January 27, 2009:
Natural Regrade Wins Intermat Silver Innovation Award
Carlson Software's Natural Regrade land reclamation software won a Silver Award in the Services Category of Intermat's Innovation Awards. The official awards ceremony will be held during the 2009 Intermat, April 20-25, in Paris, France. For Detailed Information.
January 7, 2009:
Carlson Hosts 2nd Annual User Conference, April 5-7
Held again in Lexington, Ky., the 2009 Carlson User Conference will feature all new classes to show how Carlson's comprehensive software solutions bring users from "Concept to Completion." In addition, hands-on labs will be held and many of the classes will be split into beginner and advanced. For Detailed Information.
December 3, 2008:
Carlson Business Suite Facilitates Informed Business Decisions
Built and customized for engineering and surveying businesses, the Carlson Business Suite is a complete business management software solution. For Detailed Information.
November 11, 2008:
Carlson Grade Supervisor v1.0: New Tool for Construction Grade Management
 Both simple to learn and to use, Carlson Grade Supervisor v1.0 is designed specifically for site supervisors, inspectors and grade checkers. It offers affordable and easy-to-use software for day-to-day surface and grade management tasks. For Detailed Information.
 
 
Carlson Software offers FREE technical
support for all of our products.
In its 2009 release, Carlson’s comprehensive and seamless line-up of land development software will have the ability to work on both AutoCAD® and IntelliCAD®. For more information about IntelliCAD, click here.
Direct Technical Support

Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM (EST)
 
E-mail: support@carlsonsw.com Problems: Send in a report
   
Fax: 606-564-6422 Telephone: 606-564-5028
   
Knowledge Base
 

Carlson Software Knowledge Base. Review dozens of categories and sub-categories of information pertaining to Carlson products.

Simplicity Systems FAQs for older products.

Autodesk Knowledge Base. Find Autodesk-related information.

Procedures. Step-by-step procedures that we commonly receive calls on.

 
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Discussion Groups
 
The Carlson Discussion Groups enhance our Technical Support. Users can post messages to other professionals. Carlson support staff provides input when needed. Click any link below.
Carlson Forum
Carlson is working toward making its products available in multiple languages. We welcome efforts by our users to contribute to the translation of our products. Please use the link below to start on this important effort.
Translation Tool


The following are some Autodesk Discussion Groups that may be helpful to you. They are not moderated by Carlson Software. For more, see this AutoCAD Groups list. Read the Autodesk ground rules regarding use of these groups.

AutoCAD 2000
AutoCAD 2002
AutoCAD 2004
AutoCAD 2005
AutoCAD 2006
AutoCAD Drafting
Product Registration
 
Most products may be registered online automatically. If you do not have an Internet connection available, you may print out your registration form and fax it to 606-564-9525. It will be returned to you by fax within 48 hours. Some products can be registered manually using the links below. All registered products can be run for 30 days before registration is required.
 
Carlson SurvCE registration: go to SurvCE.com
Office Products registration
 
Carlson Explorer - RMA Procedure

Authorized Explorer service/repair centers include the following:

Laser Specialist
19879 West 156 St.
Olathe, KS 66062-3521
913-780-9990

Hayes Instrument Co.
502 South Cannon Blvd
Shelbyville, TN 37160
931-684-0555

We recommend using the above centers to speed the repair time on your unit. However, if you still wish to process the repair through Carlson Software, please follow the RMA instructions below.

 

To request a Return Merchandise Authorization number to return a Carlson Explorer for repair.

 

1. Contact Carlson Software at RMA@carlsonsw.com or 606-564-5028.
2. We must have the Serial Number of the hardware. It is on the back of the unit and starts with HH.
3. We must have a full and detailed description of the problem.
4. We must have the complete address, telephone number and contact name of the shipping party. (The unit will be returned to this address.)

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Carlson Software offers professional training at our facilities in Maysville, Ky., the Boston, Mass., area, and Front Royal, Va. We can also come on-site to your location. Click to request customized Carlson training for your organization. For full details on training go to our Training web page.

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Webinars:
Check out this July 9 webinar showing how BIM applies to civil engineering, is related to GIS, and how Carlson Software tackles both. Learn more about Carlson products by watching the informative Archived Webinars.

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“You guys have 'by far' the best technical support in the business!”
James Irvin, McCrary Engineering, Inc.
“I have found your software to be very easy to learn and use and I would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone wanting to acquire a complete engineering software package.”
Wilmer Ditton,
Cowlitz County GIS Dept