Walk Through a Total Station Survey

Lets walk all the way through a survey in TPC

The objective is simple – walk through the steps to produce a finished survey and send if off for billing. You’ll use many of these steps for just about any survey you do.

we use a total station for this one, but other walk throughs use GNSS
each step has a short video – some are a little longer
see how TPC does common tasks like adding a legend to a drawing

Learning Center

We’ve selected a mortgage survey where you are asked to locate an existing house on an existing lot and verify that it is where the buyer and seller think it is.

We chose this example because it’s simple to understand, letting us focus instead, on some of TPC’s key concepts.

Where to Start

take a minute to watch this video
we’ll show you where we are going

Where to Start (1:10)

Starting a New Survey

start a new survey
create a job folder where you can keep track of all the files related to this job
enter a Job ID and have it show up in the title block automatically

Starting a New Survey (4:27)

Using the TPC Desktop

learn the bare bones basics about how to get around in the Traverse PC Desktop

Using the TPC Desktop (6:10)

Entering Record Data

enter a deed for this parcel
learn how to enter bearings and distances in a Traverse

Entering Record Data (10.47)

Checking Closure

learn how to create a unique closing point and check the closure
pick up any mistakes you may have made entering the deed calls

Checking Closure (8:43)

Entering Field Data

you’ll get the nitty gritty on how to enter angles, distances, instrument and target heights

If you typically import data from your data collector you can skip this step. TPC can easily import geodetic positions or coordinates for any Coordinate Reference System.

Entering Field Data (9:08)

Taping a House

sometimes surveyors get out a 100′ tape and take around a foundation
it’s a quick way to get the footprint of a structure
TPC makes this super simple with deflection angles

Or you can talk around the foundation with your GPS/GNSS and use our Point Codes to draw the foundation.

Taping a House (7:29)

Drawing As You Go With a Working Drawing

once you get good with TPC, you realize you are creating your drawing as you import or enter data
we like to call this a working drawing

Working Drawing (1:03)

Starting a New Drawing

once you got your data where you want it, you can switch to full-on drawing mode
we show you how to start a new drawing and set it up the way you want

Starting a New Survey (2:59)

Scaling and Positioning Your New Drawing

with TPC, you zoom extents, scale and position a drawing as often as you need
and there’s no penalty or time list

Scaling and Positioning Your New Drawing (1:47)

Exploring Drawing Variables

TPC gathers data from your survey and uses it to populate drawing variables
create drawings faster and with fewer typos

Exploring Drawing Variables (0:43)

Modifying Symbols, Lines and Labels

our Quick View™ technology creates all the drawing objects for you
then you can simply modify any of them to get just what you want

Modifying Symbols, Lines and Labels (1:19)

Adding Automatic Lot Setbacks

Smart Drawing Objects™, like lot setbacks, make drawing fun
tell TPC to add lot setbacks, then watch them redraw automatically as you change the setback properties