FYI

[Joe Prentiss]

Earlier this year or late last year (I don't remember the date) an Engineer
Tech, a Survey Draftsman and myself were sent to an AutoDesk seminar held
here in Virginia Beach. The main event of their dog-and-pony show was Land
Desktop 3, but near the end they touched on AutoDesk Survey - the standalone
product for surveyors. It was, for all intents and purposes, Carlson
Survey. All the surveyors in the room erupted when they found out that it
was capable of functions that they had been requesting for Land Desktop and
were irate that LD hadn't implemented them yet (in particular the best fit
curve routines in field to finish). I noticed right away that the menus and
screen shots were Carlson, and told them so during a break, as well as
giving them the web address, etc of Carlson. I don't know if it generated
any sales or even inquiries, but it did serve to knock Softdesk down a few
pegs with some of the local surveyors!

[Dave C.]

I had noticed that also in an ad for AutoDesk Survey. In the screen shot of
the software, I looked at the title block and saw the ol' tell tale "Farmer
Survey". hmm... what are they up to?


"Joe Prentiss" <jprentiss@esiofva.com> wrote in message
news:amqisf$nhc$1@update.carlsonsw.com...

Earlier this year or late last year (I don't remember the date) an
Engineer
Tech, a Survey Draftsman and myself were sent to an AutoDesk seminar held
here in Virginia Beach. The main event of their dog-and-pony show was
Land
Desktop 3, but near the end they touched on AutoDesk Survey - the
standalone
product for surveyors. It was, for all intents and purposes, Carlson
Survey. All the surveyors in the room erupted when they found out that it
was capable of functions that they had been requesting for Land Desktop
and
were irate that LD hadn't implemented them yet (in particular the best fit
curve routines in field to finish). I noticed right away that the menus
and
screen shots were Carlson, and told them so during a break, as well as
giving them the web address, etc of Carlson. I don't know if it generated
any sales or even inquiries, but it did serve to knock Softdesk down a few
pegs with some of the local surveyors!

[R.K. McSwain]

FYI: The product you are referring to is "Autodesk Field Survey". "Autodesk Survey" is an add on for Land Development Desktop. Why they chose similar names for 2 different products is beyond me......


"Dave C." <dcc@geosurv.com> wrote in message news:amqldk$o3a$1@update.carlsonsw.com...

I had noticed that also in an ad for AutoDesk Survey. In the screen shot of
the software, I looked at the title block and saw the ol' tell tale "Farmer
Survey". hmm... what are they up to?


"Joe Prentiss" <jprentiss@esiofva.com> wrote in message
news:amqisf$nhc$1@update.carlsonsw.com...
Earlier this year or late last year (I don't remember the date) an
Engineer
Tech, a Survey Draftsman and myself were sent to an AutoDesk seminar held
here in Virginia Beach. The main event of their dog-and-pony show was
Land
Desktop 3, but near the end they touched on AutoDesk Survey - the
standalone
product for surveyors. It was, for all intents and purposes, Carlson
Survey. All the surveyors in the room erupted when they found out that it
was capable of functions that they had been requesting for Land Desktop
and
were irate that LD hadn't implemented them yet (in particular the best fit
curve routines in field to finish). I noticed right away that the menus
and
screen shots were Carlson, and told them so during a break, as well as
giving them the web address, etc of Carlson. I don't know if it generated
any sales or even inquiries, but it did serve to knock Softdesk down a few
pegs with some of the local surveyors!