dchall81,008 post(s) |
Cost was never an object. The main reason I was prevented from getting Radian before now is our office calendar. We entered a critical period in our calendar just as Radian Studio was released. Once we get into that time frame we are not allowed to make software changes until we exit that calendar period. We exited that calendar season last week, so now it's a matter of sorting out the budget again to cover the rest of the year. As it turns out it was a good thing I did not get Radian Studio back then, because I would have opened my Manifold 8 .map file in Radian Studio thereby changing it from a Manifold file to a Radian file. I have Manifold Viewer. When I open a .map file with that, it seems to disassemble all my Manifold project folders, labels, etc. and alphabetizes everything. It goes from organized to disorganized. This is exactly the reason why we are not allowed to experiment or change software from Feb through July. When I open a .map file in Radian Studio will it alphabetize the files? Can they be reorganized? Can the labels be reattached to the drawings from which they came? Since Radian Studio is not a GIS, then the only reason I see for using it is to open our 2TB of lidar files. That feature alone still makes RS worth the price, but I don't want to mistakenly open a .map file that I'm working on. I was hoping RS would improve the launch speed of files in Manifold. Currently my files can take 20 to 30 minutes to save and open. It sounds like Radian Studio can reopen a file quickly once it opens it, but if that file cannot be opened quickly in Manifold, then I won't get the benefit of fast opening. Do I understand that correctly?
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