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XML2 Addendum

This document contains descriptions of the additional

functionality included in SurvCADD XML2.

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Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 Chapter 1: General Commands 6

File Selection 6 Toolbars 8 Additional Configuration 9 Report Formatter 11 Display Last Report 11 Load Saved Report 12 Text Explode to Polylines 12 Write Polyline File 12 Twist Screen 12 3D Viewer Window 12 Drawing Inspector 13 Edit Points 13 Localization Features 13 Lisp Interface 14

Chapter 2: Cogo Design 15 Point Defaults 15 Edit Process Raw File 15 Network Least Squares 23 Field to Finish 23 Point Group Manager 31 GLO (Government Land Office) 39 Section Subdivision 43 Draw-Locate Point 54 Import Text/Ascii File 54 Edit Symbol Library 56 Enter Deed Description 58 Station Polyline 59

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Calculate Offsets 60 Offset Point Entry 62 SurvCOM 63 Data Collectors 65 Convert Point Format 69 Line/Curve Tables 70 Label Arc 73 Create Points from Entities 74 Lot File Report 75 Area Label Defaults 76 Area by Closed Polyline 77 Translate Points 78 Coordinate File Utilities 79

Chapter 3: DTM-Contour 84 2D to 3D Polyline 84 Triangulate & Contour 84 Contour from Grid File 85 Contour from TIN File 86 Surface Manager 86 Grid File Utilities 91 Design Pad Template 92 Cut/Fill Labels 92 Cut/Fill Colors 92 Plot Grid File 92 Surface Inspector 92 Surface 3D Flyover 92 Triangulation File Utilities 92 Draw TIN Boundary 92

Chapter 4: Section-Profile 93 Design Template 93 Input-Edit Template Series 94

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Template Transition 95 Profile to 3D Polyline 96 Profile Report 97 Profile to SurvCADD Points 98 Draw Profile 98 Design Sewer/Pipe Profile 99 Horizontal Axis Elevations 100 Centerline ID 101 Centerline Report 102 Input/Edit Centerline 102 Input/Edit Section File 104 Polyline Slope Report 106 Profile Offset Text 107 Process Road Design 108 Digitize Sections 109 Sewer Laterals 112 Input Edit Profile 114 New Supported File Formats 116

Chapter 5: Hydrology 117 Draw Sewer Network 117 Run Off Tracking 119 Watershed Above Point 120

Chapter 6: GIS Module 123 Audit Image Links 123 Detach Image From Entities 123 Create GIS Polylines by Interior Text 123 Import Shape File 123 Export Shape File 123

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Chapter 1: General Commands This chapter discusses the new or changed functionality that is found in all modules of SurvCADD.

File Selection Throughout the application, there is a need to prompt the user for the selection of a file to process. Previous releases prompted with multiple dialogs, starting with a new or existing, then an actual selection dialog.

This release implements a single dialog to handle this situation. When prompted to open or create a file, the following dialogs will be displayed. Notice the two tabs at the top.

When creating a new file, choose the New tab:

From this tab you have the ability to choose from recently used folders and typing in a file name. Or you may type in (or browse to) the file.

When it’s appropriate to choose an existing file on disk, use the Existing tab:

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This tab has several options.

Recent Folders: Use this pulldown to select among previously used folders.

Files in Folder: Displays a list of files in the selected folder. Simply choose one from the list for processing. When you choose one, the data preview will change to reflect the selection.

SaveAs Data Folder: Press this button to make this folder the default folder for future sessions.

Recently Used Files: This table shows the files recently used, along with the folder they were in, the file size and date.

Data Preview: Displays additional information about the selected file. In the case of coordinate files of example, it will display the file type, job description and details, and point number range.

File Attributes: Below the data preview is the selected files size and date last modified.

File Name: When selecting from the lists this will be filled in by the selection. You may also choose to type in or browse to the desired file.

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Toolbars SurvCADD contains several toolbars. You can toggle the display of these by right clicking on any toolbar icon and choose customize. Then switch to the SurvCADD menu group, where you will find these toolbar definitions. Turn on the check box for the desired toolbars, and then close the dialog. You may then move the toolbars around as desired.

Annotation

Bearing over Distance Distance over Bearing Bearing Only (On Top) Bearing Only (On Bottom) Distance Only (On Top) Distance Only (On Bottom) Bearing Distance Under Line Bearing Distance Over Line Azimuth Only (On Top) Azimuth Only (On Bottom)

Cogo Design

Draw-Locate Points Inverse Traverse Sideshots Edit Process Raw File Field to Finish Insert Point Symbols Entities to SurvCADD Points Station Polyline Calculate Offsets Label Station Offsets SurvCADD Line SurvCADD 2D Polyline Inverse with Area Area by Lines & Arcs Auto Annotate Bearing Distance Offset Dimension Label Arc Polyline to Special Line 4 Sided Building

DTM Contour

Make 3D Grid File Plot 3D Grid File Surface Inspector Two Surface Volumes Triangulate & Contour Edit Contours Design Pad Template

Hydrology

Runoff Tracking Curve Number Time of Concentration Rectangular Pond Design Design Bench Pond Design Valley Pond Pipe Culvert Design


Intersections

Bearing - Bearing 2 Point – 2 Point Bearing - Distance Distance - Distance Resection

Modules

Cogo Design Dtm Contour Section Profile Hydrology Standard Mining Advanced Mining GIS Tsunami AutoCAD Menu

Points

Point Defaults Coordinate File Utilities Point Group Manager List Points Edit Points

Edit Point Attributes Erase Point Attributes Move Point Attributes Scale Point Attributes

Polyline

Extend by Distance Join Nearest List Elevation

Add Polyline Vertex Remove Polyline Vertex Remove Polyline Segment Edit Polyline Segment Offset 3D Polyline Reverse Polyline

Section Profile

Profile from Surface Entities Design Road Profile Design Sewer Profile Design Centerline Polyline to Centerline File Design Template Draw Typical Template Earthworks & Final Contours Input/Edit Section Alignment Sections from Surface EntitiesInput/Edit Section File Draw Section File Calculate Section Volumes

Tools

Drawing Inspector 3D Viewer Window

Erase by Layer Isolate Layers Restore Layers Freeze Layer Thaw Layer

Additional Configuration Several additional configuration options were added in SurvCADD XML2. Reference the following dialog.

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Use Notepad for Reports:

When this toggle is turned on, whenever a report is generated, it will appear in a Windows Notepad instead of the SurvCADD Report Viewer.

Date Format: You can control the display of dates in SurvCADD reports with this popdown menu. The default is ‘Windows Setting’ which allows you to control it with Windows Control Panel. Several other common formats are available.

Coordinate Order:

You can choose the traditional north-east format, or reverse these in reports with east-north.

Coordinate Database Formats:

SurvCADD now supports multiple point database options, including support for C&G and LDD formats.

To set the default format, choose Configure SurvCADD under the file pulldown, and then choose the General Settings button. The following dialog appears and the default format is chosen in the section in the lower right of the dialog.

SurvCADD Numeric: This is the default format upon installation. Point numbers cannot contain letters and must be in the range from 1 to 32767.


SurvCADD Alphanumeric: This native SurvCADD format allows letters in the point numbers, and the point name can be up to 10 characters. Any combination of letters and numbers is acceptable.

C&G Numeric: This format of the C&G division supports up to 5 digits, with a 65000 point limit.

C&G Alphanumeric: This format of the C&G division supports up to 10 characters, with no limit to the number of points.

LDD Points.mdb: This is a Microsoft Access database used by Autodesk Land Desktop. The file is typically named “points.mdb” and is found in a projects \Cogo directory. The number limitation is established by the database structure, but is frequently numeric and allows unlimited point numbers.

Report Formatter Multiple fields can be selected at a time for assigning to the report list and the fields are added in place on the report list after the highlighted position on the report list.

Display Last Report This brings up the last report generated by any SurvCADD command that uses the standard report viewer.

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Load Saved Report This brings up the Report Formatter for the report data file saved previously by the Report Formatter.

Text Explode to Polylines An option was added to use a simple font for the polylines. Depending on the font used for various annotations, this can make the resulting polylines more efficient in terms of vertex count.

Write Polyline File An option was added to this tool to reduce the polyline vertices. This can make a much smaller file and faster display on the target system.

Twist Screen An option was added which allows you to select a text object to designate the new twist screen direction.

3D Viewer Window Several options were added to this tool.


Controls: Light intensity for the direction and ambient light.

Block Models:

Rendering method options were added along with the ability to turn off entities by color.

General: This tool now uses the same background color as the AutoCAD graphics window.

Drawing Inspector Options were added for polyline segments, reports of end point elevations, horizontal distance, slope distance and slope ratios.

Edit Points This tool now has an option to process within a point range. An option was added allowing an explicit Insert Row to the Edit menu.

Localization Features The ability to maintain two different sets of defaults (british and metric) has been added, so that user can maintain a comfortable set of settings for either unit system, especially if he constantly switches back and forth. Also added was support for meters/metres, tons/tonnes and various date representation.

This dialog is accessed from the Configure SurvCADD menu choice, using the Localization Settings button.

Categories include:

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• Annotate Defaults • Area Defaults • Cogo Design • Drawing Setup • DTM Contour • General • Line/Curve Table • Maximum Label Length • Section Profile • Stack Label Arc • Survey Text Defaults Once a category has been chosen, the Setting pulldown will be populated with fields relative to that category. When you choose the field to change, the three edit fields at the bottom of the dialog will display the values for that field. First is the configuration default value, followed by Metric and English defaults when using this dual defaults system.

Lisp Interface A LSP interface was added allowing access to the SurvCADD point database. This allows users to write their own routines that work with SurvCADD points.

See the customization section of carlsonsw.com for additional information.

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Chapter 2: Cogo Design Topics in this chapter are relative to the new functionality in the Cogo Design module.

Point Defaults The Point Defaults option of "Use-Field-To- Finish" has been update to include support for Descriptions, Attribute Layout IDs, whether to locate the point on the "Real Z" and separate attribute layers.

Edit Process Raw File This command has been updated in various ways. New functionality has been added as well as improved functionality.

For multiple shots to the same point number, options to average the coordinates, to use only the first shot, or to use only the last shot has been added.

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Direct/Reverse Shots: Improved functionality now handles F1/F2, (Phase 1 and Phase 2) measurement sets to foresight shots only. When using direct/reverse sets, the option to average in measurements to backsights as well as foresights has been added.

The direct/reverse report has been improved to report the elevation difference in addition to the vertical angle.

Processing functions and Angle/Distance Record improvements:


Stadia Processing Method: New functionality to process Stadia surveying notes. Stadia sighting depends on two horizontal cross-hairs, known as stadia hairs, within the telescope. These hairs are parallel to the horizontal cross-hair and are equally spaced above and below it. The distance between the two stadia hairs is known as the intercept. The distance from the instrument to the rod is 100 times the intercept. For example, an intercept of 3.10 would represent a distance of 310 (3.10 X 100). For entering in stadia notes, you would enter the horizontal angle, the distance (entered as the intercept X 100) and the vertical angle.

Angle Balance Reference dialog now shows the point numbers for the measured Angle.

Elevation Only Record: New option to set the elevation in the CRD file for the specified point number.

