Updates
- 2018Sep 14
MicroSurvey CAD 2018 Service Pack
- 2017Nov 3
MicroSurvey CAD 2018
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IntelliCAD 8.4 is a major release that includes many new features and improvements. IntelliCAD 8.4 boosts performance during screen redraw and while snapping in files with underlays. Running on 4K monitors and switching between monitors with high resolutions is now supported. Create entities with the new Multileader, Quick Leader, and Break Line commands. Add styles using the new Multileader Styles Manager and Multiline Style commands. Select entities using the new Select Similar and Get Selection commands. Explode entities with more precision according to entity type using the new Explode Text and Explode Attributes commands. Add more formatting to text using the in-place Multiline Editor and line spacing, lists, and paragraph justification. Add automatic numbering to text, multiline text, multileaders, or block attributes using the new Auto Number command. Get more information about your drawings using the new Drawing Properties command. Another new feature is found in the updated Customize command which allows users to customize the user interface with less effort and share custom user interface settings easily between files and computers. You can drag-and-drop settings to customize menus, the ribbon, application button, and quick access toolbar, toolbars, keyboard shortcuts, and aliases.
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Import various GIS data formats including Esri Shapefiles (*.shp and others), GPS Exchange Format (*.gpx), Google Earth KML/KMZ (*.kml,*.kmz) and GeoJSON (*.geojson,*.json). Remap the attribute names to your own custom names so data sets from multiple independent sources can be correlated and processed together with single queries. Modify the filters or attribute mappings of any imported data on-the-fly, without having to re-import anything if you want to change the import parameters. Point features (like control monuments or landmarks) can be drawn as simple CAD nodes or imported into your points database, and the Point ID, Description, and/or elevation can be populated by attribute values. Polyline features (like roads or rivers) can be drawn as polylines or imported into your polylines database. For example: rivers, roads, or property lines. Polygon features (like lakes or lots) can be drawn as boundary hatches, with the boundary polyline optionally being imported into your polylines database. Attributes can be viewed for any imported data, or queries can be run for mining specific attribute data from the Shapefiles.
- 2017Jul 21
MicroSurvey CAD 2017
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IntelliCAD 8.2a is a maintenance release that contains over 125 improvements and fixes since the IntelliCAD 8.2 release . Improvements in IntelliCAD 8.2a include various fixes for external references, the user interface, and many more, as well as small additions such as new RIBBON and RIBBONCLOSE commands and a new FILTERS command.
In addition, more than 975+ issues have been resolved during the IntelliCAD 8.2 and 8.2a product development cycles.
See below for additional details about what's new and fixed in IntelliCAD 8.2 and 8.2a.
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Open and save your drawings directly in your favourite third-party cloud storage service's folder.
A subscription to a third-party service(s) is required, it is not provided by or through MicroSurvey in any way.
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Labels within the point block can be edited (position and rotation) with automatic leaders connecting from the labels back to the point node.
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Specify the area of interest by Point ID, Current View, Lat/Long, or Street Address.
Specify the image type (Aerial, Road or Hybrid), coverage area, and resolution.
Align the imagery to either georeferenced or local point coordinates.
To use this command, please contact MicroSurvey. A license for the Bing Maps module will be provided to interested users at no cost.
- 2016May 31
MicroSurvey CAD 2016
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IntelliCAD 8.1 is a major release that supports Windows 10, and includes support for 2016 .dwg file format for both 32-bit and native 64-bit platforms.
It includes attaching, importing and exporting .dgn files, annotation scaling, publishing drawings, printing to .dwf (or .dwfx), drawing revision clouds, drawing helices, and various other new commands such as SETBYLAYER, XPLODE, TXT2MTXT, and AUTOCOMPLETE.
It also now supports multi-core processing when opening and regenerating files, which provides a 1.5 to 3 times performance improvement on multi-core computers.
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Point Cloud data is now displayed directly within your CAD model space, and you can snap to the point cloud points using standard CAD tools. Dozens of new point cloud tools are now available for working with your point cloud data.
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Imagery is now printable via the PRINT command so it can be included in plotted records, and for improved performance the automatic regeneration of imagery from online sources can be disabled and the imagery can be regenerated manually.
- 2014Dec 12
MicroSurvey CAD 2015
Powered by IntelliCAD 8.0
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MicroSurvey CAD 2018 is built on the latest IntelliCAD engine, IntelliCAD 8.4. (MicroSurvey CAD 2017 was built on IntelliCAD 8.2a.) A key addition is the support of version 2018 .dwg files. Initial support of the latest .dwg file version 2018 does require conversion in MicroSurvey CAD 2018, and native support is expected soon.
