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Civil Designer 9.1

Civil Designer 9.1 is available!

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This version is a ground-breaking step into the future of digital design delivering new features that boost productivity, a faster and more intuitive interface as well as tools that allow OpenBIM CDE collaboration across entire project teams.

Use the download button to provide your details and we will send you a link and trial resources directly. If you are a current client your license has already been upgraded - you can use your existing license and get started straight away. If you are new to Civil Designer your installation file will initially operate in trial mode. Do get in touch with any questions.

New Features and Enhancements

The latest version gives you a true end-to-end civil infrastructure solution that meets today's demands and prepares you for the digital workflows of tomorrow. Download a feature list or read more below.

New Features

  • BIM Bridge
    • Issue handling and BCF file handling
    • Integrations with Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC)
    • Integration with Catenda CDE Issue bar
  • Import Civil 3D data into Civil Designer entities
  • BIM Naming for IFC export can use an Excel template
  • Load IFC properties from dictionary into properties dialog
  • Implement logic to add properties and Psets to IFC objects
  • IFC Properties Dialog allows add/delete properties from the civil designer property set
  • IFC export for Terrain, CAD Meshes, Sewer, Storm, and Water includes object types, relationship sets and PSets
  • Civil Designer 9.1
  • IFC Validation for Water and CAD Meshes

New Features

  • Insert Point in Hatch Boundary
  • Aerial Imagery supports Chief Directorate of National Geospatial Information
  • Civil Designer 9.1
  • Aerial Image supports imagery from South Africa's Chief Surveyor General
  • Table Entity: CSV & Excel Export
  • Table Entity: DWG Cell Borders & Colours

Enhancements

  • Autoload remember last used addon
  • Added an XRef Manager Refresh button (unloads and reloads all the loaded xrefs that are "out of date").
  • User interface updates
  • Civil Designer 9.1
  • Control Centre Listboxes resize like Block Browser
  • Export KML can export CAD entities using ByLayer colours
  • Draw Line cad bar added to enable entering line length and angle
  • Add "Paste" option to Coordinate Jump CAD bar
  • Draw dimensions now remembers snap mode for each step of the draw function
  • Export to PDF can now handle MrSID and ECW images
  • Export to PDF can now export 3D PDFs (embedded PRC data)
  • Import 3D Models: Improved to import as SubDMeshes if possible
  • DWG/PDF import/export updated to use ODA 25.9 DWG libraries

New Features

  • Import Projection Settings from PRJ File
  • Choose Projection via World Map
  • Civil Designer 9.1
  • Import Civil 3D Model
  • Lidar Ground Filter for non-ground points
  • Civil Designer 9.1
  • GeoSmart elevation included in Point Grid data
  • Export IFC Includes Terrain Strings
  • Export LandXML Includes Terrain Strings
  • Shapefile Export Includes Parcels
  • Reheight String includes an Add Constant Option
  • Create Child Strings retains Toe settings
  • Terrain Strings Visibility Control using 'Show All' and 'Hide All' buttons
  • Multi-Select Display Settings
  • Parcels with Land Use Categories
  • Elevation Annotation is linked to the terrain surface
  • Slope Annotation Enhancements

Enhancements

  • Improvements to the grid Subcatchment function
  • Improvements to the Parcels list
  • Filenames stored in the system %temp% folder are now unique

New Features

  • Allow input of Urban design criteria in the Design Criteria Dialog
  • Cross-section roads are automatically converted to Strings model if modified
  • Output Component Quantities per continuous chainage range for left and right
  • Writable, exclusive writable, referenced and read-only road access permissions
  • IFC Export for roads aligned with IFC4x3 standard
  • Interface for Roads files access and permissions
  • Civil Designer 9.1
  • Writable, exclusive writable, referenced and read-only road access permissions
  • Allow single roads to be read only
  • Component Quantities output by chainages or chainage range
  • Roads Control Panel handles crossfalls for a Dual Crowned Carriageway
  • Calculate minimum drainage level to road for parcels
  • Civil Designer 9.1
  • Specify the CAD output layer for each run of a Water Film Thickness analysis

Enhancements

  • Import Civil 3D services as Auxiliary services
  • Junctions are listed in Control Centre for the current road
  • Addon Strings are listed in Control Centre for the current road
  • Add curve length to the PI data box in the Vertical Alignment graphical view
  • Cursor position on the cross-section view is indicated on Plan
  • Resetting Report Quantities clears all reports
  • Roads Control Panel can handle crossfalls for a Dual Crowned Carriageway
  • Addon Strings are used to define median geometry including bull-nose intersections

New Features

  • Wind Turbine Transporter vehicle configurations

New Features

  • Auto-Height Linear Road Furniture option
  • Arrow Markings are dynamically linked to a road

New Features

  • Create custom bedding classes
  • Civil Designer 9.1
  • Catalogue items can now be stored in the Water project
  • New Pipe materials added to catalogue
  • Land Use Categories now included
  • Civil Designer 9.1
  • Node Data dialog shows contributing demands from erf connections
  • Connections Data dialog has a new field AADD
  • Analyse open surface flow

Enhancements

  • Mark preferred pipe materials in the catalogue and change pipe material names
  • New results format and additional results
  • Civil Designer 9.1
  • Improved Results Graph dialogs
  • Optionally set liquid temperature when working with hot water supply
  • Demand patters, user categories and fire risk categories can be imported
  • User categories include an indoor and outdoor component

New Features

  • Vertical alignment displays a graphically marked selection, or specified section of the network
  • Civil Designer 9.1
  • View Erf Connections in the vertical alignment according to colour scheme
  • Import Storm networks from a Civil 3D DWG

Enhancements

  • Improved the analysis speed and disk usage efficiency
  • Improved ease of changing SWMM Node and Link Types
  • Filter input, edit and results spreadsheets
  • Unused node and link types can be deleted

New Features

  • Vertical alignment displays a graphically marked selection, or specified section of the network
  • View Erf Connections in the vertical alignment according to colour scheme
  • Import Sewer networks from a Civil 3D DWG
  • Filter input, edit and results spreadsheets
  • Tie an Erf connection to a parcel
  • Show Sewer Connection Types for Parcels
  • Land use categories automatically assigned to connections
  • Use up to 150 land use categories

Enhancements

  • Improved parcel connection information
  • Improved the analysis speed and disk usage efficiency
  • Unused node and link types can be deleted
  • Load and save land use categories to file
  • Add parcel information to sewer connection spreadsheet

New Features

  • Cross section plotting allows a slope option for Auxiliary services annotation
  • Plan plotting generates a list on plan layout plots with erf number and level
  • Sewer and Water connections Plan lists include erf number column
  • Setting out lists are generated as Table entities, instead of grouped text and lines
  • Publish plan setting out lists as CSV files
  • Plot road markings on Road long sections
  • Update plotted viewport centre, grids and setting out lists are automatically re-generated
  • Dedicated Masshaul diagram plotting
  • Remove all button in the plan plot setup dialog

Enhancements

  • Extra Plan junction list label options
  • Improve the plotting of long section grids
  • Terrain string long section plotting: Added an auto scroll to next page option
  • Sewer/Storm long section plotting: Add options to plot either (or both) hydraulic grade line and energy line.
  • Water long section plotting: Added chainage range specification
  • Support for leading zeros in Plot Layout naming ("{PLOTNO2}" and "{PLOTNO3}" tags)
  • Plot Generate BIM Naming scheme updated to use new Excel template (ISO 19650-2)