We caught up with David Healy – Senior Design Engineer, J. Wyndham Prince – who has been with the firm for about nine years, and in the engineering industry for about 16 years. David has been using 12d products for 14 years, across a broad range of road and drainage projects.
He and his team decided to enter the 12d International Innovation Awards 2018 because they were proud of a 12d Model macro they’d written and thought they’d see what others thought of it…and our judges confirmed just how great this macro was, by awarding them first prize in the Customisation category!
Innovation, to David, means taking something that exists and making it better, redefining it to make it more efficient – saving time is crucial for their busy firm, so anything they can do to innovate in that regard, while maintaining their high standards, is always a priority.
The main problem they had as designers was the initial set-up process – defining kerb returns, applying MTFs, etc. – which can be boring and tedious. Before the macro, the workflow involved doing all of this manually, as well as building road surfaces, setting up Chains, and plotting out PPFs. The main benefit of the solution was the time saved…designers could stay focussed on the design itself rather than on the set-up. One of their projects would have taken about 80 hours to set up, and with the macro, took just two!
This macro has given J. Wyndham Prince the capacity to take on even more work for their clients, and the extra efficiency they’d always wanted.
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12d Model Programmer Hanh Cao addressed our 2018 Technical Forum audience about Clash Detection in 12d Model.
12d Model 12 – Supported Data
Services
Pipelines
Water Nodes and Links
Trimeshes
TINs (v14)
Menu
BIM -> Check/clash -> Clash detection (then Detection or Rules)
Rules
Hierarchical
Under ‘Clash Rule Sets’, each set of rules (with its individual rules following) is laid out. Services covered include Water, Electricity, and Gas.
For each individual rule, name and description can be set, as well as parameters such as For (Dynamic) and Against (Static) Data, Link/Pipe clearance, Node/Pit clearance, Trimesh clearance, and TIN above/below clearance.
Panel
The panel itself is quite simple – just a For and Against Data Source with no overlap, rules and output models, and report types to set.
Data Selection for Each Rule
Data is selected using Model -> Name (requires a good naming convention)
‘For’ set is selected first
‘Against’ set is selected second
Any overlap with the ‘For’ set is removed from the ‘Against’ set
Tolerances are applied to the ‘For’ set
The rule is to check ‘For’ vs ‘Against’
Clash Checks
Two kinds – Direct Clash or Tolerance Violation – i.e. creating a ‘buffer’ around objects using rules and then checking whether any other objects violate that tolerance.
With over 600 videos from our uploads alone, it can be hard to figure out what to watch! Not to mention how to find what you’re looking for!
By placing videos in playlists, and including some other videos we think you’ll enjoy, we hope to help make this task a bit easier for our users. There are so many things you can do with 12d Model software – these categories can help you figure out where to start learning!
I caught up with Owen Thornton of 12d Queensland to chat about his best tips for the Plot Paramater File (PPF) Editors in 12d Model software.
This webinar video demonstrates some of the Public Works PPFs which 12d has developed for 12d Model 12 and beyond.
It also explores customising plotters, colours, plotter mapping files, etc., to produce PDF plots directly out of 12d Model, very quickly, building up a drawing set as an array of 12d plot models (before creating PDFs or DWGs).
It’s not often we at 12d Solutions get to travel ‘just down the road’ to see 12d Model in action – most of the projects we’ve seen it used on over time have been a fair distance away from our Northern Beaches location. But in recent times, that trend has changed a little.
In February, our Managing Director Dr Lee Gregory caught up with Campbell Blogg – General Manager of ESO Surveyors to chat about – among other topics – what it’s like to be able to concentrate some efforts on local road projects instead of travelling to the other side of Sydney, and around the rest of Australia.
ESO Surveyors first started using 12d Model software all the way back in 1997. When 12d Field was introduced to the product, they took this module on with enthusiasm, and have been loyal users ever since.
Campbell said, “When I came to ESO they were using 12d Model for roadworks and civil. When I came on board, I brought the building sites as well, and on the building sites we remained using other CAD packages…and over time we transitioned everything into 12d.”
ESO Surveyors currently has around 65-70 staff, so – like 12d Solutions – It has grown a lot over the years, having begun with just a handful of surveyors. They keep a support network of four-five people in their Frenchs Forest office, and the rest of their staff members tend to be surveyors, working on site or out in the field.
