{"id":662,"date":"2019-10-24T20:31:54","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T14:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slainc.com\/news\/?p=662"},"modified":"2019-10-24T20:44:11","modified_gmt":"2019-10-24T14:44:11","slug":"carlson-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slainc.com\/news\/2019\/10\/24\/carlson-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlson 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Carlson Software has released version 2020 of their software packages. There are over 250 new or updated features. It is now a 64-bit installation, so you need a 64-bit computer to install. 32-bit installations are no longer available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carlson 2020 supports AutoCAD 2020 and includes InteliCAD 9.2. It features a settings migration wizard to port custom settings from one installation to another. See below for a full list of the improvements\/updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>AutoCAD 2020<\/strong> \u2013 Added support for this new version.<br \/><strong>IntelliCAD 9.2<\/strong> \u2013 New selection set manager. Improved  speed for creating entities. New start page option instead of drawing1.  New commands include block editor, vpsync, sysvar editor, publish to  PDF, digital signature and convert to mesh. Added method to click  command prompt keywords. More support for DGN fonts, line styles and  cells.<br \/><strong>Recommended Hardware<\/strong> \u2013 See the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.carlsonsw.com\/support\/system-requirement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">System Requirements page<\/a>.<br \/><strong>Context Right Click Menus<\/strong> \u2013 For IntelliCAD, added Carlson Point and Label right-click menus.<br \/><strong>Twist Screen<\/strong> \u2013 For IntelliCAD, added option for mtext and mleader to use a default angle of horizontal to current <strong>twist screen.<br \/> <\/strong><strong>Install Settings<\/strong> \u2013 Added method for install to apply custom program settings during the install.<br \/> Migration Wizard \u2013 New command to transfer program settings and files between program versions.<br \/><strong>Carlson Academy<\/strong> \u2013 New command for on-line learning with movies, blogs and data sets.<br \/><strong>Toolbars<\/strong> \u2013 Added 24 more toolbar icons.<br \/><strong>Open Drawing<\/strong> \u2013 New command to select geo-located drawings from a map view.<br \/><strong>File Selection<\/strong> \u2013 Expanded list of files in current folder and added ability to sort by the file name, size or date.<br \/><strong>Drawing Explorer<\/strong> \u2013 Added Carlson surface objects, more right-click commands and setup double-click commands.<br \/><strong>MText Labels<\/strong> \u2013 Routines with option to hide drawing  under the text use the mtext background mask instead of separate wipeout  entity. Applies to commands such as Triangulate &amp; Contour for  contour labels and Leader With Text.<br \/><strong>Zoom Most<\/strong> \u2013 New command to zoom to show the bulk of the entities in the drawing and avoid outliers.<br \/><strong>3D Viewers<\/strong> \u2013 Added clip planes from top and bottom,  plus way to enter elevations or screen pick clip plane position. Added  x-ray view mode to make surface transparent in window around the cursor.  Added method to select more entities from the drawing to add to the  current scene. Pick mode displays distance from previous pick point.  Added option to label the bounding box with x,y,z. Added methods to  texture surface by slope range and to substitute a texture per color.  Added setting for pixel size to draw point entities. Added keyboard  hot-keys to rotate left\/right and up\/down. Added settings for default  surface colors.<br \/><strong>Surface Object View Properties<\/strong> \u2013 New command to set display properties for Carlson grid, triangulation and point cloud objects.<br \/><strong>2D Linework Library<\/strong> \u2013 New command to force linework to zero elevation by layer.<br \/><strong>Centroid Point<\/strong> \u2013 Added support for calculating the centroid for a solid model.