We are pleased to announce the release of Stringer Topo V25.00. This version includes new features and improvements that aim to streamline your surveys within the CAD environment.
Stringer Topo V25.00 is available on the following platforms:
- AutoCAD 2019 to AutoCAD 2025
- BricsCAD V22 to BricsCAD V24
- Civil 3D 2019 to Civil 3D 2025
Traverse Editor
One of our bigger additions to Stringer Topo is the addition of a new Traverse Editor. This allows users to select the points of their traverse and visualise it before running one of four key adjustment methods:
- Bowditch
- Transit
- Crandall
- Grant Line
Linking COGO Points with Excel
Recognising the power of spreadsheets to quickly update non-geometric point properties (such as tree type and condition) we have implemented a link between Excel and COGO Points in Stringer Topo. Users can now:
- Export point geometry and property date across to Excel
- Link Excel spreadsheet/s to COGO point properties, enabling Excel spreadsheet edits to drive point geomery and property information
There are four commands to provide interoperability with Excel:
- Excel Export: structure an Excel file to contain your point data
- Excel Import: link point dat to an Excel file
- Sync Links: click-button option to update COGO points in the drawing from changes in Excel
- Excel Viewer: a simple spreadsheet editor for .xls files (if you don’t own Microsoft Excel or equivalent)
2D Transformations
In response to customer requests we have added options to Move, Scale, Rotate and Offset all points in a point group, without affecting point elevations.
Inquire Points
To simplify querying the data in the drawing, users now have access to the new Inquire Points command. This allows users to report differences between two selected points.
See how Civil Site Design efficiently incorporates and displays survey data, specifically cogo points and survey strings, within your design framework. This article explores this through the lens of a rural road project, demonstrating how cogo points and survey strings from the topographical survey are seamlessly integrated and visualised in Civil Site Design's Cross Section Viewer, VGE (Vertical Grading Editor), and 3D viewer (Model Viewer).
Stringer Topo provides multiple ways for customers to interact with and edit the points and survey strings that define your feature surveys. Using the Survey String Manager, you can select any point or survey string to view properties, and edit the selected object by right click or from the contextual ribbon. The Stringer Toolspace operates as a standard CAD palette, for you to create and edit points, point groups, survey strings and surfaces.
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At times you may need to move your standalone Civil Site Design or Stringer license due to hardware failure, formatting of a workstation (PC) or moving to another PC. Here are the instructions on how to complete this process both if the license is accessible or inaccessible.
