"Offset 3D Polyline"Yes, also could draw 3D in plan view...so many ways to achieve what you need. I really like that flexibility about Carlson softwar...

Gosh darn it Mike, you are giving away all the research secrets.I'm sure soon you will be able to load the aerial photos for a backdrop. Next thing yo...

Probably a few different ways to handle this, and I am unsure which tools you have available to you in the OEM version.One way to do this would be to ...

For what it is worth, we had a consultant do this for our county about 15 years ago. They mapped about 2000 miles of roads. It is good to know where a...

I'm not clear on what your trying to do.Are you trying to manually populate the attribute fields prior to measuring the feature, or somehow have it po...

What are those originally design for? Attaching lumber to concrete?

> (I trust you won't be so spendthrift as to throw this otherwise perfectly good nail away, but will build a small solar-powered furnace to straigh...

degree of curveHere is one from 1916I always figured it was because it was easy to find the correct template to draft the plans.

degree of curveI see even foot radius's on highway plans dating back to the 1900's.

You are correct, shrink/swell is usually addressed in the contract, as well as measurement methods and payment. Contractors are well aware of issues s...

> the more noise this guy makes the more i suspect he's trying to cover for underbidding the job.Many times the low bidder's profit lies in anticip...

Could this "extra" volume be material that was supposed to be removed under a separate pay item such as clearing and grubbing?Gotta love truck counts....

I can understand the scanner getting very accurate data on objects above the ground such as hills, curbs, trees, buildings, signs, ect. But how does i...