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Digital Terrain Model – V 6 Standard Version Introduction The Standard version is suitable for all kinds of surveying, terrain profile and volume calculation projects. Its main users include the public administration, construction companies, engineering firms, architects, town planners, companies dedicated to earthworks, quarries, mining firms, environmental companies etc., as well as independent professionals. In addition to offering high performance, it is very easy to use. It works on a wide range of CAD systems, facilitating the exchange of information among users via drawings in DWG format. These formats are the following:
AutoCAD, Map and Civil3D versions 14 to 2012 (32 and 64 bits)
BricsCAD versions 9 to 11
ZWCAD versions 2009 to 2011
Complete support for Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 in 32 and 64 bits. Option to install on different CAD versions, with the preferred version selected via a quick menu. Versatility ensured through the import and export of conventional ASCII format files and standard LandXML files. Results can also be generated in ASCII, HTML, Word, Excel and PDF.
User Interface As well as the normal option menus and toolbars, MDT6 includes option ribbons (AutoCAD 2010 onward), allowing fast user-friendly access to all commands. Featuring quick descriptions and connection to help system.
The majority of files created by the program can be visualized or quickly edited by double clicking without even needing to have opened MDT.
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Surveying Points The program starts to run from the coordinates obtained from any total station or GPS by converting files from data collectors or from any other application through a powerful format manager. CAD-independent point viewer, with viewer controls, 3D orbit etc. Points are intelligent CAD objects, which is why they can be deleted, moved, changed to another layer, etc. using conventional commands or blocks having attributes, thereby facilitating compatibility with other CAD applications or systems. Additionally, any kind of editing operation can be executed, such as: interpolating, changing heights, sorting by levels, filtering, assigning codes, labeling coordinates, grouping points, changing their visibility, etc. Coordinates can be changed using an editor similar to an electronic sheet. Selection can be made by number, level, height, group, code or graphically. Each point can be associated to a document, drawing or photograph via a hyperlink. Points can have alphanumeric names and it is possible to display points with different shapes and colors within the same drawing. New points can also be obtained from CAD objects drawn by other programs (points, circles, crosses, blocks with or without attributes etc.), with the option to detect the entity type via graphic designation. The program then automatically draws the planimetry and slope change lines using its codes database, in which layers, colors, types of lines, thickness and point code ranges can be defined. It is possible to assign each code to different blocks for ground plans, elevation drawings and 3D rendering for subsequent realistic viewing.
Surfaces Break lines can be graphically defined through point sequences, codes or by importing files. Tools are available to detect loose vertices, points on a line, crosses and surface inconsistencies, and to repair and mark the errors. Advanced polyline editing commands. Automatic triangulation from points or taking into account break lines. Triangulation from curves with length and angle controls as well as the minimization of triangle planes. Drawing as lines, 3D faces or polyfaces. New CAD-independent surface viewer. Creation of surfaces using multiple boundaries or selecting areas of action. Interactive triangulation editing, allowing one to insert, delete or invert joints. Boundary lines and islands. Including new points into the model. Multiple surfaces in a drawing. MDT – Standard Version - Š Aplitop 2011
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Generating Contour Lines Generating contour lines as polylines or curve objects. Contours at special heights. Automatic contour line modifications after changes in triangulation. Intelligent labeling without cutting contours, controlling style, size, layer etc. in manual, automatic or by direction line mode. Additional height labeling. Commands to add vertices, edit contour lines, discretize polylines and splines, etc.
Grids Creating grids from a surface, contour lines or from a drawing which has been previously processed with CAD. Possibility of converting grids to the most common formats available in the market. Representation through 3D faces or polyface grid, which are suitable to export to rendering and animation programs. Commands to process grids, joints, filtering and re-sampling in order to improve the viewing of orthophotos on the terrain.
Horizontal Alignments Graphic and/or numerical definition of horizontal alignments and conversion to an alignment status, that can be used in the process of obtaining longitudinal and crosssection profiles. Interactive vertex editing. Identification of each horizontal alignment by name. Automatic dimensioning with control over all drawing parameters. Point interval list. Conversion of horizontal alignments from other applications available in the market. Intersection lists and distances between horizontal alignments. Commands to locate the position of a specific station on the horizontal alignment and viewing through an independent window.
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Profiles Calculation and simple views of longitudinal and cross-section profiles from triangulation, digital 3D cartography or section files. Profiles by regression. Manual input. Quick profile from a surface. Interpretation of islands on the surface into account when creating profiles. CAD-independent editing of longitudinal and cross-section profiles with the possibility of viewing multiple profiles at the same time. Interactive modifications. Tools to process and modify profiles. Drawing of customizable profiles with the possibility of changing drawing order, text style and size, labels, justification etc. Use of model and paper space. Inserting cross-section profiles into a terrain’s different phases of development. Projecting 3D polylines onto longitudinal profiles and crosssections. Drawing customized blocks on the terrain or numerical data. Representing cartography as a numerical data element.
Real-time visualization of cross-section profiles based on cursor position on a ground plan.
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Volumes Calculating volumes from grid, surface or cross-section profile comparisons. Graphic representation of cutting and fill areas with color-coded gradients. Possibility of applying curvature correction depending on project’s horizontal alignment. Elimination of profile intervals that don't form part of the volume measurement. Customization on contact slopes between the two terrain states.
Maps - Rendering Three-dimensional terrain grid from a surface or contour lines. Slope map, directions, height map and visibility. Drawing of solids. Terrain viewing and high-quality video generation commands Libraries containing different realistic textures. 3D objects in 3DStudio format are included to enhance presentations. Possibility of defining new textures, including the possibility of using orthophotos as another texture. Insertion of geo-referenced images and image geo-referencing tool. Image support in MrSid, ECW and JPEG2000 formats.
Surface inundation, indicating height and point, water fall, location management, programmable sky and background appearance, distance measurement etc. MDT – Standard Version - Š Aplitop 2011
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CAD access to Web Map Services such as those offered by Cadaster and other public and private bodies. The user needs only specify a window on a screen using UTM coordinates, choose the service and the program will automatically insert an image in the appropriate place.
Export of points, station, surface and drawing information to Google Earth.
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Utilities Plan finalization tools: drawing of crosses, slopes, division of sheets, etc. Layer control tools. Elevation of objects. Plot delimitation options to assign surfaces parallel or perpendicular to a side, vertex, rotation, etc. Dimensioning. Identification, lists and exporting to databases. Commands to label coordinates, number objects, access website support, download updates, send drawings and associated files etc.
Requirements CAD
AutoCAD versions: 14, 2000, 2000i, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and compatible IntelliCAD versions: BricsCAD 9, 10 and 11, ZWCAD 2009, 2010 and 2011
Operating System
Windows XP / Vista / 7 in 32 and 64 bits
Peripherals
Mouse or pointer CD-ROM reader
Graphics Card
1024x768 pixels, compatible with OpenGL Recommended chipset: Nvidia or ATI
Hard Disk
1 Gb of free disk space
Memory
Minimum 1 Gb
Processor
Dual-core 2 Ghz or greater Consult the website for further details.
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