the same as a TDS CR5 except for the last character?
TDS will open a CR5 as a job file. When I am in the office I have the Link software which makes a CR5 from a CSV file. But I have no place to plug the key into my State laptop computer. So I have to create a new job on the Ranger which requires that I have at least one point then import a CSV file into the job which is not as fast or slick and now I have this dummy point in there (which I could delete but I think it is still in the RAW file).
I have Xport on my personal laptop so it would be easy to make a CRD and change the D to a 5 if they are otherwise the same file.
Dave,
I may be wrong but Topcon has a free program named "Topcon Link".
I use it to convert and open all sorts of point files.
Try going to their site to see if it is available.
If not I think i could send it to you.
Randy
Topsurv for the laptop
Does a pretty good job.
Thanks Randy
I have Topcon Link on all my computers but never thought of that one. It indicates it will make a CR5 from a CSV 🙂
Thanks Randy
Update your TDS lock to USB then you can use it on you laptop.
T.W.
> the same as a TDS CR5 except for the last character?
>
Hi Dave,
The TDS CR5 and the Carlson CRD are different binary formats. Carlson does have routines to convert between these files as needed.
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Ladd Nelson
