GuidSIGN - Features and Compatibility

• NEW! Use over 200 new sign templates specifically created for the MUTCD 2009 edition
• NEW! Ability to change and rotate arrows and symbols within template sign design
• Create guide signs using a graphic library of custom or included templates based on national standards
• Design street signs with a graphic library of custom or included templates based on national standards
• Multiple street signs can be generated from a selected template and added list of names and block numbers

• NEW! Support of US MUTCD 2009 edition with updated panel styles for guide, street, exit, regulatory, warning, and construction signs
• UPDATED! Chevron panel allows for a specific radius setting for the pointed end tip (for custom rounded or sharp tip styles)
• UPDATED! Place chevron symbols offset perpendicularly from the edge of the slanted geometry of the chevron panel
• Ability to assign margins exclusively for each sub-panel and to preview the sub-panel numbering during creation of placement
• Ability to select if the exit panel snaps to the panel edge or to the inside of the border

• NEW! Use the To Border snap mode allowing short lines to now snap to a border with a margin separation along with the ability to specify a fixed distance from a parallel border edge
• NEW! Ability to use Point to Point snap mode that allows for a key point to be set on fixed and moving objects for precise placement beyond the standard snap positions
• NEW! Use the Center to Panel snap mode to center one or more objects in a panel between a vertical short line and a border

• NEW! Ability to design custom multi-headed diagrammatic directional arrow types (for Overhead and Overhead Per Lane)
• UPDATED! Custom arrow creator now includes displays the preview showing arrow dimension parameters that are currently being edited
• Create custom panel styles or custom templates to meet state specific standards for sign design
• Create custom arrows using a set of user-defined dimensions and save them into a library
• Create a custom library of completed signs that can be used in planning and detailed drawings
• Work with multiple custom libraries (i.e. symbols, exit panels, arrows, etc) now supported with GuidSIGN placement tools
• Over 60 editable design parameters for complete custom flexibility
• Create customized symbols, exit panels, and shields

• NEW! Addition of eight new multi-headed diagrammatic arrow types for Roundabouts, Thru-Turn (2 shafts), Split (2 shafts), and, Left-Thru-Right (3 shafts)
• NEW! Includes new working panel libraries for HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle), Toll, Exit Number and Exit Only sign design
• Use built-in destination, place, or street name lookup feature to match against custom or standard lists of geographic features
• 4 standard arrow types supported (Straight, 45° Turn, 90° Turn, Custom Turn)
• Ability to update panel data without changing object placement or panel dimensions
• Drag and drop objects from graphical libraries conforming to panel style rules for spacing
• Automatic updating of panel size and dimensions based on placed objects and panel style rules
• Create signs conforming to MUTCD standards for panel sizes, colors, borders (including widths, thickness and insets), margins, fonts, letter sizing/spacing, line spacing, and corner radius
• Moving and snapping capabilities with option to snap objects (i.e. place names, symbols, shields, etc.) to margins, panels, and other objects based on standard spacing requirements. Snap placement can also be switched off to place customized objects within the panel
• Place horizontal and vertical dividers and short lines within the guide panel
• Signs can be stored in proprietary exchange file format (GSX) allowing signs created with any version of GuidSIGN 4 and newer to be read and edited using GuidSIGN in any platform (AutoCAD, MicroStation, or GuidSIGN for Windows)

• NEW! Support of US MUTCD 2009 edition with updated panel styles for guide, street, exit, regulatory, warning, and construction signs
• NEW! Support of US MUTCD 2009 edition for colors. Color selection now includes a set of all standard MUTCD colors along with the ability to define custom RGB colors
• NEW! Support of US MUTCD 2009 edition with eight new symbols libraries including both framed and unframed versions
• NEW! Support of US MUTCD 2009 edition with new directional arrow library added and one standard arrow library reworked to match MUTCD 2009 naming and specifications reference
• Work with the complete federal MUTCD symbols library and additional state route shield and route marker libraries
• Panel styles support various sign designations for standard road classifications (i.e. low volume, conventional, expressway, and freeway)
• Panel styles include exit, left exit, destination, informational, construction, regulatory and warning
• Symbols including multiple arrow types, recreational/cultural interest, motorist service
• Colors available include white, yellow, green, orange, blue, black, brown, and red
• Shapes include: rectangles, diamonds, angled, and chevrons

• Align string components horizontally in reference to other strings within the panel
• Highway fonts include: B, C, D, E, and EM
• Compatibility with all TrueType® fonts
• Compatibility with ClearviewHwy® font from Terminal Design Inc.
• Compatibility with FHWA 2000 Series fonts
• Special characters such as "!" "$" "#" etc.
• NEW! NYSDOT library updated with regional standard letter series

• Display dimensions for border insets, text string lengths, spacing, panel size, font size, and more
• Display modes show signs in a variety of ways including black and white, color, or outline
• Create, display, and save multiple signs in one drawing file
• Select from a library of drawing sheets and reports or customize your own
• Sign details include title block, sign layout, letter and symbol location tables

• Proprietary Export Sign for Cutter feature enables the selection of components of a sign, compressing the spacing between objects to save material, and export as a DXF file – to be read by industry standard sign cutting applications (i.e. SignLAB, FlexiSIGN, Gerber OMEGA, etc.)
• Exported objects can be separated into color dependant files for cutting
• Output files can be formatted to fit in a specified material width

USA

• NEW! Manual On Uniform Traffic Control Devices, 2009 Edition
• Manual On Uniform Traffic Control Devices, 2003 Edition
• Manual On Uniform Traffic Control Devices, 1988 Edition
• Standard Alphabets For Highway Signs and Pavement Markings, 2000
• Standard Highway Signs, 2004
• Standard Highway Signs, 1979

California

• Traffic Manual, 1993
• California Style Fonts

Canada

• Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Canada, 2002
• Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Canada, 1998

Australia

• Road Sign Specifications
• Standard Alphabets for Road Signs

• Place standard or regional specific drawing sheets around one or more signs
• Select standard or regional fabrication reports and dimension options that can be placed around one or more signs
• Sign data can be exported to common text documents
• NEW! NYSDOT style drawing sheets and reports are now included

Platform Requirements:

• AutoCAD® 2004– 2012 series of products (except AutoCAD LT)
• MicroStation® V8.1, V8 2004 (V8.5), V8 XM, V8i

System Requirements:

• Full support for 32 and 64-bit operating systems
• Workstation: Windows® XP, Vista, Windows® 7
• Network: Windows® Server 2000, 2003, 2008

Languages Available:

• English