<br \/><strong>Draw 3D Polyline<\/strong> \u2013 Elevation prompt has new method to add or subtract an amount like for a curb.<br \/><strong>Trim 3D Polyline<\/strong> \u2013 Trims polylines and handles 3D.<br \/><strong><\/strong><strong>Hatch Wizard<\/strong> \u2013 Added auto-connect mode to make closed areas from selected linework.<br \/> Boundary Polyline \u2013 Added method to create closed polylines for all the areas from the input linework.<br \/><strong><\/strong><strong>Insert Symbols<\/strong> \u2013 Added support for creating annotative symbols.<br \/> Consolidate Table \u2013 New command to renumber a table to remove any gaps in the row numbering.<br \/><strong>Edit Table Properties<\/strong> \u2013 Added method to automatically create multi-line rows for long labels.<br \/><strong>Text on Line\/Polyline<\/strong> \u2013 Added method to select label polyline by picking a crossing line and added options to hide <strong>the drawing under the labels, to center the text on the line and to repeat the placement.<br \/> White Solid Behind Text<\/strong> \u2013 Added setting for layer name.<br \/><strong>Colors By Elevation<\/strong> \u2013 New command to assign entity color by elevation.<br \/><strong>Line of Sight Viewshed<\/strong> \u2013 Added method to use a polyline for the view position and option to change layers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Survey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><\/strong><strong>Draw Points<\/strong> \u2013 Added option to limit the length of the drawn description and notes.<br \/>\nErase Points \u2013 Added option to erase only Field To Finish points and option to erase only symbols.<br \/><strong>Edit Point Attributes<\/strong> \u2013 Changing point elevation updates TIN surfaces that include the point.<br \/><strong>Point Group Manager<\/strong> \u2013 Added function to merge groups.<br \/><strong>Point Attribute Layout Manager<\/strong> \u2013 New command to handle custom point attribute layouts.<br \/><strong>Vertical Datum Utilities<\/strong> \u2013 New command for NGVD29 and NAVD88 elevation conversions.<br \/><strong>Nikon Data Transfer<\/strong> \u2013 Added support for running on 64-bit computers.<br \/><strong>Edit Process Raw File<\/strong> \u2013 Added option to renumber only duplicate point numbers.<br \/><strong>SurvNET<\/strong> \u2013 New interface. Added ability to edit by selecting graphically.<br \/><strong>Field To Finish<\/strong> \u2013 New XSCT special code to define a \ntemplate from points. New PARKING special code for drawing parking stall\n lines. For RECT special code, added support for putting the code on the\n first point. Added support for multiple vertical offsets on the same 3D\n polyline. Added method to create circles as 3D polylines when the code \nis set as 3D Polyline. Added option to match substitution codes for \ncodes with a number suffix. For linework description labels, added \noption to draw using mtext. For linework templates, added setting to \ncontrol the template grade to use for the offsets. For the tree feature,\n added option to draw the dripline as a smooth polyline. Added method to\n label elevations in feet\/inches.<br \/><strong>Inverse<\/strong> \u2013 Added options to report point header, to report point after the angle\/distance and prefixes for bearing and distance.<br \/><strong>Crandall Polyline Adjustment<\/strong> \u2013 New command to adjust a polyline using the Crandall method.<br \/><strong>Compass Polyline Adjustment<\/strong> \u2013 Added option for geodetic report.<br \/><strong>Interval Along Entity<\/strong> \u2013 Added option to create points at endpoints separate from all vertices.<br \/><strong>Legal Description<\/strong> \u2013 Added input method to select a deed\n from a deed file. Added option to report point coordinates. Added \noption for geodetic areas in report.<br \/><strong>Process Deed File<\/strong> \u2013 Added ability to set POB and then report closure from this point.<br \/><strong>Cut Sheet<\/strong> \u2013 Added option to set colors for cut and fill labels.<br \/><strong>Bearing\/Distance Annotation<\/strong> \u2013 Added setting for number of spaces between the bearing and distance labels.