Intellicad object linking...

Does the Intellicad platform support the object linking options?

• link points with CRD
• link linework with points
• link labels with linework
• link linework with centerlines

If yes, is there a plan for the implementation?

Thanks!

Toolbar Placement

Is it technically possible Intellicad to support placement of toolbars so they remain closest to the editing window? I am unable to position toolbars on the editing window side of the properties palette or between the editing window and the command console.

For me, I don't like to stack multiple toolbars and I really rather not have to pass over the properties and command windows so I tend not to use toolbar docked outside of them.

Thanks...

Printer Config with custom page size...

I create a printer configuration (PC3) file for 24"x48" sheet with the PDFCreator driver. To define the sheet I set the paper size to "Postscript Custom Page Size"

This shows up as a media size "User32767" in the printer configuration editor dialog. See:

When I go through the page setup dialog for my layout and choose my PDF24x48.pc3 the default page is defaulting to Letter.

I open the PC3 file in the config editor again and it shows the media size is set to "User257":

This relates to an additional problem when I open older files saved with page setups based on User32767 media size I always have to select the correct page size.

Thanks!

VBA in the Intellicad builds...

I just thought I would try to bring a VBA routine from Bricscad into Carlson but found VBA is not installed. I don't recall an option at install time but may have missed it.

Is VBA supported with Carlson Intellicad?

New build of Carlson 2014 / IntelliCAD 7.2 (131110) is posted

The new Carlson 2014 / IntelliCAD 7.2 build (131110) is now available for testing.

This build is based on IntelliCAD 7.2d (initially Carlson2014 was built on IntelliCAD 7.2c).
It contains a lot of different fixes, but if for some reasons you don't like the new build - you can roll-back to build 131030 using link in "Carlson 2014/IntelliCAD 7.2 Links" section.

Some example of fixes included to the new build:
-- Fixed issue with direct distance entry (when ETRACK or extension snap is enabled)
-- Performance improvements for COPY/MOVE and selection operations

-- Several crash fixes and some other fixes for IntelliCAD and Carlson2014

Please let us know if you encounter any issue which will have to be fixed immediately or other issues which are new. As always, if this build is problematic, the older patch can be used to restore.

Thank you,
Vladimir.

3D graphics adaptors...

I am currently considering replacing my desktop workstation. On that note, is there any advantage to a professional 3D card versus a good consumer card when using the Intellicad based products?

Any tips or advice appreciated...

New build of Carlson 2014 / IntelliCAD 7.2 (131030) is posted

The new Carlson 2014 / IntelliCAD 7.2 build (131030) is now available for testing.

New build contains following fixes:
-- Updated C3D_TIN/C3D_C3D converters (for Civil3D -> Carlson conversion)

-- Performance fixes for XREFs
-- Print preview fixes
-- FIND command fixes
-- Garbage symbols during printing
-- Some polyline creation issues fixed
-- Fixed hang-up (looping) on HATCH command
-- Several crash fixes and some other fixes for IntelliCAD and Carlson2014

Please let us know if you encounter any issue which will have to be fixed immediately or other issues which are new. As always, if this build is problematic, the older patch can be used to restore.

Thank you,
Vladimir

New build of Carlson 2014 / IntelliCAD 7.2 (131010) is posted

The new Carlson 2014 / IntelliCAD 7.2 build (131010) is now available for testing.

New build contains following fixes:

-- Fix for crash in CUBE command
-- Fixed images disappearing issue

-- New fixes for translation/localization
-- Large PDF output issue was fixed
-- INSERTOBJ command was fixed

-- Removed redundant side-effects after Twist screen
-- Several crash fixes (including fix for crash during layout switching after CHSPACE command) and some other fixes

Please let us know if you encounter any issue which will have to be fixed immediately or other issues which are new. As always, if this build is problematic, the older patch can be used to restore.

Thank you,
Vladimir

New build of Carlson 2014 / IntelliCAD 7.2 (130919) is posted

The new Carlson 2014 / IntelliCAD 7.2 build (130919) is now available for testing.

New build contains following fixes:

-- Set of Printing bug fixes (crashes, deadlocks, issues with background etc)
-- Set of Images bugs fixes

-- Fixes for Russian translation

-- Fixes for MTEXT editor
-- Several crash fixes and some other fixes

Please let us know if you encounter any issue which will have to be fixed immediately or other issues which are new. As always, if this build is problematic, the older patch can be used to restore.

