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Civil Site Design V21.30

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Civil Site Design for Civil 3D, AutoCAD & BricsCAD.

This readme contains important information regarding the installation and use of Civil Site Design versions as described above.

Civil Site Design is available for:

  • AutoCAD Civil 3D 2015 to AutoCAD Civil 3D 2021
  • AutoCAD 2015 to AutoCAD 2021 including all AutoCAD derivatives
  • BricsCAD V20 & V21 (64bit install)
  • Civil Site Design Plus

CONTENTS

CRITICAL INFORMATION

BRICSCAD USERS

For BricsCAD V20 users, it is critical that customers ensure they have downloaded and installed the latest version. 

In an earlier version (BricsCAD v20.2) there were issues with the programmatic inclusion of title blocks in the drawing that contained attribute definitions. These these needed to be inserted using the INSERT tool in order for them to be included in the drawing.

BACKWARDS COMPATIBILITY

After installing this version and opening a drawing, the CSD data structure may be updated and will not be compatible with Civil Site Design V19.01 or earlier. The drawing file itself (.dwg) is unaffected.

Note: A backup copy of the -Data folder is not made when the data format is updated.

NAHIMIC SOFTWARE INTERFERES WITH MODEL VIEWER

We have found that the software ‘Nahimic’ may prevent Model Viewer from displaying – the installation of Nahimic creates a conflict in Eyeshot (the graphics engine we use in Model Viewer).

If Model Viewer will not open, please check if Nahimic is installed. If so, updating Nahimic may resolve the issue. Uninstalling it will resolve the issue.

Nahimic software provides enhanced audio (typically for gamers) and is commonly installed with gaming laptops. More information about Nahimic can be found here: https://www.nahimic.com/gamers/

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

CIVIL SITE DESIGN

Released as a BETA plugin in 2020, Project Assist is now installed with all future releases of Civil Site Design. (V21.3). Please uninstall the BETA plugin from your programs (named ‘jobprepr’) prior to installation.

You do not need to uninstall any previous versions of Civil Site Design. This installation will install over the top of any previous CSD installation.

If you are upgrading from Civil Site Design V20 or earlier, you will need a V21 license key to continue use beyond the default 30 day evaluation period.

Subscription customers can obtain their V21 license keys, and obtain Home Use Licenses, directly from the CSS Subscription Portal:

Subscription centre

An update to the Civil Survey Solutions Network License Manager is required for V21. Please refer to the Installation Guide for more information:

software installation guide

CIVIL SITE DESIGN PLUS

Customers installing this product will required a new V21 license.  Licensing is set for the current user and the activation process is the same (user generates trigger codes, this is emailed to us and we provide an activation code via email).

If you already have Civil Site Design Plus installed, you will need to first uninstall the application in order to install this updated version.

  • Windows 10 method:
    • Open the Start Menu and click Settings
    • In the top search bar type ‘Add or remove programs‘
    • From the list, select Civil Survey Solutions Civil Site Design v21
    • Click the Uninstall button that appears

Note: Uninstalling the application will not delete your license or remove your Civil Site Design settings.

IMPROVEMENTS / CHANGES V21.30

General

  • New CSD A.I. Ribbon
  • Pipes Ribbon interface update
  • Import Points Command
    • You can now create Survey Lines at the time of importing Civil Points
  • Point Code Set
    • There are now Defaults added to the Point Code set for display of points, where not explicitly set in the Code Set list.
  • Transform Points command
    • Apply 2D Helmert or Affine transformations to Civil Points in the drawing
  • Survey Line Functionality
    • Functionality to connect Civil Points with breaklines, 2D polylines and/or 3D polylines
    • New Commands
      • Create Survey Lines
        • Created multiple survey lines (2D polylines, 3D polylines and/or breaklines) connecting Civil Points
      • Survey Line Manager
        • Opens to an editor displaying all Civil Points and Survey Lines
        • Apply multiple edits to Survey Lines such as reordering point connections, deleting and joining segments, as well as reporting intersects
        • Apply multiple edits to Civil Points to change the way survey lines are connected: arcs, rectangles, closing strings, excluding points and more.
        • Edits made in the Survey Manager are simultaneously updated in the drawing
      • Survey Line Settings
        • Establish the connection of Civil Points based on the point descriptions, including layers for drafting and whether to create 2D polylines, 3D polylines and/or Breaklines
      • Linework Parameters
        • Establish changes to the way survey lines are drawn between Civil Points by adding parameters to the end of the point description.  This form lets the user control the delimiter and character/s to cause different actions.
  • Update Water Drops
    • Updates all created water drops in the drawing
  • Grip edits and hover menus added to:
    • Surfaces
    • Total Model linework
    • Civil Points

