Export file formats

Data can be exported as machine‑readable files for use in other software applications, or as human‑readable reports in Word or HTML format.

Use these files to check data in the field, or to produce reports, which you can transfer from the field to your client or to the office for further processing with the office software.

The predefined export file formats available on the controller include:

  • Check shot report
  • CSV Global Lat-long points
  • CSV with attributes
  • DXF
  • ESRI Shapefiles
  • GDM area
  • GDM job
  • Grid (local) coordinates
  • ISO rounds report
  • JobXML

  • LAS point cloud

    The LAS point cloud export option is available only when the Trimble Access software LAS Export option is licensed to the controller. To purchase a license for the LAS Exportoption, contact your Trimble Distributor.

  • Local grid coordinates
  • Locator to CSV
  • Locator to Excel
  • M5 coordinates
  • Road‑line‑arc stakeout report
  • SC Exchange
  • SDR33 DC
  • Stakeout report
  • Surface inspection report
  • Survey report
  • Traverse adjustment report
  • Traverse deltas report
  • Trimble DC v10.7
  • Utility Survey DXF
  • Volume computation report

If the Comma Delimited (*.CSV, *.TXT) option is selected, you can select the points to export and specify the format of the data that is received. Five fields appear: Point name, Point code, Northing, Easting, and Elevation. If description fields are enabled for the job, there are two additional fields to configure. To exclude a value from the exported file, select Unused.

When you tap Accept, you will be able to select the points to export. See Selecting points.

Predefined export file formats are defined using XSLT stylesheet (*.xsl) definition files. They are typically located in the Trimble Data\System Files folder.

The predefined stylesheet definitions are provided in English. Translated stylesheet files are typically stored in the appropriate language folder.

The location of the folder depends on the controller operating system:

  • Windows: C:\Program Files\Trimble\General Survey\Languages\<language>
  • Android: <Device name>\Trimble Data\Languages\<language>

Stylesheets for exporting to other formats can be downloaded from the Stylesheets page.

Copy the downloaded stylesheets to the C:\ProgramData\Trimble\Trimble Data\System Files folder on the controller.

If you have measured depths using an echo sounder, you can also download the following stylesheets to generate reports with depths applied:

  • Comma Delimited with elevation and depths.xsl
  • Comma Delimited with depth applied.xsl

For more information, see To generate reports that include depths.