Currently with release Version 1.1.0.0, some of the primary features of DigFindR include:

  • Real time cursor tracking in Geographic coordinates
  • Full realization of drawing layer control through name, color, visibility, and locking
  • Support for CAD entities including polygons, polylines, arcs, ellipses, circles, lines, rectangles, text, multi-line text, arc text, blocks, special shapes, dimensions, rays, and construction lines
  • World file utility for embedding aerials within the map/drawing; read/write world files for TIF and JPG formats
  • Direct support for ECW (enhanced compression wavelet) images
  • Direct support for JPG2000 format images
  • Direct support for ESRI Shape file geography
  • Direct support for raster images including JPG, BMP, TIF, PNG, TGA, PSD and many others
  • Utility for building grids based upon GPS decimal minute format, Foot, or user defined units
  • Full edit control of entities individually, in groups, or as blocks using scale, rotate, copy, paste, mirror, break, and delete
  • Complete entity information dialog for selected entity(s) which can be hidden or displayed at will
  • Bounding rulers in foot increment that can be hidden or displayed at will
  • Raster export of entire map, or screen extent
  • Print layout
  • DXF file import and export
  • DWG file import and export
  • Utility for casting symbols into the map/drawing from delimited text list files
  • Fix calculator, bearing calculator, and scale calculator
  • Improved tools for determining position using sextant bearings, and compass bearings
  • Tools for employing the Snellius fix method
  • DigFixR utility for redirecting true GPS position
  • Distance, area, and perimeter measurement on the fly
  • NMEA 0183 interface for GPS positioning in real time
  • Full utility for managing excavation attributes with sorting and selection, GOTO, and text markup on demand
  • Drawing snap modes include tangent, nearest, perpendicular, midpoint, endpoint, center, node, and grid (1 foot increment)
  • Mark cursor position with coordinate readout as Lat and Long
  • A fully filtered database table utility
  • Tools to setup bearing solutions using the Snellius method
  • Hotkey collection routine for selected entities with immediate text listing