12:30pm

Registration, coffee and tea on arrival

1:00pm

Welcome

1:15pm

Setup Routines – Orientating your equipment on site
In this workshop we will be covering various ways to position your instrument on site.
Whether it be Resection, Benchmark or the brand new Set Up by Grid Lines, you’ll have
no shortage of ways to orientate your equipment the next time you are in the field.

Mitch Laughlin and
Karl O’Toole

1:45pm

Top 5 MAGNET Field support cases and how to resolve them
Walkthrough the top 5 most common MAGNET field support topics and how to resolve
them.

Matt McHarg and
Matt Samaan

2:15pm

Traverse to Victory!
Traverse/set collection workflow in MAGNET field, close and adjust loop traverse, before
leaving site! Topo survey as you Traverse.

James Beattie and
Mitch Laughlin

2:45pm

MAGNET Field v8 Beta
In this presentation Karl will review and demonstrate a number of the significant features
and enhancement in the soon to be released MAGNET Field v8.

Karl O’Toole and
Mitch Laughlin

3:15pm

Afternoon Tea

3:40pm

MAGNET Field User Group Forum
This is a user lead session providing feedback directly to the Topcon development team
around MAGNET Field feature requests and future MAGNET Field software development.

Adam Burke

4:00pm

Tokara Support & MAGNET Field
A run through of how Tokara and Tokara support integrates with MAGNET Field, and how
it can assist in the day-to-day activities.

Matt McHarg and
Matt Samaan

4:30pm

MAGNET Field Life Hacks – Let’s talk efficiency and productivity!
Shortcuts, Quick Buttons, and Customisations every user should know to get
the most out of their user interface. Want a more polished field to finish deliverable
direct from the field while doing it faster? This workshop is for you.

Mitch Laughlin and
David Banks

5:00pm

Live Voting! Magnet Field User Group Forum results

Adam Burke

5:15pm

Wrap up and close

7:30am

Registration, Coffee Cart & Exhibition

8:00am

Welcome

8:30am

Main Room: Strangers’ Room

MAGNET Office v8 Beta presentation
In this presentation Barkley will review and demonstrate several of the significant
features and enhancement in the soon to be released MAGNET Office v8.

Barkley Hensley and
Scott Wielt

9:30am*

Breakout Room 1: Members Dining Room

Let’s unpack ADAC
Understand ADAC and the roles we play in the industry, ADAC workflows in
MAGNET Office/Field and the need for speed.

James Beattie

Breakout Room 2: Preston Stanley Room

So you want to process your traverse?
How to process a traverse using the Compass Rule and Least Squares method. In this
session we will cover the things to look out for as well as the results.

Pat Gilbert

10:30am

Breakout Room 2: Preston Stanley Room

Morning Tea, Exhibition and MAGNET Office/MAGNET Field Support Desks

11:00am*

Main Room: Strangers’ Room

Working with Point Clouds
A sneak peek at the new point cloud functionality in MAGNET Office v8. Learn how the
different tools work and typical workflows.

Barkley Hensley

Breakout Room 1: Members Dining Room

MAGNET Office Tips & Tricks: uncovering the lesser-known Office gems.
In this session we will demonstrate quick features in MAGNET Office that aren’t as well
known and that will save you time.

Manami Barker and
Graeme Hetet

Breakout Room 2: Preston Stanley Room

Staying Co-ordinated: Remote and Rural Surveys on MGA and AHD
This case study will guide you through some of the workflows adopted by surveyors
to add MGA and AHD to surveys for cadastral and engineering purposes. Using the
completed MAGNET Workflow to capture data in the Field, processing raw GNSS, RINEX
and Total Station information in Tools, and presenting the final survey in MAGNET Office.

Michael Connolly and
David Banks

12:30pm

Lunch, Exhibition and MAGNET Office/MAGNET Field Support Desks

1:15pm*

Breakout Room 1: Members Dining Room

MAGNET Enterprise Updates and User Hints
Learn more about the updates and changes to the secure cloud environment that
is MAGNET Enterprise. We will showcase the best workflows to connect the office
and field together, and the updates and functionality this platform has to offer.

David Banks and
Cameron Waters

Breakout Room 2: Preston Stanley Room

Top 5 MAGNET Office support cases and how to resolve them
In this workshop we will review what the most common support queries are and how to resolve them.

Matt McHarg and
Graeme Hetet

2.15pm

Main Room: Strangers’ Room

MAGNET Enterprise/MAGNET Tools/MAGNET Office User Group Forum
This is a user lead session providing feedback directly to the Topcon development
team around MAGNET Office feature requests and future MAGNET Office software
development.

Adam Burke

2:45pm

Main Room: Strangers’ Room

Afternoon Tea, Exhibition and MAGNET Office/MAGNET Field Support Desks

3:15pm

Breakout Room 1: Members Dining Room

Drone to Dirt Workflow. A Case Study
This workshop will highlight the workflow to get a topo survey using a Phantom 4 rtk
Drone into MAGNET, then using the data for road construction (cattle tracks and haul
roads).

Mark Steggall

Breakout Room 2: Preston Stanley Room

DTM Settings
In this session we will demonstrate simple boundary creation, highlight some key DTM
manager functions, and show how to use slope analysis and colour fill to help with
terrain design.

Graeme Hetet

4:15pm

Main Room: Strangers’ Room

Live Voting! MAGNET Office/Enterprise/Tools User Group Forum results

Adam Burke

*These sessions run for 30 minutes and will rotate.