Carlson Civil Suite
$4,250.00
Carlson Software’s Civil Suite is a powerful software bundle that includes Carlson Survey, Carlson Civil, Carlson Hydrology & Carlson GIS. These four civil-related modular programs, working together, will allow you to create all of your deliverables at a fraction of the long-term costs compared to other software alternatives.
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Description
Carlson Civil Suite is a bundle that includes Carlson Survey, Carlson Civil, Carlson Hydrology & Carlson GIS. It can run standalone with the included license of IntelliCAD or on top of a separately purchased license of full AutoCAD. All Carlson Software purchases will be delivered by email with your new serial number and download instructions within two business days.
The programs of the Civil Suite are mostly comparable to civil/survey programs such as: DCA/Softdesk/Land Desktop, AutoCAD Map, Civil 3d, Eagle Point, TerraModel, GeoPak and InRoads. However, some features of Carlson Civil also match up well to construction estimating software such as Paydirt, Quest and Agtek.
Civil engineering design software that puts you in the passing lane
What might take days with other civil engineering software takes just hours, or even minutes, with the powerful and intuitive Carlson Civil–it’s advanced technology that will work for you. Work with Carlson Civil on AutoCAD (versions 2010 to current) or with the built-in IntelliCAD 8.1. With Carlson Civil, you’ll get true 3D, easy-to-use 3D, plus, with the updated 3D Flyover, any surface edits made in CAD are automatically updated in the 3D view.
Road NETwork. Build all roads, intersections and cul-de-sacs in 2D and 3D with a single click of the “PROCESS” button.
SiteNET. Elevate your estimating accuracy with this intuitive layer-based surface generator and earthwork calculator.
LotNET. Quickly define an entire subdivision of lots based on an outer boundary, interior ROWs or Centerlines, and a simple set of user-defined “rules,” then pick “PROCESS” and the lots appear, defined and labeled.
The Civil Suite is designed especially for civil engineers and CAD technicians who need power and flexibility to make “short work” of even the most challenging design projects. At its foundation, Carlson Civil contains sophisticated and integrated command sets that are easy to learn, cost-effective and even fun to use!
Features
Drawing Cleanup
Perform data integrity checks, convert proprietary objects into usable entities and eliminate wasteful redundancies with this powerful tool for control over the drawing no matter who had it before you.
Join Nearest
Highly improved command that allows you to define tolerances and safety checks when joining objects together.
Shrink-Wrap Entities
Time- and effort-saving method of defining boundaries.
Drawing Inspector
Get an instantaneous and dynamic readout of bearings, distances, elevations and other information for Quality Assurance activities.
3D Viewer Window
View perspectives and get elevational analysis of 3D data and surfaces with this tool, which has eliminated the need for costly graphics hardware upgrades.
2D/3D Polyline Utilities
With these, Carlson gives you tools to enhance the use of polylines that AutoCAD® doesn’t have.
Erase by Layer
Save time eradicating data on layer(s) without having to isolate, erase and restore them.
Quick Keys Editor
Quickly key in shortcut commands to speed your own projects.
Point Data Management
Organize your point data with these valuable tools for setting, managing, modifying and reporting point data.
Product Data Management
Define and Assign… Carlson Civil allows you, the end user, to define your project folder structure in the way that makes sense to you and your organization, with as little or as much complexity as suits your needs, and then assign the data types used in the Carlson Civil Suite to the folers you’ve defined. At Carlson Software, we know that this is a critical key to your successful implementation of the software, so we let you design it yourself.
Surface Modeling
Develop and analyze surfaces and their respective contours and labels in just one step. This tool eliminates the need to run a complex series of commands to perform this oft-needed function. External and sharable files are stored, various analyses are performed to ensure data integrity and automatic labeling guarantees that all contours are appropriately labeled with reactive annotation precisely as the user wishes.
