What's New

Removed unused library (vl-load-com);

Added 'Difference' option to Secondary Elevation label; 

Added help for TS create and DS create buttons; 

Added {DIFF} placeholder to insert the algebraic difference between the top and bottom elevations; 

Added {DIFF} precision setting in dialog; 

Changed license expiration warning messages to 7 and 30 days; 

Miscellaneous bug fixes related to Import/Export commandline; 

Added options to import and export Layers directly to INI file from commandline; 

Fixed layers/blocks/textstyles being imported during Getting Started Wizard styles import; 

Fixed bug in Select All and Select None options in Import/Export dialog; 

If sound file not found, plays system sound; 

Optimize label flipping; 

Added tail length to textbox display; 

Optimize text box display when rotated; 

Added Z elevation number to prompts; 

Load layer properties automatically from the Styles INI; 

Layers can be included when Importing/Exporting Label Styles; 

Consolidated layer creation functions; 

Fixed dialog not showing wide button on some screen sizes; 

Fixed label flip left and down not working properly; 

Fixed minor dialog bugs; 

Fixed bug in textbox display when using ML with TS with fixed height; 

Fixed bug in slope label location on arc with UCS; 

Fixed bug in Remember Styles not remembering the style name; 

Fixed minor indent bug for Paper Space labels; 

Added 'Inline' option for Slope Arrow, and 'Centered' option for Slope Label.

Beta release moved to Stable;

Optimized registration verification;

Changed update file server location;

Fixed update server not available;

Removed 'Invert' slope label option (rarely used);

Added 'Intermediate' slope label option for elevation-less labels;

Still struggling to get the Annotative text to apply correctly...

Beta release moved to Stable;

Fixed warning about ML/DS/TS create error in dialog; 

Fixed bug in creation of non-anno labels; 

Fixed bug in setting MLeader Gap property causing delay when large number of MLeaders are in the drawing; 

Fixed minor bug in dialog tiles enable/disable; 

Added Expert Mode to hide some nagging messages and warnings; 

Fixed bug in PolarMode display angle adjustment; 

Reduced number of repeated messages in error tile; 

Added more lines to error tile in dialog; 

Add option to disable Polarmode Distance or Angle Factors by setting either to 0.

Beta release moved to Stable;

Fixed missing name for TS/DS export; 

Fixed bug with importing Dimension Styles that include a quotation mark (EOF error); 

Added placeholder for Curb Height {ch} which can be inserted into the Primary, Secondary, or Tail labels; 

Fixed bug in the commandline Import function; 

Added point elevation option (Z); 

Added PolarMode Distance Factor to further standardize your labels; 

Fixed bug in browser launch with Chrome; 

Fixed bug in VLX distribution; 

Fixed bug in update download;

Fixed bug in the site license file.

Beta release moved to Stable;

Help now points to this new website; 

Optimized update server and version detection; 

Changed Style variables to assoc list to clean up memory leaks and facilitate Alternate Style swap; 

Warning message about Multileaders will now only be shown once per session (sorry for the spam);  

Changed default width of EC-MSG to 80 characters from 50; 

Fixed trying to load DOSLib for no reason; 

Fixed error message in CNote\Text creation; 

Fixed bug in textboxes showing incorrect layer color when using Multileader label; 

Fixed bug in Slope label creation throwing error when not using explicit layers; 

Fixed bug in Delete Style not updating style name; 

Fixed style list reverting to 'Default' when closing the Import/Export dialog; 

Fixed bug in 'Reset Form' not selecting correct style from list; 

Fixed bug in Current Style when using multiple sessions of AutoCAD; 

Fixed MLeader creation when 'Landing Gap' was not zero (sets style to zero); 

Fixed MLeader creation when 'Text Indent' was zero (defaults to 0.001); 

Fixed 'Temp Tail' lost when Slope Label options are used; 

Added descriptions to dialog showing unsaved properties of styles; 

Added notification of pending license expiration at 10 and 3 days from date; 

Added support for corporate license file; 

Added option to create default MLSTYLE, DIMSTYLE and TEXTSTYLE with your own properties in the INI file; 

Added feature to automatically create TS/DS/ML when config is present in Styles INI but not loaded in current drawing; 

Added feature to automatically thaw and turn on layers associated with a style; 

Added option to specify Remember ORTHO and OSNAP setting; 

Added option to Always turn on OSNAP; 

Added option to Always turn off ORTHO; 

