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Hey TBC’ers! In underground mining and tunneling projects, visualizing the difference between the designed tunnel shape and the excavated reality is crucial. Today, we are exploring the Create Inspection Map command, a powerful tool within Trimble Business Center (TBC) for generating a map that visualizes the comparison between the designed tunnel mesh and the actual as-built mesh. Before generating the Inspection Map, you must have completed the tunnel design workflow, including the creation of the Design Mesh, and the tunnel as-built workflow, including the generation of the As Built Mesh from scan data points. See tip #248 for more information ...
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Hey TBCers! To configure your NVIDIA graphics card for optimal use with Trimble Business Center (TBC), especially when applying the MTA correction, follow these steps: 1. Open the NVIDIA Control Panel : From the pop-up menu in hidden icons, choose the NVIDIA Control Panel option. Or search “NVIDIA Control Panel” in your desktop search bar. 2. Manage 3D Settings : Once the NVIDIA Control Panel opens, select "Manage 3D Settings" from the "Select a Task" panel. 3. Adjust Global Settings Ensure you are on the "Global Settings" tab. From the "Preferred Graphics Processor" drop-down list, choose "High Performance ...
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Hey TBCers! If you have an underground mining project and you need to accurately determine the deviation between the planned design and the actual excavated surface captured by scan data, here is a critical tip for creating a Tunnel As-Built Mesh in Trimble Business Center. 1. Prepare the Data Views: Before extracting points, navigate to the Layer Manager and Enable Scans while simultaneously ensuring the existing Tunnel Mesh is Disabled . 2. Assign As-Built Points from Scan Data: Navigate to the Tunnels Tab – Reports Menu – Assign Tunnel Points. Click the drop down arrow and select “Assign As-Built Points”. ...
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Imperative to shut down user access to TCC Trimble Connected Community (TCC), the predecessor product to Trimble WorksManager, runs on legacy infrastructure that is highly vulnerable to external risks, non-scalable to future business/ technology improvements, and unmaintenable for development. In case you are a WorksManager user who doesn’t use TCC at all, this article DOES NOT apply to you and you can safely ignore reading further. For the others, this means we have an imperative to shut down user access to TCC Incremental/ iterative journey towards the goal In the journey towards that goal, as a first step, the access to all inactive ...
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Hello TBC’ers! This week we’re exploring the "Inspect Pavement Condition" command, a powerful feature for automatically identifying visible conditions on asphalt roadway pavement such as alligator and linear cracks, depressions, corrugations, rutting, potholes, and bumps. This tool extracts these conditions as features with attributes, allows for severity labeling based on the ASTM Pavement Condition Index, and can generate heat maps indicating elevation differences. The analysis results can be easily shared via a Pavement Condition Inspection report. To begin this workflow, ensure your mobile mapping data is imported and processed, then follow these steps: ...
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Hello TBC’ers! If you're ready to unlock the full potential of your point cloud data and go beyond standard classifications, these tips are for you! These insights will guide you in tailoring custom deep learning models to precisely identify objects unique to your projects. By focusing on data preparation, training optimization, and advanced settings, you'll learn how to build more accurate models faster, empowering you to tackle complex classification challenges with confidence. Understand Voxel Size Implications: While you need to select a voxel size, be aware that voxelization involves a balance between classification precision and sample size. ...
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HEB gave a presentation on the Napier 6 wharf construction which includes the block placement using a long reach HEX and TMC software. You Tube video of presentation
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Background Today, while designs can be published from WorksManager, a design of .vcl format can only be published from TBC. We're excited to announce the enhancement to directly upload .vcl design files into WorksManager! Workflow When creating a design, the .vcl format option is displayed. Select a .vcl file for either Machine Control or Data Collectors . Note that the option 'Publish to all' devices is turned off by default, and disabled. In step 2, the device list will display devices that are compatible with .vcl format design only. This includes Earthworks ...
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One of our CAS team members located a error where Trimble Groundworks failed to recognize a calibration file generated by Trimble Access. After speaking with the Product Management and Engineering teams it has been determined that calibration files generated by Trimble Access and utilize a geoid are unable to be referenced by Trimble Groundworks and Trimble Siteworks. The error comes from the Vertical Adjustment that references a geoid by the Grid File Name rather than the Geoid Name, causing a disconnect when referencing the CoordSystemDatabase.xml and trying to locate the correct geoid. For example; <Geoid> {{ <Name>GEOID18 (Conus)</Name>}} ...
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TBC Tip #245: Mine Design Conformance Report Hello TBC'ers! The latest release of Trimble Business Center (TBC) 2025.10 introduces a powerful new tool designed specifically for the mining industry: the Mine Design Conformance Report. This innovative feature empowers surveyors to evaluate mining extraction production in open-pit operations efficiently by comparing as-built surfaces with design surfaces. By identifying areas of overdig and underdig, surveyors can provide valuable insights to mine stakeholders, ultimately enhancing productivity and optimizing resource management. First of all, make sure you have a mining project open in TBC. ...
