TS02 Webinar for Technical Support Subscribers:

Finding and using Trimble Style sheets- Trimble Access, Survey Controller, ASCII File Generator and Trimble

Business Center (TBC)

Seiler Instrument

January 7, 2013

Today’s Webinar

• What are Style sheets tools• Where to find Style sheets• Where to store Style sheets• How to use Style sheets in each tool• How to perform basic edits to customize

Style sheets• How to request a custom Styles sheet be

built.

Style sheets tools• Field data collectors

– Trimble Access

– Survey Controller v11x, 11.2x or later

• ASCII File Generator

• Job Report Generator in TBC

On Data Collector

Custom File Exporting

A JobXML format file is created automatically in the background of the export

Custom File Exporting

Controlling the Output

Some Style sheets ask user to define some settings after selecting

Downloading new Style sheets

• Trimble.com under Trimble Access and Survey Controller – Custom export and reports

– Stakeout style sheets

• Some Style sheets are automatically included with initial installation

Trimble.com Support list A-Z

• Select Trimble Survey Controller on TSC2– Select Downloads and documentation

• Trimble Survey Controller Style sheets

http://www.trimble.com/tsc_ts.asp?Nav=Collection-47680

Trimble.com Support list A-Z

• Select Trimble Access– Select Downloads

• Custom Export Style Sheets• Style Sheets for As-staked Deltas Display • Style Sheets for Road Definition Files• Style Sheets for Tunnel Data • Trimble Access Monitoring Style Sheets

http://www.trimble.com/survey/Trimble-Access-IS-support.aspx

Examples

• Area computation report (SC 12.4+)

• Comma delimited with multiple stake elevs

• Comma Delimited with notes

• Point comparison report

• Points and notes report

• Productivity Report

• Volume computation report

• List of XSL on the web

Examples of export Style sheets

• GPS Calibration report This GPS Calibration report style sheet reports the details of the GPS calibration in a job.

• Computed station and offset valuesUse this style sheet to compute the station and offset values for the points in the job based on the specified Trimble road definition.

Zip files

• Actual output HTML report Wiscors note

Where to put XSL Style Sheet

• On Data collector– Survey Controller in the Trimble Data folder

– Trimble Access in Trimble Data/System Files folder

• On Computer– Any folder

Reports in The Field

• Generate more complex reports, designed for office viewing, directly in the field

• Use AccessSync to send reports back to the office where they can be viewed or printed

• Use a thumb drive, ActiveSync or Mobile device manager to copy them off the data collector to the office

Text File Report Example

Rounds Observation Report

Roads Cut Sheet Report

Tunnel Module Reporting

Monitoring Module Reporting

Monitoring Module Reporting

Office Quality Control Report

Exporting Data Files

• DXF Style sheet export

The DXF File in AutoCAD

KML Style sheet export

• Google Earth file

• Displays the field coordinates

Rename any XSL

• Users can rename any of the Style sheets to make it easier for field staff

• Example: “KML file” can be renamed Google Earth export.

Stakeout Style sheets

Customize As-Staked views

• All the stakeout screens are controlled by Style sheet files in the System Files folder

• The stakeout report style sheets all have the file extension .sss

• Using style sheets for this reporting means that it is possible to:– Control what is displayed– Carry out computations on the staked data– Conditionally present data or messages

SSS Stakeout Style sheet• Use the Options soft key on the stake out

screens to choose the Staked deltas format style sheet:

SSS Stakeout Style sheet

• In Survey Style Stakeout delta format setting

• Select the sss

Customized Stakeout Reports

An example of a customized point stakeout deltas screen:

The default point stakeout deltas screen:

Customized Stakeout Reports

• The standard road stakeout Position on Road method report

Customized Stakeout Reports• Position on Road staking method with a

custom vertical conformance report style sheet – provides immediate feedback:

Too high Too low

Customized Stakeout Reports

Just right!

Stake Mark-up Report

• Customize the Stakeout style sheet to standardize what goes on a stake or lath

SSS Stakeout Style sheet

• http://www.trimble.com/survey/trimble-access-is_support.asp?Nav=Collection-59517

Where to put SSS Style Sheet

• On Data collector– Survey Controller in the Trimble Data folder

– Trimble Access in Trimble Data/System Files folder

• On Computer– Won’t use on computer.

ASCII File Generator

Office Reports

• Create reports in the office

• The ‘ASCII File Generator’ utility program, available for installation from the Trimble Web site

• Uses Survey Controller and Trimble Access .JOB files or JobXML, Road RXL and XML files

Office Reports

• If a job file is too big to run an XML Style sheet script in the field- the ASCII file generator will run it in the office with the computing power of the PC rather than the Data collector

Install ASCII file generator

• Install utility• Certain XSL style sheets come with the

install

http://www.trimble.com/survey/Trimble-Access-IS-support.aspx

Run ASCII file generator

Sometimes installed under Trimble Data transfer

Office Reports

• Select the appropriate downloaded file • Select the required output format style sheet

Office Reports

• Set user variables with appropriate settings

Trimble Business Center

TBC new ribbon interface

Old TBC interface

TBC• Edit data as needed

• Export to a JobXML

• Select Tools Job Report generator

• Select JobXML

• Select Style sheet

• Set Save as file

• Verify settings

• Tap OK

Point Comparison XSL

Creating New Style Sheets

• Style sheet definitions can be very complex• The best place to start is by modifying

existing style sheets• Since XML files and XSLT style sheets are

‘industry standard’ there are many third party developers available who are familiar with the technology e.g. Web programmers

Editing

• C:\Trimble Survey Controller\Custom ASCII Files\Comma delimited with RMS, date and time.xsl

Requesting a custom Style Sheet

• Send your Seiler rep a detailed digital example– Be specific- if it needs to be column exact– If it needs to be sorted or grouped– File extension needed– Do you want Header information

• Always send a JOB file they can test the Style sheet on

• Be prepared to wait- these sometimes take time.

Custom

• RXL to LandXML to SDMS ALI• Site Calibration report• SDMS• Many cut sheets• Comma delimited with RMS, Date and Time• CSV with notes• CSV with attributes- with tags and without…

Review

• XSL and SSS Style sheets can be used:– On Data Collectors

• Survey Controller (version dependent)• Trimble Access

– On Computer• ASCII File generator utility (especially large files)• Trimble Business Center

• Reports, Computations and File formats• Change what Stakeout screens look like

Conclusion• Using XSLT style sheets provide a very

powerful means of producing:– Nicely formatted reports either directly on the

device, on the office computer, using the ASCII File generator utility program or TBC

– Specific format output files ready for import directly into a range of office software

– As staked details showing you exactly the details you need while in the field

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