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News XPAD Survey - July 2016
XPAD Survey 2.7.500
This document contains a list of all changes, new features, bugs fixed introduced in this last version of
XPAD Survey.
General
Fixed bugs: some small bugs has been fixed.
TPS
E-bubble: tilt values are displayed.
GPS
Zenith 35 - Rinex: it is possible to select the Rinex version (2 o 3).
Import & Export
Trimble DC: antenna height and antenna offset are now imported and managed.
Survey codes from LandXML: survey codes can be imported from Covadis LandXML file.
News XPAD Survey - May 2016
XPAD Survey 2.7.400
This document contains a list of all changes, new features, bugs fixed introduced in this last version of
XPAD Survey.
TPS
Zoom80/90 - Action when prism is lost: a new action is available when prism is lost; the TPS can
return to the last position where prism was locked.
Zoom80/90 - Measure prism from remote: if the prism is not locked, then it is locked and then the
measure starts.
Zoom90 – onboard: general improvements.
Zoom80/90 – ATR visibility: it is now possible to set the ATR visibility; three states are available:
normal, low visibility, high reflectivity.
GPS
Zenith 25 – External GPRS: with Zenith 25 it is now possible to use the GPRS of the WinMobile
controller (or in general a controller connected to internet) to connect to the NTRIP server. So it is
not necessary to have a SIM card on the receiver but just have the controller connected to internet.
It works only with Getac PS336 Windows Mobile controller.
Zenith 35 – TAG: general improvements on supporting this GPS receiver.
Survey
Zenith35 TAG - Tilt pole: it is possible to measure hidden points with two single measures with pole
not vertical.
News XPAD Survey - May 2016
Scan surface: a new command allow to scan automatically a defined surface. It is possible to define
the area to stakeout and the grid step. Three scan mode are available: Accurate, Fast and Ultra-fast.
Stakeout
Stakeout surface - Offset: it is possible to define a vertical offset for surface stakeout. So it is
possible to stakeout at fixed distance above/below the design elevation.
Stakeout surface – Store point: it is possible to store new points during surface stakeout.
News XPAD Survey - February 2016
XPAD Survey 2.7.300
This document contains a list of all changes, new features, bugs fixed introduced in this last version of
XPAD Survey.
General
Save settings as Default: it is possible to save the current settings as Default. The new jobs will use
the default settings.
Fixed bugs: fixed some small bugs in different part of the software.
GPS
Zenith35 – sensor calibration: a special procedure allow you to calibrate the Zenith35 internal
sensor.
Zenith35 – tilt value: current tilt value is stored in the GPS measures and can be imported in office
software.
Zenith35 - RTCM3.1: the last firmware of Zenith35 allow to manage RTCM3.1 messages also when
the SIM is placed in the receiver.
Site calibration: it is possible to import and use all the reference points stored in the current job; in
this way the site calibration process can be completed quickly.
GPS Status - Raw data logging: from GPS Status dialog it is possible to start & stop the receiver raw
data logging.
TPS
Topcon GPT series: it is possible to control the Topcon total station GPT series.
Survey
GPS survey: it is possible to get automatically the name of the next point to measure from the
closest points in the database.
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Stakeout
GPS closest point: the closest point selected is the one closest to the current position and not
closest to the last stakeout point.
GPS raw data logging: it is possible to enable the receiver raw data logging also during stakeout
operations.
Sideslope stakeout: it is possible to switch the current slope value to 3 different states:
o Slope
o Elevation difference
o Horizontal distance
TPS Stakeout – turn to point: it is possible to activate the automatic rotation of the instrument
toward the point to stakeout. The rotation could be 2D (only horizontal angle) or 3D (horizontal &
vertical angle).
CAD
Locate me: Locate me button allow to display the position and the direction of the TPS.
News XPAD Survey - January 2016
XPAD Survey 2.7.200
This document contains a list of all changes, new features, bugs fixed introduced in this last version of
XPAD Survey.
