@norman-oklahoma did not know that but it would be helpful for some of the older data files we have... thank you sir!

@gmpls I'm sure if they don't already have something like you're describing it could easily be made with some sheets of kydex heated & molded alo...

@rundatline thanks I appreciate the response! I think the Ram mounts are fine but they do make for what looks to be a fairly unbalanced rod. I'm just...

never mind.... stupid me didn't realize that the add on had installed but I had to use the CUI command to actually add the Trimble Link tab to my ribb...

just curious for the guys running tablets how they prefer to mount them? i saw some earlier say they don't like bipods and others say they hold the ro...

@rundatline Just curious if you could shield it somehow with maybe a shroud of some sort? I mean as cheap as kydex sheets are being sold for these da...

@mightymoe gotcha, yea it sounds pretty sweet. post up a pic next time you hit the field with it! 

did you ride it with a ATV or side by side? I've seen a smaller Kubota tractor and the rover mounted up front above the counter weights that has been ...

I've noticed Civil 3D will do this with entities it creates some times with profiles if the scales are changed in model space yet the profile was a pa...

@norman-oklahoma Is that book you posted a worthwhile buy? I've heard some praise it and others say it was so-so but all of these people giving it re...

so wait... I'm confused as to which you think is ridiculous here? the cost of the grading model being too high or too low or something else??ÿ

@antcrook So I never have used Magnet Field Office software. But I've used Topcon Office 3D & Pocket 3D quite extensively for grading models. In ...

@brian-allen Exactly. Plenty of vehicles being produced these days that can carry a bed full of flat stakes or some rebar so if you're strictly surve...

@stiets gotcha yea that's fine no worries man! I know I've done this before to try to rebuild a parcel's boundary from old deed description then join...

Not sure if I missed something why not just use "create line by bearing" under the basic lines' drop down menu??ÿ

@leegreen Exactly! Getting the right info from the designer or their CAD tech is key to building a good model. Somebody sending basic 2d polys usuall...

@gmpls ok so disclaimer here: I'm not a registered PLS but I am a registered PE & licensed contractor working for a consultant firm with a survey ...

@andy-j well we typically do so if it's the original that somebody such as the client or permitting authority has already signed. otherwise then yes,...

So the surveyors I work with print the needed text on a piece of paper then tape it firmly to the map they need to place it on. The scan or copy it (w...