New Features in AutoChart 3.0.12125 - Multiple Routes Options

AutoChart version 3.0.12125 was released last week, providing compatibility with AutoCAD 2013 and introducing some new functionality as well as a number of modifications and bug fixes.

You'll notice that the version number has changed from the previous 2010.xx.xx to 3.x.xxxxx. This is because as part of Wish Software's re-engineering of its products, a common version numbering system has been introduced across all products.

In this Blog post, I'm going to concentrate on the new Multiple Routes functionality that has been added in this version of AutoChart.

Traditionally, the time saving benefits of AutoChart were most apparent when creating multiple charts along a single long route. However, with  the growth of offshore windfarm developments, often now a charting project may consist of a single (or low number) chart along multiple short routes such as the in-field cable array between wind turbines.

The new Multiple Routes functionality of AutoChart addresses this requirement and with a little orgainisation with respect to Route and Data file naming, can provide significant time and effort saving on these types of projects.

In the 2010.00.03 release of AutoChart we added the ability to Create Panels-Multiple Routes, where the Panels would be created on each AutoChart Route entities and then you could use this Panel Dwg with multiple panels in Create Charts, to make a set of charts for each route. However, after that everything had to be done on a route-by route basis. Now, in the latest development version of AutoChart we have added the commands Create Profile-Multiple Routes, Add SBP-Multiple Routes and Create Events-Multiple Routes that match the file name of the Profile/SBP/Events data files with the Route IDs and Panel IDs in the charts to automatically create the Profiles/Add SBP/Create Events for each chart/route using the appropriate data and route ID.

AutoChart version 3.0.12125 is now available for download

We are pleased to announce that the latest AutoChart version 3.0.12125 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.

Version 3.0.12125 is compatible with AutoCAD 2013 (and its verticals) and can be used with AutoCAD versions 2007 and above. This latest version contains a number of new features, modifications and bug fixes as outlined in the table below. Please be sure to see the New Features section of the AutoChart Help file for full details of these changes.

Type	ID	Description	Command
FR	593	Export Route to Eiva RLX format	Export Route
FR	762	Add "Seg P1" Format to Import Track	Import Track
FR	763	Orientate Fix labels as 'readable' regardless of line direction (GEMS Inc only)	Import Track
FR	764	Include decimal places in Station (MP) value in Label route vertices (GEMS Inc only)	Label Route Vertices
FR	766	Hard-code default Subsea7 Profile Layer names and colours (Subsea7 only)	Create Profile
FR	767	Hard-code default Subsea7 Cross Profile Layer names and colours (Subsea7 only)	Create Cross Profiles
FR	768	New Command. Create Profile - Multiple Routes	Create Profile
FR	769	New Command. Add SBP Data - Multiple Routes	Add SBP Data
BG	770	Xref Profile doesn't put Vertical Axis labels on outside for Descending Kp Charts	Xref Profile
BG	771	Incorrect Viewport size/scaling when creating Paper Space Charts in a Foot Coordinate System	Create Charts
BG	772	Remove Overwrite leaving gaps when soundings data is imported from a regular spaced grid source	Import Soundings
BG	774	Large Integer text labels plotting as an Exponent value	Create Events
BG	775	Vertical Exaggeration too big Error message when importing from a directory of 5pt files	Create Profile
FR	776	New Command. Create Events - Multiple Routes	Create Events
FR	777	Add option to create the Cross Profile seabed as points or as a line	Create Cross Profiles
FR	778	Add option to include a Depth Grid on Cross Profiles	Create Cross Profiles
FR	779	Add ability to restrict Chart Number to two digits rather than three with use of XX and YY codes	Create Charts
FR	780	New command. Add Chart KP Limits	Add Chart KP Limits
BG	782	Export SBP Data not working correctly when the Profile/SBP Data is not in a Chart	Export SBP Data
FR	783	New Commands. Attach SBP Info and Attach SBP Info By Layer	Attach SBP Info
BG	785	Add Slope Data to Profile not putting symbol on specified Layer	Add Slope Data
BG	786	Add SBP Data not scaling correctly in Paper Space Charts	Add SBP Data
BG	787	Export SBP Data - Chart Series not working when SBP data is saved as an Xref	Export SBP Data
FR	788	Compatibility with AutoCAD 2013	AutoChart
FR	789	New Command. Licence information	AutoChart
FR	790	Add Distance off Line Gating option to Add SBP Data command	Add SBP Data

As always, I'll be discussing some of the recent changes, including the options for Paper Space charts, in a forthcoming post on this blog or please contact us if you require any further information on any of the new features.