Software for Airport Planning, Design and Operations

We are pleased to announce that Obstacle Surface Planner version 1.10 is now available.

Offering compatibility with Autodesk’s AutoCAD 2013 release as well as the inclusion of German regulations and a fleet of other updates and improvements, version 1.10 is the latest update of Simtra's CAD-based solution for obstacle clearance compliance.

Notable improvements to the runway definition component of the software include the ability to define different approach scenarios for each runway end. Offering a huge increase in flexibility, this definition can be completed with just a few clicks. Once the runway and Obstacle Limitation Surfaces (OLS) have been created, obstacle coordinate data can be imported with an updated import tool which supports .txt, .csv and .asc files.

This same import dialog box can also be found in the upgraded ‘Terrain/Heightfield’ command. Once data is imported, users can now undertake an analysis using a number of methods, including creating an ‘Analysis Area’ to define a specific area of interest. This cuts down on potential software/computer performance problems that may arise as a result of working with complex and large datasets.

In order to view the longitudinal profile of an Obstacle Surface Planner model in more detail, it is now possible to create a ‘Longitudinal Section’. This tool allows users to exaggerate the data through the Z axis so it is possible to analyze a specific section of the model using a more usable scale.  

Obstacle Surface Planner users with a Software Maintenance Agreement valid as at 31^st March 2012 are invited to download version 1.10 from the Simtra Support website. Detailed release notes are included.