Supported project data file types

The types of files you can add to the project include:

• BIM models:

  BIM models that can be copied to any controller except the TCU5 controller and the TDC600 model 1 handheld:

  • IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) files (.ifc, .ifczip)

  • TrimBIM (Trimble BIM) files (.trb)

  BIM models that you can upload to the project in Trimble Connect and then download to the controller as TrimBIM files:

  • Design (.dgn) files created using Bentley software.

  • Drawing (.dwg) files created using Autodesk AutoCAD software.

  • IFC (Industry Foundation Class files) in the .ifc or .ifczip file format.

  • Navisworks (.nwd) files created using Navisworks software.

  • Trimble SketchUp (.skp) files

  • Trimble Virtual Construction Link (.vcl) Office to Field files created using Trimble WorksManager or Trimble Business Center software.

• Point and line files:

  • CSV and TXT files

  • AutoCAD Drawing Exchange Format (DXF) files (.dxf)

  • ESRI Shapefiles (.shp)

  • RXL files (.rxl)

  • LandXML files (.xml)

  • 12d Model files (.12da)

  • Google Earth KML or KMZ files (.kml, .kmz)

• Surfaces:

  • Digital terrain models (.dtm .ttm .xml, .dxf, .12da)

  • Surfaces in BIM models

• Scan points and point clouds (.tsf and .rwcx)

• Road files:

  • RXL files (.rxl)

  • LandXML files (.xml)

  • 12d Model files (.12da) – typically used in Roads

  • GENIO roads (.inp, .crd, .mos)

• TXL tunnels (.txl)

• Surpac files (.str) – typically used in Mines