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Site calibration from Siteworks to Access

  • 1.  Site calibration from Siteworks to Access

    Posted 06-26-2022 13:16
    Hi,

    question about site calibrations.

    I use Access all the time except when I need to set up Trimble SPS855 Base.
    So basically I am already doing site calibration in Siteworks and I would like to transfer it to Access instead of doing all over again in Access. 
    Can anyone help?

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    Vukašin Majkić
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  • 2.  RE: Site calibration from Siteworks to Access

    Posted 06-26-2022 15:18
    If you can export the calibration in either a JXL or DC file out of SiteWorks then you should be able to use import it into Trimble Access using the Create from JobXML or DC file option when creating a new job. Trimble Access doesn't directly support *.CAL files. However the *.CAL file format is based on the DC format. If you rename a *.CAL file to *.DC you might be able use it in TA.

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    James McWha
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  • 3.  RE: Site calibration from Siteworks to Access
    Best Answer

    Posted 06-27-2022 11:20
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    Siteworks will always have a DC file that should be able to be used directly by Access.  Well, will have a DC file for jobs using a GNSS that were calibrated or using a published coordinate system.  

    Siteworks does not export JXLs... 

    The CAL file in Siteworks is only produced when an actual site calibration is performed.  It is the same as the DC file but just contains more information on the point pairs used in the calibration procedure.  But if you are using a published coordinate system Siteworks will only produce a DC, and that should be usable in TA.  

    Check  out the attached document on how to do this. It's a bit dated since it's discussing SCS900, but the process and files have not changed between SCS900 and Siteworks relative to the calibration and DC files.  


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    Steve DiBenedetto
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  • 4.  RE: Site calibration from Siteworks to Access

    Posted 06-28-2022 11:38
    Thanks for the instruction file. I will test it out definitely.

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    Vukašin Majkić
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  • 5.  RE: Site calibration from Siteworks to Access

    Posted 06-28-2022 11:34
    Thanks for the answer. Yes I can export as DC, but I also saw that in Project folder with calibration there is already a DC file. Will try it out on construction site.

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    Vukašin Majkić
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