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Overview The Trimble Internet Base Station Service (IBSS) is being moved to a new technology stack — IBSS v2 . This shift will decouple IBSS from outdated cloud infrastructure and make the service more reliable and scalable. Furthermore, this upgrade uses common infrastructure with the Geospatial IBSS. This transition will occur on 5th July 2025 and applies only to customers WHO DON’T use shared bases/ rovers. F or customers using shared bases/ rovers, Trimble will be available to assist dealers in facilitating customer transitions to IBSS V2 at a convenient/ preferred time. For any questions/ concerns/ assistance around this transition, ...
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Effective May 20, 2025, we have introduced two new Trimble Connect subscription plans—Pro and Innovate—which replace the previous Business and Business Premium plans available for purchase on the Trimble Connect website . These new plans are designed to better meet the evolving needs of our customers. Below please find answers to Frequently Asked Questions about this change. Note: There are no changes to Trimble Connect Business and Business Premium purchases that you may have acquired directly from your sales representative or through your reseller. General Questions When did the new eCommerce plans launch? The Trimble Connect Pro and ...
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Storage Limits Introduced With Pro and Innovate Plans With the introduction of the new Pro and Innovate subscription plans on May 20, Trimble Connect is moving from unlimited storage to tiered storage limits per named user license. This change allows us to better manage increasing data volumes and offer pricing in accordance to your data usage needs. Note: These storage limits do not apply to Business, Business Premium, Project, or Enterprise subscriptions. Account-Level Aggregation The storage limits are defined at the license level but are aggregated (pooled) and shared across your entire account. This means that all users within ...
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Hello TBCers! If you haven’t explored the GIS Module in Trimble Business Center (TBC), now is the time! We've covered various aspects of how to work with GIS data sources , set up a GIS connection , download schemas as FXL files , create and edit feature definitions , upload features to a GIS source , and how to read (or download) features from a GIS data source . This week, let's delve into mapping metadata, a specialized area of the GIS workflow. First of all, it's good to know that there are some restrictions for the “Map Metadata” command: The GIS connection needs to be set up Mapping is only available ...
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Location and productivity data can now be sent in tag files from TMC to the Trimble Cloud for WorksOS TMC version 4.4.21.1 available from Trimble Installation Manager May 9th, 2025 TMC Configuration Instructions
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Hello TBCers! If you’re not using the GIS Module in TBC, you’ve got to check it out! We’ve talked about how to work with GIS data sources , set up a GIS connection , download schemas as FXL files , create and edit feature definitions , upload features to a GIS source , but today we’re jumping into how to read (or download) features from a GIS data source. To begin this workflow, open your TBC project and set up a GIS connection : Select Read Features from GIS in the GIS ribbon under Connection In the Connection drop-down list, select the data source connection you want to use. Use the Select drop-down ...
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Hello TBCers! Do you know how to create a mask for scan colorization of mobile mapping datasets in TBC? Colorizing laser point clouds using RGB values from imagery taken by your mobile mapping system can enhance the visualization of your data. To do this, you need to create a Mask that covers any undesirable areas, objects, and obstructions visible on the images so that the color information found on them will not be used for the colorization. To begin this workflow, open your TBC project with your processed mission trajectories: Select the Generate Scans command under the Mobile Mapping tab in the Processing group. Under the ...
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Preview a Design on a Background Map When viewing a design, it's crucial to understand its context on the actual construction site. The design preview background map feature provides this real-world information. In the Info pane for a selected design, you can see a map tile showing the design in the geographic context of the job site and the world. You can zoom, pan, and toggle between terrain and satellite imagery view modes in the preview. For more detail, you can open the preview in full-screen mode, where you can also orbit the default ‘bird’s-eye’ view and choose between orthographic and perspective modes. Prerequisites: an imported ...
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On June 3, 2025, the CAD Viewer (Beta) will be discontinued in Trimble Connect for Browser. . Please note this change if you were a beta user of this feature, which has been in testing since its introduction in 2021. How does this impact me as a Trimble Connect User? As of June 3, 2025, you will no longer be able to open and edit files (.dwg and .dxf file types) in the CAD Viewer. You will still be able to open .dwg files in Trimble Connect’s 2D Viewer / 3D Viewer and .dxf files using Connect’s 3D Viewer. None of the operations in Trimble Connect 2D Viewer or 3D Viewer will be blocked. Regards Darshan Rajaram Kamat (On behalf ...
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Hello TBCers! Today, we’re jumping into TBC’s tool to monitor slope conformance in open-pit mines. This is crucial for safety and operational efficiency. TBC allows you to generate detailed Mining Slope Conformance Reports, including slope cross-section details and heat maps. Follow these steps to create a comprehensive report and visualization in TBC. To begin this workflow, open your TBC project with the processed point cloud of your mine: Extract breaklines from your processed point cloud. Check out last week’s tip to dive into TBC’s automatic breakline extraction command . Use your automatically extracted ...
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