RoadEng,
Terrain Tools
Version 5.077
Softree Technical Systems Inc.
604-519-6222
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INTRODUCTION
HARDWARE PROTECTION KEY AND PASSWORD
COMPATIBILITY WITH PREVIOUS VERSIONS
ENHANCEMENTS SINCE THE 5.0 RELEASE
BUG FIXES SINCE THE 5.0 RELEASE
Please
see our web site (www.softree.com
) for up to date
Version 5.0
is file compatible with version 4.x. Although
version 4.x will read 5.0 files new 5.0 data will not be
visible in version 4.x and will be lost if the file is saved from version 4.x.
There
is no need to uninstall 4.1 before installing 5.0B. If you wish to return to
4.1, reinstall 4.1 over 5.0. If you choose to uninstall a previous version,
you may want to first back up your defaults and layouts (files in the RoadEng
folder).
Versions
5.0 and 4.x have a conversion utility that allows them to read version 3.xxx
files. Once files have been converted, they can no longer be read by 3.xxx
software. There is no "Save As previous version" function, although
ASCII and DXF formats can be used for this purpose to some extent.
If you
are upgrading from version 3.1, it is not necessary to remove an installation
of version 3.1 that you are still using. Versions 5.0 and 4.x can be
installed side by side with Softree's 3.1 products provided it is installed in
a different folder. Note, however, that version 3.1 is no longer supported by
Softree.
The following features have been added to Softree products since the version 5.035 release June 15, 2007. Versions 5.000 to 5.034 were Beta test.
The
version number below is the first version of the software that contains the
enhancement.
|
Version |
Module |
Description |
| 5.038 | Location | Snap to background Terrain(s) added to Plan window |
| 5.038 | Location | Station formatting for the grid in the profile window |
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| 5.038 | Terrain | Snap to line added. Snap to current feature enabled. |
| 5.039 | All | Font control added to grid display. Separate fonts for Plan, Profile and Section. |
| 5.040 | Location | Configurable Label options for curves and IP's and report points |
| 5.047 | Location | SS Point codes display added in section window |
| 5.050 | Location, Terrain | DWG, DXF exports AutoCAD arcs when 2D selected. |
| 5.051 | Terrain | Memory optimization during creation of large TIN models (e.g. LIDAR) |
| 5.052 | Location | Templates: added attachment of template objects by point code |
| 5.053 | Location | Added an option in DWG/DXF export to include/exclude backgrounds |
| 5.053 | Location | Edit feature added for user defined labels |
| 5.053 | Location | Save user defined labels in Normal |
| 5.054 | Terrain | Added support for Arc Grid (ADF) files. |
| 5.064 | All | Some screen layout files updated |
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Version |
Module |
Description |
| 5.035 | All | Conus.las and Conus.los files missing in fresh install (used for converting NAD83 to/from NAD27) |
| 5.035 | All | First run, File-Open should start in samples directory. |
| 5.035 | All | Screen layouts list is not in alphabetical order |
| 5.035 | All | Transparency not working in GDI hatching |
| 5.035 | Location | Hangs on section drape - rare |
| 5.036 | Location | Section print: if the section is repainted on the screen during the print process, the page printing will show the current section instead of the section(s) printing. |
| 5.037 | All | Lat/Lon format not displaying correctly |
| 5.037 | Location | Crash on read screen layout |
| 5.037 | Location | Override not working when only one override entered |
| 5.038 | Location | Horizontal curves: mouse editing can cause overlap (5.038 only) |
| 5.038 | Location | Too many variables in status area (under section window) causes crash |
| 5.038 | Terrain |
Geodetic transformation of selected features not working. |
| 5.038 | Terrain | Insert Terrain file doesn't perform geodetic transform. |
| 5.038 | Terrain | Insert Terrain file doesn't read the coordinate system of the incoming file. |
| 5.039 | Location | Export of a p-line design from Multi-plot exporting not WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get). |
| 5.039 | Location | Horizontal curves: using automatic AASHTO side friction factor table sometimes get wrong value due to floating point inaccuracies. For example 50 kph will return the value for 50.00001 kph. |
| 5.039 | Location | Improved calculation of clearing limits for large p-line offsets |
| 5.039 | Location | Reconcile L-Line with P-Line, "Re-Align to saved offsets": fails if curves exist. |
| 5.039 | Location | Section borders not located correctly in DWG export |
| 5.039 | Location | MultiPlot legend not recognizing extended hatching and symbol colors |