Thank you,
Vladimir

New build of Carlson 2014 / IntelliCAD 7.2 (130828) is posted

The new Carlson 2014 / IntelliCAD 7.2 build (130828) is now available for testing.
This build is based on IntelliCAD 7.2c (initially Carlson2014 was built on IntelliCAD 7.2b).
There are a lot of fixes, for example:

-- Solved problems with raster images scaling 

-- Fix for occasional IntelliCAD lock-up on drawing open

-- Several crash fixes

-- Fixed INSERTOBJ command

-- Fixed problem with erasing unloaded XREFs
-- Fixed parallel snapping to polylines

Please let us know if you encounter any issue which will have to be fixed immediately or other issues which are new. As always, if this build is problematic, the older patch can be used to restore.

Thank you,
Vladimir

Triangulation problems when using Pick Referance Plane

Hi

I am having some problems with my triangulation files. The points I am triangulating from are a wall area and some overhang. To triangulate that correctly I twist the screen so it looks like a pond and triangulate using the Pick Reference Plane option. I choose to use the current view as the plane.

This will triangulate and draw the faces and lines correctly but the tin file itself contains wrong data. When I draw surface boundary using the applicable command I get the boundary far away. The same goes if I draw the surface, I will not get it drawn anywhere near where it should be. The drawing is in the twisted view of the surface and points triangulated but if you zoom extends you will see the boundary drawn.

Below is a link to the coordinate file, tin, dwg and all those zipped.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/pvgk4zg4gcxsbxv/v-DjJ26pfm

Regards. Björn

Layer states...

Hello, just wondering if the Intellicad group are actively working toward supporting layer states or if this is still down on the wish list.

Thanks.

Is anyone having problems upload point (text and raw) data files from data collectors to the .dwg? When I try to upload to the .dwg I get an error message asking me about 9pin and usb. I choose usb (which I have been using to date and in earlier versions), and it will not accept it.

New build of Carlson 2013 / IntelliCAD 7.2 (130517) is posted

Everyone,

The new build is now available for testing. Here is new list of fixes:

-- Several crash fixes

-- Fix for Autosave not always working 

-- Performance fix for excessive REGEN calls 

-- Fix for crash in CONVERTPSTYLES

-- Fix for image stretching on printing

-- Fix for problems with selection or entity modification after UNDO

-- Shifted entity preview when dragging at large coordinates

Please let me know if you encounter any issue which will have to be fixed immediately or other issues which are new. As always, if this build is problematic, the older patch can be used to restore.

Thank you,
Leonid

New Carlson 2013/IntelliCAD 7.2 build is posted (130329)

Everyone,

The new build is now available for testing. Here is new list of fixes:

a) Couple of cases of large coordinate block display problems are fixed
b) Issue with entity selection not working and requiring a restart is fixed
c) Crash save and close is fixed
d) Added support for RTDISPLAY setting
e) Deadlock in WBLOCK command is fixed

Please let me know if you encounter any issue which will have to be fixed immediately or other issues which are new. As always, if this build is problematic, the older patch (like one on the blog) can be used to restore.

Thank you,
Leonid

New Carlson 2013/IntelliCAD 7.2 build (130306) is posted

The official shipping build (130120) is holding up reasonably well, but there was several important fixes made since and it is time does not stay still. Here is new list:

a) Printing of certain large images
b) Several deadlock scenarios
c) Fixes for ENTPROP
d) Startup crash workaround setting added
e) Garbage cursor fixes
f) Crashes in print preview
g) Polar tracking fix
h) Linetype loading crash
i) Crash during AUDIT
j) Block printing fix
k) Fix for crash on change color
l) Fix for updating image path
m) Pan speed fixes
n) Insertion of image into paperspace fixed
o) Additional JPEG variations supported
p) Display problems with blocks at large coordinates disappearing
q) Perfomance problems with images on OFF layers
r) Failure to autosave under certain conditions

Please let me know if you encounter any issue which will have to be fixed immediately or other issues which are new. As always, if this build is problematic, the older patch on the blog can be used to restore.

Thank you,
Leonid

New Carlson 2013/IntelliCAD 7.2 (130120) build is posted

Everyone,

Couple of new problems have been identified and fixed over the last build, so we are posting an update again:

IntelliCAD Consortium has released version 7.2a update with over 700 fixes and improvements since initial 7.2 release. Carlson has updated our build to include this release. Several of the recently added changes include:

-- Fixes for the deadlocks related to the message dialogs
-- Ability to open 2013 .dwg files by converting them on the fly to 2010 .dwg format.
-- Fix for slowness related to scrollbars
-- Snapping fixes
-- Point drawing is greatly speed up, including field-to-finish
-- Fix for PEDIT, edit vertex
-- Fix for open dialog problems
-- Stability fixes to improve plot preview and printing
-- Wipeout frame printing is fixed

-- Dotted linetypes now display correctly

Please download the build using the links in the upper right corner.

