TachyCAD in general - download - Kubit GmbH

TachyCAD 10.0 

What‘s new? 

Release May 2012 

Software for surveying and as-built documentation

Index 

� General innovations 

� Compatibility 

� New functions 

� Supported sensors 

� Improved functions 

� TachyCAD Topography – new vertical solution 

� TachyCAD Archaeology 


� Feature Data Management improvements 

� TachyCAD Building surveying 


Miscellaneous 

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General innovations - Compatibility 

Operating systems: 

� all 32 bit - and 64 bit – versions of Windows 7, Vista and XP 

AutoCAD compatibility: 

� Support of AutoCAD 2013 and AutoCAD LT 2013 

� Support of all Autodesk products basing on AutoCAD, 

e.g. 

− Architecture 2013 

− Civil 3D 2013 

� Support of older AutoCAD / AutoCAD LT versions starting 

with the 2010 version 

� A previous version can be provided for older systems 


TachyCAD in general – New functions 

Measuring hidden points 

� This command enables the calibration of points 

which are hidden and can not be aimed for 

directly. 

� A special measurement pole with two or three 

measuring marks will be place on the measuring 

point. The marks will be pointed at and 

TachyCAD calculates the coordinates of the 

pole tip from the measurement data. 

Typical applications: 

•Points underneath duct covers 

•Corners of houses, curb stones, end 

points behind hedges and in the 

bushes 

•Points behind ledges or within 

niches 



3D distance dimension 

The three-dimensional distance of two points 

within space can be determined and 

dimensioned with this command. The 3D 

dimensioning automatically adapts to the current 

view, so that the distance dimension can always 

be read clearly. 

The 3D dimensioning is intended for the fast 

determination of distances and the presentation of 

spatial data. 

No matter from which direction you look on 

the 3D model – you will always be able to 

read the distance dimensioning. 



Toolbar for pen operation 

This command makes the work with a tablet PC 

easier. Especially for command line commands you 

can avoid needless clicks. 

The buttons replace frequently used keyboard entries 

and make the access to frequently used AutoCAD 

functions easier. 

� Enter key � e.g. finish command, call up command again 

� ESCAPE key � e.g. cancel command, deselection of objects 

� Fading in navigation wheel � access to zoom, pan, 3D orbit functions 

� .xy � enter position (X and Y) and height (Z) of a point separately 

� View top� switches the drawing view to “plan view”, so that you will look 

on the XY plane from above 

� 3D poly line � often used command for the calibration of curved lines in 

space, can only be reached intricately via the pure AutoCAD menu 

Available as 

classical tool bar or 

as ribbon group 



3D modeling with kubit planes 

The "Intersection lines (3 planes)" command generates a spatial trihedron. 

Therefore intersection point and intersecting lines of the three selected planes are visible. 

The command makes the generation of 3D wire frame models by means of planes easier. 



Technical data/area data/feature data: 

Object collector with export option 

The object collector is a temporary "container" where you can collect objects for the 

conjoint editing. 

It is now possible to export these objects all together into a text file (ASCII table). 

An example: 

A list of all trees with a height of 15 

meters is to be generated. 

In order to do so the following 

object collector will be generated. 

Within this object collector all trees 

with the "Height" = 15 attribute were 

filtered out. 

With the regular table export 

function these trees will now be 

written into a text file. 


TachyCAD in general – Supported sensors 

Support of Leica 3D Disto: 

� TachyCAD supports the new Leica sensor: 

� Motorized, reflector less working coordinate measurement device 

� Optimized for interior measurements and close range 

� Pointing via visible laser point or video image transmission 

� Remote control for the positioning of the target point 

Wireless 

connection via 

WLAN 

Control via video 

image on the 

computer 


TachyCAD in general – Supported sensors 

Support of motorization for Topcon 

Tachymeter 

� One-man operation with prism tracking 

� Motorized stake out 

� Automatic approach via certain points for the orientation 

Support of the following Topcon devices 

�IS 

�GPT800/800A/8000/8000A 

�GPT 900/900A/9000/9000A0 


TachyCAD in general – Improvement of functions 

Revision of the instrument selection 

dialog 

� Better descriptions make it easier to find the 

correct setting 

� Updated overview on the supported 

instrument series 



Cylinder unrolling with dialog field control 

� Many options for the unrolling of geometry 

� Clarity via outlines 



Motorized stake out as one-man 

operation with Trimble (TSM Pipe): 

� The track light is helpful for the rough self 

orientation into the target beam 

� This may now be switched on directly within 

the stake out dialog. 

The Trimble functions 

dialog will open when 

clicking on this 

button… 

…via which the track 

light can be activated. 


