Release Notes NET 15.3.1 (English)

Summary

NET 15.3.1 delivers significant enhancements for fiber-optic network planning and substantially extends atesio integration capabilities. Key highlights include automatic pole generation in atesio Strategic v2025 based on street center lines—ideal for overhead network planning—and enhanced flexibility through server-side configurations in atesio STRATEGIC v2024. Additionally, import and export processes have been optimized to enable more reliable data transfer even with incomplete source data, and numerous UI improvements stabilize work with the Connection Editor and Redlining workflows.

🌞Highlights

  • Support for atesio STRATEGIC 2025 – NET Design now supports the latest version of atesio STRATEGIC 2025 for automated network calculation.

  • Extended NET Scan import settings – The general import now offers additional options for NET Scan, including loading databases, selecting multiple project areas, and controlling survey geometry and master data.

  • Detailed import protocol – A detailed protocol is now available directly in the import UI, improving traceability of import operations.

  • Enhanced Cable Schema Plan – The Cable Schema Plan now offers status filtering, device type display, and toggling between as-is and to-be views via work orders.

🚀 Further Improvements

  • Automated geometry synchronization in the NET Scan data model

  • New validation for unconnected subnets (islands) in NET Scan Redlining

  • Numerous improvements to the Redlining data transfer to NET Engineering

This release extends the bridge between field surveys and network planning and provides improved tools for more efficient planning and higher data quality.

Supported Software

 
 
 

  • Autodesk AutoCAD Map 3D

    • Autodesk AutoCAD Map 3D 2024.0.2 - Autodesk AutoCAD 2024.1.8

    • Autodesk AutoCAD Map 3D 2025.0.2 - Autodesk AutoCAD 2025.1.3

    • Autodesk AutoCAD Map 3D 2026.0.3 - Autodesk AutoCAD 2026.1.1

  • TKI PostgreSQL Provider 5.2 and later

  • Comsof Fiber Designer 2019.2.2 - Comsof Fiber Designer 22.2

  • Comsof Fiber 23.1 - Comsof Fiber 25.1

  • atesio STRATEGIC 2020 - 2025

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

The specified versions for Autodesk AutoCAD and Map 3D are the ones for which NET was developed. Generally, newer versions can also be used. However, there have been occasional updates in the past that caused crashes in NET.

Release NET 15.3 in Detail

General

  • In the NET Scan to NET Redlining import log, warnings and errors are now directly linked to the affected scan objects. Users can open the corresponding form directly from the message, significantly speeding up error analysis and correction during the import process.

  • The handling of relations during general import has been improved. Records with empty relations (e.g., to features or utilities) in the source file no longer cause the entire record to be skipped. Instead, the object is created, and the missing information is simply noted as an information entry in the log. This ensures a smoother import process even when source data is incomplete.

  • When exporting data to NET Build, assignments to container elements are now also updated for existing planning objects. This ensures that subsequent automated processes and scripts always access correct structural information, even if the spatial or logical assignment of an object has changed.

  • In the general AI import, inputs for road widths are now correctly processed as decimal values with either a dot or a comma.

  • In the general import for Redlining objects, validation has been added so that custom attributes can no longer be imported without an associated object class.

atesio Integration

  • Support for server-side configurations has been implemented in the atesio settings for STRATEGIC v2024. Users can now flexibly choose between a local configuration file and a configuration stored on the atesio server within the settings dialog. When the server option is selected, a list of available configurations is loaded directly from the server for selection. This can then be used for preprocessing and calculation of the network.

Reports

  • The display of location information in the cable trunk schema plan has been optimized. For very long addresses, the text is now automatically wrapped. This prevents long address details from obscuring splice information in the plan, significantly improving the readability of the documentation.

NET Design

atesio Integration

  • The 'storeatesioworkspace' command now also downloads configurations and saves them to the workspace when server configurations are used.

