12d Field

In this 12d Model Tech Forum session, Graham from 12d Solutions Sales and Support (Survey) provides a comprehensive overview of 12d Field v15, highlighting the major changes, new features, and workflow improvements designed to help surveyors beat the project clock.
This presentation covers the evolution of 12d Field since 2007, explains why version 15 represents a major step forward, and walks through key enhancements that improve set out, pickup, navigation pages, attributes, and field efficiency.

What you’ll learn in this video:
• A brief history of 12d Field and its client-driven development
• Overview of the new 12d Field v15 interface and theme
• Improved menu layouts and toolbar management
• Standardised and clearer attribute naming conventions
• Changes to measured, virtual, design, and set out points
• New definitions for vertical and perpendicular drops (V-drop & P-drop)
• Updated navigation pages and attribute displays
• Introduction of user-defined text in nav and info pages
• Renamed and clarified set out panels for better usability
• Enhancements to Helmert resection and control management
• Redesigned set out panels for consistent workflows
• New options for offset, shift, and tri-mesh edge set out
• Major improvements to SDR pickup workflows
• Faster pickup using grid-based code selection
• Measure & store vs measure & record functionality
• Combining set out and pickup in a single workflow
• Improved pavement pickup and conformance workflows
• Overview of traverse pickup improvements
• New project start, auto-save, and XML export options

This session is ideal for surveyors, civil professionals, and 12d Field users looking to understand what’s new in version 15 and how these updates improve accuracy, clarity, and productivity in the field.

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