From Stringer V23, Stringer Topo has been rebuilt to improve speed and performance as well as provide streamlined workflows and greater control through survey import, editing and output.
The architecture of Stringer Topo prior to V23 is different, and the settings need to be migrated/transferred across.
See below for useful information on how to migrate your settings from old to new Stringer.
Stringer Topo V23 | Migration Tools
Stringer Topo V23 comes with migration tools to facilitate transfer of your current Stringer Topo settings across to Stringer Topo V23. The processes are slightly different between AutoCAD/BricsCAD and Civil 3D users, mainly because AutoCAD/BricsCAD users also manage the COGO point display.
See below for a rundown of the options for transferring settings from previous versions of Stringer Topo to Stringer Topo V23.
Stringer Topo V23 | Old vs New Ribbons
Stringer Topo V23 has a different ribbon (menu) system to previous versions. So, if you’ve installed both Stringer Topo V23 and (now legacy) Stringer Topo, look out for these ribbon tabs:
- Civil 3D Users
- Stringer Topo V23 has a Ribbon tab named Survey
- Stringer Topo legacy has a Ribbon tab named Stringer Topo
- AutoCAD/BricsCAD Users
- Stringer Topo V23 has three Ribbon tabs:
- Survey (this is core Stringer Topo for surveys)
- Site (this expands on surface volumes, alignment and long and cross section output functionality)
- General (this manages core settings, pack mode and data sharing)
- Stringer Topo legacy has a Ribbon tab named Stringer
- Stringer Topo V23 has three Ribbon tabs:
Stringer Topo – New and Old Side-by-Side
Still wanting to kick around with the old Stringer toolset?
The previous Stringer Topo (Stringer Topo Legacy) has been updated to operate side-by-side with the new Stringer Topo (V23 and later). During installation you will have an opportunity to add the Stringer Topo Legacy ribbon to your installation. This will add the Stringer Topo ribbon and all functionality will be available.

Note that there is a new command included in Stringer Topo Legacy called ‘Enable Dynamics’. In order to maintain performance in the new Stringer Topo , some dynamics have been disabled in Stringer Topo Legacy. If it is intended to use only the legacy tools for a session, you can click Enable Dynamics to turn on all event reactors for the legacy commands.