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Readme for Advanced Road Design 2011.10

This readme contains important information regarding the installation and use of the Advanced Road Design 2011.10.

Installation Instructions

Upgrade/Update: This installation is a new version of Advanced Road Design, utilising the.NET programming interface.

You do not need to uninstall any previous versions of Advanced Road Design . Your oldmenu system will be unloaded as part of the design process.

Licensing Information

ARD is now installed and licensed using the Reprise Licensing System please refer toAppendix 1 at the end of this document for information about this licensing system, as wellas the Network Installation Guide that is available when you start the installation processusing the CD.

GeneralThis release includes all previous updates for the 2011 release. See below for information onprevious release version Readme files.

ARD2011.10 is now available for Civil 3D 2011 64bit and 32bit machines.

ARD Data and Settings Files Conversion

Existing Customers ARD 2011 .NET software updates your current project data, as well as the program settings.Please see Appendix 2 below for more information on this.

New FeaturesThe following new features are included in this release

ARD Vertical Grading Editor Window Colour ControlUsers can now control the colour of text and linework displayed in the VerticalGrading Editor Windows.

A new command has been added in the Ribbon:

Roads Tab Settings Panel Settings Slideout Set Vertical Grading Window Colours This command will enable the setting of colours in the Vertical Grading Editor Windows. Items are related to the display as follows:


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Click on Save As to save a style of colours, and click on Load Style to load a colour palette.Note : Users can pre-set the VGE colours in the Active Drawing Settings and Global Drawing Settings forms, from the Vertical Grading Edito r tab.

Improved FeaturesThe following features have been improved:

ARD Roads

Build Models Default Colour Controlo Users can now set the default colours to display in the Build Models form.o Default models can be set in the Active Drawing Settings Modelling tab

ARD Roads

Sag pit calculations when attached to a Road. The behaviour of sag pits has beenadjusted as follows

o Sag pit attached to a Road: sag pit depth of flow is computed. If the depth isless than the gutter flow depth, no bypass is applied and all flow enters thepit. If the depth if greater than the gutter depth, depth is set to gutter top andflow calculated into the pit to the gutter top. All other flow considered bypass

o Sag pit not attached to a Road: computes the depth to have the inflow and

assumes no bypass

Resolved IssuesThis installation includes resolution to a number of issues including:

Network License ReleaseAn issue with Settings not being kept has been resolved. For certain projects, the

ARD settings were not being stored and default software values were being applied.The settings values are now being correctly stored for all projects.

ARD RoadsFlickering UCS Icon

o An issue with a flickering screen when using the VGE, Cross Section

windows or Design Data form has been addressed.Frozen Layerso An issue with the layer AR-Marker being un-frozen has been resolved.

Previously, if this layer was frozen the software would remove Templatesfrom both the public and local libraries

Plotting


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o Using the Plot to File option for Long and Cross plotting now works asexpected. Previously, plotting long and cross sections to file either resultedin no external drawing files being created, or one drawing file created withmultiple overlapping sheets.

o Setting layers using the AutoCAD layer index colours is now carried throughinto the outputs previously it would output the RGB colour equivalent.

o Pipe networks are now able to be displayed on the long and cross sectionplots

Setting ARD Colourso If an ARD colour is set by selecting an AutoCAD Index colour, this will be

used in the outputted linework in the drawing. Previously the software usedRGB colours for all outputs to the drawing

Templates creating a kerb from the CL of a template resulted in an error. This hasbeen addressed and users can now create kerb sections directly off the CLVertical Grading Editor

o An issue where clicking on Create Surface created copies of the surface andgenerated an error message have been resolved.

