CAD Software


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ALERT: New Course Offering in 2010
TIPS will be offering a new course, “CAD 400: Bridging the CAD and GIS Gap in the SMCRA Workflow.” The purpose of this course is to assist personnel in integrating both CAD and GIS processes into SMCRA workflows.  Exercises will include use of Title IV and V data to show mechanisms of interoperability between CAD and GIS. Check out the TIPS and NTTP class survey for this new offering which will be held officially in the calendar year 2010.

Autodesk University 2009

The 18th annual Autodesk University (AU) began on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. “Learn. Connect. Explore.” was this year’s theme, which highlighted the benefit to Autodesk users attending the conference in increasing their knowledge and staying competitive in today’s economy. Autodesk’s CEO Carl Bass noted in his keynote address, “One of the best ways to stay competitive is through the use of technology.”
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Available CAD Software

Autodesk Software Packages

• AutoCAD Map 3D – The leading engineering GIS platform for creating and managing spatial data.  Also provides all the tools available in “basic” AutoCAD.
  
  
• AutoCAD Raster Design – Extends the value of scanned drawings and maps, aerial photos, satellite imagery, and digital elevation models.  Take advantage of raster-to-vector conversion, raster editing, and raster data preparation capabilities.
  
  
• AutoCAD Civil 3D – Used for the design, drafting, and management of all types of civil engineering projects.
  
  
• Autodesk Design Review – a FREE download: The all-digital way to measure, mark up, and annotate 2D and 3D designs, all without the original design creation software. 
  
  
• DWG TrueView – a FREE download: Accurately view, plot and publish authentic DWG and DWF files.  Can translate any AutoCAD or AutoCAD-based drawing file for compatibility with AutoCAD Release 14 through AutoCAD 2008.

Carlson Software

• Carlson Mining – a collection of modules that perform civil and mining engineering functions.  TIPS has licenses available for the Survey, Civil, Hydrology, Natural Regrade, Field, Geology, Basic Mining, Underground Mining, and Surface Mining modules.