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
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
Where to Start
In a few moments, we’ll show you where we are going with this survey.
Starting a New Survey
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
Using the TPC Desktop
Using the TPC Desktop
- learn the bare bones basics about how to get around in the Traverse PC Desktop
Entering Record Data
Entering Record Data
- enter a deed for this parcel
- learn how to enter bearings and distances in a Traverse
Checking Closure
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
Entering Field Data
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
Taping a House
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
Drawing As You Go With a Working Drawing
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
Starting a New Drawing
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
Scaling and Positioning Your New Drawing
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
Exploring Drawing Variables
Exploring Drawing Variables
- TPC gathers data from your survey and uses it to populate drawing variables
- create drawings faster and with fewer typos
Modifying Symbols, Lines and Labels
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
Adding Automatic Lot Setbacks
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 Offsets To a Lot Line
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 a Legend
Adding a Legend
- skip all the tedium of drawing legends
- TPC draws them for you – automatically
Adding Automatic Leaders
Adding Automatic Leaders
- skip the tedium of add leaders to line and point labels
- TPC draws them for you – automatically
Drawing Manual Leaders
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