Civil Engineering add-ons for Bricscad V9

Are there any civil engineering add-on software products being developed for Bricscad V9 that are comparable to ACAD LDD or Civil 3D?  I have an old version of a similar product that I still use with Intellicad 98.

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  • Hi Michael,

    We will soon announce a huge 3rd party application for road and 3D site design, ground modelling, land survey, etc. It is an existing application that is ported to Bricscad V9. Very professional and powerful. Release expected along September. Is that in the range of what you are looking for?

    Best regards

    erik

  • we use Sivandesign´s Civilcad with good successs

  • I know I am interested in hearing more of a civil / survey package for Bricscad 9. I will keep my eyes open!

  • Hi,

    You can find an overview of all civil applications currently running on Bricscad in our Application Catalog.

  •  

    Hello,

    You may want to try GeoTools, a complete productivity add-on for Bricscad V9, which also includes a whole lot of useful generic functions for Civil / Land Design / Map making etc.

    Look here: http://www.coordsys.com

    If you like it and need something more that is not already in GeoTools, do let me know.

    Regards
    Rakesh Rao
    Coordinate Systems, Bangalore

     

     

     

  • Thank you Gentlemen for your responses.  I look forward to the Bricscad civil add-on.  I have used a GeoTools product which I downloaded to view USGS quad maps.  It is very useful.  I would like to know more details about the civil tools from GeoTools.  Also, the Civilcad looks very comprehensive.  As a small business owner I must consider price as well and compatability with other software products.  Thanks again.

  •  

    Hello Michael,

    Under the GeoTools pull-down menu / toolbar called 'Civil Tools', we have the following tools listed which are self-explanatory in what they do:

    ID_TRIANGULATE      Create TIN (Delauney triangulation)
    ID_CHAINAGE         Annotate chainages along a route
    ID_GT_PROFILE      Draw cross-sectional profile from 3D Polyline
    ID_ADJUSTLEVELS     Adjust cross-section elevations
    ID_DRAWGRADE       Draw Graded polylines
    ID_TRAVADJ          Perform traverse error adjustment
    ID_SHEETINS         Create and Place Map Sheet Index Block
    ID_ANNOGRID         Create Map Grid

    There are many other related tools in GeoTools which are very useful for Civil engineering (especially the Polyline/Conversion/Annotation Tools). I have listed them here (sorry, the list is too long to read) :

    Polyline Tools

    Tool # 1                Mass join polylines (2d & 3D)
    Tool # 2                Flexible ways to convert 2D to 3D and 3D to 2D polylines
    Tool # 3                Change width (multiple mode)
    Tool # 4                Single pick add and  delete vertex
    Tool # 5                Identify & Reverse direction
    Tool # 6                Densify vertices
    Tool # 7                                Distance and angle based vertex weed (optimization tool)
    Tool # 8                Weed (remove) collinear vertices from polyline
    Tool # 9                                Identify and remove intersection segments (kink / knot remover)
    Tool # 10              Populate zero value elevations by linear interpolation
    Tool # 11              Compute summed lengths
    Tool # 12              Control polyline linetype
    Tool # 13              Multiple Pedit
    Tool # 14              Identify zero elevation vertex
    Tool # 15              Place Points/Blocks along vertices
    Tool # 16              Merge adjacent closed polylines
    Tool # 17              Multiple polyline / line/ arcs vertex editor
    Tool # 18              Mark intersection points along lines,polylines,arcs..
    Tool # 19              Mark junction points on a network of lines
    Tool # 20              Flip (mirror) arc segments in polylines
    Tool # 21              Specify segment lengths in polylines
    Tool # 22              Specify a new start point for closed polylines
    Tool # 23              Explode wide polylines, retain width geometry
    Tool # 24              Offset, Move, Extract, Mirror, Rotate, Stretch, Reshape  part of polyline
    Tool # 25              Find direction of vertices
    Tool # 26              Compute detailed statistics
    Tool # 27              Explode splined polylines
    Tool # 28              Express Pedit
    Tool # 29              Zoom to polyline
    Tool # 30              Highlight elevation differences
    Tool # 31              Add/Remove closing vertices
    Tool # 32              Fillet between two polylines / Fillet between multiple polylines
    Tool # 33              Fix objects with non-parallel UCS
    Tool # 34              Offset closed polylines INwards / OUTwards
    Tool # 35              Draw 2d/3d polylines with auto-edge panning
    Tool # 36              Draw linear polylines from arced polylines
    Tool # 37              Compute summed polyline areas from selected layers
                   

