2012_5_02

• Modified default preference so that NEW users' preferences will use Default Raster Attachment Options > Geometry > Inherit GeoCS from Model = Not Inherited. User should modify existing preferences to match.
• Created new front ends for RefreshResources (Win 7 Only) and Win 7 Version of SlopeStake macros that allow user interaction before utility commences.
• When Create Project is run for the first time on a Win7/V8i workstation, the InRoads Project Type will now be set to V8i by default.
• Adjusted preferences and settings for viewing survey planimetrics so users will have more flexibility in how that information is displayed.
• A new InRoads report stylesheet designed to produce curve table reports with bearings included has been added to the resources.
• Corrected minor typos in various InRoads V8i report stylesheets.
  New utility provided to allow easier update of WSDOT project from InRoads XM to InRoads V8i.
• Updated help file for Superelevation Calculator with latest Design Manual cross references.
• Added a new tool to WSDOT Tools for Win 7/V8i users. REPORTS=>MICROSTATION ENVIRONMENT REPORT provides useful information on your WSDOT microstation environment and can be useful for troubleshooting.
• Added new items for DR_ST_OpenFlowRestrictor and DR_ST_OpenFlowRestrictorNew
• Added an Icon to the WSDOT Toolbox to start InRoads
• Add new item UT_GU_PotholeLocation
• Modified survey codes for TP_MM_BoreHoleorDrillHole, RD_MK_LineCrosswalk, RD_MK_LineStop, EV_WL_WetlandBndry, TP_MM_Piezometer and UT_GU_UtilityVault to be DNC rather than breakline so they will not be used when computing contours.
• Modified weight of ST_BG_BridgeCenterlineNew to 4.
• Added geometry style for ST_BG_BridgeCenterline.
• Correct cell W6-1 in WAESigns.cel.
  WMS files from DIS are now available in your resources in the WMS\DIS folder.
• Changed the Angle Readout in all seed files to DD MM SS. This will aid in the display of Long. Lat. In the Running Coodrinates when ACS is set to a GCS.
• ExampleUser.cel is a new seed file that has been added to the resources to facilitate users creating their own custom cell files.
• Fixed issue in cell libraries that was occasionally causing improper text sizes.
• Removed "Plot1" label from SH_PS_IndexSheet cell.
• User can now specify a different default seed file if desired.
  Corrected paths to drivers and pen table in batchplt.spc used with V8i.
• Added Print styles to allow users to plot to PDF files through Print Organizer in V8i. Print styles can also serve as starting point for user developed styles or users can continue to use Batch Printing which is accessed through the WSDOT Toolbox.
• Fixed bug that occurred when opening an unrecognized DGN file. User would select Continue to open the file and Cancel to not put a WSDOT descriptor tag on it and code would abort.
• Revised code for WSDOT macros to more efficiently load modules as needed.
• Set levels that use area patterning to be treated as lines in InRoads so that pattern cell is not used.
• Added new items for Traffic Arrow for Roudabouts to match Standard Plans. See RD_MK_TrafficArrow* for the new items.
• Minor adjustment to look of WSDOT item menu that displays filters so they are easier to read.
• Correction in Place Ticks tool to ensure the first tick is exactly perpinicular to the alignment.
• Modified weight of all Construction, Pole and Wire Note symbols to 0. Some traffic items were at weight 2.
• Fixed bug in Print Sheet macro that was preventing the Rasterized option from working in V8i.
• Corrected bug with scaling of alignment text when using a custom scale in a R/W base map.
• The latest version of the Survey Request Form is now included in projects built with the Create Project Utility.

