[UPDATES: More information has now been posted on our Classrooms and Conferences page here]

I’ve started getting a lot of inquiries about if, how and when we plan to hold our workshops this year so here is our current, working plan…

November 12^th, 13^th, 19^th and 20^th: We will have 4 days of hands-on training in the Raleigh NC area. We will likely only have 10 spots available each day.

Dec 15^th and 17^th: We will be offering two days of “Virtual Workshops” online! As much as possible, we plan to replicate the programs we usually hold in Statesville and Raleigh NC each winter – minus the donuts and Honey Baked ham though.

Paid registration to the hands-on training will include registration to the 2 days of Virtual Workshops. This will allow anyone who decides they aren’t comfortable attending the in-person classroom training to skip it and still have the ability to get training before the end of the year.

Details of the training will be announced in the next few weeks. Make sure you register for our Newsletter so you’ll be one of the first to know!

Hope to see or “see” you there!

Update: If you missed the live presentation, click here to view the recording

Interested in learning more about the programs in Carlson Software’s Civil Suite?

Register here to join us for this FREE and informative webinar demonstrating some of the best features of Carlson’s land development programs for land surveyors and civil engineers.

This full survey and design suite includes Survey, Civil, Hydrology and GIS and can be run with an embedded version of IntelliCAD or on top of your separately purchased copy of AutoCAD R2015-2021.

Not interested in the full suite? Any of these modules can be purchased separately or you can mix and match any of these 6 programs to make your own bundle of programs: Survey, Civil, Hydrology, GIS, CadNet and Point Cloud Basic.

Join us for this free webinar to see how it stacks up to your Civil 3d, TerraModel, Eagle Point, Land Desktop or other program. For those of you who loved (love?) your Land Desktop, Carlson’s Civil Suite is the closest thing to a Land Desktop upgrade as there is on the market – it’s reasonably priced, easy to learn and includes completely free tech support as well.

Interested in researching a bit? Check out our FAQ: What to Know About Purchasing Carlson Software

Update: This was a live presentation on July 22, 2020 but you can view the recorded webinar here

With an eye toward Autodesk’s licensing policy changes coming up quickly in August, I have had a lot of questions of my own and also on behalf of my customers.

On Wednesday July 22nd, Autodesk reseller CAD Masters will join me for this FREE and informative webinar to help answer these questions and more. You can register here.

??? If I’m currently using Carlson with IntelliCAD but would prefer to run Carlson on top of AutoCAD or AutoCAD Map, what do I need to purchase? What would be my initial cost? And my cost going forward?

??? If I’m currently using Carlson but have some old licenses of Land Desktop or Civil 3d (really old…!), can I convert those to a current AutoCAD or Map to run under my Carlson? What would be my initial cost? And my cost going forward?

??? If I’m still using Land Desktop but know I need to change – what are my options to upgrade to Civil 3d? What would be my initial cost? And my cost going forward?

??? My office currently has a network license with several seats of AutoCAD, Map and Civil 3d – what changes do I need to be aware of? What would be my initial cost? And cost going forward?

Carlson Software recently released a 2020 version or “mini-upgrade” of their Precision 3D Topo and Hydro programs. Because it’s being released mid-cycle (between 2019 and 2021), Carlson is giving this as an automatic update to users with P3D 2019.

If you currently use P3D 2019, you can download P3D 2020 here and can use your 2019 serial number during the installation process.

Interested in trying it out? Email That CAD Girl for a 30 day trial serial number and download link.

If you’re interested in learning more, you can read the recent press release or watch a recently recorded webinar showing What’s New in Carlson Precision 3D 2020

Overview of Carlson’s Precision 3D Topo 2020

Video Series on Carlson Precision 3d Hydrology

Don’t miss our upcoming webinars in July. Current customers of That CAD Girl can attend for free or webinars are available for purchase. You can read more here.

We’re also happy to have you attend any webinar as a guest if you’d like to try before you buy – just email us here with your request.

Our webinars are live and interactive so you can ask questions and have them answered on the spot. You’ll also receive a record of your attendance to submit for PDH or CEU credit!

July 7th – Intro to Carlson Software – Settings, Setup, Configuration & Points
July 9th – Overview of Carlson Point Cloud with Steve Cummings
July 14th – Site Grading Project from Start to Finish
July 15th – Down & Dirty Data Transfer with Carlson Software
July 28th – Sheet Setup with Paper Space, DView and UCS Rotation

I’m looking forward to having Steve Cummings of Carlson Software join us for this first time presentation of Overview of Carlson Point Cloud Software.

This is part of our ongoing series of live, interactive webinars that are FREE to anyone who purchases software through That CAD Girl. If you are interested in attending this (or another) webinar as a guest to try it out – please email me here – or current customers can follow this link to pre-register.

Interested in reading up on Point Clouds a bit more? Check out our FAQ: P3D Topo? Or Point Cloud? Point Cloud Basic? Or Point Cloud Advanced…?

Please join us for this presentation by Steve Cummings of Carlson Software as he demonstrates some of the capabilities of Carlson’s Point Cloud software. Some of the topics that may be presented are: importing and converting state lidar to Carlson TIN files, photogrammetry and terrestrial point clouds to surfaces with some linework and advanced cavity scan. Steve will also explain the differences between Carlson’s Point Cloud Basic, Point Cloud Advanced and Precision 3D Topo programs.

This webinar will last approximately 1 hour and there will be time for questions at the end.

Steve Cummings works for Carlson Software and serves as the Photo Capture Product Manager, Photogrammetry and Terrestrial Scanner Specialist. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management from the University of Wyoming.

There are still a few days left to take advantage of our Pick 3 with Maintenance special! You’ll need a special coupon code so, email us to get current pricing and make sure to register here for future newsletters to take advantage of other special offers.

If you are a current user of Autodesk Civil 3d but have to regularly convert data from Carlson Software applications, Carlson Connect may be the solution for you!

LandXML continues to be the best and most complete solution for transferring data files between Carlson and most other survey, design and construction programs but Carlson Connect may be a better fit for some of you. The program runs inside of Civil 3d and has versions that run with 2018, 2019 and 2020.

The program allows you to transfer point and raw data between Civil 3D and Carlson SurvCE data collection. You can also export Civil 3D surfaces and alignments to Carlson files.

Learn more about Carlson Software here

Missed Carlson’s May specials? Never fear… they are now JUNE specials and have all been extended until 6/30/2020!

50% discount on renewals of expired maintenance – If your maintenance expired on or before 6/1/2019 you’re eligible for this 50% discount. Renew now to receive an immediate upgrade to 2020 plus an upgrade to 2021 when it comes out later this summer.

35% discount on upgrades of Survey and Takeoff with embedded AutoCAD (OEM)

25% discount on upgrades of SurvCE and SurvPC

All renewals through That CAD Girl include access to our live and interactive webinars. Follow this link for our upcoming schedule.

Other specials are available through That CAD Girl for Pick 3 (use coupon “pick320” at checkout), 3 months of webinars and Swap! or Add! modules within your current license.

On Thursday afternoon Carlson Software announced a limited time program allowing users with expired maintenance to renew at a 50% discount off regular price.

By renewing maintenance now, you’ll receive an immediate upgrade to 2020 plus an upgrade to 2021 when it’s released later this year. Current maintenance holders also receive free access to Carlson Academy that includes recordings and step-by-step tutorials for various programs.

If you’re interested in taking advantage of this limited time special, email us today for a custom proposal!