    Conversion Tools

    Tool # 38              Convert zero-length lines to POINTs
    Tool # 39              Scale Z values
    Tool # 40              Convert arc Polylines to linear segment polyline
    Tool # 41              Convert linear polylines to arcs/arced polylines
    Tool # 42              Convert polylines to 3dface
    Tool # 43              Convert polylines to PFACE mesh
    Tool # 44              Change Properties ByLayer-to-ByEntity
    Tool # 45              Convert Blocks/Shapes/Text/Circle to Points
    Tool # 46              Convert Points/Text/Circles to Blocks/Shapes
    Tool # 47              Convert Splines to polylines
    Tool # 48              Convert polylines to SPLINE
    Tool # 49              Inherit properties from neighbors
    Tool # 50              Automatically Assign contour elevations
    Tool # 51              Assign contour elevations from text objects
    Tool # 52              3DFaces to polylines
    Tool # 53              3DFaces to polyface mesh
    Tool # 54              Polyface mesh to polylines
    Tool # 55              Convert lines and arcs to polylines
    Tool # 56              Flatten - Convert to 0.0 elevation
    Tool # 57              Attributes to Xdata

    Export Tools

    Tool # 58              Import/Export points and lines
    Tool # 59              Import(read) ARC ASCII DEM files
    Tool # 60              Export (write) ARC ASCII DEM files
    Tool # 61              Multiple drawing export in various formats

    Drawing Cleanup

    Tool # 62              Analyze and fix polyline elevation trends
    Tool # 63              Remove overlapping segments from a lines selection
    Tool # 64              Delete Duplicate Objects
    Tool # 65              Delete Null TEXT
    Tool # 66              Purge All Unused Symbols
    Tool # 67              Linear & Node Snap (MAGNET)
    Tool # 68              Identify intersecting segments (kinks) in polylines
    Tool # 69              Break crossing objects at ends
    Tool # 70              Lineworks Intersections Processor
    Tool # 71              Detect free ends (dangles) of lines,polylines and arcs
    Tool # 72              Remove all unreferenced scales
    Tool # 73              Detaches all un-referenced XREFs and binds all others into current DWG
    Tool # 74              Create right angle corners
    Tool # 75              Weed points based on spacing 
    Tool # 76              Check for coincident (XY) endpoints with varying Z
    Tool # 77              Set all 0 elevation vertices to a nearest value

    Draw Tools

    Tool # 78              Draw Tapered lines
    Tool # 79              Draw Truncated Cone
    Tool # 80              Draw Perpendicular lines
    Tool # 81              Draw Slot symbol
    Tool # 82              Draw Helix
    Tool # 83              Draw Parabola
    Tool # 84              Draw Involute
    Tool # 85              Draw Tube
    Tool # 86              Draw Tuncated Cone
    Tool # 87              Draw Rectangle with diagonals
    Tool # 88              Projected(construction) lines
    Tool # 89              Easy 3dpoint, 3dpolyline & 3dface
    Tool # 90              Tangents to Curves
    Tool # 91              Draw Embankment hatch slopes pattern
    Tool # 92              Draw vegetation cover symbols
    Tool # 93              Draw 3d polylines with auto.Elev increment/decrement
    Tool # 94              Draw a rectangle box at the current screen extents
    Tool # 95              Draw bounding box around selected object(s)
    Tool # 96              Draw a polyline by joining points in sorted order
    Tool # 97              Draw arc-ends to arc-center connections in arcs & polyarcs

    Build

    Tool # 98              Make Right-of-Way/Pavements/Ramps
    Tool # 99              Draw Center-Lines from road R-O-W
    Tool # 100            Multiple Offset – Relative & Absolute
    Tool # 101            Offset and delete original
    Tool # 102            Offset 3d polylines
    Tool # 103            Create centroid marks inside closed polygons
    Tool # 104            Multi-Variable Measure
    Tool # 105            Multiple Variable polyline segment offset
    Tool # 106            Offset single segment from polyline
    Tool # 107            Easy Solids Extruder
    Tool # 108            Join nearest ends of lines, polylines
    Tool # 109            Build common edges along closed, adjacent polygons
    Tool # 110            Interpolate point elevation from neighboring polylines - manual pick
    Tool # 111            Interpolate point elevation from neighboring polylines – automatic
    Tool # 112            Copy / Move and then Rotate
    Tool # 113            Create closed polylines from a mass of networked polylines
    Tool # 114            Create mathematical offsets between two contour polylines
    Tool # 115            Place points along linear network
    Tool # 116            Drape a 3D polyline across a set of intersecting linear objects