2011_9_28

• Added Project Journal template to the Create Project file set so that it will be included in newly created projects in the Project_Documentation folder.
• Added new levels, symbologies and codes to support HEC-RAS. New items are EV_HR_RightBank, EV_HR_LeftBank, EV_HR_RightOverBank, EV_HR_LeftOverBank, EV_HR_StreamCenterline, EV_HR_HecRasXsec.
• Modified size of BL_PT_ConcreteSelective to match the othersimilar cells in our resources.
• Linear survey features that were coded as random points (to add points but not breaklines to the DTM) have been revised to be true breaklines as they were not always importing correctly. Barriers and fences are examples of the corrected
• Updated Survey Request form used with Create Project to match 2011 EEDS.
• Removed TR_IL_LisghtStdGenericNew from Field Code List.
• Added a masking fill to SH_RP_VPICircle and SH_RP_VPICircleNew so that they match the horizontal alignment PIPCPT circles.
• Added new levels, symbologies and codes to support HEC-RAS. New items are EV_HR_RightBank, EV_HR_LeftBank, EV_HR_RightOverBank, EV_HR_LeftOverBank, EV_HR_StreamCenterline, EV_HR_HecRasXsec.
• Revised the sample text (displayed in element preview of WSDOT Menu) for various text levels.
• Added new cells, levels for TR_SN_MonotubeSignBridge and
  TR_SN_TrussCantileverNew. Changed all TR_SN_Monotube and TR_SN_Truss existing levels to a dashed symbology and increased weight of proposed signs.
• Corrected RD_MK_LineDblYellowCtrNew linestyle so that it previews correctly in WSDOT Menu.
• Added level/item for TP_MM_VentGrate to map vents and shafts for tunnels. Item is a 2D linear feature to be used in mapping actual dimensions of these items.
• A bug with the Select All button on the Global Cell Scale tool has been corrected and performance of that tool has been improved.
• Updated Quadmaps utility to point to current locations.
• Fixed issue where AutoTurn would error if user tried to start it multiple times in the same session.
• Modified sheet seed files so that display and printing of construction elements is OFF by default.
• Replace SH_GI_BeginEndPlanArrow and SH_GI_BeginEndPlanText with a combined SH_GI_BeginEndProjectNote item. Command for new item sets all parameters necessary to place leader, terminator and text.
• Updated EEDS descriptions for standard items so they will be more understandable in that document.
• Added a text style called Import Text that will assist when importing text from other applications like InRoads. Style is set so that text will come in at 0.07, ByLevel, LT justification.
• Removed spell check from Sheet Utilities as it was slow and there is a Bentley spell check tool available.
• Modified Create Project tool to correctly create PCF files for Win7/V8i projects.
• Corrected problem where north arrow was being incorrectly placed on Default level with WSDOT menu.
• Removed extra entries from batch plot file.

2011_08_19

• Corrected Font resource for MicroStation XM compatibility.
• Included \_versions folder for installed version tracking

2011_08_04

• Removed three vba librairies that were referencing a specific version of MicroSoft Office. As a result, spell check is no longer available in the WSDOT Place/Label/Stamp sheet utility.

2011_05_04

• Corrected issue with bat files that start the 63 level environment that was causing an error when user had last been in metric environment.
• Added new item SH_GI_ScaleBar1to40.
• Added new cells to WAESIGN library. D11-1, R5-3, R7-801, W7-5, R8-3, R9-9, R9-10, R9-11(L), R9-11(R),R9-11A(L), R9-11A.
  Renamed SH_GI_BridgePlanSheet to SH_PS_PSEBridgePlanSheet and cleaned up cell by removing extra elements.
• Updated the help file for the Place Leader command to reflect the latest version of the utility.
• Created a Print 63 level sheet help file for the expanded level environment to assist with plotting 63 level files.
• Modified North Arrow options so there is a North Arrow (Rotate to Active) and a North Arrow (Rotate to Reference) to clarify tools. Both options show in menu and in toolbox.
• Corrected appearance for RD_MK_JboxMarker and RD_MK_JboxMarkerNew.
• Label portion of the Sheet Utilities was modified to better ensure that the Clear Labels deletes only labels and no other elements.
• Added new item for TP_MM_MonitorWell[New]. New item is similar to Piezometer elements but blue and with an "M".
• Symbols used to mark PI's, PC's and PT's have been modified to be filled with the backgound color. This has the effect of masking the centerline itself under these symbols.
• Added new 2D point elements UT_WT_FireDeptConnPost (FDCP) and UT_WT_FireDeptConnWall (FDCW).
• Corrected DMSParser pen table to bring it back in synch with WSDOT.tbl.
• On WSDOT Menu, change major category name from "Right of Way" to "Right of Way Plans".
• Performed maintainance and clean up in WAESTATE,CEL.
• Corrected some cells that were on wrong level, deleted extra elements from cells and generally cleaned up.
• Fixed bug with Sheet Utility that was causing an error when using Spell Check.
• The InRoads seed file was edited to correct a problem with the XYZ tools in MicroStation.
• Added SH_GI_Cliplimits to the PSE Plans and Right of Way Plans trees on WSDOT menu.
• Retired PM_MN_MonumentonRecord and replaced MON and MONP cells with industry std per R/W and Survey Committee.
• New symbols are filled to make them stand out better.
• Added item PM_MN_MonumentCalcd (MONC). New symbol is similar to MON (per previous note), but open circle.
• Revised RW_PA_FenceCorner cell by reducing circle radius to 3.0 per R/W and Survey Committee
• Revised RW_PA_PropertyCorner by removing the text and filling the circle with background color similar to new centerline symbols.

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