July 17, 2008:
Carlson Software Introduces All-New Simplicity ‘Sight’ Survey 2009.
Get well orchestrated harmony of COGO and CAD with this new release from Simplicity/Carlson that’s perfect for DOTs and for firms working with DOTs.
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June 30, 2008:
Carlson Survey 2009 Embedded AutoCAD® Just Released.
Carlson Software’s new release provides yet another choice for the surveyors and designers looking for feature-rich, intuitive surveying office software.
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April 28, 2008:
Carlson Software 2009 Office Solutions Released.
Get ready for increased productivity plus the ability to create better designs with Carlson’s new line-up of land development software solutions for 2009, all built to run on both AutoCAD® or Map® and IntelliCAD®.
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April 21, 2008:
Carlson Software and HydroCAD Form Alliance
A new alliance between Carlson Software Inc. and HydroCAD Software Solutions, LLC, to take advantage of the strengths of both companies and to benefit both companies' customers was recently revealed at the Carlson Silver Anniversary User Conference. HydroCAD is a Computer Aided Design tool used by civil engineers for modeling stormwater runoff.
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April 14, 2008:
Carlson Software to Give Users CAD Platform Choice.
At the opening session of the Carlson Silver Anniversary User Conference, Bruce Carlson, president and founder of Carlson Software Inc., announced the addition of the ability to run on IntelliCAD® (ICAD) to the 2009 releases of Carlson Software.
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March 11, 2008:
Carlson Software and Prolec U.K. Announce OEM Partnership.
Under a new agreement with Carlson Software, Prolec U.K. will be providing European distribution of Carlson machine control software and products.
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March 11, 2008:
All-New Carlson Grade 3.0 Introduced by Carlson Software.
Now contractors and heavy equipment operators have no need to buy or install more software than they need. Learn about Grade's Upgrade Option Authorization, Open Positioning Architecture, and User Defined Interface.
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March 3, 2008:
Carlson Software forms new Positioning & Machine Control Division
The construction industry is rapidly embracing technology and Carlson Software is ready with the newly formed Positioning & Machine Control Division incorporating its machine control software development team, a specialized sales force and global OEM distribution.
Detailed Press Release
 
 
 
Takeoff – When it needs to be right every time. Read more.

Carlson Takeoff 2009 is available now, taking the T2 "Estimator" and making it even more powerful. Click here to see the improvements for 2009.

This first-ever AutoCAD®-based site-estimating software is now IntelliCAD*-based, too, and enhanced to continue to provide the ultimate answer for fast and accurate project estimating. Carlson's Civil Design module and raster to vecto conversion routine is included at no extra charge.

*IntelliCAD® is a robust, DWG-compatible CAD platform that every CAD developer can build upon. Included for no extra cost with every license of Carlson products.

 

Takeoff offers critical Drawing Cleanup features and advanced 2D to 3D routines that streamline the estimating process. It can input all data formats, including DWG, DXF, LandXML, and all formats of Centerline, Profiles, and Section Data. Takeoff calculates cut/fill material volumes and has 3D simulation as well as comprehensive reporting.

In addition, roadwork, trenching, drill-holes, and sub-grades capabilities are all included for one affordable price. And with Carlson Civil RoadNet added in, Takeoff gives land developers the ability to lay out a collection of intersecting roads, process them all together, clean up all intersections and cul-de-sacs in 2D and 3D with a single click.

 
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Standard Features

Runs on AutoCAD 2009 engine.
2D to 3D conversion routines for linework and spot elevations.
Digitizing routines.
Calculates volumes and material quantities.
Cut/Fill Color Maps and labels.
Surfaces are modeled by triangulation
3D Drive Over Simulation 
Easy to use: automated routines with reduced prompting
Takeoff-in-Use Story

In addition to accurately calculating cut/fill material volumes, J. Read Corporation in Hingham, Mass., used Carlson Takeoff to help potential customers visualize the future -- the future plans, that is, that would change an abandoned stone quarry into a a world-class residential and golfing community. More...
Feature Groups:
 
File Import/Export:
AutoCAD DWG
DXF
LandXML
Point Data (LDT, Carlson, CG, Sokkia, Leica, Geodimeter, TDS, Benchmark)
Raw Data (CG, Fieldbook, Sokkia, Leica, Geodimeter, TDS, Caice, SDMS, Nikon, SMI)
Centerline Data (Terramodel, Geodimeter, Geopak, Sokkia, Softdesk, Leica)
Profile Data (Caice, Terramodel, Softdesk, Sokkia, Leica)
 
Section Data (Agtek, Ceal, Geopak, Igrds, Moss, RoadCalc, SMI, Softdesk)
 
CAD Edit Tools:
Layer Controls
Unlimited Undo/Redo
Erase, Move, Copy, Offset, Trim, Extend, Explode, Break, Rotate, Scale, Align
Polyline Utilities
 
Drawing Cleanup:
Remove empty layers
Remove invalid linework
Join broken linework
Reduce Polyline vertices
Set out of range elevations to zero
Erase hatch entities
 
Boundary Polylines:
Set boundary Polyline for site
Set exclusion areas
Display hatch of boundary areas
 
Topsoil Removal/Replacement:
Set amounts for topsoil removal and replacement
Set areas for topsoil removal and for replacement
Display hatch areas for topsoil removal and replacement
Calculate topsoil removal and replacement volumes and areas
 
Overexcavate Surfaces:
Model overexcavate surfaces
Adjust overexcavate surfaces within perimeter polyline
View overexcavate surface
Report overexcavate cut volume
 
Subgrades:
Define subgrade areas by closed Polylines on specified layers
Define subgrade depths by layer
Adjust design surface by subgrade depths within subgrade areas
Handles multiple subgrade areas nested within each other
 
Existing/Design Surfaces:
One step routines to make existing and design surfaces from entities on specified layers
Surface Manager to support multiple existing/design surfaces
Adjust design surface vertically within perimeter Polyline
 
Volumes:
Calculates cut/fill volumes for entire site or within perimeter Polyline
Calculates volumes for a series of elevation stages
Apply shrink/swell factors
Volume report includes cut/fill volumes and areas, strata volumes, topsoil removal/replacement and over-excavate volumes
 
Material Quantities:
Reports volume, area, length and/or count values for drawing entities grouped by entity layer name
Option for user-defined attributes to apply by layer
Supports export to Excel
 
Draw Tools:
Points
2D/3D Linework
Circle
Text
Hatch
Curves
Title Block, North Arrow, Barscale
Boundary Polyline
Shrink-Wrap Polyline
Building Envelope Polyline
 
2D To 3D Tools
Change Elevations By Selected Entities
Spot Elevations
Edit-Assign Polyline Elevations
2D To 3D Polyline (By Points, Text or Text With Leader)
Contour Polylines (Multiple In Series, Selected or From Labels)
Pad Polylines By Interior Text
 
Inquiry Tools:
Surface Inspector (Surface elevations, cut/fill)
Drawing Inspector (Elevations, Layers, Polyline data)
Areas
 
Drillholes: