VectorDraw Install
This video illustrates the installation of the VectorDraw file converter used with Model Maker Software to import and Export DWG/DXF and Pdf files.
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Tutorial (Beginner) – Getting Started with Survey Maker
This tutorial gives a introduction to Survey Maker and goes through all the menus and buttons on the main screen. It also shows how to use the survey…
Cad and Points preparation for Erven File
How to prepare a CAD layout that we can create a cadastral plan from it. General Plan, Working Plan, or a Diagram.
Creating an Erven File
Learn how to create an Erven file that will be use to generate a Cadastral Plan with in Survey Maker.
Creating a Cadastral Plan
In this video, we look at how to create a Cadastral Plan a Working Plan, or a Diagram using Survey Maker Software.
Add Points for Fieldwork Line Running
The Fieldwork Line Running function will allow you to add new points with sequential names on your CAD layout in Survey Maker, with various options to guide the…
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Custom data blocks keywords and how to add a signature
In this video, we show Survey Maker users how to add custom keywords and password protected signature images into data blocks as part of cadastral plan templates.
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Tutorial – Creating Patterns
In this tutorial we cover the steps of how to create a pattern file using Model Maker that we can then later use in Survey Maker.
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Sectional Title Part 1
This clip illustrates how to prepare CAD for a Sectional Title Plan erven file. To use in Model Maker's, Survey Maker Software.
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Sectional Title Part 2
This clip illustrates how to create a Sectional Title plan Erven file in Model Maker's, Survey Maker software.
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Competition – Cadastral Plan in under 2 minutes
Shortly after we published our YouTube video about our Survey Maker challenge and doing a cadastral plan in less than 25 minutes we found that uSmart has also…
9:23
Create a single diagram from text or CSV file
In this video we will show how easy it is to create a single diagram from co-ordinates imported form a text or CSV file
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Cad Shortcuts
This clip is to illustrate some basic CAD functions using shortcuts that you should master, and this will help to use your Cad more effectively.
5:55
Survey Maker Getting Started 1
This tutorial gives a introduction to Survey Maker and goes through all the menu layout on the main screen.
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Competition – Cadastral Plan Challenge
At the beginning of June we challenged anyone using other software than ours, to create a General Plan from a Town Planner’s drawing faster than what we can…
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