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Comparison Details |
Road Estimator 2
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Road Estimator 6.x
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INPUT
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OGL Data
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Yes
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Yes
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Scarification Data
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Yes
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Yes
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Vetical Drops in Data
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Yes
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Yes
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FRL Data
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Yes
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Yes
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Conditional FRL data at distance (FRL Data by default is specified at median edge)
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Yes
(Distance from median edge can be specified for all chainages)
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Yes
(Distance from median edge can be specified for individual
chainages)
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Creation & entry
of Constant Data
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Yes
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Yes
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Creation & entry
of Variable Data
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No (All variable data
taken in respect to the type of entry)
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Yes
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Proposed Offset
(Required of Service Road)
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Yes
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Yes
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TEMPLATE
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Maximum number of Templates
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3 Types, Single
Carriageway (Carriageway with two Attached Service Road,
Carriwageway with two service roads)
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Unlimited (User can
add unlimited number of roads in both attached and detached
condition)
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Medians in template
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Yes
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Yes
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Kerbs
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Yes
(6 Types)
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Yes
(Unlimited, shape can be created by user)
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Eccentric Widening of
medians
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Yes
(1st Template only)
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Yes
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Carriageway Details
based on camber, width
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Yes
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Yes
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Chainage based
interpolation of camber, width for Carriageway, Paved Shoulder,
Unpaved Shoulder
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Yes
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Yes
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Provision of Foothpath/Separator
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Yes
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Yes
(Separate separator provision with top camber)
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Side Slope definition
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Yes
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Yes
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Chainage based Entry
of Side Slope Details
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No
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Yes
(User can create Side Slope definition for cut and fill
seperately which can be applied based on chainage)
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Side Slopes with Berms
for depth condition
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Yes
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Yes
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Side Slopes with Berms
Top camber
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No
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Yes
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Maximum Type Settings
based on chainage
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Not Applicable
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Unlimited
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Toe Calculation
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Automatic
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Automatic
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Creation of Virtual
Side slope line
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No
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Yes
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Toe creation in case
of insufficient OGL Data
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Yes
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Yes
(Considered horizontal from last OGL point)
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Modification of FRL
line based on kerb
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Automatic
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Automatic
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Chainage based Kerb
insertion
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No (A particular type
of kerb is inserted at given location for all chainages)
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Yes
(User can specify the kerb used for particular chainage)
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Support for creation
order of roads
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No
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Yes
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Autocreation of
Embankment
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Yes
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Yes
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Automatic detection
and modification of template side slope based on road creation order
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No
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Yes
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DESIGN LAYER
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Maximum number of
layers for cross section
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Unlimited
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Unlimited
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Autotrimming of layer
at proposed intersection
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Yes
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Yes
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Creation of Layers
extending till side slope
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Automatic
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Automatic
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Extension of layer
till drain in case of drain insertion
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Automatic
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Automatic
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Start & End Slope
for fixed type of layers
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Yes
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Yes
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OGL Intrusion in
layers
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Supports multiple
intrusion
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Supports multiple
intrusion
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Variable Thickness
Layer
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Yes
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Yes
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Definition of start
and end point of layers based on anchor points
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Yes
(Anchor points are created automatically)
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Yes
(Anchor points are created automatically)
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Trimming of design
layer based on kerb
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Yes
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Yes
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Trimming of design
layer based on drain
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Yes
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Yes
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Creation of combined
Layers
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Yes
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Yes
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AS BUILT & OTHER LAYERS
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Maximum number of
Field/As built layers
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Unlimited
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Unlimited
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Extrapolation of
offset based on camber
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Yes
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Yes
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Trimming of field
layer based on Side slope/Layer line
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Yes
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Yes
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Projection of layer at
defined slope
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Yes
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Yes
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Creation of layer
based on single point and camber
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Yes
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Yes
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Embankment layers
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Yes
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Yes
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Area of Embankment
layer
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Yes
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Yes
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Coordinates from
embankment layer
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Automatic
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Automatic
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Ash Layers
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Yes
(Based on Field Layers)
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Yes
(Inbuilt)
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Height based Ash layer
condition
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Yes
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Yes
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Ash Layer hatching
& Color
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No
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Yes
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Ash Layer material
report
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No
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Yes
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Side strengthening
layers
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No
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Yes
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Auto trimming of
design layer based on side stregthening layers
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No
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Yes
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OVERLAY
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Detection of Existing
road edges
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Automatic
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Automatic
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Trimming and creation
of PCC Layers
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Automatic
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Automatic
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Creation of PCC Layers
based on Offset and PCC Condition
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No
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Automatic
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Multiple PCC Layer
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Partial
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Yes
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Overlay construction
conditions
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Automatic
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Automatic
