Training Course Calendar

Requirements

This is a course for users who have attended the LSS Introduction Course. 

What will I learn?

• Session 1 – Creating New Surveys and Converting XYZ (CSV), DXFs and DWGs. 
• Session 2 – Tidying the Survey, Removing and Amending Features, Sorting Overlays, the CAD-Pro commands, Designing Circles and Arcs.
• Session 3 – Simple Design Procedures, Parallel and Variable Offsets, Digitising, Copying Data between DTMs, Computing Areas and Volumes.
• Session 4 – Generating Sections, Plotting Plans and Sections, Sending Sections to a Load File and looking at 3-D View.

Requirements

This is a course for users who have attended the LSS Intermediate and have some experience in using LSS.

What will I learn?

• Session 1 – Designing simple and Benched Slopes, Adding Surfaces by Slopes and Reporting Volumes, and Advanced Volumes Options.
• Session 2 – Merging Design Models into the Surrounding Terrain, Designing a Longitudinal Gradient and Access Ramp.
• Session 3 – Designing Simple Slopes up/down, Isopachyte Analysis, Designing Pre and Post-Restoration Contours, Adjusting for Required Volume.
• Session 4 – Designing a Platform at a Balanced Cut/Fill, Side Slopes and Gradients by Template Files, Finding the Cut/Fill Boundary, and Computing Volumes with Surface Depths.

Requirements:

This is a course for users who have attended the LSS Introduction Course and have some knowledge of processing total station surveys.

What will I learn?

• Session 1 – Copying the Code List onto a Survey Instrument, Configuring LSS for Survey Instruments,Inputting and Processing Total Station Survey Data.

• Session 2 – LSS Coding and the Reserved Codes, Creating a new survey for GPS transformed data, Processing a Building Elevation Survey.

• Session 3 – Survey Query and Report commands, Control commands for Station Observations, Traverse Adjustment and Amending Observations.  

• Session 4 – Tidying Crossing Links, the Terrain and Non-terrain Overlays, CAD-Pro Commands, and Survey Transformation. 

Requirements

This is a course for users who have attended the LSS Intermediate and ideally have some experience in using LSS.

What will I learn?

• Session 1 – Configuring LSS for Survey Instruments, Converting Survey Data for Processing, Resection and Multiple Target Examples.
• Session 2 – Converting Third Party Data (XYZ/CSV, LandXML and 2D DXF), Converting 2D DXF data to a 3D Survey. 
• Session 3 – Changing the 2D Observations to the 3D levels, Changing Levels to Required Values, Finding the Balance Cut/Fill Level, Adding Surface Depths.
• Session 4 – Computing Areas and Volumes without and with Surface Depths, Designing a Formation Model, Exporting for Setting Out and Machien Control. 

Requirements

This is a course for users who have attended the LSS Introduction Course, or have LSS experience and need to work from Point Cloud data. 

What will I learn?

• Session 1 – Navigating in LSS 3D Vision, the General Programme Layout and Tool Commands, Importing Point Cloud Data in e57 Format.
• Session 2 – Making use of the Filter Box, Searchphere and Blend Options, Connecting LSS 3D Vision with LSS and Digitising Survey Data.
• Session 3 – Adjusting Digitised Data and Adding New Observations with LSS CAD-Pro, using the Slice and Section commands. 
• Session 4 – Using the Multi-Link Feature command and Terrain Extraction Methods, and using the Slice Mode for Floor Plans and Elevations.

Requirements

This is a course for LSS Vista users who have attended the LSS Introduction course and want to look at Exporting for Machine Control in more detail. 

The course reviews the LSS DTM concepts and Covers the Converting of Third Party Data, before Adding Surfaces with Depths, Creating a Formation Model, and Exporting in Various Formats for Machine Control. 

What will I learn?

• Session 1 – LSS and Digital Terrain Models, Navigating around, Displaying and Querying the Survey. 
• Session 2 – Configuring the Survey Legend, Converting Third Party Data in XYZ and 3D DXF Formats. 
• Session 3 – Converting a LandXML file with Alignment, Checking and Editing the DTM, the Transform Commands and LSS Toolkit. 
• Session 4 – Adding Surface Features with Construction Depths, Creating a Formation Model, Export for Setting Out and Machine Control.

Price per person £175 plus VAT.

Requirements

This is a course for LSS Vista users who have attended the LSS Introduction and Intermediate Courses who want to look at Plotting to Adobe Acrobat (PDF) and Exporting to AutoCAD in more Detail. 

