What a Year for the Australian TBC Power User Group!
Perth, Melbourne and a community that keeps sharing
2026 has been another great year for the Australian TBC Power User Group, bringing together passionate Trimble Business Center users from across the country. The TBC Power User Group (PUG) is about more than experts presenting on a topic. It’s also about the wider conversations that come up along the way.
Two events, two great rooms
This year we ran PUG events in Perth and Melbourne, both with strong attendance and plenty of detailed conversations, in the room and at the social functions.
We were joined by two Trimble guests: Ben Messer, TBC Product Manager, who travelled from the US, and Steve Sheppard from the local team. Both shared their knowledge and took on questions from the floor.
Real workflows, real feedback
Across both events, the discussions gave everyone a chance to explore workflows, discover different approaches and see how others are using TBC in the real world. Attendees also passed feedback on Trimble workflows and local requirements directly to the development team.
Whether the topic was surveying, construction, reality capture, processing, automation or new functionality, there was always something useful to take away.
“It’s great to see the Trimble team make their way to Perth. The PUG is a chance to see where Trimble is heading and align yourself early. The biggest benefit is when you have a specific issue: you can discuss it with the team and get instant feedback, often finding they already have a fix, or that another surveyor has shared theirs. The 1% gold nuggets are great, and the practice datasets are realistic.
“The beers are very good too.”
The real success is the people
It’s the questions, the discussions and the willingness to share both the wins and the challenges that make these sessions worthwhile.
The PUG has been running for several years now, and some attendees have come back every year to pick up those “one percenters” that take their workflows to the next level. A small tip or a different approach to a problem can have just as much impact as a major new feature.
Thank you
Thank you to everyone involved in the Australian TBC Power User Group this year: the presenters, the question-askers, and everyone who contributed ideas or joined the conversation. Your involvement is what makes the group work.
It’s been fantastic to see the Australian TBC community continue to connect and share knowledge.
Here’s to an even bigger 2027!
Five TBC “one percenters” to try this week
Let your feature codes do the drawing
A well-built FXL (feature definition library) means symbols and linework follow the attributes in your field codes. A drill hole, a rivet and a nail each draw correctly without manual edits, so your drafting is faster and more consistent.
Try it: pick one point code you use often and check whether its symbol can change based on an attribute.
Combine your data, then let the checks work for you
Bring total station, GNSS and level data into one project. The combined adjustment shows where the weak spots are before they reach your deliverables.
Try it: on your next job, bring in all three data types before you adjust, and review the results before building deliverables.
Template anything you do twice
Set up drafting templates and customised reports once, then reuse them. It's a few minutes of setup that saves hours across a year of jobs.
Try it: save your next drafting setup or report layout as a template for the whole team.
Learn the CAD command line
Typing a command is often faster than hunting through menus. Pick two or three commands you use every day and make them second nature.
Try it: write down your three most-used commands and use the command line for them for a week.
Tidy your point clouds early
Use regional classification and density sampling before you start extracting features. Smaller, cleaner datasets mean smoother processing and fewer surprises later.
Try it: run classification and density sampling first, then compare file size and processing time.
Want more workflows built for Australia and New Zealand? Explore ANZ Workflows and the ANZ Toolbox, or visit the Help Centre for step-by-step guides.
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