Framework for Civil 3D Release 8

Release 8 Detailed Changes and Updates

Last Update 4/2019

Release 8 changes affect all Framework production solution products delivered for:

Autodesk Civil 3D 2019
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2018

Release 8 General Changes

Release 8 AutoCAD Civil 3D 2019.2
All previous Release 8 2018 and Release 8 2019 AddOns and updates are included.

Recent Update for Release 8 AutoCAD Civil 3D 2018.3
All previous Release 8 2018 and Release 8 2019 Layer Standard and Code AddOns and updates are included.

Release 8 AutoCAD Civil 3D 2018.2
All previous Release 8 2018 and Release 8 2019 Layer Standard and Code AddOns and updates are included.

Release 8 AddOns

Previous Release 7 Layer Standards compatibility and other AddOns are also included here

AddOns and specifically no Spreadsheet Tools are not supplied with Templates Only trial products.

The following Release 7 AddOns are listed and linked below to the Release 7 Details page

Specific Style Changes and Updates

Some sections still awaiting specific Release 8 updates

Each Civil 3D Feature Style in the Toolspace is listed here. All secondary Label Style and other Style tools are listed with the main feature as appropriate.

By Keys Style Collection
General Styles

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Release 8 AutoCAD Civil 3D 2019.2

The Release 8 for 2019.2 has been a work in progress for many months.

AddOns were focused on better customization capability and significant improvements to production and management of mission critical essential tools.

See the Release 8 AddOns list below for updates to:

See the Release 7 AddOns here linked to the Release 7 Details page.

Compatibility and General Improvement Summary

Release 8 2019.2 Framework products will run in Civil 3D 2018 but will not run in previous Civil 3D releases.

The AutoCAD DWG changes in 2019 - All resource drawings are upgraded to the 2018 DWG format.

The Civil 3D object model is again new in 2019.2 as it was in 2018. All resource drawings are upgraded.

The Release 8 for Civil 3D 2019.2 changes are focused on Layer Standards adaptability, improved Key Systems, and new Adaptive Block Style Collections.

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Adaptive Template Block Style Collections 2019.2

All previously supplied By Key Style collections were rebuilt and updated to 2019.2 Civil 3D Object Model
Added additional Feature Line, Alignment, Profile, and Parcel Style to all By Key resource drawings
Added separate detailed Profile and Section Style collection resource drawing
Includes Profile and Section styles for Key-Based design

Added new Adaptive Block Style Collections Listed By Key in alphabetical order:

APRN - Apron
BANK - Bank
BASN - Basin
BASN- BENC - Basin with Benches
BECH - Beach
BENC - Bench
BERM - Berm
BRDG - Bridge
BWTR - Breakwater
CANL - Canal
CHAN - Channel
CHNL - Drainage Channel
DAME - Earth Dam
DIKE - Dike
DIVR - Diversion Channel
DRAN - Drainage
DRED - Dredge
DTCH - Ditch
DTCI - Irrigation Ditch
EMBK - Embankment
FLHA - Flood Hazard
FLOD - Floodwall
HELI - Heliport
JETY - Jetty
LEVE - Levee
OVRN - Overrun
PADS - Pads
POND - Pond
POND- BENC - Pond with Benching
RAMP - Ramp
RIVR - River
RRAP - Riprap
RUNW - Runway
STRC - Structure
SWAY - Spillway
TAXI - Taxiway
TERC - Terrace
UTSD- BASN - Storm Basin
UTSD- POND - Storm Pond
WEIR - Weir
WETL - Wetlands
WHRF - Wharf

Airfield, Beach Erosion, Flood Control, Waterways, Irrigation Control, and all the typical forms of project earthworks for both design and existing conditions are supplied.

We also included some typical examples of potential Adaptive Building Block task-based mashups in the new collection. If you require more detailed design structures, the Adaptive Building Blocks can be easily combined. For example: your Flood Control project design includes detailed Riprap, Gabion, and Revetment structures and with detailed benching and diversion drainage ditches.

For simpler projects each Adaptive Building Block can all be easily simplified by the basic principal of the deletion of extra unnecessary Styles and/or Layers before assembling them into your Civil 3D Template or Reference Template. Don’t need detailed Area control for your project, purge the Parcel Styles and layers and get to work.

Each Adaptive Building Block includes the appropriate Feature Line, Alignment, Profile, and Parcel based integrated Styles. In other words, if you create a Levee based Corridor the entire integrated collection of warranted Styles is instantly available.
These include the common Styles for design, QAQC, and publication:

Appropriate secondary Offset Alignment Styles
Appropriate Profile Styles
All the matched and detailed Feature Line Styles
Typical Area boundaries in both outlined and fill Parcel Styles

The Adaptive Building Block or By Key collection is supplied in addition to the huge Jump Kit Style Library of thousands of project tested production styles. Please note that all previously supplied By Key Style resources have be totally rebuilt and replaced in Release 8. The existing Jump Kit By Key resources are all included but significantly improved for ease of use and now include new capabilities and more Style Tools.

The choice to employ any of the specialty Adaptive Building Block Styles and detail is optional. You can safely mix and match the Framework’s supplied generic Styles with the more detailed and specific Adaptive Building Block Styles in production.

You will spend less time hassling with the Layer details and mechanics in every project during all forms of production design and publication work.

The typical NCS annotative Layers are built into each Adaptive Building Block by default.
Each Adaptive Building Block also includes integrated and standardized Layer State controls which are easily combined into the Framework’s existing supplied Layer States systems.
All the Layer Standard customization including the supplied script resources are integrated into our powerful Spreadsheet Tools
All the Layer Property particulars for each and every Adaptive Building Block can be systematically managed by you.

Support for Your Design Methodology of Choice

The new Adaptive Building Block Style collections support both classic Feature Line and Grading object mechanics and workflows.

Out of the box these new Release 8 Adaptive Building Block Style Tools also provide mission critical support for the more powerful Corridor-based workflows now available in more recent releases of Civil 3D.

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Templates and Styles 2019.2

Adaptive Template Blocks

Added Adaptive Template Blocks to the ..\99_By Keys section of the Jump Kit Styles collections
Each supplied Adaptive Template Block resourse drawing includes speciality Layer States for the block
Added separate Profile View and Section View Styles collection resource drawing for the Adaptive Template Blocks style collections
Added Profile View Crossing Label Styles in both Insertion and Top Down formats
There are new Name conventions for the Crossing Label Styles.

General Template Updates

All templates updated to 2019.2 Civil 3D Object Model
Added separate Profile View and Section View Styles collection resource drawing for the Adaptive Template Blocks style collections
Added Profile View Crossing Label Styles in both Insertion and Top Down formats
There are new Name conventions for the Crossing Label Styles.
All Section and Section View Style collections upgraded to NCS 6.0
Minor fixes and updated based on customer feedback
Updated Civil 3D Object Settings to NCS 6 in all template resources
Updated all supplied Templates with Style updates

Other Template Updates

Added Civil 3D Project Template examples - see the included readme
Added improved example Reference Template resouces for both STB and CTB
The supplied Project Datasets now employ Reference Template attachments by default

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Layer Standards 2019.2

All supplied Layer Standards resources were upgraded to support NCS 6.0 Style Naming conventions employed in all the supplied resources.

By default Release 8 ships in an NCS 6.0 Layer Standards configuration.