IntelliCAD 8.4 is a major release that includes many new features and improvements. IntelliCAD 8.4 boosts performance during screen redraw and while snapping in files with underlays. Running on 4K monitors and switching between monitors with high resolutions is now supported. Create entities with the new Multileader, Quick Leader, and Break Line commands. Add styles using the new Multileader Styles Manager and Multiline Style commands. Select entities using the new Select Similar and Get Selection commands. Explode entities with more precision according to entity type using the new Explode Text and Explode Attributes commands. Add more formatting to text using the in-place Multiline Editor and line spacing, lists, and paragraph justification. Add automatic numbering to text, multiline text, multileaders, or block attributes using the new Auto Number command. Get more information about your drawings using the new Drawing Properties command. Another new feature is found in the updated Customize command which allows users to customize the user interface with less effort and share custom user interface settings easily between files and computers. You can drag-and-drop settings to customize menus, the ribbon, application button, and quick access toolbar, toolbars, keyboard shortcuts, and aliases.
Dynamic Licensing
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All product levels are pre-loaded and available in every MicroSurvey CAD 2015 install, and are activated dynamically by your USB license key. Use any valid key with any installation - no more reinstalling to change product levels!
COGO Bearing Rotation
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- 2013Nov 22
MicroSurvey CAD 2014
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Powered by Blue Marble Geographics' Global Mapper SDK v15.
Over 150 supported file formats including Raster Images, Shapefiles, LiDAR, GeoPDF, GeoTIFF, Microstation DGN, ASCII Coordinates, ESRI, ERDAS, Garmin, KML, COLLADA, Sketchup, and many many many more...
Stream online imagery from any WMS (Web Map Service), WCS (Web Coverage Service), OSM (OpenStreetMap Tiles), Google Maps Tiles, TMS (Tile Map Service), WFS (Web Feature Services), or WMTS (tiled WMS) source.
Select MsTools > Global Mapper from the menus, or type GLOBAL_MAPPER at the command line.
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Switching this toggle On/Off will update existing points in the drawing as appropriate, causing them to be redrawn at the appropriate elevation.
The OSNAPZ system variable is also automatically turned On/Off with this mode so that new CAD entities will be drawn in 2D when snapping to 3D entities.
Database auditing tools will recognize when this option is enabled and will not attempt to fix the vertical descrepencies between the drawing and database.
MsTools > MicroSurvey System Toggles from the menus, or type CNF_EDIT_TOGGLES at the command line.
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Backup and restore IntelliCAD settings including your IntelliCAD profile, template drawings, color books, print styles, printers, custom spelling dictionaries, linetypes, fonts, hatch patterns.
Backup and restore MicroSurvey settings including your configuration options, description translation file, AutoMap library files, AutoMap blocks, title blocks, house library, coordinate systems, surface modeling configuration files, and symbol library.
Select MsTools > Migration Wizard from the menus, or type MIGRATION_WIZARD at the command line.
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A common scenario is if the program crashes, when you reopen the drawing it would always open with the orphaned .msj database folder which may be out of sync with the drawing (the .dwg and .msz files contain everything as of the last save, but the .msj database folder contains everything as of the crash).
Select a recovery option to reopen the last saved .dwg drawing and .msz database files, the last saved .dwg drawing file with the orphaned .msj database folder (as before), the backup .bak drawing and .mbz database files, the autosave .sv$ drawing and .mz$ database files, and more.
Archive all drawing and database files in their current state, so you don't have to worry about making the wrong choice and losing any data.
There is no command to run; the Recovery Wizard will appear automatically if the program detects that an unexpected database file (not the .msz file) is being opened.
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Hundreds of new coordinate systems and geoids (previously available only for MicroSurvey FieldGenius) are available for download in the MicroSurvey Helpdesk.
Select a vertical system (ellipsoid or geoid) and perform vertical datum transformations.
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To transform individual coordinates, select MsPoints > Geodetic > Manual Coordinate Conversion from the menus, or type LL_TRANSFORM_COORDINATES at the command line.
To transform your coordinate database, select MsPoints > Geodetic > Transform Database from the menus, or type TRANSFORM_COORDINATES at the command line.
To transform coordinates during ASCII Import, select MsPoints > Import ASCII or Lat/Long File from the menus, or type ASCII_IN at the command line.
To transform coordinates during ASCII Export, select MsPoints > Export ASCII or Lat/Long File from the menus, or type ASCII_OUT at the command line.