    Annotation

    Tool # 117            Label points
    Tool # 118            Label polyline vertices
    Tool # 119            Label polylines with attached data
    Tool # 120            Label polyline segments
    Tool # 121            Label contour polylines
    Tool # 122            Label polyline Angles
    Tool # 123            Annotate ends of lines/polylines with symbols
    Tool # 124            Annotate points, based on layer names Blocks
    Tool # 125            Globally Modify Block Properties
    Tool # 126            Extract Block attributes to file
    Tool # 127            Export Block Attribute Tags to ASCII file
    Tool # 128            Transfer Attributes between blocks
    Tool # 129            Explode only nested blocks
    Tool # 130            Global Attribute Editor
    Tool # 131            Multiple Redefine Blocks-Lyr/Clr
    Tool # 132            Replace Block
    Tool # 133            Explode Block- Retain attributes as Text
    Tool # 134            Express Block Insert
    Tool # 135            Repeat Last Block Insert
    Tool # 136            Search and replace text/attributes
    Tool # 137            Edit blocks graphics and attribute properties independently
    Tool # 138            Search Blocks for text strings
    Tool # 139            Transfer Text strings to Block attributes
    Tool # 140            Trim lines/polylines along intersecting blocks
    Tool # 141            Rename block attribute tags, prompts and defaults
    Tool # 142            Compare Block attributes and create report
    Tool # 143            Connect blocks based on attribute values
    Tool # 144            Place a block along each segment of the polyline
    Tool # 145            Move / Rotate attribute
    Tool # 146            Make attribute readable

    Text

    Tool # 147            List Drawing Fonts
    Tool # 148            Enclose Text in Box
    Tool # 149            Align Text Objects
    Tool # 150            Align Text Objects to a line
    Tool # 151            Change Case
    Tool # 152            Globally modify TEXT/MTEXT
    Tool # 153            Draw Quick Text (running numbers)
    Tool # 154            Draw Multiple Text
    Tool # 155            Text Filter
    Tool # 156            Round Off Numeric text
    Tool # 157            Slide (move) text relative to its rotation angle
    Tool # 158            Write Text to File
    Tool # 159            Global Multiple Text Editor
    Tool # 160            Underline Text
    Tool # 161            Consolidate Text into MText
    Tool # 162            Split long text strings into individual strings
    Tool # 163            Create text along a curve
    Tool # 164            Unclutter text objects
    Tool # 165            Create text aligned to a curve
    Tool # 166            Create Date/Drawing Stamp
    Tool # 167            Convert text strings to attribute definitions
    Tool # 168            Convert attribute definitions to text objects

    AutoCAD Map Tools (not available in Bricscad)

    Tool # 169            Convert Object Table Data to Xdata
    Tool # 170            Transfer Object Data / Xdata between two objects
    Tool # 171            Transfer Object Table Data to Block Attributes
    Tool # 172            Transfer Block Attributes to Object Table Data
    Tool # 173            Transfer database linked data to object data
    Tool # 174            Create text labels from Object data / extended entity data
    Tool # 175            Transfer AutoCAD properties to Object Data
    Tool # 176            Assign elevations from object data
    Tool # 177            Merge two object tables
    Tool # 178            Remove duplicate object data records within objects
    Tool # 179            Rename Object Data Fields
    Tool # 180            Export Object Table Data to ASCII files
    Tool # 181            Export Object Table Field Structure to ASCII files
    Tool # 182            Transfer text strings to Object Data
    Tool # 183            List Object Data
    Tool # 184            Search and replace Object table data
    Tool # 185            Select Topology objects graphically
    Tool # 186            Copy Object Table definition
    Tool # 187            Define Object Table from block attributes
    Tool # 188            Define object table from linked database table
    Tool # 189            Global Object Data Editor
    Tool # 190            Format text labels queried with 'Alter properties'
    Tool # 191            Break object but retain object data in both broken parts
    Tool # 192            Create auto-incrementing object table data
    Tool # 193            Check for no Xdata / Object Data

    Extended Entity Data

    Tool # 194            Remove Xdata
    Tool # 195            Search and replace extended entity data
    Tool # 196            Display extended entity data from picked object
    Tool # 197            Extract extended entity data to ASCII files

    Civil Tools

    Tool # 198            Annotate chainages along a route
    Tool # 199            Draw cross-sectional profile from 3D Polyline
    Tool # 200            Adjust cross-section elevations
    Tool # 201            Draw Graded polylines
    Tool # 202            Perform traverse error adjustment
    Tool # 203            Create and Place Map Sheet Index Block
    Tool # 204            Create Map Grid

