Carlson Community

This command displays files from Carlson Community where Carlson Software customers can post files to share. This file warehouse is hosted on a Carlson Software server. Types of files on Carlson Community include 3D models for visualization (mdl), point symbol files (dwg), Field-to-Finish code tables for standards in different regions (fld), and road design templates (tpl). To view and download files, you don't need an account log in.

To find a file, first choose the File Type to search for. The files are organized by category and you can browse by category using the category tree on the left. The Include Sub-Categories option shows the files in the current category as well as any sub-categories. The results can be filtered by User, Tag and Text.

There are two views for displaying the file results. The List view shows a spreadsheet. Under the Settings button, you can control the columns to show for the List view. The Icons view shows a series of buttons with images for each file. To see details about a file, highlight the file and pick the View button, or double-click on the file. The View file dialog shows the file name, title, image, description, tags, category, number of downloads, average rating by users, file size, user name who uploaded the file, date/time of the upload and user comments.

To download the file to your computer, pick the Download button on the View dialog or highlight the file on the main dialog and pick the main dialog Download button. The download routine will then prompt where to save the file on your computer.

To do more on Carlson Community, you need to have an account and log in. To log in, pick the Log In button and then enter either your User Name for Carlson Community or your email and then your password.
To create a new account, pick the Log In button and then the Account Sign Up button. You need to create a unique User Name for Carlson Community and a password. Your email is also required and needs to be in the Carlson Software records to create a Carlson Community account. If your email is not in the records, then you will receive an email that needs be be confirmed before your Carlson Community account is activated.

Also on the sign up, you must agree to the Terms of Use to create an account. The rest of the information is optional. The Company Key is a way to group users by company which is used by the Carlson Cloud routine for data exchange with SurvCE.
After logging in, you can upload files by picking the Upload button. On the Upload dialog, pick the Select File button and choose the file to upload. Currently the file size limit is 10mb. To upload several files at once, turn on the Enable Multiple Upload toggle before picking Select File. The Select Preview File allows you to pick an image file to use as the preview for your file. Without selecting a preview file, the program will automatically make a preview. The Title, Description and Tags are all optional but helpful ways for users to search for your file. Select a Category for the file from the list or create a new category by entering the category name in the edit box.

Under Account Options, you can update your email, image and other account settings. The List Users shows users by the Company/Group Key name. The Delete Account removes your account from Carlson Community.

The Members routine shows a list of Carlson Community accounts along with activity on uploading.

Pulldown Menu Location: File
Keyboard Command: community
Prerequisite: None