
Eagle
Point 2007 Software Enhancements
- Crash Reporting: If Eagle Point crashes, an Eagle Point Error Report
dialog box displays allowing you to send the error report. The Error Report
allows you to enter a description of what you were doing when the crash
occurred to Eagle Point. It also allows you to enter in contact information.
The description and contact information is not required, however, it may
provide important information need to resolve the issue. The error report
will also be stored in your %temp%\Eagle Point Software\Exception folder.
This allows you send the file to Eagle Point support personnel to help
resolve a problem. This file is the same file that is sent to Eagle Point
when you click on the Send button. The information that is stored in the
error report includes the following:
- Description
- User
- Company Name
- Email Address
- Phone Number
- Eagle Point Version
- Eagle Point Command
- Operating System
- CAD version

System
- AutoCAD 2008 is now a supported CAD engine. AutoCAD 200x
users upgrading to AutoCAD 2008 only need to run the Configure CAD Engine from
the Eagle Point Administrator Program to "point" to the AutoCAD 2008 acad.exe
file. The 2007 7.2.0 CD also contains AutoCAD 2008 as a supported CAD engine
during installation. If AutoCAD 2008 is the only version of AutoCAD that is
installed on the workstation and there is no previous version of Eagle Point
installed, you will need the 2007 7.2.0 CD.
- AutoCAD Map 3D 2008 is now a supported CAD engine. AutoCAD
Map users upgrading to AutoCAD Map 3D 2008 only need to run the Configure CAD
Engine from the Eagle Point Administrator Program to "point" to the AutoCAD
Map 3D 2008 acad.exe file. The 2007 7.2.0 CD also contains AutoCAD Map 3D 2008
as a supported CAD engine during installation. If AutoCAD Map 3D 2008 is the
only version of AutoCAD Map installed on the workstation and there is no
previous version of Eagle Point installed, you will need the 2007 7.2.0 CD.
- Windows Vista: Eagle Point and the Eagle Point Network
License Manager is now compatible with the 32-bit version of Windows Vista
Home Basic, Home Premium, Ultimate, Business, and Enterprise. When upgrading
your operating system to Windows Vista, it is recommended that you first
uninstall Eagle Point and then reinstall. This is recommended because the
folder structure for users has changed from Windows XP to Windows Vista.
- Preview Objects: Mouse wheel functionality
has been implemented in the preview window. To zoom in, move the wheel away
from you. To zoom out, move the wheel towards you. To Pan, press and hold the
wheel and move your mouse in the direction you want the preview to move. To
Tilt the preview (XY Plane Angle), hold down the Shift key and move the wheel.
To Twist the preview (X-Axis Angle, hold down the CTRL key and move the wheel.
To Tilt and Twist the preview at the same time, hold down the Shift and CTRL
keys and move the mouse. The Preview Objects command can be found in various
products such as Advanced Irrigation, Data Collection, Data Transfer,
Intersection Design, Site Analysis and Surface Modeling.
- MicroStation XM is now a supported CAD engine.
MicroStation SE/J/V8 users upgrading to MicroStation XM only need to run the
Configure CAD Engine from the Eagle Point Administrator Program to "point" to
the MicroStation XM ustation.exe file. The 2006 6.4.0 CD also contains
MicroStation XM as a supported CAD engine during installation. If MicroStation
XM is the only version of MicroStation installed on the workstation and there
is no previous version of Eagle Point installed, you will need the 2006 6.4.0
CD.
- BricsCad 7.0 is now a supported CAD engine.
- Autodesk Map 3D 2007 is now a supported CAD
engine. Autodesk Map users upgrading to Autodesk Map 3D 2007 only need to
run the Configure CAD Engine from the Eagle Point Administrator Program to
"point" to the Autodesk Map 3D 2007 acad.exe file. The 2006 6.3.0
CD also contains Autodesk Map 3D 2007 as a supported CAD engine during
installation. If Autodesk Map 3D 2007 is the only version of Autodesk Map
installed on the workstation and there is no previous version of Eagle Point
installed, you will need the 2006 6.3.0 CD.
- AutoCAD 2007 is now a supported CAD engine.
AutoCAD 14/200x users upgrading to AutoCAD 2007 only need to run the
Configure CAD Engine from the Eagle Point Administrator Program to
"point" to the AutoCAD 2007 acad.exe file. The 2006 6.2.0 CD also
contains AutoCAD 2007 as a supported CAD engine during installation. If
AutoCAD 2007 is the only version of AutoCAD that is installed on the
workstation and there is no previous version of Eagle Point installed, you
will need the 2006 6.2.0 CD.
