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CadTools General / Re: Potential for Autocad LT support?
« Last post by Lars on September 19, 2024, 01:31:14 PM »
Hi,

CadTools does not work with AutoCAD LT due to lack of ActiveX Automation. AutoCAD LT is a limited version of AutoCAD. For about 25 years ago there was a software (LT-Extender) that added missing features and made LT version more or less to a full-blown AutoCAD. However Autodesk's lawyers forced the software company to bury the software in 2000.

As an option CadTools also works with BricsCAD and ZWCAD. For Vehicle turning there are also versions for Intellicad and Microstation.

/Lars
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CadTools General / Re: Potential for Autocad LT support?
« Last post by Peterm on September 19, 2024, 09:26:27 AM »
Good day Lars,

Was using Full version AutoCAD 2018 and loved the vehicle turning function to test if trucks can maneuver on site. I was recently retrenched and the company closed. I am now doing free lance civil engineering design work (2D) and could only afford Autocad 2025 LT. I understood that 3d was not possible with the Lite version of AutoCad. Was wondering if it is possible to have a vehicle turning function only that can be used for the Lite version.  The type of work that I do does not require the other functions. 

(While I was using the full version, I used most of your tools and also want to use this opportunity to say thank you!!! )

Regards PeterM
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CadTools Tips and Tricks / Re: How to download
« Last post by Lars on August 05, 2024, 09:45:10 AM »
Download it here: https://glamsen.se/Download/MSTools/mstools.htm
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CadTools Updates / Update available (Build 764)
« Last post by Lars on July 17, 2024, 02:32:51 PM »
New in this Build: CadTools reads supported CAD versions from Windows registry into the list of available CAD versions in Settings form while loading. If you installed a new version of any supported CAD it will be available in CadTools. The "type in self" option is not available any more. Supported CAD systems are still AutcCAD, Bricscad and ZWCAD (might also be vanilla and verticals).
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Vehicle Library Files / Polish Vehicle Library Files
« Last post by Lars on July 11, 2024, 09:48:00 AM »
Vehicle library for analyzes of sweeping road according to Polish design guidelines for intersection design WR-D-31.1. Contributed by Maciej Socha.
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Civil Corner / Re: Surface Profile Wont Plot
« Last post by Lars on May 07, 2024, 08:16:23 PM »
That's Greate!

Probably due to the registration, unregistered CadTools is limited to surface profile lengths (200). You should have received a notification about it (maybe it was hidden beneath another object)

/Lars
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Civil Corner / Re: Surface Profile Wont Plot
« Last post by gvdpeor on May 07, 2024, 06:56:24 PM »
Actually, I think it was registration. I had to replace my computer recently and I downloaded a new version of CadTools. Just this morning I registered with my old number and now it seems to be working. I also did a couple of other things such as rebuilding the surface from the surveyors 3d faces and tweaked a couple of settings on the Surface Profile screen. Not exactly sure what did it but its working now.
Thanks
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Civil Corner / Re: Surface Profile Wont Plot
« Last post by Lars on May 07, 2024, 09:12:48 AM »
Hi,
No you don't need to do anything about the registering.

There has not been any issues reported on the Profile command. Could you try with a previous surface or draw a couple of 3Dpolylines, edit elevation of some of them and triangulate them in CadTools, draw a 3Dpolyline (Alignment) ant test to create a surface profile.

I think there might be som problems with converting of the surface. If you are importing a surface from other software it should contain triangles of 3DPolylines or 3dFaces. After import you can plot the surface perimeter using "Edit/View" Surface.

To create a surface from other types of lines you can triangulate all triangle edged as separate surveyed lines (breaklines) by doing as follow.
Explode the surface multiple time until you get separate lines.
Triangulate all lines with the checkbox "Use lines as breaklines" checked and "on Layer" : Here you select same layer as your exploded breaklines are placed on.
After triangulation, plot the triangles and perimeter, snap a 3DPolyline between a couple of triangles and try to plot a surface profile.

/Lars

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Civil Corner / Re: Surface Profile Wont Plot
« Last post by gvdpeor on May 06, 2024, 06:36:01 PM »
My Cadtool registration code is XXXXXXX, received in June of 2018. Do I need to renew?
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Civil Corner / Re: Surface Profile Wont Plot
« Last post by gvdpeor on May 06, 2024, 06:18:44 PM »
Yes. I'm a registered user from a long time ago. My cross sections are only a couple hundred feet but there will be many of them. I've been able to use the surface profile many times in the past, however, there have been several upgrades since then.

The tin I'm using is a little different. The surveyor is using what's called a polyface mesh which is new to me. I exploded it and it devolved into individual 3d faces which I then imported into a surface which I saved to file. I did an 'Edit View" plot and it looked OK, but never yielded a profile plot.
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