, MicroDrainage, PC Drain, XP-SWMM,

and XP-STORM, and Spreadsheets. This combines

the "real world" power of 12d®’s terrain modelling with

hydraulic design.

Hydraulic data goes directly onto your drainage profile

(long section) plots. Drainage profile drawings are

complete with hydraulic grade line, pipe flows, velocity,

and construction data. You select the data to include.

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Surcharge volumes from drainage pits are difficult to

conceptualise. 12d® displays surcharge volumes as

the flooded area and identifies where spill from the

flooded area will occur. Volumes are read directly from

your design program/spreadsheet, or they can be

manually entered.

Drainage Analysis

The Drainage Analysis module allows for Rational

hydrological and hydraulic analysis of a drainage

network.

Site specific rainfall data can be entered and stored in

a rainfall file that can be utilised across many projects.

Using the Rational Method, catchments with variable

runoff characteristics can be created and maintained,

with time of concentrations calculated by typed input

or automatically determined by graphical flow path

creation. Multiple catchments can be assigned to inlets

in the drainage network.

The hydraulic requirements of the drainage network

are automatically calculated based on rainfall

intensities and return periods from the rainfall file.

Pipes within the network, including culverts, are then

sized and managed in the Drainage Network Editor

with overland and bypass flows able to be calculated

and graphically represented.

Ku losses within pits and flow velocities are

determined with hydraulic grade lines shown and

plotted. The network can be designed and sized

based on both flow depth or pressurised (freeboard)

methods and hydrological and hydraulic reports

automatically produced.

Dynamic Drainage Analysis

The Dynamic Drainage module allows detailed

hydrological and hydraulic modelling based on

volumetric (hydrograph) methods and hydraulics

based on the St Venant equation.

The inclusion of hydrograph methodology allows the

design of basins such as dry retarding, wet detention

and interconnected basins to be properly supported.

Hydrograph methods already implemented within the

software are ILSAX and NZ SCS.

Complex hydraulic situations including adverse

grades, flow reversal, tidal outfall, flap gates and fixed

backwater can be modelled within the network due to

the introduction of Dynamic Wave calculations.

Many types of conduit configurations can be included

in the drainage network such as natural / irregular

rectangular and trapezoidal conduits, as well as weir

and orifice configurations.

Reporting and analysis of the dynamic network can be

complemented with a range of time series graphs

navigated from within 12d® that can be saved and

exported into other documents.

These graphs include depth, elevation, volumes and

inflows/outflows.

The drainage network is automatically updated by the

results of the analysis.

Features include:

• 100% integration with civil design

• Storm-water basin design

• Basin area data calculated directly from the design

surface

• Integrates with 12d®ʼs Visualisation module

• Inlet capacities, bypass flow, dynamic pit loss

calculation (Ku/Kw)

• Natural channel shapes taken from the design

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surface

• Graphical results showing elevations, flows,

velocity & other hydraulic parameters

• Includes Australian (AR&R including ILSAX) & NZ

SCS hydrology methods

• Uses all the terms of the St Venant equations

• Customisable & region specific outputs

Sewer - Wastewater Reticulation

The Sewer module is an extension of the Drainage

module and supports the design of gravity operated

waste water reticulation systems, typically those

required for new land subdivisions and development

projects.

The user enters proposed manholes, pipelines and

end of line points. Obstructions which pass over,

under or parallel to the design lines within a user

specified corridor about the design line will be shown

on long and cross section views.

When satisfied with the design invert levels,

connections from the design line to the individual

house blocks can be added and reported on.

Earthwork volumes for trenches can be calculated

along the selected design line.

The special waste water reticulation longitudinal plots

show existing surface, manholes, design pipelines,

pipe grades, property connection points and all

obstructions. Long section plots to the Melbourne

Water standard are included.

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12d®Model™’s Rivers modules offer river engineers

and mappers new levels of flexibility, power, &

productivity. 12d®Model™ substantially reduces

modelling setup time for river, flood plain, & open

channel studies.

