March 3, 2008:
Carlson Software forms new Positioning & Machine Control Division
The construction industry is rapidly embracing technology and Carlson Software is ready with the newly formed Positioning & Machine Control Division incorporating its machine control software development team, a specialized sales force and global OEM distribution.
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February 22, 2008
Carlson Software say 'BRING IT ON' at ConEXPO-CON/AGG 2008, March 11-15
Carlson Software invites attendees to bring their CAD files to the Carlson booth, #H-29013, and sit back and see Carlson Takeoff 2.0 in action.
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January 29, 2008
Carlson Software Continues Focus on Applications for AutoCAD and Map
Carlson Software develops survey, civil engineering, construction and mining software that works with the AutoCAD engine and as add-on software to AutoCAD® and AutoCAD Map®. As of February 20, 2008, we no longer are a reseller of AutoCAD and Map but are continuing to actively develop our innovative products on these platforms.
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January 22, 2008:
Carlson Software Introduces the all new Carlson Layout
Get simple, accurate measuring and layout with Carlson Software's new Carlson Layout designed to ease and speed the calculations required to lay out the foundations, columns, and utilities of architectural buildings.
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January 3, 2008:
CG-Survey 9 & CG-Survey 18 -- New from the ‘Muddy Boots Guys’
Featuring hundreds of improvements to help speed and ease the work of land surveyors, CG-Survey 9 and CG-Survey 18 are now available from Carlson Software. Developed by land surveyors for land surveyors, CG software solutions are known for their precise management of the field data and coordinate files, the heart of any surveyor’s project.
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November 20, 2007:
Carlson Software Forms Civil Engineering Division
Carlson Software has formally formed a Civil Engineering Division incorporating its civil software development team and a specialized sales force headquartered in strategic locations throughout the U.S. and abroad.
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September 21, 2007:
Carlson Survey 2008 Standalone Now Available
Get unprecedented automation together with user options that leave the control with the surveyor in the updated Carlson Survey 2008 Standalone. Representing the culmination of 25 years of progress by Carlson Software in the development of surveying software, Carlson Survey 2008 Standalone features more than 70 improvements based on user input and designed to allow users to do more, do it better and in less time.
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Field Scan to Finished Plat, with Carlson PointCloud!

This new, modular program provides this powerful ability, all with seamless integration to Carlson Survey 2008. Carlson PointCloud delivers a whole new level of powerful automation. It gives laser scanner users the ability to process millions of data points with Carlson Software ease-of-use.

Register your scan to local coordinates, filter or decimate the points, overlay photo images in 3D, snap to edges and code the descriptions for automated field-to finish processing of linework and symbols and contouring within Carlson Survey 2008. You will be able to read scan data from many instruments, view and process 10 million, 20 million or more points, and then perform the Field-to-Finish from the scanned data! This Carlson Software office product, which is part of the Carlson 2008 product line, also includes hundreds of enhancements to basic AutoCAD.

 

General

  • Built on AutoCAD: Runs in AutoCAD versions 2007 to 2000 as well as AutoCAD Map, LandDesktop and Civil3D
  • Project Setup: Flexible data storage methods
  • Drawing Cleanup: Fix common drafting errors
  • Drafting Enchancements: Handy tools for working in AutoCAD such as Join Nearest, Shrinkwrap Entities, Polyline Utilities, Drawing Inspector, Layer Inspector and Twist Screen
  • Data Compatibility: Supports industry standard LandXML and scores of specific data conversions
 

PointCloud

  • Load Surfaces – Imports scan data from various sources
  • View Surface – 3D viewer for point cloud data
  • Scan Utilities – Routines to resample and filter scan data
  • Simplify Mesh – Reduces the size of the model by removing least significant data points
  • Survey PointCloud – Creates points and linework within the 3D pointcloud viewer using Field-To-Finish coding
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Carlson PointCloud 2007  
$5000
 
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On-Line Manual
 

Carlson introduces the next generation of documentation with an online manual, allowing us the opportunity to continually add new content to respond to user feedback. Click the link below and in the Table of Contents, choose PointCloud Module.

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Return Policy: All products are sold without return privileges. Request for product Return Materials Authorization requires prior authorization from Carlson Software. Such returned product must be current, new, unmarked and in original packaging with all warranty information as originally supplied and is subject to a 15% re-stocking charge. All authorized returns must be shipped prepaid with statement of the original invoice number and date, and delivered to a certified carrier within 15 days of the product return authorization. Products returned without prior authorization from Carlson Software will be returned to the sender at the sender's expense.
 
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