Video Category: Tips & Tricks

A Virtual Workshop Using Carlson Software - Learn CAD Fundamentals, Workspaces, and Precision Drafting The opening session of the 2022 Virtual Workshops introduced participants to IntelliCAD 2023 and Carlson 2023, focusing on CAD fundamentals, interface navigation, and drafting precision. Jennifer DiBona guided attendees through command usage, settings, object snaps, polylines, text tools, and practical workflow [...] This content is only available to members.

A Virtual Workshop Using Carlson Software - Learn Carlson Productivity Tips, Drawing Management, and Grading In the final session of That CAD Girl’s 2022 Virtual Workshop series, Travis demonstrated advanced CAD project management workflows using tables, custom fields, and sheet sets. The session also covered Civil 3D conversions, LIDAR data handling, grading, watershed analysis, and [...] This content is only available to members.

A Virtual Webinar Using Carlson Software - Learn to Create Better Drawing Templates This webinar from That CAD Girl and Carlson Software expert Travis Maxwell walks users through building a clean, efficient and scalable CAD drawing template in IntelliCAD/Carlson. Topics include cleaning files, managing layers, fonts, line types, title blocks, plotting standards and using sheet [...] This content is only available to members.

A Virtual Workshop Using Carlson Software - Learn GIS-Supported Site Selection and Subdivision Layout This virtual workshop session features civil engineer Bill Dennis demonstrating a streamlined field-to-office GIS and CAD workflow using Carlson Software. The presentation covers integrating GPS data, GIS mapping, and CAD design to improve efficiency in large-scale land development projects. Key Topics: Field-to-office GIS and CAD integration GPS-based conceptual design workflows Carlson Software tools for civil engineering Data export/import between CAD, GIS, and mobile devices Real-world project demonstration Descriptions, transcripts and other details of this recording have been AI-generated and may contain errors. This session was presented by Bill Dennis of Civil Design Team LLC of Greer on 12/13/2022. This content is only available to members.

A Virtual Workshop Using Carlson Software - Learn Water Network Fire-Flow and Pressure Modeling This Carlson Software virtual workshop session, led by Travis Maxwell, demonstrates how to model waterline extensions and perform fire flow and hydrostatic pressure analysis using Carlson’s Pressure Pipe Network tools. The presentation covers setup, data input, hydraulic grade line calculations, and [...] This content is only available to members.

A Virtual Workshop Using Carlson Software - Learn Stormwater Retrofit and Permeable-Paver Storage Case Study This virtual workshop showcased a real-world case study on designing a permeable paver stormwater system using Carlson HydroNet. Engineers from Finch & Associates demonstrated how to model complex drainage networks, link watershed areas, and simulate stormwater detention using Carlson’s 2022–2023 [...] This content is only available to members.

A Virtual Webinar Using Carlson Software - Learn to Customize Menus and Toolbars This webinar, led by Travis Maxwell and hosted by That CAD Girl, provides an in-depth walkthrough of how to customize menus, toolbars, workspaces and settings in Carlson Software. It covers practical steps for saving configurations, managing tool palettes and optimizing the user [...] This content is only available to members.

A Virtual Workshop Using Carlson Software - Learn Stormwater Modeling and Detention Pond Case Study This virtual workshop demonstrates advanced stormwater design techniques using Carlson Software’s HydroNet Explorer. Presenter Travis Maxwell guides attendees through converting Civil 3D files, creating surfaces from Google Earth data, and designing detention and wet ponds within Carlson’s hydrology tools. Key Topics: [...] This content is only available to members.

A Virtual Workshop Using Carlson Software - Design Sanitary and Storm Drainage Networks This recorded session from the 2022 Virtual Workshops features Carlson Software’s Mark Long demonstrating step‑by‑step civil design workflows in Carlson Civil and Hydrology. The class covers sanitary‑sewer and storm‑drain network setup, surface merging, pipe‑network editing, and profile design techniques used in real‑world [...] This content is only available to members.

A Virtual Workshop Using Carlson Software - Improve RoadNet Grading and Intersections This Carlson Software virtual workshop provides an in-depth demonstration of RoadNet for roadway and subdivision design, including surface modeling, template management, intersections, and grading workflows. The session covers practical techniques for widening roads, handling intersections, creating cul-de-sacs, and balancing earthwork using Carlson Civil [...] This content is only available to members.