Tips & Tricks To Recover Corrupt Drawings In CAD With That CAD Girl

A Virtual Webinar Using IntelliCAD and AutoCAD – Learn to Recover Corrupt Drawings

This webinar by That CAD Girl demonstrates practical methods to identify, repair, and recover corrupt CAD drawings using IntelliCAD and AutoCAD. It covers essential commands, workflows, and free tools like DWG TrueView to maintain drawing integrity and prevent data loss.


Key Topics:

  • Identifying non-corrupt vs. corrupt DWG files
  • Using Purge, Audit, Recover, and WBlock commands
  • Handling Xrefs and layout recovery
  • DWG TrueView and DWG Convert utilities
  • IntelliCAD vs. AutoCAD recovery differences


Descriptions, transcripts and other details of this recording have been AI-generated and may contain errors.


This session was presented by Jennifer DiBona on 06/12/2025.



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Taking a Survey Project from Field to Plotted Sheet

A Virtual Webinar Using Carlson Software – Learn to Complete Survey Workflow Projects

This webinar demonstrates how to take a survey project workflow from raw field data through point import, deed correlation, surface modeling, and final sheet plotting using Carlson Software 2025. Jennifer DiBona provides a full workflow overview, best practices, and live demonstrations of core Carlson commands and configuration options.


Key Topics:

  • Importing and managing survey points in Carlson
  • Creating and correlating deed boundaries
  • Building surfaces and using Field-to-Finish
  • Generating legal descriptions, legends, and plotted sheets


Descriptions, transcripts and other details of this recording have been AI-generated and may contain errors. 


This session was presented by Jennifer DiBona on 02/25/2025.

Paper Space and Plotting in CAD

A Virtual Webinar Using CAD – Learn to Improve Paper Space Plotting

This webinar provided a comprehensive walkthrough of paper space, model space, and plotting workflows in CAD (IntelliCAD/AutoCAD). Jennifer DiBona explained how to effectively use layout tabs, create and manage page setups, insert title blocks, and configure viewports for consistent plotting. The session emphasized standardization, efficiency, and clarity in multi-sheet drawing sets. Key takeaways included how to set up page templates, lock viewport scales, manage layers per viewport, and resolve common plotting issues like line type scaling.

 

Key Topics:

  • Paper Space and Plotting fundamentals in CAD
  • Upcoming webinars on Carlson and CAD Tips
  • Certificate of Attendance requirements and policies


Descriptions, transcripts and other details of this recording have been AI-generated and may contain errors.


This session was presented by Jennifer DiBona on 11/19/2025.

Overview of Paper Space, Title Blocks and Templates in CAD

A Virtual Webinar Using AutoCAD and IntelliCAD – Learn to Standardize Title Blocks

This webinar provides a comprehensive walkthrough of using paper space, title blocks, and templates in CAD environments such as IntelliCAD and AutoCAD. It explains how to standardize plotting, manage multiple scales, and use sheet sets and fields to automate title block data.


Key Topics:

  • Paper space vs. model space fundamentals
  • Setting up layouts, viewports, and plot configurations
  • Managing title blocks and templates
  • Using sheet set manager and fields for automation


Descriptions, transcripts and other details of this recording have been AI-generated and may contain errors.


This session was presented by Jennifer DiBona on 04/17/2025.

Making Models from a Mess – Using Carlson Cleanup and Elevate Tools

A Virtual Webinar Using Carlson Software – Learn to Clean Up CAD Drawings

This webinar teaches Carlson Civil users how to transform messy, imported CAD drawings into clean, usable models for staking and surface creation, with their cleanup tools. It covers practical workflows using Carlson’s Drawing Cleanup and Elevate Tools to fix geometry, layers, and elevations for accurate 3D modeling.

 

Key Topics:

  • Cleaning and organizing messy DWG files
  • Using Carlson Drawing Cleanup effectively
  • Elevating 2D polylines to 3D for surface models
  • Managing layers, blocks, and spot elevations
  • Avoiding common pitfalls and data corruption

 

Descriptions, transcripts and other details of this recording have been AI-generated and may contain errors.

