SketchUp is awesome for 3D. There's a free version here:They have four basic tutorials to get you started, which will automatically come up when you s...

Thanks, Ralajer! That is exactly what I was looking for. Dave

With the huge cost of Civil 3D, I think it ought to be easy to figure volumes. Not only should it do the calcs for me, it should also walk my dog out ...

Thanks all! I love this forum.I've bookmarked Mike Carris' YouTube channel, but at $600 I'll save him for desperate times. 🙂 Comparing two surfaces ...

Thanks, Gentlemen. It all helps on my path to enlightenment. I haven't had much luck with either the Help Section or Tutorials in Civil 3D, but I'll t...

Getting oldThe last job I was on, all the young bucks called me "Father Time."Dave

I'm with Jered. Best case is to chamfer the corner enough to be tripod friendly.Dave

Thanks Stephen and Jim.That level loop to the top of Mt. Whitney and back was a huge accomplishment. I'd definitely put that on my resume.Dave

Thanks for the info, Stephen. I Googled Crescent Peak, and it looks about 43 km to the west of Spirit. Now that's a backsight!Dave

Here is one in LA.I'll be damned! I see one. Thanks for the link.Dave

I was about 3 or 4 miles west of Oatman. There are lots of mining claims around Oatman, but none that far to the west.I'm guessing that is a 1/4 corne...

Where is this delightful job? 9 bucks an hour sounds pretty good. I'll take it.Dave

Lugeyser,If you don't get any traction on this forum, you might try HP's Plotter Forum.Dave

I've had that happen on a couple of different rods. Intermittent, and I never figured out why it was happening.Dave