Support for SANDS format out from sections via an updated user defined section output routine, which supports output of section template bearing.
	Additional model report to report total length of strings by feature, for selected points.  This is required for certain UU jobs.
	Bug fix to the GENIO output, where user defined traverse annotation was not being transferred correctly to MX.
	Bug fix to CAD output, where very large models were not being exported correctly to DWG if exported prior to doing a zoom extents.

 

The traverse report now includes an equivalent linear accuracy figure, to reduce the need for Bowditch adjustments. This value is computed by comparing the average observed distances on each leg with the computed join distances for each leg, summing the leg lengths and length differences, and computing the ratio from the result. While this is a comparable figure to a Bowditch linear accuracy, it has the following notable differences; 1)    The linear accuracy reported will typically be less than the Bowditch accuracy for the same data as it is not affected by compensating errors. e.g. a distance that is too short followed by a distance that is too long in a Bowditch adjustment will tend to cancel each other out. This will not be the case with the above computation. 2)    The linear accuracy on a Bowditch adjustment is given as the total traverse length divided by the distance of the provisional value of the closing station to the known value of the closing station. The above figure assumes that each leg is a 'mini-traverse' in itself with known coordinates for stations at either end of the leg. This means that all observations, including cross braces and spur stations, are included in the computation. The net effect of the above is that if a client specifies a Bowditch linear accuracy, a Bowditch adjustment must be carried out. In other cases, it may be advisable to notify the client that the linear accuracy has been computed as part of a least squares adjustment.

The Leica interface now includes extra fields for Line of Sight offset left and right, parallel offset left and right, and height offset. These offsets had to be created using the extra measurement coding in previous versions.

 

The status line now shows text details when the model cursor is placed over a piece of text in point select mode

 

SCC now uses the project station values when computing values the traverse annotation. Previous versions used values from the traverse sheet.

 

Cutting and pasting text between models was losing the text nodes feature name. This has been fixed.

 

Elevations were not being displayed in the preview dialog in the feature wizard. This has been fixed.

 

All text layers now export to DXF with a layer line type of CONTINUOUS

 

All DXF files are now output with an LTSCALE of 1.0

 

	Literal and text macro dimensions are no longer repositioned and sized  during standard text edits.  This has the advantage that making string edits will not undo any text positioning and deletion carried out on the same string previously.  To replace the text for any selected points use 'Edit / Text / Redraw String annotation'.
	Improved handling of models comprising largely of crossing break-lines.  Previous versions of SCC would not always assert a break-line segment that was the connecting line between two other crossing break-lines.  This has been rectified in 6.7.13.
	This version includes the final MWH feature library and symbols

 

	New facility for extracting elevation models / facades from ground models
	Additional user defined Leica interface for WildSoft / LisCADD style coding
	Option to import and model Panterra PXT data
	Option to include remarks in user defined output formats

 

	New tutorials for processing complex resection based control networks
	New  tutorials for extraction of sub-traverses from complex networks.
	An update to the text style to AutoCAD translation, with accompanying technical notes.
	A cosmetic bug fix for the feature wizard, where at some screen resolutions the preview picture was overwriting other parts of the dialog.
	A bug fix to the 'Edit String Details' function which was not working for certain models.

 

	Annotation text may now be output as a text macros, which combine the flexibility of literal text nodes with the automatic updating benefits of associative text.
	A shortcut key (*) has been added to allow switching between text rotation and text movement while editing text.
	An option has been added to allow rectangular features, such as inspection covers, to be exported to GENIO as point strings rather than polygons.
	An option has been added to disable screen refreshing during editing, to speed up editing of large models on slow PCs.

 

	Addition to the GPS interface to support multiple anchor points in a single survey
	Fix to the grad volumes where incorrect results were being generated  for volumes between surfaces at altitudes greater than 2km.
	Fix to the CAD export function to treat strings comprising entirely of gapped points to be normal point strings.

 

	Extensions to the observation sheet to include all raw data fields employed by PocketDTM for GPS support.
	Additional tag codes for GPS station computation options, i.e. GPS transformation point, GPS Lat, Long, Height anchor point, GPS X, Y, Z anchor point.
	Re-computation of detail coordinates from GPS obervations.
	Re-computation and application of local transformation from GPS observations.  The transformation employed is a 7 parameter 3d conformal transformation.
	Full set of national projections and transformations for GPS reduction.
	Added an for curvature correction in cross sections, not applied by default. (see Engineering Surveying, W.Schofield, page 468 ISBN 0-7506-0511-1) The correction as applied in SCC computes one centre of gravity for cut and one for fill for each section. If you have multiple areas of cut or fill in a single section, the correction will be incorrect. The instantaneous radius used for curvature is computed from an arc taken through the centre of the current, next and last section, and thus the correction will apply equally well to non circular curves such as transitions.
	Improved redraw and model creation speed for large models.
	Added a design function to create cross section templates from cross sections taken through any model, including an optimizer to remove redundant sections,
	Improved traverse threading routine for automatic generation of traverse codes.
	Update to the MOSS/MX output to output model stations as a PSSA string rather than a detail string
	Added mean sea level correction, available in correction screens in detail and traverse. This correction is not applied by default. The correction is applied to the horizontal distance as Horizonal Distance x ( Reduced Elevation / Radius of the Earth). See Bannister & Baker, Surveying, ISBN 0-582-23644-4, Page 34