<br \/><strong>Draw Endpoint Leaders<\/strong> \u2013 Added perpendicular tick style.<br \/><strong>Edit Text on Arc<\/strong> \u2013 Added function to flip the text.<br \/><strong>Label Coordinates<\/strong> \u2013 Added method to select points by point name or point group. Added method to label point numbers.<br \/><strong>Label Station\/Offset<\/strong> \u2013 Added option for drawing \nbrackets or parenthesis around the labels. Added option for cut\/fill in \nfeet\/inches. Added setting for label offset amount from the leader.<br \/><strong>Station Polyline\/Centerline<\/strong> \u2013 Added options for using MText, suffix on curve labels and suffix on spiral stations.<br \/>\nCalculate Offsets \u2013 Added options to repeat the command and select another alignment and to report cut\/fill in feet\/inches.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Civil<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Triangulate and Contour<\/strong> \u2013 Added option for inclusion\/exclusion perimeters to break the edges at the boundaries.<br \/><strong>Draw Triangular Mesh<\/strong> \u2013 Added option to color breakline edges separately.<br \/><strong>Rebuild Inside Perimeter<\/strong> \u2013 New command to rebuild a TIN surface within a perimeter polyline.<br \/><strong>Triangulation File Utilities<\/strong> \u2013 Added functions to Crop \nor Cut the TIN by a perimeter polyline. Added Clean function to remove \nskinny and tiny triangles. Added smooth method that uses moving \nleast-squares.<br \/><strong>Triangulate Surface Manager<\/strong> \u2013 Improved performance for \nediting large TINs by using custom object to display edges and contours.\n Added separate color for breakline edges during TIN editing. Added \nfunction to add points to the TIN by point number range or point group, \nand to include Field to Finish generated breaklines from these points. \nAdded functions to untag edges as breaklines, to remove triangles by \nwindow selection and to remove by perimeter polyline. For TIN history, \nadded method to change original selection set to create the TIN.<br \/><strong>Grid File Utilities<\/strong> \u2013 Added smooth function that uses a moving least-squares method.<br \/><strong>Draw Template Polylines<\/strong> \u2013 New command to turn 3D polylines into template polylines such as curbs.<br \/><strong>Check 3D Polylines Match Vertices<\/strong> \u2013 New command to adjust polylines vertices to match with a tolerance.<br \/><strong>Label Elevations Along Polyline<\/strong> \u2013 Added option to dynamically link labels to polyline and method to save\/load settings.<br \/><strong>Label Pad Elevation<\/strong> \u2013 Added option to dynamically link labels to polyline.<br \/><strong>Label Pipe Polylines<\/strong> \u2013 New command to label pipe size for 3D polylines tagged as pipes.<br \/><strong>Cut\/Fill Color Map<\/strong> \u2013 Added support for True Colors.<br \/><strong>Cut\/Fill Labels<\/strong> \u2013 Added option for custom colors.<br \/><strong>Color 3D Lines By Slope<\/strong> \u2013 New command to assign colors to 3D lines by slope range.<br \/><strong>Surface 3D Flyover<\/strong> \u2013 Added method to add a solid model to the scene.<br \/><strong>Slope At Points<\/strong> \u2013 Added option to link label to the surface model.<br \/><strong>Lot Network Point Check<\/strong> \u2013 Added support for T-intersections.<br \/><strong>Lot Number Report<\/strong> \u2013 New command to report range of lot numbers used and any gaps in the numbers.<br \/><strong>Draw Lot Setback<\/strong> \u2013 Added option for rounded corners.<br \/><strong>Draw Curb Ramp<\/strong> \u2013 Added option for back landing pad.<br \/><strong>Parking Perimeter Tools<\/strong> \u2013 New command to add islands and curb returns to a parking perimeter polyline.<br \/><strong>Parking Spaces<\/strong> \u2013 Added method to fit a specified number of spaces on an alignment.<br \/><strong>Centerline<\/strong> \u2013 For ROW definitions, added support for using arcs.<br \/><strong>Centerline Report<\/strong> \u2013 Added method to set a second centerline and profile for making offset reports.<br \/><strong>Quick Profile<\/strong> \u2013 When alignment is adjusted, added option to save a centerline file.