Key developments in German translations with GeoTools-CADPower Updates V 18.03, 18.04 & 18.05
Bengaluru, India
GeoTools-CADPower V 18.03 Update
Major improvements in German translations:
Many of the long-pending German translations have been completed in this update. Many thanks to Werner Macho for his help.
Defect fix: GT_LENTEXT (GeoTools -> Annotation -> Create/update length annotation): This command was broken and caused a crash. It has been fixed.
Enhancement: CP_ATTEDIT (CADPower -> Blocks -> Attribute-related -> Global Attribute Editor):
GT_ATTEDIT (GeoTools -> Blocks -> Global Attribute Editor):
This command has been improved, made smarter. The ‘Increment’ and ‘Decrement’ options for the attribute editing function now recognizes the original format of the attribute and smartly guesses whether the value is an integer or real number.
If there is a . character, it is taken as a real number and the number of characters following the . is taken as the precision. This significantly improves the output and is in line with what most users want.
Defect fix and enhancement: GT_XFER_OD_XD (GeoTools -> AutoCAD Map Tools -> Data Convert/Transfer -> Transfer Object Data / Xdata between two objects):
The operative shortened version of this command GT_XO would run only within AutoCAD Map. This has been fixed. The command now runs inside plain AutoCAD and BricsCAD also.
Defect fix and enhancement: CP_REM_XD (CADPower -> Extended Entity Data -> Remove Xdata): This command has been improved. It will now not exit the dialog box unless you pick atleast one XDATA application name to delete.
The previous selection of application names will be remembered and shown as default 0selected when you start the command again. The reporting of status messages have been improved.
Improvements in GeoTools
GEOL_MAKE3DSECTIONS: (GeoTools -> Mining & Geological Tools -> Create 3d bore-hole sections): We introduced this command in V 18.01 and this has been improved considerably.
You can now make extract the Z values accurately by interpolating the bore-hole drill point elevation by looking around for DTM data like contours or a 3DFACE DTM data.
Coming soon: New command: GEOL_BOREHOLE-X-SECTION (GeoTools -> Mining & Geological Tools -> Draw section elevation): This command is available in alpha-version and is a pre-release announcement.
The GEOL_BOREHOLE-X-SECTION command creates cross-sectional profiles of mineral and strata reserves drawn across a series of bore-hole sample points (sections).
This command is part of a series of tools that we plan to build to enable sectional ore reserves area, and thereby volume computation across the mining lease area.
Some of these commands are designed to work with AutoCAD Civil 3D driven workflows also, but all of them are capable of being run in standalone BricsCAD or AutoCAD also.
Another command we have in development (called GEOL_VOLAREACALC) takes Civil 3D section view and section objects and helps to compute the cut area between the existing ground, finished ground (bench designed areas), and the area intercepted between two surfaces representing the mineral ore seams – top and bottom.
GeoTools-CADPower V 18.04 & 18.05 Update
Enhancement:
CP_IMPEX (CADPower -> Export -> Import / Export points and lines):
GT_IMPEX (GeoTools -> Export -> Import / Export points and lines):
An Edit option has been added in this command. This allows the CSV file to be viewed or edited using the built-in CSV editor. This makes it easy to quickly view the import or export file to verify if it looks good.
Enhancement:
GT_POLYINSVX: (GeoTools -> Polyline Tools -> Process -> Polyline ‘Insert Vertex’ Tool):
This command has been bug fixed and improved considerably. There were several inconsistencies and weird behavior working with long polylines. The reporting of status as incorrect and unclear. All of this has been fixed and the command behavior improved.
Enhancement:
CP_SEGLABEL (CADPower -> Annotation -> Label polyline segments):
GT_SEGLABEL (GeoTools -> Annotation -> Label polyline segments):
Two new options for label placement are now available for open & closed polylines.
The ‘Inside polyline’ and ‘Outside polyline’ options now place the labels at a location which is inside or outside closed polylines.
The same rule applies for open polylines also, and this option can be applied and annotation placed either on the left or right side of the polyline.
Enhancement/fix: GT_ANNOGRID (GeoTools -> Civil Tools -> Create Map Grid):
The GT_ANNOGRID command now resets the snap angle to 0.0 (horizontal/vertical cross-hairs) when it starts the command.