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CROSS SECTION TABLES
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Maximum number of
column in area table
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Unlimited
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Unlimited
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Maximum number of area
table for CS
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1
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Unlimited
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Maximum number of
length table for cross section
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1
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Unlimited
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Maximum number of
Heading Rows in table
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3
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Unlimited
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Location of table
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Fixed to particular
anchor
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Can be specified
freely
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OGL Type vertical
Report in CS
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No
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Yes
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Maximum number of
coordinate table
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Unlimited
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Unlimited
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Facility for
combination of level in a row
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Yes
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Yes
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Horizontal type of
Area table
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Yes
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Yes
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ELEMENTS
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Maximum number of
Retaining Wall
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6
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Unlimited
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Retaining Wall
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Yes
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Yes
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Types of retaining
wall
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5
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Unlimited
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Height based Retaining
wall condition
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Yes
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Yes
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Chainage based
retaining wall condition
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Yes
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Yes
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Support for Base PCC
& Crash barrier
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Yes
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Yes
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Relative level
definition for raft top, raft bottom, PCC top
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No
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Yes
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Maximum number of
drain in CS
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Unlimited
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Unlimited
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Drains with Retaining
Wall sides
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Yes
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Yes
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Drains with top cover,
bottom cover, RCC strengthening, PCC
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Yes
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Yes
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Separate Strengthening
details for left & right
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No
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Yes
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Independent drain
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No
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Yes
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Autotrimming of layer
based on drain insertion
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Yes
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Yes
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Variable side slope
for drain
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No
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Yes
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Drains with Banking
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No
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Yes
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Chainage based drain
definition
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Partial
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Yes
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Support for hatching
of strengthening
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No
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Yes
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Conditional Drain
based on height
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Yes
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Yes
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Autodetection of drain
condition based on location
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Partial
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Yes
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User defined symbol
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Yes
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Yes
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Insertion of symbol in
CS based on CS
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Yes
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Yes
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Support for
independent scaling of symbol
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No
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Yes
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LENGTH, AREA, VOLUME REPORT
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Formula Definition
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Supports
Addition,Substraction, Multiplication, division, Braces conditions
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Supports
Addition,Substraction, Multiplication, division, Braces, AND, OR
conditions
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User defined Length
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Yes
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Yes
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User defined Field
Layer Area
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Yes
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Yes
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Predefined Areas
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Yes
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Yes
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Field Layer Area &
Volume report
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Yes
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Yes
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Field Layer area &
volume between limits
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Yes
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Yes
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Horizontal type of
Field layer Area report
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Yes
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Yes
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Calculation sheet for
Field Layer Area report
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Yes
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Yes
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Design Layer area
& volume report
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Yes
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Yes
(Includes concise design areas)
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Retaining Wall area
& volume report
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Yes
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Yes
(Includes individual item report)
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Detailed PCC Area
& volume report
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No
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Yes
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Automatic calculation
of shoulder area
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Yes
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Yes
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Automatic calculation
of median area
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Yes
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Yes
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Automatic calculation
of embankment cut & fill
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Yes
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Yes
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Length type
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Horizontal, Aligned
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Horizontal, Vertical,
Aligned
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Clearing &
Grubbing Length
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Automatic
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Manual
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User defined report
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No
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Yes
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Total number of user
defined report
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No
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Unlimited
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Preview option for
user defined report
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No
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Yes
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Report for
FRL,Embankment,Toe
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Yes
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Yes
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Layer offset &
selective offset report
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Yes
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Yes
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CROSS SECTION VIEW
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Maximum number of
dimension set
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1
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Unlimited
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Dimension set
definition
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Automatic
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Automatic and Manual
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Dimension Prefix
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No
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Yes
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Additional dimension
text
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No
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Yes
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Grid Lines
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Vertical at OGL
readings & Complete X-Y Grid
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Vertical at OGL
Readings, Vertical at Specified offsets and complete X-Y grid
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Major & minor grid
line
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Yes
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Yes
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Left,Right margins
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Yes
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Yes
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Leader
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Yes (Automatic)
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Yes (Automatic &
Selective)
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Camber display
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Automatic
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Automatic
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Option for hiding
coordinate text, Y Axis text, coordinate table lines, axis lines
useful while using custom defined template drawing
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No
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Yes
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Auto Insertion of
custom defined template drawing with logos, project detail text etc.
