| Primary Use | |||
| Lot Checking / Resource Management |
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| Surveying |
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| Engineering |
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| Coordinate Reference Systems (CRS) | |||
| Point Protection |
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| Coordinate Conversion: Feet/Meters/Chains/Scale Factor |
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| Compute Grid Coordinates from Ground Distance |
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| Inverse Ground Distance from Grid Coordinates |
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| UTM, NAD 83 (2011) (PA11), NAD 83 (Albers), NAD 27 |
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| Country CRSs Included (Canada 3TM/MTM/UTM, New Zealand NZTM2000) |
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| State & County CRSs Included (Minnesota, Oregon, Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana) |
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| Add / Edit your own CRS |
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| User-defined Grids and Ellipses |
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| International or U.S. Survey Foot |
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| Convert Single Geodetic Point (Lat/Long) <=> Grid Coordinates |
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| Geodetics | |||
| Grid & Ground Distance types |
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| Compute ground distance from project elevation or mean course elevation |
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| Grid & True Direction types |
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| Project mapping angle determines true directions |
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| Select distance and direction types for COGO |
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| Select distance and direction types for drawing areas and labels |
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| Project mapping angle determines true directions |
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| Geodetic videos, learning guide and sample files |
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| Geodetic direct and inverse |
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| Compute geodetic distance from project elevation or mean course elevation |
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| Compute true bearing from mean course convergence |
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| All geodetic computations related to Coordinate Reference System |
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| Report scale factor and convergence for each survey point |
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| Computes geodetic areas from project elevation or mean course elevation |
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| Select geodetic distance and direction types for COGO |
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| Select geodetic distance and direction types for drawing areas and labels |
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| Least Squares | |||
| Blunder Detection |
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| Solve Resections |
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| Four Step Process (Analyze, Solve, Update, Report) |
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| 2D or 3D Adjustments |
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| Traverse Adjustments |
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| Undo Adjustments |
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| Report Positional Tolerances |
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| ALTA/ACSM 2011 Standard |
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| Relative Positional Accuracy (RPA) |
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| Network Adjustments |
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| Individual Traverse A Priori Values |
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| COGO | |||
| Interactive COGO Dialogs |
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| Random Inverse |
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| Horizontal Curves |
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| Enter Radial Bearings for Horizontal Curves |
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| Enter Equations for Bearing / Distance / Elevation |
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| Shared Lot Lines-Changing One Changes the Other |
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| Insert Points at Midpoint of Line or Curve |
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| COGO Tools Available in All Views |
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| Rotate / Translate / Inverse / Offset |
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| Intersections Including Offsets / Spirals / Curves |
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| Corner Offsets |
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| Resection / Benchmark |
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| Automatic Lot Setbacks – Front / Side / Rear |
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| Multiple Points on a Line |
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| Compute Offsets to a Line or Curve |
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| Create a Point at a Distance & Offset |
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| Remote Offset-Perpendicular / HA / VA / Horizontal/Vertical Distance |
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| Best Fit Horizontal Curve (Least Squares, average radius) |
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| Best Fit Horizontal Line (Least Squares, fixed bearing, through point) |
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| Predetermined Area |
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| Enhanced Legal Description |
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| Stakeout / Cut-Fill |
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| Legal Description Writer | |||
| Convert Traverse to Legal Description |
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| Edit Legal Description |
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| Insert into Any Drawing |
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| User Style Settings Include Rounding, Abbreviations, Decimals, One Course per Line, More |
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| Spell Check All or Portion of Legal Description |
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| Google Earth | |||
| Import / Export KML files |
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| Import / Export KMZ files |
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| Import points, traverses, surfaces, lot labels, sideshots, drawings |
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| Export points, traverses, surfaces, lot labels, sideshots, drawings |
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| LandXML | |||
| Import / Export LandXML files |
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| Import / Export Points |
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| Import / Export Parcels |