- Network License Manager: The Network License
Manager has been updated. The 2005 5.4.0 version requires you to
obtain new license codes in order to run the network version of Eagle Point.
The Network License Manager must be installed on a Windows based server with
IP Protocol. The latest Network License Manager has many improvements aimed
at making technology administrators' jobs easier, ensuring license usage
compliance and providing flexibility in offering licenses to off-line users
with the Checkout Module. The latest version of the license manager allows
for redundant server support and Module Usage Reports. For more information,
see
http://www.eaglepoint.com/solutions/workflow/office/lm/.
- Checkout Module: The
Checkout module provides the ability for users to check out a license for
any module in their corporate network license pool, and disconnect their
computer from the network and still run the Eagle Point software. In fact,
users can request a license on behalf of someone who has no access to the
Eagle
Point Network License Manager and e-mail the license to that person
for instant access to the Eagle Point modules they requested. Licenses can
be held for up to 180 days so users can learn the software at home or work
on projects at remote locations.
- Autodesk Map 3D 2006 is now a supported CAD
engine. Autodesk Map users upgrading to Autodesk Map 3D 2006 only need to
run the Configure CAD Engine from the Eagle Point Administrator Program to
"point" to the Autodesk Map 3D 2006 acad.exe file. The 2005 5.3.0
CD also contains Autodesk Map 3D 2006 as a supported CAD engine during
installation. If Autodesk Map 3D 2006 is the only version of Autodesk
Map installed on the workstation and there is no previous version of Eagle
Point installed, you will need the 2005 5.3.0 CD.
Note: The Point and Terrain Models included
with Autodesk Map 3D 2006 cannot be utilized with Eagle Point commands.
- Lot Database: Lots are now being stored per
project in an Access database (EPDATA.MDB) rather than only existing within
the CAD drawing/design file. Moving to this file format provides a higher
level of multi-user security and stability. Additionally, this allows you to
have a lot defined once in the database and graphically represented in as
many drawings as you wish. Each instance of the lot graphic has a link to
the database and graphic modifications to the lot automatically updates the
data in the database. Graphic representations of that same lot in other
drawings are not automatically updated to reflect the new data. Use the
Draw/Update Lot command in the Manage Lots dialog box while in the
appropriate CAD drawing/design file to update the graphic representation of
the lot. Graphically erasing lots from the CAD graphic using a CAD command
will no longer remove the lots from the database. You will need to use the
Delete Lot command on the Manage Lots dialog box to remove the lots from the
database.
When a drawing within a project is opened,
existing lots are converted to this new format. In order to have all lots
within a project converted, you will need to open each drawing containing
lots. When the lots are converted, a lot group will be created with the name
of the drawing the lots were originally in. Once the database is converted,
you are not allowed to view the new or changed lots in previous versions of
Eagle Point (5.2.0 or less). Every machine that accesses the project data MUST
be at the 5.3.0 revision level in order for all users to access the new
database.
Since Lots are now project specific,
duplicate lot names are allowed. This is done to accommodate the conversion
of lots to the database. If you choose to use duplicate lot names, it is
recommended that you use lot groups to separate the lots.
Additionally, the Compact Lot Database
command has been added to the Eagle Point System menu. In order to
successfully compact the lot database, you must be the only user accessing
the project data. To ensure optimal performance, compact your lot database
on a regular basis.
- AutoCAD
2006 is now a supported CAD engine. AutoCAD 14/200x users upgrading to AutoCAD 2006
only need to run the Configure CAD Engine command from the Eagle Point
Administrator Program to "point" to the AutoCAD 2006 acad.exe
file. The 2005 5.2.0 CD also contains AutoCAD 2006 as a supported CAD engine
during installation. If AutoCAD 2006 is the only version of AutoCAD that is
installed on the workstation and there is no previous version of Eagle Point
installed, you will need the 2005 5.2.0 CD.
- Process
Library: A setting has been added to control the amount of time it takes
before the Process Library will automatically hide. This setting is found in
Options - Settings. The default time is set to 1 second.
- BricsCad 5.1 is now a supported CAD engine.
- Eagle
Point now supports the use of periods in the path name for projects. Also
supported is the use of periods in the drawing/design file name.
-
Process Library: The Process Library
command is a tool that allows you to electronically organize the procedures
you follow to complete your work. In addition to documenting the steps for a
task, it includes the ability to execute the corresponding tool(s) needed to
complete the task. These tools included launching Eagle Point commands, CAD
commands, launching other applications and various hyperlink options
(including http, mailto, ftp and others). In networked environments, you can
establish your processes once (and optionally password protect them) and
have multiple people utilize them to help standardized the way they get
their work done. You can also create multiple Process Libraries to
categorize the types of processes that certain users need access to.
