Export a Project

To export the current project to a file format, tap >  to open the Finalize & Export Project dialog. Check the Export Project option, tapto choose the appropriate format to export to and tap to define the export path. Projects are exported in a folder named according to the project name followed by the export format.

• TDX: TDX is a Trimble Data eXchange file format, commonly used in some Trimble software applications like TBC (Trimble Business Center) or RealWorks. Perspective exports the information listed below:

  • Stations with registration sets,

  • Overall refined links, referring to the results of refining the alignment and transformation of the datasets to improve their accuracy after a registration. See Refine a Project (or Registration Set(s)),

  • Created panorama(s),

  • Measured points, and distances,

  • Leveling information,

  • Registration transformation information,

  • Created labels,

  • Georeferenced matches,

  • Measurements.

  As a result, the following is created:

  • A project file named according to the project name with the TDX extension.

  • A TDF (Trimble Data Files) folder with a set of TZF format files (one per scan), and a set of TCF format files (one per X7/X9 scan) or a set of TOI format files (one per X12 scan) if the images have been acquired, and a set of TPF format files (one per station)) if a panorama has been created from the captured images (see Create Panoramas).

• TZF: This format is a Trimble scan file in a zipped format. Perspective exports the current project as a folder with:

  • One TZF format file per scan.

  • One TCF format file per scan if the images have been captured (see Capture Images).

  - TOI format files will be exported as TOI format files.

• E57: This format is a file format specified by the ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials), an international standards organization. The E57 format supports two types of data: Gridded Data and Non-Gridded Data.

  • Gridded data is data which is aligned in regular arrays. Perspective exports the current project as a set of E57 format files (gridded), one per scan.

  • Non-gridded data is an irregular grid point set. Perspective exports the current project as a E57 format file (non-gridded).

• PTX: This format is an ASCII based scan file format. The software exports the current project as a set of PTX format files, one per scan.

• LAS - SINGLE, NON-GRIDDED: This format is a public file format for interchanging 3-dimensional point cloud data between data users. It is binary-based and has several versions: 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4. Perspective exports the current project as one LAS 1.2 (or 1.4) format file.

  Exporting to LAS 1.2 format has a limitation of 4.2 billion points for a single file, due to the 32-bit integer limit for point indices in the LAS 1.2 specification. If you need to handle datasets larger than this, consider exporting the data to LAS 1.4 format, which uses 64-bit integers instead, allowing for up to 18 quintillion points. For both formats, make sure you have sufficient space on your export path.

• POD - SINGLE, NON-GRIDDED: The POD (Point Database) file format is a Bentley Pointools' native point cloud format. The software exports the current project as one POD format file. Points, color, intensity and normal (if available) information are exported.

  Exporting to the POD format may take several minutes per scan.

• RCP: This format file is a project file for Recap from AutoDesk. The software exports the current project as one RCP format file and a folder named following the project name with the "Support" extension. For each scan, a scan file with the RCS extension is created.

  Exporting to the RCP format may take several minutes per scan.

• HIGH-QUALITY PANORAMA 360° IMAGES: When exporting a project to the above formats, for each full dome scan with a high quality panorama, the software exports:

  • The high quality panorama as a 360° image in JPEG format in a specific folder (HQ Panorama Images).

  • The registration information (location and orientation) of the high quality panorama in a CSV format file with the following information:

    - Name of the JPG station panoramic images.

    - Location expressed with X,Y,Z coordinates in meters (International System of Unit).

    - Orientation using the center of the image as reference and expressed as a quaternion (qx, qy, qz, qw).