<br \/><strong>Create Profile From Polyline On Profile Grid<\/strong> \u2013 Added support for polyline arcs for creating profiles with circular curves.<br \/><strong>Label Profile On Centerline<\/strong> \u2013 Added option to label start\/end stations and to label slopes when the vertical curve is zero.<br \/><strong>Label Polyline Slope\/Distance<\/strong> \u2013 Added slope prefix\/suffix settings and added option to label distances.<br \/><strong>Draw Profile<\/strong> \u2013 For road intersections, added option for\n separate prefix\/suffix for each label. For sewer labels, added separate\n precision for invert and rim. For horizontal axis labels with cut\/fill \nactive, added option to center on the middle label. For culvert \nheadwalls, added setting for width. For horizontal label box, added \nmethod to create gaps between rows.<br \/><strong>Vehicle Path Tracking Profile<\/strong> \u2013 Added option for clash detection with selected entities.<br \/><strong>Section Files<\/strong> \u2013 Changed default file extension to .xsct to avoid getting blocked by email servers. The .sct is still <strong>available.<br \/>\nInput Edit Section File<\/strong> \u2013 Added method to update From Elevation\n when edit slope. Added function to Rename Stations to remove station \nequation adjustments.<br \/><strong>Section to 3D Polylines<\/strong> \u2013 Added method for creating water level profiles.<br \/><strong>Update Sections From Slope Stake<\/strong> \u2013 New command to update the cross section tie points using the slope stake report from SurvCE.<br \/><strong>Draw Section<\/strong> \u2013 Added option to hatch subgrades. Added \noption to label offset distances between data points. Added option for \nlabel along vertical axis.<br \/><strong>Elevation Zone Section Volumes<\/strong> \u2013 New command to report elevation zone volumes for multiple section files.<br \/><strong>Draw Super Elevation Diagram<\/strong> \u2013 Added method to import grades from a super elevation file (.sup).<br \/><strong>Design Template<\/strong> \u2013 Added method to import a 3D polyline to define the grades.<br \/><strong>Template Series File<\/strong> \u2013 Added support for interpolated curb dimensions between templates.<br \/><strong>Template Grade By 3D Polyline<\/strong> \u2013 New command that uses a 3D polyline to define template point profiles and centerlines.<br \/><strong>Template Grade Table<\/strong> \u2013 Added Import Polyline function to use a 3D polyline to set slopes.<br \/><strong>Process Road Design<\/strong> \u2013 Added method to skip the first \ntemplate grade for adding onto existing roads. For cut\/fill bench \nsurfaces, added option for user-entered elevations. For super elevation,\n added a method to set the low side pivot point. Added option to output \nsolid models for the subgrades.<br \/><strong>Road Network<\/strong> \u2013 Added method to draw 2D template polylines. Added method to output multiple EOP profiles.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hydrology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>HEC-RAS<\/strong> \u2013 New command that integrates directly with HEC-RAS to input cross sections, process and output to the drawing.<br \/><strong>EPA SWMM<\/strong> \u2013 New command to create an EPA SWMM project from a Carlson sewer network and to process the project.<br \/><strong>NOAA Atlas 14<\/strong> \u2013 Added the Texas region and added more storm events: 200, 500 and 1000 year.<br \/><strong>Hydrograph Routing SCS<\/strong> \u2013 Added automatic rain depth for rational. Added support for Clark and Snyder SCS methods.<br \/><strong>USGS Soil Area Download<\/strong> \u2013 New command to download polyline boundaries for soil type areas.<br \/><strong>Sewer Network Model<\/strong> \u2013 All data for the model is now \nstored in the SEW file without other reference files. Added option to \nset bypass flow as off-site.<br \/><strong>Draw Sewer Network Plan View<\/strong> \u2013 Added option to draw plan view polylines center-to-center. Added controls for label sequence of fields.<br \/><strong>Draw Sewer Network Data Table<\/strong> \u2013 Added fields for drainage including area, gutter spread and bypass flow.