Design Data and Where to Get It

• Surface (.xml, .vcl, .dsz, .svd for Earthworks) (.ttm for Siteworks) - TBC can export triangulated terrain model files. Surface models, defined by a surface, are used by crews in the field to perform grading, checks, and other operations, and by machines to perform excavation and grading operations.

On the ribbon, select Home > Export > Construction > TTM exporter (.ttm)

• Linework (.xml, .vcl, .dsz, .svl for Earthworks) (.dxf or .dwg for Siteworks) - TBC and other CAD programs can export these files.

On the ribbon, select Home > Export >:

• • CAD > DXF exporter (.dxf)

  • CAD > DWG exporter (.dwg)

• Stakeout points (.csv) - You can export control points from TBC as an office.csv file. Both surveyed points and CAD points can be selected as stakeout points, but you must convert the CAD points to survey points before they can be included. You will need to set their point quality to Control.

On the ribbon, select Home > Export >:

• • Custom > P,E,N,elev,Code (.csv)

  • Custom > P,L,L,h,Code (Global) (.csv)

  • Custom > P,L,L,h,Code (Local)  (.csv)

  • Custom > P,N,E,elev,Code (.csv)

• Corridor (.pro) - Create road job data in Trimble® Terramodel project files (.pro) as corridors. Corridor models, which are defined by a surface and an alignment, are used by crews in the field to perform grading, checks, and by machines to perform excavation and grading operations.

Use Trimble Business Center to export a .pro file. First, import a road surface in a LandXML (.xml) file and use the SCS Job Site Design Exporter, which will automatically convert the file to a .pro file.