Reference Azimuth Record: This new functionality is to be used with the new Network Least Squares program.

Modify Measurements:

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New functionality was added to change distance, horizontal angle or vertical angle by a specified amount for the entire file or for a specified point number or line number range. The Modify Measurements command is found under the Edit pull-down with the Raw File Editor.

To modify a measurement, choose which field to modify, enter the change in either distance or angle in dd.mmss format. Next choose how to apply the modification. If all is selected, the change will be applied to all records in the specified field. If By Point Number is chosen, enter the point number or range of numbers in the Range of Points field. If by Line Number is chosen, then define the area for the change by specifying the Starting and Ending line.

A New Spreadsheet Controller has been added which includes support for the undo command and improved copy, paste and cut functions. These commands are found under the Edit pull-down within the Raw File Editor.


The new spreadsheet controller allows for scrolling with the mouse wheel. It also includes options to hide the in-line headers such as the PntNo, OcPt, FsPt etc. Visibility control of the Description records (DS) in the spreadsheet has also been added. The description record is an additional note used to store useful information in addition to typical point data. Sometimes these records clutter the raw file and make it hard to review actual survey data. The ability to control the description record visibility is a useful tool when reviewing survey data.

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Functionality to assign colors to records by record type has been added. To change/define the color for a particular record, select Spreadsheet Colors from the Display pull-down within the raw editor. From the Color Settings dialog select the record to edit by clicking on the select button next to the desired record.

The color slide beside the select button shows the current setting for the record. After selecting the record, the Select Color dialog box will be display. Select the Set button next to the desired color for the record.


Geoid Support - When processing GPS data, additional support for geoids of Great Britain (OSGM02), Australia (GDA94) and Canada (CGG2000, HT 2.0, HT 1.01) has been added.

File Import - Added support to Import LandXML, Caice raw data and C&G CGR raw formats.

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File Export - Added support to Export Land XML and Caice raw data file formats.

Menu File Location: Tools

Keyboard Command: rawedit


Prerequisite: None

Network Least Squares A complete new Network Least-Squares Adjustment program has been added to the available programs produced by Carlson Software. The Network Least Squares Adjustment program (NLSA) will perform a mathematically rigorous least squares adjustment and statistical analysis of a network of raw traverse field data.

The NLSA program will simultaneously adjust a network of interconnected traverses with any amount of redundancy. The raw data can contain any combination of traverse (angle and distance), and triangulation (angle only) measurements. It can also calculate resections, where any combination of distances and angles can be measured from an unknown point to known points (points located in the traverse). The raw data does not need to be in a linear format, and individual traverses do not have to be defined using any special codes. All measurements will be used in the adjustment. The NLSA program can adjust both 3D and 2D traverses, as well as 3D traverses that contain some 2D data. If you have Vertical Adjustment turned ON in the project settings, elevations will be calculated and adjusted only if there is enough information in the raw data file to do so. Least squares adjustment is used for elevation adjustment as well as the horizontal adjustment.

The NLSA program can also automatically reduce field measurements to State Plane coordinates in either the NAD 83 or NAD 27 coordinate systems. A grid factor is computed for each individual line during the reduction. The elevation factor is computed if the data is 3D. If the raw data has only 2D data, the user has the option of defining a project elevation to be used to compute the elevation factor.

A full statistical report containing the results of the least squares adjustment is provided.

Please contact Carlson Software for further information on this additional module.

Field to Finish The Field-to-Finish main dialog screen, shown below, has added several features in the XML2 release. The 2 main changes are the addition of a “Copy…” option on the main screen and the placement of “Draw Lines”, “Draw Points” and Draw Points/Lines” all within the “Draw” option.

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The “middle zone” of the older dialog (shown here) disappears.

Now you can “Select All” or select multiple entries (by holding down the Ctrl key) and the “Edit” option will automatically lead to a screen where you can change one or more aspects of a multiple selection. This “multiple code” edit screen is shown below:

This screen contains all the options of the original Field-to-Finish routine, with the “Point Layers…” option substituting for the “Distinct (Layer)” option of the original routine and “Elev. Precision…” substituting and clarifying the original “Decimals” option. The one new feature, appearing both in the standard, expanded single code Edit and special multiple code (above), is the “Layout ID..” option.


Copy Option: The “Copy” command requires that you first select and highlight a single code, and then it captures all the settings in the standard Edit dialog, but leaves the code name blank requiring entry of a new code name. It might be used to add a new IPF (iron pin found) by borrowing from IP, changing nothing but the symbol, as shown below:

Attribute Layout ID: This option allows you to assign a different point display “style” (referred to as the attribute layout ID) with each particular code. What is new with XML2 is that this option is also available when multiple codes are selected. The option appears in the “Multiple Set” dialog. By selecting different attribute “ID’s”, you can set the location of the point number, elevation and description with respect to the node of the point, change the rotation or set the font and color of these attributes. New “ID Layouts” are made by loading the file for “Srvpno1.dwg” or “Srvpno2.dwg” or any of the “Srvpnox.dwg” files found in the “SUP” subdirectory. The attributes and their colors appear as shown below, and can be edited and re-saved as a new “Attribute Layout ID”. To save as ID 6, for example, use SaveAs and save the file as Srvpno6.dwg.

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Linetypes: The XML2 release introduced continuous linetypes to Field-to-Finish. When you select “Linetype” or “Set Linetype” in the Edit options, you can choose among the individual entity linetypes (first group of selections) and the true “continuous” linetypes (second part of the selections). The difference in these linetypes is illustrated by the “Copy” command. A fence line made up of individual entities, when copied by a single selection pick, will copy only the single entity picked (eg. the polyline but not the “X’s”). A continuous linetype will copy or offset as one entity, including the “X’s” in the fence. This is shown in the graphic below, where the lower fence line is made up of individual entities and upper fence line is a continuous linetype.

Entity Type (3D and 2D): A new option within the Edit screen allows polylines to be drawn as both 3D and 2D. When clicked on, the “Additional 2D Polyline Layer option, near the top of the standard Edit dialog, allows you to place the 2D polyline on a different layer than the 3D polyline. A curved polyline coded with the PC or equivalent “start curve” code, for example, would plot with a true arc for the 2D polyline and with a series of 3D interpolated vertices through the arc in the case of the 3D polyline.

Draw Option: The Draw Option leads to a dialog that controls the range of points to process. With XML2, this dialog also controls whether points only, lines only or lines and points are plotted. If you choose to plot lines only, that selection will


be the default until changed. The new XML2 draw dialog, within Field-to-Finish, is shown below:

Point Groups: Point Groups are another way of defining a range of points to plot. Point Groups can be defined using the Point Group Manager under the Points pulldown menu, and include points sharing certain descriptions, elevation ranges, locations on the screen, etc. Here is an example of a Point Group selection set (points with zero elevation):

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JOG Special Code: Just as “cb pc” shown above uses the “pc” special code to launch into a 3-point arc, by default, the “jog” special code, following any normal user-defined code, enables the entry of left and right “jogs” or segments of a polyline. This is useful for drawing buildings based on tape measurements, as opposed to trying to physically survey each building corner by total station or GPS. The key is to take 2 measurements on a building, which establishes a “line” or vector. Assuming you used bld for building, the second bld would be followed by the reserved word “jog”, which in turn would be followed by the left and right measurements in the form of bld jog 10 -20 10 40 20. The “-“ or negative sign indicates a left-hand jog. All “jogs” are at right angles to the previous segment. With XML2, the JOG option no longer creates duplicate points for each jog segment. The additional segments are drawn with no associated point numbers, minimizing point file size.

Straight JOG within JOG command: It is possible to add a straight “jog” instead of the conventional right and left jogs. This is done by using the S# option, as in S10, for 10 units, which must follow the “JOG” expression. You cannot use S10 as a reserved, “understood” command unless it follows JOG. This “straight jog” option makes the most sense when there is a need to extend the vector or line of the first 2 building points surveyed. If you can’t see or obtain a shot at the true, second building corner, you could take 2 shots where you can obtain them, then measure the additional distance to the true corner, recording it as a straight jog. Here is an example, displayed graphically.


Maximum Elevation Difference for Linework: With XML2, within the option “Code Table Settings”, you can limit the elevation difference within which linework will connect. Thus, if you were taking fence line shots on a ridgeline fence, then took a series of fence line shots in the valley, the ridge linework would stop and not connect to the valley linework if the elevation exceeded an entered amount. If you wish to disable this “elevation detection” for linework, then keep the setting for the elevation high, as shown below in the upper right of the dialog.

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CAiCE Coding: The XML2 release also added the ability to directly process coding based on the CAiCE format, in addition to the ability to process Eagle Point coding.

The above screen is used to start new coding tables, tailored to your company or to specific applications, and to change reserved words for special coding. For example, “PC” to start a curve, can be changed to “BC” for begin curve. Some users like the convenience of ending a line with “..” (2 decimal places), as opposed to the default “-7”. Note also that most special codes can be entered before the descriptions as well as after, as in “PC CB” versus the standard “CB PC”.

Code Table From CRD: One final improvement in XML2 is in the use of “Code Table From CRD” file. This routine allows you to start a new field-to-finish file from a coordinate file. In this way, you can react to a set of descriptions from another survey company or from any other source, and assign linework and point symbols to these codes. Then you can transform someone else’s data into a more finished and comprehensible drawing. In releases prior to XML2, however, coding such as EP, EP2, EP3, etc. led to table entries for all these items. Starting with XML2, codes with trailing numbers will not create extra entries in the table when reading from a CRD file, so only EP would appear in the table.


Point Group Manager This command is used to create point groups based on inclusion and exclusion filters. The manager can perform various functions on these point groups. Also point groups can be referenced by group name in other commands such as Field to Finish and Data Collection.

Groups Pulldown:

Create Point Group: This option creates point groups. When selected, the New Point Group dialog box is displayed.

Create Point Group: This option creates point groups. When selected, the New Point Group dialog box is displayed.

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Group Name: Name of Point Group to create.

Description: Description of Point Group to create.

Include Tab: Use this tab to define the filters to be applied when creating the point group. Inclusion rules are applied before the exclusion rules.

Include All: When toggled on, all points in the coordinate file will be included in the selection.

Point List: Toggled on, an option of defining the point list must be selected.

DWG:Select: This option allows for manual selection of the points to include from the drawing. The points must be drawn on the screen prior to using this option. All standard AutoCAD selection tools, are available for selection of the points.

DWG: Add Within Circle: This option allows for selection of the points to include by a user defined circle. The circle is defined by specifying the center and radius of the circle. The radius can be defined by entering in a numeric value or by picking on the screen. Points must be drawn to the screen prior to using this option.

DWG: Add Within Polyline: This option allows for the selection of points to include by referencing a closed polyline. All points located within the closed polyline will be included in the selection. Prompts for the inclusion polyline and the exclusion polyline will display. The inclusion polyline limits of the selection area. The exclusion polyline defines the area to exclude within the inclusion polyline. Points must be drawn to the screen prior to using this option.

CRD:Select: This option allows for manual selection of the points to include from a point list. Standard window selection tools are available for selecting the points to include.


