A suite of application enhancements have been developed to extend functionality and increase performance for a number of software programs.

In addition, forms and additional documents with proven effectiveness are included.

Microsoft Excel (C) enhancements

• Urban drainage / hydraulic calculations
  Numerous VBA macros have been added for the solution of complex hydraulic calculations, utilized easily within spreadsheets as standard functions.  Street flow depth, catch basin width, and lateral pipe sizing calculations are easily performed.
  
• Automated storm flood routing calculations, with basin and outlet sizing provisions
  Given a standard synthetic unit hydrograph event, customized spreadsheets allow for instantaneous iteration of configurable basin geometries and outlet hydraulics.

AutoCAD (C) enhancements   - think of these as the next Express Tools!

• Automated plotting
  One-click printing for PDF, DWF and reduced check-prints (e.g., 11x17s) without having to adjust device, page size, scale, lineweight scaling, etc.
  
• Automated line/curve/point labeling
  Easily label lines and curves (live or xref'd) with bearing/distance or arc information.  Quickly label Northing and Easting information with leader and text
  
• Automated leader labeling
  Labeling specifically geared toward the drafting of leader and elevation text for grading plans.  Includes improved station and offset labeling.
  
• Calculate vertical curves and curb-returns
  Similiar to standard calculator algorithms, but from the ease of the drawing environment!
  
• Label areas in SF or AC, calcuate average, min, max, total areas
  Intended for subdivisions, quickly label the size of closed polylines and calculate area summary.  Also add lot/parcel numbers automatically (sequentially).
  
• Automated profile linework generation and labeling
  A suite of tools focused on profiling.  Label station and elevation data with automatic calculation of appropriate values.  Add and label vertical curves.  Add and label tangents (entered with station and elevation data).
  
• Automated drafting of storm drain lateral profiles
  Simply input design information - diameter, beginning and ending station and elevation information - and the lateral is automatically drawn and ready for labeling.
  
• Utilities for adding texts and summarizing lengths of objects
  Simply select text to calculate a running sum.  Simply select lines, arcs and polylines to get a summary of length (great for quantity takeoffs / estimates!).
  
• Automated layer and object management
  Tools to quickly match layer properties (including with xref'd layers) and to quickly change layer settings by use of the object property drop-downs.

If interested, please email askeers@encompasscivil.com and indicate Excel, AutoCAD or both.  Pricing and additional information will be provided as applicable.

Also, requests for specific tools or tasks are accepted.  Do you have any tasks that you would like automated?!