Record Data comes from existing surveys, tax lot maps, deed descriptions, right-of-way maps or anything else that describes the feature you are interested in. In TPC, you typically re-create the feature in a traverse by entering the bearings, distances, curves and spirals presented in the record.
In TPC, you typically create a traverse to hold the record data and format the Traverse View to match the data. If the record includes north azimuths, format the Traverse View to include north azimuths and enter any north azimuths in the north azimuth column. It's more work to explain it than to just do it.
Formatting the Traverse Views allows you to enter any kind of data without codes (BR=bearing, HD=horizontal distance) like some surveying programs.
As you enter record data, TPC draws it for you in the Drawing View using our Drawing View technology. This is a great way to enter data and instantly see if you've made a data entry blunder. Enter the data correctly and the feature takes shape right in the drawing without you ever drafting a line or label. You can easly see if a lot description closes or if an easement represents the indended area.
You don't typically adjust record data but you do want to see the area of a feature or how well it closes on itself or to another part of the survey. The Closure View is the place to check the closure of a traverse.
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