User manual TRIMBLE BUSINESS CENTER HEAVY CONSTRUCTION 1.40 RELEASE NOTES 06-2009

[. . . ] Antenna heights in T01 and T02 files - An issue in the last release of this software (TBC-HCE 1. 30) can cause antenna heights in imported T01 and T02 files (. t01 and . t02) to be inaccurate. The magnitude of this error can be large and adversely affect calculations in your project. This has been fixed so that antenna heights are now correct. Trimble® Business Center Heavy Construction Edition Release Notes 2 New in Version 1. 30 (released only in US English) These features have been added or enhanced: GCS Support - The software now supports the management of data for Grade Control Systems (GCS): Note: This includes support for Trimble GCS900 v11 and AccuGradeTM v11 by ® Caterpillar . Updated terminology - See the "Changes to Field Data Terminology" section after these notes. [. . . ] Support for Trimble WebDrive - If you have installed Trimble WebDrive, you can use it to import and export data files to and from the Trimble Connected Community (TCC) website. Trimble® Business Center Heavy Construction Edition Release Notes 4 Import and export Trimble road files - You can now import road files (. rxl format) to bring road data into your project. The data is displayed as a surface and/or alignment that can be verified and edited as necessary. The following elements from the Road file can be imported: Horizontal alignment Horizontal alignment PI Vertical alignment Station equations You can export alignment and, optionally, surface data to a Road file (. rxl or . dc format) that can contain the following road data elements: Horizontal alignment Vertical alignment Cross-section templates Station equations Support for Nikon TS files - The software allows you to download and process Nikon Total Station files. Import the same data file multiple times - To help you manage importing the same DC (. dc), JOB (. job), or JXL (. jxl) data file into a project more than once, the software now allows you to choose whether to merge data contained in the newly imported version of the file with the data already in the project, or import it as a separate file. If you choose to merge the data, you can further specify what to do when the same objects are contained in both files: save the existing version of the object already in the project, or save the newly imported version. Coordinate System Manager files - When you install this software, a message may display saying that one or more Coordinate System Manager files are read-only and cannot be opened and saved. This can occur when you have made modifications to an earlier installed version of Coordinate System Manager. Note: This version was released only in US English. Known Issues For a list of issues in external programs or operating systems that affect this software, select Help > Contents in the software. Then, click the Index tab and read the help topic entitled Known Issues. Note: For last minute information about this product, see the Read Me file (English only). Trimble® Business Center Heavy Construction Edition Release Notes 5 Changes to Field Data Terminology All of the previous Site Controller Software (SCS) commands, user interface, and documentation have been updated to accommodate the addition of Grade Control System (GCS) functionality. Previous term Site controller New term Controller Site controller Definition or how it is used A generic term for either an SCS site controller or a data card for a GCS or AccuGrade machine. A handheld field device used by crews at a job site that runs Site Controller Software (SCS) within a Trimble Site Positioning System (SPS). A piece of heavy equipment, such as a bulldozer, excavator, or grader, used on a job site. In this software, 'machine' refers to the equipment on which a data card will be used. The job site data, design data, and work orders that you prepare to use on the controllers at your job site, as well as the measured results sent from the field back to this software. The property or physical location at which the improvements associated with a construction project will be made. Also, the object in your project that contains job site settings and site-specific data, such as a site calibration, the related control points, and a site map. Also, an object in your project that contains job site design data, such as a surface, alignment, or linework model, stakeout points, and a design map representing features of the design. A file (generally . dxf) showing the location of features and boundaries that is used as a visual reference on controllers in the field. As in all matters leading to such purchasing decisions, consideration should be given to future needs as both operating systems and application software are further developed and computation power and storage capacity requirements continue to increase. Trimble can offer little guidance in predicting future trends, other than to note the need to consider the recent past and to act accordingly. For Minimum Acceptable Performance: Operating system: Processor: Random access memory: Hard disk capacity: Graphics memory: Monitor: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home, Windows XP Professional, or Windows Vista Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core E2160 (1. 80 GHz, 1 MB L2 Cache, 800 FSB) 1 GB or greater 80 GB or greater Mid-range, discrete graphics card with minimum 256 MB and support for DirectX® 9. 0 (avoid integrated graphics if possible) 1024 x 768 or higher resolution with 256 colors This assumes that your DPI setting is Normal (96 DPI) and that your font size is also set to Normal. USB 2. 0 port for synchronizing data on a site controller Internet access to download Microsoft ActiveSync® and the Microsoft . NET 3. 5 Framework® during installation (except when running the Windows Vista operating system; ActiveSync technology is not required). [. . . ] These include new data provider groups and Internet sites that you have added to the Internet Download command. These include combinations of project settings that you have defined as templates for baseline processing and network adjustment. Custom Import and Export Format Definitions Project Templates Internet Download Configurations Baseline Processing and Network Adjustment Styles When you upgrade from your current version of the program to a newer version, the installation program searches for previous files containing these settings and customizations. If any are found, the Copy Settings dialog appears. To retain previous settings and customizations: 1. In the Copy column, uncheck the box for each old file that you do not want to retain in the upgrade. [. . . ]