TPS
Zoom90 Robotic total station: full support of the new GeoMax Zoom90 Robotic Total station;
XPAD can run on-board or on external field data collector.
Zoom90 GSI output: measure data taken with Zoom90 can be redirected in GSI format to one of
the following ports: lemo port (RS232), Bluetooth, Bluetooth handle. This is useful to interface
Zoom90 with external application for specific purposes.
NavLight Zoom80/90: it is possible to switch on and off the navigation light on Zoom80 and
Zoom90 Robotic total stations.
GPS
Log raw data at 20/10/5Hz: now it is possible to store receiver raw data for post-processing at
additional frequencies: 20hz, 10hz, 5hz.
GDOP value for Zenith25: GDOP value is now calculated and available for Zenith25.
News XPAD Survey - January 2016
Import & Export
Trimble DC – Points: it is possible to import points stored in Trimble DC format.
Trimble DC – Site calibration: it is possible to import site calibration settings stored in Trimble DC
format and have directly on XPAD.
News XPAD Survey - December 2015
XPAD Survey 2.7.100
This document contains a list of all changes, new features, bugs fixed introduced in this last version of
XPAD Survey.
** WARNING **
Because of some changing in custom prism constant is recommended to check the value defined for your
current custom prism constant.
TPS
Custom prism constant: it is possible to define the custom prism constant by entering the absolute
constant or the GeoMax constant. Check your current custom prism constant.
GPS
Radio frequencies: 5 decimals are now managed.
Stakeout
Reference surface: stakeout of objects can use a reference survey to calculate the difference in
elevation.
Road Stakeout
Reference surface: stakeout of road can use a reference survey to calculate the difference in
elevation.
News XPAD Survey - November 2015
XPAD Survey 2.7.000
This document contains a list of all changes, new features, bugs fixed introduced in this last version of
XPAD Survey.
GPS
Zenith35: the new GeoMax Zenith35 is now supported.
Some of the new features are:
o Extra safe mode: it is possible to activate/deactivate this option in order to get positions also in
difficult areas; extra-safe mode can be activated/deactivate on the fly.
o Electronic level: the Zenith35 models equipped with inertial sensors can have electronic level
displayed on the screen. GPS measures are not accepted when the pole is out of level.
DOP value: current DOP values is displayed in the GPS panel together with satellites number.
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PDOP checks: it is possible to add a control that avoid to store epochs if PDOP value is over a
minimum value.
Stop measure: it is possible to stop the measurement before to reach the total number of epochs;
the software asks if store the point or cancel the measure.
Number of epochs: number of epochs acquired is now displayed during the measurement.
TPS
Leica TPS 1200: Leica TPS 1200 total station with Extended GeoCom loaded is now fully supported.
Zoom80 Autosearch strategy: the autosearch strategy has now three
different options in case the prims is lost:
1. Do nothing
2. Perform Aim360 and then Scout360
3. Scout360
Navlight with joystick: when Joystick page is open the navigation light is
automatically switched on.
Zoom80 – incremental Aim360: the Aim360 search for the prism in the
field of view; if the prism is not found a series of three incremental search windows are defined in
order to find the prism.
Laser plummet intensity: it is possible to change the laser plummet intensity for Zipp20 and
Zoom80.
Survey
Quick codes: if quick codes are used and measure starts automatically, the procedure return to the
quick code page when the measure is completed.
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COGO
Reference line: the new Reference line COGO command has been implemented in order to solve all
the needs related to the reference lines.
Import & Export
Google Earth KML: Google Earth KML export format includes now more information: surfaces,
drawings.
News XPAD Survey - September 2015
XPAD Survey 2.6.600
This document contains a list of all changes, new features, bugs fixed introduced in this last version of
XPAD Survey.
GPS
Zenith 25 – external radio: radio protocol was not properly assigned.
Stakeout
Reference line with GPS point stakeout: navigation information can be related to North, Sun,
Reference point and now to Reference line.
Import & Export
Export DXF – Survey drawing: a new option allow to export survey drawing or not.