CRD: Add Within Circle: This option allows for selection of the points to include by a user defined circle. The circle is defined by specifying the center and radius of the circle. The radius can be defined by entering in a numeric value or by picking on the screen. The points do NOT have to be drawn to the screen prior to selection.

CRD: Add Within Polyline: This option allows for the selection of points to include by referencing a closed polyline. All points located within the closed polyline will be included in the selection. Prompts for the inclusion polyline and the exclusion polyline will display. The inclusion polyline limits of the selection area. The exclusion polyline defines the area to exclude within the inclusion polyline. The points do NOT have to be drawn to the screen prior to selection.

Elevation Range: This option allows for the selection of points within a specified elevation range to be included in the group. The minimum and maximum elevations can be entered manually in their respective data fields. The minimum and maximum values can also be specified by the Set By Selection and Set From List options.

Set By Selection: Allows for selection of points to include in the group from the drawing. The points must be drawn to the screen prior to using this selection method. Standard AutoCAD selection methods are available.

Set From List: Allows for selection of points to include in the group from a point list. Standard Windows selection tools are available with this option.

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Description: This option allows for a selection of points to include based upon the description of the point. The description to filter for can be entered in the data field or by using the Set By Selection and/or the Set From List options described above.

Exclusion Tab: Allows for defining rules that pertain to the points to be excluded from the Inclusion selection. After defining the inclusion rules for the group, the options on the Exclude tab can be used to filter for points to exclude from the


group. For example, if the inclusion rules call for all points within the elevation range of 8 to 12, an exclusion rule can be set to exclude the points on elevation 9 or with the description tree. The options on this tab work exactly like the options on the Include tab. Please refer to the Include tab definitions for further instruction.

Save Changes: Saves the point group to the group name specified based upon the Inclusion and Exclusion rules specified.

Cancel Changes: Discards specified rules and changes and goes back to the Point Group Manager dialog.

Edit Point Group: This command allows for editing of existing point groups. From the list of available groups, highlight the group or groups to edit. When complete with the first group, if more than one is selected, selecting the Save Changes option will save the changes to the active group and switch to the next group in the selection set.

From the Groups pull-down, select Edit Groups, the Edit Group dialog box will now appear.

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See Create Point Groups for further definitions of the available options.

Delete Point Groups: This option deletes specified groups for the existing group list. One or more groups can be deleted at one time.

Points Pulldown:

Insert into Drawing: This option draws the points in the group in the drawing. Individual points or point ranges can be selected from the group to be erased from the drawing. For example points 264-275 and point 298 contained in group Wet Lands are tagged to be erased from the drawing in the following figure.


The symbol to be used and the attribute layout are determined by the Point Default Settings. The symbol size and the point attribute size are determined by the settings in the Drawing Setup routine.

Erase from Drawing: Erases specified point group/groups or specified points from within the group from the drawing.

Erase from Coordinate File and Drawing: This option erases the points in the specified group/groups or specified points from within the group from the drawing and will also permanently delete the points from the CRD file. You will be prompted with a warning as follows:

Selecting yes will complete the command and erase the points from the screen and also the coordinate file. Selecting No will cancel the command leaving the drawing and the coordinate file unchanged.

Report: This option will generate a point list of the points contained in the selected group/groups or specified points from within the group.

Highlight: This option highlights, dashes the specified objects. This makes them distinguishable from the other points on the screen.

Draw 2D Line: This option draws a 2d polyline between the points contained in the group/groups or between specified points in a group.

Export:

This command exports the selected group/groups or the specified point(s) or range of points from within the group to various formats. The available formats are ASCII/Text, Carlson Software CRD and C&G CRD files.

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ASCII/Text: When this option is selected, the Export Text/ASCII File dialog box will be displayed. Please refer to Export Text/ASCII File, page 2-84, in the SurvCADD XML manual.

CRD-Carlson software: This command writes the selected group/groups or the specified point(s) or range of points within the group to a new Carlson formatted CRD file.


Specify the file name of the CRD file to create and press save.

CRD-C&G: This command writes the selected group/groups or the specified point(s) or range of points within the group to a new C&G formatted CRD file.

Specify the file name of the CRD file to create and press save.

GLO (Government Land Office) Function: This routine calculates section and 1/4 section corners by one, two, three or four way control.

One Way Control: The following window will appear:

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Enter the point number for Point A. This number can be entered in manually or picked from the screen by selecting the "Pick" radial button at bottom right. In a like manner, the Bearing from A to B can be entered manually or by using the "Pick" radial button to pick from the screen. The distance from A to X can be specified in the same manner as above. After selecting okay, a dialog box will display where the Point number, description and elevation can be edited. The point default settings determine the available data for editing. For example, if the option for Automatic Point Numbering is turned off in the Point Defaults, then the field for the point number will be "Grayed" out. If elevations are turned off in the point defaults, then the elevation field with be "Grayed" out. This also applies to the description of the point as well.

Pull-Down Menu Location: Cogo>Section Corners

Prerequisite: A coordinate (CRD) file.

Keyboard Command: glo_oneway

Two Way Control: The following window will appear:


Enter the point numbers for Point A and B. These numbers can be entered in manually or picked from the screen by selecting the "Pick" radial button at bottom right. In a like manner, the Record Chainages from A to X and from A to B can be entered manually or by using the "Pick" radial button to pick from the screen. After selecting okay, a dialog box will display where the Point number, description and elevation can be edited. The point default settings determine the available data for editing. For example, if the option for Automatic Point Numbering is turned off in the Point Defaults, then the field for the point number will be "Grayed" out. If elevations are turned off in the point defaults, then the elevation field with be "Grayed" out. This also applies to the description of the point as well.



Keyboard Command: glo_twoway

Three Way control: The following window will appear:

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This routine works as the previous GLO Proportioning methods described. Fill out the required data fields on the dialog box and select Okay. After selecting okay, a dialog box will display where the Point number, description and elevation can be edited. The point default settings determine the available data for editing. For example, if the option for Automatic Point Numbering is turned off in the Point Defaults, then the field for the point number will be "Grayed" out. If elevations are turned off in the point defaults, then the elevation field with be "Grayed" out. This also applies to the description of the point as well.



Keyboard Command: glo_threeway

Four Way Control: The following window will appear:


This routine works as the previous GLO Proportioning methods described. Fill out the required data fields on the dialog box and select Okay. After selecting okay, a dialog box will display where the Point number, description and elevation can be edited. The point default settings determine the available data for editing. For example, if the option for Automatic Point Numbering is turned off in the Point Defaults, then the field for the point number will be "Grayed" out. If elevations are turned off in the point defaults, then the elevation field with be "Grayed" out. This also applies to the description of the point as well.



Keyboard Command: glo_fourway

Section Subdivision Function: This command calculates and stores all 1/16th Section corners.

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The Section number, Township and Range must be entered first. Specify which Field Corners have been located either Section & Quarter or 1/16th Corners. Enter the appropriate point numbers for the field located corners. Then enter the government chainages as prompted. The calculated points will be located on the screen as well as the coordinate file. For each calculated corner, a dialog box will be displayed.


On this box, the default point number value can be accepted or changed. The description and elevation can also be changed or accepted.

Pull-Down menu Location: Cogo

Prerequisite: Coordinate File

Keyboard Command: SECTIONSUB

Map Check by Text This routine allows the user to check the closure of a boundary based on the calls labeled in the drawing. It does not take into account any points or linework. Instead it uses the bearing and distance labels and calculates the traverse and closure from that. This can help assure the accuracy of the drawing.

After issuing the command, there are two options for collecting the bearing and distance text. Each method is detailed below.

Individual Method:

This is the default; simply press enter at the first prompt to begin. To display the calculated coordinates, the routine prompts for a starting point. The endpoint osnap is turned on for you making it each to pick. Begin picking the bearing and distance text in pairs. First a bearing, then a distance, then repeat. In the event that you make a mistake and pick the wrong annotation, you can press U to undo and pick again. As you pick the annotations they are highlighted so you can tell what’s been picked. At the end of the process simply press enter at the Bearing prompt to end the prompting and calculate and display the results.

Polyline Method:

If you have a closed polyline running through the boundary, this option can collect the calls automatically assuming they are placed in the standard position midway along each segment. At the initial prompt press P to use the polyline option, then choose the polyline.

At the end of each method a report will be displayed in the SurvCADD standard report viewer showing the calls used and the calculated coordinates. At the end of the report are the distance error, total distance, closure ratio, and area.

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Bearing-Area Cutoff Function: This command divides a tract along a bearing to find a specified area amount. The calculated points are drawn on the screen and written to the coordinate file.

Prompts: Units for area [<Acres>/Square-feet]: Make choice of data entry. Type A to input acres, or S to enter square feet. The unit contained in the <> is the default option. Enter can be pressed to accept the default unit.

Acres to cut off <0.000000>: Enter desired area.

Enter cut-off bearing <100.0000>: Enter the bearing on the division line in format QDD.MMSS where Q=the bearing quadrant, DD=degrees, MM=Minutes and SS=Seconds. For example a bearing of N 25.3030 E would be entered as 125.3030.

Area to right or left of bearing [<Right>/Left]: Pick the side of the division line for the area to be calculated on.

Enter points individually or pick a polyline. [Polyline/<Individual>]: Pick whether to use a polyline to define the boundary or to manually enter the points that define the boundary corners. If a polyline is chosen, there must be existing points for the corners in the coordinate file. If Individual is chosen, then each point number must be manually entered that defines the parcel. Selecting a polyline brings up the following prompt: Pick a polyline whose vertices correspond to desired property corners:

If the Individual option is selected, the following prompt will appear:

Enter Point Number: Enter point numbers until all the points that define the boundary are entered. Press enter to end input.

After the boundary has been defined by either a polyline or individual points, the following dialog will appear for both calculated division points.


Pull-Down menu Location: Area

Prerequisite: Coordinate File

Keyboard Command: BACO

Solar Observations Function: This routine calculates true north and/or grid north bearings by solar observation. It uses the Local Hour Angle method. The routine calculates Ephemeris data, thus alleviating the necessity of obtaining a Solar Ephemeris.

The True-North option calculates the true north bearing to mark. This option requires no zone/ellipsoid information.

The True-North & Grid-North option calculates both true north and grid north bearings to north. The convergency angle is also shown.

True North Prompts:

Calculate true north, or true north and grid bearing (<True north>/Grid Bearing: Type T, Press Enter.

Choose field method (Leading edge/Trailing edge/<center>): Choose method, Press Enter.

If a Roelofs prism is being used, the Center Method should be selected. If not, select one of the other options. The Trailing Edge Method is the more popular of the two remaining methods.

Date of observation as MM/DD/YY or MM-DD-YYYY: For example 04/08/03.

Enter latitude of instrument point as DD.MMSS: For example 36.0545

Enter longitude of instrument point as DD.MMSS:

The following input loop will begin:

Obs. #1 - Time of observation as HH.MMSS: For example 15.3030

Enter angle to mark as DD.MMSS: Angle in the instrument when backsighting the mark.

Enter angle to sun as DD.MMSS: Clockwise angle from mark to sun.

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The angle to the mark always has a default value of the last entered Angle to Mark. Each observation is numbered and the true bearing to the mark will be calculated. There is not limit as to the number of observations that can be made from a setup. After data entry is complete, press Enter.

