History

 

TopoLT V3.3 - b.1 (19 july 2002)

Upgrades:

It introduces points including points with elevation for 3DPoly or 3DFace entities when using command AutoPct or Pll.

In case you introduce in graphical mode point with command IPCT when you work with elevations, program extracts elevation accordingly to pointing out, only if elevation from pointing out is 0.000 you will be asked to introduce it manually.

Increments plan layout number what is loaded when using command NrPlan.

 

TopoLT V3.3 - b.2 (29 july 2002)

Upgrades:

At areas calculation with command ARR multiple points are eliminated from a vertex (corner) of polyline. In the previous version when you were passing several times through the same point when defining area with a polyline, that point appeared many times in table.

When you eliminate common points that are at a smaller distance than Dmin (0.030 m conform initial configuration) program makes test on elevation too. If level difference between points that are at a plane distance smaller than Dmin is itself smaller than Dmin then first point found in file is eliminated.

Errors:

In the previous version in case detachment through an obliged point was made, when you choose obliged point through a polyline corner detachment didn’t function.

 

TopoLT V3.3 - b.3 (17 february 2003)

Upgrades:

At detachments, value of last introduced area is kept. When you continue detachments from left polyline, selection will be made from the first polyline left from last detachment.

When changing plan scale you can scale dimensions too relative to new scale. When you scale dimensions it is taken into account of distance between dimension text and dimensioned object.

When changing plan type (with names, elevations or with names and elevations) or when changing decimals number for the way elevations will be posted, a new drawing of points it is possible to be made.

For elevations decimals number it can be introduced a value from 0 to coordinates decimals number. Maximum interval is between 0 and 8.

When purging with command PUR program deletes lines with length 0.0 too

When initializing all types of lines from used lines file are loaded.

Errors:

It was eliminated an error that occurred at stations table creation. When one point, which was not station, contained in code text (translated or not) at the beginning or at the end same characters like code text allocated for station then program was selecting this point as station point.

At coordinates table creation when pagination wasn’t made not all points got to table.

New functions:

SelCod, ChCod, RenPct, Hpct, DelLay, Mjoin, AllBlack.

 

TopoLT V4.0 (01 june 2004)

Upgrades:

It was introduced the possibility to work in english measurement units system too feet [inch].

Distances and areas can be written with a number of decimals and measurement units can be changed.

At configuration it is possible to preview point drawing mode and layers designed for points can be accessed directly.

At points interpolation with command IP can be introduced more points on line and outside the reference line for interpolation.

At points drawing operations of ordering, eliminating of common points and of optimizing overlapped texts are realized faster.

At points drawing it is possible to check points overlaps and points with the same name.

Points can be received on serial port from an instrument (total station), can be send from CAD drawing to an instrument, coordinates files can be imported and exported in a format for total station or in a personalized one.

It is possible to draw plan layout with border and cartouche taking into account printable area or used printer.

It is possible to transform raster images in order to correlate them with drawing system from drawing, images format can be changed, parts from images that don’t present interest can be cut.

It is possible to create field three-dimensional model and contour levels can be drawn.

Points including elevations can be automatically introduced also for entities PolygonMesh and PolyFaceMesh when using command AutoPct.

Coordinates tables can also be saved in format .csv when using command TabCoo.

When loading plan layout with command NrPlan ViewPorts will be selected only once.

A polyline can be dimensioned using command DimPl.

Errors:

Once again areas detachment command was modified DETAS because it were possible to appear the same errors like that described at version 3.3 - b.2.

In some cases coordinates files were not properly ordered.

New functions:

RxCoo, TxCoo, Oins, Timg, ChImg, ImgOff, ImgOn, Uimg, Oimg, M3D, CNN, Om3d, DrPln, Opln, DimPl.

 

TopoLT V5.0 (octomber 2005)

Upgrades:

Function for drawing graticule CJ also works properly for polylines that are not convex. Overlapping is avoided for texts situated on graticule’s limit.

Lines and arrows used at dimensionings can be eliminated (dimensionings usually used parcel plans). Elimination can be done using command TopoCfg section Dimensions.

When transforming images it was introduced possibility to make Clip from points situated nearest the limit. It is useful in case there are more then 4 points at the contour on which Clip framing is made.

