RXL files

RXL files define an alignment and can be defined in the Trimble Access Roads or Trimble Business Center software, or a number of third‑party design packages including Autodesk AutoCAD Land Desktop, Autodesk Civil 3D, Bentley InRoads, and Bentley GEOPAK. RXL files can be easily shared between jobs and with other controllers.

Alignments can be used in General Survey or in Roads:

  • Alignments in General Survey always have a horizontal component. A vertical component is optional.

  • Alignments in Roads, as well as having a horizontal and vertical component, can also include templates, superelevation and widening records, and additional points and strings that define additional components.

If an RXL file contains these additional components, they cannot be staked from the General Survey Stakeout menu. You must use the Roads Stakeout menu to stake out components other than the horizontal or vertical alignment.

To display an RXL file in the map, tap in the map toolbar to open the Layer manager and select the Map files tab. Tap the RXL file once to make it visible (), and tap it again to make items in the file selectable ().

To change the labels shown in the map, for example to view alignment station values, tap and select Settings and then modify the options in the Display group box.

To rotate the alignment, tap and then tap the map and drag to rotate the view. The icon in the center of the map indicates the point of orbit.

From the map, you can select items in 12da files and then use them in other software functions, for example to perform a Cogo calculation, create a surface, or stakeout.

To add templates and superelevation and widening records to the alignment or road, you must use the Trimble Access Roads software. See Introduction to Roads.

When you select the alignment in the map there are various stakeout options available, including staking out to the alignment and staking out the side slope from the alignment. You can select stations on the alignment to stake out, or stake out a station at a skew offset from the alignment. See To stake out an alignment.