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Version 5 RoadEng® and Terrain Tools®

For the last few years the Softree development team has been working diligently to improve our Terrain Tools® and RoadEng® products.

Version 5 is a significant step forward in speed, functionality and ease of use. A variety of improvements in the areas of Survey, Image Handling, Import/Export, Modeling and Design, Output and Reporting are included in the new version.

Subscription Customers: 
Version 5 is available to subscription customers at no cost.  You will receive the upgrade in the mail shortly. 

Non Subscription Customers
For customers not on subscription Version 5 is available as a paid upgrade.
Click here for pricing information

Summary of Enhancements

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The following list is a summary of new features and enhancements since Version 4.
  Description Modules Information
General      
  Support for Windows VistaTM All  
  Measure tool. All more info...
  On-line documentation and movies. All more info...
  On-line libraries (templates, symbols and line-types). All  
       
Survey      
  User definable columns. Survey/Map, Terrain CE more info... 
  Customizable pick-lists. Survey/Map, Terrain CE more info... 
  Point codes on cross sections. Survey/Map, Terrain CE more info... 
  Direct download of GPS waypoints. Terrain more info... 
  User definable labels. Terrain more info...
  Interface to read D-lines (profiles) from Terrain Tools CE. Survey/Map, Terrain CE  
  Measure Mode added to Plan and Profile Terrain CE  
  Auto-save function Survey/Map, Terrain CE  
Image Handling      
  Improved image support (Mr. SID, ECW, JPEG2000 and PNG). Terrain more info...
  Image cropping and resolution control. Terrain more info...
Import/
Export		      
  Support for AutoCAD 2005/2006/2007 Terrain  
  Speed improvements for large point data sets (LIDAR). Terrain more info..
  Write ArcView PRJ files. Terrain  
  Export to Google Earth Terrain more info..
  Land XML improvements. Terrain, Location  
  Digitizing improvements. Terrain more info..
  Multi-Plot export to DWG and DXF. Terrain, Location  
  Terrain format export from Location. Location more info..
  Added support to read SDTS and a variety of other DEM formats Terrain  
  Direct TIN model creation from DWG 3D faces. Terrain, Location more info..
Modeling and Design      
  Mass haul calculations (free-haul, overhaul and borrow/waste). Location more info..
  Merge TIN function. Terrain more info..
  Grading function (pad design). Terrain more info..
  3D window in Location. Location more info..
  Curve and widening tables. Location more info..
  Template parameter overrides. Location more info..
  Improved templates. Location more info..
  Projected and intersected features. Location more info..
  Improved stripping control. Location more info..
Output and Reporting      
  Enhanced multi-plot control of multiple pages. Terrain, Location  
  Multi-plot Terrain rotation (useful for North Arrows etc.). Terrain, Location  
  Reporting of template codes and parameters. Location more info..
  B.C. MOF road appraisal enhancements. Location more info..
  Improved symbols and hatching . Terrain, Location more info..
  Image draping in the 3D Window Terrain more info...

 

 

 

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