| 5.041 | Location | Export to DWG/DXF of multi-plot not outputting the rectangles properly |
| 5.045 | Location | SS point codes not displaying in plan |
| 5.045 | Location | Save as DXF causes next Save as DWG to write DXF (with DWG extension) |
| 5.045 | Terrain | Coordinate dialog reversing Lat/Lon |
| 5.045 | Terrain | Feature selection by name truncating last char. |
| 5.048 | Location | Culverts: apply culvert change -> current station jumps to previous point |
| 5.048 | Location | DXF export problems |
| 5.048 | Terrain | Merge terrains: crossing breaklines problems |
| 5.049 | Location | Export to Terrain - curves problems |
| 5.049 | Location | Screen layout drop down, right click save: not clearing old file properly |
| 5.049 | Location | The Profile ground line is not drawing correctly on print or export to DWG. It is supposed to drape on the model (as it does in the screen view), however it is only connecting the design point elevations. |
| 5.050 | Terrain | Buffer function, circular mode: creates line artefacts from one side to the other - left side only, closed polygon only |
| 5.050 | Terrain | Grading function, polygonal mode: fails if feature is not a polygon. Remove option from dialog box. |
| 5.050 | Terrain | Merge Terrain / Select By Boundary failing with points on the boundary. |
| 5.051 | Location | Export to Terrain - curves problems |
| 5.051 | Location | Template changes for calculating Leg property 'don’t change current' |
| 5.051 | Location | Template changes for variable fill slope to calculate RE point code |
| 5.052 | All | DXF (DWG) export: some line types unreadable by VCADD |
| 5.052 | Location | Azimuth, distance labels should not display on curves |
| 5.052 | Location | Section edit: section jumps to wrong elevation if multi-plot window visible with section displayed (coordinates in status area are also wrong for the section window). |
| 5.052 | Survey | screen layout: bad file was created after sizing a column (with the mouse) to be larger than 60 characters |
| 5.052 | Terrain | Import 3D faces (from CAICE): spurious 4 sided faces error (import fails) |
| 5.053 | All | Line editor: can't add symbol types "tick" or "tick (large)" to line type object. |
| 5.053 | Location | Curves: if super-elevation is calculated by table and you change the table, you must re-apply the curve. Should be automatic. |
| 5.053 | Location | Parameter assignments with stations greater than 100K not saved |
| 5.054 | Location | Curve table: Vertical BVC station reporting invalid. |
| 5.054 | Location | Data window: culvert information not displayed sometimes |
| 5.054 | Location | Data window: cumulative total culvert length wrong if no volumes in data window |
| 5.055 | Location | Auto-Generate report points on Survey stations does nothing. |
| 5.055 | Location | Template Backward compatibility issues with missing pt. Codes |
| 5.055 | Location | Template editor (rare): merged surface display incorrect if super elevation turned off |
| 5.055 | Terrain | Autodetect not finding GPS device connected to Com Port 1. |
| 5.056 | Location | Culverts: rounding station value on save - causes culvert to move slightly after save/re-open |
| 5.056 | Location | Help: graphics missing from Reconcile L-line with P-line Dialog online help |
| 5.056 | Terrain | Delete point with TIN model causes crash |
| 5.056 | Terrain | DWG/DXF export hangs: only if certain line-types in table. |
| 5.056 | Terrain | Terrain crash: caused by labels using custom columns in imported traverse |
| 5.056 | Terrain | Terrain MergeTIN causes crash |
| 5.056 | Terrain | User Defined Labels not retrieved with screen layout. |
| 5.056 | Terrain | File Open or Insert, select All Supported Files, after selecting a file, you are prompted for a file specification - sometimes the specification used is not the one chosen. |
| 5.057 | Location | Seeding area not calculated (0,0). |
| 5.058 | Location | Memory leak displaying merged surface in template editor |
| 5.058 | Location | Stay below surface logic in the template editor revised to handle undercuts |
| 5.058 | Terrain | Grading dialog box: right cut and fill slopes keep resetting to be the same as left. |
| 5.059B | All | DWG export: crash if very large number of symbols (block inserts) |
| 5.059B | Location | Missing point codes in export. |
| 5.060 | Location | Ground line distorted, stn = -1.0 on Culverts, Auto-Report points not generated. Caused by template assignments off end of design. |
| 5.060 | Location | Legend symbols not displaying AUTO correctly |
| 5.060 | Location | Reference labels not displaying decimals correctly in Profile and Data windows |
| 5.060 | Terrain | Export to shape not handling negative features |
| 5.061 | Install | OleAcc.dll should be deleted from the bin folder (from previous installs) |
