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  1. -- 2.1 Tool Bars

  2. -- 2.2 Navigating In OptiSurface Designer

  3. -- 2.3 Auto-BackUp Files

  4. -- 3.1 File Menu

  5. -- 3.2 Edit Menu

  6. -- 3.3 View Menu

  7. -- 3.4 Tools Menu

  8. -- 3.5 Help Menu

  9. ---- 3.1.1 Import Existing Topography

  10. ---- 3.1.2 Import Background Image (Overlay)

  11. ---- 3.1.3 Import As-Built Topography

  12. ---- 3.1.4 Export Landform Design

  13. ---- 3.1.5 Export to OptiSurface Cloud

  14. ---- 3.4.1 Project Properties

  15. ---- 3.4.10 Subsurface Drainage Design

  16. ---- 3.4.11 Recalculate Cut/Fill

  17. ---- 3.4.12 Exaggerate Cut/Fill

  18. ---- 3.4.13 Haul Analysis

  19. ---- 3.4.14 Stripping Design

  20. ---- 3.4.15 Storage Volume

  21. ---- 3.4.16 Profile

  22. ---- 3.4.17 Breaklines

  23. ---- 3.4.18 Drawings

  24. ---- 3.4.19 Background

  25. ---- 3.4.2 Topography (Existing and Proposed)

  26. ---- 3.4.20 Options

  27. ---- 3.4.3 Drainage Analysis

  28. ---- 3.4.4 Runoff Analysis

  29. ---- 3.4.5 Furrow Irrigation Optimization (OptiIrrigate)

  30. ---- 3.4.6 Landform Design

  31. ---- 3.4.7 Rice Levee Design

  32. ---- 3.4.8 Ditch Network Design

  33. ---- 3.4.9 Contour Bank Design

  34. ---- 3.5.1 Purchasing Credits

  35. ---- 3.5.2 Activating Licenses and Credits

  36. ---- 3.5.3 Reviewing Current License and Credit Status/Balance

  37. ---- 3.5.4 Transfer Credits Off A Computer

  38. ------ 3.4.10.1 Optimize Pipe Depth

  39. ------ 3.4.10.2 Optimize Pipe Size

  40. ------ 3.4.17.1 Batter Breakline

  41. ------ 3.4.17.2 Design Breakline (OptiLine)

  42. ------ 3.4.6.1 Subzones

  43. ------ 3.4.6.2 OptiSurface 1Way

  44. ------ 3.4.6.3 OptiSurface 2Way

  45. ------ 3.4.6.4 OptiSurface 4Way

  46. ------ 3.4.6.5 OptiSurface Circle

  47. ------ 3.4.6.6 Design Zone Options

  48. 1 Introduction

  49. 1 Introduction

  50. 2 Getting to Know OptiSurface Designer

  51. 2 Getting to Know OptiSurface Designer

  52. 2.1 Tool Bars

  53. 2.2 Navigating in OptiSurface Designer

  54. 2.3 Auto-BackUp Files

  55. 3 Menus

  56. 3 User Input Dialog Boxes

  57. 3.1 Project Properties

  58. 3.2 Landform Design Parameters

  59. 3.3 Design Zone Properties

  60. 3.4 Drainage Analysis

  61. 3.5 Runoff Analysis

  62. 3.6 Topographic Surface Properties Dialog

  63. 3.7 Options Dialog

  64. 4 Troubleshooting

  65. 4 Troubleshooting

  66. 5 Surface Drainage Theory

  67. 5 Surface Drainage Theory

  68. 800ha OptiSurfaced for Lateral Move and Drip Irrigation

  69. 900 Acres: Cut that large survey down.