<br \/><strong>Spreadsheet Sewer Editor<\/strong> \u2013 Added option to order by high to low.<br \/><strong>Collison Conflict Check<\/strong> \u2013 Added option for a reference \ncenterline to report station and offset. For utility networks, added \nutility type to the report. Added order rules by utility type for \nutility networks such as gas can\u2019t be above water.<br \/><strong>Channel Lining Analysis<\/strong> \u2013 New command to calculate channel flow and depth from channel and liner parameters.<br \/><strong>Culvert Design<\/strong> \u2013 Added nominal HW\/D design method. Added HY8 report to PDF and HGL graph.<br \/><strong>Orifice Design<\/strong> \u2013 Added option to calculate headwater from flow.<br \/><strong>Design Detention Pond<\/strong> \u2013 Added report of both required and provided storage.<br \/><strong>Pipe Material Library<\/strong> \u2013 Removed restriction on inlet configuration.<br \/><strong>Sewer Network Import From Text File<\/strong> \u2013 Added support for many more input fields.<br \/><strong>Sewer Network Import Bentley<\/strong> \u2013 New command to import Bentley sewer models from SDB files.<br \/><strong>Report Sewer Network<\/strong> \u2013 Added method to create PDF \nreports using PDF templates. Added option to report many more fields. \nFor Inlet Computation Report, added rainfall intensity. Added controls \nfor calculating using rounded values.<br \/><strong>Pressure Pipe Network<\/strong> \u2013 Added tolerance setting for junctions. Added separate attribute per element type.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GIS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Place Image By World File<\/strong> \u2013 Added support for geo-tagged images.<br \/><strong>Place Google Earth Image<\/strong> \u2013 Added option to manually pick image position for drawing that aren\u2019t geo-referenced.<br \/><strong>Image Inspector<\/strong> \u2013 Added method to list all images attached to entities in the drawing and report.<br \/><strong>Place Camera Symbol<\/strong> \u2013 Added option for layer and put all options in a dialog.<br \/><strong>Drape Image on Surface<\/strong> \u2013 Added support for running on IntelliCAD.<br \/><strong>Sqlite\/SpatiaLite<\/strong> \u2013 Added these database formats as an option for Carlson GIS commands.<br \/><strong>Point GIS Editor<\/strong> \u2013 Added method to import multiple coordinate files at a time and added export to Sqlite.<br \/><strong>Label Closed Polylines<\/strong> \u2013 Added method to label tags inside the areas and create a table with the attribute data.<br \/><strong>OpenGIS GML<\/strong> \u2013 New command to import GIS data from GML files.<br \/><strong>Import Sqlite<\/strong> \u2013 New command to import GIS data from a Sqlite database.<br \/><strong>Export Sqlite<\/strong> \u2013 New command to export GIS data to a Sqlite database.<br \/><strong>Import ESRI Geodatabase<\/strong> \u2013 Added support for importing linework with the GIS attributes.<br \/><strong>Import ESRI SHP<\/strong> \u2013 Added support for storing to CRDB when importing.<br \/><strong>Web Feature Service<\/strong> \u2013 Added USGS National Map services to defaults.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Geology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Edit Drillhole<\/strong> \u2013 Added function to sort strata attributes within the drillhole.<br \/><strong>Create Drillhole from eLog<\/strong> \u2013 Added support for format 1.2 and method to import multiple eLogs.<br \/><strong>Calculate Variogram<\/strong> \u2013 Added output for lag points and plot. Added support for analyzing multiple strata and variable types at once.<br \/><strong>Drillhole Text Formatter<\/strong> \u2013 Added option to use null as zero.<br \/><strong>Graphic Drillhole Report<\/strong> \u2013 Added method to draw \nmultiple drillholes. Added option to draw symbols for drillhole \nattributes such as for the water table. Added option to draw a legend \nand option to draw on layouts named using the drillhole name. Added \noptions to limit the length of string attributes, to draw vertical lines\n in the header and set the layer for the linework in the report body.