They are now expanding its features to include options for remote storage and sharing of jobs (doing this for awhile). I would like to see them bring in more of the features in their Realworks (modeling software) but that comes with a hefty price also. This is a question for a Trimble dealer who will go through your needs and get you the functionality your organization needs.
They are incorporating machine control and other features that will benefit earthwork folks. It's sold by the license and they range from 0 to over 20k USD depending on functionality, if your business will use many licenses you can negotiate a bulk rate. I think it has potential and its heading in the right direction but it does not replace your cad (although you can do linework etc). It is a bit clunky to me but its easy to figure out. I have used its surface features (doesnt touch Civil 3D) but for simple quantities and earthwork its pretty cool. Don't get me wrong, if you already have the goods (R10, VX, etc etc) then by all means explore the software. It does some pretty cool stuff but in IMHO I am not sure its worth the cost. As they push their Trimble Vision I see the incorporation in TBC. With the new releases you can see they are trying to expand the robustness of the software. Our other instruments are all Sokkias running onboard SDR software, if we were to change over completely to TBC we would need to be able to import SDR files to the software, at the moment I can't find a way to do this. Is it worth trying to use TBC for all of our projects or will it just needlessly complicate smaller jobs?Īlso in experimenting with TBC I have found that it seems to have very limited import options. One of our instruments has been optioned with Trimble Vision and our intention is to eventually be able to supply photographs overlayed with survey information to clients. We also fairly regularly prepare facade surveys or large scale Detail Surveys which would benefit from some of the features of TBC. Edit, process, and adjust data from all Trimble surveying instruments.Main Features:- Import and review field data from Trimble Access, Trimble Survey Controller, and Trimble Digital Field Book.
Our current office software is simple but more than capable for this work. Trimble Business Center is a powerful surveying application that is the perfect desktop complement to Trimble's full range of survey solutions.
We just purchased our second Trimble S6 and were given a free licenced copy of TBC to experiment with.Īre there any surveyors out there using TBC for simple residential projects? The majority of our work is restricted to Contour/Topo Surveys, Setout Surveys, As Built Surveys and Subdivisions on small residential lots.