  • The new optional cost attribute has been added to the configuration tables for atesio optimization (Strategic v2023 and v2024) for splice closure, duct, and cable types. Users can now define specific optional costs for these components directly in the user interface. These values allow for more precise control over optimization results, for example, by reducing or encouraging the use of certain component types through targeted cost adjustments.

  • atesio Strategic v2025 now supports automatic pole generation based on street center lines, which significantly simplifies the planning of aerial fiber-optic networks. In addition, new configuration parameters have been added to the atesio settings, allowing users to customize pole generation and the distance between poles and segments.

  • In the STOREATESIOWORKSPACE command, the selection option for the storage time has been corrected. Previously, the options “Prior” and “PriorDontOptimize” were both assigned to the letter “P,” which prevented quick selection via the keyboard. The “Prior” option has now been renamed to “Before” so that all options have unique initial letters and can be used more efficiently.

NET Engineering

General

  • Cable geometries can now be deleted as expected again when the cable's fibers have splices.

  • Generating a fiber optic connection plan via the service form produced incorrect results like interrupted fiber routes and tray/attenuation values generated outside of fibers. This has been fixed.

Import

  • During OSM road import, API calls are now retried after timeouts and persistent problems are logged with a clear error message.

Workflows

  • In the “Set duct Insertion” workflow, the control for selecting the duct insertion coordinates now remains fully visible again when the workflow window is resized to be narrower.

Connection editor

  • The display of the “Edit” menu in the Connection Editor has been corrected. In AutoCAD 2024, separators between functions are now displayed correctly again. Additionally, redundant separators at the end of the menu are automatically hidden if no further entries follow.

Reports

  • In NET Engineering, the splice overview for fiber optic splice closures can now be generated correctly again.

Redlining

  • During Redlining data transfer, structures without a valid type are now skipped and logged with a clear warning.

 
 
 
 
 
 

Datamodel Changes since NET 15.0

NET Engineering

Base Datamodel

15.1

  • New columns in the Breakdown table (TC_BREAKDOWN)

    • PLACEMENT_DISTANCE

15.2

  • No datamodel changes – structure update only for new dialogs and reports

15.3

  • New domain value in the Segment Category table (TC_SP_SEGMENT_TYPE_TBD)

    • Id=3, Value: "Street segment"

Duct Datamodel

15.1

  • No datamodel changes – structure update only for new dialogs and reports

15.2

  • No datamodel changes – structure update only for new dialogs and reports

15.3

  • No datamodel changes – structure update only for new dialogs and reports

Fiber Optic Datamodel

15.1

  • View TC_REP_CABLECOSTS updated

    • New column CATEGORY contains the status category

15.2

  • No datamodel changes – structure update only for new dialogs and reports

15.3

  • New columns in the FO ONT table (TC_FO_ONT)

    • DATE_CREATION (Date) – Creation date

    • DATE_SHUTDOWN (Date) – Shutdown date

    • FID_TNIM_SOURCE (Number(10,0)) – Source datastore, foreign key to TNIM_SOURCE.FID

    • TNIM_SOURCE_KEY (Varchar2(255)) – Source ID

Telephony Datamodel

15.1

  • No datamodel changes – structure update only for new dialogs and reports

15.2

  • No datamodel changes – structure update only for new dialogs and reports

15.3

  • No datamodel changes

Redlining Datamodel

15.1

  • No datamodel changes – structure update only for new dialogs and reports

15.2

  • New attributes in TC_RL_CABLE

    • INFO (Varchar2(500))

  • New attributes in TC_RL_CLOSURE

    • INFO (Varchar2(500))

  • New attributes in TC_RL_DUCT

    • INFO (Varchar2(500))

  • New attributes in TC_RL_FITTING

    • INFO (Varchar2(500))

    • NAME (Varchar2(255))

  • New attributes in TC_RL_SEGMENT

    • USER_LENGTH (Number(20,8))

    • WIDTH (Number(20,8))

  • New attributes in TC_RL_STRUCTURE

    • INFO (Varchar2(500))

  • New attributes in TC_RL_TERMINATOR

    • INFO (Varchar2(500))

