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TraceBoss and TraceBoss+

Take your Portable Roughness Gage to the Next Level



Surface roughness and crosshatch software — take your gage to the next level!

TraceBoss software interfaces instantly with most portable surface roughness gages, so you can see your data full screen, with the parameters that count. Its simple interface is designed for fast production measurements, to help you see, save, and understand your surfaces like never before.

TraceBoss+ takes you even further, adding crosshatch analysis as well as roughness so you can see, save, and explore all your surface data from a single file.

surface roughness measurement, measure and analyze surface roughness and surface texture with a portable surface roughness gage using traceboss

TraceBoss: Powerful roughness analysis for your portable gage

TraceBoss is affordable and very easy to use. Give your handheld gage the power of a high-end instrument:

  • One-button measurement and analysis
  • Simple interface that lets you interact with surface data
  • One touch exporting for tracking and SPC
  • Easily save and recall data 
  • All common roughness parameters with tolerance highlighting
  • Color-coded Rk parameters and material ratio curve
  • High contrast user interface for great visibility in any shop environment
  • A comprehensive help system to answer your questions
  • Incredible value—make the most of your measurement gage investment.

TraceBoss+: Surface Roughness PLUS Crosshatch

TraceBoss+ gives you all the functionality of TraceBoss PLUS the crosshatch data analysis of our HatchView software—plus a lot more. Now you can view, save, recall, and compare your roughness AND crosshatch data, all from a single file!

With TraceBoss + you can acquire an image from any USB equipped microscope, or open a saved image file. Use the angle, zoom, and pan tools to analyze crosshatch and review torn-and-folded metal. Best of all, the crosshatch angle information can be saved and output right alongside your surface roughness data!

crosshatch measurement, measure crosshatch of cylinder bore surface texture with traceboss+

SEE your data

Most gages only output a number or, at best, a low-res trace on a tiny screen. TraceBoss and TraceBoss+ show you your data in rich graphics, so you can see the texture, and explore it. You can even add a picture to indicate the measurement location. Want to change a setting? Just double-click it.

surface roughness measurement, measure and analyze surface roughness and surface texture with a portable surface roughness gage using traceboss

Working in a shop with difficult lighting? We’ve added two high visibility color schemes that make it easy to interpret results in any environment.

surface roughness measurement, measure and analyze surface roughness and surface texture with a portable surface roughness gage using traceboss

SAVE your data

With a standard gage, once you take a measurement, the data’s gone. It’s up to you to write down the results—and to find them in a filing cabinet when you need them again.

With TraceBoss and TraceBoss+ you can save every measurement, then recall it later to review or compare. Output numerical results for SPC, capture the measurement screen as a PDF, or save the entire measurement to open again later.

help and support for traceboss surface roughness measurement software

TRACK all common parameters

TraceBoss and TraceBoss+ calculate all common parameters and present them in a single screen—no digging through pages of settings to find your data! Set parameter tolerances so you can see at a glance whether a measurement passes or fails.

Need to make sense of Rk and Rq parameters?

TraceBoss and TraceBoss+ show you the material ratio or material probability curve side-by-side with measurement data. The display helps you to quickly see the relationship between the Rk/Rq parameters and the peaks and valleys they describe. You can instantly connect the Rvk results (blue in the image below, or the red/pink Rpk results) to the measured surface.


PRINT and store the results

The printing option creates a concise, easy-to-share report including all of the surface roughness data, and crosshatch data as well in TraceBoss+:


Make the most of a range of gages

TraceBoss and TraceBoss+ interface quickly with a wide range of portable surface gages, including:

  • Mitutoyo Surftest SJ-210
  • Mitutoyo Surftest SJ-220
  • Mitutoyo Surftest SJ-301
  • Mitutoyo Surftest SJ-410 (SJ-411, SJ-412) and SJ-400
  • Zeiss/ACCRETECH Handysurf+
  • Hommel-Etamic LV17/W5/W10
  • MarSurf M 310
  • Surtronic S128
  • Zeiss/ACCRETECH Surfcom TOUCH 50
  • SM Metrology’s LITEsurf

Setting up a new gage is as easy as plugging it in. Just a few clicks and you’ll be seeing your data in a whole new light! The Help system will even guide you through the first connection; step-by-step with pictures.


System requirements

  • Windows 10 or later (64-bit)
  • 2 GB RAM or better
  • 1080p graphics (at 100% zoom) recommended for optimal viewing experience.

Help and support

The comprehensive TraceBoss Help system gives you a world of detail about surface roughness parameters, software features, and surface roughness measurement in general. We also have dozens of videos to visually explain texture measurement, parameters, and analysis. Need more specific help? We’re always just a call or email away!

Incredible value

Start getting the most from your portable stylus gage wtih TraceBoss and TraceBoss+. It’s never been easier to see, save, explore, and understand your surface texture data!

Start a 10-day trial to see how much value TraceBoss and TraceBoss+ add to your portable roughness gage! If you don’t have a gage nearby, you can still check out all of the features with its built-in simulated gage!