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In This Issue
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Sign Up Now - December Workshop with Carlson, ESRI & IntelliCAD
Only $99 and Includes 7.5 PDH and Lunch |
Carlson Software - End of Year Pricing Specials
Civil Suite, TakeOff, Data Collector Trade-Ins |
Eagle Point Software: Going, Going, Gone!
And special pricing for migrating to Carlson Software |
| Carlson 2010 Has Been Released |
| Lunch & Learn Fridays Continue |
Carlson Tip of the Month
Project Setup & Configuring Carlson |
FREE ESRI Offer for Carlson IntelliCAD Users
And, what ESRI offers for Civil Engineers and Land Surveyors |
| Why You Should Consider Online Training |
| Please Consider Supporting the USO of North Carolina |
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| December Workshop with Carlson, ESRI and IntelliCAD |
This year's version of our Workshops expand to cover various aspects of the relationship between Carlson Software, ESRI and IntelliCAD.
This is a full-day session of presentations and demonstrations. Cost is $99 and lunch is included. NC licensed engineers and surveyors will receive 7.5 hours of PDH credit.
Note: Our advertisement in the September issue of the Tarheel Surveyor had the dates for Raleigh and Statesville reversed
Bruce Carlson, founder and President, and Scott Griffin, National Civil Sales Director, will make presentations on behalf of Carlson Software.
Felicia Provencal, cad-specialist extraordinaire representing Pro CADD Hawai'i and Carlson Connection, will cover various BIM, GIS, Surveying & Engineering topics.
Donny Sosa, Surveying Industry Specialist, will make presentations on behalf of ESRI.
Donny describes his presentation this way:
Too often, land surveyors store, manage, and deliver their project data using outdated procedures and technology including spreadsheets, word processors, and even fax machines to name a few.
As many surveyors continue to seek out new work by diversifying, offering GIS as a service can increase your company's competitive advantage while embarking on new opportunities. Implementing your survey data into a GIS can yield significant advantages for your company (internal and external) and your clients.
This presentation will discuss the following topics:
- Definition of a GIS in your terms (survey terminology)
- How to use GIS to manage your project data
- GIS deliverables - how to communicate and get involved with the GIS community
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| Carlson Software Pricing Specials |
| Through December 31, 2009, Carlson is offering special pricing for some of their most popular programs. |
- $2,500 Carlson Civil Suite with IntelliCAD or For AutoCAD (Retail $3,500)
- $7,200 Carlson TakeOff with IntelliCAD or For AutoCAD (Retail $9,000)
- 50% off Carlson SurvCE with trade-in of TopSurv or TDS data collection software. Download brochure with details here.
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In addition to the specials offered by Carlson Software, That CAD Girl is offering additional discounts through December 2009 as well. Remember, too, that we include one FREE hour of customized, online training with every purchase of Carlson Civil, Survey and TakeOff software program.
Visit our Carlson Software Resources page to see 5 minute videos of many of the most popular features.
For a comprehensive outline of the Carlson Software pricing structure, please refer this new page on our website:
What You Need to Know About Purchasing Carlson Software.
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| Eagle Point Software: Going, Going, Gone... |
Following Autodesk's lead in retiring Land Desktop, Eagle Point Software has recently announced the end of their civil-survey product line.
Carlson Software is now the only reasonably priced software solution that offers a complete surveying & design solution and that won't cost you thousands of dollars every year to stay current. Visit www.thatcadgirl.com to learn more or download our mailer inviting Eagle Point customers to see what Carlson Software has to offer.
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Carlson is offering special pricing to Eagle Point customers to help them migrate over to a similar Carlson program or programs. That CAD Girl is also offering one hour of FREE, customized, online training for all purchases of Carlson products.
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| Carlson 2010 Has Been Released |
In October 2009, Carlson released the 2010 CAD versions of their Civil Suite programs - including Civil, Survey, Hydrology & GIS - along with TakeOff and the new Carlson Construction package.
If you are a current Carlson user and are eligible for upgrading to 2010, you can download the installation files here. Use this handy online tool to enter your current Serial Number and have your 2010 Serial Number automatically generated.
