> this is what i'm looking to do straight from collector to cad> > This is doable but you will need to setup custom parameters and point inpu...

I'm with you on that one MightyMoe, I fully agree with your statements. We finally had an opportunity to work with machine grade gps last year. Afte...

Civil 3D 2012While I can't say I am a fan of their yearly licensing upgrades and such I can say that we work 3 times as fast with Civil3d then we ever...

> sounds like an engineering draftsperson was the cause (hopefully)Even if it was, it's ultimately the responsibility of the Engineer designing the...

There is no converter that will meet your needs. The Autodesk people will tell you to upgrade (that's there form of converter).Realistically the owner...

> What seems to be the general opinion about sharing/ giving your files out? This has become a huge issue for us, and a day does not go by without ...

> Working in a civil engineering company and we are getting busier so I need something more formal than the verbal request system we are using now....

:good: 5 miles, 20 miles.....that's what I would do. Distance from current site is not necessarily a restrictive factor if the monument(s) are GPSable...

> "...they should have to provide an equally scientific basis..."> > Good luck with that!! The whole operation of FEMA is a joke, one of the ...

> make a folder called "whatever" and out it in there.copy the folder onto a thumb drive> > put the thumb drive into the controller then go t...

> I used Civil 3D and SCS900. When I need to put a surface into the controller I first export a LandXML file from Civil 3D then import that into Tr...

> I used Civil 3D and SCS900. When I need to put a surface into the controller I first export a LandXML file from Civil 3D then import that into Tr...

After further review....they do not have a GCS900, they have an SCS900. Are the file types the GCS900 exported, the .cfg and .svd able to be used on ...

I do, thank you! I just wasn't sure which of the multitude of export options was correct as I am definitely not familiar with this software. We'll g...

> Yes. In the export (in TBC) menu you can select the file destination and then just place it on your desktop. From there you can copy it to the th...

> I have used the Trimble Link download program for Civil 3d and it has worked seamlessly.> Trimble Link Download SupportThat was initially my p...

> If you export the surface from C3D (Perhaps as a XML) and import it into Trimble Business Center Heavy Construction edition (Its free for downloa...

We're in the same boat Jered. Our R8s are running good and work like a charm and we'll use em until they break or become obsolete somehow. Granted, t...

Does your state have laws regarding prescriptive row? I would start there. Around here we run into this issue on occassion and luckily Idaho has fair...