Eric D. Colburn, PLS

Professional Land Surveyor News

Professional Land Surveyor News-LandARCH 2011 Add-on Released For AutoCAD And Bricscad Pro

Developer GlobalCAD announces the latest update to its integrated solution for landscape designers and architects.

Online PR News – 31-August-2010 – Surrey, United Kingdom (20 August 2010) – Developer GlobalCAD announces the latest update to its integrated solution for landscape designers and architects.

GlobalCAD has released LandARCH 2011, its flagship product, boasting compatibility with all AutoCAD-based software and now Bricscad Pro.

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Professional Land Surveyor News: Autodesk Developer Network Partners Support AutoCAD 2011

Last week Autodesk announced immediate support for AutoCAD 2011 software by several leading Autodesk Developer Network (ADN) members.  Partner companies, using ADN support, can provide the full benefits of AutoCAD 2011 to their customers.

A world leader in 2D and 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, Autodesk’s AutoCAD technology should provide significant increases in:

• Productivity.
• New tools for conceptual design.
• Point cloud support.

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Professional Land Surveyor News: AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 Unveiled By Autodesk

March 25, 2010.

Today, Autodesk Unveiled its 2011 software updates for building design, infrastructure and construction industries, including the new AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011.

Jay Bhatt, senior vice president of AEC Industry Solutions said about the overall autodesk 2011 Software Portfolio:

“The building design, construction and infrastructure industries must improve productivity, while at the same time completing complex projects on time and at, or under budget,” said Jay Bhatt, senior vice president of AEC Industry Solutions. “Our new 2011 software helps support that goal by capitalizing on the enormous benefits of Building Information Modeling, and facilitating multidisciplinary collaboration from start to finish for everything from new construction and renovations on residential and business projects to large-scale infrastructure and government projects.”

Professional Land Surveyor Source – Autodesk

AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011

Specific to surveying and civil engineering, AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 was unveiled with several exciting improvements and upgrades.

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Quick Access Toolbar

In today’s AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Quick Tips and Tricks I’m going to show you how to Add Ribbon Menu Items To The Quick Access Toolbar.

This technique is very useful when you want to have easy access to a favorite AutoCAD Civil 3D menu item but don’t want the hassle of switching Ribbon Panels (particularly if you use that menu item often but don’t use or have its Ribbon Panel open for much else).

I must have discovered before how to Add Ribbon Menu Items To The Quick Access Toolbar and forgot about it, because I apparently did this to place Copy With Base Point on my Quick Access Toolbar sometime in the past. However, I “rediscovered” how to do this recently from another CAD blog. Unfortunately I don’t remember which one. I thought I had bookmarked the site, or added it to my Twitter Favorites, but when I started to put this Quick Tips and Tricks post together I couldn’t find or remember the source.

So, if it was you who recently blogged about the Add Ribbon Menu Items To The Quick Access Toolbar, where I got the inspiration for this post, please let us know in the comments or contact me so I can give you the credit you deserve!

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Microsurvey's Point Cloud CAD 2010

Leica Geosystems and MicroSurvey Extend Software Partnership

(Houston, 8 February 2010) Based on rapid growth of High-Definition Surveying™ (HDS™) in civil/survey mapping applications, Leica Geosystems, the market leader in laser scanning products, and MicroSurvey Software Inc., a leader in mapping software, announced plans at SPAR 2010 for Leica Geosystems to resell MicroSurvey’s new PointCloud CAD mapping software on a global basis.

The new PointCloud CAD software was developed by MicroSurvey using Leica Geosystems’ point cloud engine (pcE) technology to efficiently manage large laser scan data sets from any scanner or aerial Lidar as users process point cloud data into mapping elements in the software’s final deliverables. The product is planned to be available from Leica Geosystems Feb. 15, 2010.

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Summary

If you are interested in learning about AutoCAD Civil 3D, why not try the  AutoCAD Civil 3D Free 30 Day Trial offered by Autodesk.

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Summary

A complete, detailed reference and tutorial for Autodesk’s popular and robust civil engineering software

AutoCAD Civil 3D is the industry-leading civil engineering software, and this guide by a pair of Civil 3D experts is the comprehensive reference for both novices and professionals. It focuses on teaching vital Civil 3D 2010 tips, tricks, and techniques, showing you how to use the software in real-world professional environments.

After you learn the key concepts and how to work with the interface, you’ll explore the best methods for creating, editing, displaying, and labeling all the parts of a civil engineering project.

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• Features in-depth, detailed coverage of surveying, points, alignments, surfaces, profiles, corridors, grading, and LandXML and LDT Project Transfer
• Examines cross-sections, pipe networks, visualization, sheets, project management, and Vault and data shortcuts

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