2024 Virtual Classroom – Fast Track to Carlson Survey Recordings

Doug Aaberg shares his expertise in data processing routines, focusing on the edit process for raw data and the importance of the RW5 format. He explains how to manage coordinate files and the field to finish workflow, including importing Trimble files. The session highlights the significance of survey quality assurance, advanced receivers, and creating ALTA reports. Upcoming webinars and project management improvements are also discussed.

Learn how to effectively use Carlson software for drawing and surveying. The session covers the startup screen, drawing environment, and essential features like templates and user interface customization. Key topics include managing default settings, annotation preferences, and coordinate systems. Discover how to save and load settings files, customize layer management, and import point files. The importance of consistent text styles and fonts for future drawings is also highlighted.

Attendees learn about managing points in drawings, including appearance changes and settings for current and future drawings. The session covers editing points in CRD files, focusing on search, replace, and update functions. It also explains the auto annotation process, parallel annotation, and label placement. Carlson’s Field to Finish feature is introduced, detailing field code creation and the importance of matching descriptions in CRD files for effective usage.

The session covers essential techniques for field to finish processes, starting with an introduction to control panel features. It details the creation and management of field codes, emphasizing the importance of clarity in descriptions. The speaker demonstrates how to set up layers and symbols, manage point symbols, and create codes for 2D and 3D polylines. The session concludes with a summary and a look ahead to upcoming tasks.

The session covers essential techniques for entering deed descriptions using Carlson software, focusing on line work and error management. It explains drawing techniques, processing deed files, and visualizing data. Labeling and annotation in design software are also discussed, including auto annotation, wine tables, and text management. The setup of lot networks and building placement settings is outlined, ensuring accuracy and clarity in design tasks.

Attendees learn to set up Carlson’s lot network routine, focusing on selecting boundaries and right of way polylines. The session covers subdividing areas, configuring lots, and managing utilities like renumbering lots. It also explores creating and managing profiles, transitioning from triangulation to contours, and defining horizontal alignments. The importance of accuracy in elevation and topographic data is emphasized, concluding with finalizing profiles and gathering feedback.