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The roadway design pages are for the guidance of design engineers, technicians, and inspection personnel engaged in roadway design, plan preparation, and construction for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT). They are prepared to encourage uniform application of designs and standard details in plan preparation of roadways and other related facilities.

CAiCE files

File name	File size	Description	Last updated
kc_autoload.exe	180KB	WisDOT survey toolbox	07/07/08
kc_caice.exe	64KB	Font and color tables	09/15/05
kc_cell.exe	656KB	Topographic cell libraries	07/07/08
kc_dgn.exe	72KB	MicroStation conversion tables	07/07/08
kc_ewclass.exe	64KB	Earthwork classification tables	02/24/04
kc_flexfmt.exe	68KB	Text format translator tables	10/30/01
kc_ftb.exe	1.8MB	Feature tables that control point and line symbology	07/07/08
kc_gml.exe	868KB	Geometric Modeling Language (GML) fragment files	09/15/05
kc_inifiles.exe	196KB	.ini files that control program and project settings	07/07/08
kc_masks.exe	76KB	Sheet mask files	09/15/04
kc_optfiles.exe	120KB	.opt Option files	07/07/08
kc_seed.exe	260KB	MicroStation seed files	07/07/08
kc_super.exe	88KB	Super elevation transition and runoff tables	03/06/06
kc_table.exe	84KB	Tables that control alignment, profile, and other settings	06/29/06
kc_tugboats.exe	432KB	Tugboat automation macros	06/29/06
kc_vbalib.exe	9.9MB	Fragments and custom macros	07/07/08
kc_vrfrags.exe	7.9MB	Fragment files	11/23/05

MicroStation files

File name	File size	V8 File Name	File size	Description	Last updated
ms_det.exe	1.7MB	v8_det.exe	2.0MB	Detail cells	11/16/07
ms_erosn.exe	1.8MB	v8_erosn.exe	1.1MB	Erosion control detail cells	11/16/05
ms_font.exe	0.7MB	-		Font library	04/20/04
ms_lnsty.exe	0.1MB	-		Custom line styles	09/24/07
ms_ops.exe	0.3MB	v8_ops.exe	0.5MB	Signal and Lighting cells (English only)	05/09/08 (v8 only)
ms_psht.exe	1.7MB	v8_psht.exe	0.9MB	Plan sheet cells	08/26/08
ms_seed.exe	84KB	v8_seed.exe	92KB	Seed files	02/14/07
ms_sign.exe	1.1MB	v8_sign.exe	5.0MB	Sign cells	08/26/08
ms_topog.exe	0.3MB	v8_topog.exe	0.8MB	Topographic cells	08/26/08
-		v8_dgnlib.exe	0.3MB	Level and style libraries	02/21/08
-		v8_aero.exe	1.3MB	Aeronautics files	09/25/06
ms_setmgr.exe	0.1MB	v8_setmgr.exe	0.2MB	WisDOT settings manager	08/26/08
ms_update.exe	2.27MB	v8_update.exe	3.82MB	Only files updated on this date	08/26/08

EPlans files

File name	File size	Description	Last updated
0_select_sdd.xls	209KB	Standard Detail Drawing Spreadsheet	08/01/08

Disclaimer: Although the material in the roadway design Web pages has been tested by the Roadway Development Section, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by WisDOT as to the accuracy of the material in these pages, nor shall the fact of distribution constitute any such warranty, and responsibility is not assumed by WisDOT in connection therewith.

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Questions about the content of this page:
CAiCE: Rick Larson, richard.larson@dot.state.wi.us
MicroStation: Michelle Britsch, michelle.britsch@dot.state.wi.us
Last modified: August 27, 2008

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