miniCAD 5 by mapsoft
Calculation, Design and Drafting Software for Surveyors, Engineers, Landscapers and related professionals.
Importing Data
miniCAD accepts raw data in various manufacturer's formats as well as common interface formats, such as DXF, CivilCAD Ascii, LandXML, 4D Ascii. CSV coordinate data from GPS devices or spreadsheets may also be imported.
Exporting Data
miniCAD stores data in the interface formats DXF, CivilCad Ascii and LandXML. The native format, *.mcd, is used internally. CSV coordinate data may also be exported.
miniCAD Release 5.3 Latest Features
Open / Merge: Open Symbols, Linestyles and Titleblocks directly.
· In File Open: Select a symbol. (*.sym)
· Edit the design.
· Select File >> Export to create a new miniCAD Symbol !
Drawing Enhancements including:
· Display Symbols and Linestyles graphically.
· AutoLoad Symbols and Linestyles.
· New Job Summary Metadata Entry
· New Field Code file Editor
· Draw and plot smooth contours.
· New Point Annotation Styles.
· New North Point Symbols when plotting.
· Automatic Annotation when plotting.
· Automatic Update of Annotation scale when plotting.
DXF Import: Set code to layer name.
Titleblocks now support images.
File >> Export, now supports CSV (i.e. without utility.exe)
Save and Load Text Styles
Cut, Copy and Paste
· Using Text in LandXML format.
· Edit data in notepad.exe and re-copy back to your job.
· Supports lines, arcs, text, and strings.
Long and Cross Sections
· Specify Hz and Vt Scale.
· Using Text Styles.
· Create Cross Section points.
Open / Merge
· miniCAD 3 jobs.
· ASCII Point files. (i.e. CSV)
· LandXML.
· Duplicate detection: ASCII Point files.
Export
· LandXML.
Setout: With reference to a backsight.
Plotting
· New Plot settings: 2D all lines, linestyles, symbols, text, images
· Plot Natural and Design Surfaces in 3D Wireframe. ( to DXF)
· Plot all Surfaces or Natural and one other.