Design Data Formo In some geometric conditions, the Variation of Set Code Levels to Match

Surface did not adopt the offset of a selected alignment at all cross sections.This issue has been resolved.

o Batter OverridesBatter overrides now behave as per previous versions. If a cut or fillslope parameter is left blank, ARD will not apply a batter unless amaximum batter offset alignment is specified. Previously, 0 neededto be typed into the cut or fill fields for this behaviour to occur

o Design Constraints were not displayed in the Vertical Grading Editor window.Users can now select a colour for display of the constraints and they areincluded on the Vertical Grading Editor window. Special Note: After addingDesign Constraints users will need to either close and reopen the VGEwindow, or click on the Update Display button on the VGE window toforce the Design Constraint/s to display

Plot Cross Sectionso Section by Feature Line has been reinstated for cross section plottingCross Section Viewer Window

o Slope values are now reported as 1:X when the slope is greater than 10%,and lines with 0.0 as the end offset are given the correct slope/position

Model Builder o An issue with the display of linework for large co-ordinate drawing files has

been resolved.

ARD PipesA number of improvements listed in the ARD 2011.01 release were not fullyimplemented these have now been fully implemented.Pipes are now displayed on the Road Cross Sections and Long Sections

A bug with calculation of pit bypasses has been resolved previously sag pitcalculations were not allowing for bypass from the pit


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Known IssuesThe following is a list of known issues with the software

ARD RoadsFirst opening of the Design Data form is slowThe legacy Super Tables (used extensively in NSW) are not able to be appliedThe Object Projection for cross section windows does not currently support thedisplay of pipe networks.The functionality to export a Civil 3D corridor from ARD is not yet implemented in thisversion. Neither the Add CADApps Catalogue nor the Auto Create Corridor commands are implemented at this timeThe Create Roundabout tool does not model correctly using Auto Model users willneed to use Model Manager to include the Roundabout Strings in a surface modelThe Alignment Superelevation command in the Design Data form does not import theCivil 3D alignment superelevation this is functionality yet to be implementedThe Vertical Grading Editor Colour Control file includes a parameter to set the TextSize this is not yet enabled. Use the VGE Settings form to control text sizes.

ARD PipesIf there is zero flow in a pipe then the Mannings capacity will not be displayed on thelong section plotThe Edit Pipe slope command will show the current pipe GRADE, even if the user has selected to use slopes for the pipe calculations. The value will however becorrectly applied based on the user setting of slope or grade. This is a display/recallissue only.Users MUST ensure that BOTH the Design Surface and Natural Surface being usedfor the pit/pipe level calculations extend across ALL pipes and pits in the network.Error messages will display if this EITHER surface levels cannot be assigned to anypipe or pit in the network.


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Readme for Advanced Road Design 2011.01

This readme contains important information regarding the installation and use of the Advanced Road Design 2011.01.

Installation Instructions

Upgrade/Update: This installation is a new version of Advanced Road Design, version 2011for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 64 BIT. You do not need to uninstall any previous versions of Advanced Road Design .

The installation will use the common folder from previously installed ARD 2010 installation/s.

Licensing

New Licensing System: A new licensing system has been included for this product release. You must activate thissoftware using your current valid license key in order to use it.

Note: The license keys you used for previous versions of ARD are not usable with AdvancedRoad Design 2011. Your organisation will be issued with new license keys for the product,they can be used when authorising all versions of ARD 2011.

Standalone Installations: After installing the software, start AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 and run an ARD commandyou will receive a message that the software is not licensed and a prompt to supplyyour license key. Input your license key for software authorisation to occur.

The license authorisation process occurs automatically on your computer filetransfer and activation occurs across the web and the license is recorded on our license server.

Note: You must have an internet connection in order to license this software if youare unable to obtain an internet connection please email us at [email protected] .

Please consult the Installation Guide for additional information on how to activate aStandalone license of Advanced Road Design.

Network Installations:

Network licensing is reliant on two components: the application (Advanced RoadDesign) and the license server. It is advised that you set up the license server software and obtain a software license for the server prior to installing AdvancedRoad Design onto any workstations.

Please consult the Installation Guide for additional information on how to set up afloating network license for Advanced Road Design.
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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General

THIS IS AN AUTOCAD CIVIL 3D 2011 64 BIT RELEASEThis build has been specifically developed to provide a software solution for

AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 64 bit customers.

All forms have been updated for the new .net programming environment. Some minor interface changes will be evident in this release, however the intention has been to matchexisting software functionality and presentation as closely as possible.

