Basic- Intermediate CadZone

Basic/Intermediate Diagramming with CrashZone/CrimeZoneTM

May 3-7, 2010

$695.00

Special discount if combined with Forensic Mapping course April 26-30, 2010!

The five-day, 40-hour, course discusses the principles and operation of CrashZone/Crime Zone™ software used for illustrating crash and crime scenes. The class is designed with both crash investigators and crime scene investigators in mind. This in-depth, hands-on course will take you through the process of creating from simple to complex scale diagrams of various crash and crime scene scenarios both indoors (crime) and outdoors.

Crime scene diagrams will include floor plans of various structures including elements such as doors, furniture, walls, and windows. Crash scene diagrams will include various scene features both on and off the roadway including elements such as landscaping, lane markings, signs, and vehicles. Diagrams will also include physical evidence that has been documented using various measuring techniques such as coordinate system, station line (baseline), or triangulation.

This course will provide the attendees with effective ways of maximizing the capabilities of the software program. Attendees will learn from learn from lecture, actual case examples, videos, and hands-on experience allowing them to generate immediate results. There will also be an introduction on the various methods of both importing and converting total station files. Attendees will also discuss accuracy, chain of custody, and other admissibility issues in laying the foundation for diagrams to be admitted as evidence.
Note: There will be a “field” exercise where attendees will sketch and hand measure a crash or crime “scene” and then complete a scale diagram of the scene using the software. Attendees should bring appropriate items for hand measuring a scene; tape measures, rolatapes, etc.

Topics include:

Measuring conventions: coordinate system, baseline offset (station line), and triangulation
X, Y, and Z data
The use of reference points
Basics of using the drawing tools and functions
Adding text & dimensions
Measuring distances and angles from a CAD diagram
Placing and modifying symbols, creating custom symbols
Creating custom legends, scales bars, and title boxes
Creating separate layers for illustrating multiple “views” of the same scene
Importing and exporting images, scaling and tracing images
Extracting information for use outside of the software
Preservation of electronic data
Creating presentations for explaining crime/crash scenarios
Court admissibility
An introduction to three-dimensional diagramming of crash and crime scenes