When selecting a limit to realize 3D model, a cut from 3D model is done. Limit can also be a polyline with arcs or a circle.

Function for drawing contour levels CNN works much faster, dwg files are smaller because there are used SPLINE entities for curves without width. Curves can be drawn with different colors and text for curve dimension can be scaled on length. There can be choused degree of spline curves and parameterization method of curves. Contour levels can be drawn for any kind of 3D models (mesh).

New created 3D model, calculated volume, 3D entities from drawing and 3ds files can be visualized with real time rendering. For visualizing can be used both textures and images attached in coordinates in order to create a photo real representation of 3D objects. AVI movies, BMP and JPG images can be saved as files. Description of all facilities can be found at VM3D.

There was introduced possibility of receiving measurements from an instrument through serial port.

Sightshot points (polar points) can be calculated.

Volumes for any kind of 3D models (mesh) can be calculated.

One or several polylines can be dimensioned.

There was introduced possibility of using function "wheel" for mouse with ZoomInW and ZoomOutW for AutoCAD R14.

Editing codes files, layer files that are necessary to program, receiving measurements, sightshot (polar points) calculation and visualizing of 3ds files can be done directly from Windows.

New functions:

Crad, RecCom, VM3D, Vol, MDimPl, EditCod, EditLay.

 

TopoLT V5.1 and V5.2 (february 2006)

Upgrades:

Adaptation for IntelliCAD V6.1 (ProgeSoft).

New functions:

LiftUp.

 

TopoLT V6.0 (June 2006)

Upgrades:

Adaptation for AutoCAD 2007.

A faster functioning for all commands that read or write graphical entities.

Introducing the possibility of effecting multiple detachments, cutting or joining 3D models, vertically projecting some 2D entities on 3D model.

At detachment there was introduced another method of detachment, detachment with obliged opening.

Function of drawing layouts was improved, now there are respected printing margins accordingly to printing dimensions used by CAD program.

New functions:

MDetas, TrimM3D, JoinM3D, ProjM3D.

 

TopoLT V7.0 (2007, December)

Improvements:

Adaptation for Windows Vista (32bit).

Adaptation to work also on a user count that does not have administration rights in Windows XP and Windows Vista (32bit).

Adaptation for AutoCAD LT with Toolbox LT, for AutoCAD 2008, BricsCAD, ProgeCAD, CADian, CMS Intellicad, ZwCAD. To see full CAD programs list that are supported by TopoLT V7.0 read file ReadMe.htm.

There has been introduced a function to join points by point code and a function to insert a vertex to a polyline or to a line.

Tables can be saved in RTF format for Word. Now coordinates tables can be used easier when you need to create documents.

New functions:

JoinPct, InsVx.

 

TopoLT V7.0 build 1 (2007, December)

Errors:

When install as user the associations for files were not made properly.

Arx library for AutoCAD 2008 could not be loaded.

 

TopoLT V7.1 (2008, January)

Improvements:

Two functions were introduced for georeferencing images.

There have been modified functions that used command IMAGECLIP.

Adaptation for ZwCAD 2008 beta.

New functions:

SaveGeoRef, ImgGeoRef.

 

TopoLT V7.2 (2008, February)

Improvements:

There have been introduced three new commands for: joining, cutting and resizing images. Joining and cutting are made accordingly to the position in coordinates of the images.

There has been introduced the possibility of transforming rotated images with command Timg.

There has been introduced the possibility of flipping images with command ChImg.

At 3D visualizing with rendering in real time with command VM3D now there are also accepted as textures in coordinates, images with aspect deformations or angle deformations.

New functions:

JoinImg, TrimImg, ResImg.

 

TopoLT V7.3 (2008, May)

Improvements:

There has been introduced help files in html format.

 

TopoLT V7.4 (2008, September)

Improvements:

It was introduced the possibility to chose if you draw text of points or not.

It was introduced the possibility to save and load default configuration of the program.

It was improved AutoPct command so that it works faster when breaks the entities that pass through the points.

It was improved OptPct command so that it works faster.

Errors:

It was modified M3D command because for small triangles (when the points are almost collinear) it could be possible to fail when creating 3D model.

 

TopoLT V7.5 (2008, November)

Improvements:

Adaptation for AutoCAD 2009.

It was improved Timg command, now is possible to get UNDO at point selection, to save and load points from file.

