Carlson Grade Project

This command creates a project file (.PRJ) to use for Carlson Machine Control programs including Carlson Grade. The project file is a text file that contains the names of the data files for the project (ie. the Design Surface) and the project options (ie. Units). The Load Project and Save Project functions read and write the .PRJ file. The Copy Project function both saves the .PRJ file and copies the data files into the DESIGN and ACTUAL sub-folders. So after setting up the project in the dialog, the Copy Project button is a handy way to send the data to Carlson Grade by copying the .PRJ and related data files onto a USB drive to take to the field or to a folder for Fleet Manager Office to use.

On the Project Files tab, the Plan View for the map view can be a DWG, DXF or PLN file. The PLN file is created by the File > Polyline File > Write Polyline File command. The Design Surface is the target grading surface and can be a triangulation or grid file (TIN or GRD). The other files are optional and are explained in the Carlson Grade manual.

The settings on the Options tab are specific to Carlson Grade and described in the Carlson Grade manual.

On the Coordinate System tab, define the units and projection for the project. In Define Projection, you can use a CSL file from SurvCE or the projection from the Settings > Drawing Setup command. The Localization File takes either .DAT or .LOC file formats. The Drawing Setup command can create a localization file. Or you can use a localization created by SurvCE or Carlson Grade.

Pulldown Menu Location: Surface > Carlson Machine Control in Surface Mining and Construction modules
Keyboard Command: grade_project
Prerequisite: Surface file