What I don't understand is why surveyors have to be so cryptic with their point codes. I understand in the old days, it reduced the amount of writing ...

Used to use numeric codes. It was handy because you didn't have to type as many characters. We always converted the numeric codes to alpha codes when ...

Kent VS. Geneor is itGene Vs. Kent?Either way - it is always fun guessing who will run out of fluids first in a contest such as this.

It also doesn't matter how well they are cared for. Our 5600 is rarely used and looks brand new, yet it has had to have major repairs over the years.I...

Kent McMillan, post: 443595, member: 3 wrote: Well, if you want to justify buying inferior quality (i.e. hammers of lower quality than Estwing's) as a...

rfc, post: 443294, member: 8882 wrote: Is this a plan view of an overpass? Why do the contours go out past the "edge of bridge deck? They're bridge de...

One additional thing about break lines...they should not cross each other.

Yes there is an Autocad routine that does EXACTLY that.It's called Geometric Constraints.

ease, post: 443273, member: 1584 wrote: As respectfully as possible, I see about 20 triangles I would flip in that tin... No doubt and no offense ta...

cptdent, post: 443110, member: 527 wrote: Nope. Not in the world of cartography. In 1:50,00 scale mapping it is a flat line. In 1"=30' mapping it is ...

cptdent, post: 442919, member: 527 wrote: As a cartographic drafter for 44 years...There's a little known item called a "carrying contour"...Do you ha...

cptdent, post: 442919, member: 527 wrote: As a cartographic drafter for 44 years, please allow me to tell you that smoothed contours are the desired e...

Here is the last larger surface model I worked on to give you an idea on how many break lines are used.

I would set aside the topic of editing until you have mastered creation of surface models.Yes, the heavy yellow lines were break lines.In the CROSS SE...