 

TopoLT V8.0 (2009, March)

Improvements:

Adaptation for ProgeCAD 2009.

It was introduced the possibility to draw points and to work with points in three dimensions.

At drawing points you can chose option to insert symbols that are atached to points.

At joining images (JoinImg command) it was introduced the possibility to visualise the frame of the selected image.

The presentation of configuration window (TopoCfg command) was changed.

 

TopoLT V8.0 build 1 (2009, March)

Errors:

It was eliminated an error that occurred at coordinates table creation. It wasn’t written in the table the next point after the appearance of a new page.

 

TopoLT V9.0 (2009, July)

Improvements:

Adaptation for AutoCAD 2010.

Adaptation for a proper work with ProfLT another software product developed by our company.

 

TopoLT V10 (2010, April)

Improvements:

Adaptation for BricsCAD V10.3.8.

Adaptation for ZwCAD 2010.

Adaptation for ProgeCAD 2010.

Entities that define the points may be copied or inserted into another drawing without wasting links between entities.

The saving and repositioning of georeferentiated images can be done correctly also for images that are not evenly rotated and scaled. TopoLT respects now file format „world” ESRI. If you have images that have been georeferentiated with TopoLT, images that are not evenly rotated and scaled, we recommend to save them once again with this version of TopoLT.

You can use „Copy” and „Paste” for an instrument from the list with instruments from Section - Instruments.

You can import files with a defined format in instruments section that contain only: Point name, X and Y. In former versions there could be imported only the lines that contained all 5 values such as: Point name, X, Y, Z and Point code.

It has been introduced the possibility to scale blocks that are allocated for grid's crosses.

Now the entities that have extruding defined, entities to which have been applied 3D rotations, 3D alignments, etc. are correctly interpreted.

A new command was introduced in order to interpolate points on 3D plane.

A new command was introduced in order to fix the elevations of point to the elevations of the entities that define points (the block allocated for points).

A new command was introduced in order to recalculate polylines areas and change the text labels with the new area.

Starting from this version for areas obtained by detachment that will change polylines with one of these commands: AutoPct, FixPct, IPCT, InsVx then the areas will be recalculated and will automatically change the text labels.

A new command was introduced Mbr in order to break one or more polylines to a point.

It has been introduced the possibility of inverting rows or selection from the table from multiple detachments.

It has been introduced the possibility to choose separation character for CSV files.

The loading process of program into CAD program (AutoCAD or IntelliCAD) was optimized.

Starting with this version, program TransLT is offered as bonus. With this software, produced by our company, you can calculate transformation’s parameters and coordinates transformations in a practical and quick way.

New functions: Iplan, FixHpct, RecalcArea, Mbr.

 

TopoLT V10.1 (2010, May)

Improvements:

Adaptation for functioning in Windows 64 bytes, AutoCAD 2010 and 2011 versions on 64 bytes.

It was introduced a new command to restore the links of a parcel with defining texts. In versions made before 10.0 these links are not done.

It was introduced the possibility to draw polygons, paths or points in Google Earth with the assistance of the software TransLT, another product of our company.

New functions: RefLink, GEdraw.

 

TopoLT V10.2 (2010, June)

Improvements:

The files used for configuration are also searched on the path were the program is installed.

When using command PUR, if errors occur when calculating polylines areas then through redialing the command errors are avoided. Errors are determined by the way command AREA functions in AutoCAD 2011 in the case of polylines that contain curves that intersect each other.

Changing command GEdraw to work properly with TransLT V1.2.

 

TopoLT V10.2.1 (2010, September)

Improvements:

It was introduced the possibility of choosing attributes for plan scale. This attribute is used to write the plan scale when using commands DrPln or NrPlan.

 

TopoLT V10.2.2 (2010, October)

Errors:

It was removed an error that occurred at drawing in Google Earth when the separator character for CSV files was different from that used in the TransLT program.

 

TopoLT V10.3 (2010, December)

Improvements:

Adaptation for BricsCAD V11.2.3.

There have been made improvements about operating in program’s tables.

At polar points calculation command for all tables it was introduced another column with row’s ID.

 

TopoLT V10.4 (2012, March)

Improvements:

Adaptation for AutoCAD 2013, BricsCAD V12, CADian 2011, ProgeCAD 2011 and ZwCAD 2012.

