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TBC Tip #240: Automatic Mining Breakline Extraction

By Anna Zapel posted 5 days ago
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Hello TBCers! Did you know that TBC offers a powerful feature to automatically extract breaklines from point clouds captured in open-pit mines? This tool allows you to efficiently manage open-pit mine data is crucial for ensuring safety and conformance to design parameters. Follow these steps to streamline your workflow. To begin this workflow, open your TBC project with the processed point cloud of your mine: Specify which section of the mine you are analyzing by creating a polyline that defines the section of the mine you want to report on. Select “Polyline” from the Lines section under the CAD tab. Name the polyline, create ...
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TBC Tip #239: What’s New in the TBC Mining Subscription

By Anna Zapel posted 13 days ago
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The new TBC Mining subscription is a specialized software edition designed and tailored to enhance the functionality for above and underground mining surveys, construction, and geotechnical operations. TBC Mining gives mine surveying professionals one single office software to perform all data processing, management, and delivery. Here’s a look at the latest features and capabilities for open-pit workflows and underground workflows: Enhanced design conformance TBC Mining has built-in workflows to identify and report discrepancies between as-builts and design. It provides reports on overdig, underdig, and in-pit volumetrics Mine slope ...
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TBC Tip #238: Batch Processing Mobile Mapping Data

By Anna Zapel posted 20 days ago
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Hello TBC’ers! Did you know that you can set up routines that automate typical operations on MX9, MX50, MX60 and MX90 datasets? Well you have got to check out the Batch Project tool in Trimble Business Center! Using this tool you can automatically generate scans, classify scans, colorize scans, and export to the available formats (TMX, TopoDot, Las, Solv3D). These routines can be created by defining the parameters, and exported for later use or imported if it exists. Batch processing can significantly streamline your workflow when dealing with large volumes of mobile mapping data. Each batch can include: Many projects each with one mission, ...
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TBC Tip #237: Baseline Processing Reports and the Session Editor

By Anna Zapel posted 27 days ago
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Hello TBC’ers! TBC’s baseline processing report provides a comprehensive evaluation of the quality of your baseline processing. This report highlights the precision and reliability of your baseline processing, allowing you to make informed decisions about the quality of your data. You can even switch off specific GNSS satellites or clip off regions of bad content to ensure the highest accuracy in your GNSS data. To begin this workflow, import your drone UAS data imagery into TBC within a defined geo-referenced coordinate system (don’t forget to set your coordinate system!) and follow these steps: Import your base station data in the form of ...
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TBC Tip #236: Editing Surfaces to Adjust Flat Triangles

By Anna Zapel posted 02-18-2025
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Hello TBC’ers! Have you tried out the “Adjust ‘flat’ triangles” property when building surfaces in TBC? This property helps to refine surface models by eliminating 'flat' triangles that can occur in areas with tight curvature. This adjustment ensures that triangles are connected to different lines rather than to themselves, resulting in a more accurate and visually appealing surface representation. Here is an example of flat triangles that we’d like to even out into a slope: To begin this workflow, open your TBC project containing all of your surface layers and follow these steps: Select the surface you wish to adjust. Right click in a ...
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TBC Tip #235: Editing Surfaces with Segment Length Override

By Anna Zapel posted 02-10-2025
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Hello TBC’ers! Did you know you can override the max segment length of your line strings in the properties pane? In places where you need more detail, you can quickly add more detail quickly by adjusting the max segment length in the Properties. This is especially useful in places with curves, specifically curves with a sharp elevation change or truly whenever you need to densify your surface and add triangles for additional detail. In this workflow, we will be adding detail to this surface: To begin this workflow, open your TBC project containing all of your surface layers and follow these steps: Select the break line line string at the ...
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File Explorer

By Vijay Raghunathan posted 02-05-2025
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We presume you liked the file explorer feature we released for the Siteworks, and Groundworks. We are happy to inform you that we are extending the feature to Earthworks as well. Now, w hen you select any E arthworks device from Account > Devices page, t he workflow starts with the ' Machine Data' folder . T his mimics the TCC file/ folder structure . You can then access the Project Library filespace from here. However, since TCC filespace is common for all machines, it shows up project s data across all machines in the account (and not specific to the ...
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TBC Tip #234: Ortho Lane Command

