1. Traverse PC Basics How it Works and Why it Works that Way

2. Agenda (Video 0:00)
Point of View (Engineers vs. Surveyors, CAD vs. TPC)
All TPC Views Based on Data
Managers and Views
Tasks Manager
Points Manager
Traverses Manager
Drawings Manager
Names within your Survey
Drawing View
Traverse View
Questions and Answers
Resources

3. Point of View (Engineers vs. Surveyors, CAD vs. TPC) (Video 0:44)
Traditional CAD was created for Engineers and Architects, Not Surveyors
Engineers and Architects are interested in designing things, Not placement
(How many times have you sent your data to an Architect or Engineer and when they sent the file back to you, the coordinates had changed?)
Surveyors measure and define what is before implementing changes
Using traditional CAD programs for surveying requires many work-arounds
Other surveying software programmers dedicated their efforts to CAD work-arounds
Traverse PC is committed to doing everything from the Surveyor’s perspective and is not based on traditional CAD so there are no CAD work-arounds needed
The No CAD Zone

4. All TPC Views Based on Data (Video 3:18)
Because Surveyors start by measuring and defining what is, TPC has designed every view based on the Surveyor’s data
Even TPC Drawings are created by the data, not by the Surveyor drawing lines
In TPC, you let the data do the work for you and you handle the exceptions and details
The goals are:
Accuracy (because everything is based on the data there are no missed snaps, for example),
Efficiency (set things up once – use them many times)
Flexibility (tweak and change things as needed)
Better by Design

5. Managers and Views (Video 4:51)
Traverse PC has two kinds of windows
Traditional Windows views like the Drawing View and the Traverse View
Manager views like the Tasks Manager, Points Manager and Drawings Manager
Managers are used for organizing larger portions of the file
Traditional views are where most of the work happens
Managers (5:55) - Easily manage data like Points, Traverses and Drawings.
Windows (10.39) - Use windows to expose just the survey data you want.

6. Tasks Manager (Video 5:49)
The Tasks Manager is the highest level view in TPC
The top section gives you access to files
The Survey Information section provides information about the survey file you have open
The TPC License section provides information about the program and your license
The TPC On Line section provides access to various parts of the Traverse PC website
The Learning Guides section provides access to the PDF Learning Guides for step-by-step instructions
Managers (5:55)

7. Points Manager (Video 8:32)
Each survey file can contain an unlimited number of Points
The Points Manager provides direct access to every Point in your survey – even if the Points are not in use anywhere else in the survey
Like every view in Traverse PC, it is customizable for what you need
Managers (5:55)

8. Traverses Manager (Video 9:48)
The unlimited number of points in your survey can be shared among an unlimited number of Traverses
The Traverses Manager allows to you create, organize and display your Traverses in the Drawing View
A Traverse in Traverse PC is any collection of points that belong together – and you decide what belongs together
Traverse Drawing Settings allow you to tell TPC how to display the Traverses in your drawings
Traverses can be considered as replacing CAD layers
Managers (5:55)

9. Drawings Manager (Video 13:28)
The unlimited number of traverses in your survey can be shared among an unlimited number of Drawings
The Drawings Manager allows to you create, organize and open your Drawings
Managers (5:55)

10. Names within your Survey (Video 14:32)
The names of Drawings, Points and Traverses are not filenames – they are contained within the Survey TRV File and do not need file naming conventions
All names should be intuitive to make it easy for you to know what is contained
Traverse names should state what they are Traverses of and Drawing names should state what they are Drawings of
The only rule is that you cannot have two like objects with the same name – Just as there can be only one Point 1, there can also be only one Lot 2 Traverse or Lot 2 Drawing

11. Drawing Learning Guide
Drawing View (Video 18:50)
The Drawing View provides a graphic view of your Traverse data
You define how the data is displayed - Let TPC do the majority of the work and you handle exceptions and details with
Three levels of control
Entire Drawing
By Traverse
Individual Objects
Editing the data anywhere updates the data everywhere
Move point 3 using Survey Point Properties
Offset the Radius Points traverse from the drawing using COGO – ROW Offsets
Drawing Learning Guide

12. Traverse View (Video 30:16)
The Traverse View is the heart of Traverse PC and it is what makes TPC different
The Traverse View is the most customizable view in Traverse PC
Formatting the Traverse View correctly for your data allows most COGO functions to happen intuitively and automatically
The Traverse View displays Inverse Data by default but TPC always stores the Raw Data in the background for recall at any time
Traverses Learning Guide

13. Questions and Answers (Q&A Video)
How do I easily re-order the points to get the traverse to draw the traverse lines in the right order? (Q&A 2:56)
Can you go over the levels of control again? (Q&A 10:32)
In creating traverses, do we want a clockwise direction? (Q&A 15:14)
Go over moving traverse views again, it seems I have trouble moving especially to the top (Q&A 17:28)
How do I save my work and does it resave new data? (Q&A 19:11)
Are there typical jobs in Learning Center, i.e. a sequence of steps to accomplish a task? (Q&A 21:19)
Is there a setting that will allow the drawing name to display on the border of the map by were the traverse pc label is in the lower left? (Q&A 23:51)

14. Resources (Video 41:56)
TPC Learning Center – Over 300 videos with more added frequently
TPC Desktop Learning Guides – Accessible via the Tasks Manager and in the Learning Center
What’s New in the TPC Learning Center
Technical Support Options – Are available on the Support page at traverse-pc.com
Traverse PC User Group on LinkedIn
A recording of this seminar will be available for download in the Learning Center on the Webinar Archives tab