Annotation in Carlson Software – the Basics

A Virtual Webinar Using Carlson Software – Learn Carlson Annotation Basics for Consistent Plotted Labels

This webinar introduces the fundamentals of annotation within Carlson Software, focusing on setting up text styles, managing annotation sizes and understanding how Carlson handles plotting scales. It includes step-by-step demonstrations for text, line, area labels, points and annotation defaults for land development and survey drawings.

Key Topics:

  • Setting up text styles in Carlson CAD environments
  • Understanding text height, scaling and annotation defaults
  • Labeling lines, areas and points (bearing, distance, lot areas)
  • Using Auto Annotate and combining labels
  • Managing text rotation, line types and layer 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 05/04/2016.

The Very Basics of Carlson Field to Finish

A Virtual Webinar Using Carlson Software – Learn Carlson Field-to-Finish Basics for Point Coding

This Carlson Software webinar introduces the very basics of Carlson Field-to-Finish for users who want to understand how field codes, FLD files, CRD points, symbols and descriptions work together. The session demonstrates creating a new code table from scratch, defining point-only codes, testing Draw Locate Points, redrawing with Field-to-Finish, controlling layers and adding descriptive size information to point labels.

Key Topics:

  • Carlson Field-to-Finish basics and FLD code tables
  • Point-only field codes, layers, symbols and descriptions
  • Draw Locate Points versus Draw Field-to-Finish
  • Separate attribute layers for symbols and labels
  • Special codes for appended, prefixed and reusable size descriptions

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

This session was presented by Jennifer DiBona on 08/24/2016.

Surfaces and Breaklines – the Basics

A Virtual Webinar Using Carlson Software – Learn Surfaces and Breaklines Basics

This webinar, hosted by That CAD Girl, provides a comprehensive introduction to creating and editing surfaces and breaklines in Carlson Survey and Carlson Civil 2017. It covers surface fundamentals, step‑by‑step workflows for triangulation, contouring, breakline creation, field‑to‑finish processes, merging datasets and proper data delivery for surveyors and engineers.

Key Topics:

  • Carlson Triangulate and Contour setup
  • Shrinkwrap entities, non‑surface points and breaklines
  • Surface editing and visualization tools (3D Viewer, Flyover, Inspector)
  • Merging survey and GIS (TIN/NED) data
  • Building and exporting surfaces (TIN, LandXML)
  • Risks of building surfaces from contours only

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

This session was presented by Jennifer DiBona on 06/15/2016.

Working with Carlson Hydrology Drafting Pipes & Structures

A Virtual Webinar Using Carlson Hydrology – Learn to Draft Pipes and Structures

This webinar provides a detailed walkthrough of using Carlson Hydrology to draft pipes and structures, create sewer networks and integrate profiles and surfaces in drainage design. It demonstrates network creation, label management, profile drawing, 3D visualization and practical troubleshooting during hydrology drafting.

Key Topics:

  • Creating and editing profiles (generic, road and sewer types)
  • Building storm sewer networks (structures, pipes and surfaces)
  • Using Carlson Hydrology’s sewer network and profile tools
  • Labeling, data tables and 3D visualization of drainage systems
  • Troubleshooting and best practices for drafting and design

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

This session was presented by Jennifer DiBona on 04/21/2016.

Survey Project from Start to Finish

A Virtual Webinar Using Carlson Survey – Learn the Carlson survey plotted sheet webinar workflow

This educational webinar walks through the entire surveying process in Carlson Software —from bringing field data into a drawing, to creating surfaces, labeling boundaries, correlating deeds and assembling a finished plotted sheet. Participants learned configuration settings, data‑import techniques, field‑to‑finish workflows and how to integrate geospatial imagery and map data.

Key Topics:

  • Carlson Survey setup and field data import
  • Field to Finish automation and point grouping
  • Boundary entry, deed correlation and legal description tools
  • Surface creation, contouring and 3D viewing
  • Labeling, annotation, title block and legend creation
  • Integration of Esri imagery, Google Earth and published control points

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

This session was presented by Jennifer DiBona on 04/19/2016.