Export Sokkia SDR: points are exported in Sokkia SDR format.
Export DXF – Small arcs: fixed a problem with arcs with very small radius export.
Export ASCII – Labels: coordinates label was wrong.
News XPAD Survey - June 2015
XPAD Survey 2.6.500
This document contains a list of all changes, new features, bugs fixed introduced in this last version of
XPAD Survey.
General
Juniper Allegro 2: GeoCom license on Zoom 80 Robotic Total station is no more necessary.
GPS
Zenith 10/20 – Auto start base: base receiver is now configured to automatic restart after a switch
off.
Report GPS: report can be obtained in Excel XML and CSV format; before it was exported only as
plain text file.
TPS
TPS offset mode: the current offset mode is maintained after the point has been measured.
Target height: it is now possible to modify the target height of stored measures.
Traverse point name: traverse point name is stored and then prompted at the next traverse point;
the name of normal points is no more confused with the name of traverse points.
Zipp20: fixed a bug in case of installation of country packages.
TPS measures with vertical offset: fixed a bug in export of the data.
Points
Find point in measures list: fixed a bug.
Survey codes
List of last used free codes: it is possible to ask for the list of the last used free codes and select the
code from the list. Free codes are the codes that has been entered manually.
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Stakeout
Point direction: fixed a bug for which point direction was not displayed properly.
Roading
Where am I: by clicking on the elevation button it is possible to switch between different
elevations: design elevation, elevation difference.
Import & Export
Export GSI TPS measures: deleted measure are no more exported.
Export GSI in Liscad format: data are exported to be imported in Liscad office software.
Export KML: measure lines are now exported.
News XPAD Survey - March 2015
XPAD Survey 2.6.400
This document contains a list of all changes, new features, bugs fixed introduced in this last version of
XPAD Survey.
General
Juniper Allegro 2: Juniper Allegro 2 is now fully supported by XPAD; it is possible to use function
keys, and all other keys available in the Allegro2 keyboard.
Input distances: when a distance have to be entered is now possible to change the current units; so
you can enter distances in inch, for example, even if the current unit is foot.
News XPAD Survey - March 2015
CAD
CAD – Arc 3D: a 3D arc is now created as a polyline with 2 arcs.
CAD – Linetypes: new optimization has been added in drawing linetype in order to have a faster
drawing rendering.
CAD – Layout manager: a new drawing command allow to create points and lines quickly by
entering angles and distances.
TPS
Free Station: now it is possible to decide if a measure have to be used for coordinate calculation
and/or for elevation calculation.
News XPAD Survey - March 2015
Free Station: station position can be calculated also by using three angles measures and without
any distance.
Passive mode registration: with Zoom20/30/35 it is now possible to press REC button and the point
is stored immediately in XPAD without the need to press any button in the controller.
Zipp20: fixed a bug on configuring the custom prism.
GPS
Base shift from GPS rover reading: with this new option it is possible to start the base on unknown
position, then go over a known point with the rover and calculate the difference in coordinates; this
difference is then applied to all next measured points. In this way you don’t need to place the base
over a known point or create a local system calibration but you can simply measure a known point
with your rover and everything is adjusted.
News XPAD Survey - March 2015
Zenith25 – date decoding: fixed a bug on decoding the date in the communication with Zenith25.
Import & Export
DXF – Arc 3D: a 3D arc is now exported as a 3D polyline.
Leica IDEX: TPS measures and points can be exported in Leica IDEX format.
GSI for LSS software: a special version of GSI format has been created for LSS desktop software.
GSI – attributes: attributes can be exported before or after the measure.
Shape – PointZ: fixed a bug on importing PointZ shape file.
Volume
Volume stockpile/pit: fixed a bug on stockpile/pit volume calculation.
News XPAD Survey - December 2014
XPAD Survey 2.6.200
This document contains a list of all changes, new features, bug fixed introduced in this last version of
XPAD Survey.
GPS
Zenith25 Pro: Zenith 25Pro is now supported.
