A Virtual Classroom series introducing CAD fundamentals, MicroSurvey survey workflows and Carlson setup, point management and Field-to-Finish

Getting Started with CAD, Fast Track to MicroSurvey and Getting Started with Carlson provide a practical introduction to drafting and survey software for new and transitioning users. Learn precise coordinate entry, object snaps, editing and layer control before exploring MicroSurvey project setup, construction stakeout and digital terrain modeling. The Carlson sessions connect templates, configuration and coordinate systems with CRD point files, deed processing and Field-to-Finish automation for more consistent survey drawings.

• CAD workspaces, templates, drawing units, command prompts and screen navigation
• Precise linework with coordinate entry, object snaps, selection, editing and inquiry tools
• Layers, colors, lineweights, linetypes and model space and paper space considerations
• MicroSurvey CAD orientation, project setup, coordinate files and point workflows
• MicroSurvey construction layout, stakeout points and layer organization
• MicroSurvey digital terrain models, surface inputs, breaklines and model inspection
• Carlson startup, project folders, DWT templates, drawing setup and saved configuration
• Carlson CRD points, coordinate systems, layer standards and GIS imagery context
• Carlson deed entry and processing, point groups and Field-to-Finish codes, symbols and non-surface points

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

These sessions were presented by Jennifer DiBona and James Johnston.

Getting Started with CAD – presented by Jennifer DiBona

Learn the fundamentals of CAD with That CAD Girl’s Getting Started with CAD training series. This introductory session covers essential CAD concepts, interface navigation, command-line skills, and best practices for working in Carlson, MicroSurvey, and Civil 3D.Getting Started with CAD – presented by Jennifer DiBona

Learn the fundamentals of CAD drafting with this Virtual Classroom covering coordinate systems, line commands, and precision tools in IntelliCAD and Carlson. Discover how to use object snaps, polar coordinates, and ortho mode to create accurate, professional drawings efficiently.Getting Started with CAD – presented by Jennifer DiBona

Learn essential CAD drafting and editing skills with That CAD Girl’s Getting Started with CAD training series. This session covers practical tools, layer management, and real‑world workflows for IntelliCAD, AutoCAD, Carlson, and MicroSurvey users .Fast Track to MicroSurvey – presented by James Johnston

This virtual classroom session introduces MicroSurvey CAD’s field‑to‑finish workflows, focusing on AutoMap configuration, point and linework customization, and data import from FieldGenius and Leica Captivate. Instructor James Johnston demonstrates practical setup, symbol scaling, substitution codes, and project management features for survey and construction professionals.Fast Track to MicroSurvey – presented by James Johnston

This FastTrack MicroSurvey training session, led by James Johnston, provided a detailed walkthrough of construction workflows in MicroSurvey CAD. Participants learned how to clean up architectural drawings, generate staking points, manage grid lines, and export data efficiently for field use.Fast Track to MicroSurvey – presented by James Johnston

This MicroSurvey CAD training session covers advanced workflows for survey and civil design professionals, focusing on point management, CAD settings, DTM surface creation, contour generation, and volumetric analysis. The session also includes troubleshooting tips, boundary setup, and an introduction to automated site design tools.Getting Started in Carlson – presented by Jennifer Di Bona

Learn how to set up and customize Carlson Software with this in-depth training session led by That CAD Girl. Discover best practices for configuring projects, managing data files, and optimizing your CAD environment for surveying and civil design.Getting Started in Carlson – presented by Jennifer Di Bona

Learn how to create and customize Carlson drawing templates, manage coordinate and point files, and streamline your CAD workflow. This session covers practical steps for building standards, importing survey data, and preparing for field‑to‑finish automation.Getting Started in Carlson – presented by Jennifer Di Bona

Learn how to streamline your surveying workflow with Carlson Survey’s deed entry, correlation, and field‑to‑finish tools. This session covers practical CAD automation techniques for accurate boundary creation, point management, and efficient drafting.

Getting Started with CAD, Fast Track to MicroSurvey and Getting Started with Carlson provide a practical introduction to drafting and survey software for new and transitioning users. Learn precise coordinate entry, object snaps, editing and layer control before exploring MicroSurvey project setup, construction stakeout and digital terrain modeling. The Carlson sessions connect templates, configuration and coordinate systems with CRD point files, deed processing and Field-to-Finish automation for more consistent survey drawings.

Key Topics:

• CAD workspaces, templates, drawing units, command prompts and screen navigation
• Precise linework with coordinate entry, object snaps, selection, editing and inquiry tools
• Layers, colors, lineweights, linetypes and model space and paper space considerations
• MicroSurvey CAD orientation, project setup, coordinate files and point workflows
• MicroSurvey construction layout, stakeout points and layer organization
• MicroSurvey digital terrain models, surface inputs, breaklines and model inspection
• Carlson startup, project folders, DWT templates, drawing setup and saved configuration
• Carlson CRD points, coordinate systems, layer standards and GIS imagery context
• Carlson deed entry and processing, point groups and Field-to-Finish codes, symbols and non-surface points