The Process Library can be accessed via the Eagle
Point Tools menu. Once launched, the defined Processes are displayed in a tree
view at the top of the dialog box. Processes are the highest level within
the tree and contained within the branches of the processes are the ordered
tasks that need to be completed. Within each task you establish various steps to
follow in order to complete the task. Each step can include a written
description of what needs to get done and has an associated tool specified that
assists you in completing that step.
Highlighting a branch within the tree displays
the corresponding description in the area located beneath the tree. Performing a
double mouse click on a step executes the tool associated with the step. The
Process Library remembers the last item selected so the next time the Library is
launched, the same item is highlighted by default. Refer to the Sample Process
included in the Process Library to help you develop your own processes.
- Autodesk Map 3D 2005 is now a supported CAD
engine. Autodesk Map users upgrading to Autodesk Map 3D 2005 only need to
run the Configure CAD Engine from the Eagle Point Administrator Program to
"point" to the Autodesk Map 3D 2005 acad.exe file. The 2004 4.4.0
CD also contains Autodesk Map 3D 2005 as a supported CAD engine during
installation. If Autodesk Map 3D 2005 is the only version of Autodesk
Map is installed on the workstation and there is no previous version of
Eagle Point installed, you will need the 2004 4.4.0 CD.
Note: The Point and Terrain Models included with Autodesk Map 3D 2005 cannot
be utilized with Eagle Point commands.
- Windows XP only: Windows XP Service Pack 2
(SP2) is supported in Eagle Point 2004 Q4 4.4.0.
- TCP/IP Network Installation: On a new install,
the Keys folder is automatically created as a sub-folder in the Eagle Point
License Manager directory. The Eagle Point License Manager program found in
the control panel (Eagle Point TCP LM) is automatically configured with
defaults including the keys folder, log file and log file size.
- MicroStation V8 2004 Edition is now a
supported CAD engine. MicroStation V8 users upgrading to MicroStation V8
2004 Edition only need to run the Configure CAD Engine from the Eagle Point
Administrator Program to "point" to the MicroStation V8 2004
Edition ustation.exe file. The 2004 4.3.0 CD also contains MicroStation V8
2004 Edition as a supported CAD engine during installation. If
MicroStation V8 2004 Edition is the only version of MicroStation that is
installed on the workstation and there is no previous version of Eagle Point
installed, you will need the 2004 4.1.0 CD or later.
- AutoCAD 2005 is now a supported CAD engine.
AutoCAD 14/200x users upgrading to AutoCAD 2005 only need to run the
Configure CAD Engine from the Eagle Point Administrator Program to
"point" to the AutoCAD 2005 acad.exe file. The 2004 4.2.0 CD also
contains AutoCAD 2005 as a supported CAD engine during installation. If
AutoCAD 2005 is the only version of AutoCAD that is installed on the
workstation and there is no previous version of Eagle Point installed, you
will need the 2004 4.2.0 CD.
- When the Point Protection dialog box displays,
you can now check the 'Apply to All' option to not place duplicate nodes
when placing one or more Node ID's that already exist in the project.
- The Node (Field Code) Library file format
(*.SYM files) has changed to account for long block names for AutoCAD and
Eagle Point Graphics Engine users as well as long cell names (now up to 256
characters). Additionally, support for named levels has been added for
MicroStation V8 users. Because of these changes, these files will not work
with earlier versions of Eagle Point (3.4.0 or earlier). Once any project
has been opened in 4.1.0 (or later) and the Field Code library has been
converted, you will not be able to open this or any project using that Field
Code library using an older Eagle Point version (3.4.0 or earlier). If you
choose to not have some machines in your office updated to Eagle Point 4.1.0
or later and are sharing support files on a network, it is required that you
point those machines to a separate Support folder.
- The Attribute Styles Library file format has
changed to account for named levels for MicroStation V8 users. Because of
these changes, these files will not work with earlier versions of Eagle
Point (3.4.0 or earlier).
- MicroStation V8 is now a
supported CAD engine. Eagle Point will only support running Eagle Point in
MicroStation V8 using the native V8 work mode. The DWG and V7 work modes are
not supported.