Added NCS 6 Adaptive Template Block Layer Standards resources and Layer States Scripts for STB
Each supplied Adaptive Template Block resourse drawing includes the speciality Layer States for the block
Layer Standards Spreadsheet Tools and on-line Help files were updated.
Complete new builds of all supplied Layer Standards (.dws) resources for both STB and CTB for each supplied Layer Standards.
Layer States for Linetypes as supplied are intentionally generic and empty of linetype assignments.
This default allows any linetype customization.
Linetype Layer States are typically included in supplied Layer Standards (.dws) files.
All Layer Standards supplied include both STB and CTB Layer Standards resource files.
All Layer Standards supplied include a Spreadsheet Tool and rename script resources.
Additional new Layer Standards resources are supplied for the new Adaptive Block Style collection resources

NCS 6 Key Changes

Corrections to the DAMC, DAME, TOP~ Layer Descriptions
Added default color property to RVMT
Chanaged DRED and CHAN Layer Standards Spreadsheet Tool Priority value to 1 to differentiate Minor Key colors
Added DWSE - Design Water Surface Elevation key
The new DWSE key is currently not in use in the supplied Layer Standards and Style collections

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R8 Codes Points and Figures Tools AddOn

NCS 6.0 Support for Survey Codes, Description Keys and Survey Figures

Release 8 Layer Standards NCS 6 AddOn

NCS 6.0 Support for Framework utility layer system

Release 8 Layer Standards NCS 6 AIA AddOn

NCS 6.0 Support for the classic AIA utility layer system

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Symbol Set 2019.2

Complete 2019.2 new build of all symbols and Civil 3D point styles.
Symbol blocks upgraded to the 2018 DWG format

Upgrades to the Symbol Maintenance Spreadsheet Tool and all supplied scripts.

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Jump Kit Styles 2019.2

Complete 2019.2 new build of all Civil 3D Styles.
Resource drawings upgraded to the 2018 DWG format and Civil 3D 2019.2 object model.

Added Adaptive Template Blocks to the 99_By Keys section of the Jump Kit Styles collections
Each supplied Adaptive Template Block resourse drawing includes speciality Layer States for the block
Added Profile View Crossing Label Styles in both Insertion and Top Down formats
There are new Name conventions for the Crossing Label Styles.
All Section and Section View Style collections upgraded to NCS 6.0
Minor error and omission fixes based on customer reported issues.
Style library supports use of library resource drawings in Civil 3D Reference Templates
See Site collections section of the library for specific task-based design Style resource drawings.
New Styles to better support Plan and Profile Point Label Styles
Updates to Reference Labels for Alignments

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Assemblies 2019.2

The Release 8 for Civil 3D 2019.2 ships with 2019.2 updates to the Release 8 Assembly resources.

Complete 2019.2 new build of all Civil 3D Assemblies.
All resource drawings upgraded to the 2018 DWG format and Civil 3D 2019.2 object model.

The supplied default Assemblies Tool Palette Content library was updated for 2019.2 and is included.

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Project Datasets 2019.2

Reference Template Updates

The new 2019.2 Project Dataset resources by default employ single Reference Templates where appropriate.
The attachments reference either Design or Survey resource dwgs from the project's ..\00_Resources\Templates\Reference folder.

The Release 8 for Civil 3D 2019.2 ships with 2019.2 updates to the Release 8 Project Dataset resources.
Complete 2019.2 new build of project drawings for both the STB and CTB projects.
All project drawings upgraded to the 2018 DWG format, Civil 3D 2019.2 object model, and upgraded Release 8 2019.2 Styles.

Rehab Corridor Examples for STB

Example Rehab Corridor drawings to a new ..10_Model\Road_Rehab_Pr\ folder.
Include are single lane, double lane, double lane staged, and full intersection example drawings and data resources

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Spreadsheet Tools 2019.2

All on-line Spreadsheet Tools help pages were updated to reflect 2018.2 resource locations and Release 8 AddOn updates

Added a named By Key Sheet for each Adpative Template Block to the Release 8 NCS 60 Layer Standard Spreadsheet Tool for STB

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Release 8 AutoCAD Civil 3D 2018.3

This Release 8 2018.3 Update build is maintenance release with updates to Template files and resources.
Previously released AddOns for 2018 are now included into download packages.

2018.3 Update Compatibility and General Improvement Summary

Release 8 2018 Framework products will not run in previous Civil 3D releases.

The AutoCAD DWG format changed in 2018 - All resource drawings are upgraded to 2018 DWG format.

The Civil 3D object model is new in 2018.3. All resource drawings are upgraded to 2018.3 Civil 3D object model.
All template resources were updated to include 2018.1 General Styles updates and misc. reported fixes.

As guaranteed - previous Release 7 Framework products for 2017 run in AutoCAD Civil 3D 2018.3.
Technically all previous Release 7 products will upgrade and run in 2018.3 with minor or no issues at all.

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Adaptive Template Block Style Collections 2018.3

All previously supplied By Key Style collections were rebuilt and updated to 2018.3 Civil 3D Object Model
Added additional Feature Line, Alignment, Profile, and Parcel Style to all By Key resource drawings
Added separate detailed Profile and Section Style collection resource drawing
Includes Profile and Section styles for Key-Based design

Added new Adaptive Block Style Collections Listed By Key in alphabetical order:

APRN - Apron
BANK - Bank
BASN - Basin
BASN- BENC - Basin with Benches
BECH - Beach
BENC - Bench
BERM - Berm
BRDG - Bridge
BWTR - Breakwater
CANL - Canal
CHAN - Channel
CHNL - Drainage Channel
DAME - Earth Dam
DIKE - Dike
DIVR - Diversion Channel
DRAN - Drainage
DRED - Dredge
DTCH - Ditch
DTCI - Irrigation Ditch
EMBK - Embankment
FLHA - Flood Hazard
FLOD - Floodwall
HELI - Heliport
JETY - Jetty
LEVE - Levee
OVRN - Overrun
PADS - Pads
POND - Pond
POND- BENC - Pond with Benching
RAMP - Ramp
RIVR - River
RRAP - Riprap
RUNW - Runway
STRC - Structure
SWAY - Spillway
TAXI - Taxiway
TERC - Terrace
UTSD- BASN - Storm Basin
UTSD- POND - Storm Pond
WEIR - Weir
WETL - Wetlands
WHRF - Wharf

Airfield, Beach Erosion, Flood Control, Waterways, Irrigation Control, and all the typical forms of project earthworks for both design and existing conditions are supplied.

Appropriate secondary Offset Alignment Styles
Appropriate Profile Styles
All the matched and detailed Feature Line Styles
Typical Area boundaries in both outlined and fill Parcel Styles

You will spend less time hassling with the Layer details and mechanics in every project during all forms of production design and publication work.

The typical NCS annotative Layers are built into each Adaptive Building Block by default.
Each Adaptive Building Block also includes integrated and standardized Layer State controls which are easily combined into the Framework’s existing supplied Layer States systems.
All the Layer Standard customization including the supplied script resources are integrated into our powerful Spreadsheet Tools
All the Layer Property particulars for each and every Adaptive Building Block can be systematically managed by you.

Support for Your Design Methodology of Choice

The new Adaptive Building Block Style collections support both classic Feature Line and Grading object mechanics and workflows.

