Whats New in GEOPAK 8'8

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Whats New in GEOPAK 8.8?

• Robert Garrett, P.E.
• Bentley Civil
• Re-Presentation at Mid Continent Conference
  August 2006

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What is GEOPAK 8.8?

• GEOPAK 8.8 contains the majority of fixes and
  enhancements that are in GEOPAK XM, but runs on
  MicroStation 8.5.2.35. (as well as 8.5.2.55)
• Note that GEOPAK 8.8 is considered a major
  release and not a Service Pack.

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Versions

• 8.5.2.x -Also known as GEOPAK 2004. Runs on
  MicroStation 8.5.2.35.
• 8.8.x.x -Contains XM enhancements and fixes but
  also runs on MicroStation 8.5.2.35 and 8.5.2.55.
• 8.9.x.x - Also known as GEOPAK XM. Runs on
  MicroStation XM.

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File Format Changes

• DC Manager (.ddb)
• Quantity Manager (.mdb)
• COGO (.gpk )
• Bridge (.bdb)
• Rebar (.rdb)

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GPK File Format Change

• The format will only be changed if the user
  takes advantage of new functionalities in COGO.
  Even then, the GPK will be able to be opened in
  older versions, but any information that was
  stored using the new capabilities of 8.8 may not
  be readable in the older version.

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New Configuration Variables

• GPK_LEVEL_SET_BYLEVELS 1
• Selecting a level from a graphical symbology
  dialog will cause the color, weight and style to
  automatically default to ByLevel.

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New Configuration Variables

• GPK_LEVEL_XS_CELL Level Name
• Controls the level name on which the XS Cell is
  placed.

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New Configuration Variables

• GPK_LEVEL_PROFILE_CELL Level Name
• Controls the level name on which the Profile
  Cell is placed.

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New Applications - Road

• LIDAR XYZ Tools
• Draw Signs
• Draw Cell Area

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DTM LIDAR Tools

• Convert XYZ to ASCII/Binary
• Clip XYZ
• Filter XYZ
• Build TIN
• Compare XYZ Fit
• Report Coordinate Range
• Display LIDAR Points

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Draw Signs

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Draw Signs

• Single and Multiple Sign Assemblies
• Custom Panel Messages
• Custom Mounting Options
• Sign and Post Labels
• Automated Post Selection
• Automated Pay Item Determination
• Automated Quantities

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Draw Cell Area
Options Within Shape Flood Area Union of
Shapes Intersection of Shapes Difference of
Shapes Defined Vertices Within Fence

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Application Enhancements - Road

• COGO Preferences
• COGO
• COGO Navigator
• Graphical COGO
• DC Manager
• Tables
• Quantity Manager
• Earthwork
• Horizontal Alignment Generator
• Vertical Alignment Generator
• Ancillary Features
• Superelevation
• Miscellaneous

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COGO Preferences
Use Shared Cells Point Label Redraw
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COGO - Next Available Element
Next Available Element Dialog
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COGO - Naming Standardization
Standardization of 15 characters for all data
types (Chains, Profile, Points, etc.). This
standardization occurs across ALL dialogs.
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COGO - Database Utilities
Key-in rebuild database Validate Looks for
problems and errors in the GPK database and
reports findings. Does not attempt to clean or
compress the database. Clean and Compress
Rebuilds and compresses the GPK database.
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COGO Merge GPK
Allows merging of one GPK into another. Key-in
database merge 99
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COGO New Parcel Type

• Parcel Types - Main, Taking, Easement, Building,
  Occupied

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COGO - Parcel User Attributes

• User Defined Attributes for Parcels
• Name Type Value
• Type - Numeric or String

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COGO - Parcel User Attributes

• Application
• Parcel Number
• Property Address
• Deed Area
• Building Area
• Owner Name

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COGO - Parcel User Attributes

• Changing Parcel Attributes

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COGO Parcel User Attributes
New user attributes for parcels command line
version Maximum attribute name length 24 and
string size 256 STORE ATTRIBUTE elementType
elementName PARCEL parcelName NAME attributeName
TYPE NUMERIC/STRING VALUE attributeValue DELETE
ATTRIBUTE elementType elementName PARCEL
parcelName NAME attributeName TYPE
NUMERIC/STRING CHANGE ATTRIBUTE elementType
elementName PARCEL parcelName NAME attributeName
TYPE NUMERIC/STRING VALUE attributeValue Note
the user attribute may be specified in graphic
COGO and COGOs Store Parcel dialog without using
the command line.
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COGO - Parcel Output

• DESCRIBE PARCEL P001
  
  
  
  Parcel P001 1001
  1002 1003 1005 1004 1001
  
  
  