  70. Acceptable Minimum Slopes

  71. Accuracy of RTK and RTX GPS

  72. Activating OptiSurface Designer and Firewall Parameters

  73. Activating OSDv2.2 with New Credits

  74. Adding A Master Benchmark

  75. Adjust the Bands in the Legend

  76. Alignment of Furrow/Bed Direction with OptiSurface Design Mainslope Direction

  77. Are RTK Correction Networks Accurate Enough for GPS Landforming?

  78. Auto-Backup Files

  79. Balancing Earthworks in the Field

  80. Base Station and Line of Sight with the Scrapers

  81. Base Station Mobility

  82. Basic Optimum Surface Landform Design Procedure

  83. Belize Sugarcane Farm Development with OptiSurface

  84. Big Difference in Elevation shown in FmX

  85. Cabbage Farm Enhanced with OptiSurface

  86. Calculation Grid Spacing and Export Grid Spacing

  87. Can Drone Or LIDAR Surveys be used with OptiSurface?

  88. Can I Buy OptiSurface Designer Outright?

  89. Can I purchase more OptiSurface Credits at any time?

  90. Can I Survey with a GPS System on an ATV?

  91. Can I View DTM/Topography In Plan View Or 3D Type View When Doing A Design?

  92. Can OptiSurface handle curved rows in Drainage Analysis & Runoff Analysis?

  93. Can You Import Data Directly From GPS System?

  94. Cannot Access OptiSurface Designer

  95. Cannot Calculate with OSDv2.5

  96. Computer Change: How to Transfer Credits?

  97. Computer Only Running at 30% of the CPU Capacity

  98. Computer Operating Systems

  99. Connecting Pot Holes to Drains

  100. Consultant Testimonials

  101. Contractor Testimonials

  102. Converting Latitude/Longitude to Easting/Northing

  103. Coordinate System Differences with Different GPS Systems

  104. Credit Charge for New XYZ File

  105. Credit Charged Twice for the Same Field

  106. Dealer Testimonials

  107. Delete Points In The Topography: Window Delete and Polygon Delete

  108. Delete TIN Lines When A DTM Is Created

  109. Design for a 1000-Ha Field

  110. Designing a Field in Sections

  111. Designs Generated with OptiSurface Designer

  112. Difference Between Breaklines And Subzones

  113. Difference Between OptiSurface Designer Software and the Trimble and Deere Solutions

  114. Different Row Slope Directions In One Field

  115. Displaying Secondary Benchmarks

  116. Does A Normal UTM Zone Coordinate Need To Be Trimmed To x Digits?

  117. Does OptiSurface allow for multiple grade breaks per design, taildrains roads, pads etc?

  118. Dongle Or Licensing System

  119. Downloading Maps to the Equipment / Machine

  120. Drain Floor Control File

  121. Drain Side Batter Examples

  122. Drainage Analysis and Landforming for Vegetable Production in New Zealand

  123. Drainage Design Solutions of Different Topographies

  124. Draining Surface Water Using OptiSurface Designer

  125. Earthworks Conversion Chart (Metric to Imperial) & Planar/OptiSurface Comparison

  126. Editing Points

  127. Effects of Topsoil Removal and Redistribution on Irrigated Crop Production

  128. Erosion Control Banks & Waterway

  129. Error 5013: Activation Failed

  130. Error 5022: System Clock Invalid

  131. Error 9103: Exception Code 8 - Licence Validation Failed

  132. Error Code 2: OSD Activation Failed

  133. Error Code: ERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND

  134. Error Codes for Licenses

  135. Error R6030: CR7 Not initialized

  136. Example 1: Sugarland with OptiSurface1D

  137. Example 10: Canadian Special

  138. Example 11: Sweet Furrow

  139. Example 12: Berry Nice

  140. Example 13: Singhing About It

  141. Example 2: Smooth Curves with OptiSurface1D

  142. Example 3: African Pivot with OptiSurface2D

  143. Example 4: To Ditch or Not to Ditch using OptiSurface 4D

  144. Example 5: Lay of the Land with OptiSurface 4D

  145. Example 6: Arkansas Levees

  146. Example 7: Keytah Dryland

  147. Example 8: Midwest Classic

