To add data to the map
By default, points, lines, and arcs from the current job database appear in the map.
You can add other files to the map as layers, including RXL files, DXF files, and background image files. Features in layers can be made visible and selectable but they cannot be edited or deleted. See Supported map files.
If the controller is connected to the Internet, you can also configure a web map service (WMS) and view map background data provided by the service. See Web map services (WMS).
To add data to the map
- To open the Active map screen, you can:
- Tap
in the map toolbar.
- In the Job properties screen, tap the Linked files button.
The Active map screen lists the data files in the current project folder, including all RXL, LandXML, image, and surface files.
Layers with file names that contain invalid characters (such as a dollar sign or parentheses) are not shown.
- Tap
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To add files from another folder to the list, tap Browse, navigate to the required folder and then select the files to add.
If you are using the Trimble Access Roads app, you can add models extracted from a 12da file as a GENIO .inp file. Tap the up arrow softkey and then tap 12da. See To extract models from a 12da file.
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In the Active map screen, tap the file(s) that you want to link to the current job or tap All to select all files. A check mark
indicates the files are visible in the map.
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To make the features in the file(s) selectable, tap the file(s) again. A check mark inside a square
indicates the features are selectable.
If the icon does not change, the file does not contain any features that can be selected.
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If the file contains layers, by default all layers have the same setting as the file. To make only some layers visible or selectable, tap the arrow next to the file name and then tap each layer once to hide it, or twice to make it visible but not selectable. Tap the layer again to make it visible and selectable.
The icon next to the file name indicates if some layers are not visible
or not selectable
.
- Tap Accept.
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To change the features that are visible and selectable at any time, tap in the map toolbar. Showing and hiding features can be useful to reduce visual clutter or to make it easier to select features that are close to other features.
You can control which features are visible or selectable per file, or per layer if the file is a DXF, IFC, LandXML, Shapefile or Surpac file.
To... | Tap... | File icon | Layer icon | |
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Display all features in the file |
the file name |
once |
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– |
Make all features in the file selectable |
twice |
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– |
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Disable all features in the file |
three times |
– |
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Expand the file to display all layers |
+ |
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Minimize the file and hide all layers |
– |
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Display all features in the layer |
the layer name |
once |
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Make all features in the layer selectable |
twice |
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Disable all features in the layer |
three times |
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Features that are visible and selectable can be used to:
- Navigate to a point
- Stakeout
- Perform some Cogo calculations
- Create a surface
- Key in an alignment (only available from General Survey).
- Define a Trimble road (only available from the Roads application).
- Define a tunnel (only available from the Tunnels application).
- Auto stake a mine (only available from the Mines application).