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Common/Shared Functionality

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CAD


CAD Editing Tips and Tricks
AutoCAD Point Block Examples
Understanding and Using Linestrings
CAD Command Line Quick Reference Guide
Regular Expressions Worksheet

Data Exchange


Importing LandXML with Layers
Working With AutoCAD and Civil 3D Files
Data Exchange from Quadri to TBC
Data Exchange from TBC to Quadri
Combining SX10 & X7 data - Process Tear-down
Bentley-Trimble Workflow
TRD - Exporting Data To AutoCAD DWG Files

Data Prep

Data Prep Overview
Vertical Design - Intersecting Lines
Smart Text Codes

Drafting


Drafting Tools in TBC v5.0
Big Sheet - Metric - Cross-Sections
Big Sheet - US Feet - Cross-Sections
US Foot - Basic ANSI and ARCH Plan Sheets
01 - ARCH Size Drafting Templates
01 - ARCH Size Drafting Templates - Updated

General


Custom Ribbon Layout For v5.1
TBC v5.00 Commands by Edition and Module
Coordinate Systems Use

Graphic & Views


Vertical data investigation - Process Tear-down

The Best $30 You Will Ever Spend (Mouse)
Buying a New PC to run TBC v5

Installing & Licensing


Troubleshooting TBC Installation Problems
Installation Guidelines and Troubleshooting
Commands by Edition and Module
TBC Version 5.0 Licensing and Warranty

Macros & Extensions


TML Update
TBC TMLs Forum

Other


Power User Group 2.0 Training Materials
PUG Training Materials from August 2018
Trimble Library - Videos That Help You Learn
TBC v5.0+ Useful Resources
New Messaging For Civil Engineering & Construction Software

Surfaces


Using Matrix Copy to Create a Triangle Mesh Overlay
US Feet Elevation (color map files)
US Feet Cut Fill
US Feet Color Range Mapping
Merging Multiple Surfaces In One Process

Technical Issues


Managing Your Data for Speed
Please Share Your Data
Blue screen | Windows 10 version 2004 (May Update)
TBC Enterprise Deployment
TBC HASP Troubleshooting

Geospatial & Surveying

GIS & Feature Coding


FXL Creation from scratch - Process Tear-down

Mobile Mapping & Monitoring


Control Surveying - Meeting Positional Accuracy Standards


Trimble Mobile Mapping Knowledge Base


TBC Monitoring Overview and Workflow
Monitoring with TBC Webinar
TBC Monitoring Tutorial VIdeo
Sample TBC Monitoring Data Set

Photogrammetry


Acquiring Orthoimagery from NYSGIS Clearinghouse and displaying it in Terramodel

Point Clouds


Advanced Point Cloud Modeling Techniques
Standard Resection Issues in TBC v5.32
Session 3 – Point Cloud Processing and Handling

Survey


Q&A: Combined Network Adjustment with Multi-Sensor Data
Improving your Cadastral Workflows
PC to DiNi workflow
Andreas Schutz's Master's Thesis (baseline processing)

Tunnels

TBC Tunneling Overview and Workflow
Trimble Tunneling Technology Webinar


TBC Power Hour: Tunneling Workflow

Sample TBC Tunneling Inspection Data Set


Sample TBC Tunneling TBM As-built Data Set

Civil Engineering & Construction

Alignments


Alignment Spiral Types and Our Support At Trimble
Set An Alignment Vertical from a .csv File

Construction Data


Working With SCS900 and Siteworks
Working with GCS900 and Earthworks Systems
Managing Point Data in SCS900 and TBC
New TCC - User Guide
How to work with SCS900 and an OHMEX Sonarmite echosounder
Differences in Road Surface Models between TBC, GCS900, and SCS900
VCL Design Best Practices and Troubleshooting

Corridors


Advanced Corridor Modeling
Trimble Access Roading and TBC
Corridors and Superelevations
Corridor With Stripping - Finished
Corridor with Stripping Example and Superelevation Review

Drill Pile Compact


Earthen Material Density & Volume States
Drilling and Piling Terminology
Defining Subsurface Strata & Drillholes
Subsurface Strata & Drillhole Data Entry

Mass Haul (Corridor)


Mass Haul Training Program
Using Regular Expression Wildcards for Cross-section Labels

Mass Haul (Site)


Mass Haul Training Program
Site Mass Haul Computations Overview