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Templates and Styles 2018.3

All Templates and Assembly resources updated to the 2018.3 Civil 3D Object Model
All Style resources were updated to employ the NCS 6 Layer Standard
Added Adaptive Template Blocks to the 99_By Keys section of the Jump Kit Styles collections
Each supplied Adaptive Template Block resourse drawing includes speciality Layer States for the block
All Section and Section View Style collections upgraded to NCS 6.0
Updated Civil 3D Object Settings to NCS 6 in all template resources
Updated all templates with Style updates

Layer Standards 2018.3

All supplied Layer Standards resources were upgraded to support NCS 6.0 Style Naming conventions employed in all the supplied resources.

By default Release 8 ships in an NCS 6.0 Layer Standards configuration.

Added NCS 6 Adaptive Template Block Layer Standards resources and Layer States Scripts for STB
Each supplied Adaptive Template Block resourse drawing includes the speciality Layer States for the block
Layer Standards Spreadsheet Tools and on-line Help files were updated.
Complete new builds of all supplied Layer Standards (.dws) resources for both STB and CTB for each supplied Layer Standards.
Layer States for Linetypes as supplied are intentionally generic and empty of linetype assignments.
This default allows any linetype customization.
Linetype Layer States are typically included in supplied Layer Standards (.dws) files.
All Layer Standards supplied include both STB and CTB Layer Standards resource files.
All Layer Standards supplied include a Spreadsheet Tool and rename script resources.
Additional new Layer Standards resources are supplied for the new Adaptive Block Style collection resources

NCS 6 Key Changes

Corrections to the DAMC, DAME, TOP~ Layer Descriptions
Added default color property to RVMT
Chanaged DRED and CHAN Layer Standards Spreadsheet Tool Priority value to 1 to differentiate Minor Key colors
Added DWSE - Design Water Surface Elevation key
The new DWSE key is currently not in use in the supplied Layer Standards and Style collections

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R8 Codes Points and Figures Tools AddOn

NCS 6.0 Support for Survey Codes, Description Keys and Survey Figures

Release 8 Layer Standards NCS 6 AddOn

NCS 6.0 Support for Framework utility layer system

Release 8 Layer Standards NCS 6 AIA AddOn

NCS 6.0 Support for the classic AIA utility layer system

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Symbol Set 2018.3

Complete 2018.3 new build of all symbols and Civil 3D point styles.
Symbol blocks were previously upgraded to the 2018 DWG format
Upgrades to the Symbol Maintenance Spreadsheet Tool and all supplied scripts.

Jump Kit Styles 2018.3

All Style resources were updated to employ the Release 8 NCS 6 Layer Standard by default

Added Adaptive Template Blocks to the 99_By Keys section of the Jump Kit Styles collections
Each supplied Adaptive Template Block resourse drawing includes speciality Layer States for the block
Added separate Profile View and Section View Styles collection resource drawing for the Adaptive Template Blocks style collections
Jump Kit and InstantOn Styles Library resource drawings updated to the 2018.3 Civil 3D Object Model
All Style resources were updated to employ the NCS 6 Layer Standard
Rebuilt all the By Key or Adaptive Template Building Block Style collections
All Section and Section View Style collections upgraded to NCS 6.0

Project Datasets 2018.3

Complete 2018.1 new build of project drawings for both the STB and CTB projects.
All project drawings upgraded to the Civil 3D 2018.3 object model and the Release 8 NCS 6.0 layer standard default.

Spreadsheet Tools 2018.3

All on-line Spreadsheet Tools help pages were updated to reflect 2018.3 resource locations and Release 8 AddOn updates

Added a named By Key Sheet for each Adpative Template Block to the Release 8 NCS 60 Layer Standard Spreadsheet Tool for STB

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Release 8 AutoCAD Civil 3D 2018.2

This Release 8 2018.2 Update build is maintenance release with updates to Template files and resources.
Previously released AddOns for 2018 are now included into download packages.

2018.2 Update Compatibility and General Improvement Summary

Release 8 2018 Framework products will not run in previous Civil 3D releases.

The AutoCAD DWG format changed in 2018 - All resource drawings are upgraded to 2018 DWG format.

The Civil 3D object model is new in 2018.2. All resource drawings are upgraded to 2018.2 Civil 3D object model.
All template resources were updated to include 2018.1 General Styles updates and misc. reported fixes.

As guaranteed - previous Release 7 Framework products for 2017 run in AutoCAD Civil 3D 2018.2.
Technically all previous Release 7 products will upgrade and run in 2018.2 with minor or no issues at all.

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Adaptive Template Block Style Collections 2018.2

All previously supplied By Key Style collections were rebuilt and updated to 2018.2 Civil 3D Object Model
Added additional Feature Line, Alignment, Profile, and Parcel Style to all By Key resource drawings
Added separate detailed Profile and Section Style collection resource drawing
Includes Profile and Section styles for Key-Based design

Added new Adaptive Block Style Collections Listed By Key in alphabetical order:

APRN - Apron
BANK - Bank
BASN - Basin
BASN- BENC - Basin with Benches
BECH - Beach
BENC - Bench
BERM - Berm
BRDG - Bridge
BWTR - Breakwater
CANL - Canal
CHAN - Channel
CHNL - Drainage Channel
DAME - Earth Dam
DIKE - Dike
DIVR - Diversion Channel
DRAN - Drainage
DRED - Dredge
DTCH - Ditch
DTCI - Irrigation Ditch
EMBK - Embankment
FLHA - Flood Hazard
FLOD - Floodwall
HELI - Heliport
JETY - Jetty
LEVE - Levee
OVRN - Overrun
PADS - Pads
POND - Pond
POND- BENC - Pond with Benching
RAMP - Ramp
RIVR - River
RRAP - Riprap
RUNW - Runway
STRC - Structure
SWAY - Spillway
TAXI - Taxiway
TERC - Terrace
UTSD- BASN - Storm Basin
UTSD- POND - Storm Pond
WEIR - Weir
WETL - Wetlands
WHRF - Wharf

Airfield, Beach Erosion, Flood Control, Waterways, Irrigation Control, and all the typical forms of project earthworks for both design and existing conditions are supplied.

Appropriate secondary Offset Alignment Styles
Appropriate Profile Styles
All the matched and detailed Feature Line Styles
Typical Area boundaries in both outlined and fill Parcel Styles

You will spend less time hassling with the Layer details and mechanics in every project during all forms of production design and publication work.

The typical NCS annotative Layers are built into each Adaptive Building Block by default.
Each Adaptive Building Block also includes integrated and standardized Layer State controls which are easily combined into the Framework’s existing supplied Layer States systems.
All the Layer Standard customization including the supplied script resources are integrated into our powerful Spreadsheet Tools
All the Layer Property particulars for each and every Adaptive Building Block can be systematically managed by you.

Support for Your Design Methodology of Choice

The new Adaptive Building Block Style collections support both classic Feature Line and Grading object mechanics and workflows.

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Templates and Styles 2018.2

All Templates and Assembly resources updated to the 2018.2 Civil 3D Object Model
All Style resources were updated to employ the NCS 6 Layer Standard
Added Adaptive Template Blocks to the 99_By Keys section of the Jump Kit Styles collections
Each supplied Adaptive Template Block resourse drawing includes speciality Layer States for the block
All Section and Section View Style collections upgraded to NCS 6.0
Updated Civil 3D Object Settings to NCS 6 in all template resources
Updated all templates with Style updates

Layer Standards 2018.2

All supplied Layer Standards resources were upgraded to support NCS 6.0 Style Naming conventions employed in all the supplied resources.