FIXES V21.30

  • Fixed an issue where running a Civil Site Design command on a drawing would result in a Fatal Error and close of the CAD application. This problem occurs only in specific system environments and does not affect all customers. The problem is limited to starting new projects with a drawing that has previously had Civil Site Design used on it. Now, when a drawing is opened that has previously had a CSD data folder associated with it, a form will display advising that a CSD Data folder will be created for this drawing.
  • Pipe VGE display for top outer pipe was showing in the incorrect position. This has been fixed.
  • Fixed an issue where applying a Minimum Length Between Barriers for linemarking would cause some of the linemarking to display incorrectly.
  • Other usability/performance fixes.

KNOWN ISSUES V21.30

  • Command: Pipes Tab > Service Design Panel Drop-down > Service Pipes/Pits (or Service Objects)
    • This command allows users to assign a network name. At present, the software creates a network name called Pipe-Editing, regardless of the user input name. This can cause issues with 3D output, as all networks have the same name.
  • Civil 3D Pipe Network Creation Tools
    • Inlet/Outlet type parts are not supported at this time.
    • If there is no match between a Civil Site Design part and a Civil 3D part, no pipes or structures will be created
    • Pipe Data Source is not managed at the time of creating the profile views – the first network will automatically be assigned. Pipe Data source needs to be manually set by the user post creation of the profile views
    • Alignments created by the software will not trace curved pipes – geometry will consist of a straight line between structures.
    • Selecting surface profiles at the time of creating the Civil 3D pipe network is a once off assignment. This cannot be changed by using Manage Network and updating. The Profiles will need to be deleted and recreated. To do this:
      • Delete all Profiles for the Pipe Network
      • Use the Manage Networks to Update the Pipe Network with the desired surface.
    • If the Civil 3D pipe network is created and then curved pipe/s are applied in Civil Site Design (replacing previously straight line pipes) the user will need to delete that Civil 3D pipe in the drawing and run the Sync Networks command to create the curved pipe.
  • Cul-de-sac creation
    • It is possible that upon first creation of a Cul-de-sac, the centre line string of the incoming road may extend through the cul-de-sacs and result in crossing strings in Totalmodel.  Reviewing the Cul-de-sac geometry and string creation settings and then Updating the string should resolve the issue.
  • Knuckle creation: Widening Options
    • Using the widening option of Move the ‘Match to Code’ may result in unexpected elevation changes at the start/end of the knuckle if the adjacent road elevations are adjusted.
      • If this widening option is desired it is recommended instead to select “None” and then use Variations and Batter overrides on the Road to associate the EB code to the knuckle string.  Section edits over the knuckle range would include: Variation > Set Code Offsets &/or Levels to String, then Variation > Delete All Sections Outside Selected Codes to remove codes outside of the EB code, then Batters > Slope Batters (set the side with the knuckle to have blank entries for cut/fill).
  • Export Corridor
    • Regions are created to support changes in default widths on the template – this is deliberate to help speed up the corridor (by reducing the number of parameter overrides)
    • It is recommended that when exporting a corridor that includes a cul-de-sac with offset geometry, the Apply targets to cul-de-sac settings be un-ticked.  Applying targets to cul-de-sacs in this case will likely result in errors in the exported corridor.  Users can review the Corridor Settings to change this option and then run Sync Corridors to update the corridor in the drawing.
  • Exchange Settings
    • If Subassembly Composer was used to create the desired subassembly, it is recommended to use the Import PKT option when selecting the subassembly, and not selecting it from the Tool Palette it may have been added to. If the subassembly doesn’t live in a Catalog (even though it may be in a tool palette) it will not work in the corridor.

It is likely that a message will display when using Select Subassembly, about providing read/write access to certain folders. The software is trying to access all folders that contain subassembly catalogs and finding issue – follow the instructions in the message to resolve the issue. This does not stop you from exporting corridors, but may limit the list of subassemblies you can use.

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