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In This Issue
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2 Day, Hands On Training Classes: $249-$349
Intro to Carlson with a CAD Review, Surface Modeling,
MY Company Standards, MY Field to Finish |
| Upcoming Carlson Webinars - FREE! |
| Carlson Civil Suite 2010 - Special Pricing |
"Point Cloud Complete" Bundle - $6,795
Includes Point Cloud 2010, Survey, Civil, Hydrology & GIS |
| HydroCAD Webinars & Helpful Links |
User Conferences & Workshops
Carlson Software User Conference - Louisville KY
AutoDesk University - Las Vegas NV
That CAD Girl's Workshops - Statesville, Raleigh, Wilmington NC |
| What to Expect From IntelliCAD 7 |
| Mt. Rushmore: 3 Surveyors and the Other Guy |
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| Upcoming Training Classes |
All classes listed below will be held at the Hampton Inn on Hampton Woods Lane in Raleigh, NC. Lunch will be provided and NC licensed Land Surveyors and Engineers will receive PDH credit hours for attending. A certificate will be provided to everyone completing the training and may be used for PDH credit in other states.
Registration for all classes is limited to 10 people - please call us at 919.417.8351 to register.
Wonder what others have to say about our training classes and other services? Check out our new Testimonials page here.
Intro to Carlson with a CAD Refresher July 12-13, 2010
This class will focus on the basics of Carlson Software along with a review of some IntelliCAD and AutoCAD features that will assist you when working with Carlson Software. The cost for this class is $249. Please click here for pre-requisites and more details or download a PDF with agenda and directions here.
Surface Modeling with Carlson July 26-27 or Aug 23-24, 2010
This class will start with an introductory lesson on existing ground surface modeling and will then move to proposed surface modeling techniques including modeling for site and subdivision design, ponds, retaining walls and multi-level building pads. The cost for this 2-day session is $249. Please click here for pre-requisites and more details or download a PDF with agenda and directions for July 26-27 or Aug 23-24 here.
My Field to Finish Aug 16-17, 2010
This class will provide an overview of Carlson's Field to Finish feature and will provide each attendee with time to create a standard field to finish code file (.fld file) to be used in his or her office. We will also cover the creation of block libraries and custom linetypes that can be assigned to field codes. In order to ensure that each attendee is prepared for and brings the content needed for the class, a one hour pre-training session will be held online approximately 2-3 weeks before the class.The cost for this 2-day session is $349. Please click here for pre-requisites and more details or download a PDF with agenda and directions here.
My Company Standards Sept 20-21, 2010
This class provides training and guidance to help you create a comprehensive CAD standard for your company. We will cover standard layers, linetypes, pen weights, text styles, blocks and title blocks. A more detailed list and description of needed content will be provided after registration. In order to ensure that each attendee is prepared for and brings the content needed for the class, a one hour pre-training session will be held online approximately 2-3 weeks before the class.The cost for this 2-day session is $349. Please click here for pre-requisites and more details or download a PDF with agenda and directions here.
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| Upcoming Carlson Webinars |
This series of webinars presented by That CAD Girl will generally alternate between IntelliCAD/AutoCAD topics and Carlson Software topics. More will be scheduled, but classes through August 8th are listed below:
All webinars will be held at 12:00 ET. Click on class link to register.
You can access archived webinars here: Carlson Archived Webinars
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| Carlson Civil Suite $2,125 |
Pricing listed below is our "Lowest Advertised Price" but please call us for a custom quote - we may be able to do better. I think it's also safe to say that we can expect price increases from Carlson when 2011 is released...
- Carlson Civil Suite 2010 $ 2,125 (Retail $ 3,500)
- Carlson Survey 2010 $ 1,275 (Retail $ 1,500)
- Carlson Civil 2010 $ 1,275 (Retail $ 1,500)
- Carlson Hydrology 2010 $ 850 (Retail $ 1,000)
- Carlson GIS 2010 $ 850 (Retail $ 1,000)
- Carlson TakeOff 2010 - $ 7,650 (Retail $ 9,000)
You can add Network installation and Annual Maintenance to any of these products for an additional 10% of Retail (10% for Network plus 10% for Maintenance).
Visit our Carlson Software Support page to see 5 minute videos of many of the most popular features of Carlson Civil Suite.
For a comprehensive outline of the Carlson Software pricing structure, please refer to this new page on our website:
What You Need to Know About Purchasing Carlson Software.
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| "Point Cloud Complete" Bundle - $6,795 |
It's time to take another look at Carlson Point Cloud.
Carlson's Point Cloud program has been re-vamped with many powerful and exciting new features giving those folks struggling to process data generated from laser scanners the ability to process up to 1 billion points.
Carlson Point Cloud is even more valuable to land surveying, civil engineering and mining professionals because of its seamless integration with Carlson Survey, Carlson Civil and Carlson Mining.
With the new and improved Point Cloud program, your scan can be oriented to a local coordinate system and clouds can be "cleaned" to filter and thin out duplicate points. You also have the ability to snap to edges and code points for use with the Field to Finish feature of Carlson Survey. This allows you to define more accurate breaklines and create better surface models for generating contours, profiles & cross sections in Carlson Civil.
