Carlson Civil
Export IntelliCAD or AutoCAD DWG files to Google Earth
I’ve recently started using a very cool feature in Carlson Software. The bad thing… it was in the 2009 version and I didn’t even realize it! I had no idea exporting our DWG files from IntelliCAD [...]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
Working with Land Desktop or Civil 3D Contours in IntelliCAD-based Carlson Programs
If you are working in an IntelliCAD version of Carlson Survey or Civil and need to bring in surface entities (contours) from a Civil 3D (C3D) or Land Desktop (LDT) drawing, it’s actually [...]Read more
Coming in Carlson 2010
I’m not privy to the “official” list of coming updates, but I can share a few things that I know will be in the next release. Most of these come from “wishlist” [...]Read more
Large Companies DO Use Carlson – Dewberry Presenting Implementation Case Study at Conference
Carlson Software put out a press release this week announcing that a representative of Dewberry will be making a presentation at the User Conference about their recent implementation of Carlson [...]Read more
BIM this, BIM that… What is BIM?
Q: What is BIM? And, exactly how does it relate to the civil engineering industry? A: BIM, by definition, has nothing to do with civil engineering. BIM stands for “Building [...]Read more
Top Myths About Carlson Software
I’m asked many of these questions on a fairly regular basis and thought it was time to look into some of them and provide the fullest answer I could. Where possible, I’ve researched [...]Read more