Carlson Software - Survey Software

Choose your platform – Carlson Survey works on:

• IntelliCAD® (built-in)
• AutoCAD® OEM (built-in)
• AutoCAD® (sold separately)

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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