Carlson Survey with embedded AutoCAD (OEM) runs standalone with an embedded version of the current AutoCAD OEM software for surveying.

Carlson Survey software includes features that are comparable to the survey and GIS components of programs such as: DCA/Softdesk/Land Desktop, AutoCAD Map, Civil 3D, Eagle Point, TerraModel, GeoPak, and InRoads.

Carlson AutoCAD land survey software is a Windows application for the Surveyor’s office to manage the complete job cycle from field data collection to drafting a final plan with several CAD options. With minimum effort and time, this Carlson Survey software allows users to design and produce a 2D drawing, an enhanced 3D surface model, and construction layout data sets, increasing their efficiency and profitability.

Key Features

• Compatibility: AutoCAD©, AutoCAD Map©, Land Desktop©, Civil 3D© & IntelliCAD©
• Automated Plan Drafting from Field Data
• Generation of Surface Models, Roadways, Lots, and Plans
• Full COGO Features
• Simple or Advanced Configurations

General

• Built on AutoCAD and IntelliCAD

  Carlson Survey will run in AutoCAD® as well as AutoCAD® Map, Land Desktop, and Civil 3D and also on IntelliCAD.

• Project Setup

  Flexible data storage methods

• Drawing Cleanup

  Fix common drafting errors

• Drafting Enhancements

  Handy tools for working in AutoCAD® such as Join Nearest, Shrinkwrap Entities, Polyline Utilities, Drawing Inspector, Layer Inspector, and Twist Screen

• Data Compatibility

  This CAD surveying software 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 points 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 to 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 description edits

• COGO

  Streamlined inverse, traverse, sideshot, intersections, interpolation, translate, rotate, scale, and align

• 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