Click
here for the Microstation V8 Implementation Guide. Users must use
MicroStation version 08.01 or greater to use Eagle Point with MicroStation
V8. MicroStation 95, SE and J users upgrading to MicroStation V8 only need
to run the Configure CAD Engine from the Eagle Point Administrator Program
to "point" to the MicroStation V8 Ustation.exe file. The 2004
4.1.0 CD also contains MicroStation V8 as a supported CAD engine during
installation. If you are only installing Eagle Point for MicroStation
V8 on a workstation and have not installed previously, you must install
Eagle Point using the 2004 4.1.0 CD or better.
- The Utilities file format has changed to
account for named levels for MicroStation V8 users. Previously the utility
information was stored in a *.utl file. The new format of the files will
store the geometry in the *.utg file and the CAD settings in the *.uts file.
Because of these changes, these files will not work with earlier versions of
Eagle Point (3.4.0 or earlier).

COGO
- Manage Lots: The Lot list now remembers the
column sizes and the sort orders when the dialog box is re-opened.
- Defined Lots: The Lot list now remembers the
column sizes and the sort orders when the dialog box is re-opened.
- Create Lot Group: The Lot list now remembers
the column sizes and the sort orders when the dialog box is re-opened.
- Manage Lots: There have been several changes
made to the Manage Lots dialog box. First, the dialog box is now resizable
so you can see as many or as little lots and their respective data as you
desire. Second, an item of <Ungrouped Lots> was added to the Lot Group
drop list. This allows you to quickly see any lots that have not been added
to a lot group. Third, the Manage Lot Group icon was added next to the Lot
Group drop list. This allows you to add, modify or delete lot groups.
Finally, two new icons were added to draw or update the lots in the CAD
graphic or remove the lots from the CAD graphic. The Draw/Update Lot in CAD
Graphics command allows you to place the lot geometry in the current CAD
graphic file. If the geometry is already in the CAD Graphic, it will be
updated. When a lot is updated, any annotation for the lot will also be
updated. The Erase Lot from CAD Graphics will only remove the lot geometry
from the CAD Graphic (not the database). Any annotation associated with the
lot will not be removed from the CAD Graphic. Use the Delete Lot command to
remove the lot from the database and the CAD Graphic.
- Create Lot Group: The Create Lot Group dialog
box is now resizable.
- Defined Lots: There have been several changes
made to the Defined Lots dialog box. First, the dialog box is now resizable.
This allows you to see as much or as little data about the lots as you
desire. Second, the PIC icon was added to the dialog box. This allows you to
graphically select a lot from the CAD Graphic. This allows you to quickly
select lots without having to know their names. Finally, the Lot Group drop
list was added to the dialog box. This allows you to filter the lot listing
based on the lot group reducing the number of lots you are looking at.
Locations that the Defined Lots dialog box is used include (Modify Lot,
Create Lot Group, Create Mapcheck Report, Report Area, Stakeout Boundary,
Write Legal Description and Export LandXML).
- Report Nodes: The Report Nodes dialog box can now
be resized. The size of the dialog box as well as the size of the columns is
saved. Therefore, the size of the dialog box and columns will be remembered
the next time the dialog box is recalled.

Data
Collection
- Reduction Settings:
There are now two methods in which the Use Line Name as Counter may be
utilized when collecting line work in the field. The Redefine after Stop
Designator option allows for redefinition of the line, or counter, after a
stop designator has been entered. This change will allow the line, or
counter, to be reused by allowing it to generate a new association with the
current field code. The Define Line Once option is how the Use Line Name as
Counter worked previously whereby lines were defined only once for the job.
Below are some examples:
Define Line Once: The Use Line Name as Counter
option maintains the original definition of a line in the job through the
entire job. For example, say you use line 1 in conjunction with an Edge of
Pavement Field Code (e.g. EOP.1) in the job. Now later in the job line 1 is
used in conjunction with a Sidewalk Field Code (e.g. SW.1). Since all
occurrences of line 1 are now treated as ‘EOP’, line 1 at this point is
considered to be an Edge of Pavement (EOP) as defined earlier in the job.
Redefine after Stop Designator: The Redefine
after Stop Designator option allows for redefinition of the line, or counter,
after a stop designator has been entered. For example, say you first use line
1 in conjunction with an Edge of Pavement Field Code (e.g. EOP.1) early in the
job. Then at some point that line is stopped using a stop designator (e.g.
EOP.1!). Now later in the job line 1 is used in conjunction with a Sidewalk
Field Code (e.g. SW.1). Line 1 at this point is now associated with the
Sidewalk Field Code used at that shot and will be defined as such through to
the end of the job or until the line is stopped and re-used within that same
job.
- Data Collection - Reduce: When the Query
Warnings dialog box displays after reducing a job, it now displays the most
recently reduced job file warnings.
