Creating a project

Who creates the project for use in Trimble Access and the software they use to create it depends on your organization:

  • From the office, you can create a project in Trimble Connect for download to the controller running Trimble Access.

  • From the field, you can create a project in the field using Trimble Access.

Creating projects in the office enables you to easily add project data from different sources to the project to assist field crews. Because job data in cloud projects is automatically uploaded to the cloud when work is in progress or completed, you can easily view and share job data using the Trimble Connect Field Data extension.

When you create a project in Trimble Access you can choose to add it to Trimble Connect when you create it or you can add it later if needed.

Creating the project in the office

From the office you can use any of the following to create the project directly in the Trimble Connect for use in Trimble Access:

  • Trimble Connect Web

  • Trimble Connect Field Data extension

  • Trimble Business Center Connected Workspace

NOTE –

  • To automatically send project data to Trimble Access users you must assign the TrimbleAccess.ProjectFile tag to each project data file.

  • To associate a feature library file with the project, you must use the Trimble Connect Field Data extension.

For more information, refer to the Trimble Connect Help, Trimble Connect Field Data Extension Help, or the Trimble Business Center Help.

Creating the project in Trimble Access

  1. In the Projects screen tap New.

  2. Enter the Name of the project and, if required, a Description.

  3. Tap Units to select the units and formats for numerical values. See Units.

  4. Tap Coord. sys. to choose the coordinate system for the project. See Coordinate system.

  5. Tap Feature library to associate a feature library file with the project. See Feature library

    TIP – Setting the coordinate system and feature library at a project level makes it easier for all jobs in the project to have the same settings, simplifying the job creation. The coordinate system and feature library can also be set for each job, if needed.

  6. If required, enter Reference and Location details.

    The Location information will appear with the project name in the Projects screen.

  7. If required, select an image for the project. The selected image will appear next to the project name in the Projects screen.

    • To select a file on the controller, tap .

    • To capture an image using the controller camera, tap .

  8. To add the project to the cloud, select the Create cloud project check box.

    If you are not ready to upload the project to the cloud, you can skip this step and upload the local project to the cloud later. See Uploading a local project to the cloud.

  9. Tap Create.

  10. Tap Add to add files to your project. Select files from a location on the controller. Tap Accept and then tap Next.

    If you are not ready to add files to your project, tap Next in the Project data screen.

  11. If you selected the Create cloud project check box, the Create cloud project dialog appears.

    1. Select the location of the Trimble Connect file server where the project will reside.

      Choosing the file server for the region closest to your location gives better performance when downloading or uploading data.

    2. Tap Yes.

      The project is added to the cloud.

    The project folder is created on the controller and the New job screen appears.

TIP – Once a project is a cloud project, in Trimble Access you can tap next to the project name and then tap Settings and:

  • Select the Team tab to share the project with other people in your team and assign roles to the project. See Managing team members.

  • Select the IBSS tab to set up an Internet Base Station Service (IBSS) for GNSS RTK corrections your project. See Internet Base Station Service (IBSS).