AutoChart Version 3.0.19211 is now available for download

We are pleased to announce that the latest AutoChart version 3.0.19211 (30th July 2019) is available for download from the Wish Software Support Page:
http://www.wishsoftware.com/AutoChartSupport.aspx

Access to the download page requires a User Name and Password, so please contact your company's AutoChart Administrator in the first instance to obtain the required login information.

The new version includes a number of new commands, updates, minor bug fixes and modifications and includes compatibility with the new AutoCAD 2020 release.
The major changes are shown in the table below:

Type	ID	Description	Command
BG	1059	Create Profile crashes when using the C5P format without selecting a Top of pipe Profile	Create Profile
BG	1058	Create Profile dialog not saving Hatch Above/Below Profile settings for C5P format	Create Profile
FR	1057	Certain Dialog boxes too large for a 768 pixel screen resolution height	AutoChart
FR	1056	Add Header Line to QPS Format Route Export	Export Route
BG	1055	Create Profile - Multiple Routes not drawing correctly in Paper Space Site Survey Charts	Create Profile - Multiple Routes
BG	1054	Insert Georeferenced Images crashes with stringp nil error in Paper Space Charts	Insert Georeferenced Images
FR	1053	Add Eiva rln file format to Export Survey Lines	Export Survey Lines
FR	1052	Compatibility with AutoCAD 2020	AutoChart
BG	1051	Export Route crashes when using the Calculate Intermediate Points Option	Export Route
FR	1050	Add Option to stack Point Event Labels in Events Panel	Create Events
BG	1049	Incorrect Kp calculation when exporting to Generic format route with non-zero start Kp	Export Route
FR	1048	Set Cross Profile Interval based on Interpolated Kp Distances	Create Cross Profiles
FR	1047	Add option to place Kp Flags at Start and End point of route regardless of interval	Create Kps
BG	1046	First Kp Flag not being added at start of route	Create Kps
BG	1045	Create Events crashes due to misnamed internal function	Create Events

Please see the New Features Section of the AutoChart Help File for further details on the new commands and options.

If you require any further information about any of the changes, please contact Support@Wishsoftware.com.

AutoChart Version 3.0.18340 is now available for download

We are pleased to announce that the latest AutoChart version 3.0.18340 (6th December 2018) is available for download from the Wish Software Support Page:
http://www.wishsoftware.com/AutoChartSupport.aspx

Access to the download page requires a User Name and Password, so please contact your company's AutoChart Administrator in the first instance to obtain the required login information.

The new version includes a number of new commands, updates, minor bug fixes and modifications and includes compatibility with the new BricsCAD v19 release.
The major changes are shown in the table below:

Type	ID	Description	Command
BG	1025	Style Features/Batch Style Features may not work correctly with MSD Data	Style Features
BG	1026	AutoCAD may crash if an AutoChart command is started without a dongle plugged in	AutoChart
BG	1028	Stringp nil error when creating an embedment profile from Eiva 5pt data	Create Profile
BG	1030	No Primary Profile Set when using Statoil C5P Format	Create Profile
BG	1031	KP Axis Xref may be incorrect if Interpolated Kps are used and the Profile does not start at zero	Xref Profile
BG	1032	KP Flags not at rounded interval position when Start Kp is not divisible by the required interval	Create KPs
FR	1033	Add Force Grid Start Depth (Lateral Offset) to Create Cross Profiles	Create Cross Profiles
FR	1034	Add option to use different panel horizontal scale for Cross Profiles panel	Create Cross Profiles - Current Drawing
FR	1035	Compatibility with BricsCAD V19	AutoChart
BG	1036	Issues with Profile Based Alignment Panels where the route has heavily scaled interpolated Kps	Create Panels - Classic
FR	1037	Remove seabed hatch boundary points around the vicinity of the pipe for CR2 format data	Create Cross Profiles
FR	1039	Update Export Kp Limits to work with MTEXT entities	Export Kp Limits
BG	1040	Alternate Cross Profile Colours not working if the Seabed Style is set to Line	Create Cross Profiles
BG	1041	When plotting CR2 format data as a Line, the processed flags are being included in the vertices	Create Cross Profiles
FR	1042	Ignore Header Line if present in Sitras OBS File format	Create Events
FR	1043	Read Clock Position Field from Sitras Obs File format and make it available in Event text	Create Events
FR	1044	Add command to run Overlay Cross Profiles in Current Drawing mode	Overlay Cross Profiles - Current Drawing

Please see the New Features Section of the AutoChart Help File for further details on the new commands and options.

If you require any further information about any of the changes, please contact Support@Wishsoftware.com.

Surface Trench and Berm Design Tools in AutoChart for ArcGIS

In addition to importing survey data to GIS feature classes and automating the production of chart mxds, AutoChart for ArcGIS also includes some 3D design functionality to generate Trench and Berm features, either in a Plan sense or now by creating grade features on a longitudinal profile.

As ever there is a video you can watch that outlines the process:

http://www.wishsoftware.com/Videos/ProfileGrade/ProfileGradeVideo.html

Create Trench/Berm on Surface

The Create Trench and Create Berm commands will modify an existing Surface TIN feature to add trench or berm features based on the specified parameters.

A feature class containing the required line feature(s) to create the Trench/Berm along is then selected.

The TIN surface data is modified to create a new TIN containing the design features:

ArcScene can be used to view the surface in 3D:

Create Grade Profiles

A Longitudinal Profile Feature class at a suitable vertical exaggeration can be created directly from a Surface Feature and a Route line feature using the Create Profile command.

The Create Profile Feature command can then be used to generate Berm and Trench features along the profile based on specified design parameters.

Various creation methods can be used, either creating an individual grade feature for a fixed length at a selected position or entered Kp value, picking the start and end locations or entering their Kps, or creating multiple features at a defined interval between a specified Start and end Kp.

Enter the grade settings and choose the method of creation – below we are making Berms every 50m; Kp 0.650-0.800 with a flat top:

Which results in four berm features being added along the profile:

Here we are making a Trench from Kp 1.000 to Kp 1.500 following the profile above:

The Trench Grade feature is then created following the profile depths:

If required, the grade profile can be modified using standard ArcView tools such as Reshape Feature:

Grade Surface From Profiles

Next we apply those Grade Profiles to our Surface to add the new Trench and Berm features

Firstly choose which profile grade features to use:

 And then set the required parameters for the berm/trench features:

The command creates a new overall surface, a pre and post surface for each grade feature and set of polygons that detail the volumetric difference between each feature and the original surface.

The Polygon Feature Class showing the volumetric information of each feature in the Attribute Table:

 The modified Surface TIN with the new features added:

 Viewing the modified Surface TIN in ArcScene:

 A separate Surface TIN is created for each new feature

If you have any questions about this functionality please get in touch with us at Support@Wishsoftware.com