Carlson Civil
The Kansas City Carlson User Group
I’m reflecting on my impressions of the inaugural meeting of the Kansas City Carlson User Group meeting held at the corporate office of Griner & Schmitz on August 20, 2009. About a [...]Read more
BIM is not GIS
As someone quite entrenched in both disciplines (Civil and Architectural), I’ll add my 2 cents worth on the BIM vs. GIS subject. In my opinion, BIM and GIS are both [...]Read more
BIM for Civil… Not
Several months have passed since I made my original post BIM This, BIM That… What is BIM?. In that time, I have asked a lot more questions, read a lot more on the internet and had a lot of [...]Read more
Carlson Webinars – BIM, GIS and CAD Standards
Carlson Software recently asked Felicia and me to present webinars on topics we have particular interest in or specialize in. Felicia’s webinar on BIM, GIS and Carlson Software can be [...]Read more
What’s In Your Surface?
With the adoption of machine control for construction, the ability of various GIS systems to accept 3D data, and now with the expansion of the term BIM to cover elements outside of a building [...]Read more
Carlson 2010 Sneak Peek
The highly anticipated Carlson 2010 release offers clients hundreds of new or improved features from that found in Carlson 2009 and continues Carlson Software's track-record of delivering [...]Read more
Online Training – Friend or Foe?
With the economy what it is and everyone trying to get as much bang for their buck as possible, I’m finding that online training for your CAD software programs is an increasingly popular and cost [...]Read more
Carlson-IntelliCAD GIS Starter Kit from ESRI
Those currently using Carlson with IntelliCAD are eligible for a new “GIS Starter Kit” from ESRI. The Kit includes: ArcGIS ArcView desktop software A copy of the book A to Z GIS: An [...]Read more
The Power of LandXML
The ability to import and export to LandXML has been around for quite awhile, but I still get a lot of curious looks when I mention it in my training classes. So, what is it? And why should you [...]Read more
A Closer Look at the Drawing Inspector
Learn more about using the Drawing Inspector to view data about drawing entities.Read more