<br \/><strong>Label Fence Polyline<\/strong>s \u2013 New command to label fence diagram polylines in plan view.<br \/><strong>Surface Mine Reserves<\/strong> \u2013 Added method to combine bottom elevation with bottom surface model.<br \/><strong>Crop Block Model<\/strong> \u2013 New command to clip a block model.<br \/><strong>Import Block Model<\/strong> \u2013 Added Setting for null value to skip.<br \/><strong>Block Model 3D Viewer<\/strong> \u2013 Added methods to switch grade \nparameters in the viewer and to define new grade parameters. Dialog \nshows legend of grade name along with block color. Added option to color\n by elevation.<br \/><strong>Grade Parameters By Attribute Range<\/strong> \u2013 New command to create strata attribute grids between two surfaces from a block model.<br \/><strong>Make Grade Solid Model<\/strong> \u2013 New command to create a solid from a block model for a grade.<br \/><strong>Geologic Model Viewer<\/strong> \u2013 New command to load strata elevation models into the 3D Viewer.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mining<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Advanced Projections<\/strong> \u2013 Added settings for layer names.<br \/><strong>Pit Precedence By Polylines<\/strong> \u2013 New command to assign precedence from direction polylines.<br \/><strong>Design Bench Pit<\/strong> \u2013 Added option to output only pit surface without merging with topo.<br \/><strong>Merge Small Benches<\/strong> \u2013 New command to combine benches in a pit polyline that have quantities less than a set tolerance.<br \/><strong>View 3D Surface History<\/strong> \u2013 Added function to report and highlighting of perimeter polylines during edit.<br \/><strong>Make Solid From Points By 3D Triangulation<\/strong> \u2013 New command to make a solid from a cloud of points using 3D triangulation.<br \/><strong>Make Solid From Points By Sections<\/strong> \u2013 New command to create a solid by stitching together section slices.<br \/><strong>Make Solid From Points By Poisson<\/strong> \u2013 Added option to smooth the input data.<br \/><strong>Make Solid From Surfaces<\/strong> \u2013 Added method to use 2D polyline for the rib.<br \/><strong>Import Solid<\/strong> \u2013 Added method to import TIN surface files.<br \/><strong>Edit Solid<\/strong> \u2013 New command to edit a solid by using cross sections.<br \/><strong>Draw Solid<\/strong> \u2013 Added method to draw as a custom object.<br \/><strong>View Solid<\/strong> \u2013 Added method to select faces to remove.<br \/><strong>Section Solid<\/strong> \u2013 Added method to create sections perpendicular from a 3D polyline.<br \/><strong>Color Solid<\/strong> \u2013 Added option to set a texture.<br \/><strong>Erase Isolated Points<\/strong> \u2013 New command to remove points without a specified number of neighbors within a distance.<br \/><strong>Smooth Points<\/strong> \u2013 New command to smooth a point cloud using a moving least-squares method.<br \/><strong>Interior Points Filter<\/strong> \u2013 New command to remove wayward interior points in a tunnel or cavity point cloud.<br \/><strong>Haul Cycle Analysis<\/strong> \u2013 Added support for using scrapers. Reports both tons and volume.<br \/><strong>Surface Equipment Timing<\/strong> \u2013 Added reports per shift. For\n 3D Pick, improved speed performance on large models, added more \ntooltips, added save and load functions, added undo function and added \ncustom formulas to the chart options.<br \/><strong>Spoil Timing<\/strong> \u2013 Added Lead and Lift reporting.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Construction\/Trench<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Define Layer Surface\/Material\/Subgrade<\/strong> \u2013 Added method to create solids of subgrades.<br \/><strong>Display Surface<\/strong> \u2013 Added option to draw triangulation as a surface object.<br \/><strong>Edit Assign Polyline Elevations<\/strong> \u2013 Added function to set\n elevation from a surface model, and added reduce function option to \nretain all control points. Polyline edits automatically update TIN \nsurfaces that include the polyline.<br \/><strong>Make Combined Removal Surface<\/strong> \u2013 New command to make a TIN surface from all the removal surfaces.