  • FID_SCAN column and foreign key relationship to TC_RL_SCAN removed from: TC_RL_CABLE, TC_RL_CLOSURE, TC_RL_DUCT, TC_RL_FITTING, TC_RL_MEASUREMENT_LINE, TC_RL_MEASUREMENT_POINT, TC_RL_SEGMENT, TC_RL_STRUCTURE, TC_RL_TERMINATOR

  • Feature class TC_RL_SCAN has been completely removed (moved to the separate NET Scan datamodel)

  • Domain table TC_RL_SCAN_POS_QUALITY_TBD has been completely removed

15.3

  • New table TC_RL_ONT (attribute table without geometry)

    • CONNECTOR_NR (Number(10,0))

    • DATE_CREATED (Date)

    • DATE_MODIFIED (Date)

    • FID_MEASUREMENT (Number(10,0)) – Foreign key to TC_RL_MEASUREMENT.FID

    • FID_RL_BUILDING (Number(10,0)) – Foreign key to TC_RL_BUILDING.FID

    • ID (Varchar2(100))

    • NAME (Varchar2(100))

    • SOURCE_OBJECT (Varchar2(255))

    • TYPE (Varchar2(255))

    • UNIT_NR (Number(10,0))

    • USER_CREATED (Varchar2(50))

    • USER_MODIFIED (Varchar2(50))

  • Data migration: ONT data (ONT_TYPE, ONT_NR, UNIT_NR, CONNECTOR_NR) is migrated from TC_RL_BUILDING_UNIT to the new TC_RL_ONT table

  • Removed columns from TC_RL_BUILDING_UNIT

    • ONT_NR (Number(10,0))

    • ONT_TYPE (Varchar2(255))

  • New column in TC_RL_CLOSURE

    • DATE_COMPLETION (Date) – "Constructed on"

  • Label of DATE_COMPLETION on TC_RL_SEGMENT, TC_RL_STRUCTURE, and TC_RL_TERMINATOR updated to "Constructed on"

  • New foreign key relationships

    • TC_RL_ATTRIBUTE.FID_FEATURE → TC_RL_ONT.FID

    • TC_RL_MEASUREMENT_POINT.FID_FEATURE → TC_RL_MEASUREMENT_LINE.FID

  • View TC_M_RL_STRUCTURE updated: displays structure type name via COALESCE lookup (manhole, pole, and cabinet types)

  • SplitMode rules for segment splitting added to various foreign key relationships (including TC_RL_CABLE, TC_RL_DUCT, TC_RL_ATTRIBUTE, TC_RL_MEASUREMENT_POINT → TC_RL_SEGMENT)

 
 
 
 
 
 

Changes to Dialog Definitions since NET 15.0

NET Engineering

Base Datamodel

15.1

  • The fields Source Datastore (FID_TNIM_SOURCE) and Source ID (TNIM_SOURCE_KEY) have been removed from the following dialogs:

    • Cluster (TC_CLUSTER)

    • Edge (TC_LINE)

    • Person (TC_PERSON)

    • Node (TC_POINT)

    • Cabinet Type (TC_SP_CABINET_MODEL)

    • Manhole Type (TC_SP_MANHOLE_MODEL)

    • Marker (TC_SP_MARKER)

    • Marker Type (TC_SP_MARKER_MODEL)

    • Patch Panel (TC_SP_PATCH_PANEL)

    • Patch Panel Type (TC_SP_PATCH_PANEL_MODEL)

    • Pole Type (TC_SP_POLE_MODEL)

    • Rack Panel (TC_SP_RACK_PANEL)

    • Rack Panel Type (TC_SP_RACK_PANEL_MODEL)

    • Segment Type (TC_SP_SEGMENT_MODEL)

    • Switching Point Type (TC_SWITCHING_POINT_MODEL)

    • Building (TC_TG_BUILDING)

  • The dialogs for Cluster (TC_CLUSTER) and Action Area (TC_ACTION_AREA) have been aligned.

