I compiled a short list of software manufacturers offering point cloud software. The race is on to see who can come up with the best modeling tools to transform a point cloud into intelligent 3d data.
Aug 072010
Jun 302010
Civil 3D – Land Desktop – LandXML Version Matrix
When converting Civil 3D data back to a previous version using LandXML it is important to use the correct version of LandXML. This table will help you choose the correct output format.
A quick presentation of transferring points and a surface model from Carlson Survey to Civil 3D using LandXML.
Note: In the last part of the video the presenter edits an existing surface style making it look harder that it actually is. 
A style to display contours is already defined in Civil 3D’s drawing template you simply change the style from a drop-down list in the surface properties instead of digging into the guts of an existing style to change settings.
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