Site calibration: is now possible to use up to 50 localization points; previous limit was 20 points.
TPS
Zoom80: prism search and rotation can be stopped before completed.
Zoom80: Fixed a connection problem with Zoom80 and firmware 2.0.
Zipp20: Fixed some minor bugs.
CAD
Map orientation: it is now possible to define the map orientation; map can be displayed not only
with the north orientation but also with south orientation.
Area: the drawing of the selected area is now displayed in the background and doesn’t cover the
main drawing.
Survey
Average: it possible to edit the results of the average (multiple measures of the same points)
immediately after the point is stored.
Stakeout
Point name: stakeout point name is stored with a customizable scheme and not with a predefined
suffix.
Station & Offset: in some cases vertical offset was not updated.
News XPAD Survey - December 2014
COGO
Distance and offset: Fixed a display bug.
Roading
Cross-sections labels: improved the drawing of the labels to avoid overlapping.
Where am I ?: in the cross-section view is displayed the offset from the surface for a fast stakeout
of elevations.
Import & Export
DXF – Global linetype scale factor: the global linetype scale factor is now supported.
News XPAD Survey - October 2014
XPAD Survey 2.6.000
This document contains a list of all changes, new features, bug fixed introduced in this last version of
XPAD Survey.
Generals
Landscape mode: XPAD can run in devices with landscape display.
Zenith 04: new controller Zenith 04 is now supported.
GPS
NMEA Output: it is possible to specify the output of RMC sentence.
Scale factor ground to grid: improved the use of the ground to grid scale factor in all part of the
software.
RTCM31 format: it is possible to specify if user RTCM3.1 correction to calculate coordinates and/or
elevations.
Molodensky-Badekas: it is possible to define a transformation datum based on 10 parameters.
News XPAD Survey - October 2014
TPS
XPAD per Zipp20: XPAD can now run on-board of the new GeoMax Zipp20 total station.
Prims type: prism type is now stored in the measures.
CAD
Arc offset: fixed a problem with the calculation of the arc offset.
Roading
Edge polylines: it is possible to manage edge polylines as design element of the road as well as the
cross-sections.
Import from LandXML
Conversion from drawing
Link to axis
Cross-sections interpolation using the edge polylines
Design play: new function that displays automatically cross-sections calculated at the different
stations.
News XPAD Survey - October 2014
Import & Export
Export TPM measure TPS (ASCII): Target type is now exported.
DXF – Multiple text: improved the importation of multiple text (MTEXT).
DXF – Point symbols: point’s symbols are now exported in the DXF file.
Export ASCII format: fixed a problem on exporting titles.
News XPAD Survey - July 2014
XPAD Survey 2.5.900
This document contains a list of all changes, new features, bug fixed introduced in this last version of
XPAD Survey.
TPS
Zoom 80 – Firmware 2.0: support of the next firmware (version 2.0) of the GeoMax Zoom80
Robotic total station.
GPS
Base-Rover mode with GPRS and server NTRIP: now it is possible to work in base-rover mode
through GPRS and through a NTRIP server. Base receiver send corrections to an NTRIP server that
will send the same corrections to the rover.
Report
Report Fieldbook GPS: in the fieldbook dialog it is now possible to create a detailed report with the
GPS measures.
Report Free station: when free station setup has been completed it is possible to generate a
detailed report.
Import & Export
Export SmartContours: it is possible to export GPS points in SmartContours software data format.
Export CREDO: it is possible to export TPS measures in CREDO Russian software data format.
News XPAD Survey - June 2014
XPAD Survey 2.5.800
This document contains a list of all changes, new features, bug fixed introduced in this last version of
XPAD Survey.
GPS
UTC Time: UTC time is now displayed in GPS Status dialog window.
Survey
Autosurvey by time: improved the quality of stored points when Time interval option is selected.
Co-variance matrix factors: co-variance matrix factors were not being stored if mountpoint were
being changed during survey.
TPS measure by offset: in some cases TPS measures by offset were not being stored in the right
way.