    • Changes to Action Area

      • Layout aligned with the Cluster dialog

      • FID field has been hidden

      • Jump buttons to Building, Node, and Edge added

      • Document management button added

    • Changes to both Action Area and Cluster

      • Buttons for "Show statistics", "Export bill of materials", and "Update status" have been removed and are now available from the menu bar

  • New attribute for placement distance in Breakdown (TC_BREAKDOWN) added

15.3

  • In the Building dialog (TC_TG_BUILDING):

    • New counter for building units ($SQLLABELBUILDINGUNITCOUNT) added

    • New projection button to building units (TC_TG_BUILDING_UNIT) added. Linked building units can now be opened directly via the projection button.

Duct Datamodel

15.1

  • The fields Source Datastore (FID_TNIM_SOURCE) and Source ID (TNIM_SOURCE_KEY) have been removed from the following dialogs:

    • Duct Bundle (TC_SP_DUCT_BUNDLE)

    • Duct Insertion Type (TC_SP_DUCT_INSERTION_MDL)

    • Duct Type (TC_SP_DUCT_TYPE)

    • Fitting Type (TC_SP_FITTING_MODEL)

15.2

  • In the Duct dialog (TC_SP_DUCT):

    • The projection "List all inner ducts of the filtered ducts" has been removed and replaced by two more specific projections:

      • "List all direct inner ducts of the filtered ducts"

      • "List all direct parent ducts of the filtered ducts" (new)

    • The new action "Set duct insertion" is available in the Edit menu

  • In the Segment dialog (TC_SP_SEGMENT):

    • The new action "Set duct insertion" is available in the Edit menu

  • In the Structural Node dialog (TC_SP_StructuralNode):

    • The new action "Set duct insertion" is available in the Edit menu (if duct datamodel is present)

  • In the Building dialog (TC_TG_BUILDING, survey plan):

    • The new action "Set duct insertion" is available in the Edit menu (if duct datamodel is present)

  • In the Duct Type dialog (TC_SP_DUCT_TYPE):

    • The action "Adjust ducts" now requires view mode and an available record

15.3

  • No changes to dialogs

Fiber Optic Datamodel

15.1

  • The fields Source Datastore (FID_TNIM_SOURCE) and Source ID (TNIM_SOURCE_KEY) have been removed from the following dialogs:

    • FO Cable Type (TC_FO_CABLE_MODEL)

    • FO Closure Type (TC_FO_CLOSURE_MODEL)

    • FO Connector Type (TC_FO_CONNECTOR_MODEL)

    • FO Fiber Type (TC_FO_FIBER_MODEL)

    • FO Splitter Type (TC_FO_SPLITTER_MODEL)

    • FO Terminator Type (TC_FO_TERMINATOR_MODEL)

    • FO Tray (TC_FO_TRAY)

    • FO Tray Type (TC_FO_TRAY_MODEL)

    • FO Trunk (TC_FO_TRUNK)

  • The SQL filters for "Show splices" and "Show filed splices" in the FO Splice dialog (TC_FO_SPLICE) have been corrected.

  • In the FO ONT (TC_FO_ONT) and FO ONT Type (TC_FO_ONT_MODEL) dialogs, the reference to the online help has been added.

15.2

  • In the FO Patch dialog (TC_FO_PATCH):

    • The Active checkbox is now locked and can no longer be edited directly

    • A duplicate separator in the Edit menu has been removed

  • In the FO Splice dialog (TC_FO_SPLICE):

    • The Active checkbox is now locked and can no longer be edited directly

    • Double-clicking the Tray ComboBox now opens the Tray dialog instead of the View

  • In the FO Fiber dialog (TC_FO_FIBER):

    • Name and Color are now locked when the corresponding FO Cable Type has "Fiber name" or "Fiber color" set

  • In the FO Cable Type dialog (TC_FO_CABLE_MODEL):

    • The action "Adjust cable sections" now requires view mode and an available record

    • The behavior has been aligned with the "Adjust ducts" action in the Duct Type dialog

  • In the FO Terminator dialog (TC_FO_TERMINATOR):

