ncrease accuracy, plus save time and money with Carlson Survey 2009, our most productive and intuitive survey solution yet. Representing the culmination of 25 years of progress by Carlson Software in the development of surveying software, Carlson Survey 2009 features the exclusive SurvNet and 100s of features based on
user input and designed to allow users to do more, do it better and in less time. Carlson Survey 2009 is available now. To locate a Carlson dealer ready to serve you, click here.
NEW this year, in addition to Carlson Survey 2009 running on top of any AutoCAD® or Map® versions 2000, up to and including 2009, Carlson Survey comes with built-in IntelliCAD® -- a robust, DWG-compatible CAD platform that every CAD developer can build upon, making it both a for AutoCAD and a "standalone" product.
Includes SurvNET Network Least Squares, now essential for survey adjustment, and an enhanced LotNET, the most remarkable set of tools for automatic rule-based lot layout available anywhere.
Top new features for Carlson Survey 2009 include the following:
Area Labels: Overhaul for complete flexibility plus overlap avoidance
Field-to-Finish: Fixed parameter coding to streamline field entry
Drawing Explorer: Manage and access project data files
SurvNet: New EDM calibration function.
LotNet: Ability to place buildings within the lots.
Plus – more than 50 new or improved features!
Click here for the full list of Carlson 2009 improvements. For a list of the top 10 benefits for users of Carlson Software, click here. To request more information about Carlson Survey and other products or a demo CD, click here for the form. Read more about Carlson Survey and Carlson SurvCE.
Surveyors will use the point-based CAD/COGO commands extensively, since it has more of them than any other product available today. Add the one-step contouring, volume calculation and construction stakeout features built into this innovative product, and surveyors can do all their mapping and construction stakeout -- from start to finish -- without having to resort to using any other software. For a quick movie sample, click Edit-Process Raw Data File,
Also included are hundreds of enhancements to basic AutoCAD® commands. Note that Carlson Survey 2009 can be purchased individually or, for even greater savings, as part of the Carlson Civil Suite 2009, Carlson Survey 2009 runs atop AutoCAD versions 2000-2009, plus ICAD (IntelliCAD). Carlson is dedicated to giving its users a choice and in addition to developing on IntelliCAD, will continue to develop on AutoCAD and Map indefinitely going forward.
" Carlson Survey does it all for us – it’s a big time saver on all different levels. Platting seems to be easier because bearings and distances work better. The topography works a lot better – you can get TOPOs out quicker and the changes are minimal. Field-to-Finish is better because it connects all the line work for you. It just makes the whole process a lot easier. Every surveyor should have Carlson in their cad toolbox! It’s the complete survey package with the best technical support on the market.” — Reed Adams, LS, Director of Land Surveying, Koontz-Bryant, Richmond, Va. (July 28, 2008)
Built on AutoCAD: Runs in AutoCAD® versions 2009 to 2000 as well as AutoCAD® Map, Land Desktop and Civil3D and on IntelliCAD 6.4.
Project Setup: Flexible data storage methods
Drawing Cleanup: Fix common drafting errors
Drafting Enchancements: Handy tools for working in AutoCAD® such as Join Nearest, Shrinkwrap Entities, Polyline Utilities, Drawing Inspector, Layer Inspector and Twist Screen
Data Compatibility: Supports industry standard LandXML and scores of specific data conversions
Surfaces
Build Surfaces: By triangulation or rectangular grids
Contouring: One step triangulate and contour from 3D entities as well as contouring from surface files
Surface Manager: Change surface display properties and adjust surface functions to add and remove points and breaklines and swap edges
Volumes: Earthwork volumes between triangulation or grid surfaces
Pad Design: Tie cut/fill slopes from pad perimeter to surface, build pad surface, calculate and balance volumes, and edit pad parameters
Centerlines
Design and Edit Centerlines: Design or input alignments on screen or in dialog with graphics
Label Stations and Offsets: Annotate station and offsets along centerline and at selected points
Calculate Offsets: Reports stations and offsets for selected points along centerline
Create Offset Points: Create points at specified stations and offsets
Spirals: Flexible handling of the most complex spiral curves including “spiral-only” elements going arc-spiral-arc, arc-spiral-line and line-spiral-line
Profiles
Create Profiles: From surfaces, screen entities, points on centerline, etc.
Quick Profile: One step profile creation with real-time update while adjusting centerline
Input-Edit Profiles: Enter profile data in dual spreadsheet and graphic window, and design in reference to controlling profile grade points
Draw Profiles: Draws profiles on grids or plan-profile sheets with auto-updating based on edits
Profiles To 3D: Create points and 3D polylines from profiles
Points
Import/Export: User-defined import and export of point data along with conversions with specific other formats
Draw Points: Draw points with settings for symbols, layers and styles
Point Groups: Point group manager to define sets of point by filters
Coordinate File History: Tracks all changes to points with report and undo functions
Fix Point Label Overlaps: Finds point label overlaps with rule options to fix automatically
Point Tools: Utilities for modify point labels such as move with leader, twist and resize
Survey
Data Collection Interfaces: Upload and download to popular data collectors
Traverse Adjustment: Spreadsheet editor for raw data with graphics and processing for traverse adjustments
SurvNET: Advanced network least-squares for total station, GPS and level data
Field-to-Finish: Draw points with styles and in point groups set by point descriptions and draw linework by several flexible methods
Field-to-Finish Inspector: Inspect all field-to-finish elements, see description source and re-draw based on descriptions edits.
Coordinate Transformations: Transform coordinates and screen entities between lat/lon and grid projections as well as local to local by Helmert and least-squares methods
Deeds: Enter deed by description, read deed data from deed file, deed reports, deed correlation and generate legal description from drawing
Cut Sheets: Create custom cut sheet reports with reference grades and station-offsets
Area/Layout
Label Areas: Customized area label styles and several methods to select areas to label
Size Areas: Sliding side area, hinged area, area radial from curve and bearing area cutoff
Lot Manager: Lot definitions by point numbers with functions to create lots, conduct mapcheck for closure, edit in spreadsheet with graphics, report lots and draw lots
Lot Layout: Size lots along alignment with controls for target area, setback and frontage
Offsets, Intersection and Cul-de-Sacs: Layout for ROW and EOP linework
Annotation
Angle & Distance Labels: Flexible routines to label linework in all possible layout combinations plus available rules to automatically fix label overlaps and revise labels when entities move
Curve Labels: Label curve data in stack, along arc or in table
Survey Text: Routines to create typical plat labels such as offset and building dimensions
Label Elevations: Label spot elevations along an alignment
Linetypes: Draw special linetypes
Companion Programs
Carlson SurvCE: Data collection for Windows CE and Pocket PC
Carlson Field: Take Carlson and AutoCAD to the field for data collection and stakeout with total stations and GPS
Carlson Takeoff: Construction Estimating for earthworks, subgrades, material quantities, strata quantities and trench networks
Carlson Point Clouds: Process laser scan data to generate models, breaklines and points
Carlson Natural Regrade: Design stable land surfaces that follow natural hydrologic and geomorphology principles
Carlson Geology: Models drillholes and strata structures and attributes
