Knowledge Base Civil Designer 8.5

New in the CAD & Rendering Module

 

• Implemented ODA IFC for IFC export
• Export IFC as .ifcZIP (zipped IFC files)
• Advanced selection filter includes more entity properties
• Publish directly to PDF
• Draw balloon text improvements
• Graphical rotate multiple text entities
• Render output can display on a separate window
• Restore / preserve XRef layer visibility when unloading and reloading XREFS
• Drawing background colour maintained in DWG export (round-trip)
• Added delimiter settings for importing and exporting CSV data to grids
• Export auxiliary services entities to IFC
• Export road signs to IFC
• Improved IFC exporting of piped services to ifcFlowSegment entities
• Implemented IFC 4×3 exporting
• Explode wipeout
• COGO points: show/hide point names
• Add an ‘Omit from plots’ option in layer settings

 

 

New in the Survey & Terrain Module

 

• Improve the interface for editing multiple surface contour display in Display Settings
• Export shared reference point to a XML file (this can be used by Revit to coordinate the Revit model)
• Export DTM to GeoTIF
• Improved the rendering of multiple terraces on a single surface
• Improved the contour display settings interface for multiple selection of generated contour surfaces
• Automated the creation of a capacity curve graph for Dam Volumes and Flood Levels
• Added the ‘use strings model’ and ‘add constant’ to all relative Terrain functions
• Improved the Drape CAD entity function to allow a z-constant to be specified
• Automate the creation of Dam capacity curves
• HEC_RAS exporting allows for the negating of coordinates
• Lidar import allows for negative coordinates

 

 

New in the Roads Module

 

• Add Hammer head cul-de-sac shape
• Improved Auxiliary Services display settings for consistency with Sewer, Storm and Water
• Added a simple road strings ASCII export function
• Added design criteria for sight distance functionality
• Implemented real time junction preview for mini-roundabouts when editing junctions
• Implemented real time junction preview for cul-de-sacs when editing junctions
• Water Film Thickness calculations can implement the RRL method
• Water Film Thickness colour shading for depth ranges
• Road texturing and shading allows separate settings for each road
• Implemented compound curve sets for horizontal alignments
• Implemented automatic lane widening at curves
• Improved road strings contour labelling to remove multiple labels at junctions
• Implemented node types and headwalls to Auxiliary Services
• Unit lengths of kerbs can be specified
• Auxiliary services allows for fixed slopes to be specified
• Improve the speed of translating roads to DTM
• Auxiliary Services categories can be assigned for each service type, which will be exported to IFC
• Horizontal alignment regression can handle CAD entities with multiple curves in sequence
• When rendering at bridges, the DTM will be displayed correctly under bridges
• A cross section code for addon strings can be specified for cross section plotting
• Addon string heights will now dynamically re-calculate when the road model changes
• When adding linear road furniture, kerbs can be specified to define the cross sectional shape
• Implemented a cross section editor function to add fill benching

 

 

New in the Sewer & Storm Module

 

• Vertical alignment editor:
  

  • Allow users to manually set the vertical exaggeration
  • Zoom to the selected links when opening the editor
  • Allow the user to edit the cover level in the Vertical Alignment Editor
  • Display fixed vs calculated values clearly in the Vertical Alignment Editor
  • Move the SWMM playback to a separate tab in the VERTICAL Alignment Editor

• Improve the rubber banding during graphical functions
• Display settings includes the option to display the flow arrows at the link centre
• Convert Drawing Entities automatically suggests the layer names to be used
• Implemented automatic link division in Graphical Add and Connect Node

 

 

New in the Water Module

 

• Parcels: improved automatic tracking works from XREFS
• Parcel colour scheme includes shade by area
• Add user defined categories to Parcels
• Added the ability to hatch parcels, in addition to solid fill
• Improved IFC export to also export bends correctly

 

 

New in the Turn Module

 

• Improve dynamic simulation with the option of enforcing the maximum steering angle
• During dynamic simulation the vehicle can be placed anywhere along the path
• Dynamic simulation includes intuitive and graphical controls

 

 

New Plotting Features & Functionality

 

• Plan plotting allows the user to select a subset of roads to be listed in the PI and Curve lists
• Sheet File Editor: improved Long section Sheet File Settings pages
• Sheet File Editor: implemented properties bar editing for all sheet file editor entities
• Sheet File Editor: graphical functions for selection node editing, graphical moving, and deleting
• Sheet File Editor Long section settings: includes insert and delete design items
• Sheet file editor: added some easily selectable defaults for regions, based on paper sizes
• Long section plotting: Add the ability to indicate components (like guardrails) as lines on the long sections
• Implemented crossing pipes functionality for Terrain Strings long section plots
• Plotting long sections from DTM surfaces follows the DTM and is not limited to interpolating heights at chainages
• Add the ability to plot long sections of addon strings

Product:Knowledge Base Civil Designer 8.5
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Platform:Win7/WIN10
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