Summary

Version 14.2.2 delivers important enhancements, optimizations, and fixes for NET Design and NET Engineering. Key points relevant for users in planning, documentation, and project management include:

• Enhancements in General Import
  Improved display and user guidance for attribute mappings, support for the Mercator Auxiliary Sphere projection, and selection options for existing custom attributes.

• Increased Automation and Efficiency
  Redlining actions and several maintenance routines can now be executed directly via IMBatch, speeding up the processing of large projects.

• Usability Improvements
  Optimized zoom and highlight functions in cross-section templates, improved menu structures, and expanded options for naming nodes in tree views make daily work clearer and more intuitive.

• Stability and Compatibility
  Resolved program crashes, correct handling of attribute values when copying, and full support for external processes in conjunction with AutoCAD 2025 ensure smoother operations.

• Reliable Data and Reports
  Numerous improvements in import workflows, including error-free handling of geometry data and date fields, clearer representation in the materials list, and extended export coverage.

This release provides tangible improvements for daily tasks, supporting even more precise and efficient network planning and documentation. Full details can be found in the following release notes.

Supported Software

• Autodesk AutoCAD Map 3D

  • Autodesk AutoCAD Map 3D 2023.0.4 - Autodesk AutoCAD 2023.1.6

  • Autodesk AutoCAD Map 3D 2024.0.1 - Autodesk AutoCAD 2024.1.6

  • Autodesk AutoCAD Map 3D 2025.0.1 - Autodesk AutoCAD 2025.1.2

• TKI PostgreSQL Provider 4.2.1 and 5.0.0

• Comsof Fiber Designer 2019.2.2 - Comsof Fiber Designer 24.1

• Comsof Fiber 23.1 - Comsof Fiber 23.2

• atesio STRATEGIC 2020 - 2023

• TKI Lizenzierung 14.0
  (Only required for a manual installation on the network license server)

Please check your installed AutoCAD Map 3D version and pay attention to these two version details when doing so:

 

Release NET 14.2.1 in Detail

NET Design

General

• An error in recognizing the character set that could occur when exporting shape files from NET Design has been fixed.

• In the preprocessing step “Split trenches at surfaces”, in that the (trench) type of the surface is automatically transferred to the resulting trenches after splitting, the trenches that are already completely within the surface polygon also receive the corresponding type.

NET Engineering

General

• Within a trench, the respective assignments to the snap points in the (trench/duct) cross-section can be changed using the workflow '(Assign ducts/cables to another snap point)'. In this context, zooming in on the affected cross-section and its highlighting have been optimized.

• When creating new data records via the element library, zero values of attributes are now correctly adopted.

• When configuring node names for tree views, it is now possible to use information from multiple tables. If an attribute contains an ID that references a domain table or object class, it is now also possible to access the actual value or the associated attributes. Previously, only the ID itself could be used for the name.

• During LLD, parcels are transferred from NET Design to NET Engineering.

Workflows

• When opening the duct connection editor in the dialog of the duct fitting the program crashed if a connected duct has an invalid geometry. This error is fixed now.

• If the automatic length calculation is deactivated in the NET options and the “Split ducts”, “Split cable (create terminator/closure)” or “Split telephony cable (create closure)” workflow is executed, the lengths of the ducts/cables are no longer calculated unnecessarily.

• After assigning a duct/cable to a segment/duct, the entire route of the duct/cable is no longer zoomed at in the end.

Dialogs

• The order of the menu items under “Overviews/Reports” has been adjusted to improve clarity between FO and corresponding TP forms.

Reports

• An error in the generation of various reports in connection with a form filter has been fixed.

Import

• Fixed a bug that caused the columns in the data preview on page 3 to be displayed not sorted.

• There were rounding errors in data where the source coordinate system corresponded to the set industry model coordinate system. This error has been fixed.

• A new button has been added to pages 2-4 of the general import. This is used to open the form for the selected target feature class.

• The “Update geometries” option has been removed. The geometries are updated during import if a geometry attribute of the target feature class has been selected.

• The display of the filter conditions for the general import has been improved.

• During the general import, relation data records are now correctly recognized and reused instead of creating new duplicates for each run and multiple objects.

• Fixed a bug that caused the data preview to not open when importing from CSV and Excel files.

• On the page with the attribute assignments, a date selection is now displayed for the constant selection for date fields.

• The display of the attribute assignments for the general import has been improved.

• It is now possible to select the existing custom attributes during the general import.

• The general import now also supports the Mercator Auxiliary Sphere projection.

Bill of Materials

• Unset entries in the status column of the material list are now explicitly displayed as “<empty>” to make missing values clearly recognizable.

