Save and get only what’s needed with Carlson U-Pick Suites
Recognizing that its customers in the land surveying, civil engineering, and construction fields have diverse needs, Carlson Software is now offering U-Pick Suites. Customers will be able to choose from two to all six software modules from Carlson’s most popular options: Survey, Civil, Hydrology, GIS, CADnet, and PointCloud Basic and configure them exactly to their needs.
Carlson’s long-standing suite choices – the Civil Suite featuring Survey, Civil, Hydrology, and GIS and the Takeoff Suite with CADnet, Trench, GeoTech, and Construction – are still available at the respective savings of $3950 and $7500. But now, customers can save and pick only what they need with the U-Pick-2 priced at $2950 and the U-Pick-6 at just $4750.
Each 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.
Available Modules
Here are brief descriptions of each of the six available modules:
Carlson Survey–A Windows software application for land surveying that manages the complete job cycle from field data collection to drafting a final plan with several CAD options.
Carlson Civil—A complete CAD-based, civil engineering design software for roads/highways and a wide variety of land development projects.
Carlson Hydrology–Provides automation to meet hydrology needs with full 3D road and lot design that feed directly into flow calculations and drainage design.
Carlson GIS—Provides tools for data capture and linking, data labeling, import/export of SHP files, polygon topology creation and analysis, and supports working with Esri®.
Carlson CADnet—Allows users to create CAD from non-CAD documents such as PDFs, raster images, and paper plans, generate CAD text from raster images, and to import or export BIM models into CAD.
Carlson PointCloud Basic—Works with cloud data, whether from drone, scanner or lidar, in the familiar Carlson environment to create points, breaklines, surfaces and other CAD deliverables for the production of a typical plan.
New for 2022
General
2022 General Carlson Software Improvements
AutoCAD 2022
Added support for this new version.
IntelliCAD 10.1
Improved speed and new features like sheet sets with the Publish command.
Toolbars
Added over 30 new toolbar icons and a new ribbon for GeoTech.
Open Drawings Map
Added method for custom properties for drawing records and method to store a drawing database on a shared network location. From the Map view, added function to open Windows File Explorer for the drawings project folder.
Settings Server
Added method to copy data files into project folders.
Project Data Sub-Folders
Added separate Program Settings folder for settings files.
Data Depot
Added details to the history log and the ability to restore a previous version of a data file. Adding files to Data Depot supports working from project level with controls on which files to add.
Carlson Configure
Added setting to control font used for dialogs.
Select CAD Default Settings
New command to choose classic or modern CAD user interface settings.
Drawing Cleanup
Added functions to remove duplicate text and to remove unused registered apps.
Import Polyline File
Added method for locating by station/offset values from the file.
Drawing Inspector
For polylines, added reporting of current position distance. For centerline polylines, added reporting of spiral data.
Draw MText
In many commands that create MText, added an option to set the Text Frame to draw a box around the text.
Translate Layers
Added method to import layer names from the drawing.
Line Up Text
Added method to pick two points to define angle, option to respace and option to use text for alignment reference.
Arrowhead with Line
New command to draw a two point leader with an arrowhead.
Boundary Polyline
Added option to create 3D polyline.
Shrink-Wrap Entities
Added options to ignore zero elevation entities for input, to elevate zero elevation vertices, and to erase the input entities.
Add Intersection Points
Added option to average elevations at intersection within a tolerance.
Draw Label For Companion Linework
New command for Draw To Standard to create a label using properties by layer.
Draw Standard Item by Quick Key
New command to create entities for Draw To Standard by typing a quick key instead of dialog list selection.
Reports
For PDF reports, added option to make PDF report files read-only. For Report Formatter, new option to put text lines at the bottom of the report and added function to sort the list of available fields.
3D Viewer
Added zoom extents function.
Angle Info
Added ability to handle 3D angles.
Layer ID
Added option to label the layer name.
Command Search
Added reporting of toolbars for the commands.
Survey
2022 Improvements - Survey
Drone Mission Planning
New command to create a drone mission plan.
