Command Description
The Batch Export command allows you to setup rules to export multiple layers and/or surfaces to various file types as a repeatable process. The files will be placed in nominated folders on your PC, server or Trimble Connect project. This can be very useful on projects where you need to export revisions of the same files at the end of every day for field crews.
At the top of the command pane there is the ability to load and save a batch export file. Once you have populated the command with the appropriate rule sets you can save it in a file that can be reloaded in the future. The rule files can be loaded using drag and drop in the plan view.
Publish to:
- Output directory - Type in the directory path or use the Browse button to select the folder for the files to be written to.
- Trimble Connect folder - Press the Browse button to select the connect project and folder for the files to be written to. If a new folder is required enter it at the bottom of the pop out and press New folder to create it.
- Filename – enter a filename to be saved. If you require the file to go into a new folder under the main output directory, then add it in here. Example “New folder\Filename”
- Surfaces – Check the boxes to select the surfaces from the available list to include in the data that will be exported.
- Layers – Check the boxes to select any layers of data from the available list to include them in the data that will be exported.
- Exporters – select the required file type to be exported from the list. Press the Settings button to modify the output options for each export type.
- 12da
- TTM – This will only hold one surface which will the first one in the list if multiple selected.
- DXF
- DWG
- XML
- IFC
- VCL
- P,E,N,elev,Code (.CSV)
- P,N,E,elev,Code (.CSV)
Your selections are displayed in a new row in the Export rules table in the command pane.
- To delete a row from the table, select the row and click Delete. To delete multiple rows, select the top row and hold shift and select the bottom row, then press delete.
- To move the row order, use the Up and Down arrows and to edit a previously entered row use the Edit button or double click on the row in the table.
- To insert a row above an existing one, click on the row location and press the Insert button. To copy an existing row, highlight the row and press the Copy button and this will be added directly below.
- To export the contents of the table as rule sets into a “.batchexport” file that can be reused in other projects, click the
button at the top of the command pane.
- Click Apply to run the export and keep the Batch Export command pane open.
Note: After rules have been set, use the “Batch Export Sync” command to quickly run the export process with a single button press.