The course covers the use (and adapting) of the LSS Description Files for Plans (.PDF), Sections (.SDF), and AutoCAD (.ADF), and includes the Plotting of Sections to a LSS Load File, which Enables Sections to be Viewed and Edited in LSS. 

What will I learn?

• Session 1 – Configuring, Reporting and Comparing the Survey Legend, Controlling the Display, and Annotating the Survey.
• Session 2 – The LSS Plan Description File and commands, Plotting an LSS DTM Survey to Adobe Acrobat PDF.
• Session 3 – The Overdraw Command and Plot Border Surveys, Creating and Displaying a Section Reference Line, Plotting Sections to Adobe Acrobat PDF.
• Session 4 – Sending Section Plots into LSS, Exporting Plan Data to AutoCAD DXF, Using and Adapting an AutoCAD Description File (ADF).

Price per person £175 plus VAT.

Pick from any of our standard training courses (Introduction, Intermediate, Advanced, Land Surveyors, Engineering Surveyors, 3D Visualisation, Visual Impact Analysis or any Workshop). Please see individual course content against each course.

Requirements

This is a course for users who have attended the LSS Introduction Course. 

What will I learn?

• Session 1 – Creating new surveys and converting XYZ and DXF data files; introduction to 2-D DXF to 3-D conversion.
• Session 2 – Tidying the survey; removing and amending features; sorting Overlays; CAD-Pro part 3; designing arcs and circles.
• Session 3 – Simple design procedures; parallel and variable offsets; copying data between models; computing areas and volumes.
• Session 4 – Generating sections and viewing; plotting plans and sections; looking at 3-D View.

Requirements

This is a course for users who have ttended the LSS Intermediate and have some experience in using LSS.

What will I learn?

• Session 1 – Designing simple and benched slopes; adding surfaces by slopes and reporting volumes; advanced volumes options.
• Session 2 – Merging design models into surrounding terrain, designing a longitudinal gradient and access ramp using LSS templates. 
• Session 3 – Designing simple slopes up / down; isopachyte analysis; designing pre and post-restoration contours; adjusting for required volume.
• Session 4 – Designing a platform at balanced cut / fill; side slopes and gradients by template files; finding the cut / fill boundary; computing volumes with depths.

Requirements

This is a course for users who have attended the LSS Introduction Course and have some knowledge of processing total station surveys.

What will I learn?

• Session 1 – Copying the LSS code list onto a datalogger; configuring LSS for survey dataloggers, downloading and processing total station survey data.
• Session 2 – Creating a new survey for GPS transformed data; LSS coding and the reserved codes; processing a building elevation survey.
• Session 3 – Survey Query and Report commands; Control commands for station observations; traverse adjustment and amending observations.  
• Session 4 – Tidying crossing links – Terrain and Non-terrain Overlays, amending observations and CAD-Pro part 2; survey transformation. 

Requirements

This is a course for users who have attended the LSS Intermediate and ideally have some experience in using LSS.

What will I learn?

• Session 1 – Configuring LSS for dataloggers; downloading / converting survey data for processing; resection and multiple target examples.
• Session 2 – Converting third party data – Genio and / or XYZ; converting 2-D DXF data to 3-D LSS load format. 
• Session 3 – Changing the 2-D observations to the 3-D levels; changing levels to required values; finding the balance cut / fill level; adding surface depths.
• Session 4 – Computing volumes without and with depths; using surfaces to find balance cut / fill level; designing the formation model; exporting for setting out.

Requirements

This is a course for users who have attended the LSS Introduction Course and need to work from Point Cloud data. 

What will I learn?

• Session 1 – Navigating in LSS 3D Vision and the layout and tool commands; importing point cloud data in e57 format.
• Session 2 – Making use of the filter box, searchphere and blend options; connecting LSS 3D Vision with LSS and digitising.
• Session 3 – Adjusting digitised and adding new observations with LSS CAD-Pro; using the slice and section commands. 
• Session 4 – Using the LSS multi-feature and terrain extraction methods; the LSS 3D Vision slice mode for floor plans and elevations.

Pick from any of our standard training courses (Introduction, Intermediate, Advanced, Land Surveyors, Engineering Surveyors, 3D Visualisation, Visual Impact Analysis, Plotting, Machine Control or the specific instrument courses. Please see individual course content against each course.