I went ahead and played with a free trial version of AI Saturday morning. The learning curve is steep as it the price but I think I am going to go this route. A lot of experienced measurers tell me they spend more time of maps and paperwork than they do on measuring. That could end up making free software a false economy in the long run. Videos like this one: https://youtu.be/fIJeGM2VOzM make Illustrator pretty enticing (If only I could figure out what The Design Ninja is doing .