Topcon Ribbon for AutoCAD: Overview

Options Overview

• MAGNET Office Tools will add the Topcon ribbon into the AutoCAD user interface
• Users can work into a Logged in and a Logged out state
• The Logged in state requires an active MAGNET Enterprise subscription

Logged Out Functionality

• Export to local computer only
• No sharing though MAGNET Enterprise
• Create a MAGNET Field job (*.mjf)
• Create Topcon machine control files of:  Project (*.tp3), Points (*.pt3), Linework (*.ln3), and Surface (*.tn3)

Logged In Functionality

• Single click-and-share directly from AutoCAD to your active job sites
• Constant and secure collaboration with all project team members
• Instant upload as either a DWG, Topcon machine control (*.tp3), MAGNET Field job (*.mjf), as well as any other file type.

• Topcon Exchange for AutoCAD will add the Topcon ribbon into the AutoCAD user interface
• Users can work into a Logged in state only

• The Logged in state requires an active MAGNET Enterprise subscription

Logged In Functionality only

• Export to local computer only
• Create a MAGNET Field job (*.mjf)
• Create Topcon machine control files of:  Project (*.tp3), Points (*.pt3), Linework (*.ln3), and Surface (*.tn3)
• Single click-and-share directly from AutoCAD to your active job sites
• Constant and secure collaboration with all project team members
• Instant upload as either a DWG, Topcon machine control (*.tp3), MAGNET Field job (*.mjf), as well as any other file type.

• The AutoCAD application needs to be installed first
• MAGNET Office or Topcon Exchange for AutoCAD comes second
• Both applications cannot be installed simultaneously on one computer

Topcon ribbon missing

• Enter MENULOAD into the AutoCAD Command Line and hit Enter
• Click Browse...
• Browse to C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\ApplicationPlugins\MAGNETTools.bundle
• Open topcon_magnet.cuix

• Click Load
• TOPCON_MAGNET will be populated into the Customization Group
• Topcon ribbon will appear
• Click Close