Novapoint 2025.2

This update also embeds an update of Quadri for Windows. 

Release date: 18.12.2024

NOTE: For NP2025 all updates will be distributed as full packages, reducing the need to install main version + update to be on the latest version.

Visit our pages regarding compatibility breaks and known issues for more info on those topics.

QUADRI FOR WINDOWS

For release notes related to Quadri for Windows go here.

TRIMBLE DRAWING 2025

General

• NEW: Novapoint 2025.2 is using Trimble Drawing 2025. For more information about this software visit Trimble Drawing. This update contains multiple improvements that are implemented up to Ares Commander 2025.SP2, which we also get with Trimble Drawing 2025 v3419.

• NEW: Trimble Drawing 2025 now supports showing Civil 3D features/objects that are present in the drawing.

• ENHANCEMENT: Less flickering when working with alignment design for Road, Railway and WS.

KNOWN ISSUE: When working with multiple monitors some dialogs are not scaling correctly when moved between monitors. This only occurs when operating with different scaling values between monitors. Issue applies to all Trimble Drawing versions.

NOVAPOINT ROAD

Pavement Layer Properties

• ENHANCEMENT: Exporting Layer Properties put the filefolder of the road task in the project. It now uses Windows default for this and remembers previous location.

• FIXED: Case of duplicate properties being written on the pavement feature.

3D results

• FIXED: Some stringlines for pavement could take a shortcut in areas of roadsurface break/boundaries.

NOVAPOINT RAILWAY

NOTE: Most updates in NP Road also applies to NP Railway.

NOVAPOINT WS

Database

CHANGED: The database for the design is upgraded to on open. Database is double-stored to allow backwards compatibility in older versions.

Old database: Microsoft SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP2 ENU

New database: SQLite

General

• In CAD:

  • IMPROVED: "Sump" value is now editable also in design dialogue (previously only editable in temp vertical drawing)

  • FIXED: Renumbering function - renumbering did not read the trench design list, only active trench was red

• In Quadri: 

  • IMPROVED: Export GML conversion rule "Norsk Vann skjema 2.2" - geometry reference and some default property settings for Pressure Pipes was missing

  • IMPROVED: Export IFC conversion rule - now using genericProperty "ConnectionName" as source for Connection From-To

NOVAPOINT ROAD SIGN

Belgian Version

Fixed

• Ribbon menu - The Edit reference line command was missing from the Ribbon menu in RS Standard
  
  

Finnish Version

New

• I8 - Added support for new sign 

• I8_2 - Added support for new sign

Enhancements

• Ribbon menu - Added the portal functionality to the Ribbon menu

• Ribbon menu - Added the schematic functionality to the Ribbon menu

• Schematic - Added support for sign objects from the "new rsfin"

• Portal - Improved the support for screen scaling in the dialogue

• Dimension - Added a box around text objects on a line with information about the length of text

• ColorField - Now supported to move mini symbols by using the left and right arrow

Fixed

• RoadNo - The outermost frame on some road no should have rounded corners when used as a symbol on another sign

• F11 - User got FATAL ERROR when pressing add plate button in some sign combinations
  
  

Norwegian Version

Enhancements

• 3DSIGN - Added a new property on sign for AssemblyDetail

• IFC-export - Updated conversion rules for RS to export the new property for AssemblyDetail and SignFaceDirection 

• 834.2 - Added a notification text in the dialogue that right click menu is available

Fixed

• 3DSIGN - The gap between sign and mast disappeared when using type 4 

• Railway - The name of text style used was in conflict with road signs
  
  

Swedish Version

Fixed

• 3DSIGN - User got FATAL ERROR in Trimble Drawing using "Belysningsstolpe" as pole type

NOVAPOINT ROAD MARKING

All Versions

Fixed

• Convert - The command was not checking if the selected linetype is defined in the current setting for speed 

• Store to Quadri - The version that using ini-file for select object was not working 

NOVAPOINT LANDSCAPE

• ENHANCEMENT: Draw 3D poly from point elevations: Breaklines/3Dpolys will now remain connected to their point elevations - when a point elevation is edited the line will update on the fly.

• ENHANCEMENT: Draw 3D poly from point elevations: Possibility to undo while creating breaklines from snapping to point elevations.

• ENHANCEMENT: Draw 3D poly from point elevations: Layer option in the settings dialog is introduced.

• ENHANCEMENT: Setting out plants dialog: New plant attributes introduced in the dialog to match new attributes in the feature catalog 1.38

• ENHANCEMENT: New conversion rule Novapoint Landscape Trees introduced to support the workflow of getting tree objects i CAD into correct features in Quadri and automatically map to plant lists and tree textures.