• The export of the material list from NET Engineering now also includes markers.

Redlining

• Redlining actions can now be executed via IMBatch.

• The configuration of node names in tree views has been extended to allow customization of names for redlining objects.

Documentation Pack

• Empty tokens outside of subfolders now correctly remain empty and are no longer replaced by the token name.

One-click-maintenance

• The 1-click maintenance tasks “NET Engineering: Buildings”, “Industry Model Sequences”, “NET Engineering: label regeneration definitions” and “NET Engineering: Check duct insertions” can now be executed in IMBatch.

Changes to the Data Model since NET 14.0

NET Design

Base Data Model

14.1

• New feature class “Surface areas” (TC_PL_SURFACE_AREA)

NET Engineering

Base Data Model

14.1

• No changes to the data model - Structural update only for new forms and reports

Duct Data Model

14.1

• No changes to the data model - Structural update only for new forms and reports

Fiber Optic Data Model

14.1

• Changed the views TC_M_FO_CLOSURE and TC_M_FO_TERMINATOR

  • New column TRUNK_NAME
    Contains the name of the cable trunk that is assigned in the closure or the terminator.

Telephony Data Model

14.1

• Changed the views TC_M_TP_CLOSURE and TC_M_TP_TERMINATOR

  • New column TRUNK_NAME
    Contains the name of the cable trunk that is assigned in the closure or the terminator.

Redlining Data Model

14.1

Only for PostgreSQL

• New trigger function tc_f_rl_scan_delete_trigger_function that is cleaning up the database in case a scan is removed from the redlining data model.

• New trigger trg_rl_scan_after_delete for the table tc_rl_scan

DocPack

14.1

• New domain table “Plot sequence status” (TC_PLOT_SEQUENCE_STATUS_TBD) containing the following values:

  • 1 - Active

  • 2 - Inactive

  • 3 - Archived

• New column “Status” (ID_STATUS) in the feature class “Plot sequence” (TC_PLOT_SEQUENCE) with a relation to the domain table “Plot sequence status” (TC_PLOT_SEQUENCE_STATUS_TBD)

Changes to the dialogs since NET 14.0

NET Design

Base Data Model

14.1

• New dialog for the feature class “Surface area” (TC_PL_SURFACE_AREA)

Base Data Model

14.1

• New API controls $BTNSHOWALLCABLES, $BTNSHOWALLDUCTS, $BTNSHOWALLSERVICES got added to the feature class “Segment” (TC_SP_SEGMENT)

Duct Data Model

14.1

• New API controls $BTNSHOWALLCABLES, $BTNSHOWALLSEGMENTS, $BTNSHOWALLSERVICES got added to the feature class “Duct” (TC_SP_DUCT)

Fiber Optic Data Model

14.1

• New API controls $BTNSHOWALLCABLELOOPS, $BTNSHOWALLDUCTS, $BTNSHOWALLSEGMENTS got added to the feature class “Fo cable” (TC_FO_CABLE)

• Decimal places for the column “Attenuation” got increased from two to three for the following feature classes.

  • Fo connector data (TC_FO_CONNECTOR_DATA)

  • Fo fiber data (TC_FO_FIBER_DATA)

  • Fo patch data (TC_FO_PATCH_DATA)

  • Fo splice data (TC_FO_SPLICE_DATA)

  • Fo splitter data (TC_FO_SPLITTER_DATA)

• The format of the attenuation in the field “wave length/attenuation” got fixed in the following feature classes.

  • Fo connector model (TC_FO_CONNECTOR_MODEL)

  • Fo fiber model (TC_FO_FIBER_MODEL)

  • Fo splitter model (TC_FO_SPLITTER_MODEL)

• The projections to the fiber and the fiber optic cable originating from the service (TC_SERVICE) got fixed. The change only affects SQLite and results in the target dialogs showing the correct number of features.

Telephony Data Model

14.1

• New API controls $BTNSHOWALLCABLELOOPS, $BTNSHOWALLDUCTS, $BTNSHOWALLSEGMENTS got added to the feature class “Tp cable” (TC_TP_CABLE)

• The projections to the wire and the telephony cable originating from the service (TC_SERVICE) got fixed. The change only affects SQLite and results in the target dialogs showing the correct number of features.

DocPack

14.1

• New control “Status” for the column ID_STATUS added to the dialog for the feature class “plot sequence” (TC_PLOT_SEQUENCE)

Changes of the reports since NET 14.0

NET Engineering

Telephony Data Model

14.1

• The reports for the network overviews got fixed to allow the creation of an aggregated report, created by the DocPack.