By Anna Zapel posted 01-30-2025
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Hello TBC’ers! Today we’re talking about the new OrthoLane command in Trimble Business Center v2024.10! The OrthoLane command in TBC allows you to create orthomosaics from back-facing Mobile Mapping cameras. This is particularly useful for generating high-quality orthomosaic deliverables and performing detailed crack analysis. Let’s dive into the workflow for using this command. Before you begin, it is worth noting that this command only works with data captured by a Trimble Mobile Mapping system with a back-facing camera as it is reliant on images from the back-facing camera, a generated point cloud, and a mobile mapping trajectory. Further, to ensure ...
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TBC Tip #233: Constraining Surface Meshes with Surface Boundaries

By Anna Zapel posted 01-23-2025
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Hello TBC’ers! Today we’re talking about how to leverage surface boundaries in Trimble Business Center to constrain the mesh to a given outer or inner boundary. Constraining your surfaces to known boundaries is crucial for maintaining better control over the accuracy of your volumetric calculations. If your design file overlaps an area of the generated surface that is interpolated rather than based on actual points, it can lead to inaccurate volume calculations . This is because interpolated data may not accurately represent the true surface conditions because the design surface may be compared to the estimated surface instead of the actual surface. This is ...
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TBC Tip #232: Validate Drone Data with Background Maps

By Anna Zapel posted 01-16-2025
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Hello TBC’ers! Today we’re talking about how to validate your drone data with background maps and the Reference Image Viewing Distance property in TBC. This is the easiest way to ensure your photogrammetry data is accurately imported and aligned with your area of interest. With TBC you can quickly verify that your drone data is correctly geo-referenced and positioned within the project area, identify and correct any misalignments or data import errors early in the workflow, and understand the spatial context of your project. To begin this workflow follow these steps: Import your drone data set into a defined geo-referenced coordinate system. ...
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TBC Tip #231: Shoulder Drop Off Analysis

By Anna Zapel posted 01-09-2025
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Hello TBC’ers! Today we’re talking about the new shoulder drop-off analysis feature. The Shoulder Drop Off Analysis feature enables users to identify and evaluate the vertical distance between the pavement surface and the adjacent shoulder. The tool can be used within the "Inspect Pavement Condition" command to isolate and analyze areas prone to shoulder drop-offs. This new workflow ensures road shoulders meet safety standards by identifying hazardous drop-offs and allows prioritization of maintenance activities for decision-making and compliance. To begin this workflow, import and process your mobile mapping data and follow these steps: In ...
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TBC Tip #230: Automatic Lane Line Extraction

By Anna Zapel posted 01-03-2025
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Hello TBC’ers! Happy New Year! Today we’re talking about the automated lane line extraction tool. The automation of the lane line markings extraction allows users to create lines that trace lane line markings with minimal manual input. The tool can be used within the “Inspect Pavement Condition” command to isolate the analysis area. This feature streamlines the process of creating accurate road markings for various applications, saving time and increasing the precision of your deliverables. To begin this workflow, import and process your Trimble Mobile Mapping data and follow these steps: In the Point Clouds tab navigate to the Extraction group ...
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TBC Tip #229: Save Linework Enhancement to Create Individual Linestrings

By Anna Zapel posted 12-20-2024
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Hello TBC’ers! If you’ve ever needed to provide clear site context for field staking or machine control, this tip is for you! By generating individual linestrings from a corridor surface, you can enhance both horizontal and vertical context for your field team. This workflow will enable you to generate linestrings that help visualize the surface and give horizontal context to your field team so they can easily collect vertical information from the underlying surface. To begin this workflow, select a surface you have created from an alignment and corridor and follow these steps: Go to Project Explorer and choose the surface you want linework ...
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TBC Tip #228: Orthomosaic from Facades Command