By default Release 8 ships in an NCS 6.0 Layer Standards configuration.

Added NCS 6 Adaptive Template Block Layer Standards resources and Layer States Scripts for STB
Each supplied Adaptive Template Block resourse drawing includes the speciality Layer States for the block
Layer Standards Spreadsheet Tools and on-line Help files were updated.
Complete new builds of all supplied Layer Standards (.dws) resources for both STB and CTB for each supplied Layer Standards.
Layer States for Linetypes as supplied are intentionally generic and empty of linetype assignments.
This default allows any linetype customization.
Linetype Layer States are typically included in supplied Layer Standards (.dws) files.
All Layer Standards supplied include both STB and CTB Layer Standards resource files.
All Layer Standards supplied include a Spreadsheet Tool and rename script resources.
Additional new Layer Standards resources are supplied for the new Adaptive Block Style collection resources

NCS 6 Key Changes

Corrections to the DAMC, DAME, TOP~ Layer Descriptions
Added default color property to RVMT
Chanaged DRED and CHAN Layer Standards Spreadsheet Tool Priority value to 1 to differentiate Minor Key colors
Added DWSE - Design Water Surface Elevation key
The new DWSE key is currently not in use in the supplied Layer Standards and Style collections

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R8 Codes Points and Figures Tools AddOn

NCS 6.0 Support for Survey Codes, Description Keys and Survey Figures

Release 8 Layer Standards NCS 6 AddOn

NCS 6.0 Support for Framework utility layer system

Release 8 Layer Standards NCS 6 AIA AddOn

NCS 6.0 Support for the classic AIA utility layer system

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Symbol Set 2018.2

Complete 2018.2 new build of all symbols and Civil 3D point styles.
Symbol blocks were previously upgraded to the 2018 DWG format
Upgrades to the Symbol Maintenance Spreadsheet Tool and all supplied scripts.

Jump Kit Styles 2018.2

All Style resources were updated to employ the Release 8 NCS 6 Layer Standard by default

Added Adaptive Template Blocks to the 99_By Keys section of the Jump Kit Styles collections
Each supplied Adaptive Template Block resourse drawing includes speciality Layer States for the block
Added separate Profile View and Section View Styles collection resource drawing for the Adaptive Template Blocks style collections
Jump Kit and InstantOn Styles Library resource drawings updated to the 2018.2 Civil 3D Object Model
All Style resources were updated to employ the NCS 6 Layer Standard
Rebuilt all the By Key or Adaptive Template Building Block Style collections
All Section and Section View Style collections upgraded to NCS 6.0

Project Datasets 2018.2

Complete 2018.1 new build of project drawings for both the STB and CTB projects.
All project drawings upgraded to the Civil 3D 2018.2 object model and the Release 8 NCS 6.0 layer standard default.

Spreadsheet Tools 2018.2

All on-line Spreadsheet Tools help pages were updated to reflect 2018.2 resource locations and Release 8 AddOn updates

Added a named By Key Sheet for each Adpative Template Block to the Release 8 NCS 60 Layer Standard Spreadsheet Tool for STB

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Release 8 AddOns

The following Framework for Civil 3D AddOns were released to add functionality and new or updated Spreadsheet Tools to Release 7.
Release 8 compatability AddOns are included here for consistency.
Links to blog posts are included to clarify and summarize the capabilities in each AddOn.

These AddOns are documented in detail in the Members>>Documentation and Help>>Spreadsheet Tools section of the website.

Layer Standards Tools Release 7 NCS 5 Update

12/2018

The Layer Standards Spreadsheet Tool files for Release 7 NCS 5 were updated - See the Layer Standards Tools Release 7 NCS 5 Update post

The Update replaces improperly named Excel files with the correct versions of both older and new NCS 5.0 Spreadsheet Tools

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R8 Codes Points and Figures Tools AddOn

10/2018

This is a new set of Spreadsheet Tools for all Release 7+ versions of Survey Codes, NCS 6 Description Key Sets, and NCS 6 Figure PrefixDb Tools.

The new Spreadsheet Tools allow users to more easily customize the Framework's survey codes, points, and figures in complete detail.
Includes matched pairs of Description Key Set Tools and Figure Db Tools for both NCS 6 Utility Layers and NCS 6 AIA classic Utility Layers.
Release 8 Codes Points and Figures for NCS 6 AddOn
The AddOn supplies updated Framework Spreadsheet Tools for:

Survey Codes Tool
Description Key Set Tools for both NCS 6 and NCS 6 AIA classic utility layers
Figure Db Tools for both NCS 6 and NCS 6 AIA classic utility layers

Survey Codes Tool

The Survey Codes Tool produces Code lists for use in the Description Key Set Tool, Figure Db Tool, and Survey Queries Tool.

Additional new Survey Codes are included for:

Traffic signaling with code support for pole, sized-masts, and head assemblies
Street lighting with code support for pole, sized-masts
Additional sized utility vaults

The new version of the Survey Codes Tool supports:

Easier point code and figure testing
Additional built in Filter columns
Better testing of complex Codes including more powerful and complex Not Keys and BESTWay type survey point code and figure patterns and structures.
Ability to test, compare and optionally force Survey Code translations
Improved and easier to use Survey Code match list and Translator Key Set construction
New Reverse Translator Key Set is now automatically produced

Description Key Set Tools:

Include New Description Key Set creation sheets with both Layer and Point Style picklists.
The latest NCS 6.0 DOD compliant Layers list is employed.
Fast Copy and Paste Key Set construction
Test and validate Layers where that applies
Test and validate Point Styles where that applies
Built-in Description Key Set PDF documentation capability
AIA versions is updated
All Description Key Set PDF files are supplied

Figure Db Tools:

Include New Figure Db records creation sheets with both Layer and Figure Style picklists
The latest NCS 6.0 DOD compliant Layers list is employed.
Fast Copy and Paste Figure details construction
Built-in Breakline and Lot Line data validation
Test and validate Layers where that applies
Test and validate Figure Styles where that applies
AIA versions is updated
All Figure Prefix DBs files and individual record lists are supplied

Minor adjustments were made to Key layer assignments. See the documentation PDF supplied with the download for the details.

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Release 8 Layer Standards NCS 6 AddOn

9/2018

This is a new set of Release 7 to Release 8 Layer Standards Spreadsheet Tools for both STB and CTB that supports the NCS 6.0 Layer scheme.

These new Layer Standards support Layer Standards compatibility with the DOD (Dept of Defense) and US Army Corp Layer Standards

The new Spreadsheet Tools allow users to more easily customize the Framework's Layer system in complete detail.
Includes Rename and Reset Rename scripts and example Layer Standards files in .dwg format.
Release 8 Layer Standards NCS 6 AddOn
The AddOn introduction post contains the details. In brief:

Easy single command forward and back conversion of the Release 7 NCS 5.0 Layers and Key system to the NCS 6.0 Key system and Layer scheme
Rename and Reset Rename script resource files are supplied
Complete in detail script resources are supplied
Layer Standards files are supplied in the .dwg format for both STB and CTB
Key resources are now supplied for all the NCS 6.0 official Disciplines
This allows for the quicker addition of other NCS Discipline and specialty Layers
Fully customizable STB and CTB Layer Standards Spreadsheet Tools included
The supplied Tools also produce the many, user-friendly Layer States to manage the Layer system in production
Full support for either small or large project NCS Layer naming conventions.
(e.g. C- or CG discipline code systems)
Full support for Status or Phase modifiers
Support for single tilde characters in Key names
Full interoperability or exchange of templates and drawings for both STB and CTB versions of the Spreadsheet Tools results is maintained.
Employment and complete customization of the first 9 basic AutoCAD colors or even all ACI colors if required
Ability to convert from AutoCAD ACI color scheme to an RGB color schemes for STB
See the recent Identity Utility and Colors in Civil 3D post for ACI to RGB

The Layer Standards Spreadsheet Tools documentation for both STB and CTB were updated and include details and how to instruction.

