@hack You probably will want to be able to take linework and surfaces (DXF) as well as points (CSV) into Civil3D

Mike, As well as snapping to the ends of DXF lines, you can snap the intersections Its really handy if your building has gridlines, but the office ha...

@rover83 The Dilbert cartoons used to have an occaisional character 'Mordac - the Preventer of Information Systems' I'm sure I've worked with him in...

@surveylife As they say, it does depend. But as a general rule I would say two points are insufficient. You have no check. Three good monuments mini...

LAS basically is point cloud data. So I would not be surprised if you did need a special module to handle it. Is the elevation data available in anoth...

Referenced point files do not draw linework - that's why having a dxf also is helpful.

Good spotting. Wasn't aware of that. Doesn't seem to make much difference in the field.

If you have a feature code library Access is going to try really hard to process the codes and generate linework. And you are correct in thinking ther...

At heart the 780 is a rugged R12 They perform pretty much identically The 780 has a tougher casing, and more weather proofing but is noticeably heavie...

> I’d want a plotter in my office I find an A3 colour inkjet suffices for my needs Using colour I can display the same information in A3 as I can o...

Actually I'm not at sure they aren't the ghosts of ancient surveyors past - check out the worksite detail

What the well dressed surveyor is wearing today

We had issues here in Christchurch after the earthquakes where existing marks were accidentally damaged by well intentioned salvage efforts. Often thi...

Found it...

Ever heard of 'Target Fixation' Sometimes I swear the day-glo just gives them something to aim for!

Sadly, that's not true in the paperwork world of control of the NZ roading system.

> I much prefer Leica’s Smartworx Viva software though, I find Captivate to be a step backwards (use both in style contract work I do) Luke, I wo...

Mike, Access 23.00 and 23.01 release date is 4.1.2023 (apparently its always dated to the first of the month)- so you should be seeing it offered in I...