By Anna Zapel posted 12-12-2024
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Hello TBC’ers! In this tip, we’re jumping into the new Orthomosaic from Facades Command! This workflow is especially useful for accurately documenting building exteriors, creating detailed facade maps for inspections, or generating high-resolution images for architectural and construction purposes. Creating an orthomosaic from facades allows for precise and detailed visual representation of vertical structures. So let’s jump into it! To begin this workflow, import and process your drone images into TBC within a defined geo-referenced coordinate system and follow these steps: In the Photogrammetry tab, navigate to the Deliverables group and click ...
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TBC Tip #227: Vertical Shaft As-Built Verification

By Anna Zapel posted 12-06-2024
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Hello TBC’ers! Often in underground mining, we need to build vertical shafts for ventilation, access, and material transportation among many other functions! This is supported through surveying work especially in verification. So today, we’re diving into TBC’s vertical shafts verification tools. Using TBC, you can ensure that constructed vertical shafts align with design specifications, detect any deviations between the as-built condition and the design, and generate detailed reports documenting the verification process and results. To begin this workflow, import the scan data of the vertical shaft into TBC and and follow these steps: Create ...
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TBC #227: Trimble Business Center v2024.10 Release

By Anna Zapel posted 11-22-2024
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Hello TBC’ers! Trimble Business Center v2024.10 is now available! This new version carries many new improvements and with innovative features designed to streamline workflows, enhance data accuracy and boost productivity. Check out the new improvements on the TBC 2024.10 Release Notes , the What’s New in TBC v2024.10 Power Hour , and the TBC 2024.10 Read Me . Many of these new features will have their own tip in the coming weeks, but for now I am going to highlight my new favorite features and important changes: Enhanced GIS data sharing and interoperability capabilities between data providers and data consumers like Trimble, Esri, Civil ...
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WorksManager Remote Access for Earthworks Operator Screen

By Vijay Raghunathan posted 10-02-2024
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Today, for Earthworks machines, remote access is available only to the technician web user interface. Introducing remote access to Earthworks operator screen. This is now available for Trimble TD540, TD520 and TD510 displays. To access the feature, Install ScreenView app from App Central in the TD display Open ScreenView app, and grant device permissions in ‘Setup and Configuration’ section to enable remote view, and control ‘View permission’ to allow device to share its screen remotely ‘Remote control’ to allow device to be taken control of remotely ‘Keyboard control’ to allow remote keyboards to provide input ...
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WorksManager Remote Assist for Android Data Collectors

By Vijay Raghunathan posted 10-02-2024
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Today, remote assist is available for Windows data collectors. Introducing remote assist for Android data collectors. This functionality is available for any Trimble Android compatible data collectors (Trimble® TSC5 Controller, Trimble TDC6 Handheld Data Collector and Trimble TDC600 Handheld) and Android BYOD devices. To access the feature, Launch Trimble Installation Manager (TIM) and select Trimble Screen View. This is available for Trimble Siteworks Software v1.73 Open ScreenView app, and grant device permissions to enable remote view, and control ‘Allow notifications’ to allow device to send notifications ‘Allow ...
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TBC Tip #225: Reference Key of Reserved Classes When Training Models

By Anna Zapel posted 09-17-2024
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Hello TBC’ers! For those of you who are accustomed to training your own point cloud classification models, you may have wondered how to check what classification codes you can use for training your custom point clouds regions. TBC has a number of pre-trained classifiers such as outdoor (terrestrial), railway, etc. Each of these models classifies points into certain point regions. These regions have names and classification codes that are reserved for them. When you train your own classification model in TBC it is not recommended to use the reserved codes so that you do not overwrite existing classifications and maintain consistency in your projects. Below is ...
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Setting up a rebroadcaster using R750 or MPS566

By Simon Lightbody posted 09-01-2024
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Rebroadcasting is when an incoming internet based correction stream is transmitted over an internal or external UHF radio for local site machines and rovers. The internet source of corrections can be IBSS, VRS or any service supporting NTRIP Client Essential configuration workflow Configure the Operation Mode to ‘Radio’. This allows the internal radio to transmit. Configure the LTE modem if needed or connect to the internet using cabled ETH or Wifi Configure the IBSS/NTRIP Client On the I/O Radio configuration use the Relay function and choose the Input Source as the IBSS/NTRIP Client. Radio Operation Mode ...
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