 

	Automatic computation of volumes of multiple spoil heaps using isopachyte analysis.  Selecting this option computes the volume of every spoil heap or pit enclosed by a clip polygon in the model, and annotates the result on the model and in a report.
	Export of horizontal alignment, vertical alignment and section templates to Geodimeter roads module.
	The least squares network adjustment has been upgraded from a 2d adjustment to a 3D adjustment and now includes support for display of error ellipses and standard deviation computations.
	Triangulation speeds for very large hydrographic and similar point models have been improved, typically by about 80%, and the delays in saving models due to model compression have been removed.  On a 1ghz processor point models of 500,000 to 1 million points are typically created at speeds from 10,000 to 20,000 points per second.  Where large numbers of breaklines are present, models of a similar size are created at between 5,000 and 12,000 points per second.
	Where a new fly station is created from survey that already exists in the project, an option is now presented allowing the user to store the mean value in the project.
	Earthworks cut/fill slope strings may now be generated for limited chainage ranges along the alignment.
	Position, orientation, colour, and style of all section title text is now fully user definable, with support for any number of additional user defined title items.
	User defined section annotation masks may now be added to sections to add and remove annotation at user defined chainage / offset ranges, for all or selected annotation boxes and surfaces.
	Additional section annotation options have been added for slope distance and partial chainage.
	Where there is available space, gradient annotation on sections is now placed horizontally.
	All section settings that define the display of sections may now be saved into a section drawing style file and applied to other sections.
	Profile graphs may now be sub-divided either at specified chainages or regular intervals.
	Option added to turn on and off the '+' sign for chainages on section graphs.
	The nearest section datum is now a separate field from the horizontal grid interval, and is viewed in section sheet layout.
	Interactive picking of points and line segments has been improved, and is no longer based on the triangulation for nearest neighbor determination.
	New points added to the model are now guaranteed to have a unique sequential point number in the interests of improved setting out.
	This version of SCC also includes  extensive testing and bug fixing.  A full list of bug fixes will be included in the maintenance upgrade cover letter.

 

	The network adjustment has been upgraded to a full 3D least squares adjustment with optional display of error ellipses in plan.
	Foresight and side-shot observations are now included on the station set-up dialog, rather than the new string dialog.
	This version has been fully tested against SCC 3.1 and includes a number of minor bug fixes.

 

	Added an interface for the MDL ALS unit supporting the CDS and CDU file formats
	Fixed a bug in the sheet placement routines introduced in 4.3a
	Fixed a bug in the CAD export routines that caused AutoCAD 14 to occasionally fail to import files with long layer or block names
	Fixed a bug in the DXF import routines, wherein long text strings (> 255 characters) were causing unpredictable results in SCC
	Updated the PocketDTM interface to work with PocketDTM 2.6

 

	Tested with AWC Ranger under CE 3.0, use the 212ARM versions on this machine for best results.
	Automatic ZOOM EXTENTS now happens when you open an existing job
	Fixed bug relating to incorrect redraw after a pop-up dialog was used.
	The tag code is now changed back to 'Straight' or 'Curve' after any Link, Link Curve, or End tag.
	Added 'Cancel' button to PocketPC dialogs as appropriate
	Fixed the in-operational 'Cancel' button on the new station dialog
	Changed the feature annotation dialog to only modify properties where a dialog change was made for multiple selected items.
	Fixed a bug in 'Display Grid' in model options.
	Fixed a bug in the titles of the least squares adjustment report
	Fixed a bug in setting out, wherein the 'Add' button was not working to add new display parameters.

	Included support for volume measurements in non-metric units
	Fixed a bug in on screen symbol orientation

 

	Added a facility to display the areas of each elevation range in the relief contour scale.
	Updated the macroline feature to handle curved macrolines correctly.
	Added a facility to join points in the model to form strings, whereby the string details can be taken either from the model or toolbar.
	Updated the hatching such that it avoids any selected text nodes in the hatch area.
	Added common dialog controls for X, Y, Z, Distance, Gradient, and Angle entry, such that these values can be individually picked from screen at any stage during any interactive editing process.  This functionality is provided in addition to existing point, distance and angle selection functionality.
	Added a function to subdivide lines either using a regular interval or a given number of segments.  This function also allows offset strings to be created and connected to the base string.
	SCC now maximizes the default project window when opening to reduce the amount of desktop clutter.

 

	Added new relief mapping features to SCC.  These allow user defined colours to be specified for user defined elevation ranges.  The DXF output for this feature has also been updated to allow 'nearest match' mapping of non-standard colours into the standard IntelliCAD / AutoCAD palette.  User defined color relief schemes may be saved and re-used as required.
	Updated the text placement dialog to include a facility to select all supported text macros from a list.  The colour contour scale has also been implemented as a text macro that will work correctly in both model and sheet view.
	Added a general purpose coordinate import facility, that allows importing of ASCII coordinate files in either fixed or delimited formats.  User defined import formats may be saved and re-used as required.
	Updated macrolines to automatically fillet corners with a radius of half the macroline width, and fixed some problems with macrolines.  This improves aesthetic effect for macrolines used to represent hedges and slope edges.
	Added a facility to the Geodimeter interface to disable automatic string numbering and hence allow simple feature stacking using UDS.
	Please note that versions of SCC downloaded from the web require active maintenance to work correctly.