Purpose: The purpose of this document is summarize some of the differences between the Civil add-on component of the Carlson Civil Suite, the Takeoff add-on product, and Takeoff OEM. The intended audience is design and construction professionals.
Overview between Carlson Civil, Takeoff and Takeoff OEM
| Feature |
Civil |
Takeoff |
Takeoff OEM |
| Import/Export LandXML File |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Import ASCII File (P,N,E,L,D) |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Import from Data Collector/Controller |
❌ |
❌ |
✅ |
| Drawing clean-up utilities |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Make existing vs. proposed surface models |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Layout multiple roads |
✅ |
❌ |
✅ |
| Elevate features by text |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Elevate lotlines/pads from road/grading rules |
✅ |
✅ |
❌ |
| Automated digitizing routines |
❌ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Takeoff materials for subgrade |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Soil borings |
❌ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Robust utility network trenching |
❌1 |
✅ |
✅ |
| Site volume balancing |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Cut/Fill Centroids (earthwork optimization) |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Surface visualization |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Environment allows 3rd-Party customization |
✅ |
✅ |
❌ |
1 Utility network trenches can be modeled with Carlson Civil using traditional procedures involving the Design Pad Template command.