MicroSurvey is pleased to announce the release of MicroSurvey inCAD 2015, a powerful plugin that transforms AutoCAD® into a survey and design powerhouse, built specifically for the demanding needs of land surveyors, contractors and civil engineers.
MicroSurvey inCAD adds the MicroSurvey feature set to your Autodesk® software – including AutoCAD® 2014/2015, AutoCAD Civil 3D™ 2014/2015, and AutoCAD Map 3D™ 2014/2015 – to offer a complete survey drafting toolkit, including COGO, DTM, traversing, adjustments, volumes, contouring and more. With two available feature levels – Premium and Standard – inCAD gives users the choice between two tiers of features to ensure they are getting precisely what they need.
MicroSurvey inCAD 2015 includes several new capabilities driven by requests submitted by users through MicroSurvey's online feature request system. For example: the AutoMAP Library, which controls how points and figures are presented, has been enhanced with new capabilities; bearings and azimuths of lines can now be instantly viewed in alternate reference systems; the point clusters tool lets you draw exaggerated error vectors for visually comparing coordinate changes between design and as-built points or during deformation studies; and much more. Staying on top of which features are most used in this industry, and providing the most logical combinations of these features is how MicroSurvey has been able to stick to their mission of providing the absolute best value in software – hands down.
MicroSurvey offers free trial versions for all of its major software – download MicroSurvey inCAD 2015 today!
Release Notes
Complete MicroSurvey inCAD 2015 Release Notes: click here
New and Enhanced Features in MicroSurvey inCAD 2015
- AutoCAD® 2015 and AutoCAD 2014 Support
- MicroSurvey inCAD 2015 supports Autodesk® AutoCAD® 2015 products, including 32-bit and 64-bit English versions of AutoCAD 2015, AutoCAD Civil 3D™ 2015, and AutoCAD Map 3D™ 2015.
- MicroSurvey inCAD 2015 supports Autodesk® AutoCAD® 2014 products, including 32-bit and 64-bit English versions of AutoCAD 2014, AutoCAD Civil 3D™ 2014, and AutoCAD Map 3D™ 2014.
- AutoMAP Plotted Descriptions
- ASCII Export:
- A new "Use Plotted Description" option has been added to the Export ASCII commands which will write out the AutoMAP Plotted Descriptions in place of the Descriptions.
- Type ASCII_OUT at the command line, or in the menus select MsPoints > Export ASCII Points or Lat Long File.
- Active Coordinate Editor:
- An optional "Plotted Description" column can now be enabled in the Active Coordinate Editor.
- Type COORDEDIT at the command line, or in the menus select MsPoints > Active Coordinate Editor.
- Single Point Editor:
- A new "Plotted Description" field has been added to the Single Point Editor dialogs.
- Type EDITP at the command line, or in the menus select MsPoints > Store & Edit Points, or with your grips off click on a point node or label.
- Geodetic Single Point Editor:
- A new "Plotted Description" field has been added to the Single Point Editor dialogs.
- Type EDITPG at the command line, or in the menus select MsPoints > Store & Edit Geodetic Position.
- AutoMAP Substitution Codes
- Access field-coded parameters directly from your point descriptions and use them to control the Layer, Symbol, and other fields. (Previously available only in the Plotted Description field.)
- Substitution codes use the same syntax as introduced in MicroSurvey CAD 2013 for the Plotted Description field, and include $0 to substitute the code, $1-$9 to substitute the first through ninth space-delimited parameter following the code, $+ to substitute all parameters following the code, $* to substitute the entire description including the code plus all parameters, and $$ to substitute a literal "$" character.
- For example, specify a Layer name like $1 and a block name like TREE_$1.DWG in AutoMap to dynamically place TREE points like TREE OAK and TREE ELM on OAK and ELM layers with TREE_OAK.DWG and TREE_ELM.DWG symbols.
- Type AUTOMAP_EDITOR at the command line, or in the menus select MsTraverse > AutoMAP System > AutoMAP Library.
- Clusters
- Draw the error vectors of each cluster as polar or orthogonal lines, with an exaggeration factor and customizable color and layer properties depending on the pass/fail condition.