The breadth of the types of jobs ESO Surveyors is involved in is huge – Campbell told us, “We’ll do anything. We’ve been exposed to rail, buildings…most of our work is roadworks. We’ve done wind farms, we’ve done solar farms, we’ve done bridges. We can turn our hand and our experience to most things. We’ve got offices now in Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, and here in the Northern Beaches of Sydney, of course.”
Of the changes that have occurred in ESO Surveyors (and indeed the surveying industry in general), Campbell said, “There was a period when we went from two-person teams down to robotic and one-person teams quite quickly. During that transition, there were a lot of unhappy surveyors because they had to then do most of the manual work, but that’s just the way the industry evolved. It’s an unfortunate side effect. It’s always nice to have an assistant to help. But that’s just the way it went.”
As a firm, ESO Surveyors has embraced technology in everything they do, with the ever-present goal of becoming more efficient…and their many and varied clients see the benefits of that. With 65 people, they are essentially doing the work of what might have been 180 people, say, 15 years ago.
Said Dr Gregory, “It’s been great to have ESO working with us for so many years – you were one of our very early customers on the surveying side – and seeing the changes, and as you said, you were using other software for some parts but over time have totally transitioned over to just 12d Model with 12d Field.”
Campbell agreed, “It’s been good to be involved for so long with 12d Solutions – also a Northern Beaches company – and to see how both companies have grown together. The people 12d has in Frenchs Forest and Warriewood have been great support over the years.”
Lee also caught up with Greg Cech from ESO Surveyors, who is currently employed as the Survey Manager on the Northern Beaches Hospital road infrastructure job. Greg has been on that project for two and a half years, and it was going for approximately a year before he started. All ESO’s work on this project is being done in 12d Model with 12d Field.
Greg confirmed what an exciting project this is to work on, and told us a little about the masses of infrastructure underground – services and such – which of course slowed down the apparent construction for a few months, even though the actual construction was still going on underneath. He said it’s getting to a particularly interesting point from a public perspective as bridges are now being constructed, so people coming past will be able to see the bridges, as well as the slot, which is also starting to be constructed and will be a big visual enhancement in the space. The ‘slot’ is what will come out from Wakehurst Parkway; colloquially it may be known as a ‘tunnel’, but that’s not the technically correct term. Greg told us that it’s actually literally a slot that goes up to about eight metres deep, and the east-west through traffic will run in the slot. Local traffic will run up above it.
During the earlier phases of this project, there were massive disruptions to traffic through the area, but it’s now flowing much better than before. Greg said he hopes it will only get better as they get more and more lanes open up to through traffic.
All in all, a very exciting project, and one we’re proud to say 12d Model and 12d Field are being used for!
Warringah Road
In addition to that important local project, ESO Surveyors is currently involved in the duplication/upgrade of Mona Vale Road, and they’re using 12d Model and 12d Field on that project, too.
Greg said, “We’ve started that only recently, and that looks like it will be an interesting project in amongst all the bush there.”
One of the most important aspects of that project, Greg said, is being completed by the teams in charge of finding safe and secure ways to pull down large sections of rock, and to keep the traffic flowing – there are some unique challenges involved in a project like this! Due to noise restrictions, they tend to have to work during the day, so there are added challenges there – lane closures and such – but the long-term benefits to the area will be huge.
Campbell, too, is pleased that the Northern Beaches area now seems to be such a hub of activity after so long without significant local projects (the B-Line being the only notable exception). Lee agreed, stating, “I don’t have to go so far to say hello (not to mention to see the benefits of these great enhancements to our local area)!” Both are interested in how things will continue to progress as the proposed tunnel under the Spit Bridge comes into fruition.
Campbell added, “It’s definitely nice to be able to drive through project and check it out without taking three hours out of my day! And I really enjoy knowing that we’re helping our local community, contributing something important to the area we know and love. It’s great to see progress happening locally, and to be a part of that.”
ESO Surveyors was originally based in Harbord (now Freshwater), but has now been based in Frenchs Forest for about eight years. They find it to be a more central location. It’s a bit closer to the arterial roads, so it’s a bit easier to get to the projects, and for Campbell it works particularly well because it’s only seven minutes from his home!
Lee commented, “It’s fantastic to see Australian firms grow and take on more and more of these big jobs as well, rather than just overseas companies. We’d like to congratulate you on your fantastic journey so far, and may you double again!”