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Partial
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Yes
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Cross section sheet
numbering
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No
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Yes
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Cross section creation
date
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No
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Yes
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Cross section chainage
in different formats
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m, Km+m
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m, Km+m with custom
text
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Custom datum text
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No (Fixed)
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Yes
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Display of lines with
thickness
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Existing Pavement only
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Yes
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Display of lines with
color & linetype
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Partial
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Yes
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LONGI-TUDINAL PROFILE
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Vertical design of
alignment
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No
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Yes
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Dynamic modification
of profile
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No
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Yes
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Creation of
Longitudinal profile at defined offset
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Yes
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Yes
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Autoupdation of CS
based on LS changes
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No
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Yes
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Display of relative
height
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No
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Yes
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Option for hiding
coordinate text, Y Axis text, coordinate table lines, axis lines
useful while using custom defined template drawing
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No
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Yes
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Display of multiple LS
lines in profile view
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Yes
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Yes
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Display of coordinates
at user defined chainage interval
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No
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Yes
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OUTPUT
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InbuiltDrawing Editor
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No (CS and LS Viewer)
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Yes.
Has Complete Drawing editor like AutoCAD, IntelliCAD inbuilt
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Dynamic Zoom & Pan
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No
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Yes
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Transfer of cross
section to other format
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DWG format
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APD format, DWG
format, DXF format
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Direct Printing of
cross section
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No
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Yes
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Batch Printing of cross section |
No
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Yes
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Transfer of cross
section as layout based on page size
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Yes
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Yes
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Report Transfer option
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CSV
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Microsoft(TM) Excel
Format, Tab delimited & CSV
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Inbuilt report
creation & viewing
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Yes
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Yes
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Autoformatting of
Reports
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No
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Yes
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Automatic Insertion of
page break
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No
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Yes
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Batch Printing of
report
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No
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Yes
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Scale to Fit printing
option
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No
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Yes
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Separate Numeric
Precision setup for reports, cross section and profile
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No
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Yes
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GUI & OTHER INTERFACE
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User Friendly
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Yes
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Yes
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Explorer style Open
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Yes
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Yes
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Context Sensitive Help
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No
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Yes
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Online Help
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No
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Yes
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User Manual
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Yes
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Yes
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User Skill set
required
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Low
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Low
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File size limitation
advised
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None
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None
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Apprx time taken for
processing 1 cross section (Single Template) in 1.5GHz Intel CPU,
256 MB RAM
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10 sec
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10 sec
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Apprx time taken to
prepare and plot a single cross section with single carriageway(5
design layers, OGL & FRL Data) from scratch
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8 minutes
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5 minutes (Compared to
RE2.0, time required is less, since direct printing facility is
available)
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Apprx time taken for
editing of properties such as color, linestyle etc.
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2 minutes
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Instant
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Saving & Loading
of Settings
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No
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Yes
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Saving of View state
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No
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Yes
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ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE
REQUIREMENT
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Drawing Editor
(AutoPlotter, AutoCAD, IntelliCAD etc.)
CSV Viewer (Notepad,
Excel, Lotus etc.)
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NONE
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