    Miscellaneous

    Tool # 205            Scan selected image files and build image boundary list
    Tool # 206            Insert geo-referenced image corresponding to selected AOI
    Tool # 207            Import (read) a MINEX coal reserves data file
    Tool # 208            Insert a geo-referenced image
    Tool # 209            Object Chopper
    Tool # 210            Automatic Dimensioning
    Tool # 211            Layers to DWG
    Tool # 212            Match Properties
    Tool # 213            Roughen a Line
    Tool # 214            Compute Surface Area of 3DFACEs
    Tool # 215            Align Objects
    Tool # 216            Control 3dface Face Normals
    Tool # 217            Extract from XREF
    Tool # 218            Multiple drawings XREF
    Tool # 219            Sort ASCII files
    Tool # 220            Round Off Values from points/lines
    Tool # 221            Multiple DWG Inserts
    Tool # 222            Split a drawing into smaller parts
    Tool # 223            Re-Create Hatch boundaries from HATCH object
    Tool # 224            Layer Names Editor
    Tool # 225            Export 3dface objects into SMS 2DM file format
    Tool # 226            Import 2DM files as 3dface objects
    Tool # 227            Explode objects - Retain Object Table and extended entity data
    Tool # 228            Batch process multiple drawings with scripts
    Tool # 229            Contour Spacing Distance Tool
    Tool # 230            Break(Split) objects along a polyline
    Tool # 231            Zoom to extent of selected object(s) (with 5% margin)
    Tool # 232            Scale objects (unequally) in X, Y and Z directions
    Tool # 233            Create a mean (averaged) point from a cluster of points
    Tool # 234            Enter geographical coordinates-Latitude,Longitude,Height
    Tool # 235            Flip (reverse) elevations(Z) from selected objects
    Tool # 236            Classify Elevation Contours

    Selection

    Tool # 237            Polylines based on properties
    Tool # 238            3DFaces based on properties
    Tool # 239            Enhanced Entity Selector
    Tool # 240            Build Selection Set
    Tool # 241            Find objects in selected Z range
    Tool # 242            Select Current Layer / Current Style

    Inquiry

    Tool # 243            Display angle between two lines
    Tool # 244            Display info. about polyline bulge (arc segments)
    Tool # 245            Compute Center of Gravity
    Tool # 246            Display Drawing Statistics
    Tool # 247            Compute running distance/perimeter
    Tool # 248            Compute summed areas of closed polylines
    Tool # 249            Object Selection Browser
    Tool # 250            Quick elevation Info
    Tool # 251            Enhanced DIST command

    Layer

    Tool # 252            Isolate layer(s)
    Tool # 253            Restore Isolated layer(s)
    Tool # 254            Save / Restore Layer States
    Tool # 255            Change to current layer
    Tool # 256            Copy to current layer
    Tool # 257            Copy layer contents to another layer

    Regards
    Rakesh Rao
    Coordinate Systems, Bangalore
    http://www.coordsys.com

     

     

  • Hello,

    Rakesh, is the program fully ported, last time I looked at it it was still being ported.

    Regards,

    José

  • Hello Jose & Al others,

    Like Bricscad, GeoTools is getting better with each passing day. We are identifying and fixing bugs and compatibility issues. Version 9.3.9 of Bricscad was an important release for GeoTools as well. The new geometry engine and vastly improved curve-related Lisp functions dramatically imroved the performance of many GeoTools commands.

    My advice to all - please download the eval, test and let me know if you find something that does not work.

    To know more about GeoTools development, email me and I will subscribe you to our periodic newsletter updates.

    GeoTools-Bricscad google news: http://groups.google.com/group/geotools-bricscad

    Regards
    Rakesh Rao
    Coordinate Systems
    Bangalore

  • Hello Together,

    since September 2009 there is a new company from Germany “below software GmbH” listed as Bricscad application developer, which has the main focus on civil design. We do not develop civil designing tools from the scratch. We took a well known and more than 20 years experienced civil designing software based on AutoCAD and make it fully Bricscad compatible.
    I am adding more and more Programs to the application list of Bricscad, but I am still not finished.

    We have tools for:
    - Surveying
    - Digital Terrain Model
    - Roadway-Design (probably the best!)
    - Sewage- and water supplying design (also probably the best!)
    - Infrastructure
    - River-Engineering
    - Land management
    - Construction account

    The whole software is still in English language available.

    I will add them also in English into the Bricscad application list.  


    For further Information please send me an email to info@below-software.de


    Best Regards

    Mustafa Kocatürk
    below software GmbH

  • What is anyones expierence using GEO TOOLS? Does it work fine or does it lock up Bricscad, how does the contouring and 3d surface programs work? Any comments would be appreciated.

  • Hello Vincent,

    We are the developers of GeoTools software for Bricscad, based in Bangalore, India.

    You can download a fully functional 30-day trial version of GeoTools for Bricscad from this URL:

    http://www.coordsys.com/geotools/download/geotools_bricscad.exe

    If you need any assistance with installing and/or using GeoTools or want to report soemthing that is not working as expected, drop me a line and I will be glad to assist you.

    If you need customer references for GeoTools, I would be glad to provide them for you.

    Regards
    Rakesh Rao
    Coordinate Systems, Bangalore, India
    http://www.coordsys.com

  • I ran across this:  http://www.landtm.com/  something you Civil people might be interested  in.

    works in Bricscad v10

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