I'm trying to find out if there is a way to export/process a .rw5 file from the Trimble Access on our TSC3s to be able to use Carlson's "Edit-Process RAW Data File" command. I have noticed that Trimble doesn't seem to respect raw data the same way other survey software does. I'm using Carlson Survey 2013 with embedded AutoCAD in the office and Trimble Access on our TSC3s in the field.
Currently, I have to upload the JOB file into Trimble Business Center, export a CSV file and import that into Carlson. I feel like I loose a lot of processing/checking ability this way.
Thoughts?
No need to download first in TBC, you can export from the dc itself.
Check Job|Import-export.
You can export to csv, sdr, ... in th fixed format files section.
There's a custom format files section that let's you export to a number of different formats. These custom format uses the style sheets, more are available for download on the Trimble site, check the download section
Style Sheets for custom exports.
There is a TDS-RW5 style sheet available.
Chr.
You can use Trimble data transfer to get a .dc file. This is a raw data file in Trimble format. From the Edit/Process Raw Data screen select import and choose Trimble as the file type. This will open it in the standard Carlson data processing format. You will get an option to ignore stored points if the exist in the file. Beware that Trimble "does not play well with others". I have found that Trimble collectors store the backsight check as a side shot in the raw data. You will need to manually check each backsight setup to make sure the first shot is not overwriting the existing point. You will get a warning about this if the point already exists in your CRD file.
I'm giving it a shot now. Thanks for the help!
Export to dc can be done on the controller, it's one of the fixed format files.
Chr.
Your best bet is to follow the link that was posted to Custom Style Sheets and download the one that creates a CR5 - Put it in the System Files folder and CR5 is available as a Custom Export format. But as others have said, SDR is also a good option. DC would be my last choice of the three.