Walk Through a 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.

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: Surveys

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.

If you don’t do Mortgage Surveys, that’s OK. You’ll still walk through steps you will use for just about any survey you do.

Where to Start

In a few moments, we’ll show you where we are going with this survey.

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

if you typically import data from your data collector you can skip this step
you’ll get the nitty gritty on how to enter angles, distances, instrument and target heights

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

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

Adding Automatic Lot Setbacks (1:49)

Adding Offsets To a Lot Line

you’ll use this tool a lot
we call it a Dynamic Offset because it updates automatically if the offset changes

Adding Offsets To a Lot Line (1:11)

Adding a Legend

skip all the tedium of drawing legends
TPC draws them for you – automatically

Adding a Legend (0:49)

Adding Automatic Leaders

skip the tedium of add leaders to line and point labels
TPC draws them for you – automatically

Adding Automatic Leaders (4:39)

Drawing Manual Leaders

when you need them, TPC has all the CAD tools, like drawing leaders
take a few more minutes and get just what you want in your drawing

Drawing Manual Leaders (3:17)