System requirements

Microsoft operating system:

Windows 11 (64-bit version)

Processor:

Dual-core 1.80 GHz or better minimum

Quad-core 3.0 GHz or better recommended (additional cores with hyper-threading support highly recommended for Aerial Photogrammetry and Scanning modules)

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K or equivalent for large Mobile Mapping data sets (for example, eight runs totaling 75 kilometers)

Important! Because components of TBC make use of Intel-only multi-thread processing, AMD Ryzen processors are not supported.

Random access memory (RAM):

4 GB or more recommended

32 GB minimum, 128 GB or more recommended for Aerial Photogrammetry and Scanning modules

196 GB DDR5 for large Mobile Mapping data sets (for example, eight runs totaling 75 kilometers). LIDARQC run alignment process requires a high amount of memory for alignment of large projects. If only processing MX50 or MX60 data, smaller amounts of RAM are sufficient, but 128 GB would still be recommended.

Hard disk space available:

30 GB or more recommended

100 GB or more on solid-state drive required for Aerial Photogrammetry, Mobile Mapping, and Scanning modules

The recommended SSD overall hard drive capacity is 2 TB or more for Aerial Photogrammetry and Scanning modules

Storage: 12TB 7200rpm or higher HDD or SATA SSD for large Mobile Mapping data sets (for example, eight runs totaling 75 kilometers)

Boot: Samsung 9100 Pro M.2 NVMe (or equivalent) for large Mobile Mapping data sets (for example, eight runs totaling 75 kilometers)

Monitor:

1280 x 1024 or higher resolution with 256 or more colors (at 96 DPI)

I/O Ports:

USB 2.0 port required if HASP hardware key is used

Graphics:

DirectX 11 compatible graphics card with 512 MB memory or more

OpenGL version 3.2 or later required when working with point cloud data (latest version recommended)

10 GB or higher graphics card (for example, NVIDIA Quadro P4000) recommended when working with Aerial Photogrammetry and Scanning modules

Nvidia RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7 or higher for large Mobile Mapping data sets (for example, eight runs totaling 75 kilometers)

Note: 6 GB or higher NVIDIA graphics card with CUDA compute capability (5.0 or higher) required when working with point cloud classification.

Note: If you are using a laptop computer with both an integrated (on-board) graphics card and a discrete NVIDIA graphics card enabled via Optimus technology, your computer must allow you to select to disable the integrated graphics card and use only the discrete graphics card when working with point cloud data. See "Disabling a laptop integrated graphics card" in the "Important Notes" topic in the TBC Help.

Important!
It is critical that you keep your graphics driver(s) updated if you are working with point cloud data.
Whether your computer has one or multiple graphics cards installed, you must ensure each has been updated with the latest driver provided by the card's manufacturer. The best way to determine if your driver needs to be updated and, if so, perform the update is to visit the card manufacturer's website. For more information, see "Update and Configure Your Graphics/Video Driver" in the online Help.
(If, instead, you decide to update your driver using the Windows Device Manager and the "Search automatically" option, the program may suggest using a Microsoft-approved WHQL version of the driver. However, to ensure you have the latest bug fixes and new features for your graphics card, it is recommended that you use the latest manufacturer version instead.)