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Advantages

The main advantage of the RoadCAD program is its ease of use, interactivity, versatility of application (roads, bridges, river regulations), and the fact that it operates as a completely standalone application. By purchasing a license, the user receives an independent design package without hidden costs or the need to purchase licenses for additional programs required for its operation. Special attention has been paid to the implementation of cross-sections (roads, bridges, waterway regulations, etc.) of arbitrary shapes and their “live” display at any position along the axis. This introduces the concept of interactive design, which brings numerous benefits and makes the designer’s work easier and faster. In addition to the above, the program offers many additional original tools that facilitate daily design tasks. Below is a list of only the basic functionalities of the program.

Program Functionality

• • Importing points from a text file using a Wizard. Points can be recorded in various formats defined by the user;
  • Exporting coordinates of key entity points (point, circle, polyline, terrain) to a file;
  • Free terrain triangulation;
  • Forced triangulation (breaklines) of terrain;
  • Support for working with multiple different terrains (which can be placed on the drawing or in a separate file), meaning each axis can have multiple associated terrains;
  • Generating a new terrain representing the contour surface of the terrain associated with the axis, as well as the road body (including platforms);
  • Generating contour lines with arbitrary height intervals;
  • Generating contour lines that also take into account the upper surfaces of designed roads (including platforms);
  • Displaying and printing the current Z-coordinate of the terrain at the pointer’s location;
  • Modeling platforms, intersections, turnarounds, and roundabouts of arbitrary shapes;
  • Ability to model user-defined cross-sections of arbitrary shapes and save them to a database for later use; a special module has been developed for this purpose, enabling the creation of even the most complex cross-sections;
  • For quick cross-section modeling, users can create their own parametrically oriented cross-section elements (ditches, curbs, etc.) that they frequently use and save them to a database. Cross-sections can be easily created based on these elements by defining element parameters (width and rotation) and importing them into the basic cross-section;
  • Support for assigning multiple different cross-sections along a single axis at different stations;
  • In addition to calculating standard embankments, the program supports modeling embankments with berms of arbitrary shapes at arbitrary locations;
  • Automatic calculation of superelevation and road widening in curves, with prior selection of calculation parameters;
  • A set of tools for defining and editing the locations and labels of cross-sections;
  • Drawing a horizontal tangential polygon with automatic axis formation based on associated curve parameters (L1, R, L2);
  • Creating a longitudinal section with customizable display parameters;
  • Drawing a vertical tangential polygon with automatic formation of the vertical alignment based on curve parameters;
  • Correction of elements of horizontal and vertical tangential polygons, such as moving vertices, changing curve parameters, adding new vertices, or deleting existing ones, with automatic drawing updates;
  • Automatic calculation and labeling of extreme points on the vertical alignment and axis;
  • Quick preview of the cross-section along the axis at the nearest mouse location, with the option to automatically change the section phase;
  • Automatic drawing of cross-sections at profile locations;
  • Module for automatic calculation of expropriation zones, supporting the import of *.dxf format parcel records (compatible with Katastar.ba);
  • Importing objects recorded in Google Earth® compatible files (*.kmz and *.kml). Objects are converted into the desired coordinate system, which can be arbitrary;
  • Exporting objects from the current coordinate system to Google Earth® compatible files (*.kmz and *.kml). Objects are converted from the current coordinate system, which can be arbitrary;
  • Automatic elevation labeling in cross-sections and longitudinal sections. Elevation points are automatically recognized without additional user intervention;
  • Automatic generation of complete textual reports, including quantities;
  • Automatic generation of quantity certificates and their display in an Excel file;
  • Automatic 3D visualization of the project at any time, with the ability to “drive” along designed roads, bird’s-eye view, 3D orbit view from various angles with different display modes;
  • Print organization using Layouts. Automatic generation of Layouts for longitudinal sections;
  • The program can communicate with CAD applications via conversion add-ons that operate within AutoCAD®, BricsCAD®, and ZWCAD® environments; it also supports direct import and export of *.dxf files and import of *.dwg files;
  • The program operates completely independently as a 64-bit application, and no additional applications are required for its operation.

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