- Type CLUSTERS at the command line, or in the menus select MsPoints > Clusters.
- COGO Bearing Rotation
- A "Rotated Bearing/Azimuth" field has been added onto the CAD Lines and CAD Curves dialogs, to show both the original and rotated bearing/azimuth per the specified COGO Bearing Rotation angle.
- A "Rotated Chord Bearing/Azimuth" field has been added onto the CAD Lines and CAD Curves dialogs, to to show both the original and rotated chord bearing per the specified COGO Bearing Rotation angle.
- To access the System Toggles, type CNF_EDIT_TOGGLES at the command line, or in the menus select MsTools > MicroSurvey System Toggles.
- To access the CAD Lines or CAD Curves dialogs, make sure your GRIPS are turned off then click on the desired line or arc.
- Google Earth KML Export
- Additional details are available in the Point and Line/Curve details, including point coordinates and line and curve information.
- New style options are available for specifying the point icon, icon size, and label size.
- Type WRITEKML at the command line, or in the menus select MsPoints > Other Program Ties > Leica DBX > Import Leica DBX.
- Leica DBX Import
- Import Leica Codelists, and add its contents to your AutoMAP library.
- Import "Ghost Point" setups, where the project starts with a setup that was established in a different project.
- Type DBXIN at the command line, or in the menus select MsTraverse > Read Collector Files In > Leica DBX > Import Leica DBX.
- Line/Curve/Tie Tables
- Use point IDs to specify which lines, curves, and ties you want to added to Line Table, Curve Table or Multi-Tie Table.
- Type LINE_TABLE at the command line, or in the menus select MsAnnotate > Add Tables > Add Lines to Table.
- Type CURVE_TABLE at the command line, or in the menus select MsAnnotate > Add Tables > Add Curves to Table.
- Type MULTITIES at the command line, or in the menus select MsAnnotate > Add Tables > Add Ties to Table.
- Line Labels
- A new option has been added into the Bearing Labeling Defaults to specify the number of spaces between the Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds values in a Bearing label like N 30° 12' 34" E.
- Type CNF_BEARINGS at the command line, or in the menus select MsAnnotate > Labeling Defaults > Bearings.
Download MicroSurvey inCAD 2015
Click here to view the complete MicroSurvey inCAD 2015 Release Notes which detail all of the new features, enhancements, and important fixes.
Download MicroSurvey inCAD 2015 for AutoCAD 2015
Download MicroSurvey inCAD 2015 for AutoCAD 2014
MicroSurvey inCAD 2015 can be run in a 30-day, fully functional trial version for demonstration purposes.
IMPORTANT: Please note that due to licensing changes between inCAD 2010-2014 (which used a MicroSurvey CAD license) and inCAD 2015 (which uses a MicroSurvey inCAD license), existing MicroSurvey inCAD users will need to contact MicroSurvey Software at 1-800-668-3312 or 1-250-707-0000 to switch your key from MicroSurvey CAD to MicroSurvey inCAD - this will be done at no cost if you have a current maintenance subscription.
Download Supporting Applications
MicroSurvey Transfer (free add-on for FieldGenius users, requires Microsoft ActiveSync or Windows Mobile Device Center):
http://www.microsurvey.com/helpdesk2/index.php?/default_import/Knowledgebase/Article/View/714/0/microsurvey-transfer-program
MicroSurvey USB License Manager (included in the full install):
http://www.microsurvey.com/helpdesk2/index.php?/default_import/Knowledgebase/Article/View/730/0/microsurvey-usb-license-manager
MicroSurvey USB Network License Server (requires a password to install, must be purchased separately):
http://www.microsurvey.com/helpdesk2/index.php?/default_import/Knowledgebase/Article/View/729/0/network-license-server
View Additional Online Resources
MicroSurvey inCAD Product Website: click here
MicroSurvey inCAD Online Training Movies: click here
MicroSurvey inCAD Upgrade Tour and Movies: click here
MicroSurvey inCAD 2015 Release Notes: click here
MicroSurvey inCAD 2015 Frequently Asked Questions: click here
MicroSurvey inCAD 2015 Upgrade Notes: click here
MicroSurvey inCAD 2015 Known Issues: click here
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