TachyCAD Topography – New vertical solutions 

Now TachyCAD is available for the outdoors: 

The new vertical solution TachyCAD Topography has been matched to the requirements of 

the measuring of outside facilities. 

For all TachyCAD vertical solutions the principal mode of operation is the same: 

Measuring and drawing will be done in one work step, the CAD plans are generated on site. 

A number of commands are universal so that they can be found in all TachyCAD vertical 

solutions. Among those are 

� Commands for the actuation of the tachymeter (e.g. instrument setting, measurement 

box…) 

� Commands for the orientation(generate/measure control points, generate/check 

orientation…) 

� Additional measurement methods (stake out, intersection) 

� General geometry measurement commands (circle, rectangle, special 

(poly)lines, elevation spots etc.) 

� General construction commands (spatial join/crop, tie distances, create UCS…) 

� Command for the editing of the drawing (e.g. flatten, TachyCAD clipboard, export / 

import points) 

The differences of the vertical solutions are the details and they are oriented at the 

specific subtasks and working conditions of the different branches. 


TachyCAD Topography – New vertical solutions 

Typical topography commands are: 

� Trimble RTK-GPS: The GPS coordinates are 

transferred to AutoCAD on site 

� Continue polylines (Makes the measurement of 

several polylines at the same time possible, e.g. for 

the measurement of routes.) 

� Measuring hidden points (Indirect determination 

of points with the help of a special measuring 

pole.) 

� Determination of points with intersection 

(Measuring of far away points, where a distance 

measurement is not possible.) 

� Measurements in one-man operations (Robotic 

tachymeter is remote controlled by TachyCAD.) 

� support of Leica, Trimble, Topcon 

� Additional object data recording with hylasFM, 

e.g. for green spaces 

� Symbol and line type library for signatures 


TachyCAD Topography – Symbol and line type library 

� Tool bar with blocks for topographic symbols and 

line styles for line signatures 

� Usage of dynamic blocks for additional 

functionality 

� Easily extendable through drag & drop 

e.g. single tree symbol: Tree top and 

trunk diameter can be changed 

dynamically. The attribute description 

will be adapted automatically. 

The appearance of the 

blocks can be switched 

from conifer tobroadleaf 

and vice versa. 

e.g. coordinate dimensioning: X and 

Y value of the insertion point will 

automatically be displayed. 


TachyCAD Topography - Object data entry outside facilities 

� Additional object data collection with hylasFM, e.g. for green spaces 

� Data base compatible recording of alphanumeric information, linked to graphic 

� Object data will be displayed directly in AutoCAD, in a clearly arranged structure view 

� Can be flexibly adapted to any content 

� Export of data as text tables, Excel lists, ESRI Shape files (for GIS), XML or HTML 


TachyCAD Archaeology – New functions 

GIS export for feature data 

� The objects, recorded with the MonuMap feature data management may be 

exported to ESRI Shape files. That way they can be imported into many GIS systems. 

� The vertical solution TachyCAD Topography has also the Shape export function. 


TachyCAD Building survey – New functions 

Manual measurement with logging 

� Within the drawing a dimensioning arrow will be added to every distance measured 

with a laser distance meter. That way it is documented at which points has been 

measured and at which has not been measured. 

� The dimensioning will be inserted on a predefined layer, which may be switched on or 

off at any time. 

A dimensioning arrow 

has been added to 

every measured 

distance. 

If the layer is switched off 

the dimensioning will be 

added but it does not 

disturb the picture within 

the drawing 


TachyCAD – Other improvements 

Improved switch over between hylasFM/TachyCAD/MonuMap 

� The know-how of the data structuring of hylasFM has flown into the different kubit 

products: 

− Area recording in TachyCAD Building Survey and Plant Survey 

− Feature management in TachyCAD Archaeology 

− Object data management in TachyCAD Topography 

− Damage mapping in MonuMap 

− Tagging in PointSensePlant 

� Only one of these options can be active at a time. If you use several of these products 

at the same time within one AutoCAD, you will have to switch between the products in 

order to be able to use the correct structure view. 

� There is the new command for this: 


TachyCAD – Other improvements 

TachyCAD protocol file with new 

options 

� Stake out: stake out points can be 

logged 

�is activated within the TachyCAD 

settings dialog 

� Orientation: The details of the calculated 

scale and the information, whether the 

scale factor has been used will now be 

easier to understand when displayed. 


contact 

kubit GmbH 

Tiergartenstraße 79 

01219 Dresden 

Germany 

phone: +49 351 418880-0 

fax: +49 351 418880-0 

email: info@kubit-software.com 

web: www.kubit-software.com 

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