
Our machine control product is called OptiWorks and plugs directly into iGrade. You can still use your existing John Deere RTK GPS receivers and tractor hydraulics on modern tractors, saving considerable on a 3D machine control systems. Sends the design height to IGrade or another control box that controls hydraulics on the tractor to raise and lower the blade of the scraper to match the design.Reads the design elevation from the OptiSurface design and.Gets the gps coordinates from the John Deere RTK GPS receiver,.Loads the OptiSurface design and displays a cut/fill map,.To take full advantage Of OptiSurface and save up to 80% on earthworks, you’ll need a 3D machine control system that: If you want to talk to someone about the process, see our ‘Contact Us’ details at the top of this page.
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Watch this video to learn how: How To Use OptiSurface Designer With John Deere iGrade Plane ControlĮmail your topography data to and we will do a demo design for you. If you already have iGrade, the above steps can be done without the need for any other software or hardware. The slope parameters can be entered into IGrade and the cut fill map loaded into the John Deere 2630 display for a moving map display.Create a Report with the slopes of the planar surface and maps of existing surface, proposed surface, cut/fill.Design a single or multiple plane surface.Import Topography data from many sources including John Deere APEX software (see OptiSurface Designer and John Deere’s APEX).OptiSurface can be used with IGrade for single plane designs by following this process: John Deere IGrade by itself can ONLY follow single plane designs. OptiSurface can produce two types of designs for John Deere IGrade:ġ) Planar (Straight or Flat) Design Surfaces (2D) and, How Is OptiSurface Compatible with John Deere iGrade?