Starting on May 1, 2010, That CAD Girl is offering the "Point Cloud Complete" bundle that includes Carlson Survey, Civil, Survey, GIS and Point Cloud for $6,795.
To schedule a live, online or on-site demonstration, contact us at 919.417.8351 or contactus@thatcadgirl.com.
Read more about Point Cloud by clicking here. There are also several new 5 minute videos demonstrating the functionality of this program available here. |
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HydroCAD Webinars & Helpful Links
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Peter Smart & the folks at HydroCAD have a series of helpful webinars covering everything from "Getting Started" to "Ponds and Pipe Design". You can register for the following upcoming webinars:
- Tuesday, July 13, 2010 1-2PM EDT
#102 Installation and Network Operation
- Tuesday, August 10, 2010 1-2PM EDT
#205 Pipe Modeling in HydroCAD
View one of these recorded webinars by clicking the link below:
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#101 Getting Started with HydroCAD
- #103 Reports, Printing, & Data Export
- #201 Pond outlets & flow control devices
- #202 Modeling underground storage in HydroCAD
- #203 Runoff Modeling Part I: Rainfall Issues
- #204 Runoff Modeling Part II:
Curve Numbers & Time of Concentration
- #301 Overview of new HydroCAD 9.x features
- #302 Pumps, land-use reporting, and pollutant loading
- #401 CAD data import using Carlson Hydrology
(3-minute delay at start)
- #402 Pond Design with Carlson Hydrology & HydroCAD
From HydroCAD's Webpage:
Automatic extraction of watershed data is now possible with HydroCAD 9.1 and Carlson Hydrology 2010. By using the two programs together, you can map soil groups, ground covers, and subcatchment boundaries, and have all the sub-area information automatically supplied to your HydroCAD model! All data is extracted from a standard DWG file. And if you have a terrain model (TIN), the time-of-concentration values can be automatically calculated using the Curve Number method and seamlessly transmitted to your HydroCAD model.
And when your site plan changes, just click the update button and your HydroCAD model is automatically updated. The results are truly amazing, and will save countless hours on every project.
Download FREE HydroCAD Sampler
Order HydroCAD $195
HydroCAD Support
HydroCAD Hydrology Library
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| User Conferences & Workshops |
Carlson Software 3rd Annual User Conference
The theme for this year's conference is "Work with Carlson and You Partner with the World". This 2-day conference will be held November 7-10 in Louisville, Kentucky - home of the Kentucky Derby!
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN Check out this easy-to-read GRID to get an overview of the classes scheduled over the two days.
Autodesk University - Conference & Exhibition
Autodesk University returns to the Mandalay Bay Conference Center in Las Vegas Nevada from November 30th to December 2nd. As the largest gathering of Autodesk users, developers, and partners, AU creates a unique setting where companies and insititutions of all sizes can gain valuable information and learn strategies to help them thrive in today's economy.
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Reasons to Attend
Registration Fees
Event Schedule
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That CAD Girl - December Workshops
Once again in December 2010 I will be partnering with Carlson software to offer 3 day-long workshops in North Carolina. These sessions will focus on surveying, civil engineering, highway design, GIS and construction drafting & design.
This year's events will be held on December 14th in Wilmington NC, on December 15th in Raleigh NC and December 16th in Statesville NC. Keep checking www.thatcadgirl.com for details.
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| What to Expect From IntelliCAD 7 |
There is a lot of interest in the new version of IntelliCAD 7 as a substitute for AutoCAD LT, AutoCAD or other AutoCAD-based programs.
Carlson Software 2010 ships with IntelliCAD 6.6. Since Carlson includes this for FREE, therefore saving the $4,000-$5,000 we used to have to pay for a companion AutoCAD, we've been willing to overlook and find work-arounds for some of IntelliCAD's shortcomings.
The AutoCAD features that have been most missed in IntelliCAD are irregular (non-rectangular) viewports and a dockable dialog box for Object Properties. Additionally, IntelliCAD's graphics have been a little slow and the plot dialog box is frustrating in its inability to remember settings from one plot to another.
You can read more about IntelliCAD here: IntelliCAD with Carlson Software
Also, these are a couple years old, but here is my take on whether it's Time for IntelliCAD? and then a little More About IntelliCAD.
The good news is that each of these issues have been addressed in the newly released Beta version of IntelliCAD 7 and we expect to see Carlson 2011 to ship with the IntelliCAD 7.0 engine. See below for a couple screen shots of the new IntelliCAD 7.0.
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Selecting Properties from Short-Cut Menu in IntelliCAD 7.0
Options for Docked Properties Dialog in IntelliCAD 7.0
Docked & Auto-Hide Tool Palette in IntelliCAD 7.0
Docked Properties Dialog in IntelliCAD 7.0
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| Mt. Rushmore: 3 Surveyors and the Other Guy |
A fun bit of trivia to wrap up this month's newsletter...
I was recently watching a documentary on the History Channel called "How the States Got Their Shapes". It's really a fascinating show explaining not only what some states used to look like, but the reasoning behind their current shapes. You'll also see many states that ALMOST came to be and why...
As expected, land surveyors play a prominent role in the show and provided the quote in the title. If this is a topic that interests you, I'd highly recommend it. |
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