  148. Example 9: Moonie Moonscape

  149. Export Options for Data Layers

  150. Export Plane Design Not Working

  151. Export Proposed Topography to AutoCAD

  152. Export To Field Level .gps File From UTM Coordinate System

  153. Exporting an Image and Importing into APEX

  154. Exporting Data Out Of MyJohnDeere

  155. Exporting John Deere GreenStar Machine Data for OptiSurface

  156. Exporting Survey from TopCon AgForm3D for OptiSurface Import

  157. Exporting to Trimble FMX Field Level

  158. Failed to Write File Error

  159. Farmer Testimonials

  160. File Cannot Be Opened From USB/Network Devices

  161. French Manual for OptiSurface Designer

  162. Generating .ags OptiSurface File from AMW/AGPS

  163. Getting Rid with Undesirable Indicator

  164. Getting the Information to the GPS Units on the Scrapers in the Field

  165. GPS Accuracy Affected by Solar Activities

  166. GPS Base Station Setup For Best Vertical Accuracy

  167. GPS Coordinate System Check

  168. GPS Not Working For OptiSurface Cloud

  169. Grade Of Best Fit And Splitting The Field Into Boundaries

  170. Hardware List Providing the Best Service and Getting the Most out of OptiSurface Designer

  171. How Do I Get Started with OptiSurface Designer?

  172. How Easy is OptiSurface to Use for the Average Farmer?

  173. How Long Can I Use OptiSurface Designer?

  174. How Often Does The Earthworks Need To Be Done?

  175. How to Check Your OptiSurface Webstore Credit Count

  176. How to Check Your System Specification

  177. How to Rebench with Trimble Field Level II

  178. How to Survey a Field for Landforming Design

  179. How to Survey with Trimble WM-Survey

  180. How To Use OptiSurface Designer With John Deere iGrade Plane Control

  181. Implementing Designs for the Field

  182. Import Error for xyz File Due to Encoding Format

  183. Import Two or More Survey Files to Reach Minimum Area

  184. Importing Multiple Survey Files to OSD

  185. Importing Shapefiles into Trimble Displays for Guidance Lines

  186. Importing Survey Topography

  187. Importing Survey with File Name Including Special Characters

  188. Importing the gps File to Trimble FMX or FM-1000

  189. Incorrect Area in OptiSurface

  190. Introduction to OptiSurface Landforming

  191. Irrigation Analysis Setup Troubleshooting

  192. Is GPS Accurate Compared to Laser?

  193. Is OptiSurface Compatible with John Deere?

  194. Issues with French Language on Windows

  195. Joining multiplane.txt From Different Fields

  196. Landform Design Slopes and Smoothing

  197. Latest OptiSurface News Is On Twitter

  198. Legend Way Off Screen

  199. Loading .gps File into Trimble Field Level (FMX)

  200. Matching Trimble FMX to Support Control Grid Rotation

  201. Measuring Culvert Invert Level

  202. Minimum Area and Operation Cost of a Field

  203. Minimum Recommended Smoothing Distance For Export To Trimble Field Level 2

  204. Moving the Benchmark to Align with the Field with Trimble FM-1000 or FMX

  205. Navigation in with the User Interface

  206. No Master Benchmark on Imported Survey File

  207. North-East is on the Left Down Corner Instead of Right Up Corner

  208. Not Seeing the .gps File on Trimble FMX

  209. NRCS SCS Engineering Field Handbook

  210. One Base Station with Multiple Scrapers

  211. One or Two Scrapers

  212. OptiSurface and Auto-steer GPS: Key to Cost-Effective Erosion Control

  213. OptiSurface Cloud Link Not Working

  214. OptiSurface Designer and John Deere's APEX

  215. OptiSurface Designer Freezes On Importing a Survey

  216. OptiSurface Designer Import and Export Format

  217. OptiSurface Designer on Apple Computer

  218. OptiSurface Designer on Multiple Monitors or Display

  219. OptiSurface Designer on Windows 10

  220. OptiSurface Designer Release Notes

  221. OptiSurface Designer System Requirements

  222. OptiSurface In Press