Stakeout
GPS Position: in some cases GPS position were not being stored in stakeout point.
News XPAD Survey - June 2014
CAD
Polylines and arcs: drawing time of polylines and arcs has been improved.
Import & Export
DXF: now it is possible to export DXF file in several AutoCAD formats (2000, 2004, 2007, 2010,
2013). In this way have been solved all problems related to not ASCII characters of some languages
(Cyrillic, Greek, …)
Export of GPS measures: new fields can be exported like UTC time, satellites numbers.
News XPAD Survey - April 2014
XPAD Survey 2.5.700
This document contains a list of all changes, new features, bug fixed introduced in this last version of
XPAD Survey.
GPS
RTCM3.1 support of RTCM3.1 messages for the automatic calculation of coordinates using the
corrections and parameters sent by the reference station NTRIP server. This option can be used
ONLY in the countries where NTRIP servers transmit this type of information; this option can be
used with Zenith25 but also with Zenith 10/20 when the controller GPRS is used.
CAD
Restore isolated layer: layers that have been switched off with Isolate command can be restored.
Just select a visible object and then Restore layers command can be used. Layers visibility is
restored to the condition before the execution of Isolate command.
Survey
Average multiple measures: a point can be measured more than once, at different times and with
different equipment. In these cases the mean value of the single measures coordinates is
calculated. From the dialog that contains the point details it is possible to access to Average dialog
where are listed the measures and the differences from the average value.
It possible to modify the measures and decide which measures have to be used to calculate the
average value.
News XPAD Survey - April 2014
In survey settings dialog it is possible to activate the option Average coordinates that allow to
calculate the average of multiple measures.
Import & Export
Export TPS measure: total station measures can be exported with station and point coordinates.
Export text file (ASCII): when data are exported in text file format it is possible to include a header
row with field names.
News XPAD Survey - March 2014
XPAD Survey 2.5.6
This document contains a list of all changes, new features, bug fixed introduced in this last version of
XPAD Survey.
GPS
Zenith 10/20: support of the new firmware version 1.66.
BeiDou: BeiDou constellation is now supported for Zenith 20. In GPS Status window and in GPS
panel the number of used Beidou satellites is shown. From GPS status window is it possible to
activate and deactivate the use of BeiDou satellites.
Direct dial: new parameters for direct dial communication mode are available. It is possible to set
the protocol, the speed and the connection mode to use.
News XPAD Survey - March 2014
NMEA Output: it is possible to configure the receiver (all models) to send out NMEA sentences
through the Serial port, USB port or Bluetooth port. It is possible to configure which sentences
send out and at which frequency.
News XPAD Survey - March 2014
Reference antenna type: antenna type of the reference station is now shown in the Base page of
GPS Status window.
Post-processing kinematic survey: with Zenith 10/20 it is now possible to perform PPK survey and
store the point name directly in the raw data files. In this way raw data can be loaded directly in
GGO without to merge with XPAD raw file.
TPS
Previous job station setup: now it is possible to use the station setup used in the last job without
have to repeat the setup in the current job.
News XPAD Survey - March 2014
Vertical angle: It is possible to define if store vertical angle used in distance measurement or if
store its current value. This option offer the opportunity to change the vertical angle before to
store the measure in survey of new points but also in stakeout operations.
North reference in stakeout: in stakeout commands with total station it is possible to choose
another reference that is north. Stakeout information can be referred not just to target or total
station but also to north. This is useful, for example, when stakeout coordinates are relative to a
reference line.
CAD
Isolate layer: when an object is selected on the CAD view, a new command is available in the
contextual menu. This command allow to Isolate the layer of the selected object: in this way all
other layers will be switched off.
News XPAD Survey - March 2014
Survey codes
Selection by keyboard: it is possible to use the arrow buttons in the physical keyboard of the
controller to scroll up and down the list of the codes. If the focus is in the code field, by pressing the
left or right arrow button it is possible to scroll the list of the codes without to open the list.
