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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 old menu 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 to Appendix 1 at the end of this document for information about this licensing system, as well as the Network Installation Guide that is available when you start the installation process using the CD.

General
This release includes all previous updates for the 2011 release. See below for information on previous 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 Features
The following new features are included in this release ARD Vertical Grading Editor Window Colour Control Users can now control the colour of text and linework displayed in the Vertical Grading 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 Editor tab.

Improved Features
The following features have been improved:
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Build Models Default Colour Control o 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

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Sag pit calculations when attached to a Road. The behaviour of sag pits has been adjusted as follows o Sag pit attached to a Road: sag pit depth of flow is computed. If the depth is less than the gutter flow depth, no bypass is applied and all flow enters the pit. If the depth if greater than the gutter depth, depth is set to gutter top and flow 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 Issues
This installation includes resolution to a number of issues including: Network License Release An 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 Roads Flickering UCS Icon o An issue with a flickering screen when using the VGE, Cross Section windows or Design Data form has been addressed. Frozen Layers o An issue with the layer AR-Marker being un-frozen has been resolved. Previously, if this layer was frozen the software would remove Templates from both the public and local libraries Plotting

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Using the Plot to File option for Long and Cross plotting now works as expected. Previously, plotting long and cross sections to file either resulted in no external drawing files being created, or one drawing file created with multiple overlapping sheets. o Setting layers using the AutoCAD layer index colours is now carried through into the outputs previously it would output the RGB colour equivalent. o Pipe networks are now able to be displayed on the long and cross section plots Setting ARD Colours o 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 used RGB colours for all outputs to the drawing Templates creating a kerb from the CL of a template resulted in an error. This has been addressed and users can now create kerb sections directly off the CL Vertical Grading Editor o An issue where clicking on Create Surface created copies of the surface and generated an error message have been resolved. Design Data Form o 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 Overrides Batter overrides now behave as per previous versions. If a cut or fill slope parameter is left blank, ARD will not apply a batter unless a maximum batter offset alignment is specified. Previously, 0 needed to 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 are included on the Vertical Grading Editor window. Special Note: After adding Design Constraints users will need to either close and reopen the VGE window, or click on the Update Display button on the VGE window to force the Design Constraint/s to display Plot Cross Sections o Section by Feature Line has been reinstated for cross section plotting Cross 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 Pipes A number of improvements listed in the ARD 2011.01 release were not fully implemented 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 pit calculations were not allowing for bypass from the pit

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Known Issues
The following is a list of known issues with the software ARD Roads First opening of the Design Data form is slow The legacy Super Tables (used extensively in NSW) are not able to be applied The Object Projection for cross section windows does not currently support the display of pipe networks. The functionality to export a Civil 3D corridor from ARD is not yet implemented in this version. Neither the Add CADApps Catalogue nor the Auto Create Corridor commands are implemented at this time The Create Roundabout tool does not model correctly using Auto Model users will need to use Model Manager to include the Roundabout Strings in a surface model The Alignment Superelevation command in the Design Data form does not import the Civil 3D alignment superelevation this is functionality yet to be implemented The Vertical Grading Editor Colour Control file includes a parameter to set the Text Size this is not yet enabled. Use the VGE Settings form to control text sizes. ARD Pipes If there is zero flow in a pipe then the Mannings capacity will not be displayed on the long section plot The 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 be correctly applied based on the user setting of slope or grade. This is a display/recall issue only. Users MUST ensure that BOTH the Design Surface and Natural Surface being used for 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 any pipe 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 2011 for 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 this software 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 Advanced Road 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 command you will receive a message that the software is not licensed and a prompt to supply your license key. Input your license key for software authorisation to occur. The license authorisation process occurs automatically on your computer file transfer 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 you are unable to obtain an internet connection please email us at tech@civilsurveysolutions.com.au. Please consult the Installation Guide for additional information on how to activate a Standalone license of Advanced Road Design. Network Installations: Network licensing is reliant on two components: the application (Advanced Road Design) 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 a floating network license for Advanced Road Design.

