Keep in mind that I am NOT an Autocad expert. If there is a surface showing without flags, it may simply be that the surface display properties are not showing contours or text. Often, when we open a cad file, we can go to the Prospector and see if there are any “broken references” or surfaces with flags/exclamation points/yellow triangles (yes there are even more different types of flags.go figure) that require to be rebuilt before the text and or contours will show. In Autocad civil 3D 2017 there is what is called the Prospector. Sometimes they will have exported an XML of the surface which may have to be imported. Sometimes we get hundreds of cad files and maybe in one of them they will have actually left the surface which needs to be re-referenced into whichever file is supposed to have the contours and text. IF THAT SURFACE IS NOT IN THE CAD FILE THE TEXT AND OR CONTOURS WILL SIMPLY NOT BE THERE.
TERRAMODEL VS CARLSON PDF
Many of the things we see as text and contours inside Autocad or on the PDF plans are actually styles of a surface. Much of the problems we encounter have to do with not having all the reference files and I don’t mean simply Xrefs of line work. We receive files developed in various programs from Autocad to Microstation and do our work in Terramodel and Trimble Business Center. Half of our work is in the Data Prep area, building 3D models of heavy highways as well as smaller site developments and subdivisions. We don't have Carlson Civil but do have a lease per use deal for 3D and primarily use Carlson Survey & PointCloud along with a few other very good pointcloud and LIDAR capable GIS programs. Buying your own version of 3D will be costly and likely will still present problems in terms of importing someone else's 3D file into your system. So probably the real answer will be to have the engineers supply you with a 2D version of their 3D for you r staking use. The problem is that 3D had so many particular templates and variables that are user specific and if yours does not match, then it is more of a hassle to fix. After doing so, we were told to stop and just do it in 2D and supply a point file so the engineer could run his own surface. We were required to send in design topo for projects in 3D. We had problems with 3D from the other end. As far as Carlson and ACAD are concerned, Only Carlson Civil works with the 3D files and probably a bit iffy up until the 2017 version. Just make sure you are using the latest version. To your question, We always used AutoCad TrueView to convert newer version ACAD files down to what TM can accept (which for us is like 2007). But in recent years I have found several other programs that do all of that and more and since Terramodel is not supported I have given it up. I used to use it quite a bit, mostly for contouring because it had really nice routines and it also handled massive point files (like LIDAR tiles) well.
Nothing seems to be a consistent fix, and I was hoping that someone somewhere may have unlocked the secret to what needs to happen to CAD files to make sure the data will import to TM properly. Sometimes we are still unable to make the CAD file usable in TM. We have also used TrueView to save files back to 2000 version somewhat effectively. We have IntelliCAD 2015, which works for some instances by saving back to Acad 2000 version DWG or DXF.
TERRAMODEL VS CARLSON CRACKED
Perhaps I'll revisit the idea of switching over once they work a few more bugs out.Īnyway, I was hoping that someone has cracked the secret to convert newer CAD files to something that can be imported into Terramodel.
TERRAMODEL VS CARLSON SOFTWARE
I was told that AutoDesk was planning to invest some time and resources into improving the Civil 3D software to prevent it from crashing repeatedly. As it seems that Terramodel is still best suited for the work we do, we will continue to use that for now. I went to the surveyor's conference last year to check out Carlson and AutoCAD Civil 3D as we have been having many issues importing CAD files that we are getting from different design engineers when we go to prepare for construction stakeout. We have been using Trimble's Terramodel software since I started working here 18 years ago right out of high school. We are a relatively small surveying shop in between Allentown and Reading in Berks County, PA. Posted by Robert Hain on Maat 12:20pm in Surveying Equipment and Software Talk
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