30
April 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Carlson
Takeoff Takes
Off
Sales of Carlson
Takeoff doubles annually
since 2004 introduction
MAYSVILLE,
Ky.-- Build
a better mousetrap,
the saying goes,
and the world will
beat a pathway
to your door. Carlson
Software Inc. went
one better with
Carlson Takeoff,
developing the
first-ever AutoCAD-based
site-estimating
option. Construction
companies are finding
this new software
from Carlson is
the perfect answer
for fast and accurate
project estimating.
First
introduced in 2004
to take the drudgery
out of estimating
from “digital
plans,” Carlson
Takeoff topped the
million-dollar-sales
mark in 2006 and
is on track to reach
$2 million by the
end of the year.
“Construction
companies are discovering
that Carlson Takeoff
is the most accurate
site estimating software
available,” says
Bruce Carlson, president
and founder of Carlson
Software. “It’s
so accurate, its
models can be used
for both stakeout
and machine control
once contractors
get the bid.”
Built
on the AutoCAD engine,
Carlson Takeoff is
easy to use and saves
countless hours by
offering 3D simulation,
streamlined digitizing,
automated elevating,
precision calculating
of volumes and material
quantities, plus
cut/fill color mapping.
“We
were staking out
a design in Wausau,
Wisc., for cut and
fills, when the engineer
emailed us a changed
design plan,” explains
Andy Portale of CSP
Group in Oconomowoc,
Wisc. “To our
amazement, we opened
the design file in
Carlson Takeoff and
within minutes, we
determined the cut
and fills for the
whole site. Then
we simply transferred
the design surface
(tin) to our data
collector with ease.
There were no transitions
whatsoever. It was
awesome.”
Carlson
Takeoff gives construction
companies the flexibility
to input to different
software programs,
including DXF, LandXML,
and Softdesk, and
then output to a
wide variety of hardware
including Sokkia,
Leica, TDS, Topcon,
Nikon, and more.
“We
listen intently to
our customers in
order to deliver
better, improved
software solutions
to meet their needs,” adds
Carlson. “We’re
excited to be providing
a real time-saving
solution with Carlson
Takeoff.”
Visit www.carlsonsw.com or
call 800-989-5028
for more details
about Carlson Takeoff
or for the name of
a Carlson dealer
ready to serve you.
Founded in 1983,
Carlson Software
Inc. is a leading
provider of office
and field software
for land development
markets, including
land surveying, civil
engineering, mining,
construction, accident
reconstruction and
machine control.
Carlson Software
is headquartered
in Maysville, Ky.,
with offices in Atlanta,
Boston and Queensland,
Australia..
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