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TPC Desktop™ comes in three Editions – Personal, Premium or Professional.
Choose the edition that’s right for you based on the features you need.
You can upgrade to another edition, anytime, just by paying the price difference.
See below for pricing and edition features.
| Subscription – Quarterly – includes TPC Connection for unlimited technical support and updates | $179.55/qtr | $239.85/qtr | $329.00/qtr |
| Subscription – Annually – includes TPC Connection for unlimited technical support and updates | $398.00/yr | $638.00/yr | $878.00/yr |
| Perpetual Single User License – never expires – purchase it once and run it as long as you choose to | |||
| Perpetual 3-Seat Network License (20% discount included) – for sharing among multiple users in your office / company | |||
| Perpetual 5-Seat Network License (25% discount included) – for sharing among multiple users in your office / company | |||
| Perpetual 10-Seat Network License (35% discount included) – for sharing among multiple users in your office / company | |||
| Perpetual 20-Seat Network License (45% discount included) – for sharing among multiple users in your office / company |
| Real Estate Agents/Groups | |||
| Tax Assessors / Title Companies | |||
| Land Dispute Attorneys | |||
| Landscape Mapping | |||
| Forestry / Resource Management | |||
| Accident Investigation | |||
| Archaeology Mapping | |||
| Educational Institutions | |||
| Surveying | |||
| Estate / Ranch Infrastructure Planners | |||
| Commercial Construction staking and layout | |||
| Mining | |||
| Land Developers | |||
| Civil Engineering | |||
| Public Lands Surveys (PLSS) / CFedS |
| Blunder Detection | |||
| Solve Resections | |||
| Four Step Process (Analyze, Solve, Update, Report) | |||
| 2D or 3D Adjustments | |||
| Traverse Adjustments | |||
| Undo Adjustments | |||
| Report Positional Tolerances | |||
| Relative Positional Accuracy (RPA) | |||
| Network Adjustments | |||
| Individual Traverse A Priori Values | |||
| ALTA 2021 Minimum Standard Relative Positional Precision |
| Interactive COGO Dialogs | |||
| Random Inverse | |||
| Horizontal Curves | |||
| Enter Radial Bearings for Horizontal Curves | |||
| Enter Equations for Bearing / Distance / Elevation | |||
| Shared Lot Lines-Changing One Changes the Other | |||
| Insert Points at Midpoint of Line or Curve | |||
| COGO Tools Available in All Views | |||
| Rotate / Translate / Inverse / Offset | |||
| Intersections Including Offsets / Spirals / Curves | |||
| Corner Offsets | |||
| Resection / Benchmark | |||
| Automatic Lot Setbacks – Front / Side / Rear | |||
| Multiple Points on a Line | |||
| Compute Offsets to a Line or Curve | |||
| Create a Point at a Distance & Offset | |||
| Remote Offset-Perpendicular / HA / VA / Horizontal/Vertical Distance | |||
| Best Fit Horizontal Curve (Least Squares, average radius) | |||
| Best Fit Horizontal Line (Least Squares, fixed bearing, through point) | |||
| Predetermined Area | |||
| Tangent Intersects with Offsets | |||
| Stakeout / Cut-Fill | |||
| Average Point |
| Scale Only, Translate Only, Scale & Rotate, 2D/3D Conformal, Vertical Shift | |||
| Calibrate Photos | |||
| Calibrate CAD entities (i.e. XRef) and files | |||
| Calibrate GNSS & Total Station data | |||
| Site Calibration (automatically calibrate geodetic points) | |||
| Automatic re-calibrate when editing calibration parameters | |||
| Calibrate or Reverse Calibrate Exported Coordinates |
| Test: Semi-major Axis of Error Ellipses | |||
| Test: Standard deviations of distances between monuments | |||
| Metric or Imperial precision (0.07′ +/- 50 PPM) | |||
| 95% Confidence Interval | |||
| ALTA 2021 Minimum Standard |
Learn More – Legal Descriptions
| Convert Traverse to Legal Description | |||
| Edit Legal Description | |||
| Insert into Any Drawing | |||
| User Style Settings Include Rounding, Abbreviations, Decimals, One Course per Line, More | |||
| Spell Check All or Portion of Legal Description |
