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You can install TPC so that it can be used by any user of that computer.
Installation for All Users
You can install TPC for all users of a computer using the default (x) All Users option during installation.
•When this option is selected, TPC copies the activation info to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Traverse PC\TPC Desktop XXXX\User\
•All users of that computer will then have their licenses automatically activated when they run TPC
Note
Windows 11 has made running the program as an administrator a requirement for writing to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE folder.
Steps
If you are installing TPC for a multi-user computer,
•make sure the (x) All Users option is checked when installing (default = (x) All Users)
•after installing, run TPC as administrator one time in order for TPC to write the activation info to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Traverse PC\TPC Desktop XXXX\User\
Network Survey Data Folder
Survey project (TRV) files can be stored locally on the user's workstation, a cloud drive or in a network location. The way that users will use TPC will determine what is best.
•Survey project files can be stored on the user's workstation if they do not regularly need to share TPC trv files across the organization. If each user is the only one who will be working on their projects in TPC, and if the users only provide the end product (the deliverables) such as PDF or DWG files to others, storing survey projects on the local workstation makes sense.
•If the network makes the user's cloud drives (like One Drive, Google Drive, etc.) available, these can also be used to store survey data.
•A network location should be used if the users need to be able to access TPC survey project (TRV) files across the organization. This is typical in many network environments. (Note that it is critical in this case that the program data folders for all users is mapped identically on each user workstation in order to avoid corrupted drawings. See discussion below)
Network Program Data Folder
TPC's program data can be stored locally on the user's workstation, a cloud drive or in a network location. The way that users will use TPC will determine what is best.
TPC's program data includes many different files that TPC uses at various times in the process of creating the deliverables. Here is a partial list:
•Drawing Templates - these templates are typically shared across organizations in order to help make the deliverables consistent no matter which user created them.
•Custom Blocks and Line Types - some organizations desire their users to use specific blocks and line types for certain things to make the deliverables consistent.
•Point Code Files - these are used to speed up the development of the deliverables and are typically identical across the organization for consistency.
•Legal Description Style Templates - these templates are typically shared across organizations in order to meet local regulations as well as to keep the wording consistent
•Coordinate Reference System and Geoid files - for working with real world coordinates and elevations (heights).
If none of these are a concern for the organization, then using TPC's default program data folder stored locally on each user workstation is appropriate. If consistency and the sharing of data across the organization are important, a network location for TPC's program data should be used.
When setting up a shared program data location on a network server, you will need to keep some things in mind in mind:
•Traverse PC does not store everything within the TRV file. two examples of this are blocks and pictures that are used in drawings. Rather than recreating them within the TRV file, TPC references these file by path and filename. When TPC needs to display them, it reads that path and filename. If there is anything amiss in it, TPC is unable to display the object.
•Because TPC references some of these objects with a path and filename, it must be identical across all TPC user workstations. This means that if the network drive is mapped as X on one workstation, it needs to be mapped as X on all TPC workstations. A typical network path might be something like X:\TPC Program Data\
•Individual program data folders (such as blocks and templates) should not be placed inside folders with other non-program data files or folders. In other words, the program data folder should be used exclusively for TPC's program data, not for survey data files or anything else.
Related Topics
License Management
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