I have kept the previous patch available on the blog in case if you find it necessary to revert this update. If you find it to be the case, please let me know so we can fix the issue.

Additionally, in our support we have identified several issues affecting graphics performance and documented them here:
http://www.carlsonsw.com/support/knowledge-base/?action=display_topic&topic_id=865
in particular the outdated graphics driver can lead to significant problems for IntelliCAD use.
In case if you have trouble figuring the card model and finding the driver, this tool can be used to locate it automatically:
https://www.slimwareutilities.com/slimdrivers.php

Thank you for your contributions and patience,
Leonid

New Carlson 2013/IntelliCAD 7.2 build is posted

IntelliCAD Consortium has released version 7.2a update with over 700 fixes and improvements since initial 7.2 release. Carlson has updated our build to include this release. Several of the recently added changes include:

-- Fixes for the deadlocks related to the message dialogs

-- Ability to open 2013 .dwg files by converting them on the fly to 2010 .dwg format.

-- Fix for slowness related to scrollbars

-- Snapping fixes

-- Point drawing is greatly speed up, including field-to-finish

-- Fix for PEDIT, edit vertex

-- Fix for open dialog problems

-- Stability fixes to improve plot preview and printing

Please follow the down load links in the upper right corner of the blog

I have kept the previous patch available in case if you find it necessary to revert this update. If you find it to be the case, please let me know so we can fix the issue.

Additionally, in our support we have identified several issues affecting graphics performance and documented them here:

http://www.carlsonsw.com/support/knowledge-base/?action=display_topic&topic_id=865

in particular the outdated graphics driver can lead to significant problems for IntelliCAD use. 

In case if you have trouble figuring the card model and finding the driver, this tool can be used to locate it automatically:

https://www.slimwareutilities.com/slimdrivers.php

Thank you for your contributions and patience,
Leonid

New build (121213) is posted

This build has been long in coming. There are so many fixes gone into this build that it is hard to enumerate them, so I will not list specific fixes. Particular areas of focus have been stability, performance, issues with graphics cards and printers, and drawing compatibility problems. We have been in touch with many of you and the improvements we hope you will see in this build is a direct result of your cooperation.

I have kept the previous patch available on the blog in case if you find it necessary to revert this update. If you find it to be the case, please let me know so we can fix the issue.

Thank you for your contributions and patience,

Leonid

New 121024 build is posted

Things has been a bit slow. We have been waiting for fixes to the release version for issues which came up as a result of all other fixes made. This has been a slow process and we have tested the resulting build with a small group of power users first to confirm the stability of this build.

- Added fix for performance issue with NEAR snap
- Fix for Windows Explorer crash as result of clipboard bug in Windows
- Crash and deadlock fixes
- Ability to disable the AEC object processing in case of corruption

- Digitizing fix

- Fix to the last update issue with block visibility

Because of this deliberately slowed down process we hope to have another update some time soon as we have more fixes accumulated in the pipeline.

Please keep me posted on your progress. Thank you for your support!

Just curious...

Are things getting better in the Intellicad world yet?

2012-10-23: I guess I can update this a bit myself from emails... The Intellicad development is moving forward but requires a bit of a grunt.

Survey - Data Collectors

I am using Carlson Survey 2013 build 120814 with IntelliCAD 7.2. This post is regarding the uploading of data to a Nikon 550DTM. I am fully able to download but I need to go to Carlson X-Port or the release of 6.6 I still have on my system to be able to upload data. This is a real issue now as the 6.6 is giving me "Registration Error 415" errors which are very time consuming. I do not wish to use the X-port as being in the drawinf file is sometimes imperative to upload the proper information. This has been an issue every since I've started using anything besides the 6.6. It jus closes the window and does not recognize the usb connection.

SiteNet

I am having some real issues with SiteNet. The first pulldown menu Define Layer.. does not save correctly. If you set up some layers save it with a name then make changes and save it with a new name it saves to the original name. It is difficult to keep developing a site with various options. I had to remove all signs of the trg file so as it would create a new one. I think this is left over from the project data folder problem. If so Then there is mine field of other potential failing file connections.