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| Import / Export Alignments |
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| Import / Export Vertical Curves |
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| Import / Export Surfaces |
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| Shape Files (GIS) | |||
| Export Survey Points or Traverses as Shape Files |
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| Import Shape Files as Survey Points or Traverses |
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| Export Drawings as Shape Files |
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| Export Point or Polyline shapes |
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| Export Point Labels, Coordinates and Descriptions in DBF File |
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| Import Shape Files into Drawings |
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| CAD Files – DXF / DWG | |||
| CAD View (native CAD files) |
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| Import Coordinates from a DXF File |
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| Export a Drawing as AutoCAD R11-2015 DWG File |
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| Export a Drawing as AutoCAD R9-2015 DXF File |
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| Raster Image Support |
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| Export Entities Only |
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| User-defined Layers |
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| Export Symbols as Blocks |
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| Traverses from CAD Lines / Text / Points |
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| Import a DXF / DWG File into Drawings with Layers / Hatching / Blocks / More |
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| Convert Imported Objects to Survey Points Selectively or in Groups |
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| Check Tolerance of Imported Objects to Eliminate Duplicates |
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| Exploded Geometry / Grouped Attributes |
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| PolyFaceMeshes / MeshFaceLoops |
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| CAD View (new in 2016) | |||
| Open Native CAD Files (DWG, DGN, DXF, DXB) |
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| Manage Layers (On, Off, Isolate, Freeze, Thaw, etc) |
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| Edit and Update Existing (save) CAD Files |
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| Convert CAD Formats (i.e. DXF to DWG) |
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| Send CAD Entities to Drawing View |
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| Send Drawing View Objects to CAD View |
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| Roads | |||
| Automatically Plots All Curve Parameters in Drawings |
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| Cul-de-sacs |
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| Enter Any Curve Data & TPC Computes All Parameters |
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| Stations/Equations/Offsets |
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| Right-of-Way Offsets |
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| Spirals/Spiral Offsets/Spiral Intersections |
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| Multiple Points on a Grade |
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| Float PC’s & PT’s Along Tangents Automatically |
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| Compute Station/Offset of any Points Based on any Alignment |
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| Vertical Curves |
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| Profiles |
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| Cross Sections |
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| Contours / Volumes / DTM | |||
| Over 20X Faster & More Accurate |
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| Multiple Contours Per Drawing-Stockpiles / Construction Phases / More |
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| Create Contours for All Points / Individual Traverses / Selected Points |
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| User-defined Contour Intervals / Colors / Line Types / Labels / Borders / Breaklines |
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| Save / Reset User Settings |
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| Optional Border |
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| Fix Blunders Easily with TOPO Point Delineation |
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| Contour Smoothing |
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| Break Line Toggle |
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| Contour Information Reports |
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| Surface Area / Plan Area / Cut & Fill Areas |
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| Volumes to a Border / Specific Elevation / Another Contour Surface |
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| Computes Net Volume / Cut Volume / Fill Volume |
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| Cut-sheet Report |
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| Generate Transects from Traverses / Lines / Polylines |
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| Slope Analysis |
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| Import / Export LandXML |
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| Cadastral Surveys (PLSS) | |||
| Ground distance and true bearings per PLSS |
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| PLSS traverses, areas, COGO and drawings |
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| Single and Double Proportion with detailed report |
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| Grant and Irregular Boundary adjustments with detailed report |
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| Offset random line to true line |
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| Import GMM Township record files, automatically create traverse, auto-plot |
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| Medial Lines |
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| Cadastral videos, learning guide, sample surveys, drawing templates, blocks |
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| Point Codes | |||
| Point Code View-List Codes & Descriptions |
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| Build New Code Tables from Existing Data-Instantly |
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| Update Existing Traverses with New Points & Codes |
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| Assign Drawing Settings to Codes for Feature Mapping |
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| Copy Drawing View Settings Between Codes |
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| Assign Survey Point Properties |
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| Point Code Alias |
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| Manage Multiple Code Tables |
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| Supports Most Data Collector Codes |
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| Plat Checking | |||
| Traverses from CAD Lines / Text / Points |