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General
THIS IS AN AUTOCAD CIVIL 3D 2011 64 BIT RELEASE This 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 match existing 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 be opened 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 Conversion The file format for many of the Settings files has changed, in preparation for enabling inclusion of the ARD settings inside the drawing file. The settings conversion process will occur automatically when you open an existing or start a new project. ARD 2011.01 will read the existing Common folder files and create a SUB FOLDER inside your current settings folder called Common-10 with the converted settings files it requires.

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

ARD Data Conversion When you open a current ARD project in ARD 2011.01 a message will display advising 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 AdvRoads folder:

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

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New Features
The 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 can arrange them as desired on screen. All cross section windows will update as changes are made to the road long section or cross sections and operate at floating (modeless) windows. This functionality replaces the attached cross section that displayed with the Vertical Grading Editor. Middle mouse button provides zoom and pan control.

Commands include: Open Cross Section Window

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

This command allows the user to select an ARD Object (Road, String, Kerb Return, Cul-de-sac, Knuckle) and chainage and to display a cross section window for that ARD object and for the selected chainage.
Ribbon: ARD Roads>Select Panel>Open Cross Section Window Dropdown>Tile Cross Section. Menu: Roads>Select/Open/Edit>Tile Cross Section Window

Tile Cross Section Windows

This command sorts and presents the open cross section windows in a tiled arrangement, starting from the top left and sorting by ARD Object Name (Road, String, Cul-de-sac, etc) then Chainage. Order is top to bottom, then left to right
Ribbon: ARD Roads>Select Panel>Open Cross Section Window Dropdown>Close Cross Section Windows. Menu: Roads>Select/Open/Edit>Close Cross Section Window

Open Cross Section Window

This command closes all open Cross Section Windows Cross Section Window Defaults
Ribbon: ARD Roads>Settings Panel Slideout>Cross Section Window Defaults Menu: Roads>Settings>Cross Section Window Default View Settings

This command allows the user to establish what textual information is displayed when a cross section window is opened. Cross Section Window Object Display
Ribbon: ARD Roads>Settings Panel Slideout>Cross Section Window Object Display Menu: Roads>Settings>Cross Section Window Default Objects to Display

This command allows the user to display extra information in the cross section windows including extra surfaces, alignments, ARD Objects and pipe networks This 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 models using an interactive display simply tick on/off the ARD Objects to include, then graphically select and edit portions of each Object to remove selected Codes. All Roads and Codes that are included in the model are highlighted, and trimmed/excluded Codes are greyed out. Edits are stored in a list and can be readily edited and viewed in the interactive display. You are able to save copies of the models and build surfaces in the drawing.
Ribbon: ARD Roads>Modelling Panel>Auto Model Dropdown>Build Models. Menu: Roads>Outputs>Build Models

Build Models

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Improved Features
The following features have been improved:
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Open Vertical Grading Windows. Previously this was achieved via the Open the Vertical Grading Editor command. Open Vertical Grading Window o

Select and

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

Command buttons have been revamped to open the following design windows: Template Editor Cross Section Window Design Data Form o The underlying graphics engine has been improved Design 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 buttons o A Cross Section Synchronise button is included to do the following: Open two Cross Section Windows that are set to react to the Start Chainage and End Chainage values for any entry in the design data form being edited Whenever pressed, update the chainages of these two cross section windows to match the Start/End chainage of the current entry being edited. o Command buttons have been included to open the following design windows Vertical Grading Editor Cross Section Window Template Editor

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Kerb flow widths and depths were previously calculated using the parameter of Road Code 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 to calculate kerb flow widths and depths Blockage factor calculations have been improved. Previously, % blockage was applied 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 blocked The 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 tab delimited, with two fields of information per row (gutter flow/flow depth inflow). This will facilitate easier transfer of data from Excel spreadsheets save to a space/tab delimited file and import that file.