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Release 8 Layer Standards NCS 6 AIA AddOn

9/2018

This is a new set of Release 7 to Release 8 Layer Standards Spreadsheet Tools for both STB and CTB that supports the NCS 6.0 Layer scheme.

These new Layer Standards support Layer Standards compatibility with the DOD (Dept of Defense) and US Army Corp Layer Standards

The new Spreadsheet Tools allow users to easily convert from the Framework's Utility Key code system (UT@@) to the classic AIA Utility Key code system.
Includes Rename and Reset Rename scripts and example Layer Standards files in .dwg format.
Release 8 Layer Standards NCS 6 AIA AddOn
The AddOn introduction post contains the details. In brief:

Easy single command forward and back conversion of the Release 7 NCS 5.0 Layers and Key system to the NCS 6.0 Key system and Layer scheme
Rename and Reset Rename script resource files are supplied
Complete in detail script resources are supplied
Layer Standards files are supplied in the .dwg format for both STB and CTB
Key resources are now supplied for all the NCS 6.0 official Disciplines
This allows for the quicker addition of other NCS Discipline and specialty Layers
Fully customizable STB and CTB Layer Standards Spreadsheet Tools included
The supplied Tools also produce the many, user-friendly Layer States to manage the Layer system in production
Full support for either small or large project NCS Layer naming conventions.
(e.g. C- or CG discipline code systems)
Full support for Status or Phase modifiers
Support for single tilde characters in Key names
Full interoperability or exchange of templates and drawings for both STB and CTB versions of the Spreadsheet Tools results is maintained.
Employment and complete customization of the first 9 basic AutoCAD colors or even all ACI colors if required
Ability to convert from AutoCAD ACI color scheme to an RGB color schemes for STB
See the recent Identity Utility and Colors in Civil 3D post for ACI to RGB

The Layer Standards Spreadsheet Tools documentation for both STB and CTB were updated and include details and how to instruction.

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By Keys Style Collection

Added a new 99_By Keys Style collections folder, subfolders, and resource drawings to Styles Library
These Style collections include Styles from multiple Civil 3D Features

By Keys SITE resouce drawings include Key name matched Styles for:

The Layer Standards resources for the supplied Adaptive Template Blocks are supplied in the InstantOn Desktop Layer Standards for Release 8 NCS6.

Feature Line Styles
Parcel Styles
Alignment Styles
Profile Styles
These styles may include references to Marker Styles
Layer detailed Profile and Section styles are supplied in a separate resource drawing

See Release 8 2018 and Release 8 2019.2 sections above for details.

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Common Styles

This section still awaiting specific Release 8 updates

The Style updates to common Styles produce both improved STB output and enable consistent CTB conversions

+Invisble

Colors forced to 240 and Plotstyle to Invisible Ink for CTB and STB
Components are turned off in all representations - Plan, Model, Profile, and Section

+NOPLOT

Colors forced to 240 and Plotstyle to Invisible Ink for CTB and STB
If required, updated Style Descriptions for conform to Release 6 Layer scheme
+NOPLOT Label Styles employ -NLPT Keys to assign Layers and therefore resolve plot properties By Layer

+New

If required, updated Style Descriptions for conform to Release 6 Layer scheme

+Always Import

Style collections that include these Styles employ Expressions
Import these Styles first to update or add Styles included with them.
See General Marker Label Styles as an example.

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General Styles

This section still awaiting specific Release 8 updates

Notes

The Style updates here produce both improved STB output and enable consistent CTB conversions.
Supplied Layer States are designed to systematically help manage any published output.

Duplicate, misnamed, and/or decrecated Styles from Release 4 and earlier releases have been removed.
Updated replacement Styles are included. A Style Import test in Civil 3D will show you differences.

Colors employed for like named Styles (e.g. "Curb") are consistent within the collection and obey Last Digit Rules.
A consistent color scheme is employed to help end users more easily identify common Civil 3D displayed components.
The new color Civil 3D component indentity scheme differs from the old STB only identification scheme employed previously.

Colors between 50-90 were avoided to conform to black and white background visibility rules employed in Layer Standards Tools

Updated all colors to conform to STB and CTB - see Subassemblies Code Tool
If required, updated Style Descriptions for conform to Release 6 Layer scheme
Last Digit Rule updates to default of 1 for linework for Link Styles
Last Digit Rule updates of default of 0 for linework and of 1 for pattern fills for Shapes

No planned changes to Note, Line, and Curve Label Styles.

Remember to always import +Always Import styles that include expressions before importing the Styles.
This helps decrease the chance of Expressions improperly functioning in Styles that employ them.
See Marker Label Styles.

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Code Set Style Resolution

Be careful not to confuse the purpose of a Code Set Style.
Many of the Styles in the Generals collection may be employed in Code Set Styles for a variety of purposes.
Code Set Styles serve four very different purposes in Civil 3D:

Subassembly and Assembly constuction display in Plan - what the cross section looks like
Corridor output in Plan - how the plan view of the corridor may be deliniated, colorized, and/or screened for output
Cross Section display in the Section Editor
The detailed Section View output and annotation of Assemblies from corridors

The supplied Code Set Styles are intentionally generalized but retain tasked based purposes reflected in Code Set Style names.

Note that not every stock Subassembly code employed in Civil 3D is intentionally not represented in the Styles collection.
Code Set Styles allow us to thoughtfully combine the application of more generalized Styles to build consistent results.
For example employ:

A generic Curb shape style in a Code Set for use with Median coded structures.
A single pair of Cut and Fill Shape Styles with cover a multitude of Plan, Profile, and Section outputs.
A single basic Link style to represent many kinds of subassembly links in an Assembly when identification does not matter.
Where another Code Set Style may employ specific Link Styles to help identify and aid in quality control tasks.

This technique reduces the total Style count, improves output, and is typically much less confusing to most users.

A similar combination technique is applied to Feature Line Styles employed in Code Set Styles for corridor output.
Optional Feature Line Styles not employed in the supplied Code Set Styles are included.
These include extra corridor Feature Line Styles and a selection of grading Feature Line Styles.

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Multipurpose Styles

Marker Styles

Color consistency updates for STB and CTB Conversions

Updated all colors to conform to STB and CTB - see Subassemblies Code Tool
R4-6 Marker Styles with 0 digit colors will plot screened by default.
Shades of color employed conform to related Link and Shape Style colors where appropriate
Most Marker Styles now have consistent lineweight to improve published output - see below
Last Digit Rule updates to default of 1 for linework for Marker Styles - improves subassembly output
Previous releases typically employed a variety of final digit colors.
Updated Style Descriptions of properties where required
3 Duplicate Catch Point Marker Styles deleted - CT ones deleted
For CTCH Markers - Updated Descriptions
Removed color force of magenta to ByLayer
Updated Layers in Profile and Section to C-VIEW-PROF-MARK and C-VIEW-SCTN-MARK

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Feature Line Styles

Added By Key Site collections

Major updates to SITE Feature Line Styles - See Alignments and Profiles Site collections

Optional Feature Line Styles not employed in the supplied Code Set Styles are included.
These include extra corridor Feature Line Styles and a selection of grading Feature Line Styles.
Prefix CR and GR naming conventions are employed.