When entering the new points in drawing, manually or automatically, you can choose whether to fix or not the number of decimals of points coordinates. In this way you can avoid the small changes of parcels areas made by this fixing.

When calculating volume you can choose whether to draw 3D objects as Polygon Mesh or Solid 3D and in the case of 3D Solids objects you can choose whether the bodies unite to create a single 3D Solid.

Now the codes that contain "+" character are accepted.

When changing points under the new configuration points are drawn without being passed through the tables to keep the number of decimals of the coordinates.

 

TopoLT V10.5 (2012, October)

Improvements:

Adaptation for BricsCAD V13.

 

TopoLT V11.0 (2014, April)

Improvements:

Adaptation for ZwCAD+ 2012, 2014, BricsCAD V14 and for AutoCAD 2014.

A new section regarding coordinate transformations was introduced at setup options: Transformations Section.

Coordinate transformation does not require anymore TransLT program. Starting with this version TransLT library version 3.0 was introduced. With this library you can transform coordinates using your own transformation models.

GEdraw command was changed so that drawing in Google Earth is done directly or the data can be saved to a file.

A new command was introduced TrCoo that helps you to transform coordinates of points from drawing, resulting coordinates are saved in a text file.

New functions: TrCoo.

 

TopoLT V11.1 (2014, July)

Improvements:

It was introduced the new TransLT library V3.1 that now supports the time-dependent transformations, supports a new type of grid file, two new projection methods, etc..

 

TopoLT V11.2 (2014, November)

Improvements:

Adaptation for ZwCAD+ 2015, BricsCAD V15 and for AutoCAD 2015.

 

TopoLT V11.3 (2014, December)

Improvements:

Adaptation for ZwCAD+ 2015 SP1.

When saving configuration in file now the files associated to configuration are also saved, respectively the files with codes, layers, lines and shape.

 

TopoLT V11.4 (2016, January)

Improvements:

Adaptation for Windows 10.

Adaptation for BricsCAD V16.2.

 

TopoLT V11.5 (2018, December)

Improvements:

Adaptation for the following 32-bit and 64-bit AutoCAD versions: 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019.

Adaptation for the following 32-bit and 64-bit BricsCAD versions: V17.2, V18.2, and V19.1.

Adaptation for the following versions of 32-bit and 64-bit ZwCAD 2019 SP1.

To transform the coordinates and draw in Google Earth, the TransLT version 4.0 library was introduced.

When changing the scale of the plan with the TopoCfg command, selecting entities for scaling is made only once.

It was introduced the possibility to cancel the license registration in order to move it to another computer when desired. For special cases, a computer failure, loss, or destruction, the transfer of the license to another computer may be made by a written request stating the reason for the transfer of the license.

 

TopoLT V11.5.0.6 (2019, April)

Improvements:

It was introduced the possibility to draw the graticule as a rectangle with coordinates at the corners.

 

TopoLT V12.0 (2019, July)

Improvements:

Starting with this version, the program works with Unicode characters, and the 64-bit version was also created. Old versions of CAD programs that do not support Unicode format have been removed.

Adapting for Windows 10 and for high-definition displays (retina display).

It was introduced the possibility to choose the style of the windows.

The SensPoly command has been introduced to change the starting point and the direction of points of some polylines.

The TabParc command has been introduced to display the TopoLT land plots in the table.

The DxfExp command was introduced to export the drawing in dxf format with the ability to filter entities on the layers.

Coordinate tables can be exported to Microsoft Word or Excel.

At saving and loading coordinates the XML file format was entered, and the RTF file format for saving the coordinates from the tables.

The ProjM3D command can now project POINT entities and TopoLT points on the 3D model.

At the ARR command, the table with the analytical calculation of the area is saved in a file with the RTF format, respectively arr.rtf.

 

TopoLT V12.0.0.11 (2019, September)

Improvements:

Adaptation for BricsCAD V20.

 

TopoLT V12.0.0.33 (2020, February)

Errors:

It was removed an error that occurred when saving the coordinate tables from the calculation window of the polar points (Crad).

 

TopoLT V12.0.0.36 (2020, March)

Errors:

It was removed an error that occurred at the versions of AutoCAD installed in a language other than English.

