The the Civil 3d drop down at top left-->Drawing utilities-->Drawing settings for starters. This will show if a coordinate system has been assig...
I've recently had/have a client who ends every email with: "Will we receive these files today?" Haha, maybe he's just a major league a**hole and t...
Why, after 130 years, do they think they need to change it? Will it affect any records? This is how I feel every time I see non-Leroy lettering on...
@rover83 I keep thinking it was called CMM, not sure why, I know Glen would remember. Yes, great program. The command line interface took a bit of...
I always like to try to understand construction staking from other geographic locations. This looks like 3' offset to edge of concrete angle point, c...
I like it. Can't fault either side. And not a terrible outcome. He still has a great house in a warm climate, nice neighborhood. As Vonnegut sa...
@steinhoff Another example of adopting/misusing a word to elevate an activity. Polsters know that calling their product a survey elevates it apparen...
An ipad with Avenza. Use an external antenna (connected by bluetooth) if you want, but not necessary for recon. Record your tracks, geotag photos, e...
@jacavell The contrary is easily shown, both definitionally and historically. Firstly, subdivision work requires quite a lot of design, so it easily ...
The issue is the all-to-common practice of redefining our language, especially in ways that lower understanding to a lowest common denominator, i.e. p...
Was it possible that the sun was subject to government decrees too? --Alexander Solzhenitsyn, "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" Thanks for ...
Civil 3d comes up short in the “software for surveyors” sweepstakes. The F2F is more than fair, as is the surfacing. After that you may be disappointe...
@kevin-hines I was taught that as well, then found out it is wrong. Very good point. We need to remember our significant figures training. One hu...
Staying in NAD27 (meaning set TBC and your controller to NAD27) would be an option if it is a horizontal-only job. Reason I say that is I'm not sure ...
This happened to me about two years ago. Same scenario. At that time, the nadcon conversion in TBC was still the "old style" pre ncat (still the cas...
@on_point I'm constantly reminded that I'm not building a clock or a nuclear reactor... unless we are.... Haha, same. "Not aligning the comp...
@bstrand I interpreted "stubbed" to be the same as "bucking in". some call it "wiggling in". I may be wrong, but that's my interpretation. I don...
Please tell me he wasn't using those notes to justify setting a mathematically correct center quarter corner and ignoring or removing a previously rel...
My heart used to stop when I got phone calls from a super. Slowly I learned to ask some questions, like Q: "What factor did you use to convert from...
A contender for the most misspelled word on this forum (right after parol): Your crew would need lath, not a lathe. Yes. I do have a wood lathe i...