Added GR STRC core Features lines and Layers to Standards and Templates

Layer Changes for improved Corridor Feature Line Output

Changed the default C-ALGN assignment to C-ALGN-CORR for Plan and Model where appropriate
Specialized Feature Line Styles with non-default assignments were not changed
Profile linework assignment remains to C-VIEW-PROF-LINE
Profile vertex assignments for Markers controlled by Marker assignment
Typically General Medium Markers for start vertex and General Small Markers for other vertices
These resolve By Layer to C-VIEW-PROF-MARK
Section Mark assignment controled by specifics of the Marker assignment
Typically this is a name matched Marker style where properties resolve By Layer to C-VIEW-SCTN-MARK
By Key Site Feature Lines layer and propertiy assignments default to Major Key and
typical site structure Minor Keys of BOTS|CNTR|FOOT|OFLT|OFRT|TOPS|WALL
Grading Feature Lines are not color forced and inherit assigned Layer Properties

Color consistency updates for STB and CTB Conversions

Updated all colors to conform to STB and CTB - see Subassemblies Code Tool
Colors updated to conform to Design convention of a Last Digit Rule of 2
Shades of color employed conform to related Marker, Link and Shape Style colors where appropriate
Most Feature Styles do not change lineweight except sublayer Feature Line Styles which change to Last Digit Rule of 1
Last Digit Rule updates to default of 1 or 2 for linework for Feature Line Styles - improves corridor Plan output
Previous releases typically employed a variety of final digit colors.
Updated Style Descriptions of properties where required

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Slope Pattern Styles

Updated Style Descriptions of properties where required

Do not import properly with Style Import tool in 2015+ - update manually

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Projection Styles

All AutoCAD Blocks and Multi-view blocks set to -MARK layers in Profiles and Sections

Updated Style Descriptions of properties where required

Do not import properly with Style Import tool in 2015+ - update manually

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Code Set Styles

All the referenced Styles here are updated
See other General Styles notes for changes.
Corrections made for CR-Milll incorrectly named and assigned Shape Style
Adjustments to applied Material Styles is Plan Screened and Hide Code Set Styles for STB to CTB
+NoPlot Shape styles replaced with 0% Screen Shape styles for example

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Link Styles

Updated all colors to conform to STB and CTB - see Subassemblies Code Tool
Most Link Styles now have reduced lineweight - see below
Last Digit Rule updates to default of 1 for linework for Link Styles - improves subassembly output
Previous releases typically employed a variety of 2 or 3 final digit colors.
Top and Datum links have last digits of 2 for fatter lineweights
Uncoded links forced to 171 - see Subassemblies Code Tool

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Shape Styles

Shape styles are optimized to print best in Sections and supply useful visual feedback in other representations.
Plan representations for subassemblies employ Shape styles with colored solids with basic screening and not hatch patterns.

Updated all colors to conform to STB and CTB - see Subassemblies Code Tool
Plan representations for subassemblies employ forced colors and 50% screens by default - see Subassemblies Code Tool
Most Shape Styles now have reduced lineweight for both Border and Hatch components - see below
Last Digit Rule updates of default of 0 for linework and of 0 for pattern fills for Shape Styles
Previous releases for STB only typically employed a variety of final digit colors.
Assignment to colors ending in 0 matches 50% screens in the supplied CTB file resources.
Cut and Fill Material shapes default to new shades of red and blue within confines of color background rules.
Cut and Fill shapes employ hatch patterns in all representations
Colors between 50 and 90 are avoided for visibility.
Uncoded Shape style color forced to 250 now plots with 50% screen by default
CR-Milll style incorrectly named - replaced and deleted

Screened Shape Styles

Employed primarily as Material Styles in Plan representations in Code Set Styles.

These Styles effectively hide, produce screening, and/or color identity validation of the details of areas in corridors in Plan
Hatch patterns are intentionally not typically employed in these style to reduce conversion issues and complications.

% Screened Shape styles updated to conform to STB and CTB and use variable % screen CTB colors 240-249
This does reduce Plan view color differentiation in corridors in STB but simplifies STB to CTB conversions.
Added a 0% Screened Shape style with color 240 for consistency
New 0% Screened Shape style replaced +NoPlot Shape style in some Code Set Styles for STB to CTB conversions
Added 45% Screened Shape style
Removed 50+ % Screened Shape styles for consistency - Shape styles not used in supplied templates

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General Label Styles

No changes to Note, Line, and Curve Label Styles

Marker Label Styles

Updated Style Descriptions of properties where required

Link Label Styles

Updated Style Descriptions of properties where required

Shape Label Styles

Updated Style Descriptions of properties where required

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Point

Core Templates - Change point style default scale to 0.1 from 0.2 in supplied templates
We recommended that you individually review point style scale for each point style in supplied templates
There were major additions and updates to the included Point Styles in the Symbol Set
See the Symbol Set changes for details
No major changes to Description Key Sets - See Spreadsheet Tools help update
No major changes to Figure Prefix Dbs - See Spreadsheet Tools help update
No major changes to Point Label Styles - Updates to Descriptions as required
See the Spreadsheet Tools help documentation for Update to Subassembly Tool - Added default colors for identity
Updates to Subassemblies graphic documentation - See Code Set Styles

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Point Cloud

Updates to Layer Standard assignments
Updates to LIDAR Classification by color for STB to CTB conversions
No other changes to Point Cloud Styles

Surface

Change ExContours 1-5 reduced lineweight and plotstyles to conform to new Layer Standards
Display Points in Model in Contour Styles by default color 240 and/or Invisible Ink plotstyle
Updated Style Descriptions to current values with fixes and adjustments where necessary
Added QA Themed colored Contours and Triangles styles for easier multiple surface identification.

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Parcel

Updated Section View Marker default colors to ByLayer
Adjusted Parcel Fill Styles to last digit 1 (Segment) and 0 (PATT) for STB to CTB conversions.
Updated Model representations to conform.
Renamed Parcel Fill and Segment Styles to last digit 1 names to conform STB to CTB.
240 Parcel Styles renamed and revised to 230 for compatibility.
No changes to Label Styles

Grading

Updates to Layer Standard assignments for STB to CTB conversions

Updates to All Grading Criteria Sets - cleanup of Criteria with issues and references

Grading Criteria Sets do not import properly with Style Import tool in 2015+ - update manually

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Alignment

Alignment Style Changes

Removed or renamed old Release 5 Alignment Styles with "w Ext" naming convention
Removed forced DASHED2 linetypes on extension components - EXTN Key - apply linetype to Layer(s)
Updated Section View Marker default colors to ByLayer
The Section View Marker Layer assignments are now matched to Keys by default instead of C-VIEW-SCTN-MARK layer.
If you turn on Section View Markers, you now get appropriate Section Layer assignments based on the Alignment Style by Keys.
Updated Style Descriptions of properties where required
Updates to Layer Standard assignments

