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The English translation of the HTML Help system has now been completed.

See Release History for all the details about this and other changes.

See "English translation" [tickets:#2] for more information about the translation work.

This update includes all fixes that we made in 4.12.1 last year, as well as the improvement for LandXML support that we just released in 4.12.2.

See Release History for all the details about the changes.

For our Norwegian users, we have a new update, implementing a nice improvement to the export functionality: Export to LandXML format will now omit unused elements. See [tickets:#24].

Lima VVA 4.12.2 is fully compatible with version 4.12.1. It can be downloaded from our Files download section, or for those who want Norwegian installation instructions and details, by going to the Hasfjord Software AS web site and browsing to Lima VVA | Nedlasting.

For increased trust and security, the Lima VVA installers are now signed.

The secure digital signature is provided by Hasfjord Software AS. All of the versions that you can find in our Files download section have been signed. Hopefully, this will eventually eliminate warnings when downloading and installing Lima VVA. ... read more

This update is for our, mainly Norwegian, users of the Lima VVA 4 series. It fixes an issue in Windows 11 (invisible scroll buttons for tabs), while also fixing some issues in our routines for file import. For full details, see the revision history in the Code section.

Lima VVA 4.12.1 is fully compatible with version 4.12.0. It can be downloaded from our Files download section, or for those who want Norwegian installation instructions and details, by going to the Hasfjord Software AS web site and browsing to Lima VVA | Nedlasting.

Thanks to all of you who have had a look at the beta since I uploaded it last month! It is cool to see the new English version being downloaded around the world. However, I do apologise for all the pesky bugs in the initial version. I have now released an urgent update that addresses the most pressing issues. This version should be much more stable and usable, so make sure you download and update.... read more

Version 5 with support for English and Norwegian languages has now entered beta status.

See Documentation for more information on version 5, as well as [tickets:#2] for further details on the ongoing translation work.

PS: Work has already begun on Spanish language support. See [discussion:589b51a0]. If you want to help, with any language, let us know. A simple way to contribute is to assist us with our [Glossary].

After 21 years as commercial software, Lima VVA — a lightweight Windows application for road design and earthwork calculation — is now available here at SourceForge as free software, licensed under the GNU General Public Licence, version 3.

Lima VVA started its life back in 1994 as one of the first programs for Windows in its genre. Then named "LIMA 3.0 for Windows", it was a from-the-ground-up rewrite of the predecessor "LIMA 2". While the latter was based on ~20 thousand messy lines of BASIC and ran on MS-DOS, LIMA 3.0 for Windows was written from scratch in C++ based on Borland's Object Windows Library (OWL) for Windows. Lima VVA now consists of around 100 thousand lines of C++, plus installation code and integrated help system.... read more