The following options appear:

Edit/<OK>/Quit: If you choose Edit, you will have the following options:

ADD/Change/Delete/eXit:

Add: Allows for addition observation data entry.

Change: Allows editing of existing data. When selected a prompt for Enter observation to change will be displayed. Choose which observation number to edit. You will then be prompted with the initial input prompts for the observation again. The original input values will be the default values for each prompt. To change the value, simply enter new data. Once

Delete: This will delete the specified observation data. Choose the observation number to delete.

eXit: This exits the change routine.

OK: The bearings from all the observations will be averaged and shown as well as the True Bearing. For example:

No. Time Angle-@-Mark Angle-to-Sun True-Brg-to-Mark

1 12.3030 0°00'00" 20°00'00" N 73°05'43"E

2 12.4456 0°00'00" 21°00'00" N 74°17'15"E

Average True Bearing: N 73°41'29"E

True-North & Grid North Prompts:

Calculate true north, or true north and grid bearing (<True north>/Grid Bearing: Type G, Press Enter.

The following dialog will be displayed. Select the state in which the observations were made. All fifty states are available, as well as PR for Puerto Rico and UM for Universal Transverse Mercator.


If the state is divided into zones, you will be prompted for the zone you are working in.

Enter zone (N,S): Enter zone.

After entering the zone, if applicable, the input loop described for True North calculation as detailed above will begin.

After data entry the same options, Edit/<OK>/Quit as detailed above will be displayed. Pressing OK averages and displays the bearings from all the observations taken along with the Average True Bearing, Average Grid Bearing and the Convergency Angle as follows:

No. Time Angle-@-Mark Angle-to-Sun True-Brg-to-Mark

1 12.2222 0°00'00" 20°00'00" N 72°57'31"E

2 12.4444 0°00'00" 22°00'00" N 74°20'51"E

Average True Bearing: N 73°39'11"E

Average Grid Bearing: N 72°15'12"E

Convergency Angle: 1°23'59"

Visual COGO

Function: This command contains COGO routines for inverse, traverse, sideshots, occupy point and enter/assign. A dialog for command input docks on the side or the graphic window when any of the options from the pull-down are selected. Points are drawn to the screen as they are created. Linework can also be drawn. AutoCAD and SurvCADD commands can be activated with the Visual COGO dialog active. This allows for quick switching between Visual COGO commands and any other command.

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Inverse: This command reports the bearing/azimuth and horizontal distance between two points. The points can be entered manually or by picking from a point list by picking on the list button. The resulting report of bearing/azimuth is dependent upon the Angle Mode setting in the drawing setup options.

Occupy Point: Used to specify the point number of the instrument setup point. The point can be specified by manually entering in the point number in the

Occupied Point data field, or by selecting the List button and choosing from the list of points contained in the coordinate file.

Backsight Method can be either by Point Number or by Azimuth. If angle right/left or deflection right/left is being used for traverse or sideshot entry, a backsight method must be specified. If using Bearing or Azimuth entry, no backsight method is required. The Backsight Point can be specified by manually entering in the point number in the Backsight Point data field, or by selecting the

List button and choosing from the list of points contained in the coordinate file.

Instrument Height: Use this field to set the height of the instrument.

Accept: Selecting this button or pressing the F2 function key accepts the data entered in the fields above. After accepting the data, until changed, the points specified will remain the occupied and backsight points. If the dialog is exited without Accepting the settings the Occupied and Backsight points will have to be specified when the OC dialog is revisited.


Exit: Cancels the command

Traverse: This command allows data entry using any combination of turned angles, deflections, azimuths or bearings to define a traverse or figure. This command always occupies, moves up to, the last point it calculated and backsights the point before, or the previous occupied point.

Point Number: This is the number of the point to be created.

Rod Height: Height of target to be located.

The horizontal angle component can be input in various formats. The format label will change with the option chosen. Choose the format by selecting the down arrow and picking from the list.

• NE=Northeast • SE=Southeast • SW=Southwest • NW=Northwest • AZ=Azimuth • AL=Angle Left • AR=Angle Right • DL=Deflection Left • DR=Deflection Right

The vertical angle component can be input in various ways: The format label will change with the option chosen. Choose the format by selecting the down arrow and picking from the list.

VA Vertical Angle. Zero (0) degrees is level.

ZE Zenith Angle. Ninety (90) degrees is level.

DZ Elevation Difference. The difference in elevation either plus or minus (-) from the instrument setup to the target.

The distance component can be entered as either Slope or Horizontal Distance. Choose the format by selecting the down arrow and picking from the list.

SD Slope Distance

HD Horizontal Distance

Distance can be defined by Point Numbers by selecting the calculator button .

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Additional mathematical calculations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division can be performed on the input distance by selecting the appropriate button and filling out the function dialog.

For example to add 25 to the Slope distance value on the traverse dialog, select the + button, enter 25 and then select Done. The same steps apply to any of the other mathematical functions.

Side Shots: This command works in the same way as the traverse command. All the available options contained in the traverse command are available in this command. The only difference in the commands is that the side shot command does not move the setup point to last shot input. Refer to the traverse command for further details.

Desc: Defines the description for the point to be created.

Draw Line: Option to draw line to the traverse point.


Previews the traverse point location, without storing the point to the coordinate file.

Stores the traverse point based upon the entered data to the coordinate file.

Undo: After storing the point, the point can be deleted from the screen and coordinate file by selecting the undo button.

Exit: Exits the Visual Cogo command and closes the dialog box.

Enter Assign: Use this function to Enter & Assign coordinate values for new and existing points.

Zooming and panning functions are also available from the Visual Cogo dialog box.

Zooms display window in. Use to view a area up close.

Zooms display window out. This shows more of the drawing.

Pans display window to the left.

Pans display window to the right.

Pans display window up.

Pans display window down.

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Draw-Locate Point New functionality has been added, when using the screen pick method of creating points, that for selecting a text entity to assign the elevation of the created point.

Prompts:

From the dialog select "Screen Pick". The following prompts will display:

Pick point to create: Select desired location of point.

Select/<Enter Point Elevation <0.00>: Press S and enter to select text to set elevation.

Enter/<Select text of elevation>: Select text entity that defines elevation of point.

After selecting the text entity, normal prompting for creating points will continue. If you have descriptions turned on, you will be prompted to input the point description. You can continue to create points until the exit option is selected.

Pull-Down Menu Location: Points

Prerequisite: CRD file

Keyboard Command: LPOINT

Import Text/Ascii File This command has been improved to include the option to import a user-specified point range.


Also included is added functionality to import/export Cadvantage point files.

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keyboard Command: WRITEPT

Prerequisite: CRD file or Text file.

Edit Symbol Library Added functionality to save and load the library definitions to/from an external file.


This allows for creation of symbol libraries from one location and then exported to a central location where other users can import the library. Useful for standardization of symbol libraries.

Pull-Down Menu Location: Tools

Prerequisite: None

Keyboard Command: EDITPTSYM

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Enter Deed Description An option was added to draw the deed linework as lines and arcs or as single polyline. When unchecked, deed linework is drawn as lines and arcs.

In addition, when entering non-tangent curves, an option has been added to define the curve by radius length delta angle.

Prompts:

Undo/Exit/Curve/<Bearing (Qdd.mmss)>: C

Radius: 800

Curve direction [Left/<Right>]? Press Enter

Non-tangent/Reverse-tangent/Bearing/Chord/DeltaAng/Tangent/<Arc Len>: N

Curve direction input [<Chord>/Radial]? R

Radial Bearing (Qdd.mmss): 275

Arc length/DeltaAng/<Chord Length>: D

Arc length/Chord Length/<DeltaAng(dd.mmss)>: 33

Pull-Down Menu Location: Tools

Prerequisite: None

Keyboard Command: PDD


Station Polyline Station Polyline has the ability to label the stations along the polyline both perpendicular and parallel to the polyline. The XML2 release has added the ability to control the text justification for the perpendicular method. The dialog, in the middle right, now has the option for left, center or right justification, as shown below:

Center justification would be standard procedure. A right-justified, perpendicular labeling would appear as shown below:

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Calculate Offsets The Calculate Offsets command computes and displays the station and offset of any picked point or point number, where the centerline can be a centerline file, a series of points or a polyline picked on the screen. When point numbers are entered, the computed station and offset can be added to the existing point description either as a suffix or prefix. The prefix/suffix options appear in the dialog shown below:


In the graphic shown here, the station and offset of points 8 and 9 are calculated using the “Description Prefix” and point 10 is calculated using the “Description Suffix”.

The resulting descriptions are displayed below using List Points:

Reporting Elevations in Calculate Offsets

If the Report Formatter option is clicked on within Calculate Offsets, options appear to assign elevations to the picked or selected points, which can then be displayed. Special “Grade Elevations” can be computed from a 3D polyline, grid or triangulation file, and starting with the XML2 release, elevations associated with the station and offset can even be calculated from a profile. The Grade Elevation is distinct from the known elevation associated with a point. The Grade Elevation, therefore, is only displayed within the Report Formatter option.

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The resulting display, for picked points and point numbers, with “Grade Elevation” included, is shown below:

Offset Point Entry Offset Point Entry has the opposite purpose of Calculate Offsets by computing a point number for an entered station and offset, referencing a centerline or alignment. Beginning with the XML2 Release, Offset Point Entry has added the ability to assign an elevation to the computed offset point based on a profile.


The routine will prompt for a station and offset, as shown below:

Distance input/<Station along centerline ([Enter] to end)>:

However, if the “Profile” option is selected, prior to the first station prompting, and after selecting the centerline to process, the routine will prompt for a profile to process. The elevations are then computed automatically as each station and offset is entered. The profile option, when used in conjunction with “Store Points to *.CRD File” will store the points with the interpolated elevations from the profile.

SurvCOM This file transfer utility has been upgraded to add the ability to delete folders and rename files. When executing the program, SurvCOM will now default to the last data folder used on the PC and remote. Additional functionality has also been added to allow for defining Geoid areas in miles and kilometers in addition to degrees.

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To rename a file, click on the file to rename and select the rename button at the button of the dialog. On the dialog that displays type in the new name and press the OK button.

To delete a file, select the file to delete by clicking on the file, press the delete button at the bottom of the dialog. Confirm deletion by selecting the appropriate response on the Delete File dialog.

Geoid Files: To define a Geoid area, pick on the

Geoid Button at the bottom of the dialog box.

1. Specify the location of the geoid grid files.

2. Specify the geoid type.


3. Enter the latitude and longitude near the center of the job area.

4. Specify the Grid size either in miles, km (kilometers), or deg (degrees).

5. Name the grid file.

The file will be transferred to the data collector and place in the appropriate place for use.

Data Collectors Functionality has been added to allow for direct transfer to and from the CGField data collector.

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Transferring Data to/from CGField

In SurvCADD load the COGO and Design Module and select TOOLS->DATA COLLECTORS. Press the CGField button.

Make sure the communication parameters in SurvCADD are set to the following:

• Baud 9600

• Parity NONE

Receiving a Raw data File from CGField

CGField:

1) Go to the UTILS menu and select Option 1, C&G Transfer.

