NetSystem Base module and Package Manager

The ‘Base module’ is the basis for every NetSystem 5 package configuration, as it contains all elements, functionalities and tools that create a common working environment for all design and calculation modules. The ‘Base module’ is available to the user in the form of two separate programs / windows:

NetSystem Manager with the following functionalities:

  • Management of program activation and updates, including the possibility to download selected older versions of the package in order to process completed projects using the version in which they were originally prepared
  • Control of the current package configuration (information on the calculation modules available in the package and package upgrade options)
  • Project management (possibility to create a new project file, open an existing project using a selected package version, and perform other project-related operations)
  • Access to the HelpSystem support platform
  • Possibility to report a problem encountered while working with the package directly to InstalSoft Support (the Manager provides a dedicated form, whose completion significantly facilitates report processing)

NetSystem Editor, which is the main window for project preparation with the following functionalities:

  • Possibility to elaborate many projects simultaneously (each is opened in a separate Editor window). While opening a new project, it is possible to use ready-made templates, that may contain various predefined settings adequate to a given project scope
  • General data and default data editing, as well as possibility of advanced editing of working screen and element layout
  • 2D map view project editing. Automatic generation of a 3D model, that allows to preview the project as well as to edit it to a certain extent
  • Generation of automatic network profiles for designed networks, their preview and modification
  • Printout of drawings and of table results as well as possibility to define various layouts for graphic printouts, prepared for each project individually. Possibility to use one of many already-made predefined table results scope
  • Searching for elements or groups of elements in a project according to various search criteria. The search criteria may be personalized. Found / selected elements are highlighted in all views and tables, thus making it easy to locate the same element in various places of the program
  • Import of underlays in various available formats (e.g. .dwg, .jpg, .PDF and others), which serve as a basis for network design. Imported underlays can be used as a working background, making it easier to position the designed networks in relation to the existing site development and other elements, both on the map and in the 3D model
  • Terrain modelling with the possibility to define elevations at selected terrain points and linear terrain depressions representing roads. Elevations resulting from the terrain shape are automatically propagated to network nodes located within its area, allowing the actual terrain shape to be taken into account during network design
  • Working environment customization: it is possible to save various Editor window layouts dedicated to different project stages or different types of projects, and to switch between them while working with the program. NetSystem 5 also provides the possibility to work with Editor windows on two different displays, which is a very convenient and recommended solution