 

TopoLT V13.0.0.0 (2020, July)

Errors:

A communication error on the serial port has been removed.

Improvements:

Adaptation for AutoCAD 2021.

The possibility to search and replace texts has been introduced in the tables. Coordinate tables can also be saved in PDF format.

When drawing level curves, the possibility to draw the texts of the main curves outside the 3D model was introduced. You can find the setting when configuring the program in the 3D Model Section – Contour Level.

A new ChM3D command has been introduced with which you can change the shape of the 3D model using lines that force the change of slopes.

Functions that use 3D models have been improved.

For areas, the setting to draw or not the polyline that frames the text in the Areas Section – Labels has been introduced.

Minor fixes related to display in TopoLT windows.

This version was made using the latest versions of integrated development environments used by our company to develop software applications.

 

TopoLT V13.0.0.17 (2020, September)

Improvements:

Adaptation for ZwCAD 2021.

The tables marked the current row and the cell in the table header of the current column.

For the DimPl and MDimPl polyline sizing commands for some dimension texts that are written at an angle that makes them difficult to read, their rotation has been applied so that they can be easily read.

At the HasPl command, the label texts have been removed from being hatched if they exist and are attached to the polyline.

The precision for accepting the last polyline was introduced at the MDetas multiple detachment command.

The MRefLink command has been introduced to reconnect between polylines (plots) and texts describing plots.

 

TopoLT V13.0.0.40 (2020, October)

Improvements:

Adaptation for BricsCAD V21.

 

TopoLT V13.0.0.54 (2020, December)

Improvements:

The TransLT V6 library has been introduced.

A new MIpct command has been introduced for multiple insertion of graphic points.

 

TopoLT V13.0.0.58 - V13.0.0.93 (2021, January - March)

Improvements:

The TransLT V6.0.0.2 library has been introduced.

Errors:

The inability to save 32-bit tif images has been removed.

An error occurred while blocking the thread for certain commands.

Incorrect display of icons when using the Windows taskbar with hidden label buttons has been removed.

An error that occurred while installing the program on a 32-bit operating system was eliminated.

 

TopoLT V13.0.0.94 - V13.0.1.14 (2021, April - October)

Improvements:

Adaptation for AutoCAD 2022.

The type of educational licensing has been added.

For point elevation texts only the number of decimals set for point elevations will be used in the drawing, otherwise in files or in the text attribute of the point elevation the number of decimals used is calculated as the maximum between the number of decimal places of the coordinates and the number of decimals of elevations, a change that avoids the loss of decimals of elevations.

Minor improvements to the appearance of the windows.

20 new window styles have been introduced.

ZwCAD-compatible educational licensing has been added.

It has been added the ability to view a report with all registered licenses for the license key with which the program is activated. You can find the command in the „About TopoLT and licensing” window.

 

TopoLT V13.0.1.15 - V13.0.1.26 (2021, December – 2022, February)

Errors:

The flickering of dark windows on their opening has been eliminated.

An error synchronizing threads with VCL components has been eliminated.

The error of not displaying the context menu in the full-screen 3D view window has been removed.

The possibility of some of the windows being hidden behind the CAD program window has been removed.

 

TopoLT V14.0.0.0 - V14.0.0.75 (2021, May – 2022, March)

Improvements:

The latest version of the TransLT V14 library has been introduced.

Update service has been introduced.

The TabRel command has been introduced for drawing the table with the inventory of the rooms of a building.

The design of the icons has been changed to suit the dark or light background.

The display of ribbon commands has been introduced in the CAD program.

Windows 11 adaptations have been made.

Adapted for BricsCAD V22 and ZwCAD 2022.

This version was made using the latest versions of integrated development environments used by our company to develop software applications.

Some images of the buttons that did not match the dark or light background have been corrected.

“Windows 11 Modern Dark” style has been added for windows.

The license report is presented in a table.

 

TopoLT V14.0.0.76 – V14.0.1.53 (2022, Aprilie – 2022, September)

Errors:

From updates that require installation, the loss of the appearance of the TopoLT windows has been eliminated.

Releases the CAD program window so that it can be closed when the TopoLT program update window is displayed in the CAD program.

During updates when reinstalling, an error has been removed regarding the language in which the program was originally installed.