2) Select Option 2, “Send Raw Data”

SurvCADD:

Leave the FILE fields blank.

Press the “Download Raw” button to ready SurvCADD to receive the file.

CGField:

Select the raw data file to be sent. The transfer will begin.

The C&G .RAW file will be transferred and saved in the data folder. After the transfer is complete, you will be asked for the RW5 file name. The RAW file will be automatically converted to a Carlson RW5 file.


Receiving a Coordinate File from CGField

CGField:


2) Select Option 4, “Send Coords”

3) Select the Coordinate file to send.

SurvCADD:


Press the “Download Coordinates” button to ready SurvCADD to receive the file.

CGField:

Select the points to send

1) For All points

2) To select Blocks of points.

3) From .PTS file (the set of points in a Batch Point File).

The coordinates will be transferred. After the transfer is complete, you will be asked for the CRD file name. The C&G CRD file will automatically be converted to a Carlson CRD file.

Receiving an ASCII file from CGField

This will allow you to transfer a C&G report file (RPT) or an ASCII NEZ file to SurvCADD.

CGField:


2) Select Option 6, “Send ASCII”

SurvCADD:


Press the “Download ASCII” button to ready SurvCADD to receive the file.

CGField:

Select the ASCII file to send.

After the transfer is complete, you will see the file in the SurvCADD editor. You can then select FILE and SAVE (or SAVEAS) to save the ASCII file.

Sending a Coordinate File to CGField

CGField:


2) Select Option 3, “Receive Coords” to ready the data collector.

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SurvCADD:


1) Press the “Upload (Send SurvCADD File)” button.

2) Select the Coordinate file.

3) Select the points to send.

4) Press the “Start Transfer” button.

CGField:

SurvCADD will send the file name to CGField and a coordinate file with the same name will be automatically created or opened in CGField.

If the file exists you will be asked how you want to handle duplicate points:

1) Overwrite

2) Don’t Overwrite

3) Ask for each Point

The point transfer will begin.

Convert CG .RAW to SurvCADD .RW5

This utility allows you to convert a C&G raw data file to a Carlson raw data file. Select the C&G .RAW file to convert. Then enter the file name of the destination Carlson RW5 file.

Leica Conversion

Added support for GeoComp coding in Leica GSI/GRE files. This support is also included in the Import feature of the Edit Process Raw Data routine.


Convert Point Format New functionality has been added for converting Simplicity point database files into Carlson CRD files and Carlson CRD files into Simplicity point file database.

Convert Points to Simplicity

Select Carlson CRD file to convert by selecting the Open CRD file button.

Specify the existing simplicity file to write to or the new simplicity file to create by selecting either Open Simplicity File or Create Simplicity File. Press Export and the conversion is completed.


Keyboard Command: CRD_ZAK

Prerequisite: A Simplicity point file.

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Convert Simplicity Points to SurvCADD.CRD file

Specify the existing Simplicity File to convert by selecting the Open Simplicity File button. Specify the existing Carlson CRD file to write to or the New Carlson CRD file to create by selecting either Open CRD file or Create CRD file. Press OK and the conversion is completed.


Keyboard Command: ZAK_CRD

Prerequisite: A Simplicity point file.

Line/Curve Tables Table Defaults

With the release of XML2, more controls were added under Table Defaults, governing the line and curve table layout and appearance. For both Line Tables and Curve Tables, there is now control of column size and text justification. You first go to Table Defaults under Line/Curve Table in the Annotate pulldown menu, which leads to this dialog of options:


Selecting “Set Line Table Labels” will lead you to the Line Table controls, as “Set Curve Table Labels” leads to the Curve Table controls. The options in “Set Line Table Labels” are shown below:

With the above settings, for example, the Line Table appears as shown below. For improved “aesthetics”, you might prefer to change the Bearing justification to “Center”, for example.

Bearing Left-Justified Bearing Center-Justified

Another change, to save space for example, might be to reduce the size of the “Distance” column from 11.5 to 10. This flexibility is possible beginning with the XML2 release. Note that using the Line Label Prefix option, L1 and L2, for

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example, can read Line1 and Line2, and for that, you may want to expand the “Width” setting for the Line column. The prefix flexibility and the fact that the text used for the column header can be changed, means that line tables and curve tables can be plotted in any language. In Puerto Rico, for example, surveys are typically conducted in bearings, in meters and in Spanish. For that location, the table could be reconfigured as shown here:

This would lead to the following line table:

Note that changing the distance suffix to “m” (or omitting any suffix by making it blank) is accomplished in the more general command Annotation Defaults.

This next example illustrates use of “Prompt for Label Location” and “Label Symbol”. These options are found near the middle of the main Line/Curve Table Defaults dialog.

With the “Prompt for Label Location” clicked on, you will be asked:

Line label side [<Above>/Below]:

or in the case of curves,

Curve label side [<Outside>/Inside]:

The traditional position prior to XML2 was to place the L1, L2 line label above the reference line and the C1, C2 curve labels on the outside of the arc. Now you can select “Below” the line or “Inside” the arc. You will be prompted for Above/Below or Outside/Inside on each line and curve table text that is placed, when the “Prompt for Label Location” is clicked on.

In either Above/Below or Outside/Inside position, you can also circle or place other symbols around the L1, L2 or C1, C2 label, as selected from the list shown here:


Here is the appearance of the Circle form, with L1 plotted above, and L2 plotted below the line, while C1, for example, is plotted “inside” the arc and C2 is plotted “outside”.

Delete Table Elements

Delete Table Elements is a routine found with the Line/Curve Table “flyout” of options. It enables you to remove a table element in the line table by picking it in the table. The program will then move up all table elements below the deleted element, renumber them accordingly in the table (eg. if L4 is deleted, L5 becomes L4, L6 becomes L5), and even renumber them on the drawing. With the release of XML2, curve table elements can also be deleted. In the above example, deletion of C4 in the table itself would cause C4, including the circle, to be deleted on the drawing, and C5 would be renumbered C4. If C5 has been moved, or rotated, it will still renumber to C4 automatically.

Label Arc Found at the top of the Annotate Arc “flyout”, Label Arc, beginning with the XML2 Release, plots the annotation as a block. The advantage of this is that the characters, rather than being individual entities, are plotted as a single entity that can be moved and edited as a unit, as shown here.

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The arc annotation can be converted to individual characters by Standard Explode, found under the Edit pulldown menu, or by typing Explode at the command line. You would need to explode the “blocked” text in order to edit the text.

Create Points from Entities The dialog for this command has added options to assign descriptions to all points, or to assign the same description to all points associated with a single entity, or to prompt each time for the point description. These options are shown below, under “Description Settings”:


The effect of the “Same Description” option would be to create points, all with the IP description in this case, for all selected entities. See below:

Lot File Report Considering the graphic shown above, a Lot Report could be created automatically, for lots 15 and 16, by using the command Lot File by Interior Text, and selecting the 2 lots as well as the interior text (the “15” and “16”, which become the lot name). The routine also requires that points be located on the lot corners and exist in the active coordinate file. Lot Files are “point-based”. The points themselves do not need to be plotted to the screen.

Lot File Report presents the results, referencing the point numbers, and beginning with XML2, includes tangent length and delta angles automatically in the report for curves, as shown here: Lot Report 06/17/2003 12:20 CRD File> C:\SCADXML\DATA\SUBDIV.CRD LOT 15 OF BLOCK 1 PNT# BEARING DISTANCE NORTHING EASTING STATION 1 5189.641 5148.207 0.000 RADIUS: 443.124 LENGTH: 169.642 CHORD: 168.608 DELTA: 21°56'05" CHORD BRG: S 87°22'49" W PC-R: S 08°20'52" W PT-R: S 13°35'13" E RADIUS POINT: 2 4751.211,5083.875 TANGENT: 85.872 7 5181.935 4979.775 169.642 N 13°35'13" W 186.869 9 5363.574 4935.876 356.511 N 61°42'33" E 115.571 8 5418.349 5037.642 472.082 S 77°59'50" E 142.888 6 5388.634 5177.406 614.970 S 08°20'52" W 201.124 1 5189.641 5148.207 816.094 Closure Error Distance> 0.00000 Total Distance> 816.094 LOT AREA: 43560.0 SQ FT OR 1.00 ACRES LOT 16 OF BLOCK 1 PNT# BEARING DISTANCE NORTHING EASTING STATION 4 5140.312 5344.931 0.000

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N 75°06'27" W 152.286 3 5179.451 5197.761 152.286 RADIUS: 443.124 LENGTH: 50.618 CHORD: 50.590 DELTA: 06°32'42" CHORD BRG: N 78°22'48" W PC-R: S 14°53'33" W PT-R: S 08°20'52" W RADIUS POINT: 2 4751.211,5083.875 TANGENT: 25.337 1 5189.641 5148.207 202.904 N 08°20'52" E 201.124 6 5388.634 5177.406 404.027 S 77°59'50" E 226.005 5 5341.635 5398.471 630.033 S 14°53'33" W 208.320 4 5140.312 5344.931 838.353 Closure Error Distance> 0.00000 Total Distance> 838.353 LOT AREA: 43560.0 SQ FT OR 1.00 ACRES BLOCK 1 TOTAL AREA: 87120.0 SQ FT OR 2.00 ACRES

Area Label Defaults The XML2 release introduced prefix and suffix control on area labeling. Although most area labeling uses the suffix as in 1.25 Acres or 3.515 Hectares, those who prefer a prefix as in Ac: 1.25 can create that area labeling style automatically. This control is shown in the dialog below. Keep in mind that changes in Area Defaults, if changed in the Area pulldown menu, only apply to that work session. If changed within the Configure command, the changes apply to all new work sessions as well.

The results of the prefix “style” are shown here.


Area by Closed Polyline The XML2 Release added to the “intelligence” of Area by Closed Polyline. This routine will now automatically find special Carlson Software attributes attached to the polyline, in addition to capturing the area itself. These attributes will appear in the report, which can be the standard report or which can be presented in the Report Formatter, which itself links to Excel and Access. For example, property names and owner names, as applied to a polyline using the Mine modules, will report out automatically using Area by Closed Polyline. The command “Draw Lots from File…” will apply “extended entity data” to the lot polylines which includes the lot name, and this will also report out when using Area by Closed Polyline. In addition, lot names or any interior text whatsoever can be captured and included in the report, and then the plot of the area on the screen itself could be canceled, if only the report is desired. The new prompting for this command, located at the command line, now asks:

Select the polylines and text to process.

When additional interior text is selected, the standard report will include that text: Polyline Area 06/17/2003 12:49 Polyline Area: 43560.0 sq ft, 1.00 acres Polyline Perimeter: 838.35 ft Text: 16 Sf:43560.0 Ac: 1.00

In this case, the “16” refers to Lot 16, and appears in the report because the lot number and existing area labeling were selected along with the polyline for the lot.