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| Insert Traverse Command |
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| Traverses Manager-Closure Information |
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| Electronic Plat Checking Booklet (PDF) |
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| Multiple Drawings | |||
| Display Traverse in Temporary Drawing or Share Permanent Drawing |
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| Unlimited Number of Drawings per Survey |
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| Duplicate / Rename Drawings |
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| Drawings | |||
| Uses QuickView Technology for Fast, Accurate, Up-to-date Drawings |
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| Include Complete Survey or Selected Traverses |
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| Center Drawing at Maximum Scale on Any Page |
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| Rotate Drawing on the Page-North Arrow Tracks Automatically |
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| Set Point Symbols / Line Types / Labels / Colors-Globally / by Traverse / Individually |
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| Hatching & Filling |
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| User-defined Hatching |
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| Zoom Page / Extents / Window / Previous / In / Out |
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| Pan with Drag-n-Drop |
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| Paper Space / Survey Space Modes |
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| Hide / Show Objects |
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| Edit Individual Object Properties (Font / Size / Line Type / Symbol / etc.) |
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| Cut / Copy / Paste Text to and from Other Programs |
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| Select Multiple Objects |
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| Trim / Rotate / Resize Symbols |
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| Ortho Mode |
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| Drafted Lines |
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| User-defined Line Types |
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| Variables for File Name / Drawing Scale / Drawing Data / More |
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| Rounded Rectangles |
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| Rotate Rectangles |
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| Interactive COGO Tools |
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| Find Point Command |
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| Repeating Commands |
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| Create Traverses from Drawing View |
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| Erase Multiple Objects |
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| White or Black Background |
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| Traverses can Share Permanent Drawing |
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| Delineate Traverses and/or Points |
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| Gap Point Type to Not Draw Line |
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| Spell Check-Individual Objects / Selected Objects / Entire Drawing |
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| Store / Recall Traverse / Drawing Settings by Name |
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| Traverses from CAD Lines / Text / Points |
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| Insert Traverse Command |
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| User-defined Grid |
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| Insert Legal Description |
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| User-defined Symbols |
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| Offset Lines Graphically |
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| Drawing Commands | |||
| Nested Commands |
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| Multi-level Undo |
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| Step-by-step Prompts |
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| Enter Exact Values or Place with Mouse |
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| Horizontal & Angled Text |
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| Leaders with Choice of Arrows |
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| Move / Edit Traverses |
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| Text Box with Word-wrap & Resize |
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| Curved Text, Auto-Curved Text |
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| Outlined Fonts / Text Borders |
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| Insert Picture Files-JPG / BMP / GIF / ICO / TIF / EMF / WMF / PNG |
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| Dynamic Offsets |
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| Dynamic Object Labels |
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| Dynamic Dimensioning |
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| Label Interior Angles |
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| Single & Continuous Lines |
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| Snap to Insert / Mid / End / Perpendicular / Intersection / Tangent |
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| Snap to Nearest |
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| Object Snap |
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| Arcs / Circles / Rectangles |
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| Polylines with Optional Forced Closure / Hatching & Filling |
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| Polyline Smoothing |
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| Rotate / Translate / Duplicate Traverses |
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| Align / Space Text & Other Objects Evenly |
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| Trim / Extend / Break / Copy objects / Fillet / Chamfer |
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| Convert Drawing Objects to Survey Points |
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| Graphic Offset Tool |
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| Drawing Codes (Begin / End Line / Close / Rectangle / Continue) |
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| Groups & Blocks | |||
| Supports CAD Blocks & Nested Blocks |
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| Edit / Resize / Rotate Blocks |
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| Force a Block to a Single Color |
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| Convert a Block to a Group |
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| Edit Individual Group Members |
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| Insert Objects Into a Drawing |
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| Insert an Object Multiple Times | |
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| Group / Ungroup Objects |
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| Explode Blocks |
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| User-defined Blocks |