Annotation
Produce clean, well-documented project plans fast and efficiently with precise tools that use Carlson Civil’s library of annotation features. Carlson Civil allows you to introduce your own annotation style to personalize your drawing and provides the tools to quickly clean up complicated annotation challenges in dense drawings. Text overlaps are automatically checked and you have the option of allowing the software to correct it or choose the correction you prefer.
Volumes
The Civil Suite’s volume computations use the industry’s most accurate algorithms and can be based directly on the source data, thereby eliminating any inaccuracies found in other algorithms. Detailed reports in a variety of ways, plus cut/fill labels, color maps and centroids in the drawing file can be produced, all with easy-to-use tools.
New for 2025
2025 General Carlson Software Improvements
| Added support for AutoCAD 2025 |
| Added support for IntelliCAD 12.1 o Create and edit advanced blocks o Load/Save print stamp settings and quality presets in PUBLISH command o Drag/Drop drawings to tool palettes o Latest IFC support o Drawing Explorer is now fully supported in DGN mode o DATAEXTRACTION command is now available o more at 12.1 Features (intellicad.org) |
| MicroStation style single entity MOVE command (QMOVE) |
| Shrinkwrap by Gap - improved defaults and error handling |
| Better polyline width support in DGN mode (IntelliCAD) |
| Northing/Easting order setting is properly supported by additional dialogs, commands and reports |
| Cloud based network licensing to support sharing of license count between the 2024 and 2025 versions |
| Reverse background command (REVERSE_BACKGROUND) has been added to make it easier to work with drawing with washed out colors or use a projector |
| Added ability to collect crash reports from installations on AutoCAD, which was only previously available for the IntelliCAD platform |
| Join Nearest: Option not to combine similar arcs |
2025 Improvements - Survey
| Inverse command adds an option to support default annotation settings and additional slope labeling options |
| New (ADD_TBL) command allows users to add existing linework labels to existing or new tables. |
| Copy Table Command (COPY_TBL) - logic to handle line/curve copy table as a subset of the master table |
| Implemented automation of new table creation if user has changed line/curve prefixes in the "Line/Curve Table Defaults" dialog |
| CURVETBL and LINETBL by points now stores appropriate data for linework |
| Line/Curve tables numbering system improved to recognize user input numbers. “Keep All” option is restored for conflicting references. |
| Implemented restriction to copied tables to selection of existing labels |
| SurvNET: dock dialog report updated: now detachable, abbreviated tabs setting and individual reports added to "Report" dialog. |
| AUTOPNT: Option for centroid of polylines |
| Added warning for bad values when converting Lat/Lon coordinates. |
| Added ability to parse Multiple Note/attribute fields in Import Text/ASCII files |
| Centerline report - additional options on what is included in the report |
| Profile ID and Centerline ID can now have an options dialog and ability to draw labels |
| • Station Polyline o “Link Labels with Linework” support added for IntelliCAD o Tick marks and symbols now able to be drawn at PI points |
| Lot Network o Now supports the creation of blocks o Improved management of Lot Types o Improved synchronization between LotNET and Lot Manager o Lot renumber now includes block names |
| Centerline Editor - UI improvements, better retention of centerline data when adding or removing spiral-only elements |
2025 Improvements - Civil
| Draw Surface Boundary - ability to process multiple surfaces at the same time |
| Tin File Utilities: Ability to load surfaces from Terrain entities in DGN mode |
| Profile Capture o Recognize sewer annotation text as vertical or horizontal o Recognize "Both on Top" horizontal axis labels o Improved Sewer profile recognition o Improved Road profile recognition o Improved Slope Label recognition o Improved horizontal axis label recognition o Captured ground profile settings now apply to Draw Sewer Profile o Added recognition of Horizontal Lines Only grid style, road slope labels, PVI tangent lines, External Distance in Road Labels, Grid Adder Top/Bottom/Left/Right, Road VC labels, Manhole width, Pipe size o Added conversion and recognition of Civil 3D road/ground profiles and styles o Improved Manhole name recognition o Improved VC and K-val calculations: using pre-stored PVI instead of recalculating over distances |