- The Linework Library now supports named levels
for MicroStation V8 users. Because of these changes, these files will not
work with earlier versions of Eagle Point (3.4.0 or earlier).

Data
Transfer
-
Import/Export LandXML: The Import LandXML now supports the 1.1 LandXML
schema. The Export LandXML command now exports the LandXML file as a 1.1
schema version.

Drafting
- Write Legal Description: You now have the ability to select whether you
want a hard return or carriage return between courses. This new option was
added to the General Tab in the Legal Description Settings dialog box.
- Write Legal Description: A option for Non-Tangent Curves has been added to
the Curves Tab in the Legal Description Settings dialog box. This allows you
to customize the wording for Non-tangent curves. You can select to write the
radial line direction and the tangent in and tangent out directions.
- Write Legal Description: A option for Compound and Reverse Curves has been
added to the Curves Tab in the Legal Description Settings dialog box. This
allows you to customize the wording for compound and reverse curves.
- Annotate Crossings: The Annotate Crossing
command allows you to annotate the station value of any object (alignment,
line, arc, spiral, etc.) that crosses an alignment or selected object. You
can graphically select an alignment or CAD object by clicking on the Pick In
CAD button or select a defined alignment by selecting the Defined Alignments
button. You can choose a Review method for the crossing annotation that is
placed. The Review Methods are All Annotation, Overlapping Annotation and
None. When the Review Method of All Annotation is selected, the first
crossing annotation is centered in the CAD window allowing you to modify its
location. Select a new location for the annotation to be placed or press the
Enter key or right mouse button to advance to the next crossing annotation.
When the Review Method of Overlapping Annotation is selected, the first
crossing annotation that interferes with another crossing annotation or
text, the interfering annotation is centered in the CAD window allowing you
to modify its location. Select a new location for the annotation to be
placed or press the Enter key or right mouse button to advance to the next
interfering crossing annotation. When the Review Method of None is selected,
there is no review of the crossing annotation that is placed.
Once the alignment is selected, the crossing
annotation is placed. You will review the crossing annotation if a Review
Method of All Annotation or Overlapping Annotation is selected. If the
Review Method was set to None, the command is finished. You can edit the
location of any crossing annotation using the Edit Annotation option. This
option prompts you to select text. Select the crossing annotation that you
want to modify. When you select a location on the same side of the
alignment, the leader is drawn to the new location selected. When you select
a location on the opposite side of the alignment, the annotation is flipped
to the other side of the alignment. When you are done editing the crossing
annotations, press the Escape key or the Enter key or right mouse button
without selecting any crossing annotation.
This command uses the Station/Offset settings
for the selected Annotation Style. For best results, you should create a
style that has only the Station value toggled on and has a justification of
Middle Right. The annotation is automatically placed perpendicular to the
alignment, so the Rotation in the annotation style should remain at 0
(zero). Since the Annotation Crossing command uses the Station/Offset
settings for the selected annotation style, the CAD properties for the
crossing annotation are controlled by the Station/Offset settings as well. A
leader line is also drawn from the crossing location to the annotation with
a 10% gap between the alignment and the leader and also between the leader
and the annotation. The CAD properties of the leader line are controlled by
the CAD Settings icon located on the Annotation Crossings dialog box.
Existing annotation placed with the Annotate
Crossing command can be erased in a couple of ways. If the annotation was
placed for the selected alignment, toggle on the Erase All Existing
Crossings for this Alignment. All annotation that is placed for the
alignment will be erased and new annotation is placed. The other method is
to select the Erase By Select button and graphically select a crossing
annotation. All crossing annotation that was placed at the same time as the
selected crossing annotation will be erased.
The Crossing Annotation is not dynamic. If
the alignment is modified, the crossing annotation is not automatically
updated. You will need to run the Annotate Crossing command again to have
the crossing annotation reflect the changes made to the alignment.
- Break: The command now repeats once
an object is broken so you do not need to re-select the command.
- Annotate Lots: The Lot list now remembers the
column sizes and the sort orders when the dialog box is re-opened.
- Defined Lots (Write Legal Description): The
Lot list now remembers the column sizes and the sort orders when the dialog
box is re-opened.
- Create Lot Table: The Lot list now remembers
the column sizes and the sort orders when the dialog box is re-opened.
- Annotate Lot: Several changes have been made
to the Annotate Lot dialog box. First, the dialog box is now resizable. This
allows you to see as much or as little data about the lots as you desire.
Second, the Lot Group drop list was added to the dialog box. This allows you
to filter the lot listing based on the lot group reducing the number of lots
you are looking at. Last, the Update Existing Annotation button was added.