| Import / Export KML files | |||
| Import / Export KMZ files | |||
| Import points, traverses, surfaces, lot labels, sideshots, drawings | |||
| Export points, traverses, surfaces, lot labels, sideshots, drawings |
| Import / Export LandXML files | |||
| Import / Export Points | |||
| Import / Export Parcels | |||
| Import / Export Alignments | |||
| Import / Export Vertical Curves | |||
| Import / Export Surfaces |
| Export Survey Points or Traverses as Shape Files | |||
| Import Shape Files as Survey Points or Traverses | |||
| Export Drawings as Shape Files | |||
| Export Point or Polyline shapes | |||
| Export Point Labels, Coordinates and Descriptions in DBF File | |||
| Writes Projections(.prj) on Export | |||
| Reads Projections(.prj) on Import | |||
| Select GIS Coordinate System on Export | |||
| Import Shape Files into Drawings | |||
| GIS Coordinate Systems (Geographic,Projected,Local) | |||
| Identifies Imported Geographic Shapes without Projection File | |||
| Reference Import Shapes to Survey |
| Automatically Plots All Curve Parameters in Drawings | |||
| Cul-de-sacs | |||
| Enter Any Curve Data & TPC Computes All Parameters | |||
| Stations/Equations/Offsets | |||
| Right-of-Way Offsets | |||
| Spirals/Spiral Offsets/Spiral Intersections | |||
| Multiple Points on a Grade | |||
| Float PC’s & PT’s Along Tangents Automatically | |||
| Compute Station/Offset of any Points Based on any Alignment | |||
| Vertical Curves | |||
| Profiles | |||
| Cross Sections |
| Over 20X Faster & More Accurate | |||
| Multiple Contours Per Drawing-Stockpiles / Construction Phases / More | |||
| Create Contours for All Points / Individual Traverses / Selected Points | |||
| User-defined Contour Intervals / Colors / Line Types / Labels / Borders / Breaklines | |||
| Save / Reset User Settings | |||
| Optional Border | |||
| Fix Blunders Easily with TOPO Point Delineation | |||
| Contour Smoothing | |||
| Exclusions | |||
| Break Line Toggle | |||
| Contour Information Reports | |||
| Surface Area / Plan Area / Cut & Fill Areas | |||
| Volumes to a Border / Specific Elevation / Another Contour Surface | |||
| Computes Net Volume / Cut Volume / Fill Volume | |||
| Cut-sheet Report | |||
| Generate Transects from Traverses / Lines / Polylines | |||
| Slope Analysis | |||
| Import / Export LandXML |
Learn More – Cadastral Surveys (PLSS)
| Ground distance and true bearings per PLSS | |||
| PLSS traverses, areas, COGO and drawings | |||
| Single and Double Proportion with detailed report | |||
| Grant and Irregular Boundary adjustments with detailed report | |||
| Offset random line to true line | |||
| Import GMM Township record files, automatically create traverse, auto-plot | |||
| Medial Lines | |||
| Cadastral videos, learning guide, sample surveys, drawing templates, blocks |
| Point Code View-List Codes & Descriptions | |||
| Build New Code Tables from Existing Data-Instantly | |||
| Update Existing Traverses with New Points & Codes | |||
| Assign Drawing Settings to Codes for Feature Mapping | |||
| Copy Drawing View Settings Between Codes | |||
| Assign Survey Point Properties | |||
| Point Code Alias | |||
| Manage Multiple Code Tables | |||
| Supports Most Data Collector Codes |
| Begin Line / End Line | |||
| Begin Curve / End Curve | |||
| Begin Figure / End Figure / Close Figure | |||
| Rectangle from next 3 points | |||
| Curve from next 3 points | |||
| Rectangle from next 2 points and width | |||
| Codes in Notes | |||
| Codes in Point Descriptions |
| Traverses from CAD Lines / Text / Points | |||
| Insert Traverse Command | |||
| Traverses Manager-Closure Information | |||
| Electronic Plat Checking Booklet (PDF) |
| Uses QuickView Technology for Fast, Accurate, Up-to-date Drawings | |||
| Include Complete Survey or Selected Traverses | |||
| Center Drawing at Maximum Scale on Any Page | |||
| Rotate Drawing on the Page-North Arrow Tracks Automatically | |||
| Set Point Symbols / Line Types / Labels / Colors-Globally / by Traverse / Individually | |||