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

These sessions were presented by Jennifer DiBona.Learn the fundamentals of CAD with That CAD Girl’s Getting Started with CAD training series. This introductory session covers essential CAD concepts, interface navigation, command-line skills, and best practices for working in Carlson, MicroSurvey, and Civil 3D.Learn the fundamentals of CAD drafting with this Virtual Classroom covering coordinate systems, line commands, and precision tools in IntelliCAD and Carlson. Discover how to use object snaps, polar coordinates, and ortho mode to create accurate, professional drawings efficiently.Learn essential CAD drafting and editing skills with That CAD Girl’s Getting Started with CAD training series. This session covers practical tools, layer management, and real‑world workflows for IntelliCAD, AutoCAD, Carlson, and MicroSurvey users.This virtual classroom session introduces MicroSurvey CAD’s field‑to‑finish workflows, focusing on AutoMap configuration, point and linework customization, and data import from FieldGenius and Leica Captivate. Instructor James Johnston demonstrates practical setup, symbol scaling, substitution codes, and project management features for survey and construction professionals.This FastTrack MicroSurvey training session, led by James Johnston, provided a detailed walkthrough of construction workflows in MicroSurvey CAD. Participants learned how to clean up architectural drawings, generate staking points, manage grid lines, and export data efficiently for field use.This MicroSurvey CAD training session covers advanced workflows for survey and civil design professionals, focusing on point management, CAD settings, DTM surface creation, contour generation, and volumetric analysis. The session also includes troubleshooting tips, boundary setup, and an introduction to automated site design tools.Learn how to set up and customize Carlson Software with this in-depth training session led by That CAD Girl. Discover best practices for configuring projects, managing data files, and optimizing your CAD environment for surveying and civil design.Learn how to create and customize Carlson drawing templates, manage coordinate and point files, and streamline your CAD workflow. This session covers practical steps for building standards, importing survey data, and preparing for field‑to‑finish automation.Learn how to streamline your surveying workflow with Carlson Survey’s deed entry, correlation, and field‑to‑finish tools. This session covers practical CAD automation techniques for accurate boundary creation, point management, and efficient drafting.

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.

A Virtual Webinar Using Carlson Software – Learn to Improve CAD Workflows

This Carlson Software Tips & Tricks webinar, led by Travis Maxwell and hosted by That CAD Girl, demonstrated practical CAD file cleanup, drawing management and grading workflows within Carlson Civil and Survey. The session also showcased how AI tools can accelerate deed entry and coordinate generation for survey projects.

Key Topics:

• Cleaning and standardizing CAD drawings
• Managing layers, text styles and blocks
• Handling corrupt or messy manufacturer details
• Grading and retaining wall design techniques
• Using AI (ChatGPT) for deed parsing and coordinate creation

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

This session was presented by Travis Maxwell on 02/11/2025.

A Virtual Webinar Using Carlson Software – Learn to Improve CAD Workflows

This webinar, led by Travis Maxwell, PE, explores new features and practical workflows in Carlson Software 2025 and IntelliCAD 12.1. Topics include dynamic blocks, improved publishing tools, RoadNet enhancements and best practices for managing fonts, scales and line types.

Key Topics:

• IntelliCAD 12.1 new features and interface improvements
• Carlson Civil 2025 updates (RoadNet, curb ramps, grading objects)
• Dynamic blocks and layout management
• Font compatibility and text scaling best practices
• Publishing and plotting enhancements

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

This session was presented by Travis Maxwell on 01/29/2025.

A Virtual Webinar Using Emlid and CAD – Learn to Streamline Survey Workflows

This webinar from That CAD Girl and Emlid demonstrates how to streamline survey workflows from field data collection to CAD integration using Emlid’s GNSS receivers and software. The session covers Emlid Flow and Flow 360 tools, data synchronization, project setup and exporting results into CAD environments.

Key Topics:

• Overview of Emlid’s latest GNSS receivers (Reach RX2, RS4, RS4 Pro)
• Project setup, localization and code libraries in Emlid Flow
• Data collection and stakeout workflows
• Syncing projects with Flow 360 and exporting to CAD
• Q&A on localization, code libraries and device compatibility

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

This session was presented by Julia Shestakova on 11/06/2025.

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.

A Virtual Webinar Using MicroSurvey and BricsCAD – Learn to Manage Survey Data

This webinar introduces MicroSurvey’s Survey Tools for BricsCAD, a plugin designed to enhance BricsCAD with advanced survey data management, linework automation and surface modeling capabilities. Presenter Matt McLean demonstrates how to import survey data, manage points, create surfaces and export results to Google Earth.

Key Topics:

• Overview of MicroSurvey’s Survey Tools plugin for BricsCAD
• Importing survey data (ASCII, FieldGenius, Leica DBX, etc.)
• Managing survey points
• Linework automation
• Creating surfaces and visualizations within BricsCAD
• Exporting results to Google Earth

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

This session was presented by Matt McLean on 07/10/2025.

A Virtual Webinar Using AutoCAD Civil 3D – Learn to Manage Survey Databases

This webinar, hosted by That CAD Girl and presented by Elizabeth Valerio from CAD Masters, provided a detailed walkthrough of using the Survey Database and dynamic linework features in AutoCAD Civil 3D. The session covered setup, configuration, automated linework creation and traverse analysis for survey data management and efficiency.

Key Topics:

• Setting up and managing Civil 3D Survey Databases
• Automated linework and figure prefix databases
• Linework code sets and survey data import
• Traverse analysis and closure error visualization
• CAD Masters training and support services

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

This session was presented by Elizabeth Valerio on 03/20/2025.

A Virtual Webinar Using CAD – Learn to Standardize CAD Styles

This webinar provides a comprehensive walkthrough of how to standardize line types, line weights and dimension styles across CAD platforms such as AutoCAD and IntelliCAD. It covers practical tips for creating consistent drawing standards, managing scale factors, customizing line type definitions and setting up templates for efficient drafting workflows.

Key Topics:

• Understanding and customizing line type definitions (.LIN files)
• Managing line type scales (LTSCALE, PSLTSCALE, PLINEGEN)
• Setting and plotting line weights using CTB files
• Creating and managing dimension styles with scale factors
• Using IntelliCAD Explorer for transferring CAD standards

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

This session was presented by Jennifer DiBona on 05/20/2025.