Import Designs from Trimble WorksManager

To complement new shared project functionality in WorksOS and WorksManager, you can now easily import existing designs from WorksManager to use when performing progress calculations directly within WorksOS. When you connect to the same project within WorksManager, you can see the most recent version of all the designs that exist within the selected project. This workflow will help if you routinely send surfaces and linework to your data collectors in the field.

See the demo video here: WorksOS Tutorial - Import from WorksManager

Note: Any/all edits to designs imported via WorksManager must be made within WorksManager.

Warning: Currently, you are not notified when a newer version of a design is available in WorksManager.

Note: All surfaces are designs at this time.

Import surface (.ttm) and/or linework (.dxf) files from WorksManager

  1. In WorksManager, open a project that is shared with WorksOS.

  2. Select Designs and confirm the TTM and DXF files you want to import into WorksOS.

  3. In WorksOS, open the same shared project.

  4. On the Actions bar, click the More icon and select Imports > Import Files.

5. Click Import Files from WorksManager. All of the files that you can import are displayed.

    • Any files that have already been imported from WorksManager will not appear here, but they do appear on the Selected Files tab.

    • Newer versions of already imported designs will appear as files that can be imported.

    • Each file shows its design name, version, and extension.

    • The date of creation/update comes from WorksManager.

      • The creation date is the modified date for the first version.

      • The modified date is the last time the file in WorksManager was modified, thereby updating its version.

6. Check the box for each file to be imported to add it to the Selected Files tab.

Note: WorksManager is designed to send files to machines, so a TTM is typically not loaded unless going to a rover. The File Flipper utility can convert files for machine use but not vice versa.

  1. Click the Selected Files tab to verify the files to import.

  2. Click Import.

  3. For each DXF file, select the measurement unit (Imperial, Metric, or US Survey).

  4. Click Import again.

  5. Once the import is complete, select Actions > Imports > Designs and Linework to see the files.