This will update all lot annotation and all lot tables in the current
drawing. This command is typically only needed if you have modified the lot
geometry in a different drawing or you have toggled off the dynamic
annotation option in the System menu.
- Create Lot Table: The Create Lot Table dialog
box has been change to resemble the Annotate Lot dialog box. The dialog box
is now resizable. This allows you to see as much or as little data about the
lots as you desire. All of the lots and their respective data are displayed
on the dialog box instead of going to the Defined Lots dialog box or the Lot
Groups dialog box. This allows you to see all of the lots and their
respective data to make it easier to determine which lot should be placed
into the lot table. The Lot Group drop list was also added to the dialog
box. This allows you to filter the lot listing based on the lot group
reducing the number of lots you are looking at.
- Alignment Stationing: Alignments that are not in
the current drawing/design file can now be annotated. This allows you to
reference in your alignment drawing/design file and place stationing
annotation in the current drawing/design file. The annotation will not
automatically update when an alignment is changed. However, when the
alignment is annotated again, the previous annotation will be removed from
the drawing/design file.

Landscape
Design
-
Label Symbol: A
scale multiplier has been added to the Edit Label Style dialog box. This
allows you to adjust the size of the hexagon or circle that is placed when
labeling plants. To reduce the size of the symbol, enter a value less than 1
(one) in the Scale Multiplier edit control. To increase the size of the
symbol, enter a value greater than 1 (one) in the Scale Multiplier edit
control.
- Label Symbol: There is
now an option to attach an arrowhead to the end of the leader line. To place
an arrowhead at the end of the leader, toggle on the arrowhead option,
select an arrow from the drop list and specify a scale factor. The list of
arrowheads in the drop list is obtained from the symbol organizer in the
Arrows - Plan section.

Profiles
- Annotate Point/Grade Break: The command now
shows a preview for the annotation that will be placed. Additionally, the
command will automatically repeat once the annotation is placed until the
command is cancelled by pressing the Enter key in AutoCAD/BricsCad or the
Reset button in MicroStation.
- Annotate Point/Grade Break: When annotating
with a leader, the leader line now displays and rubber bands from the
previous point as you are selecting points for the leader.
- Annotate Point/Grade Break: A Leaders button
has been added when you are annotating the Point/Grade Break with a leader.
This allows you to control whether an arrowhead is placed or not, what
symbol to use at the start of the leader and the tail length of the leader.
- Annotate Inlet/Manhole: The rotation angle is
now available for the options of Above and Below. Previously, it was only
available for the Leader option.
- Annotate
Inlet/Manhole: A new annotation option of Custom has been added. This option
allows you to control the location of each piece of annotation (Structure
ID, Station, Rim Elevation, and Left and Right Invert Elevations) and how it
is annotated. Additionally, the command will automatically repeat once the
annotation is placed until the command is cancelled by pressing the Enter
key in AutoCAD/BricsCad or the Reset button in MicroStation.
- Construct - Profile from Surface Model: The option of
Place Profile Grid has been added to the Construct Profile from Surface
Model dialog box. This option is only available when the Place in CAD option
is selected. When Place Profile Grid is toggled on, a grid will be
constructed to encompass the profile. The grid is based on the current
Construct Grid settings. The grid is sized using the Station Interval, Datum
Elevation Interval, and Heavy Horizontal and Vertical Grid Lines.

RoadCalc™
-
Dynamic Profile Entry: The Dynamic Input
command has been added to the Edit Profile Data dialog box. This command
provides a more flexible and efficient tool to construct or modify a profile.
It displays Station, Elevation, Delta Station, Delta Elevation, % Grade and
Distance. For more information on the Dynamic Input command watch the supplied
Dynamic
Input Video.
-
PT
Codes: Eagle Point now supports the following PT Codes: -7, -8, -9, -17,
-18, -19, -27, -28, and -29. See below for more information on how these may
be utilized within RoadCalc. These additional PT codes may be useful when
you require more that one PT code to control the same breakpoint across an
entire subproject yet have the need to differentiate between surfaces when
generating reports, breaklines or profiles from PT Codes.
Superelevation:
Eagle Point now allows the use of PT Codes -7, -8 and -9 to be used in the
same manner that PT Codes 2, -3, -4, -5 and -6 may be used during
superelevation. These additional PT codes may be useful when you require
more that one PT code to control the same breakpoint across an entire
subproject yet have the need to differentiate between surfaces when
generating reports, breaklines or profiles from PT Codes.
