All,
We are having some trouble loading our design files onto a John Deere/Cat Smartgrade system. We use AutoCad Civil 3d to create our design files and have not ran into this situation before as the site in question uses a specified Geoid that was not included in the Coordinate System Database (GSD95).
I already added the geoid to the trimble sub folder (C:\ProgramData\Trimble\GeoData) and to the coordinate system database (saving the current.csd file).
- Note: The Vertical System / Datum EPSG ID are both blank (Unsure if this is important)
For the TBC machine file creation we do the following:
Start a TBC file using the default template
Drag and Drop the dc/jxl files from the job site controller (selecting the geoid if needed) as previously added to the database above
drag and drop the dxf file create from Autocad Civil 3d
drag and drop the ttm file created from trimble link add on in Civil 3d
Create a New Job Site (Select Folder Type)
Create Design (Selecting Surface Type and adding dxf Linework via Design Map +/-)
Publish to Library (including the Control.cpz / Site.Cal / Site.smz / Design.Dsz / Corrdsystemdatabase.xml / Geiod.ggf Files as per the default file structure)
Create a zip File of the ProjectLibrary used to load onto the machine
After all that is done we are getting an error message stating the following:
Coordinate system error
Geoid File - GSD95 is not specified in the Coordinate System Database XML
- Unsure if this is referring to the design files or the Dozer unit itself.
Has anyone ran into a similar situation and found a way to fix this issue? We have in the past used a separate geoid and did a offset adjustment on the unit however we would rather not do that every time for this specific site. We also create files for similar dozers on another site (that has a known geoid in the database) with zero issues. My guess is there is an issue with linking the geoid from the design to the machine database.
TIA
Chris.