| Road Network and Parking Network: o Automatic detection of changes in project path o Users can adjust the precision in reports by going through the settings dialog o Network files will be set as current after SaveAs o Network files displayed full path in their in the tooltip o Added an option to respect the general arc reduction tolerance o Use of toggles in the network tree to control the processing o Curb cuts are displayed as a subtree, making it easier to turn processing on/off individually o Curb cuts are now saved with the Network |
| Road Network: o Road Color Settings to push the Road Grades to the Material Library if missing from Material List for consistent processing between the projects o Intersections can add Clover/Clover Loop/Diamond and Diamond Return ramps o Intersections can locate a bridge for skipped intersections o Intersection data is maintained for roads that are not set to process |
| • Parking Network o Added ability to add multiple EOP and Parking Centerlines o Added "Copy to Left/Right" option (Advanced) o Added “Add Both” option (Advanced) |
| Added CURB_RAMP_PROCESS to process Tagged Curb Cuts like Road Network |
| Road Profile o Spreadsheet Editor now checks for overlapping vertical curve lengths o Improvements to number rounding and a new display precision setting |
| Draw Profile o Added option to include a prefix for downhill slope tags o Added option to label slopes above or below profile o Sheet settings: improved UI and change Sheet Space Plan and Profile Lower/Upper Y to Height o Added Draw Profile Grid Style: Horizontal Grid Lines Only for Serbia styles o Added Draw Profile Road Profiles to annotate the Vertical Curve’s External Distance o Added option to draw vertical line from the road profile PVI to the VC label box. |
| Draw Section o Label Elevation at Zero Offset o Shows Section file names |
| Design Template: Added Sidewalk as a Component within Template |
| Draw Template: Added Annotation Color |
| Draw Template: Better Detail Drawing |
| Template, Profile and Centerline Editors changed to save and restore their positions and sizes. |
| 2D to 3D by Profile usability improvements |
| Centerline report - additional options on what is included in the report |
| Profile ID and Centerline ID can now have an options dialog and ability to draw labels |
| Station Polyline o “Link Labels with Linework” support added for IntelliCAD o Tick marks and symbols now able to be drawn at PI points |
| Lot Network o Now supports the creation of blocks o Improved management of Lot Types o Improved synchronization between LotNET and Lot Manager o Lot renumber now includes block names |
| Centerline Editor - UI improvements, better retention of centerline data when adding or removing spiral-only elements |
2025 Improvements - Hydrology
| • Sewer Network o Draw Sewer Table: Added new columns “Quadrant Invert” and “Size Material” and matched the user’s format. o Sewer Plan View: Added System and Line name to the pipe labels. o Sewer Plan View: Drew multiple outlet funnels for multiple pipe barrels. o Sewer Editor: Added tailwaters for all storm events. o Sewer Editor to use combo box instead of pulldown, so that pipe size can be typed o Sewer Editor: Added Assumed Tc. o Edit Sewer Structure – Profile View: Added new edit options. 1) Align Invert Downstream 2) Align Invert Upstream 3) Align Crown Downstream 4) Align Crown Upstream o Sewer Report – 1) Added Gutter Spread Report 2) Added the Gutter Spread at Sag in the Custom and Inlet Report o Sewer Report: Added Reference station/offset. o Set Parameters for Entire Network : 1) Added Line Name 2) Added the ability to select a sewer line from the downstream structure to the upstream structure and only set the parameters for the sewer line. o Sewer Profile: Added “size x width” pipe label for non-circular pipes. o Sewer Profile: Added manhole preview window in sewer profile labels setup dialog o Sewer Profile: Added manhole thickness and risers o Sewer Profile: Added inlet symbol on top of manhole o Sewer Profile: Added new label location at the Grid Bottom for sewer manhole name labels. o Improved Sewer Settings now match drawing units o Improved dynamic drawing and labeling of sewer profiles after revisions o Sewer Editor: Added option to treat the headall pipe as culvert and use HY8 outlet control method to calculate the headwater as upstream HGL |