ARD Data and Settings Files Conversion Existing Customers

ARD 2011.01 will make a copy of your current settings folder and the previous ARD Data for a project in the data format supported by ARD 2011.01. Your current project data can still beopened and edited using ARD 2010 (or previous), however all designs and edits made with

ARD 2011.01 will occur in the data copy.

ARD Settings Folder ConversionThe file format for many of the Settings files has changed, in preparation for enablinginclusion of the ARD settings inside the drawing file.The settings conversion process will occur automatically when you open an existingor start a new project.

ARD 2011.01 will read the existing Common folder files and create a SUB FOLDERinside your current settings folder called Common-10 with the converted settings filesit requires.

Note: Your current settings files will continue to be used for ARD 2010 and earlier versions.

ARD Data ConversionWhen you open a current ARD project in ARD 2011.01 a message will displayadvising that the data is to be converted. The current data and folder structure will be

unchanged. A copy of the data will be converted and placed in a folder named AdvRoads-10 and will be located in the same location as the current AdvRoadsfolder:

Note: Your current data files will continue to be used for ARD 2010 and earlier versions


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New FeaturesThe following new features are included in this release

ARD Roads Multiple, detachable cross section windows

Users can now show many cross section windows for multiple roads, and canarrange them as desired on screen.

All cross section windows will update as changes are made to the road long sectionor cross sections and operate at floating (modeless) windows. This functionalityreplaces the attached cross section that displayed with the Vertical Grading Editor.Middle mouse button provides zoom and pan control.

Commands include:

Open Cross SectionWindow

Ribbon : ARD Roads>Select Panel>Open Cross Section.Menu : Roads>Select/Open/Edit>Open Cross SectionWindow

This command allows the user to select an ARD Object (Road, String, KerbReturn, Cul-de-sac, Knuckle) and chainage and to display a cross sectionwindow for that ARD object and for the selected chainage.

Tile Cross SectionWindows

Ribbon : ARD Roads>Select Panel>Open Cross SectionWindow Dropdown>Tile Cross Section.Menu : Roads>Select/Open/Edit>Tile Cross Section Window

This command sorts and presents the open cross section windows in a tiledarrangement, starting from the top left and sorting by ARD Object Name(Road, String, Cul-de-sac, etc) then Chainage. Order is top to bottom, thenleft to right

Open Cross SectionWindow

Ribbon : ARD Roads>Select Panel>Open Cross SectionWindow Dropdown>Close Cross Section Windows.Menu : Roads>Select/Open/Edit>Close Cross SectionWindow

This command closes all open Cross Section Windows

Cross Section Window Defaults

Ribbon : ARD Roads>Settings Panel Slideout>CrossSection Window DefaultsMenu : Roads>Settings>Cross Section Window Default View Settings

This command allows the user to establish what textual information isdisplayed when a cross section window is opened.

Cross Section Window Object Display

Ribbon : ARD Roads>Settings Panel Slideout>CrossSection Window Object Display

Menu : Roads>Settings>Cross Section Window

Default Objects to Display This command allows the user to display extra information in the crosssection windows including extra surfaces, alignments, ARD Objects and pipenetworksThis command is also accessible from any open Cross Section Window


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Build Models A new Model Manager interface has been developed. Users can now create modelsusing an interactive display simply tick on/off the ARD Objects to include, thengraphically select and edit portions of each Object to remove selected Codes. AllRoads and Codes that are included in the model are highlighted, andtrimmed/excluded Codes are greyed out.Edits are stored in a list and can be readily edited and viewed in the interactivedisplay. You are able to save copies of the models and build surfaces in the drawing.

Build Models

Ribbon : ARD Roads>Modelling Panel>Auto Model Dropdown>Build Models.Menu : Roads>Outputs>Build Models


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Improved FeaturesThe following features have been improved:

ARD Roads

Open Vertical Grading Windows. Previously this was achieved via the Select and

Open the Vertical Grading Editor command.