    • The new action "Set duct insertion" is available in the Edit menu (if duct datamodel is present)

15.3

  • In the FO ONT dialog (TC_FO_ONT):

    • New fields DATE_CREATION (Creation date) and DATE_SHUTDOWN (Shutdown date) added

  • In the FO ONT sub-dialog at Building (TC_TG_BUILDING#TC_FO_ONT):

    • New fields DATE_CREATION (Creation date) and DATE_SHUTDOWN (Shutdown date) added

  • In the FO ONT sub-dialog at Building Unit (TC_TG_BUILDING_UNIT#TC_FO_ONT):

    • New fields DATE_CREATION (Creation date) and DATE_SHUTDOWN (Shutdown date) added

  • In the Building dialog (TC_TG_BUILDING, FO extension):

    • The counter and jump button for building units has been removed (moved to the base datamodel, now available there with an enabled projection button)

Telephony Datamodel

15.1

  • The fields Source Datastore (FID_TNIM_SOURCE) and Source ID (TNIM_SOURCE_KEY) have been removed from the following dialogs:

    • TP Cable Type (TC_TP_CABLE_MODEL)

    • TP Closure Type (TC_TP_CLOSURE_MODEL)

    • TP Pin Type (TC_TP_PIN_MODEL)

    • TP Terminator Type (TC_TP_TERMINATOR_MODEL)

    • TP Wire Type (TC_TP_WIRE_MODEL)

15.2

  • In the TP Patch dialog (TC_TP_PATCH):

    • The Active checkbox is now locked and can no longer be edited directly

    • A duplicate separator in the Edit menu has been removed

  • In the TP Splice dialog (TC_TP_SPLICE):

    • The Active checkbox is now locked and can no longer be edited directly

  • In the TP Wire dialog (TC_TP_WIRE):

    • Name and Color are now locked when the corresponding TP Cable Type has "Wire name" or "Wire color code" set

  • In the TP Cable Type dialog (TC_TP_CABLE_MODEL):

    • The action "Adjust cable sections" now requires view mode and an available record

    • The behavior has been aligned with the "Adjust ducts" action in the Duct Type dialog

  • In the TP Terminator dialog (TC_TP_TERMINATOR):

    • The new action "Set duct insertion" is available in the Edit menu (if duct datamodel is present)

15.3

  • No changes to dialogs

Redlining Datamodel

15.1

  • New fields for NET Scan links in Redlining Measurement (TC_RL_MEASUREMENT) added.

    • $SQLLABELSCANCOUNT (Count of linked scans)

    • $SQLLABELSCANCOUNTNEW (New scans since last sync)

    • $REF_TC_RL_SCAN (Jump button to scans)

    • $REF_TC_RL_SCAN_NEW (Jump button to new scans)

  • Help link added:

    • Redlining Building (TC_RL_BUILDING)

    • Redlining Building Unit (TC_RL_BUILDING_UNIT)

    • Redlining Cluster (TC_RL_CLUSTER)

    • Redlining Duct (TC_RL_DUCT)

15.2

  • New fields added in the following dialogs:

    • RL Cable (TC_RL_CABLE): INFO field added

    • RL Closure (TC_RL_CLOSURE): INFO field added

    • RL Duct (TC_RL_DUCT): INFO field added

    • RL Fitting (TC_RL_FITTING): INFO and NAME fields added

    • RL Segment (TC_RL_SEGMENT): USER_LENGTH and WIDTH fields added

    • RL Structure (TC_RL_STRUCTURE): INFO field added

    • RL Terminator (TC_RL_TERMINATOR): INFO field added

  • FID_SCAN field removed from the following dialogs:

    • RL Cable (TC_RL_CABLE)

    • RL Closure (TC_RL_CLOSURE)

    • RL Duct (TC_RL_DUCT)

    • RL Fitting (TC_RL_FITTING)

    • RL Measurement Line (TC_RL_MEASUREMENT_LINE)

    • RL Measurement Point (TC_RL_MEASUREMENT_POINT)