| Utility Network o Better Pipe Material editing – 1) Added pipe material as the main pipe properties and Removed "Material" from the attribute list. 2) Updated the draw plan view label to include pipe material; 3) Added pipe material in F2F 4) Set pipe material to the attribute material when loading an older utilnet file (2023, 2024) o Utility Profile: Added the utilnet connection label set up and used the utilnet connection attribute list o Added load file prompt when restart the UTILNET command and default to the last .util file |
| Culvert design will now check for missing Inlet coefficients |
| Added options for TR55 in Watershed and Sewer Network Tc calculation |
| Added draw options for Pressure Pipe/Utility Network |
| Added NOAA download button in rainfall library |
| Added two custom rainfall return periods to support European rainfall events and updated all hydrology programs. |
2025 Improvements - GIS
| Improved handling of large datasets in WFS routine |
| Google Images and surfaces loads the map to the location of the last session and zoom setting |
| Place Image by World File will now update IMAGE definitions in the drawing if the image is moved or replaced |
| Export shape files are now able to operate on a folder or a file (as previously). |
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System Requirements
FOR CARLSON’S CAD-BASED PRODUCTS
Carlson products installed on top of the CAD products of IntelliCAD or AutoCAD, are subject to the same requirements as the CAD engine itself. Please follow the requirements for the CAD platform listed below and allow an additional 750 MB of hard-drive space for the Carlson application.
INTELLICAD
CARLSON 2020-2025 WITH INTELLICAD 9.X, 10.X, 11.X OR 12.X
- Compatible with 64 bit Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10, 11 (Vista and 32 bit are not supported)
CARLSON 2016-2019 WITH INTELLICAD 8.X
- Compatible with 32 or 64 bit Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, and 10
HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
Intel® Pentium® 4 or comparable (minimum), Intel i7 or at least Intel i5 or comparable (recommended). Due to the variety of processors on the market, one can use cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php to do comparative analysis. While the overall processor score matters, the single thread performance is of the most interest.
- 32-bit Windows 7-8.1: 1 gigabyte (GB) of RAM minimum, 4 GB recommended.
- 64-bit Windows 7-10: 2 GB of RAM minimum, 8+ GB recommended.
- Windows Vista: 1 GB of RAM minimum, 4 GB recommended.
- Windows XP: 512 megabytes (MB) of RAM minimum, 2 GB recommended.
Graphics card compatible with OpenGL Version 1.4 or higher:
- Recommended are desktop graphics level discrete (not integrated cards like Intel HD) graphics cards.
- Preferably Nvidia Geforce due to their more consistent driver support.
- Discrete ATI/AMD cards will be adequate, but ATI’s driver support has been spotty and user is frequently deferred to the computer manufacturer for support.
- Professional Nvidia Quadro cards are not currently recommended due to driver issues.
- Powerful gaming cards are not required and probably would not provide as much benefit as investment in more memory or better CPU
Learn more information about IntelliCAD.
EMBEDDED AUTOCAD® OEM ENGINE
CARLSON SOLUTIONS BASED ON AUTOCAD 2018 OR 2022 EMBEDDED
TAKEOFF R10, R11, R12 / SURVEY OEM 2018-2024
Please note the CPU compatibility below: older AMD CPUs like Athlon XP+ do not support SSE2 technology and can not run Embedded AutoCAD 2018 products.
- Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit only); Microsoft Windows 8.1 with Update KB2919355 (32-bit & 64-bit); Microsoft® Windows® 7 SP1 (32-bit & 64-bit)
- 4 GB RAM (minimum), 8 GB (recommended)
- 2 GB free disk space for installation
- 1360 x 768 (1920 x 1080 recommended) with True Color
- Windows Internet Explorer® 11 or later
- Install from download
CARLSON SOLUTIONS BASED ON AUTOCAD 2013 EMBEDDED
TAKEOFF R6, R7, R8, R9 / SURVEY OEM 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Please note the CPU compatibility below: older AMD CPUs like Athlon XP+ do not support SSE2 technology and can not run Embedded AutoCAD 2013 products.
