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December Workshops with Carlson, ESRI and IntelliCAD

Our Carlson workshops the past couple of years have drawn great crowds, but we're changing it up a bit for 2009.

The cost is only $99 and lunch is included. NC licensed land surveyors and engineers will receive 7.5 hours of PDH credit.

Register Online for the Dec 8, 2009 Raleigh event here.
You can download the Raleigh NC announcement here.

Register Online for the Dec 9, 2009 Statesville event here.
You can download the Statesville NC announcement here.

Register by PHONE by calling us at 919.417.8351.

Register by MAIL by downloading and completing this form and mailing a check for $99 to PO Box 294, Clayton, NC 27528. Registrations by MAIL must be received 5 days in advance of the event.

Register by FAX by downloading and completing this form, faxing it to 919.573.0351 and mailing a check for $99 to PO Box 294, Clayton, NC 27528. Registrations by FAX must be received 5 days in advance of the event.

Our special guests this year will be:

• Bruce Carlson, founder & President, and Scott Griffin, National Civil Sales Director, of Carlson Software
• Donny Sosa, Surveying Industry Specialist, of ESRI
• Felicia Provencal of ProCADD Hawaii and Carlson Connection

Carlson End of Year Pricing Specials

10. 29. 2009

Through the end of 2009, Carlson Software is offering special discounts on their Civil Suite and TakeOff office software and SurvCE data collection software.

• Carlson Civil Suite - $ 2,500 (Regularly $ 3,500)
• Carlson TakeOff - $ 7,200 (Regularly $ 9,000)
• Carlson SurvCE - 50% off with TopSurv or TDS trade-in (Prices vary according to configuration)
  Click here to download an advertisement detailing this offer

Carlson 2010 Products Are Here

10. 28. 2009

Carlson released their long-awaited 2010 programs early last week. If you are running these programs on top of an AutoCAD-based program or IntelliCAD, you can download a full install of 2010 here. Versions of Carlson 2010 with Embedded AutoCAD will be released at a later date.

This version offers support for 64-bit operating systems, Windows 7, and AutoCAD® 2010. You can view the complete list of updated features here.

For those currently on Carlson's Maintenance program, follow this link to automatically generate your 2010 serial number. You will need your current 2009 serial number for this process.

Follow this link for pricing, upgrades and other information about purchasing Carlson Software.

Carlson 2010 Preview - CAD Standards

10. 08. 2009

The new CAD Standards feature included in Carlson is one of the most time-saving features to come along in a long time. This feature is a collection of commands allowing you to create, manage and draw standardized Symbols, Linework and Annotation entities that are stored in a Standards Database file.

Carlson includes two Standards Database files (.sdb) with the installation: the Carlson_NCS_SurveyCivil.sdb which is a fully populated database based on the US National CAD Standard and empty.sdb which is a functional, but empty, database with which to start a new Standard Database.

Updates and additions to the .sdb files provided by Carlson Software will be posted to this website: www.carlsonsw.com/cadstandards.html.

You can click this link to view a webinar introducing the new feature.

The CAD Standards interface (loaded with the Carlson_NCS_SurveyCivil database) is shown here:

ESRI Offer for Carlson IntelliCAD Users - Updated & Bumped

10. 01. 2009

That CAD Girl - October 2009 Newsletter

10. 01. 2009

Our October 2009 Newsltter can be downloaded HERE

Carlson vs AutoCAD Civil 3D

09. 02. 2009

This conversation heated up after I made a post to a thread on an Autodesk Discussion Group. Since then we've started a valuable conversation about the strengths and weaknesses of both programs.

My response and the original discussion group thread can be found here:   Carlson Vs 3D

Now, James Wedding of www.civil3d.com fame has started a thread on his website asking his readers to comment on the validity of my post Why I Chose Carlson Over Civil 3D.

James' post is here:    View from the Other Side: Why I Chose Carlson Over Civil 3D

Keep watching this space for updates. I'm interested to see what James' readers have to say and will respond in a week or so.

Update 9/12/2009: I've posted my response to the comments from both www.civil3d.com and the Autodesk Discussion Group here: Carlson VS Civil 3D - Revisited

December Workshops 2009

08. 12. 2009

Our Carlson workshops the past couple of years have drawn great crowds, but we're changing it up a bit for 2009.

Join us on December 8th in Raleigh or December 9th in Statesville for joint presentations on Carlson Software, ESRI and IntelliCAD.

The cost is only $99 and lunch is included. NC licensed land surveyors and engineers will receive 7.5 hours of PDH credit.

