MicroSurvey Software Inc. is proud to announce the release of MicroSurvey CAD 2018! Packed with support for AutoCAD® 2018 .dwg files, Esri® Shapefiles, Trimble® JobXML files and powered by the latest IntelliCAD 8.4, MicroSurvey CAD continues to be the absolute best choice for land surveyors and civil engineers.

MicroSurvey CAD provides users with an intuitive interface on a complete survey drafting toolkit, including COGO, DTM, traversing, adjustments, volumes, contouring and more. MicroSurvey CAD is perpetually licensed and is powered by IntelliCAD® which is compatible with AutoCAD® drawing files. With five available feature levels – Basic, Standard, Premium, Ultimate and Studio – MicroSurvey CAD gives users the choice between several tiers of features to ensure they are getting precisely the tools they need.

Notable improvements in MicroSurvey CAD 2018 include:

• IntelliCAD 8.4 which includes DWG 2018 support, drawing tabs, eTransmit, Express Tools, multiline styles editor, gradient hatch patterns, a major LISP upgrade, performance improvements and more;
• Esri Shapefile Import, for importing GIS Shapefile data including point, polyline or polygon-based features, with optional positional and attribute filtering, coordinate transformations and more;
• Trimble JobXML Import, for importing Trimble and Spectra Precision data files including point coordinates, GNSS coordinates and total station measurements;
• 3D Point Labels, to automatically draw point labels at the point elevation instead of z=0;
• and much more! Full details are available in the MicroSurvey CAD 2018 Release Notes.

MicroSurvey offers free trial versions for all of its major software – click here to download your trial version of MicroSurvey CAD today!

Download MicroSurvey CAD 2018

Download MicroSurvey CAD 2018, 32-bit version: click here

Download MicroSurvey CAD 2018, 64-bit version: click here

View the MicroSurvey CAD 2018 Release Notes: click here

MicroSurvey CAD can be run in a 30-day, fully functional trial period for demonstration purposes.

Existing MicroSurvey CAD users can easily upgrade using the automatic updater tool within their current version of MicroSurvey CAD. The updater will run for all users by default every 14 days. The updater can also be run on-demand at any time by typing UPDATECHECK at the command line, or by clicking the Check For Updates command which is available on the Help ribbon or menu.

Existing MicroSurvey CAD users with a current (non-expired) maintenance subscription support plan must use the USB License Manager application to update their USB License Key(s) to continue running this version beyond the 30-day trial period. If your maintenance plan has expired, please call MicroSurvey Software Inc. at 1-800-668-3312 or 1-250-707-0000 or contact your local MicroSurvey dealer to renew it.

Download Supporting Applications

MicroSurvey Transfer (free add-on for FieldGenius users, requires Microsoft ActiveSync or Windows Mobile Device Center): click here

MicroSurvey USB License Manager (included in the MicroSurvey CAD install): click here

MicroSurvey USB Network License Server (must be purchased separately, requires a password to install): click here

Leica Geosystems Cyclone 9.1.6 (required for Point Cloud functionality in MicroSurvey CAD 2018 Ultimate and Studio): click here

View Additional Online Resources

MicroSurvey CAD Product Website: click here

MicroSurvey CAD Online Training Movies: click here

MicroSurvey CAD Upgrade Tour and Movies: click here

MicroSurvey CAD 2018 Release Notes: click here

MicroSurvey CAD 2018 Frequently Asked Questions: click here

MicroSurvey CAD 2018 Upgrade Notes: click here

MicroSurvey CAD 2018 Known Issues: click here