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.

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.

This webinar teaches CAD professionals how to create and customize title blocks, manage attributes, and automate project data using Sheet Set Manager in AutoCAD, Carlson, and IntelliCAD. Participants learn practical workflows for building reusable templates, defining attributes, and linking fields for efficient project documentation.

Key Topics:

• Creating and managing blocks with attributes
• Using commands like EXPLODE, BURST, and ATTDEF
• Building custom title blocks and templates
• Automating data with fields and Sheet Set Manager
• Managing multi-sheet projects and updating properties globally

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

This session was presented by Jennifer DiBona on 10/28/2025.

This webinar, hosted by That CAD Girl and presented by Travis Maxwell, provided a detailed case study on designing a sanitary sewer collection system using Carlson Software. The session covered practical workflows, from project setup and Google Earth integration to sewer network creation, labeling, and profile generation.

Key Topics:

• Carlson Sewer Network setup and configuration
• Exporting CAD data to Google Earth
• Sewer design workflow and profile creation
• Managing plan view and profile labels
• Troubleshooting and best practices

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

This session was presented by Jennifer DiBona on 02/27/2025.

This webinar, hosted by That CAD Girl, explored practical CAD tips and tricks for AutoCAD and IntelliCAD users, focusing on block management, layer control, and dimensioning best practices. The session also previewed upcoming training events and demonstrated how to manage and redefine blocks effectively across CAD platforms.

Key Topics:

• Working with blocks and layer zero behavior
• Managing and redefining blocks in messy drawings
• Using IntelliCAD Explorer and AutoCAD Design Center
• Creating tool palettes and exporting blocks
• Dimensioning techniques and text overrides
• Upcoming webinars and training sessions

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This session was presented by Jennifer DiBona on 08/19/2025.

This webinar from That CAD Girl demonstrates practical CAD and Carlson Software tips for entering deed boundaries, drawing lines and arcs, and managing survey data. Jennifer walks through both IntelliCAD and Carlson workflows, showing how to draft, troubleshoot, and label property boundaries efficiently.

Key Topics:

• Drawing and editing lines, arcs, and polylines in IntelliCAD
• Entering deed boundaries using CAD coordinates and Carlson deed tools
• Understanding coordinate systems (northing/easting vs. X/Y)
• Processing and troubleshooting deed files for closure accuracy
• Automating lot labeling, area calculations, and setback creation

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This session was presented by Jennifer DiBona on 10/15/2025.

This webinar explains how CAD users can effectively manage linetypes and dimension styles across AutoCAD, IntelliCAD, and Carlson platforms. It covers scaling principles, file management, and customization techniques to ensure drawings plot correctly at any scale.

Key Topics:

• Understanding and editing .LIN linetype definition files
• Line type scaling (LTSCALE, PSLTSCALE, and PLINEGEN)
• Creating and managing custom linetypes with text
• Dimension style scaling and child styles for radius dimensions
• Best practices for plotting and template setup

This webinar was presented by That CAD Girl (Jennifer DiBona) on December 18, 2025 and lasted approximately 1 hour.

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This webinar, hosted by That CAD Girl and presented by Liz Valerio of CAD Masters, demonstrates how to create a Civil 3D surface from imported survey points. The session covers importing point data, organizing point groups, defining surfaces with breaklines and boundaries, and smoothing techniques for accurate terrain modeling.

Key Topics:

• Importing and managing survey points in Civil 3D
• Creating and refining a surface using point groups, breaklines, and boundaries
• Smoothing surfaces and contours for realistic terrain representation

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This session was presented by Elizabeth Valerio on 04/10/2025.

This webinar provides a detailed walkthrough of surface modeling fundamentals in Carlson Software, covering data inspection, triangulation, contour generation, and integration with external data sources. Attendees learn practical workflows for building accurate surfaces using points, breaklines, and field-to-finish automation.

Key Topics:

• Preparing and inspecting data for surface modeling
• Creating and refining TIN surfaces and contours
• Using breaklines and non-surface points
• Automating workflows with Field-to-Finish
• Integrating Google Earth and GIS imagery

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This session was presented by Jennifer DiBona on 7/3/2025.

This webinar provides a detailed walkthrough of the National CAD Standard (NCS) layer naming conventions and demonstrates how to implement them through drawing templates in AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and Carlson software. Attendees learn how to create, customize, and manage templates for consistent CAD standards across projects.

Key Topics:

• Overview of the National CAD Standard (NCS)
• Layer naming conventions and discipline designators
• Creating and customizing drawing templates (DWT files)
• Using templates in AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and Carlson
• Managing sheet templates and layout tabs

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