  Owner 1 SHAQUILLE O' NEAL
  
  Feature MAIN
  Attribute
  Type Value
  ADDRESS String 123 NE
  8th Avenue, Sunrise, FL 33326
  BUILDING_AREA Numeric 4500.000000
  FOLIO
  String 1342-43-0921
  LOT_AREA Numeric
  12885.000000
  OWNER String Smith, John
• AREA COMPUTATION
• Total parent tract area 337500.00000 m²
  33.75000 ha 83.39773 a
• Total taken area 82274.28180 m²
  8.22743 ha 20.33034 a
• Total occupied area 59542.65531 m²
  5.95427 ha 14.71325 a
• Occupied in taken area 58519.61057 m²
  5.85196 ha 14.46045 a
• Net taken area 23754.67123 m²
  2.37547 ha 5.86988 a
• Remaining area 313745.32877 m²
  31.37453 ha 77.52785 a

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COGO - Managing Parcel Relationships

• 2004 Edition
• Parcel Types are Fixed Once Stored
• Rigid Hierarchical Relationship
• 8.8
• Parcel Type may be Modified
• Assign a New Parent Tract
• Change a Taking to an Easement
• Change a Parent Track to be a Taking

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COGO - Managing Parcel Relationships

• Changing Parcel Type

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COGO Rename Command
RENAME elementype oldname newname Example
RENAME CURVE a12 a13 Note that the RENAME
operation may be done inside Navigator as an
in-place edit operation to the name column.
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COGO Change Command
CHANGE elementType elementName parameterName
parameterValue Examples CHANGE POINT name X
newValue CHANGE POINT name Y newValue CHANGE
POINT name Z newValue CHANGE POINT name FEATURE
newValue CHANGE POINT name DESCRIPTION
newValue CHANGE POINT name STATION newValue Note
that the CHANGE operation may be done inside
Navigator as an in-place edit operation to the
appropriate column.
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COGO Change Command
Examples CHANGE LINE name FEATURE
newValue CHANGE LINE name DESCRIPTION
newValue CHANGE LINE name BEGINPOINT
newPointNumber CHANGE LINE name ENDPOINT
newPointNumber CHANGE CURVE name FEATURE
newValue CHANGE CURVE name DESCRIPTION
newValue CHANGE CURVE name BEGINSTATION
newValue CHANGE CURVE name ENDSTATION
newValue CHANGE CURVE name E newValue CHANGE
CURVE name SPEED newValue Note that the CHANGE
operation may be done inside Navigator as an
in-place edit operation to the appropriate
column.
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COGO Change Command
Examples CHANGE SPIRAL name FEATURE
newValue CHANGE SPIRAL name DESCRIPTION
newValue CHANGE SPIRAL name BEGINSTATION
newValue CHANGE SPIRAL name ENDSTATION
newValue CHANGE CHAIN name FEATURE
newValue CHANGE CHAIN name DESCRIPTION
newValue CHANGE SURVEYCHAIN name FEATURE
newValue CHANGE SURVEYCHAIN name DESCRIPTION
newValue Note that the CHANGE operation may be
done inside Navigator as an in-place edit
operation to the appropriate column.
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COGO Change Command
Examples CHANGE PARCEL name FEATURE
newValue CHANGE PARCEL name DESCRIPTION
newValue CHANGE PARCEL name TAKING name FEATURE
newValue CHANGE PARCEL name TAKING name
DESCRIPTION newValue CHANGE PARCEL name EASEMENT
name FEATURE newValue CHANGE PARCEL name EASEMENT
name DESCRIPTION newValue CHANGE PARCEL name
BUILDING name FEATURE newValue CHANGE PARCEL name
BUILDING name DESCRIPTION newValue CHANGE PARCEL
name OCCUPIED name FEATURE newValue CHANGE PARCEL
name OCCUPIED name DESCRIPTION newValue Note
that the CHANGE operation may be done inside
Navigator as an in-place edit operation to the
appropriate column.
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COGO Change Command
Examples CHANGE PROFILE name FEATURE
newValue CHANGE PROFILE name DESCRIPTION
newValue Note that the CHANGE operation may be
done inside Navigator as an in-place edit
operation to the appropriate column.
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COGO Navigator