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| Retrieve & Re-use Blocks from any CAD Drawing |
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| Choose ‘Share File With Others’ to Include All Block Definitions in File |
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| Lot Labels | |||
| Automatic or User-defined Lot Labels |
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| User-defined Font / Size / Color / Decimal Places |
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| Acres / Hectares / Square Feet / Square Meters |
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| Automatically Centers Lot Label & Area in Lot |
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| Copy Lot Settings from One Lot to Another |
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| Hide Lot Label Layer |
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| Layers | |||
| Export Layers in DXF / DWG Files |
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| Edit Layers On / Off, Freeze / Thaw, Lock / Unlock, Notice / Ignore, Current, Rename, Add / Delete, Forward / Backward, Isolate / Restore |
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| Isolate a Single Layer |
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| Ignore Layers |
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| Add & Delete User Layers |
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| Control Object Properties by Layer |
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| Right-click any Object to Access its Layer |
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| Convert all Objects on a Layer to Survey Points |
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| Background Layer |
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| Pictures | |||
| Insert pictures into drawings: JPG, GIF, BMP, EMF, WMF, PNG, TIF, ICO, PNG / World Files |
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| Overlay survey on background picture |
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| Geo-reference picture to survey |
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| Resize / Stretch pictures |
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| Crop / Flip / Mirror / Rotate pictures |
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| Pictures Rescale with Survey (Optional) |
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| Export Drawings as JPG, GIF, BMP, EMF, WMF, PNG, TIF, ICO, PNG / World Files |
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| Include Pictures in DXF / DWG Files |
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| Enhanced Hatching | |||
| Solid / Hatch Pattern / Bitmap |
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| Predefined Patterns & Bitmaps |
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| User-defined Hatching |
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| Fill Entire Traverses |
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| Clear Hatching Around Text |
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| Associative Hatching Changes with Objects / Traverses |
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| Fill Rectangles, Circles, Polylines, Smoothed Polylines |
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| Append to Smart Legend |
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| Drafted Line Types | |||
| 50+ Predefined Line Types |
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Embedded Text –[Utility]–, Symbols  , Markers –X–X– |
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| Patterns —- — —- — |
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| User-defined Line types |
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| AutoCAD Compatible Patterns |
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| Smart Drawing Objects | |||
| Smart Borders |
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| Smart Title Blocks |
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| Smart Line Labels |
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| Smart Point Labels |
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| Smart Lot / Area Labels |
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| Smart Scale Bars |
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| Smart Legend |
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| Smart Line / Curve Tables |
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| Smart Point / Coordinate Table |
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| Smart Lot Table |
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| Drawing Templates | |||
| Default Template |
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| Template Resizes to any Page Size / Orientation Automatically |
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| Save any Drawing as a Template |
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| Edit Existing Templates |
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| Import Template into Existing Drawing |
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| Object Library | |||
| Preview Symbols for Selection |
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| Organize Symbols in Folders |
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| Dozens of Point Symbols Included |
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| North Arrows / Borders / Title Blocks / Scale Bars Included |
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| Traffic Symbols Included |
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| Sample Stamps & Logo Symbols Included |
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| Standard BLM Corner Symbols Included |
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| User-defined Line types |
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| User-defined Hatching |
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| User-defined Symbols & Blocks Using DXF |
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| Retrieve & Re-use Symbols from Any CAD Drawing |
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| Traversing | |||
| Control / Topo / Deeds / Foundations / Features / Areas |
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| Predefined & User-defined Traverse View Formats |
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| Alpha / Numeric Point Labels |
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| Raw Closure / Relative & Linear Error / Area |
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| Set Closed Loop Tolerance |
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| One or Two Lines per Point |
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| Closure Information Available in Traverses Manager |
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| Predefined & User-defined Drawing View Traverse Format |
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| Adjust XYZ / Angles / Undo |
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| Point-by-Point Adjustment Details |
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| Precision Tool (Adjustment) |
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| Adjust Curvature & Refraction / Scale Factor |
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| Notes |
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| Traverse Operations | |||
| Insert / Append / Delete / Edit Points |
