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Personal Edition
Version to Update | Update % | Update Cost * | Years Out of Date |
TPC 2022 | 10 | $100 | 1 |
TPC 2021 | 20 | $200 | 2 |
TPC 2020 | 30 | $300 | 3 |
TPC 2019 ** | 40 | $400 | 4 |
TPC 2018 *** | 50 | $500 | 5 |
TPC 2017 *** | 60 | $600 | 6 |
TPC V1 to 2016 *** | 70 | $700 | 7+ |
Premium Edition
Version to Update | Update % | Update Cost * | Years Out of Date |
TPC 2022 | 10 | $160 | 1 |
TPC 2021 | 20 | $320 | 2 |
TPC 2020 | 30 | $480 | 3 |
TPC 2019 ** | 40 | $640 | 4 |
TPC 2018 *** | 50 | $800 | 5 |
TPC 2017 *** | 60 | $960 | 6 |
TPC V1 to 2016 *** | 70 | $1,120 | 7+ |
Professional Edition
Version to Update | Update % | Update Cost * | Years Out of Date |
TPC 2022 | 10 | $220 | 1 |
TPC 2021 | 20 | $440 | 2 |
TPC 2020 | 30 | $660 | 3 |
TPC 2019 ** | 40 | $880 | 4 |
TPC 2018 *** | 50 | $1,100 | 5 |
TPC 2017 *** | 60 | $1,320 | 6 |
TPC V1 to 2016 *** | 70 | $1,540 | 7+ |
* update cost per seat
** this version is no longer maintained
*** this version is no longer maintained and can no longer be downloaded
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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 |
Point Protection | |||
Coordinate Conversion: Feet/Meters/Chains/Scale Factor | |||
Compute Grid Coordinates from Ground Distance | |||
Inverse Ground Distance from Grid Coordinates | |||
UTM, NAD 83 (2011) (PA11), NAD 83 (Albers), NAD 27 | |||
Country CRSs Included (Canada 3TM/MTM/UTM, New Zealand NZTM2000) | |||
State & County CRSs Included (Minnesota, Oregon, Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana) | |||
Add / Edit your own CRS | |||
Use ESRI Projection File for CRS | |||
User-defined Grids and Ellipses | |||
International or U.S. Survey Foot | |||
Convert Single Geodetic Point (Lat/Long) <=> Grid Coordinates |
Positive & Negative Instrument Height | |||
Positive & Negative Target Heights | |||
Benchmarks | |||
Protect Elevations Manually or as Entered | |||
3-Dimensional Drawing Objects | |||
Move point elevations to a surface – NEW TPC Desktop 2019 R1 |
Grid & Ground Distance types | |||
Compute ground distance from project elevation or mean course elevation | |||
Grid & True Direction types | |||
Project mapping angle determines true directions | |||
Select distance and direction types for COGO | |||
Select distance and direction types for drawing areas and labels | |||
Project mapping angle determines true directions | |||
Geodetic videos, learning guide and sample files | |||
Geodetic direct and inverse | |||
Compute geodetic distance from project elevation or mean course elevation | |||
Compute true bearing from mean course convergence | |||
All geodetic computations related to Coordinate Reference System | |||
Report scale factor and convergence for each survey point | |||
Computes geodetic areas from project elevation or mean course elevation | |||
Select geodetic distance and direction types for COGO | |||
Select geodetic distance and direction types for drawing areas and labels |
Relates GPS ellipsoid heights to elevations – NEW TPC Desktop 2019 R1 | |||
EGM84 – 15 min and 30 min resolution | |||
EGM96 – 5 min and 15 min resolution | |||
EGM2008 – 1 min, 2.5 min and 5 min resolution | |||
Cache survey extents for reduced geoid file access (faster speed) | |||
Users can add their own geoid models in pgm format | |||
Geoid can be disabled to assumption ellipsoid height = elevation as in NGVD 1929 |
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 |
CAD View (native CAD files) | |||
Import Coordinates from a DXF File | |||
Export a Drawing as AutoCAD R11-2018 DWG File | |||
Export a Drawing as AutoCAD R9-2018 DXF File | |||
Raster Image Support | |||
Export Entities Only | |||
User-defined Layers | |||
Export Symbols as Blocks | |||
Traverses from CAD Lines / Text / Points | |||
Import a DXF / DWG File into Drawings with Layers / Hatching / Blocks / More | |||
Convert Imported Objects to Survey Points Selectively or in Groups | |||
Check Tolerance of Imported Objects to Eliminate Duplicates | |||
Exploded Geometry / Grouped Attributes | |||
PolyFaceMeshes / MeshFaceLoops | |||
XReferences (Bind, Load, Unload) |
Open Native CAD Files (DWG, DGN, DXF, DXB) | |||
Manage Layers (On, Off, Isolate, Freeze, Thaw, etc) | |||
Select and List Entities | |||
Convert Selected Entities to Survey | |||
Edit and Update Existing (save) CAD Files | |||
Add Entities (lines, circles, text, etc) | |||
View Layouts | |||
Convert CAD Formats (i.e. DXF to DWG) | |||
Send CAD Entities / Layers to Drawing View | |||
Send CAD Entities / Layers to Drawing View as Group | |||
Send Drawing View Objects to CAD View |
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 ![]() | |||
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 |
Control / Topo / Deeds / Foundations / Features / Areas | |||
Predefined & User-defined Traverse View Formats | |||
Alpha / Numeric Point Labels | |||
Raw Closure / Relative & Linear Error / Area | |||
Set Closed Loop Tolerance | |||
One or Two Lines per Point | |||
Closure Information Available in Traverses Manager | |||
Predefined & User-defined Drawing View Traverse Format | |||
Adjust XYZ / Angles / Undo | |||
Point-by-Point Adjustment Details | |||
Precision Tool (Adjustment) | |||
Adjust Curvature & Refraction / Scale Factor | |||
Notes |
Learn More – Traverse Operations
Insert / Append / Delete / Edit Points | |||
User-defined Reusable Formats | |||
Edit Raw Data | |||
Recompute from Raw Data | |||
Compare Raw Data with Adjusted/Inverse Data | |||
Use Equations to Enter Data | |||
Display Traverse in Temporary Drawing or Share Permanent Drawing | |||
Find Point Command in Traverse/Point Views | |||
Gap Point Type to Not Draw Line | |||
Store/Recall Traverse/Drawing Settings by Name | |||
Copy Points from one Traverse to Another | |||
Re-label Points for Export to Data Collector | |||
Duplicate / Copy Traverses | |||
Precision Tool (Adjustment) |
Compute Angle Sets | |||
Report Angle Set Errors | |||
Multiple Sets | |||
Enter Angle Sets: BFBF / BBFF / BFFB / BF2 / BF4 |
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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