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Map3D is built on plain AutoCAD and is recently available as part of the AutoCAD One plan.?ÿ Civil3D is built upon and contains Map3D.?ÿ It's just a m...

jawja wrote:?ÿOne last thing: someone pointed to the ability to import LiDAR data into C3D as a benefit. That benefit has been gone for 2 product year...

While BricsCAD is a great low cost CAD Engine, it does need an add-on to be truly useful for surveyors.

I have tried using a point cloud from ReCAp to build a surface in Civil 3D but the surface looks flat. Civil3D may be good for your ground surface, bu...

With the lack of desire for tables, someone needs to create an un-table tool to copy the calls back to the tag locations, maybe leader'ing if it's sho...

Newer versions of Carlson likely have LAS compatibility built in, so consider contacting them about upgrading.?ÿ I believe they have some standalone p...

A little tip on screen captures.?ÿ If you want to capture only the current window, press Alt+PrntScreen.?ÿ If you need to capture the entire desktop s...

New releases come along about every 18mo and upgrades are a fraction of the initial (low) price.?ÿ Beat on it for 60 days at no cost to see if it work...

Since third party add-ons are being mentioned, try the 60-day full working evaluation of DotSoft's C3DTools.?ÿ It contains an extremely popular LegalW...

... stamps the Lat/long on the image ... With any recent iPhone you can turn on location services for the camera and initialize the compass.?ÿ Photos ...

Note that Carlson also sells Carlson iCAD ($595) which is basically IntelliCAD with a thin slice of Carlson functionality.?ÿ Watch the price you're lo...

The AutoCAD area bug existed in versions 2011, 2012, and 2013 (scary I know).?ÿ It occurred when polyline segments followed the same points as previou...

If you were to consider third party software, the easiest way is with MapWorks PolyContour Layer Index. Simply select the polylines, specify parameter...

kotuku4, post: 456089, member: 8886 wrote: ... You now have to create points clouds in Recap ...Well actually you don't have to.Civil3D: Lidar Straigh...

Cameron Watson PLS, post: 455672, member: 11407 wrote: I'm not familiar with this file type. Is it a simple comma delimited value format containing X...

Command: SurWebElvTech support would be best handled via email, I only check this board once a day, and gloss over the topics then.

Richard Imrie, post: 450584, member: 11256 wrote: Can you give an indication of what it would cost for AWS data?You may have been in an area where you...

Richard Imrie, post: 449563, member: 11256 wrote: ... do this and be able to generate Civil 3D surface contours, etc?Yes, but if that's too little, yo...

Here are some contours in a KMZ, could have made anything else (like a mesh). Simply opened Civil3D, drew a rectangle in the AOI and obtained roughly...