 

This session was presented by Jennifer DiBona on 01/28/2025.

Intro to Carlson – Settings, Setup, Configuration and Points

A Virtual Webinar Using Carlson Software – Learn to Configure Settings and Points

This webinar introduces users to Carlson Software’s settings, configuration tools, and point management workflow webinar. It covers interface setup, project folder organization, drawing templates, and best practices for maintaining consistent configurations across projects.

 

Key Topics:

  • Carlson user interface setup and customization
  • Carlson Configure and default settings management
  • Project folder structures and data organization
  • Drawing templates and National CAD Standards
  • Point import, display, and text style configuration

 

Descriptions, transcripts and other details of this recording have been AI-generated and may contain errors.

 

This session was presented by Jennifer DiBona on 06/03/2025.

Intro to Carlson – Settings, Setup, Configuration & Points

A Virtual Webinar Using Carlson Software – Learn to Configure Settings and Points

This Carlson settings, setup, configuration and points webinar virtual class helps users create consistent project workflows through interface setup, templates, folder organization, and point management. It covers interface setup, project folder organization, drawing templates, and best practices for maintaining consistent configurations across projects.

Key Topics:

  • Carlson user interface setup and customization
  • Carlson Configure and default settings management
  • Project folder structures and data organization
  • Drawing templates and National CAD Standards
  • Point import, display, and text style configuration

 

Descriptions, transcripts and other details of this recording have been AI-generated and may contain errors.

 

This session was presented by Jennifer DiBona on 03/11/2025.

Intro to Carlson- Settings Setup Configuration and Points

A Virtual Webinar Using Carlson Software – Learn to Configure Settings and Points

This Carlson settings setup, configuration and point management webinar virtual class helps new users organize settings, templates, data folders, and point management for more efficient CAD project management workflows in Carlson 2025 with IntelliCAD 12.1. The session covered interface navigation, default settings, data folder organization, configuration backups, and template creation for efficient CAD project management.

 

Key Topics:

  • Carlson 2025 interface overview and configuration
  • Managing settings, data folders, and project organization
  • Creating and customizing drawing templates
  • Importing and displaying points from coordinate files
  • Understanding builds, patches, and support resources

 

Descriptions, transcripts and other details of this recording have been AI-generated and may contain errors.


This session was presented by Jennifer DiBona on 02/04/2025.

Introduction to Carlson Software – Settings Setup Configuration & Points

A Virtual Webinar Using Carlson Software – Learn to Configure Settings and Points

This introductory Carlson Software webinar, hosted by That CAD Girl, walks new and returning users through essential setup and configuration steps for Carlson 2025 with IntelliCAD 12.1. The session covers interface customization, data folder organization, configuration management, and point handling to help users optimize their CAD environment.

 

Key Topics:

  • Carlson Software 2025 interface and configuration
  • Managing data folders, templates, and settings
  • Working with points, CRD files, and drawing templates

 

Descriptions, transcripts and other details of this recording have been AI-generated and may contain errors.


This session was presented by Jennifer DiBona on 01/15/2025.

Elevating Polylines and Surface Modeling with Carlson Construction and Takeoff

A Virtual Webinar Using Carlson Software – Learn to Build Surface Models

This webinar demonstrates how to elevate 2D polylines into 3D polylines and perform surface modeling using Carlson Construction and Takeoff. Jennifer DiBona walks through practical workflows for cleaning drawings, assigning elevations, building surfaces, and calculating volumes for construction and land development projects.

Key Topics:

  • Elevating 2D polylines to 3D for surface modeling
  • Using Carlson Civil, Construction, and Takeoff tools
  • Drawing cleanup and contour elevation assignment
  • Building and analyzing surfaces with SiteNet
  • Calculating volumes, materials, and topsoil replacement


Descriptions, transcripts and other details of this recording have been AI-generated and may contain errors.


This session was presented by Jennifer DiBona on 03/18/2025.