An error that appeared when completing an attribute of a block with the information extracted from the point code was removed.

An error that appeared in AutoCAD 2023.1 when loading the program starting from the second open drawing in the same AutoCAD 2023 session was removed.

Improvements:

Tests have been performed for proper operation in AutoCAD 2023.

The DelVx command has been introduced to delete the vertex of one or more polylines.

In the CAD program, the help buttons have been added to the toolbars and ribbon.

Activation of educational licenses has been introduced using the online platform education.topolt.com.

The JoinPoly command has been introduced to join two polylines.

Adapted for ZwCAD 2023.

The libraries for converting RTF files to PDF have been updated to correct the allocation of space to comply with page layout.

The window with information about the program and about licensing has been completed.

Four new window styles have been added for Windows 11.

 

TopoLT V14.1.0.0 (2022, September)

Improvements:

A new method of saving the entities generated by the program in the CAD drawing was introduced, obtaining a considerable increase in the drawing speed.

 

TopoLT V15.0.0.0 – 15.0.0.30 (2022, December – 2023, February)

Errors:

An error of omitting some fonts that were installed in Windows from a user account was removed.

When installing in CAD, it is now tested if the folder where the program was installed has write permission set.

An error related to the ETaskbarException exception that appeared in the case of some particular settings of the Taskbar in Windows was removed.

 

TopoLT V15.1.0.0 - V15.1.0.63 (2023, February – 2023, July)

Errors:

Fixed a bug with the SensPoly command regarding the impossibility of changing the direction of a polyline when the polyline had duplicate vertices.

An error in the MDimPl command related to the positioning of the dimensions inside or outside the dimensioned polyline was corrected, an error that appeared for some polylines with a certain geometry.

Improvements:

The TransLT V15.0.0.4 library has been introduced.

A check for updates button has been introduced in the product activation window.

The library used to convert files from RTF to PDF has been updated.

The way of generating the PC serial number has been changed due to the emergence of special situations in the cases of motherboards without a serial number.

The InsVx and DelVx commands have been modified for multiple use.

Adaptation for BricsCAD V23.2.

Adaptation for AutoCAD 2024.

INI files used by the application are now tested and signaled with a message in cases where these files cannot be read, cannot be overwritten, or if special permissions are required to access the file.

The functionality of the program was verified in ZwCAD 2024, no new adaptation to this CAD program was necessary.

For the CJ graticule drawing command, a new setting has been introduced, namely whether the border will be drawn or not.

 

TopoLT V15.2.0.0 – V15.2.0.36 (2023, August – 2023, October)

Errors:

Fixed an AutoCAD driver incompatibility error.

Fixed inability to print on custom papers for ZwCAD.

Improvements:

The CJ command has been modified, now you can draw several graticules at once.

Two new detachment methods have been added to the DETAS and MDETAS detachment commands, detachment by translating the selected sides in one direction and detachment by equidistant parallelism to the selected sides. To understand how these detachments are made and what would be the situations in which they can be applied, see the sketches in the description of the DETAS command.

PrnPlan command has been added to print the plans to PDF, TIFF or BMP files.

The FormPlns and NrPlan commands have been improved.

The setting related to the name of the block with attributes that contains the objects of the plates in the Plan Layout Section has been added to the configuration.

The DrPln command has been improved, it is now possible to draw multi-format plan layouts or fill an area with borders.

The ribbon has been adjusted to reduce its length.

 

TopoLT V16.0.0.0 – V16.0.0.70 (2023, October – 2024, March)

Added DrawGeoRef command to draw georeferenced images from a directory.

Adaptation for BricsCAD V24.

Added functionality for GstarCAD platform version 2024.

In the DrawGeoRef window, the filter "intersects the boundary" has been added to the image identification filters.

Added ReplTxt command to replace texts of selected TEXT entities.

At the DrawGeoRef command for the selected area or for a polyline that has the shape of a rectangle, now you can create ImageClip on the selected rectangle. Also at this command now a maximum of 10 directories used to upload images are kept in the history.

The "RTF to PDF Converter" library produced by Sub Systems, Inc. has been updated.

The TransLT library has been updated.

Added WebImg command to draw images downloaded from online servers.

Adaptation for GstarCAD 2024.1 has been made.

Adaptation for BricsCAD V24.2 has been made.