| Hatching & Filling | |||
| User-defined Hatching | |||
| Zoom Page / Extents / Window / Previous / In / Out | |||
| Pan with Drag-n-Drop | |||
| Paper Space / Survey Space Modes | |||
| Hide / Show Objects | |||
| Edit Individual Object Properties (Font / Size / Line Type / Symbol / etc.) | |||
| Cut / Copy / Paste Text to and from Other Programs | |||
| Select Multiple Objects | |||
| Trim / Rotate / Resize Symbols | |||
| Ortho Mode | |||
| Drafted Lines | |||
| User-defined Line Types | |||
| Variables for File Name / Drawing Scale / Drawing Data / More | |||
| Rounded Rectangles | |||
| Rotate Rectangles | |||
| Interactive COGO Tools | |||
| Find Point Command | |||
| Repeating Commands | |||
| Create Traverses from Drawing View | |||
| Erase Multiple Objects | |||
| White or Black Background | |||
| Traverses can Share Permanent Drawing | |||
| Delineate Traverses and/or Points | |||
| Gap Point Type to Not Draw Line | |||
| Spell Check-Individual Objects / Selected Objects / Entire Drawing | |||
| Store / Recall Traverse / Drawing Settings by Name | |||
| Traverses from CAD Lines / Text / Points | |||
| Insert Traverse Command | |||
| User-defined Grid | |||
| Insert Legal Description | |||
| User-defined Symbols | |||
| Offset Lines Graphically |
Learn More – Multiple Drawings
| Display Traverse in Temporary Drawing or Share Permanent Drawing | |||
| Unlimited Number of Drawings per Survey | |||
| Duplicate / Rename Drawings |
| Nested Commands | |||
| Multi-level Undo | |||
| Step-by-step Prompts | |||
| Enter Exact Values or Place with Mouse | |||
| Horizontal & Angled Text | |||
| Leaders with Choice of Arrows | |||
| Move / Edit Traverses | |||
| Text Box with Word-wrap & Resize | |||
| Curved Text, Auto-Curved Text | |||
| Outlined Fonts / Text Borders | |||
| Insert Picture Files-JPG / BMP / GIF / ICO / TIF / EMF / WMF / PNG | |||
| Dynamic Offsets | |||
| Dynamic Object Labels | |||
| Dynamic Dimensioning | |||
| Label Interior Angles | |||
| Single & Continuous Lines | |||
| Snap to Insert / Mid / End / Perpendicular / Intersection / Tangent | |||
| Snap to Nearest | |||
| Object Snap | |||
| Arcs / Circles / Rectangles | |||
| Polylines with Optional Forced Closure / Hatching & Filling | |||
| Polyline Smoothing | |||
| Rotate / Translate / Duplicate Traverses | |||
| Align / Space Text & Other Objects Evenly | |||
| Trim / Extend / Break / Copy objects / Fillet / Chamfer | |||
| Convert Drawing Objects to Survey Points | |||
| Graphic Offset Tool | |||
| Rich Text Box & Tools | |||
| Drawing Codes (Begin / End Line / Close / Rectangle / Continue) |
| Supports CAD Blocks & Nested Blocks | |||
| Edit / Resize / Rotate Blocks | |||
| Force a Block to a Single Color | |||
| Convert a Block to a Group | |||
| Edit Individual Group Members | |||
| Insert Objects Into a Drawing | |||
| Insert an Object Multiple Times |  | ||
| Group / Ungroup Objects | |||
| Explode Blocks | |||
| User-defined Blocks | |||
| Retrieve & Re-use Blocks from any CAD Drawing | |||
| Choose ‘Share File With Others’ to Include All Block Definitions in File | |||
| Group Last Import (CAD, GIS, etc) | |||
| Reference Group to Survey |
| Automatic or User-defined Lot Labels | |||
| User-defined Font / Size / Color / Decimal Places | |||
| Acres / Hectares / Square Feet / Square Meters | |||
| Automatically Centers Lot Label & Area in Lot | |||
| Copy Lot Settings from One Lot to Another | |||
| Hide Lot Label Layer |
| Export Layers in DXF / DWG Files | |||
| Edit Layers On / Off, Freeze / Thaw, Lock / Unlock, Notice / Ignore, Current, Rename, Add / Delete, Forward / Backward, Isolate / Restore | |||
| Isolate a Single Layer | |||
| Ignore Layers | |||
| Add & Delete User Layers | |||
| Control Object Properties by Layer | |||
| Right-click any Object to Access its Layer | |||
| Convert all Objects on a Layer to Survey Points | |||
| Background Layer |
Learn More – Pictures/Raster Images
| Insert pictures into drawings: JPG, GIF, BMP, EMF, WMF, PNG, TIF, ICO, PNG / World Files | |||