<br \/><strong>GeoTech Edit Drillhole<\/strong> \u2013 Uses strata attributes from Define Attributes and drillhole attributes from Define Lookup Database.<br \/><strong>Utility Network<\/strong> \u2013 Added display of crossing in the \nprofile editor and new function to edit the profile around the crossing.\n Added method to add connection points from importing coordinate file \npoints by range or group. Added function to sort connections and \nlaterals by station. For labels, added options to label connections with\n station, to place label fields above or below symbol, to create \nhorizontal labels, to label pipe size, to create leaders and settings \nfor label prefix\/suffix. Setup separate attributes per utility type. \nAdded attributes to report connections. Added option to use the Report \nFormatter for the data report. Added functions to save and load settings\n to a UNS file. Added additional types for Electric, Irrigation, Fire \nand Utility Duct.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CADnet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Raster Decompress<\/strong> \u2013 Added support for TIFF image in LZW compression.<br \/><strong>Export Solid Model IFC File<\/strong> \u2013 New command to create an IFC model from a Carlson solid model.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Point Cloud<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Point Performance<\/strong> \u2013 Improved speed for working with large coordinate files.<br \/><strong>Cloud Import<\/strong> \u2013 Added option to resample or clean duplicates on import to reduce the size.<br \/><strong>Cloud Selection<\/strong> \u2013 Improved method for selecting a limited number of points from the cloud using a spatial method.<br \/><strong>Cloud Clean<\/strong> \u2013 Improved consistency to avoid checkerboard effect and added option to iterate.<br \/><strong>Cloud Contour<\/strong> \u2013 Added option to smooth input points to create smoother contours.<br \/><strong>Cloud Profile<\/strong> \u2013 Added method to sample cloud at an interval and snap within a tolerance.<br \/><strong>Cloud Color<\/strong> \u2013 Added function to assign color using intensity values.<br \/><strong>Pole Snap<\/strong> \u2013 New point snap method with two picks. One pick for the x,y and other for the z.<br \/><strong>Building Corner Snap<\/strong> \u2013 New point snap method with three picks. Two picks on wall sides for the x,y and other for the z.<br \/><strong>Draw Points and Polylines<\/strong> \u2013 Added option to automatically draw points and polylines to CAD as created in Point Cloud.<br \/><strong>Edit Polyline<\/strong> \u2013 Improved interface and added functions \nincluding reverse, delete vertex and edit elevation by slope. Added \nfunctions to elevate polylines by cloud or TIN. Added snap actions for \nintersection and right angle.<br \/><strong>Solids<\/strong> \u2013 Added functions to contour, profile and section solid models.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Data Conversions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MUTCD<\/strong> \u2013 Added symbols to Carlson Community for Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices from FHWA.<br \/><strong>Geoids<\/strong> \u2013 Added geoids for Italy 2009, Poland 2007, Norway 2018B, Slovenia 2016 and France 2018.<br \/><strong>Grid Projections<\/strong> \u2013 Added support for NAD83(HARN), NAD83(2011), Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere, Norway, Las Vegas and Michigan GeoRef.<br \/><strong>Import InRoads Settings<\/strong> \u2013 New command to import program settings from XIN files.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For software pricing and update info, <a href=\"\/contactsla.htm\">contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carlson Software has released version 2020 of their software packages. There are over 250 new or updated features. It is now a 64-bit installation, so you need a 64-bit computer to install. 32-bit installations are no longer available. Carlson 2020 supports AutoCAD 2020 and includes InteliCAD 9.2. 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