Open Vertical GradingWindow

Ribbon : ARD Roads>Select Panel>Open Vertical Grading.Menu : Roads>Select/Open/Edit>Open Vertical Grading Editor Window

o Command buttons have been revamped to open the following designwindows:

Template Editor Cross Section WindowDesign Data Form

o The underlying graphics engine has been improvedDesign Data Form

o The design data form is now Modeless, so as changes are made in this

window all open Cross Section Windows will update.o The form has been revamped to include icons for many of the command

buttonso A Cross Section Synchronise button is included to do the following:

Open two Cross Section Windows that are set to react to the StartChainage and End Chainage values for any entry in the design dataform being editedWhenever pressed, update the chainages of these two cross sectionwindows to match the Start/End chainage of the current entry beingedited.

o Command buttons have been included to open the following design windowsVertical Grading Editor Cross Section WindowTemplate Editor

ARD Pipes

Kerb flow widths and depths were previously calculated using the parameter of RoadCode for Top of Drainage Pit in the settings. There is now an extra field for the user to specify a separate code for the software to use in calculating the cross section tocalculate kerb flow widths and depthsBlockage factor calculations have been improved. Previously, % blockage wasapplied to the inflow only, leading to inconsistent results in low flow situations. Now,the % blockage is applied to both the inflow capacity and gutter flow to better represent the pit performance when partially blockedThe Pit Tables tab of the Pipes Settings form now includes an import function to read

in the gutter flow/inflow values from a file. The file format needs to be space or tabdelimited, with two fields of information per row (gutter flow/flow depth inflow).This will facilitate easier transfer of data from Excel spreadsheets save to aspace/tab delimited file and import that file.


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Resolved IssuesThis installation resolves a number of bugs & issues, including:

64 Bit SupportThis build is for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 customers running the software on a 64 bitcomputer.

ARD has been reconfigured to operate in a 64 bit environment and without use of theVisual Basic (VBA) programming environment.

ARD RoadsAn issue with incorrect section volume information on long sections has beenresolved. Previously, the section volume information was provided based on all Roadsections, instead of the road sections used for plottingAn issue with deleting legacy strings has been resolved. Previously, if a user set uplegacy string controls and then removed the string, the software would not open theRoad with the broken referenceMasking on cross sections has been re-enabled. Previously the masking did notapply during cross section plotting.The Use Points command on the Add/Edit Roads form may not include the last pointin a selected point group in some instancesIn certain circumstances the text rounding on the cross section chainage can removethe trailing zeros to two decimal places, but display the third decimal place. This mayoccur for chainages that are within 6mm of a whole number

ARD PipesThe blockage calculations have been adjusted to address concerns with the methodof calculation. Previously, when a blockage factor was applied, this % factor wasused to reduce the inflow capacity only. This results in immediate pit bypassoccurring. The new calculation method applied the blockage reduction factor to boththe flow to pit and inflow capacitySome issues with incorrect bypass calculations have been resolved. There was an

error summing up multiply split bypassesAn issue with pits not finding road cross sections has been resolved.After importing changes from Watercom DRAINS users can now show thisinformation on the long sections. Previously the software replaced the DRAINSoutputs with the softwares hydrology calculations ARD Pipes expected a certain layer to exist in the ARD Layer List this has beenresolvedAn issue with plotting parallel/crossing pipes on the long sections has been resolved.Previously, if the user plotted the long section downstream then the pipes did notdisplay correctly on the long section.


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Known IssuesThe following is a list of known issues with the software

ARD RoadsThe functionality to export a Civil 3D corridor from ARD is not yet implemented in thisversion. Neither the Add CADApps Catalogue nor the Auto Create Corridor commands are implemented at this timeThe Create Roundabout tool does not model correctly using Auto Model users willneed to use Model Manager to include the Roundabout Strings in a surface modelThe Alignment Superelevation command in the Design Data form does not import theCivil 3D alignment superelevation this is functionality yet to be implementedOn some machines, a lag in the graphics can be experienced on larger jobs withmultiple alignment controls this is due to a recurrent drawing refresh in AutoCAD.Users can speed up the graphics update by turning off the UCS icon typeUCSICON at the command line and type Off

ARD PipesIf there is zero flow in a pipe then the Mannings capacity will not be displayed on thelong section plotThe Edit Pipe slope command will show the current pipe GRADE, even if the user has selected to use slopes for the pipe calculations. The value will however becorrectly applied based on the user setting of slope or grade. This is a display/recallissue only.Users MUST ensure that BOTH the Design Surface and Natural Surface being usedfor the pit/pipe level calculations extend across ALL pipes and pits in the network.Error messages will display if this EITHER surface levels cannot be assigned to anypipe or pit in the network.

