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Why should you choose Carlson instead of the competition? Better, more dependable and easier to use tools: Carlson works the way you think and Carlson works. Easier to learn: Carlson products work the way we (engineers) think Real telephone support: if you have a question you can call knowledgeable factory support engineers who can help you work through any issues. You don't need a current software maintenance agreement for access to factory support. Support is provided for users evaluating products, licensed users and users whose software has fallen out of a current maintenance agreement. Reasonable Pricing: the initial purchase price of Carlson is usually a fraction of comparable products. Reasonable Maintenance Pricing: All Carlson software includes 90 days of updates, if a new major software revision is released you automatically will receive it. For 10% per year you can continue to keep your software investment up-to-date. Remember that you don't need to have a current maintenance agreement to receive free factory support! Sanity Checked Product Migration: buttons don't move, functions remain similar between versions. Updating does not equal starting over with Carlson! Easy-to-Use: remember that Carlson is not too complicated for surveyors and engineers to learn and use. You won't need a consultant to set it up and maintain Carlson desktop products.
Download Fully Functional Demos Download the latest version of Carlson Civil Suite to your computer, try out the fully functional version for 30-days. During the evaluation period, Carlson factory support will be happy to answer any questions that you might have just as if you were a registered customer. Call us (+1 801-412-0011) or send us a note by email ( orders@igage.com ) and we will send you a serial number and links to enable the demo. You can download the latest, fully functional desktop software from this [ Demo Link ]. You can download the latest data collector software from this [ SurvCE Program Link ]. (30 points maximum) Competitive Upgrades and Cross Grades If you have recently purchased or upgraded a competing product, don't despair! Call us for a competitive cross-grade deal! Call for the best cross grade pricing: +1 801-412-0011 Carlson desktop products include a 'Take Home' copy. This allows you to install a copy on your office machine and install a second, authorized copy on your laptop or home computer.
Embedded vs. Add-On vs. IntelliCAD® Carlson desktop products can installed and run with three different engines:
Existing AutoCAD (On-Top-Of) Carlson desktop products will install 'on-top-of' your existing AutoCAD software. Supported AutoCAD versions include: regular AutoCAD, AutoCAD Map, AutoCAD Land Desktop, AutoCAD Civil 3D. All AutoCAD versions from 2000 through 2012, 32-bit and 64-bit are supported. The Carlson installer automatically takes care of the installation details. IntelliCAD Engine The Carlson installer includes the latest released version of IntelliCAD (and perhaps the latest BETA version), you can choose to automatically install Carlson products with either IntelliCAD engine. Even if your office needs the full blown AutoCAD engine, you may benefit from using the AutoCAD engine at the office and deploying the 'Take Home Copy' at home with the IntelliCAD engine. Embedded AutoCAD Engine Carlson desktop products are also available with the 'Embedded AutoCAD Engine'. The Embedded alternative is more expensive:
And maintenance updates of the Embedded Survey product are not available. A upgrade copy must be purchased with each new release (approximately $675 vs. $160 per year.) If you have any full version of AutoCAD from 2000 through 2012 (anything other than AutoCAD LT) then the Carlson product will work directly on top of your existing engine. If you are an AutoCAD LT user, then the IntelliCAD engine will provide enhanced functionality. The Embedded AutoCAD engine is appropriate for power users who need absolute file and configuration compatibility with other AutoCAD 2012 users. The IntelliCAD® Technology Consortium (ITC) is an organization of members and focuses on the development of the IntelliCAD CAD platform compatible with the DWG file format. ITC members [ full list of members ] each focus on the customization and marketing of CAD solutions based on the IntelliCAD technology. A great history of the IntelliCAD engine and development can be found at Wikipedia: [ IntelliCAD ]. There is additional information for early releases (V6.5) of IntelliCAD on the Carlson website: [ Carlson History of IntelliCAD ]. An absolutely fabulous description of the history, backwater, gossip and and comparison by Ralph Grabowsky dated September 2004 can be found here: [ Outside Look In At IntelliCAD ] IntelliCAD 7.1 was released 11 November 2011 and includes significant enhancements to printing, multiline text, .PDF file export, .DGN file support and layout enhancements. You can obtain a reasonably priced ($40), printed copy of the latest IntelliCAD 7.1 manual (602 pages) [ here ]. With each new release of IntelliCAD, the IntelliCAD engine is greatly improved. 90% of all commands are identical or nearly identical to AutoCAD. Some commands run a bit slower, some are much faster. Most users will not notice any compatibility problems or have any issues. Many AutoCAD Map and LDD users find it is easier to upgrade to Carlson Civil with the IntelliCAD engine than it is to the latest AutoCAD 2012 version. If you are a power AutoCAD user who uses most of the features of 2012, you probably won't be happy with the IntelliCAD engine. However if you are 'just a regular' user with a job to do, the IntelliCAD engine will be a fantastic, cost effective engine. Offices using using AutoCAD LT for survey applications will certainly benefit from IntelliCAD's support of LISP, ShapeFiles, GeoTIFF (and other georeferenced raster images), 3D data, XREFs, extensive imaging engine and all of the other features not includ3ed in AutoCAD LT. It is much less expensive to deploy Carlson IntelliCAD based Survey solutions to field crews, project managers and temporary employees.
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