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| User-defined Reusable Formats |
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| Edit Raw Data |
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| Recompute from Raw Data |
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| Compare Raw Data with Adjusted/Inverse Data |
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| Use Equations to Enter Data |
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| Display Traverse in Temporary Drawing or Share Permanent Drawing |
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| Find Point Command in Traverse/Point Views |
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| Gap Point Type to Not Draw Line |
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| Store/Recall Traverse/Drawing Settings by Name |
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| Copy Points from one Traverse to Another |
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| Re-label Points for Export to Data Collector |
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| Duplicate / Copy Traverses |
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| Precision Tool (Adjustment) |
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| Files (not listed elsewhere) | |||
| Adobe PDF Export |
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| User-Defined ASCII Coordinates |
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| User-Defined Raw Data Files |
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| MS Excel CSV |
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| MicroSurvey Field Genius |
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| AutoCAD R9-2015 DXF |
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| AutoCAD R11-2015 DWG |
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| Shape Files |
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| SDR / TDS |
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| Direct Connection to Data Collector / Total Station / Laser |
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| Files Transfer: Ymodem / Kermit / Text |
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| TDS RW5, RAW, CR5, Binary CR5 |
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| Carlson Surv CE RAW, Binary CRD |
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| Trimble Business Center |
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| Leica / LisCAD / Pentax |
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| Nikon RAW V2.0 |
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| Criterion / Impulse / Range-Range / Reverse Direction |
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| Garmin GPS Waypoints / Routes / Tracklogs / Text / E-Trex (Serial Connections Only) |
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| SMI Coordinates or Raw Data |
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| Trimble 5600 Series Total Stations |
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| Topcon GTS Series Total Stations |
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| Thales Navigation Z-Max Raw Data |
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| CST / Berger / Geodimeter 600 |
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| MicroStation V7 / V8 DGN |
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| DCA R10 |
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| Pacsoft CRD & PDT |
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| C&G CRD (Binary) & CGC (Binary) |
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| Reports | |||
| Edit / Print / Copy / Paste |
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| Coordinates / Traverses / Raw Data / Raw Closure |
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| Survey Summary |
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| COGO Summary |
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| Insert Any Report into Any Drawing |
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| Spell Check All or Portion of Report |
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| Save / Recall / Edit Reports |
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| Station / Offset |
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| Multiple Traverses |
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| Angle Sets | |||
| Compute Angle Sets |
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| Report Angle Set Errors |
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| Multiple Sets |
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| Enter Angle Sets: BFBF / BBFF / BFFB / BF2 / BF4 |
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| Elevations | |||
| Positive & Negative Instrument Height |
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| Positive & Negative Target Heights |
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| Benchmarks |
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| Protect Elevations Manually or as Entered |
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| 3-Dimensional Drawing Objects |
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| Search / Replace / Sort / Query | |||
| Find Matching Point Labels & Descriptions |
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| Replace Text in Descriptions |
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| Select Points by Proximity to a Known Point |
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| Select All Points in a Range |
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| Select Points by Matching Text |
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| Select Points by Tags |
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| Sort Points to Nearest Neighbor |
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| Windows Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10 |
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| On-Line HTML Help |
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| Download Web Updates |
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| Getting Started / Learning Guide |
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| Electronic Manuals |
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| Network File Sharing / File Locking / Printing |
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| Electronic Plat Checking Booklet |
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| Live Presentation |
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| Network/Site Licensing Available for Three or More Licenses |
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| Educational License Available | |
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| Perpetual license with TPC Connection (Special Offers may be available) |
$800
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$1,400
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$2,000
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| Perpetual 3-Seat license with TPC Connection (Special Offers may be available) |
$1,500
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$3,000
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$4,500
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| Subscription $/mo (3 month increments) | $40 | $60 | $80 |
Updates & Upgrades – Please refer to Traverse PC’s Update and Upgrade policies as well as the individual product pages (Special Offers may be available)