Slope
Controlled Superelevation: Eagle Point now allows the use of PT Codes -17,
-18 and -19 to be used in the same manner that PT Codes -2, -13, -14, -15
and -16 may be used during Slope Controlled superelevation. Through the use
of these PT codes, the side slopes will be maintained during superelevation
for typical sections that have their upper-most surface(s) extending to the
edge of the section. Slopes will be extended as defined on the typical
section when a cut condition is met, and as specified in the condition table
when a fill condition is met. The sub-surfaces will also remain parallel to
the surface above it when the typical section is superelevated.
Click
Here for an example of Slope Controlled Superelevation.
Offset
Controlled Superelevation: Eagle Point now allows the use of PT Codes -27,
-28 and -29 to be used in the same manner that PT Codes -22, -23, -24, -25
and -26 may be used during Offset Controlled superelevation. Through the use
of these PT codes, the typical section will hold the offsets of the slopes
as drawn/defined in the typical section. The sub-surfaces will remain
parallel to the surface above it when the typical section is superelevated,
resulting in the outside slopes of the typical section adjusted to maintain
offsets of the typical section.
Click
Here for more information on Offset Controlled Superelevation or
Click
Here to see an example.
- Run
Design: The extents of the topmost original ground cross-section
surface is now used as the limits to look for controlling alignments and
profiles when processing the design. This prevents typical sections from
being controlled by alignments or profiles that parallel the centerline but
are located on the opposite sides of the site. An example of this would be a
horse-shoe type centerline that has an alignment at the end of the alignment
an not the beginning. With this example, the typical section is prevented
from using the alignment at the end to control the alignment at the
beginning since it is beyond the extents of the topmost original ground
cross-section surface.
- Cross-Section Sheets: The Update Sheets button
was added to the Cross-Section Sheets dialog box. This allows you to update
Cross-Section Surfaces, Cross-Section Annotation, Utilities and Utility
Annotation on cross-section sheets created in 6.2.0 or later. The purpose of
this command is quickly update your cross-section sheets when a change to
your design is made. Upon selecting this command, only the highlighted
sheets will be updated according to the options selected on the Update
Cross-Section Sheets dialog box. This allows you update just a single sheet
or your entire plan set.
The Update Sheet command will only update cross-section surfaces,
cross-section annotation, utilities and utility annotation placed by Eagle
Point. Any geometry or annotation you have placed to customize your
cross-section sheets will be not be changed.
- Offset Controlled Superelevation: Eagle Point now
supports offset controlled superelevation. Through the use of special PT
codes (-22, -23, -24, -25 and -26), the superelevation limits of the typical
section will hold their offsets through the typical section rotation due to
super elevating. With this method the sub surfaces will remain parallel to
the surface above it when the typical section is superelevated. This results
in the outside slopes of the typical section being adjusted in order to
maintain offsets of the typical section. This new superelevation method only
applies to typical sections that have their sub surfaces extending out to
the foreslopes. For additional information, click
here.
- The Define Channel command was added to RoadCalc. The key-in command of "rcdefinechannel" displays the
Define Channel dialog box. This command was designed for the NRCS and other
conservation engineering organizations to aide in the design of grassed
waterways. The define channel command allows you to launch an external
program to determine the shape for the channel. It also automatically builds
parabolic and trapezoidal channel shapes according to the widths, depths and
side slopes specified. Once the channel shapes have been constructed, they
can be assigned to profile VPI locations. With the channel shapes specified
at VPI locations, a default condition is built and the channel shape and
conditions are automatically entered in the Edit Design Locations so you are
ready to Run the design.
- Query Cross-Sections: The depth from the top
most original ground surface to a selected surface or utility is now
reported on this dialog box. This allows you to quickly see the depth to a
surface or utility at different offsets from the centerline. To display the
depth to a surface from the top most original surface, select the desired
surface from the Surface drop list. Click on the Move Left and Move Right
icons to move the cursor left and right along the selected surface. The
depth from the top most original surface to a utility will be measured to
the crown or the invert depending on how the utility was defined. The depth
will display as a positive number when the selected surface is below the top
most original surface and a negative number when the selected surface is
above the top most original surface.
- Step Through Editor: The depth from the top
most original ground surface to the selected surface or utility has been
added to this dialog box. This allows you to quickly see the depth to a
surface or utility at different offsets from the centerline. To view the
depth to a surface, select the desired surface. Click on the Move Left and
Move Right to move the cursor left and right along the selected surface. The
depth from the top most original surface to a utility will be measured to
the crown or the invert depending on how the utility was defined. The depth
will display as a positive number when the selected surface is below the top
most original surface and a negative number when the selected surface is
above the top most original surface.

