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WA-ID Surveyor
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Joined: March 16, 2012 1:47 pm
Last seen: September 29, 2026 9:47 am
Topics: 14 / Replies: 991
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RE: Survey in SPC, PUBLISH in LOCAL ground scale

We don't use Carlson but complete all our survey on SPC.?ÿ We set our scale factor in TBC and leave it!?ÿ All field work is imported or exported from ...

4 years ago
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RE: What to do when..

It's the company's job to keep people safe and they have failed tremendously.?ÿ The client pays for it all in the end.?ÿ I'm not estimating a job like...

4 years ago
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RE: Hatch spacing issue with description keys

A simpler method would be to use a tree symbol without hatching.?ÿ That's what we use.?ÿ ?ÿWe try to limit hatching as it has caused issues over the y...

4 years ago
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RE: Where did you go to college and would you recommend it? Did anyone select interning instead of a degree?

Minimal schooling.?ÿ I really do hate the standard school environment in which you must take a bunch of classes not at all related to your future care...

4 years ago
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RE: C3D 2020 surface boundaries and

Find what works best for you.?ÿ We never adjust maximum triangle length and never create boundaries and we work with surfaces from 4000 sf to 6 mile l...

5 years ago
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RE: Calling all FS takers

Just remember you only have to pass it once.?ÿ I despise tests and will never take another one as long as I can help it.?ÿ Passing the test doesn't ma...

5 years ago
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RE: Push to letter

I haven't had to use legal size document on anything except for a CP&F form in over a decade.?ÿ WA still accepts them but does not require them, a...

5 years ago
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RE: Realtors...

That's not true in my area @jitterboogie?ÿ There are no survey requirements to transfer property in WA or ID.

5 years ago
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RE: What Does a Note like This, Mean to You?

Who are "other licensees" and how do you notify them??ÿ Looks like only "material discrepancies" are required to be reported. So pincushions are O.K....

5 years ago
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5 years ago
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RE: What Does a Note like This, Mean to You?

If they did it in ID they can certainly do it in WA.?ÿ Over time all the PLSS corners get set.?ÿ I can't recall the last time a PLSS corner was missin...

5 years ago
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RE: What Does a Note like This, Mean to You?

This is a great code, although i dont think you have to notify the board unless you can't come to an agreement with the other surveyor.?ÿ There is an ...

5 years ago
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RE: What Does a Note like This, Mean to You?

I can only assume this survey is from WA, a state in which I work. Someone commented about the Surveyor noting the date found.?ÿ This is required in W...

5 years ago
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RE: C3D 2020 surface boundaries and

We conduct oddly shaped topos all the time in Civil3d and rarely use boundaries.?ÿ We just turn the TINN on the delete the unwanted triangles.?ÿ This ...

5 years ago
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RE: EIT Property Description Redline

In response to the original topic...I think we've all been there and you have to pick your battles.?ÿ If it takes 1 keystroke to fix and saves hours o...

5 years ago
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RE: Do you charge more than your competitors?

We never bid on projects as a race to the bottom is not a great profit center.?ÿ Our rates are comparable to other firms of the same size as far as we...

5 years ago
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RE: C3D points??/

With a set of well established point numbering protocols and auto populate point groups it's a very simple exercise.?ÿ Nothing in C3D is quick out of ...

5 years ago
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RE: Trimble Business Center for RTK and Robot Least squares Adjustment or Civil 3d

@bobwesterman Yes, this can be done.?ÿ We run multiple codes?ÿ like EA1 EA2, or LP EC1 B EG3 EA4 etc....all day long every day with 95% of the linewor...

5 years ago
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RE: How to get paid at closing (escrow)

As busy as everyone should be, this one sounds like a job for the next guy.?ÿ The risk is all on you if they don't close, why take that risk unless yo...

5 years ago
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