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If you are using the Sky6 you are limited to either using Pinpoint or CCDsoft for platesolving with either Automapper2 or AAG Tpoint Mapper as I understand. If you are using TheSky6 it really is worth purchasing the full pinpoint - DC3 can supply a disc with the GSC loaded - I find the GSC is sufficient for all plate solving with my 12"RC. Pinpoint or equivalent plate solving capacity also makes a lot of powerful automation possble with software such as CCDautopilot, such as precision slews (based on plate solves), dithering, acquiring stars for focusing or G2V calculations etc.
I don't have theSkyX, so I will not comment on Marcus's Tpoint mapping insights there as it seems to be far more self contained.
If you are not using Tpoint fully with the PME you are really under utilising capability and possibly being counter productive to its performance.
Before I moved to automated plate solving for mapping, I used to just map 25 or 30 points manually, by centering the star on a digital cross hair in CCDsoft using the main imaging camera bin2x2 and main OTA - it takes about half an hour or less to do this, using the n-s-w-e motion controls in TheSky. After 2-3 mapping runs I have the mount well aligned and then get typically 15arcsec pointing accuracy. The latest PME manual now covers all of this procedure well in my opinion. There are several Tpoint tutorials buried on the SoftwareBisque site, applicable to TheSky6 suite. It sounds like TheSkyX has made this stuff a bit easier.
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