Carlson Construction is a new program that combines some of the menus and commands from Carlson Civil, Survey and Takeoff that are most useful to those in the construction business and anyone else needing to build surface models for machine control systems. The Import/Export utilities available in Construction are some of its most valuable features. Construction allows you to import Microstation DGN files, Civil 3D surfaces, PDF files and surfaces from Google Earth. From Construction, you are able to Export native formats to most machine control systems such as Leica and TopCon.
Visit the Carlson Construction web page here.
Read more about all of the Carlson 2010 products here.
Download a PDF of the complete list of Improvements in Carlson 2010 here.
If you'd like a FREE 30-day trial of Carlson Software, Download it Here
and then call us at 919.417.8351 or email for a 30-day trial code.
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Lunch & Learn Fridays Continue
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These interactive, online sessions will last approximately 1 hour. NC licensed engineers and surveyors who complete the follow-up quiz will receive 1 hour of PDH credit. Cost for each is $20. Follow links below to sign up or search by date on our Training Calendar. |
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| Using Model Space & Paper Space |
| Preparing DWG Files For Surface Modeling Or Machine Control |
| Working with the CUI Editor & Creating Custom Commands |
| Designing Retaining Walls And Multi-Level Building Pads |
Tips & Tricks for Recovering Corrupt Drawings
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Have a topic you'd like to see in a 1-hour Lunch & Learn session?
Email us here with your suggestions.
In addition, we will begin holding Carlson User Group meetings in January of 2010. Please take this brief survey and provide us with your thoughts on when and where to hold the classes and other details. |
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Carlson Tip of the Month
Project Setup & Configuring Carlson |
New to Carlson Software? If so, you may be trying to figure out how Carlson defines your Project Folder and File structure. The good news is, as with most things in Carlson, you have many options and can customize it to best fit the needs of your office.
Download this PDF for helpful information when setting up your project folders. You can watch a short 5 minute video demonstrating Carlson's project folder setup here.
Also, the settings available through Carlson Configure offer many ways to specify how the program works and reacts. Download this document to learn more about Carlson Configure.
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| ESRI Offer for Carlson IntelliCAD Users |
Just a reminder for those of you using Carlson Software with IntelliCAD: You are eligible for a FREE GIS Starter Kit from ESRI! This offer 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
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 www.esri.com and downloading GIS Solutions for Surveying and/or GIS Solutions for Civil Engineering brochures.
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| Why You Should Consider Online Training |
Have a last-minute training request? Don't have time for travel?
Online training is quickly becoming the most popular form of training that we offer. Why? One reason is the immediate nature of it. Assume you are working on a project and just can't get your profiles to draw the way you need them to. In many cases we can schedule an online training class with only a few hours' notice.
And, like all other training, this training will be customized and personalized to you, your office and your project. Check out our list of AutoCAD classes , list of Carlson Software classes or list of Land Desktop/Civil Design classes for training ideas. Custom Training can be developed for any, all or a combination of the classes listed.
Additionally, if you find yourself having problems or not able to work your way through a specific project, we can customize your training to walk through the project, start to finish, in order to get it completed.
If you'd like to speak to one of our online training customers to hear how well it has worked for them, please contact us and we will make those arrangements.
Click here for more reasons you should consider online training.
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| Please Consider Supporting the USO of North Carolina |
I know that times are tough right now, so I'm only passing this on because it looks like it has a lot of value and the proceeds will go to a great organization. It's a great way to say "Thanks" to those service men and women who support us and the families who support them.
I have been a volunteer at the USO Center at RDU Airport for almost 3 years and it's an awesome, rewarding experience. NBC 17 did a short (2 minutes) news segment on the Center a couple of months ago, you can watch the news item here.
Please see the link below for details about purchasing an "H Card" to support the USO of NC. The card costs $25 and there are discounts available nationwide. For each card purchased through the USO of NC, we'll receive $12.50.
Details about the H-Card program can be found here.
You can purchase a card through the USO of NC here.
A list of participating businesses can be found here.
If you're interested in becoming a volunteer or simply learning more about this wonderful organization, visit the USO of NC's website here.
And, continuing in the spirit of saying "Thanks", I'd also like to extend a giant "Thank You" to all those I've worked with and who have supported me through the years. I hope you and your families are happy, healthy and safe. - Jennifer
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