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Resolved Issues
This installation resolves a number of bugs & issues, including: 64 Bit Support This build is for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 customers running the software on a 64 bit computer. ARD has been reconfigured to operate in a 64 bit environment and without use of the Visual Basic (VBA) programming environment. ARD Roads An issue with incorrect section volume information on long sections has been resolved. Previously, the section volume information was provided based on all Road sections, instead of the road sections used for plotting An issue with deleting legacy strings has been resolved. Previously, if a user set up legacy string controls and then removed the string, the software would not open the Road with the broken reference Masking on cross sections has been re-enabled. Previously the masking did not apply during cross section plotting. The Use Points command on the Add/Edit Roads form may not include the last point in a selected point group in some instances In certain circumstances the text rounding on the cross section chainage can remove the trailing zeros to two decimal places, but display the third decimal place. This may occur for chainages that are within 6mm of a whole number ARD Pipes The blockage calculations have been adjusted to address concerns with the method of calculation. Previously, when a blockage factor was applied, this % factor was used to reduce the inflow capacity only. This results in immediate pit bypass occurring. The new calculation method applied the blockage reduction factor to both the flow to pit and inflow capacity Some issues with incorrect bypass calculations have been resolved. There was an error summing up multiply split bypasses An issue with pits not finding road cross sections has been resolved. After importing changes from Watercom DRAINS users can now show this information on the long sections. Previously the software replaced the DRAINS outputs with the softwares hydrology calculations ARD Pipes expected a certain layer to exist in the ARD Layer List this has been resolved An 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 not display correctly on the long section.

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Known Issues
The following is a list of known issues with the software ARD Roads The functionality to export a Civil 3D corridor from ARD is not yet implemented in this version. Neither the Add CADApps Catalogue nor the Auto Create Corridor commands are implemented at this time The Create Roundabout tool does not model correctly using Auto Model users will need to use Model Manager to include the Roundabout Strings in a surface model The Alignment Superelevation command in the Design Data form does not import the Civil 3D alignment superelevation this is functionality yet to be implemented On some machines, a lag in the graphics can be experienced on larger jobs with multiple 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 type UCSICON at the command line and type Off ARD Pipes If there is zero flow in a pipe then the Mannings capacity will not be displayed on the long section plot The 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 be correctly applied based on the user setting of slope or grade. This is a display/recall issue only. Users MUST ensure that BOTH the Design Surface and Natural Surface being used for 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 any pipe or pit in the network.

Retired Commands
The following is a list of commands that have not been brought forward into the 2011.01 release:
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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 ones that have been created o Users are encouraged to use the subgrade tools available via the Create/Edit Section 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 Form o Retired in favour of the Select and Open the Design Data Form command. Variations o Superelevation of the subgrade has been removed this is unused for the current subgrade functionality o Copy Existing Surface removed

Drainage

This has been superseded by ARD Pipes and is not currently being carried forward into this release

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Sewer

This has been superseded by ARD Pipes and is not currently being carried forward into this release.

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Appendix 1
New Licensing System: A new licensing system has been included for this product release. You must activate this software 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 Advanced Road 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 command you will receive a message that the software is not licensed and a prompt to supply your license key. Input your license key for software authorisation to occur. The license authorisation process occurs automatically on your computer file transfer 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 you are unable to obtain an internet connection please email us at tech@civilsurveysolutions.com.au. Please consult the Installation Guide for additional information on how to activate a Standalone license of Advanced Road Design. Network Installations: Network licensing is reliant on two components: the application (Advanced Road Design) 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 a floating network license for Advanced Road Design.

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Appendix 2
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. 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 be opened 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 Conversion The file format for many of the Settings files has changed, in preparation for enabling inclusion of the ARD settings inside the drawing file. The settings conversion process will occur automatically when you open an existing or start a new project. ARD 2011.01 will read the existing Common folder files and create a SUB FOLDER inside your current settings folder called Common-10 with the converted settings files it requires.

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

ARD Data Conversion When you open a current ARD project in ARD 2011.01 a message will display advising 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 AdvRoads folder:

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