T3RRA Operator's Manual

Important: Please read this before using any of our software products. T3RRA Operators Manual © 2...

Mark Twain and Will Rogers shared the sentiment, “Buy land, they’re not making it anymore”. We ca...

Supported equipment and tasks Use T3RRA In-cab Software on supported construction, landforming an...

Compatible hardware and display T3RRA in-cab software runs on any 64-bit Windows 11 PC, whether a...

Accurate machine control relies on the entire landforming system, not on T3RRA software alone. T3...

John Deere iGrade™ is integral to the T3RRA machine-control solution. T3RRA software provides ter...

Starting T3RRA Software Most installations are configured to start T3RRA software automatically w...

T3RRA software is typically installed and configured by your authorised T3RRA dealer as part of s...

T3RRA releases regular software updates to improve reliability, add features and enhance compatib...

Transitioning from T3RRA Cutta V1 to T3RRA Cutta V2 has been designed to be as straightforward as...

As-Applied: The field's current state as work progresses, also called As-Built. As earthworks are...

The Main Page appears when T3RRA software opens and when you select New Project within the Wizard...

T3RRA software uses the T3RRA Project File ( .tci) as its native project format. Data from suppor...

The native project format for T3RRA software is the T3RRA Project File ( .tci). Before using data...

Load proj. button Use Load proj. to open an existing T3RRA project ( .tci) from the standard proj...

Saving a project retains its survey, design and other associated data so you can close T3RRA soft...

Application tab settings Units Language changes the application language. Length selects the dist...

Machine tab settings. Look ahead delay time To control blade height, the software receives an ele...

Project tab in Settings. Changes in the Project tab do not apply to a project that is already ope...

Blade shift increment Blade Shift Increment sets the height adjustment applied by the up/down ele...

GPS connection settings GPS settings with Raw GPS Data displayed. GPS displays the COM port used ...

Advanced tab in Settings. Logging Enable GPS data log Keeping this enabled is highly recommended....

The Wizard contains T3RRA software’s primary tools for surveying, designing and implementing. The...

Several buttons appear on multiple wizard pages. The reference below shows the tools and any limi...

There are several ways to zoom the map. Pinch to zoom Use a two-finger pinch on the screen: move ...

Image overlays imports geo-referenced image data into a field. To access the image overlay, press...

Mode 2D View displays the map as a 2D aerial view by default. 3D View shows terrain as small hill...

The GPS information button is in the lower-right corner of the screen. It shows your current lati...

Markers identify points of interest at user-selected locations on a design. A marker can also ser...

On the Surveying and Implementation screens, Start, Pause, and Stop control the beginning and end...

These tools are available in the Collection and Surfacing stages when drain survey points exist. ...

When surveying or implementing, four options control how the vehicle location is tracked on the s...

When surveying or implementing in 3D, choose between two tracking options: Follow Tractor and Sto...

To capture the current screen, press the camera button at the top right of any mapping window. A ...

The Battery level indicator is at the top right of the screen, next to the screenshot button. It ...

The ‘Collection’ wizard step allows you to collect elevation heights from your field. This is don...

Open the Collect Wizard If you are at the Main Page and want to begin surveying first press the ...

When you enter surveying you will be in Field surveying mode (except in T3RRA Ditch where Drain s...

The Magic plane is a shortcut method for creating a plane of survey points without actually havin...

T3RRA has a drain collection mode that you must use when surveying drain lines. The button is at ...

Boundary surveying allows you to survey the outer perimeter of a field which can be used for Desi...

No matter what type of surveying you are doing you are able to implement guidance lines on the su...

Tips for Collecting Elevation Data Use a vehicle where the GPS-to-ground offset will remain const...

T3RRA Survey allows you to bring data in from additional survey types. When you hit the “start” b...

In the top left of the screen, after a GPS error is encountered, an INFO hint will be shown. Tapp...

"Surfacing" is a term used to describe the process of creating a continuous map (i.e., a “surface...

If the automatically generated search radius does not achieve what you expect it is possible to m...

'Inline Offset', also known as 'Fix Lag', is a surfacing tool that assists in making corrections ...

This is a concept that can be confusing at first. When you surface a set of collected survey poin...

During surveying and surfacing, there are various different ways to edit/remove drain and survey ...

During surveying and surfacing, there are various different ways to edit/remove drain and survey ...

Measure twice, cut once.  It’s an old maxim but a good one. You can do as many designs as you wan...

One of the many unique features of the T3RRA product suite is our inclusion of a rainfall simulat...

To create regions, press the ‘Regions’ button (regions are not available in drain related functio...

Press the 'i' button to view earthwork details. Note: pressing within the ‘Info’ text box will ex...

In some tools that require a value to be input a calculator will be available. The purpose of the...

 Select the 'Best-fit' button to create a plane of best fit for a field. Video: Watch the Best-fi...

'Multi-fit' creates an optimized non-linear surface with slopes between the entered minimum and m...

Select the 'Smooth' button to create a more regular surface with fewer and more gradual hummocks ...

 Select the 'Offset' button to raise or lower the surface height of a field or  region. This can ...

When designing drains, there are several aspects that you will find that are across all the diffe...

You can use Auto-Drains to automatically generate drain paths for wet areas in your field. It wil...

This design tool allows for simple design of many parallel drains at once.  Watch the Pattern Dra...

Drain paths can be created by: Surveying them in the 'Collection' wizard step Importing them Usin...

'Levees' allows you to create repeating or singular levees at set elevations. Levees can be added...

Remember that guidance lines are only available for Drains and Levees. Should you wish to export ...

Once satisfied with your design surface and/or drain.  1. Select the 'Return' button. (Top right ...

'Terraces' allows you to create Guidance curves to mark terraces for erosion control. When you fi...

When you begin implementation of your design, the display will show a cut/fill map as well as too...

Important: Before work can begin, the system must be “zeroed”. Both the T3RRA software and iGrade...

T3RRA software is capable of sending cross slope commands to iGrade™. It can operate automaticall...

The blade shift buttons in T3RRA Cutta and T3RRA Ditch serve to manually shift the height of the ...

In the upper left corner of the screen more information is shown about current ground height, des...

In the upper right of the screen are 2 percentage counters that show the amount completed. These ...

At the left side of the map screen there is a grouping of up/down chevrons that show the current ...

GPS status indicators When you are implementing a design, each implement will appear as a triangl...

When implementing the display will show a cut/fill map by default. The Cut/fill map will be displ...

Displaying the drain profile When implementing a drain you are able to bring up a display on the ...

T3RRA Software implementation startup instructions for UCC1 Drive to a zero cut/fill area and pla...

Earthmoving has three states: What you started with. What you intended to do. What you actually d...

The Dynamic Blade Limit depends entirely on “As-applied” functionality. If “As-applied” is not ac...