| 5.061 | Location | Bad cross sections (ground not right) in P-Line designs (after curve inserted with transition fraction=1, possibly in other situations as well) |
| 5.061 | Terrain | Module-Setup Import options crash: press Open button after shifting an item up or down. |
| 5.062 | Location | Error message appearing in Horz. Curve Panel |
| 5.063 | All | Save over write protected screen layout gives multiple errors. |
| 5.063 | Location | Assignment of templates on one side causing slope to flip |
| 5.063 | Location | Crash in Location after template assignment error (rare). |
| 5.063 | Location | Final slope showing undefined number |
| 5.063 | Location | LandXML: sometimes last point in vertical alignment is not read in (station is greater than last Plan IP due to rounding). |
| 5.063 | Location | Module-setup, Units: Azimuth format not saved as default. |
| 5.063 | Location | Open write protected DSN: error message "Cannot create or open" dsn file (vista) |
| 5.063 | Location | Open write protected DSN: silently opens normal.tpl instead of getting templates from DSN (may get "missing templates replaced with default" error) |
| 5.063 | Location | Save to write protected file or folder - get multiple error messages. |
| 5.063 | Terrain | Problems with image import - Red Deer training release only (automatic update version is OK) |
| 5.064 | Location | Single sided template problems fixed |
| 5.064 | Survey | Double click on Map to open traverse notes causes crash |
| 5.064 | Terrain | ASCII import default wasn't 3D modelled (for fresh installs) |
| 5.065 | Location | Missing background file prevents design load (p-line or TIN required message) |
| 5.065 | Location | Template component dialog not scolling properly with calculated variables |
| 5.065 | Location | Terrain background allowing topo surface to be unlocked. |
| 5.065 | Terrain | Copy/paste dropping survey feature labels |
| 5.065 | Terrain | DWG import: Max Depth exceeded! (exported from Terrain) |
| 5.065 | Terrain | Export to Google Earth -- problems with unit conversion |
| 5.066 | Location | Export to Terrain: select "All" in station range; export starts at 0.0 even if start station is negative |
| 5.066 | Terrain | Merge TIN: destination selected features deleted (if outside stitching turned on) |
| 5.066 | Terrain | Merge TIN: duplicate feature names |
| 5.066 | Terrain | Terrain not handling multiple traverses with different user defined columns |
| 5.067 | Terrain | Terrain Select by Layer dialog not selecting properly |
| 5.068 | Location | Export DXF/DWG not including elevation |
| 5.068 | Location | Horizontal offset labels not turning off |
| 5.068 | Location | Section to DWG: distortion wrong (unless 1:1) |
| 5.068 | Terrain | Insert a terrain turns off user defined labels |
| 5.069 | Location | Curve, vertical: set to Lock Length, get shorter length if delta grade < 0.1% (behaves as if delta grade == 0.1%) |
| 5.069 | Location | Section mouse edit wonky on station 0.0 (or any point where VIP and IP have identical station). Status bar also shows wrong elevation. |
| 5.069 | Survey Location |
Decimals for Field Ref. Label incorrect |
| 5.069 | Terrain | Import ASCII picking up wrong CODE spec |
| 5.070 | Location | template components attaching incorrectly |
| 5.070 | Location | template stretch with multiple legs problem |
| 5.070 | Terrain | 3D view, save as image: crash when set export options to "3D window". |
| 5.070 | Terrain | Import Excel: does not allow 0 lines skipped. |
| 5.071 | Location | Finished Grade feature (in profile window) may appear higher than the template at center line. |
| 5.071 | Terrain | Break at feature: misses some features (near coincident points, large coordinates) |
| 5.072 | Terrain | Explicit decimal control in curve labels. |
| 5.073 | All | Line type editor: crash in text item editor (rare edit combination) |
| 5.073 | Location | Horzontal Curve table, Degree of Curve always uses Stationing Distance = 100 (ignores user input) - note that custom labels in the plan window still use Stationing Distance = 100. |
| 5.073 | Location | Help item "under construction": Auto Maximum Side Friction Factor Options dialog box (horizontal curves) |
| 5.073 | Terrain | LandXML import causes Terrain crash when reading COGO points. |
| 5.074 | All | DWG, DXF export does not store units correctly - INSUNITS system variable (important if referencing or inserting into another doc) |
| 5.074 | Location | Added automatic removal of spurious spiral transition points on file open (points do not get erased when curve moves (if transition length = zero) ) |
| 5.074 | All | 3D window showing black triangles near edge of screen - only on some computers, depends on zoom and angle |
| 5.075 | Terrain | Points text window: copy to clipboard never includes TIN points. |