    • RL Segment (TC_RL_SEGMENT)

    • RL Structure (TC_RL_STRUCTURE)

    • RL Terminator (TC_RL_TERMINATOR)

  • RL Scan dialog (TC_RL_SCAN) completely removed (moved to the separate NET Scan datamodel)

15.3

  • New dialog: Redlining ONT (TC_RL_ONT)

    • Fields: FID_MEASUREMENT (Measurement), ID, NAME, TYPE, SOURCE_OBJECT (source reference), CONNECTOR_NR (connector number), UNIT_NR (unit number), FID_RL_BUILDING (building)

    • Document management and projection to Redlining Attributes (TC_RL_ATTRIBUTE)

  • In the RL Building dialog (TC_RL_BUILDING):

    • New jump button to Redlining ONTs (TC_RL_ONT) added

  • In the RL Building Unit dialog (TC_RL_BUILDING_UNIT):

    • Fields ONT_TYPE and ONT_NR removed (moved to the new ONT dialog)

  • In the RL Closure dialog (TC_RL_CLOSURE):

    • New field DATE_COMPLETION (Constructed on) added

  • In the RL Measurement dialog (TC_RL_MEASUREMENT):

    • New counter and jump row for ONTs added (total count and count of new ONTs since last sync)

  • In the RL Attribute dialog (TC_RL_ATTRIBUTE):

    • TC_RL_ONT added as additional parent table for FID_FEATURE (attributes can now also be linked to ONTs)

  • In the RL Measurement Point dialog (TC_RL_MEASUREMENT_POINT):

    • TC_RL_MEASUREMENT_LINE added as additional parent table for FID_FEATURE

  • Label of DATE_COMPLETION in the following dialogs changed from "Completed on" to "Constructed on":

    • RL Segment (TC_RL_SEGMENT)

    • RL Structure (TC_RL_STRUCTURE)

    • RL Terminator (TC_RL_TERMINATOR)

 
 
 
 
 
 

Report Changes since NET 15.0

NET Engineering

Fiber Optic Datamodel

15.1

  • Report "NET Cable Costs"

    • Display of the status category

    • Display of total length and total costs by status category

  • Report "NET FO Splice Overview Terminator"

    • SQL error in the report corrected

  • Report "NET FO Splice Plan Closure"

    • Dynamic row height removed

    • Dynamic word wrapping implemented

15.2

  • Report "NET Cable Costs"

    • Oracle compatibility established (database-specific SQL syntax for Oracle and PostgreSQL/SQLite)

15.3

  • Report "NET FO Splice Plan"

    • WordWrap in detail columns disabled and replaced with wrapText function for correct display at all Windows display scaling settings

    • Font size and field widths in header fields (Closure, Info, Closure type, Address) adjusted

  • Report "NET FO Splice Plan Landscape"

    • WordWrap in detail columns disabled and replaced with wrapText function for correct display at all Windows display scaling settings

    • Font size and field widths in header fields (Closure, Info, Closure type, Address, Page) adjusted

Base Datamodel

15.2

  • Report "NET Network Overview Service"

    • All data fields now use dynamic word wrapping (wrapText function) for correct display in cells

15.3

  • Report "NET Network Overview Service"

    • WordWrap in detail columns disabled and replaced with wrapText function for correct display at all Windows display scaling settings

    • Font size and field widths in the fields Start Feature Class, Tracing Start Point, and Location adjusted

Duct Datamodel

15.3

  • Report "NET Duct End Overview"

    • WordWrap in detail columns disabled and replaced with wrapText function for correct display at all Windows display scaling settings

Connector Overview (CO Overview)

15.2

  • New column "Ducts" with full duct hierarchy display (instead of a single duct, all nested ducts are now shown with arrow separation)

  • New columns "ONT ID" and "ONT" for displaying ONT information

  • Excel export now preserves the original cell background colors

  • Improved tracing direction detection for terminators without building assignment

  • Extended error messages for various tracing scenarios

  • HiDPI scaling support for the tracing report window