  223. OptiSurface In Press: "Drainage Contractor"

  224. OptiSurface in Press: "Landwise Inc. - Integrated Stormwater Management"

  225. OptiSurface in Press: "Landwise Inc. - Mapping and Drainage Analysis"

  226. OptiSurface in Press: "Queensland Country Life"

  227. OptiSurface in Press: beyondagronomy.com - OptiSurface, revolutionary field drainage software

  228. OptiSurface in Press: Brownfield AgNews - The Benefits of Reshaping Fields

  229. OptiSurface in Press: Farm Forum Magazine

  230. OptiSurface in Press: Farms.com - GPS Landforming - Precision Agriculture's New Frontier?

  231. OptiSurface in Press: Landwise Inc. - Levelling with AGPSInc Dirt Pro

  232. OptiSurface In Press: OptiSurface User Nev Boland Shares Some Tips

  233. OptiSurface In Press: OptiSurface User Wade Bidstrup Shares His Experience

  234. OptiSurface in Press: PrecisionAg Buyer's Guide - How to Improve Farm Profit With GPS Landforming

  235. OptiSurface in Press: Using RTK Steering Data for Soil Erosion Control and Water Logging Prevention

  236. OptiSurface Incab Activation Steps

  237. OptiSurface Used to Improve Potato Production in Finland

  238. OptiSurface4D: Bounded By Ridges

  239. OSD Window Turns Black

  240. OSEng.dll Getting Quarantined by Anti-Virus

  241. Payments of Fields on OptiSurface Designer

  242. Post Landforming Assessment

  243. Print & Print Preview Not Working

  244. Print Size

  245. Printing the Maps

  246. Profile Line Not Working

  247. Proposed Topo and Cut Fill Isolines Don't Turn Off

  248. Purchasing New Credits to Unlock a Design

  249. Recent Knowledgebase Updates List

  250. Resolve OptiSurface Designer Graphical Issues or Crashing

  251. Reverse Grades to Main Slope

  252. RTK Base Station Distance for Earthmoving

  253. RTK Correction Networks Accuracy

  254. Runoff Analysis

  255. Runoff vs Slope

  256. Setting Graphics Card for OptiSurface Designer

  257. Settlement In Low Spots That Were Filled

  258. Showing Elevation Figures in Cut/Fill Map

  259. Slight Shift in Google Background Image

  260. Smoothing Distance

  261. Software License and Workstations / Machines

  262. Speed Up the Display Graphics (eg Zooming and Panning)

  263. Standard NMEA GPGGA txt File to Import into OptiSurface Designer

  264. Step-By-Step Drainage Analysis Procedure

  265. Step-By-Step Runoff Analysis Procedure

  266. Subzones Settings Over Ride Boundary Zone Settings

  267. Surface Irrigation Designs with Variable Slope

  268. Survey Exported from AMW/AGPS System Hundreds of Miles from Real Location

  269. Surveying a 1000-Ha Field

  270. Surveying With Any GPS Equipment and Exporting to a gps file for the Trimble FMX

  271. Terra Cutta Survey Export & OptiSurface Design Import

  272. The Benefits by Using OptiSurface Design Software

  273. The Disadvantage of Practicing Multiple Grade Designs

  274. Third Party Software Acknowledgements

  275. Training Topics

  276. Transferring the License to Another Computer

  277. Transforming UTM Topographic Data in CSV Format into XYZ Format

  278. Trimble Field Level II Do Not Show the .gps File

  279. Trimble FmX says "Too Far from Points"

  280. Trimble FMX User Guide

  281. Two Legends Visible

  282. Unable to Execute File; Code 14001

  283. Using an Old OSD File versus a New Survey

  284. Using the Lay of the Land to Let Water Drain From A Field

  285. Valley Subzone Not Behaving as Expected

  286. Water Control Structures

  287. Welcome New OptiSurface Designer Users

  288. What is an OptiSurface Credit?

  289. What Machine Control Hardware is OptiSurface Designer Compatible With?

  290. Why You Don't Want Ditches in Your Field...

  291. Working with OptiSurface and Topcon

  292. Would It Be Possible That The Numbers In The Boundary Zone Appear In The New Subzone Created?

  293. Zones Merge Together

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