Sanitary Sewers
- Plan and Profile Sheets: The Item of Offset
was added to the Edit Profile Pipe/Structure Annotation dialog box. When
this option is toggled on and a reference alignment has been selected for
the sewer reach, the offset value is placed for the structure. You can
specify the Label, Placement, Justification, Delta X and Delta Y for the
offset or you can toggle on the Append to Station option and have the
location controlled by the settings specified for the Station item. When
using the Append to Station option, the offset value is added to end of the
Station Annotation.
- Plan and Profile Sheets: The Item at the top
of the drop list of Structure Description was renamed to Junction
Description in the Edit Profile Pipe/Structure Annotation dialog box. This
was done for consistency reasons since this item is the user-defined
description placed for the junction. A new Item of Structure Description was
added to the bottom of the drop list. When this option is toggled on, the
name of the structure from the structure library (Elbow, Circle, Box, ...)
is annotated at the location specified. For the location you specify the
Label, Placement, Justification, Delta X, Delta Y and Rotation for the
structure description.
- Plan and Profile Sheets: The Profile Pipe/Structure
Annotation dialog box has been modified to allow for displacement values
(Delta X and Delta Y) when specifying the Structure Description, Rim
Elevation, Invert and Station locations. You also have the ability to set
the text justification and the rotation angle of the text.
-
General
Invert Directions for Sewers: You can now annotate the
invert pipe directions in the plan and profile portions of the plan and
profile sheet. An Invert Direction tab has been added to the Network
Settings dialog box. This tab allows you to specify the labels for eight
general directions (N, S, E, W, NE, SE, SW, NW) for the incoming pipe
inverts. In order for the pipe invert directions to be labeled, you have to
insert braces {} in the location where you want to the incoming pipe
directions to appear. The braces can be placed in the Label edit field for
the inverts on the Structure tab of both the Edit Plan Pipe/Structure
Annotation and Edit Profile Pipe/Structure Annotation dialog boxes.
Site
Design
- 3D Offset: The command now
repeats once an object is broken so you do not need to re-select the
command.

Storm Sewers
- Plan and Profile Sheets: The Item of Offset
was added to the Edit Profile Pipe/Structure Annotation dialog box. When
this option is toggled on and a reference alignment has been selected for
the sewer reach, the offset value is placed for the structure. You can
specify the Label, Placement, Justification, Delta X and Delta Y for the
offset or you can toggle on the Append to Station option. When the Append to
Station option is selected, the offset value will be added to end of the
Station Annotation.
- Plan and Profile Sheets: The Item at the top
of the drop list of Structure Description was renamed to Junction
Description in the Edit Profile Pipe/Structure Annotation dialog box. This
was done for consistency reasons since this item is the user-defined
description placed for the junction. A new Item of Structure Description was
added to the bottom of the drop list. When this option is toggled on, the
name of the structure from the structure library (Elbow, Circle, Box, ...)
is annotated at the locations specified. For the location you specify the
Label, Placement, Justification, Delta X, Delta Y and Rotation for the
structure description.
- Plan and Profile Sheets: The Item of Inlet
Description was added to the Edit Profile Pipe/Structure Annotation dialog
box. When this option is toggled on, the name of the inlet from the Inlet
Library is annotated for the structure. You can specify the Label,
Placement, Justification, Delta X, Delta Y and Rotation for the inlet
description.
- Plan and Profile Sheets: The Profile Pipe/Structure
Annotation dialog box has been modified to allow for displacement values
(Delta X and Delta Y) when specifying the Structure Description, Rim
Elevation, Invert and Station locations. You also have the ability to set
the text justification and the rotation angle of the text.
- General Invert Directions for Sewers: You can now annotate the
invert pipe directions in the plan and profile portions of the plan and
profile sheet. An Invert Direction tab has been added to the Network
Settings dialog box. This tab allows you to specify the labels for eight
general directions (N, S, E, W, NE, SE, SW, NW) for the incoming pipe
inverts. In order for the pipe invert directions to be labeled, you have to
insert braces {} in the location where you want to the incoming pipe
directions to appear. The braces can be placed in the Label edit field for
the inverts on the Structure tab of both the Edit Plan Pipe/Structure
Annotation and Edit Profile Pipe/Structure Annotation dialog boxes.

Surface
Modeling
-
Copy Surface Model: The Globe icon has been added to the
Copy Surface Model dialog box, allowing you to copy a surface model from a
different project. When copying a surface model from a different project,
all settings associated with the surface model are also copied.