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  TerraBuilder v6.0 Release Notes

• New MPT Format

  • New MPT v3.0 features support for new internal formats:
  • Imagery Sources
    • New improved JPEG - For basic raster imagery that does not require transparency.
    • PNG-24 - For high-quality images.
    • PNG-8 - For schematic maps using less than 256 colors.
  • Elevation Sources
    • New improved JPEG - For standard resolution.
    • PNG-16 - For high resolution, best for LIDAR data.
    • PNG 16.8 - For very high resolution. Each individual MPT layer can be saved in the optimal format for its data type.
• Improved Performance

  • When using the MPT v3.0 format, MPT has replaced MPU as the layer’s cache format providing the following advantages:
    • New algorithm for MPT resolution pyramid creation requires less time than previously used MPU files.
    • The new format’s use of Fusers’ architecture enables users to utilize multi-core and multi-servers resources for MPT  resolution pyramid generation.
    • Use of MPT format for source resolution pyramids speeds up MPT project creation by enabling data from the source MPT  to be copied directly to the project MPT.
    • The Direct Connect project now reads the cached layers from the MPT and sends the non-cached layers to the fusers.
  • Processing time can be reduced by displaying specific sources (i.e. whose processing would otherwise be slow) in  Color mode, even when the rest of the project is displayed in Normal or Fast mode.
• Productivity Enhancements

  • Improved User Interface - Our new and improved user interface is designed to help you quickly find the commands that you need to complete a task:
    • Menus and toolbars have been replaced by a Ribbon that organizes all commands in easily-accessible, intuitive groups,  which are collected together under tabs.
    • A customizable Quick Access toolbar makes the commands you most frequently use always available to you.
    • Expanded tool tips help you find the command you are looking for by offering meaningful, detailed descriptions of features.
  • Window Layout Options - At any time during a TerraBuilder session, the Source List and Properties Sheet can be  repositioned on the screen so that you can create the application layout that is most convenient for you.
    • New scale bar - Indicates the scale relationship between the source representation in the Working Window and the ground  units it represents. Bar units can be in kilometers or feet.
    • New zoom bar - Offers an additional method of adjusting the resolution. 
  • AutoRecover - TerraBuilder automatically creates a backup copy of your project, every five minutes. If your computer stops  responding, or you lose power unexpectedly, the AutoRecover file is opened the next time that you start TerraBuilder.
  • Undo - Up to 20 actions can be undone and redone in TerraBuilder.
  • TLT File Creation - The process of creating Tile Text files and inserting them in a project has been incorporated into the  Insert Source workflow.
  • Source Display - Sources are displayed in the available resolutions even without pyramid creation.
  • New Export Formats - Polygons can be exported to .pol and .shp file formats.
  • New projection system – Support for Well Known Text allows easier definition of any custom coordinate system while still keeping  high-level dialogs for common systems.