Added option to Always turn on POLARMODE; 

Added option to specify Alternate Style and Swap them without loading dialog (cl/dlg and EC-STYLES); 

Added option to specify 'Elevation' in addition to 'Slope' for the Test prompt; 

Added option to Bump the slope/distance/bearing label; 

The Bump Factor and the Total Bumps is configurable in the system options; 

Added warning in Multileader creation due to corrupt AutoCAD settings (see website for a fix); 

Added dialog option to turn on 'Heads-up' for certain commandline menus (e.g. EC-STYLES); 

Add minimum list limit of 5 for 'Heads-up'; 

Added warning if current style is modified and loading a new style, allow save (CL and DLG); 

EC Pro now translated to Esperanto, tre bona!

Saving of Styles is now a premium feature; 

Two types of Multileader support added for labels; 

Added button to create a basic Multileader styles you can use with EC Pro; 

Fixed bug in PaperSpace labels (never worked properly); 

Text/lines/leaders now inherit current color/linetype/etc if explicitly set; 

Prompt now an option for Secondary Label; 

If Primary and Secondary labels turned off program won't prompt to place a label; 

Tail label now has its own configurable layer; 

Tail label now displays a textbox; 

You can show the Slope Arrow even if you do not show the Slope label; 

When selecting elevation with multiple numbers, program will prompt for correct one; 

Force Bearing has options for 'None', 'North', 'South', 'East', 'West'; 

Added Insert Zeros for bearing/delta; 

Changed TAB to Rotate label up/down, backtick toggles Flip label left/right; 

Added 'Centered' alignment option for Elevation labels; 

Rearranged location of some options in the dialog boxes; 

Removed Bias and Make text readable from Style properties and added them as system properties (moved to Options dialog); 

Fixed Polarmode (formerly Ortho mode), press (F8) or (F10) on the keyboard to invoke; 

Added Bias for Slope, Remember current style, Polarmode increment properties (Options dialog); 

Fixed detection of internet browser on Win10; 

Added update notifier with option to download; 

Fixed empty text created by Slope/Distance/Bearing label; 

Fixed label angle for UCS and view rotations; 

Fixed elevation error when using Target; 

Added Bias for label lines; Added separate styles INI; 

Added system option to change all labels to Uppercase; 

Fixed Multileader options in the Text Options sub-dialog (std dlg); 

Various help message updates; 

Fixed 'Reset Form' not working.

Fixed bug in screen resolution detection for Win10.

Fixed bug in precision and elevation labels.

Optimized label flipping; 

Changed 'Transpose' option to 'Invert'.

Added option for Arc Tolerance (Options dialog) for points along an arc; 

Added alignment options 'left' and 'right' for elevation label; 

Bug fix for missing file.

Changed the Bias Toggle to now include Flip. Pressing ` (backtick) forces the label to the left, pressing (TAB) forces the label to the right; 

Added commandline prompt for Tail Label; 

Fixed major bug in text creation when drawing contains a lot of Civil 3D objects/labels; 

Fixed label issue with UCS.

Added Tail Label to Mini dialog; 

Added Intermediate option for summing up a number of lengths before calculating a slope; 

Pressing <TAB> now turns off the Bias setting when labeling; 

Fix bug in command line style Save and Load; 

Added more Spanish translations; 

Added C3D Point to elevation filter types; 

Calculate slope when only specifying a Difference in elevation.

Added Transform option to flip and rotate slope label; 

Fixed minor bug in layer option; 

Added dynamic input distance angle for label placement; 

Fixed Draw slope option not working properly.

Added option to add a "tail" to the end of the label line; 

Added Rotate option to rotate the text of the Slope/Dist/Bear label on the fly; 

Renamed the Restore option to Draw; 

Fixed minor prompt bugs.

Fixed minor bug with Slope/Dist/Bear label and the Readable option; 

Fixed minor default browser error.

Added scale editbox for arrowhead leader lines; 

Rearranged Slope/Dist/Bear section; 

Adjusted the method the text bias is applied; 

Better handling if LUNITS is either 'engineering' or 'architectural'; 

Added option to turn on/off sounds in dialog box; 

Added option to control the length of Slope Arrow; 

Changed the Auto delete labels to use selection sets instead of UNDO; 

Added option to Flip the Slope/Dist/Bear label on the fly, Delete the label, and Restore the label; 

Fixed bug in the way the bias is applied to the slope label.

