KeyTERRA-FIRMA
Ground Modelling, Road and 3D Site Design
ZTV, Urban Renewal and Land Survey
KeyGML
OS MasterMap reader
BricsCAD
The great alternative to AutoCAD
KeyTERRA-FIRMA Ltd.
Established 1998
Background as part of the Key Systems
Group
Bricsys Partners from 2009
Based in Warwickshire with clients
throughout the UK
Successful policy of evolving software to
meet user requirements and ease of use
KeyTERRA-FIRMA
Working inside BricsCAD & AutoCAD 2007 to 2014 platforms.
Highly suitable for a broad range of Civil, Environmental,
Landscape and Land Survey projects.
Unsolicited endorsement from Seer Projects Ltd. in Windsor
“I like KTF …..
… I can’t remember how long we have used it for now but I am
sure our first version was 4.0 - I have used it continuously.”
KTF users
City, County and District Councils. Leading Civil and
Environmental Consultants including Arup, Atkins, Peter
Brett, AECOM, Jacobs, Mott MacDonald, RPS and SLR.
Developers, Water and Port Authorities, plus many Land
Surveying and Landscape companies consolidate a
strong established user base.
KTF is used for :Residential and Industrial Estate design
New Road schemes and improvements
General earthworks and volume calculations
Urban Road design, Regeneration and Maintenance
Landfill, Quarrying and Reclamation
Car park and Sports pitch design
River surveys and simple flood modelling
Embankment calculations and bund design
Zones of Theoretical Visibility (ZTV)
Water and gas pipelines
Pond design and other water related applications
Airport related projects including approach surveys
Land Survey work of all shapes and sizes
Most users have mainstream KTF
including modelling and design :Base
Ground Modelling
Design
Land Survey
Translators
“Add on” modules for :Survey observation input
Two way WinDes translator
Rivers
ZTV
Land Survey
Direct input from Dataloggers, Total
Stations and GPS.
Automated 3D wire frame survey
drawing using MX type feature codes.
Sections
Ground modelling
Models created directly from 3D drawing entities or large .xyz files.
3D Polylines recognised as break lines.
Existing site or design represented as a series of triangles.
From 3D CAD drawing…
... to ground model in seconds
Rapid contouring and annotation
3D Grids (for viewing and rendering)
Slope direction and gradient at any location
Average level calculation for slab levels etc.
Landfill settlement calculation
Drape 2D drawing entities
Interpolated level grid
Interpolated levels
KTF is very strong in all aspects
of sections
Represent a Horizontal
Alignment as a 2D Polyline ….
Sections rapidly drawn with intelligent structure for
subsequent enhancement and design functions etc.
Sections drawn at natural scale or with vertical exaggeration.
Enhanced in CAD or graphics package.
Embankments are calculated from design
features represented as 3D Polylines.
Volume calculations compare existing and
design models to report cut and fill quantities.
Easy water volume calculation.
Cut and fill colour mapping (isopachytes) ….
Z value colour mapping. Superb presentation for cut and fill,
hydrographic survey, coastal erosion studies and ZVI results.
Water functions
Volumes (EA banding).
Flood area mapping (from
horizontal and sloping surfaces)
Water storage and balancing
Pond modelling.
Bund design.
3D views.
Pipelines.
River sections
Landfill cell floor design.
Road Design
Horizontal and Vertical Alignment designs combined
by powerful 3D String functions.
Suitable for new roads, complex estate road layouts,
junctions, widening, improvements and roundabouts.
Suitable for urban renewal and regeneration projects.
Not just Road Design but a powerful and flexible set
of tools for 3D Site Design.
Horizontal Alignment represented as 2D Polyline.
Designing on a long section, tools
exist to help with vertical curves,
K values and optimisation to
represent the Vertical Alignment
as a 2D Polyline.
The Master String combines Horizontal and Vertical Alignments
Standard or complex string definitions (including non parallel
channel geometry and super-elevation).
Highly flexible individual String design functions.
3D Polylines, sections and report outputs.
“Cruise along the road” viewer.
CHAINAGE 0.000
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Easting
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750.984
750.667
749.457
749.457
747.247
745.038
745.038
743.827
743.162
Northing
997.440
997.024
995.432
995.432
992.527
989.621
989.621
988.029
987.155
BEARING 127d15'14"
Level
Offset
String Name
20.897
20.723
20.673
20.548
20.639
20.548
20.673
20.723
20.357
-6.173
-5.650
-3.650
-3.650
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3.650
3.650
5.650
6.748
(Embankment)
lpath
lkerb
lchan
Centre
rchan
rkerb
rpath
(Embankment)
New and very powerful Design on Cross Sections added June 2013
Special projects that have relied on KeyTERRA-FIRMA include the
rock revetment scheme at Easington in East Yorkshire to protect the
Gas Terminal and the unique dual guided bus lanes at Leeds.
KTF is excellent for sports pitch and car park design plus general site development.
Combining the Base module, Ground Modelling and Design functions in a variety of
sequences provides the most powerful and flexible solution.
River Sections
KTF River survey CAD drawing
Efficient river cross section production
Output to Environment Agency EACSD format (March 2014)
Translators to ISIS, Hec-Ras, Mike 11, EEB and simple .csv format
ZTV
Zones of Theoretical Visibility (aka ZVI).
A powerful analysis and presentation tool
to assist with visibility studies.
Typically working with very large .xyz data
sets including OS LandForm Profile DTM.
Single or multiple targets.
Targets may be proposed wind turbines, masts,
chimneys, buildings and roads (point, linear or area).
Visual barriers included in the analysis.
Results above relate the number of
visible targets to user specified colours.
Colour mapping from horizontal field of
view analysis
Translators
Two way MOSS / MX Genio files.
OS LandForm and other products.
WinDes onto Sections, Schedule drawing and Network generation
ESRI .asc level grid
Excellent support
Terrific Value (to buy or hire)
Continuous Development
Expanded reference and tutorial documentation
Training courses (for established and new users)
support@ktfsoftware.com
KTF is developed to be as easy
to learn and use as possible!
KeyGML
Working inside AutoCAD or BricsCAD to read
OS MasterMap .gz and .gml files.
Drawing created in a structured and user
controlled way.
Read multiple files (chunks).
Extract and draw only an area of interest (e.g.
defined by closed Polyline).
Polygons drawn as Polylines or solid hatch.
Batch mode to create traditional 1:1250 and
1:2500 tiles.
Easy tile input by location.
BricsCAD
BricsCAD V14 Pro.
The alternative CAD platform from Bricsys in Belgium.
Download a 30 day evaluation and purchase the license from us.
Only £575 including year 1 maintenance (or £450 for BricsCAD Classic that
compares with AutoCAD LT). 10% discount for five or more.
Unsolicited endorsement from Maccus-Well Ltd. in West Yorkshire
“I'm impressed with the Bicscad software - can't believe how simple the transition
was from AutoCAD. ….”
Six reasons to purchase BricsCAD :1. Full function 2D/3D dwg based CAD with a familiar interface.
2. Advanced 2D tools and 3D modelling.
3. Rapid transition for users who know AutoCAD®.
4. Large and growing suite of third party solutions.
5. Industry leading support and compelling price.
6. Very easy and quick to download and install.
Most new BricsCAD users have started by downloading a copy for a free 30 day
evaluation from www.bricsys.com. BricsCAD is developed by Bricsys NV in Belgium
and we represent them in the UK.
UK 01564 330666
www.ktfsoftware.com