All existing projects will be automatically reprocessed when opened.

Data

• New: Updated Topcon downloader to work with Sitelink3D v2. Support for Sitelink3D v1 has been removed.
• Change: Machine name and data lot name will be assigned a value of “(None)” when not present in TDS files.
• Change: The Trimble/CAT downloader has been updated to search for files created by the current platforms. To accommodate both the legacy and current platforms, the list of files found will display the full path of each file instead of grouping files by machine and date. Additionally, the date search will use the creation date of each file instead of using the date in a file’s name.
• Fix: Duplicate data detection did not always work properly.
• Fix: In Data Files, the Added column value was incorrect for raw IC data which contained duplicate data.
• Fix: When the Trimble/CAT downloader encountered a file with the same name in different folders, the file could not be downloaded.
• Fix: Removing the last file from a machine type caused a crash.
• Fix: The Trimble/CAT downloader will now accept FileSpaces with spaces.

Filters

• Change: Improvements to the PMTP cold-edge filter.
• Change: Removed ability to rename AASHTO filter groups in the Centerline Offset folder.
• Fix: The minimum and maximum time contained in an IC file was not always calculated correctly, which would cause the range of allowable time values to be incorrect.
• Fix: The filter for “Density, % of Gmm” did not do anything.

Spot Tests

• Fix: When changes were made to multiple spot test types, not all changes were saved.
• Fix: Importing spot test types from a file was not possible in Project Properties.
• Fix: Pasting a spot test with an unrecogized type caused a crash.
• Fix: Deleting a spot test type that is used by a spot test caused a crash.
• Fix: Using stations to create a spot test did not always work.

Analysis

• Change: Increased the number of results available when no data is available (instead of not showing results).
• Fix: Fixed rare scenario causing a PMTP sublot analysis to fail.
• Fix: Running an analysis with sublots on a filter group that had not been viewed on a map could produce incorrect results.
• Fix: Acceptance analysis for sublots with no data caused some report creation to fail.

Reports

• New: Added a column to some coverage tables to indicate if a sublot contains an exclusion.
• Fix: Various corrections to the data lot filter group report.
• Fix: Various issues that could cause Excel report creation to fail.

Miscellaneous

• Fix: After replacing the legends in a project, the legends were not always displayed using the unit system of the project.
• Stability improvements.

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Filters

• Fix: If a filter group contained multiple cold-edge filters, only one of the filters would be applied.

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Data

• Updated the 3^rd party code responsible for coordinate conversions. This fixes issues with Australian coordinate system conversions. Projects that use GDA94, GDA2020, MGA94, or MGA2020 should be recreated.

Filters

• Fix: Creating a location or exclusion filter with an offset source would not always set the associated station-related selections.
• Fix: Changing the source alignment selections for a location or exclusion filter would also change the station-related alignment selections.

Miscellaneous

• Fixed issue that caused basemap images to not load after Veta was open for an extended time.
• Stability improvements.

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Analysis

• Fix: Individual passes for compactors were sometimes not analyzed when requested.

Filters

• Fix: Improved renaming of filter groups.
• Fix: Better prevent the creation of filter groups with the same name in the same folder.
• Fix: AASHTO filter groups in Veta 7 and earlier projects that include a direction of travel suffix could not always be renamed properly. Existing Veta 8 projects with this issue will need to be recreated using the project from the previous version or all filter groups should be re-created.

Miscellaneous

• Many stability improvements.

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Alignments

• Fix: Rare crash when adding alignment files.

Filters

• Fix: Crash when attempting to manage filter groups. This was also responsible for a failure to open some projects.

Spot Tests

• Fix: Rare crash when removing spot tests.

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The Veta 8.0 desktop software has been released with many features that benefit DOTs and paving contractors. Veta 8.0 includes innovative, powerful features and upgrades that help intelligent construction data analysis become more efficient, comprehensive, and easy to use. Supported intelligent construction technologies (ICT) include paver-mounted thermal profilers (PMTP), intelligent compaction (IC), dielectric profile systems (DPS), and other emerging innovative technologies. The Transtec Group has developed and enhanced Veta as a public-domain, map-based ICT data management software tool since 2013. The National Road Research Alliance (NRRA) currently funds the Veta through a pooled fund study.

Veta 8.0 added support for BOMAG ECONOMIZER (mini-IC roller) data, Caterpillar Machine Drive Power (MDP), and Völkel Compaction Meter Value (CMV) data. Veta 8.0 now allows multiple IC Measurement Value (ICMV) types (e.g., MDP and CMV) in the same project when using ungridded IC data. For gridded IC data, multiple ICMV types are only allowed if they are contained within the same data file.

Veta 8.0 also improved the filter features to make them easier to manage and use. A spot test manager was added to manage spot test types better and customize them with unique shapes and colors.

Several features have been added to the analysis. Paver stops close together are grouped to avoid clutter. A filter review section has been added to the analysis options for DOT inspectors to check that project filters match the expected filters or defaults. Deviations from expected filters are displayed to avoid potential mistakes or fraud. The PMTP report now includes price adjustments in customizable charts and tables for differential range statistics (DRS) and thermal segregation index (TSI) classifications.

Sublot ICMV and temperature drop curves now contain the mean PMTP temperature (displayed as the zero-pass temperature) for sublots when PMTP and IC data are used. Adding PMTP temperatures completes the compaction temperature curve and is a great quality control tool to verify balanced paving and successful compaction practices. Other features include the heat-loss curves of asphalt using the map search, which shows temperatures at a specific location over time using PMTP and IC data. Many behind-the-scenes improvements have been added to make Veta more powerful and easier to use.