• User defined column headings sort, move, hide,
  show

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COGO Navigator

• In-Place editing of parameters

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COGO Navigator
Export Preferences Create user-defined
preference files for exporting data to .csv
formats.
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COGO Navigator
Export Selection Export a selection of data
using a previously defined preference file.
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COGO Navigator
Additional Right-Click options
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COGO Navigator
Select ? Highlighted Rows
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COGO Navigator
Highlight ? Selected Rows
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Graphical COGO Store Parcel
Supports new Occupied data type
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Graphical COGO Store Parcel
New Flood method using DGN elements
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Graphical COGO Store Parcel
Support Parcel User Attributes
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PI Alignment Editor
Load Graphic Element to Table
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PI Alignment Editor
Automated Superelevation Integration
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PI Alignment Editor
Automated Superelevation Integration
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PI Alignment Editor
Tangency Flag Overlap Flag and Removal
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Vertical Alignment Generator
Best Fit Line Best Fit Parabola (Curve) Best
Fit Profile
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Best Fit Line
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Best Fit Parabola
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Best Fit Profile
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DC Manager Draw Plan Profile
Supports new Occupied data type
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DC Manager Import/Export
DDB ? MDB SMD ? MDB SMD ? XML
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DC Manager New Key-ins
ACBOOK INFLUENCE ON ACBOOK INFLUENCE
OFF ACBOOK INFLUENCE NEWELEMENT ACBOOK
INFLUENCE ALLELEMENT ACBOOK INFLUENCE ADHOC
ON ACBOOK INFLUENCE ADHOC OFF ACBOOK
INFLUENCE ADHOC APPEND ACBOOK INFLUENCE
ADHOC REPLACE ACBOOK INFLUENCE ADHOC
DELETE
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DC Manager Item Description

• Item Description extended to 256 characters

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DC Manager Adhoc Attribute Help
GPK_ACBOOK_ITEM_HELP_METHOD GPK_ACBOOK_ITEM_HELP_U
RL_TEMPLATE GPK_ACBOOK_ITEM_HELP_INDEX_FILE
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DC Manager Adhoc Attribute Help
GPK_ACBOOK_ITEM_HELP_METHOD URL_TEMPLATE
The URL will be constructed from variables (item
name, description, adhoc name, type).
The "user_defined_template" is a URL or a local
path, that contains any of the following
variables item_name the name of
the selected item. item_description the
description of the selected item hash_sign
(this is needed because the sign is
used as a comment character in the config
file) file_name the ddb file
name adhoc_attribute_name the name of the
selected adhoc attribute.
GPK_ACBOOK_ITEM_HELP_URL_TEMPLATE
http//www.agency.com/adhoc-help/item_name.html
This means when help is requested for an item
(e.g. 12345), the name of the item will be
replaced in the template on the fly and the URL
will be opened as follows http//www.agency.com/
adhoc-help/12345.html
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DC Manager Adhoc Attribute Help
GPK_ACBOOK_ITEM_HELP_METHOD INDEX_FILE
The URL will be looked up from a csv-formatted
index page.
The CSV file should have the following heading
row ITEM_NAME, ITEM_DESCRIPTION,
ADHOC_ATTRIBUTE_NAME, URL Note The only required
values are the ITEM_NAME and the URL.
ITEM_NAME, ITEM_DESCRIPTION, ADHOC_ATTRIBUTE_NAME,
URL 12345,,,http//www.company-domain.com/adhoc-a
ttribute-help/12345.html 12345,,width,http//www.c
ompany-domain.com/adhoc-attribute-help/12345.html
width
GPK_ACBOOK_ITEM_HELP_INDEX_FILE
Z\GEOPAK\Standards\Help\Index.csv
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DC Manager Adhoc Attribute Help
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DC Manager - Quantities

• When quantities are computed by standard units or
  equation methods, the expression from which the
  quantities are derived is preserved by Design and
  Computation Manager and passed to Quantity
  Manager. However when quantities are computed by
  the criteria method or adhoc method, the
  computation method or expression is not known.
  In order to remedy this, the following
  enhancements have been added
• (1) Criteria (3PC) method - a new command has
  been added
• SET DC QUANTITY COMPUTATION METHOD string
• Example SET DC QUANTITY COMPUTATION METHOD
  element_length 147.25 width 4.2
• (2) Adhoc method When computing quantities
  using the adhoc method, the item unit adhoc is
  typically "LF" or "SQFT" or some short label
  representing the unit. In the latest version, the
  computation expression may be appended to the
  unit, using a "" delimiter symbol.
• Example LF element_length 147.25 width
  4.2 / 9.0
• Note The entire string has a limitation of 46
  characters. The standard measurement variable
  names element_count, element_length and
  element_area may also be expressed as e_c, e_l
  and e_a respectively.

