Civil Design to Put You in the Passing Lane—What might take days with other civil software, takes just hours, or even minutes, with the powerful, intuitive Carlson Civil 2012.

A top new capability of just released Carlson Civil 2012 is Vehicle Path Tracking with Trailers, which allows designers to see wheel paths for vehicle dimensions along a centerline, along with added support for vehicles with hinge points and save/load vehicle dimensions to a file, which allows clients to see truck paths on sites and road designs to make sure the turning radius will work.

Other Top Carlson Civil 2012 enhancements include:

1. The ability to Edit Contours and instantly update the underlying 3D model (updates the underlying TIN surface to match the modified contours), a feature that is unique to Carlson
2. Road Network – For intersections, added option for second hinge point on side profiles. Added support for a rock surface for special rock cut slope and quantities.
3. 3D Viewer Window – Added support for showing 3D symbols. Added ability to show realistic sky background
4. Best-Fit Profile – Added method to specify starting or ending elevations for matching onto existing road.

Carlson Civil 2012 provides a wide selection of “power” tools – dozens of brand new commands, along with hundreds of user-driven improvements. Carlson Civil 2012 comes with 64-bit capabilities, is Windows 7 compatible, and works on AutoCAD® or Map® versions 2000, up to and including 2012, and comes with built-in IntelliCAD®7.0— a robust, .dwg-compatible CAD platform that every CAD developer can build upon.

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Carlson Civil 2012 is a superior choice for civil technicians, designers and engineers. It provides the highest level of robust automation and ease-of-use of any civil design solution available today and has the deepest, most consistent code base in the civil engineering industry. Using Carlson Civil will increase your productivity and enable you to create better designs in less time. Carlson Civil 2012 is available now. To find a Carlson dealer near you, click here. Read some in-depth Civil testimonials from longtime Carlson Software users.