Campbell responded, “We’re looking forward to the next 10 years – there’s a fair bit on, so we hope to keep growing.”
12d Solutions – another local firm – can trace a similar path of growth over time. In 2016, we celebrated our Silver Jubilee Anniversary…at the time, we shared this update:
1991…Nirvana released ‘Nevermind’, ‘Terminator 2’ graced cinemas, Pierre-Gilles de Gennes won a Nobel Prize for Physics…and 12d Model (then 4d Model) was released!
From humble beginnings in the basement of the Gregory household, 12d Model has evolved over the last 25 years into being a market leading product throughout Australia, and we at 12d couldn’t be prouder.
Two young men – Dr Lee Gregory and Alan Gray – had a vision back in the late 80s/early 90s when they started this process…they wanted to help civil designers save time and money by offering them software which was easy to learn and use, and which would allow them to design everything they needed to in one place – a concept planning tool. In the years that have passed, 12d has continued to expand on that goal to include detail design, highway design, surveying, 12d Field, urban drainage, Drainage 2D, visualisation and 12d Synergy, and to expand the team that helps make that happen. It just goes to show that when great people make great products, great success can be enjoyed by all involved!
Our 2016 Conference marked the Silver Jubilee anniversary of the release of 12d Model, and we were very excited to share that momentous occasion with many of our wonderful users. We’ve since held our largest event to date, the 2018 12d Technical Forum – with well over 500 attendees – and are in the process of putting together our 2020 Technical Forum (to be held back in Brisbane, from 2-4 August 2020 – registrations are open!
I caught up with 12d Field Product Sales and Marketing Manager Graham Wirth to chat about Combined 12d Field.
This presentation reviews the improvements made to 12d Field in 12d Model 14.
Setout and Pickup have been combined into the one package to give the user more functionality, combined with a simpler user experience for all your survey needs.
Pickup’s new format enhances the user’s ability to manage complex string or point Attribute input to suit the needs of your clients. Setout has new functionality to further improve your productivity on site.
I caught up with Graeme Winfield of 12d Queensland to chat about some of the basics in 12d Model for Design.
In this video, Graeme covers such topics as:
Overview of 12d file and folder structures
The Design process
Survey data
Creating designs
Resolving 12d Model startup problems
Where to get more information
Catch up online today if you missed the live session!
Detailed Alignment Design adds another dimension to 12d® Model™, providing the tools to carry out the full range of civil design work, from land development to multi-lane highways with major intersections and exits.
Contact your local 12d Sales Team today for more information!
Arup Sydney’s entry in our Innovation Awards last year was truly fantastic. On the Parramatta Light Rail (Stage 1) project, they utilised 12d Model in innovative ways, bringing in all manner of applications not often seen before. The project worked on lots of different areas around Parramatta, requiring a lot of different solutions, and involved not just the design/construction of the light rail itself, but the enabling works that allowed the light rail to be built. In one section, they even needed to change a one-way street into a two-way street. It was a complex, multi-disciplinary project, and finding the right collaborative solution was essential. They spent time at the outset working this out, to great benefit.
We caught up with designers Jarred Dickson and Danny Wilcox to chat about their entry, which they submitted “to showcase the innovative things [they] were doing on the project,” and how this innovation helped the project.
To their team, ‘innovation’ meant ”doing something different”, “pushing the boundaries”, and finding new ways to do things. They did a lot of design verification checks – turning paths, sightline checks, etc. – in 12d Model (rather than externally as is usually the practice); this meant these aspects of the project could be in 3D rather than 2D as was previously the norm, and these could be reviewed as people were working on the design, rather than having to do this only at the end and having to go back and do rework. One of their favourite things about this was that 12d Model acted as a collaborative tool among all the different disciplines – it was the one true source model.
‘Digital Engineering’, to Arup, means doing everything digitally in one place. In the past, only half the design was in 3D and the rest was in 2D. On this project they only needed one drafter, and even she was working with them inside 12d Model. This meant not having to do much on paper at all. Collaboration meant everyone was working with the same tools, live. Not only did this benefit the team, the client (Transport for NSW) saw the benefits and was very pleased with the results. The team at Arup is confident that the time they spent setting this up will mean greatly improved efficiency across their future projects.
