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Relay Variation Allocation 2025

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The relay variation allocation 2025 uses a new algorithm to assign the variants to the teams and each runner. The algorithm prefers variants with a larger number of different variations compared to the other teams (e.g. ABAB is preferred to ABAA if AAAA and BBBB are already used).

All new course setting files now use the relay variation allocation 2025.

If the course setting file was created with an OCAD version older than 2020.7.11 (February 2025) you can choose if you like to change to the new allocation algorithm by clicking the Switch to relay variation allocation 2025 button. Please note that there is no undo and that already printed maps or exported IOF xml files for the result software will become invalid!

The text Relay variation allocation 2025 used is shown after the switch or when a file was created with an OCAD version 2020.7.11 or later.

Review of OCAD Development 2024

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We hope you all had a good start to the new year and wish you all the best for 2025.

In this blog post, we give you an update on the most important OCAD innovations from last year.

Feature Map – Get more out of your LiDAR Data
The Feature Map can be used to recognize objects close to the ground such as stones, walls, tree trunks, fences, or cars which were previously not or only poorly recognizable on background maps that can be created with the DEM Wizard in OCAD.


Define Paper Size
OCAD has been enhanced with the Define Paper Size function to make it easier to display a print area or create a map layout. The paper size is visible in the drawing area and the area outside is grayed out.


Apple Look Around Viewer added to OCAD
The Apple Look Around Viewer now offers itself as a real alternative to Google Street View, as it can be more up-to-date and more comprehensive depending on the area. It has therefore been added to our list of Geoviewer.


OCAD Sketch App Improvements
We have added some new features to the OCAD Sketch App: Sketch colors can now be filtered and sorted, zoom buttons can be hidden, the eraser can be resized, the sketch layer can be hidden or just dimmed and background layers can be shown or hidden all at once.

Apple Look Around Viewer added to OCAD

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With the Open Geoviewer function, you can click in the drawing area and specify a viewing direction. OCAD opens by default a web browser with Google Street View at the chosen position and direction.

The Apple Look Around Viewer now offers itself as a real alternative, as it can be more up-to-date and more comprehensive depending on the area, see example below.

Select the Open Geoviewer icon in the toolbar, click into the drawing area and drag a direction.
Google Street View is opened by default. Date of recording is 2014 (upper left in the picture).
However, Apples Look Around Viewer is more up-to-date and more comprehensive for this area. Date of recording is 2021.

How to access Apple Look Around Viewer in OCAD

  • Switch to the Apple Look Around Viewer in the OCAD Preferences
  • Select the Open Geoviewer icon in the toolbar
  • Click into the drawing area and drag a direction
  • OCAD opens the web browser with Apple Look Around Viewer at the chosen position and direction

The prerequisite for using Geoviewers is that the map is georeferenced and covered by the Geoviewer service.

Why you should use Geoviewer?

The use of Geoviewer can be very helpful for sprint maps, as many objects can already be drawn at home or a certain scene can be checked again afterwards. This reduces the amount of field work. It is advisable to test different Geoviewer services.