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DC Manager Adhoc Quantity Prorated
When adhocs are used to calculate the quantity of
an element, the adhoc typically represents the
entire quantity. But if the element is clipped
due to sheet, fence or boundary mode computing,
the expression/formula does not accurately
reflect the clipped portion of the quantity. To
this end, Design and Computation Manager has been
enhanced to account for this situation and will
automatically modify the expression by inserting
a clip multiplication factor. For example, if
75 of an element is used in the computation
method, the expression will be modified to
reflect this situation. element_length
147.25 clip factor 0.75 width 4.2 /
9.0
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DC Manager DBMS Export
When exporting quantities using the DBMS format,
additional data options are available via the
Advanced Project Settings icon.
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DC Manager DBMS Export
These additional settings are stored in the .mdb
file and can be transferred to Quantity Manager.
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DC Manager - Supplement Desc.
In past versions of GEOPAK, if you had multiple
items with the same name, then the quantities for
the items were consolidated into a single
quantity when computed and exported to Quantity
Manager.
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DC Manager - Supplement Desc.
The current version has been enhanced to allow
these items to retain their individual quantities
when computed and exported to Quantity Manager.
This is done through the use of an assigned
Description Prefix and Description Suffix.
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Quantity Manager
Database format change aecXML project location
data enhancements Project location export to
aecXML Database merge Unique item name
description Supplemental descriptions Adhoc
attributes on quantities Boundary data
management Graphic viewer
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Quantity Manager Graphic Viewer
Available in Quantity Manager via the Tools gt
Graphic Viewer pulldown.
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Quantity Manager Graphic Viewer
Zoom To Selection
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Tables
Supports new Occupied data type
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Draw Ancillary Features
Update options have been enabled.
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Draw Ancillary Features
Choosing the Adhoc Attribute option will cause
the elevation to be read from a graphical element
containing the adhoc name Profile and Offset.
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Display GEOPAK Attributes
Display GEOPAK attributes when mouse over an
element (same data as what is shown in the
Element Attribute dialog). This behavior is
enabled by default if AccuSnaps Identify
Elements Automatically is turned on.

• If MicroStation element attribute display is
  desired and GEOPAK attribute is NOT, you can
  disable the GEOPAK attribute display by setting
  the configuration variable as shown
• GPK_ACCUSNAP_IDENTIFY_ELEMENTS_AUTOMATICALLY 0

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Earthwork
Earthwork material and area adhoc attributed in
shapes
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Earthwork Ignore Areas Syntax
Ignore Areas from 25000.00 R 1 to 26000.00 R 1
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Earthwork Split Summary Totals
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Earthwork Dialog
Allow Add/Subtract Volumes to be specified for
all material types and operations
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Earthwork Dialog
Force Balance Table allows for the selection of
Soil Types.
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Earthwork Dialog
Totals the Overhaul
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XS Reports - Closure
Supports multiple layers of existing materials
with priorities
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Model Builder

• Uses plan view graphics and standard criteria to
  create a 3D Site Model of the roadway.

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Model Builder
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Survey - LEICA Import Data Formats

• Data Pro GSI, RTA GSI, GeoComp, Digital levels

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Survey - LEICA Export Data Formats
Data Pro GSI, Geocomp, RTA GSI, Digital Level
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Survey - Export LEICA Road Plus Files
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Survey - LEICA Export DBX
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Survey - Trimble Link Engine

• Upload and download directly from GEOPAK to
  Trimble TSCe version controllers.
• Requires a Key code from Trimble.
• Import and Process Raw data and Coordinate
  files.
• Export points and Roadway templates based on
  Chains and associated Profiles.

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Survey - Trimble Link Engine

• Import Raw Data or ASCII Coordinate files
• Supported Formats
• Trimble TSCE Raw Data
• SDR Raw Data
• SDR Coordinate Data
• ASCII XYZ Coordinate Files

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Survey - Trimble Link Engine

• Export Points, Chains, Profiles and DTM
  information directly to TSCE Data Collectors

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Survey - TP Stake Data

• Select which Elements you wish to export and the
  data will automatically be converted to the
  correct format

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Site New Applications

• Cul-de-Sac Design Tool
• Curb Return Design Tool
• Roadway Network Tool

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Site New Applications

• Cul-de-sac Wizard
• Automatically re-grades the edge of pavement
  around a cul-de-sac
• Looks at instantaneous grades of incoming and
  outgoing returns
• Will append a Section or Composite Section to
  complete the design.

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Site New Applications

• Curb Return Wizard
• Automatically re-grades the edge of pavement
  around a curb return
• Looks at instantaneous grades of incoming and
  outgoing tangents
• Will append a Section or Composite Section to
  complete the design.

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Site New Applications

• Roadway Network
• Will intelligently design and model an entire
  subdivision road system.
• It will draw and annotate the Profiles
• It will draw and annotate the XSections

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Site New Applications

• Roadway Network
• Incorporates interactive profile editing and
  automatic project update.
• Incorporates Roadway Wizard
• And Cul-de-sac Wizard
• And Curb Return Wizard

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Site New Applications

• Roadway Toolbox

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Water Sewer

• Sewer Connections
• Sewer Connections are drawn into the Sewer
  Profiles
• They know what elevation they are at.
• And they know what elevation you want them to be
  at
• Allowing the User to design Sewer profile that
  will service all lots!
• We can trace and analyze a critical path in
  specified lots.
• Or read a required elevation value.

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Water Sewer
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Whats New in GEOPAK 8.8?

• Robert Garrett, P.E.
• Bentley Civil
• Re-Presentation at Mid Continent Conference
  August 2006