Danny told us that their previous workflow ‘would make a mess of a whiteboard’ – going back and forth between CAD and 12d Model, and with other disciplines (road design, structures, landscaping, urban design, etc.)…the old processes were very manual, very much on paper, and full of reviews and redesigns. Having it all in the model alleviated this, and the review process was so much easier – it could be done along the way, in 12d Model, visible in one 3D space. They thought there might be some resistance to this process being wholly digital, but actually the client was thrilled when they saw how much more efficient it was.
4D, 5D, and even 6D BIM came into this project. One section of roadworks had a very complex structure for a road widening, and they were able to create a full 4D design of how this road could remain open while the construction occurred, to minimise disruption in a busy area. Being able to increase efficiency (and reduce errors) in this regard allowed the teams to save a lot of money on this project. Future projects will also be more efficient through following the methods devised on this one.
MTFs, Snippets, and macros were some of the 12d Model tools that assisted these processes. Smart Snippets automated and streamlined the design process by enforcing the way things were modelled for consistency across the project. Danny mentioned that “the way 12d is set up to allow you to customise in-built panels with macros is pretty cool.” He said this project allowed them to take this kind of thing ‘to the next level’. The team also benefited from using Chains, because this gave them a way to describe new tools to others, and lay down how things work (including naming conventions) so the whole team can be ‘on the same page’. They can now bring these Chains into any project.
Vehicle Paths and Sight Lines computated within 12d Model have also been a new development – they used to be done in CAD, and this new method revolutionised processes. Trees, signage and more could be included in the 3D model. A register within 12d Model made this much easier to manage. For those who have trouble imagining 2D plans in 3D, this was incredibly helpful. Different ways to present utilities were devised, and these will be applied on many other projects over time.
The plan moving forward is to share these lessons and skills with others in the company – the small team involved in this project will be sharing ideas through the rest of Arup on Design Verification, Smart Snippets, and more.
This innovative work has set the standard for others to follow in future projects – this team has really ‘set the bar’, not just within Arup, but for the industry as a whole.
In this popular webinar video, Tim Brooks of 12d Queensland looks at using various Computators in 12d Model Super Alignments, and how these are used to create a more dynamic design.
Computators are used to link Alignments together. In Conjunction with Super Alignment Computators, Tim demonstrates how putting these into a Design Chain can significantly improve design project efficiency.
This presentation was produced in conjunction with one by Peter Taynton, also of 12d Queensland, about the Element Method and Super Alignment.
Contact us today on training@12d.com with your ideas for future 12d webinar topics!
Over the years, Survey Managers such as Greg Cech of ESO Surveyors in Sydney have seen great changes in technology and in working practices across the industry. Tools such as software have opened doors in ways that once would have seemed impossible. When Greg started his career as a surveyor, he was working with what “…was basically a coordinate list that you used to type in and manually turn the jigger. Nowadays, we’re running 12d Field with fully robotic Leica equipment; it’s a different world completely.”
Greg has seen the industry move from teams of multiple surveyors down to what are often one-man teams, thanks to robotics. When he started, he was working in the country and that was usually a three-man team. He was just a field assistant back then, spending all his time clearing lines and helping with the manual calculations. Back then they used to just use standard computer aided design (CAD) packages, which weren’t ideal for survey work – they’re more drafting packages. Having a package that is intended for surveying is “a huge boon,” according to Greg, who started to use 12d Model software when he joined ESO. He found it an interesting challenge to update his skills in this way, as the packages he had used before were a lot more basic. With 12d Model, his initial thought was the shock at the size of it – he found himself going down multiple menus, finding new and improved ways to do things…which, as he became more proficient with it, wasn’t as daunting as it originally was.
Nowadays, at ESO, the jobs Greg is involved in tend to be quite complex; the simple jobs are mostly a thing of the past. He finds the more complex jobs much more simulating, commenting that, “It does get to the stage where just setting something out along a straight line is fairly monotonous, and it is good to stimulate your mind and learn how to do things a slightly different way.”
He has moved into the world of what the industry terms ‘BIM’ – building 3D models and setting out from the 3D models rather than just drawings and such. That’s a whole new skills-set that ESO has been building up over this last decade. Greg said it has its advantages because through being able to actually rotate an object in 3D, you can see any peaks and troughs. You can visually look at something and see if it’s correct. A lot of his calculations now are done graphically rather than mathematically. He finds that an easier way to check things, stating, “We can look at it and if we have to make an amendment to the design or something like that, the engineers can sit down with us, and the strings change be changed – we can show them what it will look like.” His team then gets the sign-off through the designers, and they are able to construct to that.
