Hey TBC’ers! Have you ever wanted to link a reference file to a project? Utilizing the new Reference File Manager, you can select a VCE project whose data you want to display in your current project for referencing purposes (aptly called a reference file). Due to dynamic linking, any changes made to the selected reference project will be reflected in your current (referencing) project any time you reopen it, or when you select to manually perform a reference update. This great, new feature was introduced in Trimble Business Center v5.60.
Follow the steps below to learn how to link a reference file.
- With your current (referencing) file open, select Add a Reference File in the Home tab of the TBC Ribbon.
- Browse for your desired reference file and click Open to import it.
- The objects included in the reference file are displayed in the graphic views in your current project.
Note: Solid-colored reference objects and surfaces are displayed with transparency applied to help differentiate them from other objects in your project.
- A new Reference File parent node displays in the Project Explorer. Nested beneath it is a Reference File node representing the reference file you selected. In the Properties pane of your selected reference file, you can change the file location for the reference file if it has been moved, adjust the transparency and override the color of linked reference data in your graphic views, and select whether to add/update reference files that are locked (in use).
- A new Reference Files list is added to the View Filter Manager to allow you to easily hide and show the reference objects in your graphic views.
To download TBC v5.60, you can head to https://trimble.com/downloadTBC. To learn what’s new in our latest release, you can visit https://geospatial.trimble.com/blog/whats-new-tbc-v560.
For additional learning content, visit our TBC Survey and Construction YouTube page:
https://www.youtube.com/user/TBCSurvey/videos
I hope this tip comes in handy in one of your upcoming Field to Finish Workflows!
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