Paper Space and Rotating Views with DView and UCS

A Virtual Webinar Using CAD – Learn Paper Space and Rotated Views

This webinar by That CAD Girl explains Paper Space, layouts and viewports using Carlson on IntelliCAD, with notes on where AutoCAD differs. It shows how to scale and lock viewports, control layer visibility in each viewport and rotate views with Twist Screen (DView Twist) and UCS.
Key Topics:

  • Paper Space vs. Model Space fundamentals
  • Creating, scaling and locking viewports
  • Freezing layers in individual viewports
  • Irregular (clipped) viewports
  • Rotating views with Twist Screen (DView Twist) and UCS
  • Moving entities between spaces with CHSPACE

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

This session was presented by Jennifer DiBona on 04/13/2016.

Working with Carlson Hydrology – Drafting Pipes & Structures

A Virtual Webinar Using Carlson Hydrology – Learn Drafting Pipes and Structures

This Carlson Hydrology webinar demonstrates how to draft storm sewer structures, pipes and profile views from surface and centerline data. It explains generic, road, sewer, pipe and crossing profiles; sewer network settings; plan labels; sewer profiles; invert controls; and saved setup files for repeatable hydrology drafting.

Key Topics:

  • Hydrology profile types and grids
  • Sewer network setup and defaults
  • Pipe and structure creation
  • Plan-view and profile labeling
  • SNS and label-setting reuse

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

This session was presented by Jennifer DiBona on 02/23/2015.

If you’re not using Land XML you should be (yes, all of you)

A Virtual Webinar Using LandXML – Learn to Exchange and Archive Project Data

This webinar hosted by Jennifer DiBona of That CAD Girl makes the case for LandXML as a non-proprietary format for moving and archiving survey and design data, with export and import shown in Carlson on IntelliCAD, Land Desktop and Civil 3D. LandXML.org founder Nathan Crews then explains how the schema came about, where agencies require it and what is coming in LandXML 2.0.

Key Topics:

  • Why LandXML beats DWG, DXF and custom ASCII files for data exchange
  • Data LandXML carries: points, surfaces, centerlines, profiles and more
  • Exporting and importing LandXML in Carlson, Land Desktop and Civil 3D
  • Archiving project data in a readable non-proprietary format
  • DOT and government requirements for LandXML deliverables
  • LandXML 2.0: styles, textures, stormwater data and field descriptions

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

This session was presented by Jennifer DiBona and Nathan Crews on 09/17/2015.

Overview of Carlson GIS

A Virtual Webinar Using Carlson GIS – Learn to Import and Manage Shapefile and Parcel Data

This webinar introduces Carlson GIS’s core functions using 2017 software, focusing on importing, linking, editing and labeling shapefiles within CAD drawings. Participants learn how to build and query GIS databases, generate legends and reports and integrate external Excel or Access data.

Key Topics:

  • Structure and components of ESRI shapefiles (SHP, DBF, SHX, PRJ)
  • Importing and managing shapefiles inside Carlson GIS
  • Using Access MDB and GIS feature (schema) files
  • Editing, labeling and querying GIS data in CAD
  • Creating GIS polylines from enclosed text or Excel data

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

This session was presented by Jennifer DiBona on 10/31/2017.

Doug’s Favorite Things in Carlson Desktop Software

A Virtual Webinar Using Carlson Software – Learn LotNet and Auto Annotate Tips for Subdivision Layouts

A recorded webinar hosted by That CAD Girl featuring Doug Aaberg, Carlson Software’s Survey Product Manager, demonstrating time-saving tips in Carlson Survey, focusing on LotNet and Auto Annotate tools for subdivision design and drafting efficiency.

Key Topics:

  • LotNet tools for subdivision design
  • Auto Annotate setup by layer
  • Dynamic editing with Carlson centerlines and RoadNet
  • Integration of settings files (LTN, RDN, AAN)
  • Sample workflows for small and large developments

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

This session was presented by Doug Aaberg on 07/14/2017.