With the new techniques and all this melding technology, surveyors and the engineers are working much more closely than ever before. The engineers Greg works with have 12d Model licences as well, so they are able to get in and look at the models as well. Most of the time, engineers don’t have access to a CAD package, so they’re more reliant on surveyors to show them what the actual objects being constructed are going to look like and visually see any discrepancies or clashes. Greg feels that being able to see what’s going on more easily has helped engineers get a helpful idea on how things are supposed to fit together.
Dr Lee Gregory, CEO of 12d Solutions Pty Ltd (creators of 12d Model software), said, “I notice in some other work where people are picking up a lot more data as it is being built – especially underground services and such – that the construction firms, once they actually saw just how complex their jobs really were to show to the world, got very enthusiastic about seeing the 3D models of what they built.”
Greg agreed, saying, “With the services we have the GDPs, which are the dig permits. They all rely on the 3D modelling we do with 12d Model software.” He went on to state that “The paper plans just don’t have the detail anymore. They’re more an adjunct to the 3D model, the computer aided design work…They are more for details for fitments and things like that. Being able to construct a whole job through the paper plans would be difficult.”
Greg’s career has moved through the transition of 2D paper plans to a full 3D model – or BIM…he’s been seeing that trend starting to happen through the industry. He feels it’s “handy because anything that gives you more information is always better. You’re able to locate clashes that weren’t located before, or discrepancies between two plans.” He’s using it also for as-built or as-constructed pickups, so he’s able to see potential clashes – e.g. if things weren’t put in the right place – straightaway. His team uses 12d Field to compare the original model to the as-built model as they’re picking it up in the field – the 3D modelling is all happening right through the project, not just at the beginning. Lee commented, “I’ve waited 30 years for people to finally realise that services and things are important! I remember once in 1986 an engineer told me that it was often cheaper to move the roundabout or whatever than to move the services. So no one ever used to pick up the services.”
Greg responded, “Up here [on the Northern Beaches of Sydney], moving forward, new services will be better located; they’ll have a permanent record that can be passed on to anyone else doing work in the area, and that’ll make a huge difference.” This means they’re picking up most of those things now before they’re buried, and they have a full 3D proper model as it is, as constructed. That can then be handed back to the owners or to the various authorities so they can have it there for the future, to hopefully minimise future service strikes.
Through his career, Greg has seen trends move from three-man teams to one-man teams, and surveyors moving from just picking up shots to being data managers and controlling what’s going on from the construction side. He’s been watching the changes in technology, in the way things are done, in the type of job…going from total stations that measure distance that take a very a long time with two people, to robotic equipment, one-person teams, laser scanners, drones…he’s seen it a change a lot. ESO has some drones and some pilots. They’re all ancillary services now to what they provide; on the projects the client expects a broad range of services. This makes ESO a ‘one stop shop’. They’re managing a lot of the data for these clients. On some projects, they’re supporting the client’s survey resources as well as managing the data. This means they’ve had to start using more powerful computers. They’ve got some pretty powerful servers that control the backups for the whole company. They’ve found an online cloud system just doesn’t handle the size of the data that they’ve got. They’re managing a lot of that, including archiving, themselves, and keeping control of it.
Campbell Blogg, General Manager of ESO Surveyors, has also seen the change from smaller three-man teams, down to one-man teams, and totally moving technology. There was a period when they went from two-person teams down to robotic and one-person teams quite quickly, and there were a lot of unhappy surveyors because they had to then do most of the manual work. Said Campbell, “It’s an unfortunate side effect. It’s always nice to have an assistant to help. But that’s just the way the industry evolved.”
12d CEO Dr Lee Gregory with ESO Surveyors General Manager Campbell Blogg
ESO has used technology in everything, to replace having two or three people and become more efficient. As a result, they’re more efficient, and their clients see the benefit of that. With 65 people, they’re doing the work of what might’ve been 180 people, years ago. The production that they put out now is far greater than 15 years ago. The surveyor’s role has massively increased productivity and helped their clients. A lot of projects now are even pegless – just feeding data to machine control and checking it. ESO was involved in the Western Sydney Orbital project, which was one of the first jobs that was pegless. It was reported that a million dollars were saved in wooden pegs alone on that project, thereby setting in motion the trend of that pegless type of technology.
