How to Use TopCon GPS Gear!

[@jrig92]

Use the other satellites. It decreases the fluctuation quite a bit. You can shoot grade right beside a building, along the wall or under a narrow bridge. Helps a ton. Some HyperVRs have the tilt feature option as well. Helps a ton doing topo shots in big earth moving jobs. I mount the rover on the roof of the UTV and just turn on auto-topo. Saves a ton of time. 🤣

[@Sy-Con]

Chubet! Them surfaces only having points every so often at 40 mph in that side by side! 😂

[@heathguntyler]

We're running them now.

[@TitusAkpan-p2m]

Very informative

[@EricWoods-k8y]

That’s pretty cool, I would like to learn more about the gps system.

[@orvillevoyles9451]

Who is this bearded guy,, he seems to know his business

[@DandRoeOnthego]

I’m a grader operator and this is the same system we use. Do you know of a way to document a surface check? For instance, I need to show my GC that the dirt grade is off by comparing it to my surface. I can see when I perform a surface check that their grade isn’t correct, but do you know of a way to document this where it will show the cuts/fills and I can put it into email form? Thanks!

[@Sy-Con]

We run into the same problem all the time! Do you have access to magnet software thru topcon as well? I would shoot two different surfaces. Overlay them within 3D live to show the gc the difference. Let us know what you have and hopefully we can help. Better get thru his head now, because we a CO will wake everyone up. 🤣😂

[@DandRoeOnthego]

I don’t have access to magnet. I was able to build another surface and compare the 2 using Pocket 3D. It took me awhile because I’d never tried it before, and now I’ve got to figure out a way to convert it to a file type that I can email, but I’m on the right track! I’ll talk to the bossman about getting Magnet.

[@drewdearman4774]

@@DandRoeOnthego hey Dan, in the surface comparison function in Calc Wizard, there should be an option to download a text report you can export off P3D as a .txt or other format to show cut/fill #'s. Magnet has a ton of file export options in comparison to P3D. I don't believe you can export the graphical representation of the comparison, but if there was a separate office CAD program they could import your data There is a new version of Pocket3D out v15.2 that is friendly in the field aspect but similar. If you have an existing license for v12, you can have a fully activated v15.2 for no additional $. I sell Topcon 3DMC in the SE for validity lol. Hope this helps and I apologize in advance if you already knew some of that info

[@DandRoeOnthego]

⁠@@drewdearman4774Thanks for this info! I’ll look into v15.2

[@maryburleson612]

That's a lot of info!!!

[@joshuahughes3742]

How do you delete a control point?

[@garethrawlinson3744]

what is the software you are running on the FC6000?

[@Sy-Con]

Hey gareth! We run off the magnet system within Topcon. I hope that helps with your question! Stay tuned as well, because we have some major gps things in the works for you guys!

[@garethrawlinson3744]

@@Sy-Con its not magnet field though is it?!? doesn't look like it anyway, looks more like the machine control system than magnet field. Everything would be so much more simpler in magnet field.

[@MCBuildNH]

Now you need to install it on your machines

[@Sy-Con]

We have an D51exI dozer that is fully auto hydraulic, gps integrated. Unreal technology!

[@cyumadbrosummit3534]

People have been setting grade for thousands of year without all this confusion and computer programming.

[@Sy-Con]

Couldn’t agree more sir! The new generation of operators don’t have an understanding of anything your referencing. Would love to not have to but that’s what’s transpiring from my experience. 🤙

[@maryburleson612]

The bearded guy sounds like he's from the south??!