Start with survey data, airborne laser scanning

LIDAR), cross-section data, USGS DEM data, CAD

data, or a combination of these to create a ground

surface for your river. Include buildings, roads, and

Rivers and Flooding 12d®Model™’s Rivers modules offer river engineers and mappers new levels of flexibility, power, and productivity. 12d®Model™ substantially reduces modelling setup time for river, flood plain, and open channel studies.

section or perspective views. Flood inundation maps

with depth contours and coloring by depth ranges can

be quickly and easily prepared.

Engineering type drawings (river profiles and cross

sections) showing bed levels and multiple water level

profiles are produced. Drawings are complete with

"intelligent" title blocks containing both custom and

automatically generated data.

3D images of flood levels and ‘flights’ down the river

are recorded in AVI movie format. Movies of the

project showing flood limits and buildings are perfect

for public presentations.

Full design features for engineered waterways as well

as volume calculation for storage areas, excavations

and embankments are also available.

channel improvements and design.12d®Model™

efficiently handles several million points, making it

ideal for the dense data that results from LIDAR,

photogrammetry and traditional surveys of large areas.

For additional clarity, aerial photographs can be used

as backdrops for your work.

The user specifies the river centre line, overbanks and

cross-section (straight line or bent) locations.

12d®Model™ automatically determines river levees

and exports the 3d river system to programs such as

HEC-RAS, Mike 11, UNET, ISIS and XP SWMM. ISIS

and XP SWMM storage/reservoirs receive stage-area

curves directly from the surface tin.

The water levels are read from the output files or users

can create their own flood level files to map observed

floods. Calculated flood limits can be shown in plan,

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A rendered perspective view or drive through provides

a realistic three dimensional image which is often the

easiest way to convey a design to a non-technical

audience.

The Visualisation module has a large number of tools

to quickly build and display realistic scenes of terrain

and design data.

Aerial photographs can be draped over triangulated

surfaces to produce realistic backgrounds for the

renderings.

Shading and textures are used on the new design to

improve realism.

Visualisation The Visualisation module quickly produces realistic perspective scenes of your design. Surfaces can be shaded, photos draped onto the terrain, textures applied to surfaces and shapes extruded along strings.

A library of objects such as trees, lights, guard rails,

fences and walls is supplied with 12d®Model™ so that

new users can immediately produce results. New

objects can be created using faces and extrusions to

cover almost all situations.

Routines to create road line markings, signs and

billboards complete the overall effect.

Timelines add moving cars and other objects to create

realistic scenes.

Drives down roads and fly overs can be written to

video files for future replaying and use in

presentations.

The Visualisation module uses Windows OpenGL to

render the perspective scene.

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ArcView Shape Files Input/Output

The ArcView module will read ArcView shape, shx and

dbf files into 12d®Model™. The mapping of any

attributes found in the ArcView file can be specified by

the user.

Because the ArcView shape format has no string

name, colour, model or layer information this data can

be passed as attributes when writing data from

12d®Model™ to ArcView files.

DWG/DXF Input/Output

The DWG/DXF reader recognises most AutoCAD

entities, including blocks, and makes appropriate

interpretation in terms of 12d®Model™ elements. The

DWG/DXF output module write out plots, three

dimensional data and triangles in DWG/DXF format.

Genio Input/Output

The Genio input/output module is used to read and

write Moss GENIO data files. The Genio reader

recognises the two default Genio input formats

(version 6 and 7) and the Genio options 001 and 003

used for format variations. Moss free format (using

commas and the "field-number = "syntax) is allowed.

2d, 3d, 4d, 6d, and G Strings are recognised (with

names preserved) as well as triangulations. Genio

models can be read directly into 12d®Model™ models,

or the genio data can be mapped with users defined

models, colours, breakline type and linestyles.

LandXML Input/Output

LandXML is a developing standard for transferring

some geometric data between software packages.

12d®Model™ endeavours to support this evolving

standard.

Input/Output 12d®Model™ offers comprehensive input /output options for transfer of data with third party packages.

MapInfo Mif/Tab Input/Output

The MapInfo module reads MapInfo Mif/MID or Tab

files into 12d®Model™. The mapping of attributes in

these files is under user control.