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Translate Points When the goal is to raise or lower elevations on points in a coordinate file, the command to use is Translate Points, which also will optionally translate the Northing and Easting of the coordinates. Moving the elevations up or down is a “translation” in the Z axis. But many times the goal is to translate points with non-zero elevations, and leave unchanged points with zero elevations. Consider the point list below: List Points Report 06/17/2003 12:54 File> c:\scadxml\DATA\harrisburgairport.crd Job Description> Job Number> 0.0 Job Date> 2002.1022 PointNo. Northing(Y) Easting(X) Elev(Z) Description 20 315834.646 2243628.121 307.861 21 315703.763 2244029.006 307.861 22 316503.387 2245578.870 318.420 I.P. 23 314314.779 2246101.222 0.000 250' RADIUS 24 314158.433 2246179.781 0.000 75' RADIUS 25 313397.383 2247730.718 0.000 75' RADIUS 26 313553.773 2247652.069 0.000 250' RADIUS 27 313460.768 2247770.777 0.000 PC 28 313330.398 2247764.349 0.000 PCC 29 313314.328 2247580.243 0.000 PT 30 313661.045 2247853.414 0.000 85' RADIUS 31 313615.624 2247925.251 0.000 PT 32 315613.200 2244426.460 301.600 PK 33 315516.579 2245715.830 302.150 PK 34 315387.579 2246185.519 301.900 PK 35 313907.474 2247974.338 0.000 85' RADIUS Number of points listed> 16

Points 20 and 21 and 32 to 34 are surveyed points with elevations. All other points are entered or calculated points dealing with alignments. If there was an elevation “bust” on the project, and the goal was to lower all elevations by 2.75 units, then Translate Points under Coordinate File Utilities (or under the Points pulldown menu) would be selected, Process Elevations would be clicked on, and a Delta Z of -2.75 would be entered, as shown below:


With the XML2 Release, the option has been added to click on Ignore Zero Elevations, which will avoid translating points 21-31 and point 35 in our example.

Coordinate File Utilities Compare Points

Compare Points has the added option in XML2 to allow for a separate tolerance for the horizontal and vertical differential between the coordinates in a file and the coordinate points plotted on a drawing, point in a separate file or points in the same file in a different point range., point in a separate file or points in the same file in a different point range, point in a separate file or points in the same file in a different point range. Compare Points is useful for detecting points that have been moved graphically and no longer match the values in the coordinate file. This can occur when Link Points with Coordinate File, under Configure, is clicked off. Then moving points on the screen has no effect on points in the coordinate file—and most surveyors prefer to work in this setting. So comparing graphic points to coordinate points in the file is often critically important. Since a vertical translation of the points in the file may have occurred, by design, typically only the differential in the x,y position matters. You can now specify the acceptable differential in both the x,y (horizontal) and z (vertical) dimension. Here is an example usage:

The above selections will compare the current coordinate file to selected points on the drawing. The drawing might appear as shown, leading to the results displayed:

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Compare Points 06/17/2003 13:30 Compare Drawing to Coordinate File> c:\scadxml\data\lotea-hato-tejas.crd Tolerance Horizontal: 0.00100 Vertical: 10000.00000 Point# DELTA-Y DELTA-X DELTA-Z ----------------------------------------------------- 307 0.207 0.414 0.000 Description for Points

Description for Points within Coordinate File Utilities allows you to assign descriptions to points by range, rather than one at a time. For example you could assign BLD for “building” to points 1 through 6. Some surveyors like to classify points, so that a range of ground shots might be coded E-GR and another range might be F-GR. With the release of XML2, this is possible with the new options within Description for Points, shown below:

You can add text as a prefix or suffix. The result of this example, on ground shots, is shown below in List Points: List Points Report 06/17/2003 13:41 File> c:\scadxml\DATA\mantopo.crd Job Description> Job Number> 0.0 Job Date> 1997.0630 PointNo. Northing(Y) Easting(X) Elev(Z) Description 178 4090.369 4019.721 11.599 GROUND/SHOT 179 4193.825 4021.629 10.380 GROUND/SHOT 180 4289.831 4022.340 8.848 E- GROUND/SHOT 181 4395.558 4023.482 8.357 E- GROUND/SHOT


182 4518.109 4025.196 7.864 E- GROUND/SHOT 183 4622.567 4026.038 7.318 E- GROUND/SHOT 184 4731.923 4027.510 6.570 E- GROUND/SHOT 185 3942.983 4124.901 17.681 E- GROUND/SHOT 186 3941.714 4176.331 18.645 E- GROUND/SHOT 187 3940.510 4226.451 18.747 GROUND/SHOT 188 3983.376 4340.440 19.171 GROUND/SHOT Number of points listed> 11

Notice that a space is added to the prefix to separate it from the original text.

Coordinate Transformation

The Coordinate Transformation options, within Coordinate File Utilities, has added the option to present the residuals, or estimate of accuracy, where comparing one “local” set of points to another.

This applies to the Least Squares Best Fit Option, as selected next:

This leads on to the next dialog, where you select Add to compare points within the same file that represent 2 distinct “systems” of points, where one range of points in the first system will be lifted and moved onto the second system.

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The “pairing” process, of entering coordinates from the first system that are associated with coordinates in the second system, is illustrated in the this dialog:

This process continues until all matching pairs of points are entered. As the program “best fits” the data, the residuals are displayed:

You can then experiment with turning off one or more of the paired points by


highlighting the pairing and clicking Process On/Off. In this example, if we turn off the point 305 to point 405 pairing, we get a better fit with lower residuals, as shown below:

The residuals refer to the x,y or horizontal distance between the best fit “plane” and the target points.

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Chapter 3: DTM-Contour Topics in this chapter are relative to the new functionality in the DTM Contour module.

2D to 3D Polyline An option was added the options to change polylines layer and color.

Prompts:

Keep existing polylines [Yes/<No>]? Enter

Set layer name for converted polylines [Yes/<No>]? Y Enter

Layer name for 3D polylines <BREAKLINE>: Flowline Enter

The routine will convert the 2D polyline into a 3D polyline and place it on the dictated layer.

Triangulate & Contour Triangulate Tab

Store Surface Data

This option allows a surface to be named that is associated with the drawing file. Storing and naming a surface is necessary for the Surface Tools to be functional.

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Labels Tab

Label Style

This setting allows you to set the desire text font style for contour labels.

Label Text Size Scaler

This setting allows you to size your contour labels based on a multiplier of the horizontal scale.

Contour from Grid File Additional option to default the layer name to the grid file name.

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Contour from TIN File This command allows a TIN model to be selected for contouring. Many of the same options available in the Triangulate and Contour dialog are available here and can be reviewed in the main manual. The Selection Tab is not available because you will be prompted to select and open a TIN model.

Prompts

Fill out the Triangulate and Contour Dialog information with the desired options selected

Select the desired surface model and choose Open.

Pull-Down Menu Location:

Contour

Keyboard Command: CNTRTIN

Prerequisite: A TIN file created with Triangulate and Contour. (.FLT)

Surface Manager This command only functions if a surface has been named and saved through one of the contouring routines. The functions inside the manager allow the surface to be set current, removed from the drawing file, modifications made through the edit routine, properties modified and modification can be accepted by selecting the done command. The Surface manager should be used to make modifications to the contour map and associated TIN.


Set Current: Allows you to set the selected surface current for other surface tool functions.

Remove: Allows you to remove a surface from the list of stored surfaces. The surface will be removed from the drawing and cannot be retrieved.

Edit: Allows modifications to a surface. The surface that will be modified must be selected prior to using the edit function. You will be prompted to select the inclusion boundary if one was defined in the initial creation of the surface. Once the inclusion/exclusion perimeters have been selected, you will be prompted to add or remove points, add breaklines, swap triangle edges and/or set elevations of existing points. The changes made are only reflected in the surface file, and the contours resulting from that surface file. Point modifications to the CRD file and 3D breakline modifications will need to be preformed through the traditional methods if desired.

Prompts

Select the Inclusion perimeter polylines or ENTER for none.

Select objects: 1 found (pick inclusion)

Select objects: (Enter)

Select the Exclusion perimeter polylines or ENTER for none.

Select objects: (Enter)

Press ENTER when done making changes

Add Pnt(AP),Remove Pnt(RP),Add Breakline(AB),SWap edge(SW),Set elev(SP)

Adding points, Pick point or enter keyword: AP (Enter)

(Pick a point inside the TIN model at the desires location - The default elevation will be calculated from the TIN model.)

Enter the elevation of new point [559.112171]: 560 (Enter)

(The surface will be recalculated using the input data)

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Adding points, Pick point or enter keyword: RP (Enter) (Remove Point)

(Pick close to the area that you want an elevation point removed)

Adding points, Pick point or enter keyword: AB (Enter) (Adding Breakline)

Pick near the 1st point of breakline:

Pick near the 2nd point of breakline:


Select objects: 1 found (enter)

Select objects: (enter)



(When adding a breakline, OSNAP Endpoint will default on)


Adding points, Pick point or enter keyword: SW (Enter) (Swap Triangle Edge)

Please select an internal edge to swap: (Select Desired Edge)

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Please select an internal edge to swap: SP (Set Point Elevation)

Pick near the point to have elevation set: (Pick near point 34)

Enter new elevation of the point [597.200000]: 600


Select objects: 1 found (enter)




To conclude the Surface Edit function: Enter at the end of the internal command sequence; select the Inclusion/Exclusion and select “Done” from the Surface Manager dialog.


Properties

This command allows you to alter the setting of the surface selected. The Properties of the selected surface is displayed. Changes can be made and re-drawn.

All of the tools available in the Surface Manager are also available in the Surface Tools Fly-out. Their functions are identical but require a surface to be set current, and only apply to that current surface.

Grid File Utilities Plot Grid will activate the Plot 3D Grid File command noted on page 4-24 in the main manual.

Grid Statistics will send the statistical information of the selected grid file to the SurvCADD Report viewer.

For Macro processing, comment lines that start with “;” can be added to the macro file.

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Design Pad Template Additional features added:

Use Slope Pad Design: Allows you to set a cross slope amount for the top of the pad. You will be prompted to screen pick two points that designate the slope direction. For automatic balancing of cut/fill quantities, you will be prompted to find the optimal slope and slope direction.

Cut/Fill Labels In Two Surface Volumes for the elevation difference output option, added control for prefix labels, suffix labels, text layers and decimal places plus the ability to label existing and design elevations.

Cut/Fill Colors In Two Surface Volumes, the cut/fill color map output option has a much improved range of colors. In AutoCAD 2000, 2000i and 2002, these colors are drawn using Image entities. In AutoCAD 2004, the new true-color feature is used with 3D Face entities.

An option was added to subdivide the grid cells at zone transitions. Also added the option to control the zone intervals and range.

Plot Grid File For the text output method, added an option to draw X symbols. For the Color By Elevation option, added the option to subdivide the grid cells at the color zone transitions.

Surface Inspector An option was added to set the number of decimal places to report for each surface.

Surface 3D Flyover An option was added report the station-offset from a centerline, for vertical exaggeration and for whether to ignore zero elevation entities.

Triangulation File Utilities Added routines to add and subtract TINs.

Draw TIN Boundary A new option was added to draw a polyline for the perimeter of a TIN surface.

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Chapter 4: Section-Profile Topics in this chapter are relative to the new functionality in the Section-Profile module.

Design Template Design Template employs a new dialog box with the added capability of a real-time preview window. The viewer displays all of the elements of the template, including cut and fill. Zoom and Pan functionality is provided within the viewer via new "Drag Action" buttons. Holding down the mouse scroll button will also function as a Pan.

