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Earthwork 4D Stories

Earthwork 4D is an existing product line. These stories reflect planned revisions of the software and have mostly a 1 to 1 correlation to release versions.

Version 1.14 (Materials 1.10) December Release

  • Multi-line cross section support
    • Stage Design XS
  • AutoClose Cut-Fill Lines
  • Shaders?
  • ESZ default save.
  • Print Page revamp
  • Collada models?
  • Separating Sheets by usage - XS vs planview
  • LandXML Export
    • Trimeshes
  • LandXML Import
    • Trimeshes
  • Copy surfaces to stripping layer

Version 1.13 (Materials 1.09) Early September Release

  • Excel Export, Sitework, Materials
  • KMZ Line for benchmark creation (benchmark Import)
    • On import of a KMZ file, use the outermost points that form the bounding box and create benchmarks on those outermost points. The re
  • Higher res 3D and Materials prints (instead of screen res as current)
  • LandXML Import
    • COGO
    • Cross Sections
    • Existing and Design Lines
  • * LandXML Export
    • COGO
    • Cross Sections
    • Existing and Design Lines
  • ADF Import
  • KMZ Export Controls
    • Multi-Sheet KMZ output
    • Resolution control for images (plan sheets and cut-fill)
    • Calc reports (volumes, Highway) as necessary
    • Upload KMZ to Access Option
  • Teigha 3.9 support
  • Remove Haul Planning from Sitework
    • Make pencil input of balance regions generate interactive volumes for each point entered.

Trackwork

This version will be driven by development of SmartTrack for phones.

  • Remove Prof-UIS usage
  • Redo Import Window
    • Support for new G-Ray, old G-Ray
    • Greater emphasis on Importing Tracks from Access

Version 1.12

  • CAD 3.8
  • New PDF Libraries
    • PDF Wizard
    • PDF Caching
  • Google Earth Export controls
  • Land XML Export COGO
  • Updated CAD library
  • Highway Optimization
    • Starting in the middle of a curve
    • Mass printing cross sections

Version 1.17

  • Updated CAD Libraries
  • Corridor Support (depends on progress)

Stake List Utility

Graphic Grade had extensive offset point creation tools to create StakeLists. Although SmartGrade possesses a superior one-off offset tool some existing Graphic Grade users prefer to limit their field users to just selecting stake list points.

Currently Earthwork 4D can just generate stake list points on selected points, typed in points, and at an interval along a selected line. We need to supplement this and I propose we lump the new functionality into some sort of floating dialog to accommodate the wide range of stake point creation types. We can also export these points as part of kmz generation. Graphic Grade currently creates stake list points these ways.

  • Picked Points
  • Adding points by typing coordinates
  • Adding along a line at intervals
  • Adding along a line (sort of F6 snap equivalent)
  • Created an inline offset. Pick two points to establish direction and that creates a stake point at the offset distance inline with the bearing established.
  • Offset point - Right/Left. Pick two points to establish bearing and create perpendicular stake point offset from second point
  • Offset Line - Creates a matching line of stake list points. Pick to establish bearing, Right/Left
  • Grid - Pick to establish bearing. Creates grid of stake list points at set intervals in a grid

Additional stake list points to consider creating

  • Creating staking offset points along an alignment by station offset. User needs to pick COGO alignment and then specify station and offset. Label to be station and offset
  • Creating radius points with label of radius info.
  • Export Stake List points to KMZ (Stake Icon, Stake List Layer)

Functions

Stake list creation can be broken in to two types.

  • Creating a single point (picked, coordinates, on a line (F6), offset inline,right,left)
  • Creating a series of points (interval, grid, offset lines)

Ideas:

When in stake list mode show default offsets like we do in SmartGrade staking and allow the user to add points by picking the ends. The distance offset is live so if the user changes the default offset distance the staking hint lines change to reflect that.

Populate the label automatically with the point or line label of the picked reference point along with what was done (ie; Bldg-off 5, off In - 5)

Do we add an option to offset line to create stake list points?

Pick by label - Assign stake list points

Allow Ctrl-Pick to pick multiple points at once.

* Picked Points

  • Adding points by typing coordinates
  • Adding along a line at intervals
  • Adding along a line (sort of F6 snap equivalent)
  • Created an inline offset. Pick two points to establish direction and that creates a stake point at the offset distance inline with the bearing established.
  • Offset point - Right/Left. Pick two points to establish bearing and create perpendicular stake point offset from second point
  • Offset Line - Creates a matching line of stake list points. Pick to establish bearing, Right/Left
  • Grid - Pick to establish bearing. Creates grid of stake list points at set intervals in a grid

Detail Entry

Materials 4D Stories

Materials 4D is an existing product line. These Stories reflect planned revisions of the software and have mostly a 1 to 1 correlation to release versions.

Wish List

  • Export KMZ option - Export by phase
  • Export Control window like Sitework 4D
  • Export KMZ upload to Access option

Trackwork 4D Laundry List

  • Consolidate import window, Network support enable, rework interface
  • BB - KMZ style Mass Diagram over Planview for highways?
  • Remove Prof-UIS interface and prototype new look.
  • Haul Planning between more surfaces than Design/Subgrade and Existing/Stripped.

Version 1.09

  • PDF Insert Key
  • PDF wizard
  • PDF alignment standardization with Earthwork
windows/earthwork_4d_stories_desktop.1423620601.txt.gz · Last modified: 2015/02/11 02:10 by mikeclapp