Microstation (dgn) Input/Output

The Microstation input/output module is used to read

specific information from a Microstation .dgn file and to

write out plots, three dimensional data and triangles

directly to Microstation .dgn files.

Geocomp Input

The Geocomp reader reads and interprets the data

contained in the Geocomp points and strings files.

12d®Model™ macros are also provided to read

Geocomp lot files.

CivilCad Input

The CivilCad reader reads and interprets the data

contained in the CivilCad ascii file format. Both

Version 4 and Version 5 CivilCad ascii formats are

supported.

SDRMap & Design

The SDRMap & Design reader allows existing

SDRMap & Design users to import their existing data

into 12d®Model™.

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AMG to MGA

This module handles conversions between the

Australian AGD datum and GDA datum using

parameters or NTv2 Grids. That is, it can convert

between AMG/ISG co-ordinates and the new MGA co-

ordinates. The Survey module includes this

functionality but the AMG to MGA module may also be

purchased separately.

Digitizing

This module is used to capture existing drawings for

use as base data. Optional "stream mode" allows fast

capture of strings, especially contours. A filter may be

Additional Modules In addition to covering all facets of survey, mapping and design, 12d®Model™ offers optional modules covering a wide range of applications, so the user can complete the job within one software package.

Estate Lots

With this module, users can create and label

subdivision (estate) lots. This functionality is included

in the Survey module but may also be purchased

separately. For more details on Estate Lots please see

the Survey section of this brochure.

LINZ Landonline - eSurvey

Landonline is Land Information New Zealand’s

electronic database of land title and survey

information. With this module, data extracted from

Landonline can be used in 12d® traverse

spreadsheets without the need for re-keying

information. Cadastral data prepared in 12d® traverse

spreadsheets can be electronically lodged with

Landonline.

Pipeline

This module is used to support the design of major

pipelines of any diameter (for example, 2000 mm) and

any length.

The module allows for the extraction of long sections

and cross sections against the digital terrain model for

the proposed route, plus all the obstructions that run

parallel or cross a corridor of user given width on

either side of the centre line of the route.

applied at capture time, preventing clustered points in

the captured data.

An affine transformation is calculated using control

points, and is applied as the data is captured,

correcting for both map scale and paper distortions.

Digitizer button functions are completely user

assignable, giving operators the freedom to configure

the system to their liking.

The digitizing module is especially useful for capturing

contour maps rapidly, thus allowing a DTM to be

formed and design work to commence.

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The joint deflection for pipes of a user nominated

length is calculated and interactively displayed along

the pipeline.

Earthwork volumes for trenches can be calculated

along the selected design line.

The special pipeline longitudinal plots show the

existing surface, design pipeline, depth of cut or fill to

pipe invert, percentage grades and vertical curve data

or deflection angles, and all obstructions.

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

12d Model (5,000 to 5 Million points)

OS: Windows 32-bit or 64-bit XP and above

CPU: Intel or AMD Processor (Atom or Athlon Neo not

recommended)

RAM: 1GB minimum (for large projects 2GB-4GB is

recommended)

HDD: 1.5GB

GRAPHICS: Open GL 1.4 Compliant (discrete graphics card

recommended)

MOUSE: Three button or wheel mouse (preferred)

MONITOR: XGA or higher

12d Bigfoot (250 Million points)

OS: Windows 64-bit XP and above

CPU: Intel or AMD Processor (Atom or Athlon Neo not

recomended)

RAM: 4GB Minimum (16GB+ recommended)

HDD: 1.5GB

GRAPHICS: Open GL 1.4 Compliant (discrete graphics card

recommended)

MOUSE: Three button or wheel mouse (Preferred)

MONITOR: XGA or higher

MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT

All 12d®Model™ customers have the option of a

Maintenance Agreement covering software updates,

access to the 12d®Model™ User Forum and discounts

on additional licences. It also covers telephone and

email technical support.

Customers on maintenance will incur no additional

license charges for the provision of electronic updates

of 12d®Model™, although a charge may be incurred

for the supply of CDs and printed material.

Maintenance agreements are in blocks of 12 months.

Technical Specifications

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