Campbell stated, “The industry keeps evolving and it keeps evolving very quickly…and it’s sometimes hard to know what technology to focus on.” Lee pointed out that unfortunately, that probably also means the price of equipment and such is rising as there are a lot more assets. Campbell agreed, “The technology comes at a price and we as surveying companies have to keep up with that pricing. But that’s the way it goes. The client is now getting so much more efficiency and so much more data that it’s a very different service to what we used to supply, so it’s all worthwhile. There are a lot of moving parts to a business of this size.”
When asked where he sees ESO Surveyors going in the future, Campbell replied, “Well, there are a lot of infrastructure construction projects in the pipeline, and ESO wants to be a significant part of that. So more of the same. Advancing the technology, using the latest, and a bit of growth.”
–Lisa Stewart
A few months ago, we shared (in our Dirt Digger Newsletter – subscribe here) this related piece by Graham Wirth, who is Product Sales and Marketing Manager for 12d Field, with responsibility for management, development and channel creation of 12d Field services and products.
Graham has over 35 years of experience in the civil construction industry, and a wealth of knowledge of 12d Model and other software packages.
The Surveyor’s role into the future
Australian Surveyors, and our spatial industry as a whole, are very advanced and have readily adopted state-of-the-art data capture equipment, methods, and management.
However, new technologies are enabling non surveyors to capture data and information. This is a dangerous situation, and one that requires careful monitoring to ensure the supplied spatial data is ‘fit for use’. For example, with the advent of drones, scanning and BIM, often a flat earth approach is used. On a small scale such as a building structure, this is sufficient, but when looking at data on a regional scale, this approach falls short. Surveyors are trained to ensure that all such data is ‘fit for purpose’. That is, the surveyors are trained to be the ‘data certifiers’.
Today’s data is no longer simply x,y,z coordinates, but now encompasses alignments, strings, services, surfaces, point clouds, and 3D models. Plus an ever-increasing amount of metadata and attributes, and QA information. In the future, all projects – design, construction, QA, As Constructed – will be totally digital and supplied to all clients, agencies and authorities as the one point of truth. Paper plans will only be a method of examining the digital data. The development and use of open standards such as ADAC and IFCs will help make this possible. With their background in handling such a variety of data, surveyors are the perfect ‘data managers’.
There has been a rapid move to using full Windows Tablets instead of Windows CE devices for use with all survey equipment, and this means that the modern surveyor can have just the one computer and operating system to merge historical, current and future survey data rather than the data being locked away in silos. The office software can now truly be the field software so that everything is easily integrated.
Some software companies such as 12d Solutions saw these trends and added 12d Field modules to the existing 12d Model software rather than making a plethora of separate programs. This means that ALL the options within 12d Model are available to the surveyor, not just some arbitrary subset. For in today’s world, it is impossible to know what a surveyor may be called on to do.
The NorthConnex tunnelling project in Sydney (NSW) is an excellent example of cutting-edge technology being used right now.
With the use of 12d Field and Leica’s MS50 and MS60 scan stations, the project’s surveyors are delivering previously unheard-of time savings in capture and subsequent QA reporting of the tunnel excavation. This project has 19 road headers (tunnelling machines) running simultaneously. 12d Model with the 12d Field module provides the tools to create the tunnel surface using Trimeshes for solid and surface modelling. The scanned excavated or finished tunnel sections are captured live into 12d Field, providing the contractor with live information for areas requiring rework, QA reporting, and as-constructed point clouds with rich attribute information. All survey data for the project is managed through the 12d Synergy data management system – another way in which the industry is rapidly changing, using data collaboration solutions. This is an intensely demanding environment for surveyors and tunnellers alike, but with 12d Software tools and the latest scanning survey equipment, a mammoth task has been made surmountable.
It is clear that the role of the Surveyor in the future will continue to evolve, as it has over the past 30 years. We’ve gone from field books and notes to large point cloud data sets. But the common theme is to manage and supply certified data to the industry. And with products such as 12d Model and 12d Synergy, Surveyors will continue to help users manage existing and future digital formats as they arise. So the future for Surveyors is very bright indeed. The sky is, in fact, not the limit!
