Create a New Project

After starting Perspective, when there is:

  • No project, tap Create New.

  • At least a project, tap All Projects from the Menu panel and choose New.

A project has the following attributes:

  • PROJECT NAME: A default name is used if nothing is entered. The entered name cannot contain any of the following characters: \/:*?"<>|.
  • PROJECT PHOTO: To illustrate a project, take a picture with the controller ( Take Photo) or choose an existing picture ( Choose Existing). See Illustrate With a Picture.
  • START INDEX: The default starting index value for the first scan to scan is 1. It becomes unmodifiable once defined.
  • PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The default values for this field are the date, time and user name. You can see these values when editing a project. See Edit a Project.

The Create button remains disabled until you define a valid start index (between 1 and 999999).

The Map View opens. The created project name displays next to the Menu icon. The Disconnection icon in red means it is not yet connected. See Connect to a Scanner.

Perspective saves the project to the database on the controller in the default folder "C:\users\username\AppData\Local\Trimble Perspective DB", and:

  • & - Under the ScanData folder on the memory card of the scanner (only if the controller is connected to the scanner).

  • - To the internal drive of the scanner (only if the controller is connected to the scanner and after acquiring a scan).

You can define a path for the databases other than the default one created. See Define Projects Path.

To add a new project, tap All Projects from the Menu panel, and choose + New from the Projects page.

The added picture and comment are not taken into account by the on-board application of the X12 scanner.