Carlson PhotoCapture
Added method to download files by file type.
Input/Entry Distance Scale
Added method to scale distances in many COGO commands such as Enter Deed Description.
Import Text/ASCII File
Added ability to read points from a SurvCE/Layout job database (.jdb) file. Added functions to save and load settings to a .rpnt file.
Import Distance/Angle File
Added field for deed name for importing multiple deeds.
Edit Process Raw Data
Added function to update the descriptions in the RW5 from a coordinate file. Added function to apply Field-to-Finish substitution codes to the descriptions in the RW5 file. Added report option for the description on the same line as the data. Added an optional warning on processing for points with a blank description. Added option to use a larger font for the spreadsheet. For processing GPS records added storing the lat/lon and RMS values to the CRDB as attributes.
Edit Process Level Data
Added method to adjust elevations based on the number of turns.
SurvNET
Added option to merge output point text file with control points.
Draw Points
Added option to label elevations in inches.
Point Group Manager
Added methods to create a point group of points unassigned to a group and to create group from point number suffix.
Field to Finish
Added ability to run Triangulate & Contour to draw contours or make a TIN of the points and polylines.
Added new utility feature. For pipe features, added ability for separate pipe feature settings per code, option to label structure names along the pipe and option to draw both pipe 3D faces and polylines. For tree features, added offset by tree symbol size as factor of text offset, added option to draw labels as MText and added settings to control order of input parameters. Added setting for annotative points per code. For GIS attributes on a line, added support for multiple attributes. Added option to match first symbol scale when creating a second symbol. New special code of OO for Offset Only that draws only the offset polyline. For OH offset horizontal special code, added method to repeat the offset multiple times. For hedge linetype, added ability to control width using OH or OFB special codes. For RECT special code, added setting for using a third point as a rectangle corner or an offset for the rectangle width. For text attributes prefix/suffix settings, as string of [DESC] gets replaced by the point description. Added method to draw only points with GPS status of Fixed. Added option to hide the drawing under the Mtext labels. Added support for using fixed parameters with multiple codes.
Offset Point Entry
Added option for slope stations.
Annotation
Added option to use a custom block for endpoint leaders. For Stack Label Arc and Annotate With Leader, added option to create as MLeaders. For bearing leaders, added support for annotative leaders.
Line/Curve Table
Added option to draw the table as MText without the grid lines.
Stack Label Arc Auto Place
New command to automatically place the arc labels at the mid-point of the arc.
Stack Label Arc Pick Side
Added option whether to draw leader.
Label Angle
Added method to create an angle table. Added ability to handle 3D angles.
Distance Table
New command to create a distance table of pairs of points and distances.
Offset Dimensions
Added option to use CAD’s current dimension style.
Linetypes
Added method for multiple dashes between the symbol/letter such as —C—C—.
Legal Description
Added method to report exterior angles.
Map Check
Added support for azimuth format angles.
Deed Correlation
Added method to screen pick points.
Process Deed File
Added option to report using the Report Formatter.
Area Descriptions By Interior Text
New command to tag area descriptions by automatically finding text inside polylines.
Best Fit Line
Added method to screen pick CAD points, method to add more points to the calculation and option to set output layer.
Convert CRD to ASCII By Folder
New command to batch process converting coordinate files to text files.
Civil
2022 Improvements - Civil
Triangulation Surface Manager
Add Point inside TIN hole has new option to fill the hole.
Triangulation File Utilities
Added a Remove Spikes tool and added function to draw drainage low points.
Grid File Utilities
Added export for DEM files.
Triangulate & Contour
Added option to use linetype for depression contours.
TIN Rebuild Inside Perimeter
Added method to apply inverse distance to adjust elevations within a perimeter. Added method to raise low points within a perimeter to fill-in low points to prevent ponding.
2D to 3D Polyline By Profile
New command to elevate a polyline using a profile.
2D to 3D Polyline By Screen
Added method to extrapolate elevations.
