Traverse PC: Better by Design

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Land Surveying Software

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	Traverse PC - Better by Design
	We like to say that TPC Desktop is *better by design. We designed it from the ground up to be a surveying program, building it around what we call Views. Views* let you work with different parts of the survey. For instance, there's a Point View that lets you look at the survey points, exporting just the ones you want to your data collector or total station - there's a Quick View® that draws the survey for you as you enter or import data - there's a Traverse View that lets you work with things like raw data, stationing, curves and angle sets. These views and others, are the backbone of TPC Desktop and provide a simple yet very powerful environment for you to work with your surveys.

	The Survey View...
	...is the key to managing multiple traverses in a survey. You can add, copy, duplicate, delete and arrange as many traverses as you need. You'll find tools here like rotating or translating one, all or selected traverses, exporting data and generating reports, etc. Use the Survey View to select the traverses you want in the Quick View® or a new drawing.

	The Traverse View...
	...is at the heart of the TPC Desktop. You’ll use it to enter data, compare notes, check the raw data from your data collector, design sub-divisions, lay-out roads and just about anything else you do with TPC. Perhaps the most innovative feature about the Traverse View is your ability to format it the way you want to.... This powerful tool even allows you to store your favorite formats and reuse them for future traverses.

	The Point View...
	...is the heart of the coordinate database for the entire survey. Points are displayed in numeric and alphabetic order. Data query features allow you to download or export selected points. Familiar tools such as search and replace make it easy to edit descriptors and point labels. The Point View is never more than a keystroke away from any other View in the program.

	The Closure View...
	...provides a comprehensive summary of your closure error, traverse length, area and adjustment status. This is also where you will find all your adjustment tools for balancing coordinates, angles, applying scale factors and adjustments for curvature and refraction. As you edit data, the Closure View updates automatically to show the new error of closure, distances and areas.

	The Message View...
	...gives you detailed information when needed. It's based on the same technology as Word Pad in Windows - letting you cut/copy/paste, add your own text, choose fonts, colors, page size, orientation and margins. It can also provide details of COGO routines you run, like intersections, etc.

	The Report View...
	...is like the Message View, but lets you build customized reports and save them as DOC files. Have TPC Desktop write legal descriptions and stakeout reports (Professional Edition), station/offset reports or just include the data from the curve dialog. Its a great way to get data out of your survey.

	The Point Code View...
	...keeps track of abbreviations (codes) you use to identify points. Enter your standard codes, or let TPC search your survey and list the codes for you. Assign Quick View options, descriptions and layers, then sort the survey points into traverses using the codes. All the Manholes in one traverse, Power Poles in another, etc. You can even sort the points within a traverse using a 'nearest neighbor' routine so that your sidewalks and curbs plot as sidewalks and curbs. Need to append some new shots to the survey? No problem, just search for new codes and update the traverses. It's all very easy - very fast - and very handy when it comes to doing site surveys.