New build is now posted, but is not quite right (120828)

Hello Everyone,

We have a new testing build on the blog with the following fixes

1) Dimension text issues (and MATCHPROP related issues)
2) Several deadlocks were fixed (SDS related)
3) Deadlock with Print Preview when Explorer is opened now fixed
4) Fix for some crashes on drawing closing (XREF-related)
5) A lot of crash fixes based on your crash submissions
6) LISP function calls in Command LIne History now supported
7) FIxed a lot of printing, HATCH, snapping, graphics etc
8) Fixes for issues for non-Carlson reporters

UPDATE 09/04/12:

Unfortunately, based on feedback we got over weekend and today, it is apparent that there is a new problem with display of blocks/XREFs at certain zoom levels. The entities are there and they apparently will print alright, but this makes difficult to impossible to work.

If you are affected, I suspect this issue will outweigh many good fixes in the build we posted. So, if this is the case, please download the current shipping version to roll-back the one with problem:

http://files2.carlsonsw.com/mirror/support/Carlson/2013/Carlson2013Update_icad7_install.exe

while we are investigating the problem and searching for the solution. I hope we will be able to re-post soon as this is an important problem. If you did not yet get the update, I suggest you hold off till the next notification.  

Thank you for all the input,
Leonid

Architectural Paper Plans

Today I received a PDF image of an Architectural Foundation Plan [I am not going to receive an electronic DXF/DWG of it :(]
What I do is take my calculator and write out the decimal equivalent of the architectural number on the foundation plan.
Examples 4'10"/19'6"
I would write out 4.833'/19.5'
Why???
I'm suprised when I called into Carlson tech support that entering distances in Architectural speak isn't supported yet.  Brian @ Carlson suggested I post the question in this blog and maybe if their is enough response it'll be programmed or explained why.  Brian wasn't really able to explain to my satisfaction why.
Is it really that hard to program?
Maybe it's that we surveyors haven't asked for it enough (or am I the only guy not getting the electronic drawings?)
Just some thoughts.  What do the rest of you reading this blog think?

New Carlson 2013/IntelliCAD 7.2 build is posted (120807)

-- Image problems with 7.2 were fixed after the release
-- Several deadlocks (hangups) have been fixed in 7.2 and more will come in next update
-- Fix for printing problems: lineweight scaling, loss of rotation on oblique mtext and lock up of plot dialog introduced in the last posting on the blog
-- Linetype dialog command fix
-- Many crash fixes based on your submissions

We are getting steady input from users on IntelliCAD 7.2, identifying problems and providing fixes, so these updates will keep coming.

Thank you for all the input,
Leonid

Spell Checker????

Would some of you who read this do the following:  (and then post a reply with your results)
drop the following text into paperspace

Surveyors Report:
We found irons all around the block.  We also found that many of those irons were far off from theoretical corners.  We were able to hold nearly record distances on the block.  The distances shown hereon are the prorate distances for lot 2 within the block.

Then do 'spell' from the command line.  In mine it rejects the pural of words. (distances is spelled wrong??)  I would like a confirmation before asking that Leonid look into it.

Brian

LINETYPE ERROR!
We were able to edit linetypes, import linetypes, etc. prior to 2013. We are now running 2013/7.2 and we get the following dialog box everytime we attempt to add a linetype or load a linetype (.lin) file. I updated my seat to the beta  beta build 120712 this morning and still have the same problem. I've checked the file locations, tried the default Icad.lin file, moved them to different folders, etc. nothing works. Help this is critical!!

image background will not plot

Carlson 2013, build 120712
ICAD 7.2.178854549.P.VC9X86
Windows 7, 8 GB ram


Background image is a large high quality resolution aerial map.  The background image will not plot to any pdf driver.  DWG true view plots the image in monochrome.  AutoCad Civil 3d, 2011 plots it to pdf just fine.


Thanks,


Steve

Draw Plan View Sheet

Carlson 2013, build 120712
ICAD 7.2.178854549.P.VC9X86
Windows 7, 8 GB ram

Issue is in Civil Menu

Menu – Profile

Command – Draw Plan View Sheet

The command needs a lot of attention as it is unusable for all intents and purposes right now.

First: The scale is set to 50 scale, so the viewport it creates is 1:1 and it scales up the sheet border 50x

In my opinion, the view port should come in at 50 scale and the sheet border at 1:1, however this may be a taste issue so moving on.

Second:  The command makes two viewports.  One at 1:1 as mentioned above but the rotation / twist screen has little to do with the centerline alignment selected.  The second view port is at the page size of 24”x36”, and is of course very small in the bottom left hand corner.

Third: The graphic bar scale comes in labeled for 100 scale.  The drawing is set to 50 scale, and the option during the command was selected at 50 scale as well.