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Category: Carlson Civil
Topic ID: 560
Title: Overview between Carlson Civil, Takeoff and Takeoff OEM
Created: 2009-02-04Last modified: 2024-03-05

Purpose: The purpose of this document is summarize some of the differences between the Civil add-on component of the Carlson Civil Suite, the Takeoff add-on product, and Takeoff OEM. The intended audience is design and construction professionals.

Overview between Carlson Civil, Takeoff and Takeoff OEM
Feature Civil Takeoff Takeoff OEM
Import/Export LandXML File
Import ASCII File (P,N,E,L,D)
Import from Data Collector/Controller
Drawing clean-up utilities
Make existing vs. proposed surface models
Layout multiple roads
Elevate features by text
Elevate lotlines/pads from road/grading rules
Automated digitizing routines
Takeoff materials for subgrade
Soil borings
Robust utility network trenching 1
Site volume balancing
Cut/Fill Centroids (earthwork optimization)
Surface visualization
Environment allows 3rd-Party customization

1 Utility network trenches can be modeled with Carlson Civil using traditional procedures involving the Design Pad Template command.

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