Internally changed location in the registry, moved existing settings automatically; 

Added Bearing to Slope/Dist label; 

Added Stacked-Opposite alignment option to Distance and Bearing labels; 

Added separate dialog for Text Options for use when screen resolution does not permit Tall or Wide mode; 

Fixed Mini mode not invoking properly.

Created a sub-dialog for the more general program options as a button on the Settings dialog; 

Added customizable temporary X color and size properties; 

Dialog control buttons (OK, Cancel, etc) are now translated; 

Added individual help buttons for select dialog options for quick help; 

Added option to Remember Dialog Positions; Tall, Wide, and Standard dialog box modes are remembered separately; 

Import and Export added to commandline EC-REG and dialog; 

Added polyline and leader options for Line Between Labels; 

Added Arrowhead list for leader line; 

Program now better handles errors if AcetUtil.arx or DOSlibXX.arx are missing; 

Automatically attempts to load DOSlib (http://www.en.na.mcneel.com/doslib.htm) if Express Tools is not available; 

Added option to select justification of labels (Elevation: inside/outside, Slope: above/below, Distance: inline/stacked/opposite, Slope Arrow: same/opposite); 

Added separate precision setting for FL; 

Added Slope Arrow to indicate negative slope direction; 

Configurable layers for each label object; 

Use DOSlib to select layer if available; 

Added Prefix and Suffix for Slope/Distance label; 

Added entry validation for textbox options in the settings dialog; 

Added color selector dialog button for Temp X color; 

Added Styles option to Specify end point of flag prompt; 

Added option for 1 or 2 segments for the leader; 

Added option to Specify the Angle of the second segment; 

Added Text Indent offset option for 2-segment leaders; 

Added a Target prompt; 

Added Mini and Standard dialog box modes; 

Added mini dialog/toolbar mode, enter by typing M at any prompt where Styles is also available; 

Added Test option for slope prompt to experiment with different slopes before labeling; 

Added option to Generate new INI file; 

Added option to Turn off the textboxes while placing the label; 

Added unit options for precision, percent, decimal, and digit grouping to INI to facilitate use in other languages; 

Added option to Remember last dialog state; 

Added buttons to Expand the dialog either vertically or horizontally to show additional text options.

Units localization added including EC-SET-UNITS and an option in the dialog box (Note: the distance label used to contain a ' to indicate feet, it no longer does. You must add this ' to the 'Separator' text box in order for it to show up now); 

More entity types are now able to be selected to extract elevations (Polylines, LDT Points, Contours, Circles, along with all types of text objects); 

Absolute value for slope label is now configurable; 

Dialog position is now remembered even across sessions; 

Added angle bias for readability calculation, this will let you set the angle at which text is flipped (default is 90 degrees).

Changed name "Formats" to "Styles" program-wide; 

Added command EC-REG to save and load Label Styles directly from command line; 

Multi-language dialog boxes; 

Automatic text rotation toggle now works; 

Text boxes now are located correctly when placing labels; 

Labels can now be placed on top or bottom; 

Slope\Dist label is now automatically rotated; 

Added Help and Info buttons to dialog; 

Text height no longer needs to be fixed, dialog shows an edit box when text height is 0 in text style; 

Variables are now handled better when reading from the registry; 

Delete slope/distance label option added; 

Wide dialog layout added; 

Language drop-down list added to dialog.

Read defaults from registry; 

Save format with "" as the name to set defaults; 

When loading a Saved Format the name will appear in the Format Name editbox to make overwriting easier; 

Saved Format names with spaces will be converted to underscores "_"; 

Language selection is stored/loaded in registry.

Added option to specify or select the bottom elevation, instead of the default top elevation; 

Moved slope/dist label to midpoint of arc; 

Multi-language strings are now stored in an INI file for easy expansion; 

Added command EC-HELP to open this webpage for quick help 8-); 

Fixed minor error in init/error handler; 

Fixed minor bug in elevation prompt.

Select or type end elevation, automatically calculates slope.

Revised slope drop-down list in dialog; 

Fixed bug with settings dialog not showing; 

Fixed miss-click when selecting text for elevation; 

Ghost textbox when placing your labels.

Made Delete Format, Save Format, Reset Defaults available in dialog box; 

Multi-language support added (commandline only); 

Fixed distance label not showing correct precision.

Added loop to arc option to ask for next point if radius does not match both points; 

Added command EC-VER to display current version number.

Added Settings option to select prompt.