Features

MicroSurvey embeddedCAD provides users with unencumbered survey drafting and calculation workflows in a familiar AutoCAD® working environment, including COGO, point tools for gridline-based projects, traverse input and adjustment, misclosure reporting, common data collector support, 3D surface representation and computation, corridor design, and more.

These utilities and the integrated AutoCAD® drafting tools are perpetually licensed and are designed to complement the professional land surveyor and their desire for maximum efficiency. With two product tiers, embeddedCAD allows the avid professional to choose precisely the features and price point they need to produce the quality deliverables they want. MicroSurvey embeddedCAD opens and saves the latest AutoCAD® drawing files, facilitating collaboration with existing AutoCAD® environments.

MicroSurvey offers free trial versions for all of its major software – download MicroSurvey embeddedCAD today.

Specification

Data management
Save standardization for drawings/maps
Spatial reference system	Selectable
Geometry types
Points	Point, Symbol, Text, Others
Lines	Line segment, Polyline, Multiline, Arc, B-spline, Others
Surfaces	Polygon, Others
Other
License or freeware	License
Training	Y
Main users	Land Surveyors, Geomatics Technicians, Mapping Professionals
Main applications	Drafting, Plan Checking, Plan Calculation, Data Adjustment
Distinguishable features	Ease of Use, COGO, Lot Closures, Top-Notch Helpdesk, AutoCAD OEM Engine, Legal Description Writer, Database-linked Linework, Automatic Labeling, Direct support for most common Data Collector export formats, Traverse adjustments, Point Cloud support, and many more.
Related products	MicroSurvey CAD, MicroSurvey inCAD, MicroSurvey STAR*NET, MicroSurvey FieldGenius, MicroSurvey FieldGenius for Android
2D Editing
Select	By drawing attributes, Select by administrative attributes, Within buffer, Spatial selection, Multiple select, Others
Remove	By select, By attributes, By layer, Others
Graphic transformations	Scale, Copy, Move, Rotate, Mirror, Align, Stretch, Others
Coordinate transformations	Points and associated lines are easily transformed between hundreds of coordinate systems, and can be adjusted using helmert’s transformations, least squares adjustments, and several others.
2D Construction
Positioning in relation to other element	Extend, Perpendicular, Particular angle, Tangent, Others
Positioning by coördinates	Y
Positioning by snapping	Y
Positioning by Dimensions	Y
Storage
Type of data storage	Database
Input formats	Dwg, Dxf, Shape, KML, GeoTiff, Jpg, Others
Export formats	Dwg, Dxf, KML, Jpg, Others
Compression	Y
Visualisation
Types	Color, Pattern, Hatch, Gradient color
Change view	Zoomfactor, Target point, Twist angle
Data analysis
Merge	Attribute table to geometry
Measurement	Area, Length, Others
Topology	Build, Check, Others
Clip	Y
Tools to detect errors	CAD Audit, Database Audit, Crash Recovery Wizard
Interoperability
Web standards
Spatial database management systems
Messaging protocols
Extensions
General
Supported operation system	Windows
Year of introduction	2012
Year of last update	2022
Supported hardware	PC, Laptop