Retired CommandsThe following is a list of commands that have not been brought forward into the 2011.01release:

ARD Roads

Draw Bus/Parking Bay Alignments o This command has been superseded by Civil 3D Offset Alignments refer to

the Civil 3D alignment documentation for more information on using Offset Alignments for bus/parking bay alignments

Create/Edit Subgrades and Datums o These tools have been abandoned. Users can still apply these subgrade

templates, but will not be able to create these subgrade types or edit onesthat have been created

o Users are encouraged to use the subgrade tools available via the Create/EditSection command

Select and Open the Vertical Grading Editor o Superseded by the Open Vertical Grading Window command. Functionality

carried across

Vertical Grading Editor o Retired in favour of the Open Vertical Grading Window command.

Design Data Formo Retired in favour of the Select and Open the Design Data Form command.

Variationso Superelevation of the subgrade has been removed this is unused for the

current subgrade functionalityo Copy Existing Surface removed

DrainageThis has been superseded by ARD Pipes and is not currently being carried forward into thisrelease


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SewerThis has been superseded by ARD Pipes and is not currently being carried forward into thisrelease.


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Appendix 1New Licensing System:

A new licensing system has been included for this product release. You must activate thissoftware using your current valid license key in order to use it.

Note: The license keys you used for previous versions of ARD are not usable with AdvancedRoad Design 2011. Your organisation will be issued with new license keys for the product,they can be used when authorising all versions of ARD 2011.

Standalone Installations: After installing the software, start AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 and run an ARD commandyou will receive a message that the software is not licensed and a prompt to supplyyour license key. Input your license key for software authorisation to occur.

The license authorisation process occurs automatically on your computer filetransfer and activation occurs across the web and the license is recorded on our license server.

Note: You must have an internet connection in order to license this software if youare unable to obtain an internet connection please email us at [email protected] .

Please consult the Installation Guide for additional information on how to activate aStandalone license of Advanced Road Design.

Network Installations:

Network licensing is reliant on two components: the application (Advanced RoadDesign) and the license server. It is advised that you set up the license server software and obtain a software license for the server prior to installing Advanced

Road Design onto any workstations.

Please consult the Installation Guide for additional information on how to set up afloating network license for Advanced Road Design.
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Appendix 2ARD Data and Settings Files Conversion Existing Customers

ARD 2011 .NET software updates your current project data, as well as the program settings.Please see Appendix 2 below for more information on this. ARD 2011.01 will make a copy of your current settings folder and the previous ARD Data for a project in the data formatsupported by ARD 2011.01. Your current project data can still be opened and edited using

ARD 2010 (or previous), however all designs and edits made with ARD 2011.01 will occur inthe data copy.

ARD Settings Folder ConversionThe file format for many of the Settings files has changed, in preparation for enablinginclusion of the ARD settings inside the drawing file.The settings conversion process will occur automatically when you open an existingor start a new project.

ARD 2011.01 will read the existing Common folder files and create a SUB FOLDERinside your current settings folder called Common-10 with the converted settings filesit requires.

Note: Your current settings files will continue to be used for ARD 2010 and earlier versions.

ARD Data ConversionWhen you open a current ARD project in ARD 2011.01 a message will displayadvising that the data is to be converted. The current data and folder structure will beunchanged. A copy of the data will be converted and placed in a folder named

AdvRoads-10 and will be located in the same location as the current AdvRoadsfolder:

Note: Your current data files will continue to be used for ARD 2010 and earlier versions

Documents

Advanced Road Design 201110 Readme