The routine also has a new option to create a vertical template element in the Grades portion of the editor. Note that when the slope type is set to vertical, the prompt changes to Delta Z. Enter a negative value to go down, positive to go up.

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New Options:

• Drag Action - Determines whether holding down the right mouse button functions as "Zoom" or "Pan" in the viewer window.

• Left Side Display - Determines whether the left side of the template displays cut, fill, or nothing.

• Right Side Display - Determines whether the right side of the template displays cut, fill, or nothing.

Keyboard Command: TEMPLATE

Pull-Down Menu Location: Design

Prerequisite: None

Input-Edit Template Series This routine provides the ability to simultaneously process multiple, unique templates for a single alignment in Process Road Design . Templates must first be defined with "Design Template". Templates are added to the series by selecting the desired pre-defined template files (*.TPL) and assigning a station for the beginning and ending of each template. Gaps in station ranges will create a transition between the templates. For best results, the various templates should have matching ID points for template elements. This will insure the creation of continuous template polylines when using Process Road Design.

The template series file can also be used in conjunction with Locate Template Points.


Options

Add Imports template files and allows for station definitions.

Edit Allows user the modify a station for an existing template in the list.

Remove Removes a template file from the series.

Save Writes the current template series info to a .TSF file.

Saveas Saves the current template series info to new name.

Exit Exits the routine.

Keyboard Command: TPLSERIES


Prerequisite: Two or more pre-defined template files.

Template Transition Template Transition employs a new dialog box for the "edit" mode of the routine. It now includes a real-time preview window that shows all of the template elements, including cut and fill. The elements update to reflect changes made in the editor. Zoom and Pan functionality is provided within the viewer via new "Drag Action" buttons. Holding down the mouse scroll button will also function as a Pan.

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New Options:

• Drag Action - Determines whether holding down the right mouse button functions as "Zoom" or "Pan" in the viewer window.

• Left Side Display - Determines whether the left side of the template displays cut, fill, or nothing.

• Right Side Display - Determines whether the right side of the template displays cut, fill, or nothing.

Keyboard Command: TPLTRANS


Prerequisite: A template (.TPL) file

Profile to 3D Polyline New Functionality

When you convert sewer profile to a 3d poly, there is added functionality to draw symbols at manhole stations. Symbols are chosen from the standard symbol library. The symbol size is determined by the value entered at the command line. The default symbol size is determined by the horizontal scale and the symbol size scaler in Drawing Setup, but a user specified value may be entered at the command line.


New Prompts:

Draw symbols at manholes [Yes/<No>]? Y

The symbol library dialog box opens. Select Desired Symbol.

Manhole symbol size <4.00>: Press Enter.

Keyboard Command: PROTO3DP

Pull-Down Menu Location: Profiles

Prerequisite: .PRO file, a polyline

Profile Report Profile Report has been updated to include the options of Report Profile Grade at PVI Points and Report Profile Data Points. Report Profile Grade at PVI Points will label both the gradeline elevation and the PI elevation at a common station in the case of a vertical curve. Report Profile Data Points will generate stationing and elevation for all of the profile elements, ie. beginning and ending points, PI's, PVC's and PVT's. If this option is not toggled on, the profile report will not contain the profile data information, only the information at the specified station intervals.

Keyboard Command: PREPORT


Prerequisite: A profile (.PRO) file.

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Profile to SurvCADD Points This routine has been updated with the ability to use a centerline file (.cl) in addition to a drawn polyline centerline to define the horizontal alignment.

Keyboard Command: PRO2PTS

Pull-Down Menu Location: Profile


Draw Profile This routine has been updated with an option to draw manhole sides down to the pipe invert when drawing sewer profiles. When this option is not toggled, the manhole sides will stop at the top of the pipe.


Keyboard Command: DRAWPROF



Design Sewer/Pipe Profile Design Sewer/Pipe Profile now allows the user to specify a minimum ground cover for the pipe during the design process. If ground cover falls below the specified minimum during design, the routine will generate an error message indicating that the current depth is below the minimum design depth. The user will then have the opportunity to modify a grade or invert elevation to bring the amount of cover to within the specified criteria.

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Keyboard Command: SEWER

Pull-Down Menu Location: Profile

Prerequisite: A profile grid.

Horizontal Axis Elevations This routine has been updated with a new Text Offset Scaler field for specifying the vertical position for the labels. A positive value in the field lowers the text on the grid and a negative value raises the text. The scaler multiplies the value entered in the field by the text height to determine the total distance the text will be moved from the bottom grid line of the sheet.


Keyboard Command: HORELEV


Prerequisite: Profile grid with a polyline profile or a profile file.

Centerline ID Centerline ID reports the centerline file name and location that is associated with an alignment polyline. The subject polyline must have been created with either Design Centerline, Input/Edit Centerline, or Centerline File to Polyline. When the routine is initiated and an alignment polyline is selected, the file associated with that polyline is reported at the command line. Additional alignment polylines may be selected without re-entering the command, or Enter may be pressed to exit the command.

Prompts:

Select centerline polyline to identify: Pick the polyline

Centerline Name: D:\SAMPLE.CL

Select centerline polyline to identify (Enter to end): Press Enter

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Keyboard Command:

CL_ID


Design>Centerline Utilities

Prerequisite: A polyline created from a Design Centerline, Input/Edit Centerline, or Centerline File to Polyline.

Centerline Report The Centerline Report now includes PI information for alignments that contain curves. The PI station, northing and easting are reported.

Keyboard Command: CLREPORT


Prerequisite: A centerline (.CL) file

Input/Edit Centerline Input/Edit Centerline has been updated with a new spiral-only element to define a spiral between a line and a curve or between two curves. This new element adds flexibility to spirals and allows SurvCADD to handle Curve-Spiral-Curve and compound spiral curves. The previous spiral element is still available and does a spiral-curve-spiral series in one element.

Angles can now be entered by azimuth (in addition to bearing) in the Line, Curve, and Spiral-Curve-Spiral elements. Also, in the Line element, the direction of a segment may be specified by deflection angle as well as bearing and azimuth.

New Prompts

Line - The Line element has the added capability to use an azimuth or a deflection angle (in addition to bearing) to define the direction of the segment. The Deflection field remains grayed out if there is not a previous element in the alignment.


Curve and Spiral-Curve-Spiral - These functions now include the ability to define an angle by azimuth in addition to bearing.

Spiral Only - The Spiral Only element may be used to define a spiral between a line and curve or between two curves with different radius. The new spiral-only element is used in all SurvCADD routines that process a centerline file.

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Keyboard Command: CLEDIT


Prerequisite: None

Input/Edit Section File Input/Edit Section File has been upgraded with new dialog boxes, including a real-time graphic window in the Edit mode. Zoom and Pan functionality in the new window is provided via "Drag Action" buttons. A real-time report of offset-elevation-slope now displays as you move the cursor across the section in the graphic window. A new Drive function scrolls through the sections at a user-specified speed. More ability has been added to edit subgrades, including the ability to tie a subgrade into the surface. A new Check Offset field calculates an elevation based on an entered offset. In the elevation edit field, equations (+,-.*,/) can be entered to calculate or adjust an elevation.

New Prompts

Translate, Scale, Delete Stations, Combine Stations, Copy Station and Tie Station have all been upgraded with separate Starting and Ending Station boxes. Pressing the down arrow by the box drops down a window showing the all of the stations in the file for easy selection by the user.


Edit Station

Drag Action - Determines whether holding down the right mouse button functions as "Zoom" or "Pan" in the viewer window. Holding down the scroll button also acts as a Pan function.

Check Offset - Calculates the elevation for the offset value entered in the box. Use the negative sign (-) for left offsets.

Drive - This function scrolls through the sections at the rate of speed specified by the user in the Speed window. The Drive View options determine whether the sections are displayed using the full width of the graphic window or centered in the window. Focus View On Offset Range allows the user to set the left and right viewing limits of the sections. Section data beyond the specified limits is not displayed.

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Elevation Field - Equations can be used in this field to calculate or adjust an elevation. For instance, to subtract 1.25' from elevation 1926.18, simply enter 1926.18-1.25 and press enter. The new elevation will be calculated and displayed in the viewer window. Functions for add, subtract, multiply and divide are supported.

Tie - New dialog layout with a new option to tie the section to a specified elevation in addition to a surface (second section file).

Keyboard Command: SCTED

Pull-Down Menu Location: Sections

Prerequisite: None

Polyline Slope Report Polyline Slope Report now has an option for drawing the negative symbol when annotating negative slopes on a line or polyline. The direction that a line or polyline was created determines whether a given slope is negative or positive.


Keyboard Command: LLG


Prerequisite: A profile grid and a profile polyline.

Profile Offset Text Profile Offset Text now has options for setting the maximum offset from the centerline to calculate, to label full or abbreviated stations, labeling left and right offsets together of separately, and to select the points by screen selection set.

Prompts

Include station-offset in label [<Yes>/No]? Press Enter

Label full or abbreviate station [<Full>/Abbrev]? Press Enter

Max offset to label <500.0>: Press Enter

Polyline should have been drawn in direction of increasing stations.

CL File/<Select polyline that represents centerline>: Select Polyline

Starting station of centerline <0.0>: Press Enter

Label left and right offsets together or separately [<Together>/Separate]? Type S and Press Enter

Pick horizontal alignment for Left offset text: Pick a point

Pick horizontal alignment for Right offset text: Pick a point

Text justification [<Left>/Right]? Press Enter

Pick point or point numbers (SS for Selection Set, Enter to End): Pick a point or type SS and press enter to screen pick points.

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Keyboard Command: PROTEXT


Prerequisite: A centerline polyline

Process Road Design Process Road Design has been updated with an option to select from various roadway design elements (profile, centerline, super elevation, template transition) to create special stations in the volume report and output section file.

New Prompts

Settings - These settings determine which roadway design elements will be used to create special stations in the volume report and output section file. For instance, if Profile Stations is toggled, special stations will be created at all of the vertical PVC, PVI and PVT points in the profile.


Add - Allows for user input of an additional station.

Remove - Removes a highlighted station in the Additional Special Stations window.

Ok - Closes the dialog and saves changes.

Cancel - Closes the dialog without saving changes.

Keyboard Command: EWORKS


Prerequisite: Profile (.PRO) file and template (.TPL) file.

Digitize Sections Digitize Sections has been improved with prompting that requires three alignment points only on the initial section for a sheet, while additional sections can be aligned by a single point. There has been an option added to digitize existing and final surfaces back to back, and an undo function has been added that will allow an undo while digitizing points. An option has been added for sound feedback to help guide the input process. As the section is digitized, it is shown in a real-time graphics window. Holding down the right mouse button acts as a zoom function, while holding down the mouse scroll button acts as a pan. The puck keys can be used to enter all the input data.