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Edit the Latitude, Longitude, Elevation, Description, Note, etc for each point.
View the Northing and Easting for each point (read-only).
View the Combined Scale Factor for each point (read-only).
View the Convergence Angle for each point (read-only).
Use the new "Use Single Point Editor: Geodetic" System Toggle (in MsTools > MicroSurvey System Toggles) to use this dialog by default when clicking on a point in the drawing to edit it.
Select MsPoints > Store & Edit Geodetic Position in the menus, or type EDITPG at the command line.
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Select MsAnnotate > Add Lat/Long Label for a Point in the menus, or type LABLPNTG at the command line.
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Select your appropriate system from the search results, and instantly set it as your drawing's Coordinate System.
Select MsPoints > Geodetic > Coordinate System Search, or type CSSEARCH at the command line.
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Includes options for case-sensitivity and matching the entire description.
Go to Select > Select By Description, within the Active Coordinate Editor window.
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You can now view columns showing the Convergence Angle for each coordinate.
You can now view columns showing the Elevation for each transformed coordinate.
The Coordinate Systems dialog has been reworked to make it more intuitive and easier to use.
Go to Tools > Coordinate Systems, within the Active Coordinate Editor window.
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Export the point cloud as a .PCI file which is compatible with many MicroSurvey and Leica point cloud applications.
Export the entire point cloud, or constrain it within a cutting cube or profile slice.
Select the new "Export Points" button on the Point Cloud Line Work window. (Available in Ultimate and Studio versions only.)
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The Pentax DC1 Polar format contains raw measurement data.
The Pentax DC1 Rectangular format contain point coordinates only.
The Pentax CSV format contain point coordinates only.
The Pentax AUX format contains raw measurement data.
Select MsTraverse > Read Collector Files In > Pentax DC1/CSV from the menus, or type PENTAX at the command line.
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Format the result using only the new value, both the old and new values, or stack the old and new values as separate text entities, using fully customizable prefix/suffix and seperator options.
Select MsAnnotate > Modify Text > Scale Text Values or type SCALEVAL at the command line.
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Select MsAnnotate > Labeling Defaults from the menus, or type CNF_EDIT_BEARINGS at the command line.
- 2012Aug 15
MicroSurvey CAD 2013
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Select MsPoints | Store and Edit Points or MsPoints | Active Coordinate Editor from the menus, or type EDITP or COORDEDIT at the command line.
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Select MsPoints | Other Program Ties | Export to Google Earth from the menus, or type WRITEKML at the command line.
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Substitution codes follow the familiar LDD syntax, and include $0 to substitute the code, $1-$9 to substitute the first through ninth space-delimited parameter following the code, $+ to substitute all parameters following the code, $* to substitute the entire description including the code plus all parameters, and $$ to substitute a literal "$" character.
For example, specify a plotted description like $1 TREE (ht=$2’, trunk dia=$3”) in AutoMap to dynamically label your TREE points like TREE OAK 9 12 and TREE ELM 6 8 as OAK TREE (ht=9’, trunk dia=12”) and ELM TREE (ht=6’, trunk dia=8”).
Import Collada Models
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Import .dae or .kmz models downloaded from the SketchUp 3D Warehouse, an online repository containing millions of 3D symbols. SketchUp and 3D Warehouse are trademarks of Trimble Navigation Limited.
Join 3D Polylines
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The Join and Edit Polyline commands have been updated to support joining 3DPolylines in MicroSurvey CAD 2016.
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For example, an AutoMap entry like *IP* will now match points with descriptions like "NW CORNER IP BENT" and you can use the new Substitution Codes described above to produce appropriate plotted descriptions.
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Include a unit symbol (' or m) in your distance annotation defaults. (Previously only ' was supported.)
Select MsAnnotate | Labeling Defaults | Distances from the menus, or type CNF_EDIT_DISTANCES at the command line.
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Select MsAnnotate | Add Line Labels | Label Slope from the menus, or type LABEL_SLOPE at the command line.
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Select MsTools | Draworder Wizard from the menus, or type DRAWORDERWIZARD at the command line.
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When recoordinating a traverse file, an Abort option is now available on the point protection dialog.
When importing an ASCII coordinate file, an Abort option is now available on the point protection dialog.
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Select MsPoints | List Points (Used and Unused) | List Unused Points, or type LIST_UNUSED at the command line.
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Select MsTraverse | Read Collector Files In | Leica DBX from the menus, or type DBXIN at the command line.
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Select MsTools | Print/Edit/View Reports | Ladder Table from the menus, or type LADDER_TABLE at the command line.