Library Alignment Style Updates

Added By Key Site collections that include SITE Alignment Styles
Major updates to SITE Alignment Styles - See Profiles and Feature Line Site collections
Updates to PROP annotative Alignment Styles
Removed forced DASHED2 linetype on extensions
Section Marks to PROP and ESMT Layers
Updates to UTIL annotative Alignment Styles
Removed forced DASHED2 linetype on extensions
Section Marks to appropriate UTIL Key Layers
Updated Style Descriptions of properties where required
Updated Markers as necessary
Updates to Layer Standard assignments

Library Alignment Label Style Changes

Added Minor Station UTIL Label Styles - better Label Style management
Both DOT type lower case Proposed teststyle and standard upper case Existing (V-UT##) styles are supplied
These duplicate Major Station UTIL Label Styles with added benefit of easier management
Use Minor versions and apply Minor Station Label Style Defaults to set text height properties
Added Stations as Digits resource drawing
Added Alignment Reference Labels drawing and resources - see below
Updated Style Descriptions of properties where required
Updates to Layer Standard assignments
Added spaces to text components to create Masks for SITE and PROP Mark Major Station Styles
Renamed SITE Major Station Labels to conform to name rules
Added NCS typical NCS upper case Utility Major Station Labels
Updated lower case DOT like Utility Major Station Labels
Deleted PROP CL and PL Styles that referenced old ACAD Simplex font - NCS compliant
Updated PROP Styles that employ Marks that replace these and updated Styles to employ Masks
Updated Masks behind symbols for EROS Major Station label styles
GA EROS updates include color force to 240 and Invisible Ink for solid fills for STB to CTB conversions

New Alignment Reference Labels

Added Alignment Reference Group Labels for surface, corridor, and grading annotation.

Annotative alignments will label surfaces at incrementals and critical points including on XREFs and DREFs.

Added Alignment Reference Labels collection drawing
Includes Minor Station and Geometry Point Station Labels for Surfaces, Alignment, and Profile references
Typical Label rotations are supplied for both existing and proposed conditions
Use in Alignment Labels with NoPlot Major Station Labels with very large increments
Prototype Reference ALGN (Alignment) and PROF (Profile) Minor Station Label Styles included

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Profile

Core Style Changes

Updated Existing Profile Style component Layer assignments to V-VIEW-PROF-TOPO and V-VIEW-PROF-LABL
Updated Color forces of Lefts and Rights to 81 and 21 for STB to CTB converions
Adjusted display of Markers in Section to display correctly if turned on
Removed color force of Section Markers - now By Layer
Reset LTscale to 1 for all Profile Style components for consistency
Removed forced DASHED2 linetypes on extension components - EXTN Key - apply linetype to Layer(s)
Updated Style Descriptions of properties where required
Updates to Layer Standard assignments
See changes to Label Styles below

Added By Key Site collections

Major updates to SITE Profile Styles - See Alignments and Feature Line Site collections

Typical UTIL and SITE proposed styles employ NoPlot Cross Markers

Library Profile Label Style Changes

Added UTIL Major Station Labels for existing conditions with caps and Existing textstyle
Both typical DOT lower case and typical NCS/GSA utility annotative Profile Label Styles are provided.
Updated all RAIL Profile Label Styles
Updated Style Descriptions of properties where required
Updates to Layer Standard assignments

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Profile View

Updated Style Descriptions of properties where required
Updates to Layer Standard assignments
Label Styles - Updates to Descriptions and Layer assignments

Profile View Band Styles

Updated Style Descriptions of properties where required
Changed DIAG Key default color from 20 to 21 - needs unscreened lineweight
Updated forced colors in Band Styles for Cut and Fill to 22 152 per STB to CTB conversion

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Superelevation View

Updated Style Descriptions of properties where required
Colored Style versions with forced Colors updated for STB to CTB conversions

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Cant View

Updated Style Descriptions of Layer properties
Style versions with forced Colors updated for STB to CTB conversions
Added components displayed updated to default ByLayer properties for STB to CTB conversions

Sample Lines

Updated Style Descriptions of Layer properties
Updates to Layer Standard assignments
Label Styles - Updates to Descriptions and Layer assignments

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Section

Updated Style Descriptions of Layer properties
Updates to Layer Standard assignments
Updates to forced color assignments in Section Styles for STB to CTB conversions
Label Styles - Updates to Descriptions and Layer assignments
Fixes to Ex Label assignments from old ROAD keys to VIEW-SCTN keys

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Section View

2018 changes are also included here. These do not apply to previous release Section View Styles

Updated Style Descriptions of Layer properties
A couple of minor Updates to Layer Standard assignments
Color and Plotstyle updates to All Group Plot Styles for STB to CTB converions
No Updates needed to Sheet or Table Styles
Label Styles - Updates to Descriptions and Layer assignments
Updates to 2018 all Section View Styles to support new Section View Buffer component
Component defaults set to ByLayer and C-NPLT layer.

Section View Band Styles

Updated Style Descriptions of Layer properties
Updated all Band labels to VIEW-SCTN-LABL layers
Linework components moved from C-VIEW-PROF-DIAG to C-VIEW-PROF

2018.1 Section View Label Styles

Added Section View Crossing Label Styles.
Typical On object (a), Bottom Up (xBu) and Top Down (xTd) Parent and Child label style are supplied.
New naming convention Code for Section View Crossing Labels = SC
For example: (Pr)SCa Off+Elev - JS
Corrected NCS Layer assignments for existing conditions to V-VIEW-SCTN-LABL from V-ROAD-LABL

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Mass Haul Line

Updated Style Descriptions of Layer properties
Updated Hatch forced colors 161 and 191 to ByLayer for STB to CTB converions
Free Haul and Overhaul areas now display same colors

Hatch Colors are forced to 161 and 191 - do not plot screened

Mass Haul View

Updated Style Descriptions of Layer properties
Updates to Layer Standard assignments

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Catchment

Updated Style Descriptions of Layer properties
Updates to Layer Standard assignments
Updated Markers
CT Catch Markers deleted in General Markers
For CTCH Markers - Updated Descriptions
Removed color force of magenta to ByLayer
Updated Layers in Profile and Section to C-VIEW-PROF-MARK and C-VIEW-SCTN-MARK
Label Styles - Updates to Descriptions and Layer assignments

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Pipe Network

Includes full support for Gravity Systems including Water

Styles supplied will reference any attached Pipe and Structures Catalogs

Updated Style Descriptions of Layer properties
Updated Referenced Styles
Parts Lists updates as required
Interference Styles updates for STB to CTB conversions

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Pipe

If you want to display Grade Lines (Profiles) and/or Solids (Sections), proper Layer assignments occur

Cleanups of Pipe to Pipe connections with Null Structures may be turned On

Updated Style Descriptions of Layer properties
Updates to Layer Standard assignments for Profile and Section components
Cleanup of Pipe to Pipe connections is OFF to conform to previous versions
Proposed Grade Line layers assigned in Profile but OFF to conform to previous versions
Rules Set descriptions updated and generic Rule Set name correction
Label Styles - Updates to Descriptions and Layer assignments
Added +ALWAYS IMPORT Label Styles as required for consistency and Style Impport upgrades
2016+ Added Crossing Profile Label Styles

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Need Profile and Section components assignment updates - added solids

Structure

Updated Style Descriptions of Layer properties
Updated block name references to reflect Symbol Set changes
Removed old Release 4 misnamed SS and SD Manhole Styles
Label Styles - Updates to Descriptions and Layer assignments
By default all Structure Labels to UT@@-LABL layers

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Pressure Network

In addition to classic wet Preasure Systems, Styles are also supplied for dry, conduit-based Utility Systems
Support includes all Pipes/Conduits and Fittings and Appurtenances and detailed annotative Label Styles.