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Prompts

Digitize Section dialog

Calibrate section sheet

Pick First section sheet reference point: pick a point on the section grid

Enter offset <0.0>: -50

Enter elevation: 200

Pick Second section reference point: pick another point on the section grid

Enter offset: 50


Pick Third section reference point:


Enter offset: 50


Section station to digitize <0.000>: 133.63

Digitize break point for SAMPLE GRID section 133.630 (Enter to end): Pick a point on the section starting at the left and working right

Digitize break point for SAMPLE GRID section 133.630 (Enter to end): Pick a point on the section


Save changes to SAMPLE GRID section 133.630 [<Yes>/No]? Press Enter

Digitize break point for SAMPLE GRID FINAL section 133.630 (Enter to end): Pick a point on the section starting at the left and working right

Digitize break point for SAMPLE GRID FINAL section 133.630 (Enter to end): Pick a point on the section


Save changes to SAMPLE GRID FINAL section 133.630 [<Yes>/No]? Press Enter

Digitize another station [<Yes>/No]? Press Enter

Calibrate next section

Pick section reference point: pick a point on the section grid

Enter offset <-50.00>: 0

Enter elevation <200.00>: 200

Section station to digitize <233.630>: 200



Save changes to SAMPLE GRID section 200.000 [<Yes>/No]? Press Enter

Digitize break point for SAMPLE GRID FINAL section 200.000 (Enter to end): Pick a point on the section starting at the left and working right



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Save changes to SAMPLE GRID FINAL section 200.000 [<Yes>/No]? Press Enter

Digitize another station [<Yes>/No]? Enter N and press enter

Keyboard Command: DIGXSEC

Pull-Down Menu Location: Sections

Prerequisite: Affix cross sections on digitizing tablet.

Sewer Laterals This version of SurvCADD features new utilities to create, edit and draw sewer laterals on a profile sheet. This potentially involves three different routines: Profile From Pipe Polylines, Input-Edit Profile, and Draw Profile. Profile From Pipe Polylines would not be required if the station, elevation, offset and length information of the laterals was known. Input-Edit Profile would not be required if Profile From Pipe Polylines was used to generate the pipe crossing profile and no editing or additions needed to be made to the profile file.

Starting with Profile From Pipe Polylines, a profile file can be created that contains the Link Data (station, offset, elevation and length of lateral) for the ends of laterals and the stations for the intersection of the laterals with the main pipe (polyline). For example, if you had a plan view layout of a sewer main and laterals (services), both ends of the lateral line stations, offsets, elevations and lengths could quickly be calculated and converted into a "Crossing" profile file.

In Input-Edit Profile, the lateral information in the editor appears in the form of Link Data. The Link Data can be edited or additional Link Data can be entered. The "Type of Profile" in the editor must be set to "Crossing" in order to access these features. In the editor, the Station and Elevation information columns are relative to the intersection point of the lateral and main line. The Link Sta, Link Offset and Link Elev are relative to the location of the opposite end of the lateral. The Link Distance is true length of the lateral.


In Draw Profile, this "Crossing" profile can be drawn either alone or in conjunction with the corresponding pipe or sewer profile. When a "Crossing" profile is selected, the following dialog box comes up with options to label the link values and draw link (lateral) linework on the profile grid. This box comes up after specifying the Bottom Elevation, Top Elevation, and starting point for the grid.

Label Crossing Station-Elevation - This will label the station and elevation of the intersection point of the lateral and main line.

Station Crossings By Another Centerline - This will label the crossing stations in reference to another centerline, such as a roadway alignment.

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Draw Link Linework - This setting will draw the lateral linework based on the station and elevation of the end of the lateral. The actual length of the lateral is not drawn.

Label Link Values - This enables the annotation options for Label Link Station, Label Link Offset, Label Link Elevation, and Label Link Horizontal Distance.

Label Link Station - This labels the station at the end of the lateral opposite the main line or reference centerline.

Label Link Offset - This labels the perpendicular offset of the end of the lateral opposite the main line

Label Link Elevation - This labels the elevation of the lateral opposite the mainline.

Label Link Horizontal Distance - This labels the true length of the lateral.

Link Label Format

• Along Link Pipe - Places the labels along the lateral linework.

• Vertical Stack - Creates a vertical stack of the data with a horizontal orientation.


Profiles

Prerequisite: Plan view of pipes and laterals or lateral station/offset/elevation/length information.

Input Edit Profile This tool has been improved to include a user-interface that includes a graphic window to dynamically show the profile during editing or creation. Routine also includes a real-time report of station-elevation-slope as the cursor is moved along the graphic view of the profile.


To create a new profile by manual entry, first choose what type of profile to create. Profile types are either Generic, Road, Sewer, Pipe or Crossing. Please refer to the SurvCADD XML manual for definitions of each type. For each type, different data entry options are available and will display in the data editor when selected. For example, a Generic profile has the following headers, Station, Elevation, Slope and Desc. A Road profile will have the following headers in addition to the headers for the Generic profile, VertCurve & SightDist. Each profile type has data entry fields and Headers for the data specific to the profile type. Next enter the Station, PI Elevation or Slope or the segment in the appropriate field. You may change data fields using the Enter Key, the Tab Key or by clicking in the desired data field with the left mouse button. As data is entered, the profile will be drawn in the graphic window.

To edit Profile data, highlight the row of profile data to edit by clicking on it with the left mouse button. Next select the data to edit. After making the necessary change to the data, to accept the change press the enter key, tab key or click in another data field using the left mouse button. The changes to the profile with be displayed in the graphic window.

Please refer to the SurvCADD XML manual, page 5-20 for further details and instructions for the various options available in this command.

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To review/inspect the profile data using the real-time report, simply move the cursor along the profile in the graphic window. The Station, Elevation and Slope of the segment is displayed on the dialog box to the right of the data editor.

Vertical Exaggeration can be applied to the graphic display by selecting a value from the Vertical Exaggeration options.

Drag Action: The graphic display has zoom and pan capabilities. Choose how the display reacts to pressing and holding the left mouse button by selecting either Zoom or Pan. With Zoom selected, while holding the left mouse button in, dragging in the direction of the (-) will zoom out. Dragging in the direction of the (+) will zoom in. With Pan selected dragging in any direction will pan the display in that direction.


Keyboard Command: PROFEDIT

Prerequisite: None

New Supported File Formats The following file formats have been added our compatibility list:

Caice - Added support to import Caice profiles and sections.

Geodimeter - Added a routine to import Geodimeter centerline files.

Geopak - Added a routine to import Geopak centerline files.

IGRDS - Added routines to import/export section data in RDS files.

NC DOT - Added a routine to import NC DOT section files.

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Draw Sewer Network There are a couple of changes to this command that are not mentioned in the XML manual. There is now an option to draw the sewer as an upstream or downstream profile, as shown on the Draw Sewer Network dialog. There is also an option to save as a profile file (*.pro). This initial dialog box lets you select the structures to include.

The next dialog box is the standard Draw Profile screen, this time for sewer profiles. All of these settings are documented in the Sections and Profiles chapter.

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Next, the Profile Sewer Settings dialog box allows for custom manhole and pipe options.

Finally, the Sewer Label Options dialog box appears for text and label settings and alignments. The Annotation Options is where you set the Labels used.


Keyboard Command: drwswrpro

Pull-down Menu Location: Structure

Prerequisite: Sewer network (.SEW) file.

Run Off Tracking This command draws 3D polylines starting at user picked points, or from the center of all grid faces downhill until they reach a local minimum or the end of the grid. In effect it simulates the path of a rain drop. The surface is modeled by a grid file as created by Make 3D Grid File or a triangulation file created by Triangulate & Contour. The program also reports the horizontal and slope distances, average slope, maximum slope, and vertical drop. These values can be used for time of concentration calculations.

Prompts

Enter the run off path layer <RUNOFF>: Press Enter to accept

Grid or TIN File Selection dialog box

Choose the grid or TIN file that models the surface.

Reading Row 250>

Extrapolate grid to full grid size (Yes/<No>)? Yes. If the limits of the surface data doesn't cover the entire grid area, then the values for the grid cells beyond the data limit must be extrapolated in order to compute slopes in that area. This prompt only appears if there are grid cells without values.

Local pond spillover depth <6.00>: Press Enter to accept this as the depth it will pass over as a spillover depression.

Draw tracking for all grid cells or pick individually [All/<Pick>]? All to do all grid cells , or Pick to get the next prompt.

Pick origin of rain drop: pick a point at the top of the run off polyline

Pick origin of rain drop (Enter to end): Press Enter

This command will produce a drawing similar to the one shown below when using the grid option.

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Pull-Down Menu Location: Watershed

Prerequisite: A .GRD file created by Make 3D Grid File

Keyboard Command: runoff

An option was added to draw flow polylines starting at the center of each grid cell. For triangulated surfaces, the flow line follows the steepest direction across the triangles instead of always following the steepest edge.

Watershed Above Point This command creates a closed 3D watershed polyline of the area that drains through user specified points and reports the horizontal and slope areas, average slope, and longest flow path values. This watershed is calculated from the surface that is modeled by a grid file or triangulation file. The grid file can be created by the Make 3D Grid File command and the triangulation file can be created with the Write Triangulation File option in Triangulate & Contour in the DTM & Contour module. A triangulation surface model has the advantage of finding sharp break lines that a grid might skip over such as narrow ditches. For regular surfaces such as a surface defined by existing contour polylines, the grid surface model should


be used because it is much faster. Also when using a grid surface model it is sometimes better to decrease the grid resolution (have fewer grid cells) because this helps avoid local minimums.

The program prompts for points on the left and right side of the downstream flow line. The watershed polyline will include the area of runoff lines that pass between these two points. The left and right sides is relative to facing up the slope.

To generate a watershed that excludes a smaller watershed within it, create both watersheds and then use the 2D Polyline with Follow command.

Prompts

Enter the watershed boundary layer <WATERSHED>: Press Enter

Grid File Selection dialog box

Choose the grid or TIN file that models the surface.

Reading cell 5775>

Extrapolate grid to full grid size (Yes/<No>)? Yes. If the limits of the surface data doesn't cover the entire grid area, then the values for the grid cells beyond the data limit must be extrapolated in order to compute slopes in that area. This prompt only appears if there are grid cells without values.

Processing cell ... 5700

Pick bottom LEFT bank of watershed: pick a point on the left bank. Left is relative to facing uphill.

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Pick bottom RIGHT bank of watershed: pick a point on the right bank. Right is relative to facing uphill.

Correcting watershed sides ...

Calculating far ridge

Report Appears:

Draw longest flow line [Yes/<No>]? Y if you want to see the longest flow line drawn as a 3D polyline

Layer name for flow line <RUNOFF>: Press Enter to accept

Calculating watershed area ...

Pre-processing grid cells ....

Processing cell ... 5775


Watershed

Prerequisite: A .GRD file created by Make 3D Grid File, or a TIN file from Triangulate and Contour.

Keyboard Command: watershed

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Chapter 6: GIS Module Topics in this chapter are relative to the new functionality in the GIS module.

Audit Image Links This new command allows you to check the whether the image file exists in the stored path for the selected entities.

Detach Image From Entities New command to remove image file links from the selected entities.

Create GIS Polylines by Interior Text New command that creates GIS polylines by taking each text entity and creating a closed polyline around the text from the selected linework. The text value is used as a field in the GIS data.

Import Shape File For linework files, there is a new option to assign elevations by a specified data attribute.

Export Shape File This tool now auto converts closed polylines to clockwise.

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