Everything runs in your browser – nothing is uploaded. If you are new to the tool, follow these steps in order.
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Enter the manholes and ground levels
Type into the Manholes table and the Ground levels table, or copy rows in Excel and paste them into a cell. Press Enter to move down.
Preparing your own data – the easy way: press Load Sample Data, then ⬇ Export to Excel (.xlsx). That workbook is your template: replace the sample rows with your own (keep the heading row), save it, and bring it back with ⬆ Import from Excel (.xlsx). Its Settings sheet holds the drawing settings and title block, so you can fill those in Excel too.
| Sheet | Columns, in this order |
|---|
| Manholes | Chainage (m) · MH name · IL in · Dia in (mm) · IL out · Dia out (mm) · Cover level |
| Ground levels | Chainage (m) · Ground level |
- One row per manhole, upstream to downstream, chainage increasing. Levels in metres, diameters in millimetres.
- Leave the MH name blank for a bend or level point without a manhole. A blank IL out or Dia out takes the IL in / Dia in value.
- The ground levels are optional: leave that table empty and the ground is drawn through the cover levels.
- CSV / TXT files work too: ↑ Import Table (.csv) on each table reads the same comma-separated files the MicroStation macro used (a heading row is allowed), and ↓ Export Table (.csv) gives you a CSV template.
2
Check the design
The Checks box lists typing mistakes, pipes running uphill, cover below the pipe crown and pipe sizes getting smaller. The Pipe schedule gives length, slope, 1 in X and manhole depths for every pipe.
3
Set the drawing and the title block
- Drawing settings – scales (pick from the list or type any), paper, how strips are cut, grid, datum, manhole size. With Auto text size ticked the text height suits the scale.
- Title block – pick a seal style and fill in project, client (name and logo), consultant, drawing number, revisions and initials. Each sheet gets its own chainage range and drawing number.
4
Print, PDF, DXF and report
- 🖨 Print Drawings / Save as PDF prints the drawing sheets only – the set for the plotter or the tender drawings – at true scale. Keep Scale = 100% in the print dialog, or choose Save as PDF.
- ⬇ Download DXF gives all sheets for AutoCAD / MicroStation, drawn in paper millimetres (plot at 1:1).
- 📄 Generate Report first shows a short form: project information (the consultant details are remembered for all tools), an optional project introduction, and the cover page – this tool's A3 cover, your own cover image, or no cover. Then the report opens in a new tab: cover (A3), project data, checks, manhole and pipe schedules (A4) and all profile sheets (A3), with its own Print / Save as PDF button. If nothing opens, allow pop-ups for this site.
5
Save your project and open it later
💾 Save Project (.json) saves everything in one file; 📂 Load Project opens it again on any computer. ＋ New Project clears the page. While Autosave in this browser is ticked, your work also comes back the next time you open the page on this computer.
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