- Windows® 8 and 10 Standard, Enterprise, or Professional edition (8 requires installation of AutoCAD LT 2013 Service Pack 2); Microsoft® Windows® 7 Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, or Home Premium edition (SP3 or later) with an Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon™ dual-core processor, 3.0 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology.
- 1 GB RAM (minimum), 8 GB (recommended)
- 1.4 GB free disk space for installation
- 1,024 x 768 VGA display with true color
- Internet Explorer 7.0 or later
- Install from download
CARLSON SOLUTIONS BASED ON AUTOCAD 2010 EMBEDDED
TAKEOFF R4, R5 / SURVEY OEM 2010, 2011, 2012
Please note the CPU compatibility below: older AMD CPUs like Athlon XP+ do not support SSE2 technology and can not run Embedded AutoCAD 2010 products.
- Microsoft Windows 7, or,
- Windows Vista, SP1 or later (Enterprise, Business, Ultimate, Home Premium) operating system, with,
- Intel Pentium 4 processor or AMD Athlon dual-core processor, 3.0 GHz or greater with SSE2 technology
- 1 GB RAM (minimum), 8 GB (recommended)
- 850 MB free disk space for installation
- 1024 x 768 VGA display with true color
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 web browser or later
Or
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional or Home Edition operating system (SP2 or later), with,
- Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon dual-core processor, 1.6 GHz or greater with SSE2 technology
- 512 MB RAM
- 850 MB free disk space for installation
- 1024 x 768 VGA display with true color
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 web browser or later
CARLSON SOLUTIONS BASED ON AUTOCAD 2007 EMBEDDED
TAKEOFF R2, R3 / SURVEY OEM 2007, 2008, 2009
- Microsoft Windows 7, or,
- Windows Vista, or,
- Windows XP Home or Professional SP1 or better, or,
- Windows XP for Tablet PC SP2, or,
- Windows 2000 SP3 or better
- Pentium III 800 minimum, Intel Pentium IV recommended
- 512 MB RAM
- 550 MB free disk space for installation
- 1024 x 768 with True Color
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 or higher
- Mouse, trackball, or compatible pointing device
CARLSON SOLUTIONS BASED ON AUTOCAD 2004 EMBEDDED
TAKEOFF R1 / SURVEY OEM 2004, 2005, 2006
- Microsoft Windows XP (Professional, Home Edition, or Tablet PC Edition), or,
- Windows 2000, or Windows NT 4.0 (SP6a or later)
- Pentium III 800 minimum, Intel Pentium IV recommended
- 256 MB RAM
- 300 MB free disk space for installation
- 1024 x 768 VGA with true color (minimum)
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
- Mouse, trackball, or compatible pointing device
AUTOCAD®
Please visit the AutoCAD System Requirements page for current specifications which are subject to change without advance notice. Please visit the Autodesk summary of the Operating system compatibility for AutoCAD (Autodesk Bulletin TS14078105) for historical references between AutoCAD and its supported operating system(s).
Please see contents above for hard disk space requirements for the Carlson application.
PHOTOCAPTURE STANDALONE
| Hardware | Minimum | Recommended |
| CPU | Intel I9 / AMD Ryzen 7 | Intel I9 14 gen / AMD Ryzen 9 |
| CPU Cores | 8 / 8 | 24 / 16 |
| CPU Threads | 16 / 16 | 32 / 32 |
| RAM | 32 GB | 64 GB or more |
| SSD MVMe | 1 TB free | 2 TB or more free |
| Graphics Card | Nvidia GeForce* | Nvidia GeForce* |
* PhotoCapture does not use the GPU but note that Nvidia GeForce series cards are recommended for other Carlson Software products.
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A customer’s relationship with Carlson Software goes beyond simply purchasing our software – with Regional Managers throughout the country, free technical support for life, and training options for any budget – we’ve got you covered!
Direct Technical Support
- Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM (EST)
- E-mail: moc.wsnoslrac@troppus
- Problems/Suggestions: Send in a report
- Telephone: 606-564-5028
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