Siteworks SE Starter Edition

The Trimble Siteworks SE Starter Edition software was introduced with the release of Siteworks v1.20. Trimble Siteworks SE is a simplified version of the Trimble Siteworks Standard software, intended for users who do not require the full construction surveyor feature set and tools of the Siteworks Standard and are interested in a lower-cost version of Siteworks that only connects to GNSS.

Siteworks SE is ideal for site supervisors, leading hands, site engineers, inspectors, and anyone wanting to bring into the field the same 3D constructible models as used in the Siteworks Standard and the Trimble Earthworks Grade Control Platform. Siteworks SE enables users to create PDF reports, determine their location on a project, see cut/fill values to a design surface or alignment, measure feature (non-surface points, lines, and areas, and navigate to points, lines and alignments. Siteworks SE uses the exact same data folder structure and file formats as Siteworks Standard, making it 100% compatible with full versions of Siteworks. It is also based on the existing Siteworks platform, but with a streamlined user interface, allowing experienced Siteworks users to get any new users up-to-speed and working quickly.

Siteworks SE has several key differences compared to Siteworks Standard including:

  • GNSS only (no total station support)
  • Blue title bar
  • Line/Area Information Bar with live display of line length, slope and area measurements
  • Updated user interactions on the Map screen
  • Navigate mode in Siteworks SE versus stakeout in Siteworks Standard
  • Measurement of feature points and lines/areas only, not surface points or breaklines, volume or outer boundaries, and therefore no real-time surface creation

For the purposes of this chapter, only those features that are new or specific to Siteworks SE are addressed in this chapter. Please refer to the relevant sections for instructions relating to the features common to both Siteworks SE and Siteworks Standard. Also see Feature comparison matrix of Siteworks Standard and Siteworks SE Starter Edition for a list of the specific features included in Siteworks SE and Siteworks Standard.