Prepare job site data for machines that are part of a machine control system, such as Trimble^® Grade Control System (GCS) or Caterpillar^® AccuGrade™. Add imported data to a job site and a job site design and then assign the site and design to specific data cards so that when you write data for a machine, the correct data goes to the designated machine in the correct format and version number.

Following are the basic steps for this workflow. For more detailed instructions, see Manage Field Data for a Job Site.

Note: This outlines an older construction data workflow. For the newer workflow, see Understanding Connected Construction Data Exchange.

Steps:

Commands:

1.

Open a project or start a new project and import the data from which you want to create a surface.

Open Project

New Default Project - Use the default template.

New Project - Choose a template.

Import

2.

Specify the data synchronization area in application options.

In the Options dialog, select File Locations, and enter the path at the bottom.

Options

3.

Prepare your imported job site data.

See Workflow: Prepare Site Data.

4.

Add or edit controllers representing GCS machines to the list of controllers that you can assign to the job site.

Controller Manager

5.

Create a job site, review the site settings, and add job site data.

Press [F1] while in the command to see what types of data you can add to a job site or job site design

Job Site Manager

As a part of adding site map and design map data, clip it using a boundary, if necessary.

Create boundaries for job site limits so that exported data is reduced, making files smaller and more manageable on memory-limited machine controllers. You can also create boundaries .representing avoidance zones in which machines should not operate.

Create Boundary

6.

Create a job site design and add job site design data.

Create Job Site Design

7.

If needed, manually export a site map, avoidance zone, or job site design to a GCS machine.

It is handy to manually export a design from a different job site to add it to a data card without changing the existing job site, which would overwrite all the other designs on the card.

Export

8.

Manually copy field data to a compact flash data card or a USB flash drive for a GCS machine, if applicable.

Copy Field Data to Data Card

Copy Field Data to USB Flash Drive

9.

Publish your job site and design data to WorksOS.

Publish Field Data to WorksOS