Our special guests this year will be:

• Bruce Carlson, founder & President, and Scott Griffin, National Civil Sales Director, of Carlson Software
• Donny Sosa, Surveying Industry Specialist, of ESRI
• Felicia Provencal of ProCADD Hawaii and Carlson Connection

Join us for a variety of sessions and topics including:

• BIM, GIS and Carlson Software in the land surveying, civil engineering & construction arenas
• Making money with GIS using Carlson Software, ESRI and IntelliCAD
• What's new with Carlson 2010
• Surface Modeling with Carlson Software

Register Online for the Dec 8, 2009 Raleigh event here.
You can download the Raleigh NC announcement here.

Register Online for the Dec 9, 2009 Statesville event here.
You can download the Statesville NC announcement here.

Register by PHONE by calling us at 919.417.8351.

Register by MAIL by downloading and completing this form and mailing a check for $99 to PO Box 294, Clayton, NC 27528. Registrations by MAIL must be received 5 days in advance of the event.

Register by FAX by downloading and completing this form, faxing it to 919.573.0351 and mailing a check for $99 to PO Box 294, Clayton, NC 27528. Registrations by FAX must be received 5 days in advance of the event.

Our postcard advertising the event can be downloaded HERE.

BIM, GIS and Carlson Software Webinar

07. 09. 2009

Felicia Provencal's webinar for Carlson Software on the topic, "BIM, GIS and Carlson Software" can be viewed or downloaded here.

Dewberry Implements Carlson Civil Suite in 40 Offices Nationwide

07. 06. 2009

There has been a lot of interest and discussion about Dewberry's decision to use Carlson's Civil Suite as their civil/survey/hydrology design package. Dave Palumbo, PE, Technology Manager for Infrastructure Services, has written an article for CE News discussing the 18-month process his team went through to come to their decision.

The article in CE News can be downloaded HERE.

That CAD Girl Presenting at the NCSS Institute, Nov '09

07. 06. 2009

That CAD Girl will be presenting at the NCSS Institute in November 11-13, 2009

You'll have to wait a few months to see the full lineup, but I can confirm that I will be presenting a 3-day class at the Training Institute sponsored by the NC Society of Surveyors.

• Day One - AutoCAD/IntelliCAD basics with a focus on CAD Standards management
• Day Two - Carlson Software Features
• Day Three - Surface Modeling with Carlson Software

Carlson Webinar

06. 18. 2009

That CAD Girl was invited to present an hour-long webinar for Carlson Software on the topic, "CAD Standards for Carlson Software Using AutoCAD or IntelliCAD".

The session can be viewed or downloaded here.

That CAD Girl - June Newsletter

06. 08. 2009

Our June Newsltter can be downloaded HERE

ESRI Offer for Carlson IntelliCAD Users

06. 08. 2009

Those currently using Carlson with IntelliCAD are eligible for a new "GIS Starter Kit" from ESRI. The Kit includes:

• ArcGIS ArcView desktop software
• A copy of the book A to Z GIS: An Illustrated Dictionary of Geographic Information Systems
• A copy of GIS Tutorial: Workbook for ArcView 9, Third Edition
• A 10% discount for the ESRI Survey & Engineering GIS Summit ($325 - standard registration price)

To take advantage of the offer, call 1-800-GIS-XPRT (1-800-447-9778) and request the Carlson-IntelliCAD GIS Starter Kit and please have your Carlson Serial Number available.

You can read more about ESRI's commitment to survey and engineering services by visiting http://www.ESRI.com/engineering

That CAD Girl - April Newsletter

04. 20. 2009

Our April Newsltter can be downloaded HERE

Carlson Software User Conference

04. 10. 2009

The 2nd annual Carlson User Conference has wrapped up and was a success. And, even more fun, a lot of news was broken at the conference.

• Dewberry Case Study, "Choosing and Implementing Carlson Software"
• ESRI Announces Partnership with Carlson & Software Grant for Carlson's IntelliCAD Users

Carlson Software Expands Carlson College

04. 02. 2009

That CAD Girl named as certified trainer for the expanded Carlson College

Carlson Connection Launches

04. 01. 2009

Carlson Connection launched on April 1st and is the new online community for anyone using or evaluating Carlson Software. This uniquely collaborative community brings together users, consultants and resellers along with many Carlson staff including sales, technical support and programming.

Check out www.carlsonconnection.com for the latest news, updates and discussion.

That CAD Girl - March Newsletter

03. 16. 2009

Our March Newsltter can be downloaded HERE