Import Project Files

Project files include designs, alignments, linework, and surveyed surfaces, i.e., files specific to your project.

1. On the Actions bar, click the More icon (vertical dots) and select Imports.

2. Click any of the folders (Alignments, Designs, Linework, Surveyed Surfaces) folders to see what data you already have that is being used in the project.

   • Design Surfaces - You can also pull in all of your design surfaces from Trimble Business Center so you can determine how much work remains to achieve the design.

   • Linework - If you also pull in linework and geofences from TBC, and compare them to the finish grade design, this will tell you how much work is remaining to complete.

   • Surveyed Surfaces - You can compare an as-built surface to the original ground surface from a survey. This volume comparison tells you how much work has been done since the original survey. 

3. Then click the button and either:

   • Browse to and select the files you need. 

   • Drag-and-drop supported files (.tag, .dxf, .svl, and .ttm) from your Windows Explorer into the folders. This allows you to bring in entire folders of TAG files.

You can select multiple files of any type at once to import them simultaneously.

Import Surface Files (.ttm)

You are prompted to specify whether the file is a:

Surveyed Surface

1. Select a Surveyed Date and Time by clicking on the Date icon. 

2. Choose a Custom Date.

3. Select the Day and define the time when the survey was completed. 

4. Once the processing is complete click Finish. Newly imported surveys are active by default as part of the Selected Files.

Optional Additional Working Items

5. Deselect the survey from the project by clicking on the name within the Selected Files section. 

6. Click Remove. This will keep the survey as part of the Imported Files for the project that are currently inactive. 

7. Click on the survey from underneath the Imported Files. 

8. Click Add to make this survey active within the project.

The date and time selected must be the date/time of when the survey was taken. This will be used to define when the survey elevations are used vs recorded machine data. Then select the date it was surveyed. Machine productivity data that comes in after this date will replace it as the latest surface.

Design Surface

1. Import a design file (.ttm only) by dragging and dropping the file into the top of the window or click New Import to browse your computer for a design file. 

2. Under File type, select Design to treat the .ttm as a design within the software. 

3. Add in additional files if desired. Click Import to begin the importing of the files.

4. Once the processing is complete, click Finish. Newly imported designs will be active by default as part of the Selected Files.

5. Deselect the design from the project by clicking on the design name within the Selected Files section. 

6. Click Remove. This will keep the design as part of the Imported Files for the project that are currently inactive. 

7. Click the design from beneath the Imported Files. 

8. Click Add to make this design active within the project. 

Import Alignment Files (.svl)

An alignment file requires no additional setting once selected for import.

Import Linework Files (.dxf)

You are prompted to specify the type of units used when the linework was created.

1. Newly imported linework will be active by default as part of the Selected Files.

2. Deselect the linework from the project by clicking the linework file name within the Selected Files section. 

3. Click Remove. This will keep the linework as part of the Imported Files for the project that are currently inactive. 

4. Click the linework from underneath the Imported Files. 

5. Click Add to make this linework active within the project. 

6. To delete the linework from the project, click X next to the linework.  

7. Confirm by clicking Delete (Cancel if you want to keep the imported file within the project).

4. Do not close the window until all files have been imported. 

5. When files have been processed, click Finish, and confirm that the imported files appear in the appropriate folders. The data in these files is ready to use!

6. To make a file inactive in the project, uncheck its box.

7. To remove a file from the project, click the x to the right of the file name.