Curb Ramp
Added graphic preview to dialog. Added option to taper only the first ramp section. Added method to do curbcut only with no ramp. Added method to pick the curb position separately from the polyline selection. Added a separate curb taper method.
Wall Polyline Editor
Added layback slope, freeboard, bury depth, output to solid model (.mdl), color/texture for 3D viewing, and report including backfill quantities and wall volume. Added double-click on the wall polyline to run the wall polyline editor. Added support for using wall polylines in Takeoff design surface modeling.
Elevate Pads By Grade Rules
Added option to add break points to lot lines and option to create swales.
Cut/Fill Movement
Added option to label cells.
Stockpile Volume
Added method to use lowest elevation around perimeter as flat base elevation.
Surface 3D FlyOver
Added support for viewing solid models (.mdl). Added settings for camera based light and shading for front, back or both sides. Add Model to the scene also draws a symbol in the drawing when the Model Library has the model defined with a CAD symbol.
Slope At Points
Added method to use a coordinate file and two points to define the slope.
Elevation Zone Analysis
Added method to use TIN surface and set colors in the TIN file for the elevation zones.
[doc] Vehicle Path Tracking
Added option to draw section view of vehicle with dimensions and added vehicle section view preview to dialog.
Polyline To Centerline File
Added method to define station at a reference point.
Label Station Offset
Added method to label CL crossings in plan view with option to label layer names.
Design Parking Inside Perimeter
Added ability to create islands at ends of parking rows. Added option whether to create spaces around the perimeter and option to add remainder parking space to the corner.
Design Parking Along Alignment
Added support for alignments with multiple segments, ability to use a polyline or centerline file for the alignment, and support for angled parking. Added functions to create auto treatments and to mirror treatments between left and right sides.
Draw Template Polylines
Added option to densify the template polylines.
Template Series File
Added interpolation option for none.
Shrink/Swell Table
New command to define different shrink/swell factors by station range for cut/fill and subgrade materials.
Draw Super Elevation Color Centerline
New command to draw the centerline polyline with colors for the super elevation transition zones.
Process Road Design
Added method to Template Point Profile to apply change in slope to another grade for a divided highway. Added method to use clip lines at the ends of the road for skewed ends.
Road Network
Added method to create a bottom of subgrade surface. Added method to hatch the template grade areas. Added method for road template gaps by station range.
Lot Network > Road Network
Added option to chamfer ROW intersections instead of arcs.
Station Polyline/Centerline
Added method to store deflection angle into the point description.
Draw Profile
Added option for fixed grid top/bottom elevations. Added option to draw horizontal line at bottom of elevation axis labels. Added option for line under label base elevations. For utility profiles, added pipe thickness and option to limit max offset for station by reference CL. For hatch, added option to label areas. For sewer profile labels above the rim, added method to place by grid top location and option for vertical labels with a leader from the rim. Added option to label manhole names using MText.
Draw Section File
Added method to label the total section distance. For tunnel sections, added support for end areas from a single closed section. Added option to create labels as MText.
Added ability to set a description for each station that can be drawn in Draw Section File and reported in Section Report. For slope labels, added filter by user-specified slope amount.
Section File Editor
Added ability in translate elevations to use a profile to adjust the sections.
Section Report
Added method to only report user-specified offsets.
Set Descriptions By Offset
New command to set cross section descriptions by offset.
Draw Mass Diagram
Added method to graph as immediate cut/fill difference instead of accumulative.
Hydrology
2022 Improvements - Hydrology
Rain Lookup Table
New command to store custom rain events.
Merge Watersheds
New command to combine the polyline perimeters of neighboring watersheds.
Time of Concentration
Added Kerby-Kirpich method.
Channel Routing
Added Muskingom-Cunge and Modified Puls methods.
Pond Exfiltration
Added functions to save and load parmaters to a .pdx file.
Drop Pipe Spillway
Added lookup table for entrance loss coefficient. Added functions to save and load parameters to a .drop file. Added PDF report and function to draw diagram to the drawing.