The IOB collection includes only UTIL,UTIR,UTNG,UTSS,UTWR collections

Added +INVISIBLE and +NOPLOT Styles and +NOPLOT Label Styles to all Pressure Network resources for consistency
Updated all Pressure Network collections from Appurtenance, Fitting, and Pressure Pipe resources

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Pressure Pipe

In addition to classic wet Pressure Systems, Styles are also supplied for dry, conduit-based Utility Systems
Support includes all Pipes/Conduits and Fittings and Appurtenances and detailed annotative Label Styles.

The IOB collection includes only UTIL,UTIR,UTNG,UTSS,UTWR collections

Four types of default pipe Styles are supplied for each Utility: Double Fill, Double Line, Single Line, and Walls

Double Fill Styles employ solid fill hatches to typical Utility screened layers in Plan and Profile

Added +INVISIBLE and +NOPLOT Styles and +NOPLOT Label Styles for consistency
Updated Style Descriptions of Layer properties
Updates to Layer Standard assignments
Updated all Section Hatch Layers if hatching is turned On
Updated all Solid Layers if solids are turned on
Updated Label Style Defaults text heights to 0.06 standard for consitency
2016+ Added Crossing Profile Label Styles

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Fitting

The IOB collection includes only UTIL,UTIR,UTNG,UTSS,UTWR collections

Added +INVISIBLE and +NOPLOT Styles and +NOPLOT Label Styles for consistency
Updated Style Descriptions of Layer properties
Updates to Layer Standard assignments
Fixed the Ex Fitting Center Styles to reference Centerline as named
Previously referenced Catalog part representation
Updated all Section Hatch Layers if hatching is turned On
Updated Label Style Defaults text heights to 0.06 standard for consitency

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Appurtenance

The IOB collection includes only UTIL,UTIR,UTNG,UTSS,UTWR collections

Added +INVISIBLE and +NOPLOT Styles and +NOPLOT Label Styles for consistency
Updated Style Descriptions of Layer properties
Updates to Layer Standard assignments
Updated all Section Hatch Layers if hatching is turned On
Updated Label Style Defaults text heights to 0.06 standard for consitency

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Corridor

Style updates to help with design and identification of multiple different corridors

Three separate display types of colored Regions and other components now available

Updated Style Descriptions of Layer properties
Updates to Layer Standard assignments
Updates to Color Corridor and Color Intersection styles
Color forcing now intentionally different to help identification and quality control tasks
Added Color Site Corridor design style with yet another version of forced colors

Intersection

Updated Style Descriptions of Layer properties
Updates to Layer Standard assignments
Label Styles - Updates to Descriptions and Layer assignments

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Assembly

Style updates to help with design and identification of multiple different Assemblies

Three separate display types of colored Assembly components now available

Updated Style Descriptions of Layer properties
Updates to Layer Standard assignments
Different forced Color patterns for Rail, Road, and Site Assembly Styles
Simplified published lineweight and plotstyle for STB to CTB conversions

Subassembly

No Styles

Quantity Takeoff

Updated Style Descriptions of Layer properties

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Survey

Networks

Updated Style Descriptions of Layer properties
Updated Tolerance forced colors
Updated referenced Markers
Updated NOPLOT SNet color properties for STB to CTB conversion and improved QA

Figure

Updated Style Descriptions of Layer properties
Updated the pattern of employed Markers to be consitent for all Figure Styles
Updated Figure Style component Layer assignments for Profile Views
Updated Plan and Model component Layer assignments to Release 6+ rules
Markers left On in Profile and Section
Minor updates to Figure Label Styles for +NOPLOT and +INVISIBLE Styles

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View Frame Group

No Styles

View Frame

Added new +NoPlot View Frame Label Styles to aid in Frame identification

Updated Style Descriptions of Layer properties
Label Styles - Updates to Descriptions and Layer assignments
Added +NoPlot Group, Number, and Stations Label Styles

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Match Line

Check ANNO-MTCH-LABL color resolution

Added Match Line Label Styles with Stations

Updated Style Descriptions of Layer properties
Updated Layer Assignments to MTCH Key layers
Updated Masks to 240 and Invisible Ink for STB to CTB conversions
Label Styles - Updates to Descriptions and Layer assignments
Match Line Labels now to more proper ANNO-MTCH-LABL layers
Added new Left and Right Label Styles with Match Line Station

Building Site

Updated Style Descriptions of Layer properties
Updated Model representations

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Release 8 Details

Framework for Civil 3D Release 8

Release 8 Detailed Changes and Updates

Release 8 changes affect all Framework production solution products delivered for:

Prior Release 7 Details Links

Release 8 General Changes

Specific Style Changes and Updates

Some sections still awaiting specific Release 8 updates

Release 8 AutoCAD Civil 3D 2019.2

Compatibility and General Improvement Summary

Adaptive Template Block Style Collections 2019.2

Added new Adaptive Block Style Collections Listed By Key in alphabetical order:

Support for Your Design Methodology of Choice

Templates and Styles 2019.2

Adaptive Template Blocks

General Template Updates

Other Template Updates

Layer Standards 2019.2

NCS 6 Key Changes

Symbol Set 2019.2

Jump Kit Styles 2019.2

Assemblies 2019.2

Project Datasets 2019.2

Reference Template Updates

Rehab Corridor Examples for STB

Spreadsheet Tools 2019.2

Release 8 AutoCAD Civil 3D 2018.3

2018.3 Update Compatibility and General Improvement Summary

Adaptive Template Block Style Collections 2018.3

Added new Adaptive Block Style Collections Listed By Key in alphabetical order:

Support for Your Design Methodology of Choice

Templates and Styles 2018.3

Layer Standards 2018.3

NCS 6 Key Changes

Symbol Set 2018.3

Jump Kit Styles 2018.3

Project Datasets 2018.3

Spreadsheet Tools 2018.3

Release 8 AutoCAD Civil 3D 2018.2

2018.2 Update Compatibility and General Improvement Summary

Adaptive Template Block Style Collections 2018.2

Added new Adaptive Block Style Collections Listed By Key in alphabetical order:

Support for Your Design Methodology of Choice

Templates and Styles 2018.2

Layer Standards 2018.2

NCS 6 Key Changes

Symbol Set 2018.2

Jump Kit Styles 2018.2

Project Datasets 2018.2

Spreadsheet Tools 2018.2

Release 8 AddOns

Layer Standards Tools Release 7 NCS 5 Update

R8 Codes Points and Figures Tools AddOn

Survey Codes Tool

Description Key Set Tools:

Figure Db Tools:

Release 8 Layer Standards NCS 6 AddOn

Release 8 Layer Standards NCS 6 AIA AddOn

By Keys Style Collection

Common Styles

This section still awaiting specific Release 8 updates

+Invisble

+NOPLOT

+New

+Always Import

General Styles

This section still awaiting specific Release 8 updates

Notes

Code Set Style Resolution

Multipurpose Styles

Marker Styles

Feature Line Styles

Slope Pattern Styles

Projection Styles

Code Set Styles

Link Styles

Shape Styles

Screened Shape Styles

General Label Styles

Marker Label Styles