Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) announces that an upgrade to its 3D-MC machine control software – v10.0 for 3D-MC – is now available.

Mark Larranaga, TPS manager for construction software, said, “This new software upgrade allows a whole new range of machines to be controlled via the same 3D-MC software as used for dozers, graders and excavators.”

He said, “These include wide concrete pavers (dual Millimeter GPS™ or dual LPS), milling machines and trimmers (both dual Millimeter GPS), trimmers (dual Millimeter GPS) and curb and gutter machines (single Millimeter GPS).”

Additional upgrade highlights include:

-- Improvements to screen colors and fonts enhance visibility in bright sunlight.

-- View menu enhancement now makes it possible to set the color of the surface in section/profile views independently of the plan view color. The new version also enables grade transition markers on/off for both road and TIN surfaces.

-- Customization of information displayed for all types of stakeout (surface check, point staking, road staking) including content and size and color of text.

-- Quick selection of non-Topcon RTK base stations.

-- Improvements to the management of very large topo survey data sets and to auto-topo logging at high speed (up to 5 points per second).