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[#1]

I have read over many of the posts in this discussion board and have not found anything that might help me out, so here goes my question:

I am using a TDS Recon for my total stations and a TSC2 Trimble data collector for my RTK units. I have been able to correctly use the feature codes in the field (eg B FL), and when brought into Trimble Geo. Office I have line work. However once I export to an FBK file and import into LDD all the line work is gone and only the points remain. All of the FC-ing is also still attached to the point descriptions once in LDD.

Have I missed at setting in LDD? Is there something in the data collectors? Any help/info would be great!

Thanks, Sean

Also: I have found a work around by exporting a point file and a DXF file out of TGO and combining them in LDD, however my main engineering group is requesting the FBK file....thus my problem.

[#2]

Hi SLColorado,


If you post the raw file from your data collector and the fieldbook file
you have created from it, that will provide someone with a chance of
resolving your problem.

Regards,


Laurie Comerford


SLColorado wrote:
> I have read over many of the posts in this discussion board and have not
> found anything that might help me out, so here goes my question: I am
> using a TDS Recon for my total stations and a TSC2 Trimble data
> collector for my RTK units. I have been able to correctly use the
> feature codes in the field (eg B FL), and when brought into Trimble Geo.
> Office I have line work. However once I export to an FBK file and import
> into LDD all the line work is gone and only the points remain. All of
> the FC-ing is also still attached to the point descriptions once in LDD.
> Have I missed at setting in LDD? Is there something in the data
> collectors? Any help/info would be great! Thanks, Sean Also: I have
> found a work around by exporting a point file and a DXF file out of TGO
> and combining them in LDD, however my main engineering group is
> requesting the FBK file....thus my problem.

[#3]

Sean,

Linework in TGO & LDD/C3d are 2 different
things I think,

control commands may be different for
both.

Are you using TrimbleLink to build your
FBK?

I'm working with TSCe, with Totalstation &
RTK.

Do You have Linework on your TSC2
face=Arial size=2>?

Is there a reason not using your TSC2 with your
Totalstation??

chr.

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I
have read over many of the posts in this discussion board and have not found
anything that might help me out, so here goes my question: I am using a TDS
Recon for my total stations and a TSC2 Trimble data collector for my RTK
units. I have been able to correctly use the feature codes in the field (eg B
FL), and when brought into Trimble Geo. Office I have line work. However once
I export to an FBK file and import into LDD all the line work is gone and only
the points remain. All of the FC-ing is also still attached to the point
descriptions once in LDD. Have I missed at setting in LDD? Is there something
in the data collectors? Any help/info would be great! Thanks, Sean Also: I
have found a work around by exporting a point file and a DXF file out of TGO
and combining them in LDD, however my main engineering group is requesting the
FBK file....thus my problem.

[#4]

Christof,

Yes you are right I found the control commands from TGO are not the same as LDD, unfortunate as the TGO seems much more user friendly and powerful.

I also found that I was converting my files incorrectly in LDD with the Survey Link converter. If I export a simple text file out of TGO and convert it in LDD to an FBK (correctly) I get the line work. However, seems the curves are not nearly as easy to build if you are tied down by LDD. Again unfortunate. I do not have the line work on the TSC2 but I have not had time to upload the feature code library file yet. Hoping to do that shortly.

Have you had any success with bringing in field codes of MCS/MCE (multi-curve start/end) into LDD fbk files?

I don't think I am using the TrimbleLink, I found a few times that being mentioned in literature I read but not entirely sure what it is/does. Do you know of any good online sites for info on that?

As to your last question on why I'm not using all TSC2's....I have more Recons than TSC2's unfortunately as the TSC2's are great to work with.

Sean Edited by: SLColorado on Mar 22, 2009 2:45 PM

[#5]

Sean,

We use GeOpus, local surveyprogram from
Belgium, so I have no experience with LDD.  We have been looking for
moving to C3d but we found the survey module not strong enough to justifiy a
switch, for the moment it would be a step
backwards.  I'm following the Civil3d newsgroup, there are frequent posts
on F2F.  There was recently a discussion on the MCS/MCE topic ...

cut & pasted it here from "Trimble Line work
problem" on 7 march 2008

There is another code MCS and MCE for a multi-point curve. This allows you
to pick up more than 3 points on a curve. For this you enter MCS EP  (for
the PC then you can pick up more shots along the curve and when you get to the
PT of the curve enter MCE EP.  With this command you do not have to finish
the curve before collecting another feature.

I suppose for linework on the TSC2 that the TGO
controlcodes must be used, and not the C3D/LDD codes.  We do not use
linework on ours because of different controlcodes, but for most jobs (topo -
roads) this is not a problem.  For reasons of speed we have no
Featurre Library on the dc, tried that on version 10.xx but we found it was
slowing down the input of the Feature codes.

Trimblelink is Trimble data transfer inside
C3d/LDD, you select your job file and the output is an imported FBK in C3d/LDD
... but not all C3d/LDD commands ae supported by Trimble ...

search for Trimblehandout (7MB) it is a step by
step tutorial from
href="http://www.civil3d.com/">http://www.civil3d.com/

Chr.

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Christof,
Yes you are right I found the control commands from TGO are not the same as
LDD, unfortunate as the TGO seems much more user friendly and powerful. I also
found that I was converting my files incorrectly in LDD with the Survey Link
converter. If I export a simple text file out of TGO and convert it in LDD to
an FBK (correctly) I get the line work. However, seems the curves are not
nearly as easy to build if you are tied down by LDD. Again unfortunate. I do
not have the line work on the TSC2 but I have not had time to upload the
feature code library file yet. Hoping to do that shortly. Have you had any
success with bringing in field codes of MCS/MCE (multi-curve start/end) into
LDD fbk files? I don't think I am using the TrimbleLink, I found a few times
that being mentioned in literature I read but not entirely sure what it
is/does. Do you know of any good online sites for info on that? As to your
last question on why I'm not using all TSC2's....I have more Recons than
TSC2's unfortunately as the TSC2's are great to work with. Sean Edited by:
SLColorado on Mar 22, 2009 2:45 PM

[#6]

Christof,

Thanks for all the info. Now my quest is to get these MCS/MCE codes to work. I can hardly argue with you in not wanting to switch to Civil 3D, there is so much in that program that is of little use to surveyors. Best of luck to you and thanks again.


Sean