No mention of Microstation, so far. Probably not cheaper than C3d. But an alternative nevertheless. I'd recommend hand drafting over this.

Wages for new engineers will consistently be far higher than for new land surveyors. Not around here. Surveyor's are in substantially higher demand...

Does this database consist of Certified Corner Records (CCRs) like we use in Florida? The key word is 'our' database. We've been creating a databa...

I don't really care much about the basis of bearing on drawings. We cogo them all up and rotate them to a section line within our state plane coordin...

IMHO, this is important. You want the database to be correct, not just the current drawing. In a project spanning many years, you can have a database ...

Edit the point in the database, and rerun the linework, if that is what you want How do you do that? The database points are locked and can only be...

if I process linework again it puts the old linework back in the drawing. Never ever reprocess the linework, that's one of our number 1 rules. Not...

Everyone's situation is different. We are a full trimble/access/civil3d shop and create and use survey figures on a daily basis in survey and in engi...

Given that you have just completed a short subdivision, can you immediately turn around and plat one of the resulting lots using the (full) platting p...

I do fair amount of these types of reviews each year. If it was my legal I would want it fixed. Am I going to reject it through my review? No. I wo...

The contract included a long list of logo'd wear that was not allowed on the job site. Carhartt was not on the list This furthers and confirms my c...

I used to be a stickler for standard scales but with all the advancements in PDF programs I don't care what the scale is. I can calibrate any file wi...

While I hardly ever print out coordinates these days, I understand the occasional need. The easiest way to print a handful of points is to select th...

@ncsudirtman Thanks for the tip. My copy of civil3d is very 'raw' - no real setup, templates etc. What gets me is that the original file 'works' B...

The Imaginit training is useful and is good but you'll never beat hands on training from someone that knows the software. The imaginit is amazingly i...

We use Pix4d and Virtual surveyor to either create the actual 3d lines or points and/or surfaces in xml and then export them to civil3d for production...

Once you add Sincpac you've really got something. Get in touch with these guys Besides some actual training, preferably in person but the Imaginit...

After doing a bunch of these and doing checks all over the place, I have a hard time understanding the guys who talk like they're the worst thing ever...

Woooow, that sounds really slick. I'm definitely gonna test this out because occasionally I run into a problem with Civil 3D where it deselects every...

Any ideas what rookie mistake i made. And i just learned the list command today. Lol Consider doing all your drafting/cogoing in Civil3d. We cogo ...