Pipe Culvert Design
Added report option for stage-discharge graph and option to draw HGL on pipe detail graph. Added support for Muskingom-Cunge method.
Advanced Weir Design
Added functions to save and load parameters to a .weir file.
Orifice Design
Added functions to save and load parameters to a .outlet file.
Multiple Outlet Design
Added PDF report method with diagram and stage-discharge graph.
Sewer Network
Added ability to automatically set inlet as on-grade or sag based on the surface. Added support for Inlet Control Devices to limit intercepted flow. Added support for structures with underdrains. Added new yard inlet structure. For SCS rainfall lookup, added methods to choose from lookup table, rain map or NOAA. Added method to round elevations by decimal precision. For draw plan view, added setting for direction of pipe polylines as upstream or downstream. For data table, added ability to control which structures to include in the table. For Review Sewer Network Links, added a method to reassign the data files. Added pipe thickness to editor and reports. Added setting for having raised rim heights. Added a new Line Name field for each structure.
Collison Check
Added option to draw 3D lines between the crossing pipes along with 3D text for 3D viewing. Added coloring of pipe portions that have conflicts. Added report of minimum horizontal and vertical clearance. Added method to check for collision with a surface model. Added option to color pipe segments with a conflict.
Compare Sewer Networks
New command to report differences between two sewer network models.
Draw Sewer Profile
Added ability to draw profiles for normal and critical depth lines.
HydroNet Explorer
Added support for circular pipe reach and culverts. Added support for the Clark and Snyder hydrograph method. For draw plan view, added options to create MText labels, draw connection lines, use default symbols and save/load settings. For reports, added method to control the order of elements.
Utility Network
For pipe labels, added settings to control offset from line and layer for labels. For creating profile at depth, added method to create streamlined profile with min number of profile points and ability to set max depth and min segment length. Added report function to check pipe depths and min/max cover. Added a description field for each utility with option to label in Draw Profile and Draw Sections. For laterals, added location by offset and slope.
Pressure Pipe Network
Upgraded calculation engine to EPANet 2.2. Added ability to set tank level to create specified pressure. Added ability to add multiple connections or laterals at a time with a specified station interval and demand. Upgraded interface for setting up demand patterns. Added ability to draw symbols for valves in plan view.
Pipe Network ID
New command to pick a pipe network entity and report which pipe network model it belongs to.
Review Network Drawing Links
New command to review pipe network entities in the drawing and report network files with ability to reassign network files.
HEC RAS
Added method to output a cross section of the water level. Added support for version 6.0.
GIS
2022 Improvements - GIS
Upgraded User-Interface
New dialogs for many commands including GIS Data Editor and GIS Data Inspector.
Define GIS Features
Added import for StartNET, ESRI SHP and Carlson GIS .db features.
Point GIS Editor
Added import for StartNET attributes.
Place Camera Symbol
Added method to use points.
Point Cloud
2022 Improvements - Point Cloud
Import
Added function to import cloud data from CAD points.
Export
Added support for E57 format and RCS format.
Bare Earth
Added option to put the ground points into a region instead of creating a new cloud. Added method to create a cloud of the non-ground points.
Create Polyline
Added method to create polylines with tangential arcs.
Edit Polyline
Added function to zoom scene to current polyline in editor dialog.
Extract Slices
New function to view cross sections of cloud data and create points and polylines.
Curb Breaklines
New method to create 3D polylines for top and bottom of curb by using edge clusters.
Create Breaklines By Slope
New function to create 3D polylines at the boundaries of slope zones.
Color Lines
Added new method for creating polylines that follow color lines in the cloud such as roadway paint stripes and new method to follow color boundaries such as edge between pavement and grass.
Slope Lines
New function to create breakline polylines by following a slope grade break.
Feature Extraction
Added batch process method to extract multiple features at a time.
Power Lines
New function to extract overhead wires as polylines.
CADNet
2022 Improvements - CADNet
3D Image Viewer
Added method to download aerial image from Google Earth.