| Overlay survey on background picture | |||
| Reference picture to survey | |||
| Resize / Stretch pictures | |||
| Crop / Flip / Mirror / Rotate pictures | |||
| Pictures Rescale with Survey (Optional) | |||
| Export Drawings as JPG, GIF, BMP, EMF, WMF, PNG, TIF, ICO, PNG / World Files | |||
| Include Pictures in Exported DXF / DWG Files |
Learn More – Enhanced Hatching
| Solid / Hatch Pattern / Bitmap | |||
| Predefined Patterns & Bitmaps | |||
| User-defined Hatching | |||
| Fill Entire Traverses | |||
| Clear Hatching Around Text | |||
| Associative Hatching Changes with Objects / Traverses | |||
| Fill Rectangles, Circles, Polylines, Smoothed Polylines | |||
| Append to Smart Legend |
Learn More – Drafted Line Types
| 100+ Predefined Line Types | |||
Embedded Text –[Utility]–, Symbols  , Markers –X–X– | |||
| Patterns —- — —- — | |||
| User-defined Line types | |||
| AutoCAD Compatible Patterns |
Learn More – Drawing Templates
| Default Template | |||
| Template Resizes to any Page Size / Orientation Automatically | |||
| Save any Drawing as a Template | |||
| Edit Existing Templates | |||
| Import Template into Existing Drawing |
| Preview Symbols for Selection | |||
| Organize Symbols in Folders | |||
| Dozens of Point Symbols Included | |||
| North Arrows / Borders / Title Blocks / Scale Bars Included | |||
| Traffic Symbols Included | |||
| Sample Stamps & Logo Symbols Included | |||
| Standard BLM Corner Symbols Included | |||
| User-defined Line types | |||
| User-defined Hatching | |||
| User-defined Symbols & Blocks Using DXF | |||
| Retrieve & Re-use Symbols from Any CAD Drawing |
Learn More – Smart Drawing Objects™
| Smart Borders | |||
| Smart Title Blocks | |||
| Smart Line Labels | |||
| Smart Point Labels | |||
| Smart Lot / Area Labels | |||
| Smart Scale Bars | |||
| Smart Legend | |||
| Smart Line / Curve Tables | |||
| Smart Point / Coordinate Table | |||
| Smart Lot Table | |||
| Individual Traverse Line/Point Tables | |||
| Drawing Details |
| Adobe PDF Export | |||
| User-Defined ASCII Coordinates | |||
| User-Defined Raw Data Files | |||
| MS Excel CSV | |||
| MicroSurvey Field Genius | |||
| Shape Files | |||
| SDR / TDS | |||
| Direct Connection to Data Collector / Total Station / Laser | |||
| Files Transfer: Ymodem / Kermit / Text | |||
| TDS RW5, RAW, CR5, Binary CR5 | |||
| Carlson Surv CE RAW, Binary CRD | |||
| Trimble Business Center | |||
| AutoCAD R9-2018 DXF (see CAD for details) | |||
| AutoCAD R11-2018 DWG (see CAD for details) | |||
| Leica / LisCAD / Pentax | |||
| Nikon RAW V2.0 | |||
| Criterion / Impulse / Range-Range / Reverse Direction | |||
| Garmin GPS Waypoints / Routes / Tracklogs / Text / E-Trex (Serial Connections Only) | |||
| SMI Coordinates or Raw Data | |||
| Trimble 5600 Series Total Stations | |||
| Topcon GTS Series Total Stations | |||
| Thales Navigation Z-Max Raw Data | |||
| CST / Berger / Geodimeter 600 | |||
| MicroStation V7 / V8 DGN | |||
| DCA R10 | |||
| Pacsoft CRD & PDT | |||
| C&G CRD (Binary) & CGC (Binary) |
| Edit / Print / Copy / Paste | |||
| Coordinates / Traverses / Raw Data / Raw Closure | |||
| Survey Summary | |||
| COGO Summary | |||
| Insert Any Report into Any Drawing | |||
| Spell Check All or Portion of Report | |||
| Save / Recall / Edit Reports | |||
| Station / Offset | |||
| Multiple Traverses |
Learn More – Search/Replace/Sort/Query
| Find Matching Point Labels & Descriptions | |||
| Replace Text in Descriptions | |||
| Select Points by Proximity to a Known Point | |||
| Select All Points in a Range | |||
| Select Points by Matching Text | |||
| Select Points by Tags | |||
| Sort Points to Nearest Neighbor |
| Windows Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10/Windows 11 | |||
| On-Line HTML Help | |||
| Download Web Updates | |||
| Getting Started / Learning Guide | |||
| Electronic Manuals | |||
| Network File Sharing / File Locking / Printing | |||
| Electronic Plat Checking Booklet | |||
| Live Presentation |
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