Carlson Grade can interface with existing Carlson products in several ways.
- We read the "text" based tin (FLT) files from Carlson's Office/Desktop CAD package (aka SurvCADD).
- We read the grid (GRD) files from SurvCADD.
- We read the coordinate (CRD) files from SurvCADD, SurvCE, C&G.
- We read the localization files (DAT) from Tsunami and SurvCE. NOTE: we do not support GEOIDal elevations.
- We read the polyline (PLN) files from SurvCADD.
- We read the centerline (CL) files from SurvCADD, Tsunami, and SurvCE/SurvPC.
- We read AutoCAD DXF and DWG files for plan view directly.
Carlson Grade supports real-time data transfer via Telescope or Stargazer back to the the office database and the Carlson productivity suite.
- For PLN, DXF, and DWG files, we can set WARNING areas for no work zones, etc.
- For GRD and FLT files, we can set WARNING surfaces for no work zones, etc.
- For GRD files, we can set attributes.
GRD, CRD, and DAT files can be updated from Carlson Grade and brought back into the office.