Aplitop Tcp MDT Standard

🛠 Core Features of tcpMDT Standard

Supports surface modeling, contour generation, mesh creation, cut/fill volume calculations.

Draw profile sections (longitudinal and cross‑sections) complete with automatic labeling and interactive editing

Create slope, visibility, shadow and elevation maps, with realistic 3D rendering and virtual reality viewer options

Plot and cadastral tools: parcel division, vertex labelling, export to GML/LandXML/shp

GIS and OpenBIM support: import/export GeoJSON, WFS/WMS layers, IFC Alignment/Road for BIM workflows

Deep CAD compatibility: works across AutoCAD, BricsCAD, GstarCAD, progeCAD, ZWCAD platforms

Comparison

📊 Quick Comparison

Variants 

🔧 tcpMDT Standard – Permanent License

One‑off purchase, perpetual license—never expired unless you want updates.

Full terrain modelling suite: import GNSS/total‑station data, build DTM meshes, generate contour lines, slope/visibility maps, profiles & cross‑sections, volume calculations, 3D rendering, plot utilities, GIS/WMS integration, plus extras like total station code-based drafting and elevation tools

Compatible with AutoCAD®, BricsCAD®, GstarCAD®, progeCAD®, ZWCAD®

Ideal if you prefer CAPEX over recurring fees—but without maintenance, you’re on your own for support or CAD‑version compatibility updates.

Maintenance (optional add‑on): you can purchase annual maintenance later to get upgrades and support

🔁 tcpMDT Standard – Annual Subscription (Includes Maintenance)

Yearly licence, up‑to‑date with CAD versions.

Maintenance is bundled: priority technical support, all updates/upgrades, compatibility with new CAD releases, and faster attention for improvement suggestions

Same full toolset as standard—even the latest features from tcpMDT v25, such as multiple surfaces, advanced shadow/slope/visibility mapping, improved 3D face rendering, GIS enhancements and tighter BIM alignment support aplitop.com+12aplitop.com+12Global GPS Systems+12.

Best choice if you want guaranteed support and stay current with minimal fuss.

Add-ons

🔄 Maintenance‑Only (for Existing Permanent Licenses)

Add to a permanent licence—one‑year maintenance contract.

Grants you updates, technical support, and ensures compatibility with evolving CAD platforms.

Without it, your permanent license stays functional but won’t adapt to new CAD versions and offers no tech support aplitop.com+1aplitop.com+1community.aplitop.com.

💬 Real Talk

• Permanent license without maintenance is cheap upfront, but if you upgrade your CAD (e.g. move from AutoCAD 2022 to 2025), your software may fail—unless you pay for maintenance or upgrade.
• Annual subscription is smoother: you're covered, and you just renew yearly.
• Maintenance add‑on gives you peace of mind: no breakdown risk when CAD changes.

✅ Summary

• Permanent Base License is ideal if you’re on old stable CAD and don’t mind manual upgrades.
• Annual Subscription (with Maintenance) is safer for companies that actively update CAD or want guaranteed support.
• Maintenance‑only