Project Data and Where to Get It

• Boundary (geo-fence for devices) - You cannot prepare a file to attach, but you should gather either a paper, PDF, or other map showing the extents of your project site from which you can sketch the boundary directly in WorksManager.

• Site calibration (.dc or .cal) - You can create a site calibration file (.dc or .cal) in TBC, SCS900, or Siteworks. Typically, a .cal file is the same as a .dc file, but contains only coordinate system information. These TBC commands export calibration files:

On the ribbon, select Home > Export >:

• • • Corridor > DC Road Exporter from Corridor/Surface (.dc)

    • Survey > Survey Data Collector (DC) exporter (.dc)

    • Home > Export > Survey > SDMS exporter (.cal)

    • Home > Export > Construction > Field Data Exporter (.cal)

• GCS900 calibration (.cfg) - This is not applicable to Siteworks. On the ribbon, select Home > Export >

  • Construction > Machine Job Site Design exporter (.svd/.svl). When you export to this format, you can enable support for an embedded geoid sub-grid and select Yes to support exporting a <1 KB sub-grid of a geoid embedded in the coordinate system file (.cfg) to machine controllers. This option is available if the extended coordinate system support is enabled. Use it to embed a subset of a geoid for vertical adjustment (instead of the inclined plane approximation method) when the project coordinate system contains a geoid.

• Geoid (.ggf) - When you specify a coordinate system with a geoid in TBC, it saves the geoid grid file (.ggf) to the Geodata folder. You can add this file if it matches your Siteworks project’s geoid. The default location for .ggf files is: C:\Trimble Synchronizer Data\PC\Trimble GeoData\.

• Control points (office.csv) - SCS900 enables you to store field-created points in a <control points>.field.csv file. You can also send updated office-approved control points from TBC to the field using a <control points>.office.csv file. See the SCS900 documentation for more information.

• Avoidance zones (avoid.dxf) - Export these CAD files from TBC or any other CAD program. On the ribbon, select Home > Export > Construction > Machine Avoidance Zone exporter (avoid.svl)

• Feature code library (.fxl) - Create a feature definition file in TBC’s Feature Definition Manager. On the ribbon, select Home > Export > GIS > Feature Definition File (fxl) exporter.

• Site configuration (site.xml) - Create this using the older field data workflow for job sites. It contains the project units and is written to a specific data collector's project folder.