An updated User’s Guide is available to walk users through the new and existing features of Veta 8.0. Check out the Veta 8.0 Release Notes for more details about the new features.

Users should note that Veta 8.0 will be the last full desktop version. The Veta Web version, funded by NRRA, is under development and will be released in 2024. Veta Web will include more ICT technologies, including material delivery management systems (MDMS), an expanded form of e-ticketing. Please join the NRRA pooled fund study to keep Veta accessible to all!

Veta development is funded by the FHWA, Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), The Transtec Group, Transportation Pooled Fund TPF-5(334) Enhancement to the Intelligent Construction Data Management System (Veta) and Implementation, and TPF-5(466) “National Road Research Alliance – NRRA (Phase-II). Veta is required in AASHTO R 110 (PMTP standard), R 111 (IC standard), MP39 (ICT data standard), MP 114 (ICT data lot standard), some US State DOT’s specifications (e.g., MnDOT, MoDOT, etc.), and other worldwide agencies (e.g., Australia TMR, etc.).

Download Veta 8.0 now and enjoy its new and improved features. The Veta 8.0 installation is now available on the Microsoft Store and via conventional installation (https://www.intelligentconstruction.com/veta/).

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Data Import

• Change: Better accomodate possible future changes to Trimble/CAT CSV files.
• Fix: Ungridded (raw) IC files without ICMV (static files) and files with ICMV could not be mixed in the same project.
• Fix: Canceling adding files to a new project could cause a crash.
• Fix: The MOBA PMTP downloader would sometimes return projects with dates outside the requested date range.
• Fix: When present, speed was not imported from IC TDS files. Instead, Veta calculated the speed.
• Fix: EVIB was not being read from TDS files.

Filters

• Fix: Data filters were missing for EDV and Leica CMV.

Spot Tests

• Fix: Moving the splitter under the table caused the chart and its toolbar to resize incorrectly.

Miscellaneous

• Change: Updated the EVIB default legend. If a new project uses the previous defaults, the defaults on the computer will need to be updated via the Project – Legends window.
• Fix: Removing all files for a machine type could cause a crash.
• Fix: When customizing a legend, selecting to use a default could load the values with the wrong unit system.

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Data Import

• Fix: The Trimble/CAT downloader could timeout with large accounts.
• Fix: The Trimble/CAT downloader could crash if unexpected file names were present.
• Fix: Sometimes IC files could not be added to an existing project.
• Fix: IC files without ICMV (static files) and files with ICMV could not be mixed in the same project.
• Fix: IC projects containing raw data did not always have Impacts per foot calculated. Existing projects will be automatically reprocessed.
• Fix: Some IC projects created before Veta 6 were not processed correctly. Existing projects will be automatically reprocessed.
• Change: Some fixes and changes were made to the heading and speed calculations for raw data. Files will not be processed due to this, but other changes in this update may cause the data to be recalculated. If the headings and speeds still appear wrong, remove the files and reimport the data. However, some vendors include this data in the file and thus it will not be calculated.

Map

• Fix: Right-clicking to search did not always use the exact selected coordinates. This caused incorrect or no search results.

Filters

• Change: Removed the change added in 7.0.48 that set the data filter for AASHTO filter groups.
• Change: AASHTO data filters are no longer locked for AASHTO filter groups.
• Fix: AASHTO lift and centerline offset groups did not have the data filter set unless a daily group was created at the same time.
• Fix: Changing the project information after new daily groups had been created caused the new daily groups to be removed.

Spot Tests

• Fix: Moving the splitter under the table caused the chart and its toolbar to resize incorrectly.

Reports

• Fix: Filter group report for the dielectric profiler was incomplete.
• Fix: The filter group report had blank items if a data filter did not exist.
• Fix: Excel report better respects the “Include sublot summary” and “Include sublot details” options.
• Change: Filters with no selections will now be reported as “All unselected” rather than “None”.

Miscellaneous

• Fix: The Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redestributable will be downloaded and installed if it is not present. The software will not start without this.
• Fix: Filtering or analyzing could fail or return the wrong results in rare scenarios.
• Fix: Select to use defaults for a legend did not always allow the OK button to be pressed.
• Fix: Some of the default colors for Dynapac and Volvo ICMV legends did match the list of colors recognized by Veta. These colors have been changed and will be similar to the previous values.
• Fix: Various crashes.

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Data Import

• Fix: Importing some HAMM files could cause a crash.

Analysis

• Fix: Further fixes to PMTP sublot coverage and data length when exclusions are present.
• Fix: The analysis setup showed machine types that no longer had data.
• Change: The precision for pass count coefficient of variation, standard deviation, and variance was changed to one decimal place.

Miscellaneous

• Fix: The frequency units for SI and USCS were swapped.
• FIx: The legend for Sakai CMV was missing.
• Fix: For DPS, the Density % of Gmm and Air Voids were incorrect when multiple operation filters were present in a filter group.

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This is a recommended update. Some of these fixes will affect analysis results. A regression introduced in the previous update caused some analyses to fail has also been fixed.

Spot Tests

• Fix: For some projects, spot tests did not automatically calculate their coordinates when using alignments.

Analysis

• Fix: The previous exclusion filter changes caused the analysis of some filter groups to fail.
• Fix: Changes to location filter endpoints were not always immediately reflected in the analysis.
• Fix: Exclusions were not always handled correctly when calculating sublot coverage.

Miscellaneous

• Fix: Fixed projects created in some old Veta 6 versions, where some filter groups created with the AASHTO template were not associated with the data filter.

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