Stringer DSpec Help System


Introduction

Welcome to the Stringer DSpec Help System.  The Stringer DSpec help system includes the following resources:

Stringer DSpec Interface

Stringer DSpec runs directly inside your preferred CAD system.  Following installation an additional Menu and Ribbon Tab are added to the interface.  The ribbon works from left/right for settings, creation, editing, review and export.  The Command listing in this help system matches the Ribbon layout.

About Stringer DSpec

Stringer DSpec provides a structured framework for documenting 'as built' assets relevant to local government to describe stormwater assets, using drawing objects directly from your CAD drawing.

Any drawing objects can be selected and attributed with stormwater pipe pit or house connection data to represent the as built condition of the features.  Stringer Dspec will use the geometry directly from the object/s selected.  Inputs will be adjusted based on the object type selected, so you are only attributing the information required for that particular object.

You can review what has and hasn't been attributed before output of a compliant DSpec .shp file.

What Data Can be Attributed?

The Council typically will identify the object types that are attirbuted.  In the drawiing the following object types are able to be attributed, depending on the object information being picked up:

Object Type Drawing CAD Entity Typical Objects
Point Objects Point or Stringer COGO Point (block) Pits, Headwalls
Line Objects Polyline Swales, Pipes
Polygon Objects Closed Polylines OSD Areas