News XPAD Survey - March 2014
Import & Export
Export GSI – TPS measures with attributes: it is possible to export TPS measures in GSI format with
attributes.
Export GSI - TPS Phytagoras format: it is possible to export TPS measures in GSI format according
to Phytagoras software requirements.
News XPAD Survey - January 2014
XPAD Survey 2.5.5
This document contains a list of all changes, new features, bug fixed introduced in this last version of
XPAD Survey.
GPS
X-Y RSM: X and Y RMS accuracy is now saved in the GPS measure.
GPS Status: fixed a bug on dialog closing during configuration.
TPS
TPS Panel: coordinates are now displayed.
Leica GeoCom Auto: Leica motorized total stations based on GeoCom are now supported.
Zoom80: fixed a bug on search left/right; sometimes prism were not locked.
Coordinate system
Ireland: Ireland coordinate system and geoid is now supported.
Bahrain: Bahrain coordinate system and geoid is now supported.
Survey
Multi code: it is now possible to define up to 3 level of codes. When point is stored it is possible to
enter a code for each level; code can be entered manually or can be selected from a list. Each level
has a separate list of codes fully customizable.
News XPAD Survey - January 2014
CAD
Points label: labels are now displayed according to the zoom level and number of points visible.
Import & Export
Excel: Reports can be exported in Excel XML format; XML format is a formatted Excel file.
DXF: DXF files with no-ASCII characters are now supported.
Topcon: TPS measures are exported in Topcon GTS format.
LandXML: improved LandXML data export.
Last used format: last used import/export ASCII format is now saved.
News XPAD Survey - October 2013
XPAD Survey 2.5.4
This document contains a list of all changes, new features, bug fixed introduced in this last version of
XPAD Survey.
GPS
PIN on Zenith25: PIN of the SIM card is now used in the Zenith25 configuration.
TPS
Fast measure on Zoom80: in Zoom80 now it is possible to decide between three different EDM mode. The EDM modes are: Standard, Fast, Tracking.
Atmospheric correction for Zoom80: in Zoom80 it is now possible to set temperature, pressure and refraction coefficient.
Survey
Smart drawing: this new feature allow to easily create drawing during points measurement. It is
possible to:
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Create lines and arcs
Close figures
Stop drawing
Select manually new start point
Select manually a point
Circle by measuring 3 points
Circle by measuring center and point on the perimeter
Square by measuring two opposite corners
Square by measuring center and a point on the perimeter
Rectangle by measuring two points on the base and a point for the height
Rectangle by measuring center and points on the two sides
Stakeout
Turn to point: in stakeout it is now possible to perform the automatic rotation of the total station
toward the point to stakeout.
News XPAD Survey - October 2013
Surface & Volumes
Surface triangulation: fixed some bugs on surface calculation for special cases.
Import & Export
DXF – LWPOLYLINE: for LWPOLYLINE entities is now possible to import the elevation.
Export GSI: fixed a bug on distance exportation.
Export ASCII measure: measures were exported in the opposite order.
News XPAD Survey - September 2013
XPAD Survey 2.5.3
This document contains a list of all changes, new features, bug fixed introduced in this last version of
XPAD Survey.
General
Reference job: to any job file it is possible to associate a reference job. Points of the reference job
can be used as GPS calibration points or for the free-station calculation; reference job points can be
also used for the stakeout operations.
GPS
Q-Fix per Zenith25: support of Zenith 25 Q-Fix technology. Q-Fix allows for the computation of
accurate phase fixed positions even in areas with relatively poor satellite coverage, such as under
tree canopy.
External radio (Zenith 25): it is now possible to configure receiver with the option to use an
external radio.
Total station
Target selection: new dialog for the target selection. Select the target is now more simple and fast;
it is possible to customize the dialog with the three most used prism type.
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Zoom Pro: fixed a bug on setting constant for reflectorless measurement.
Stakeout
Point stakeout: it is possible to select, as next point to stakeout, not only the next in the list but
also the previous.
Show directions on position: when you are in the stakeout position, within tolerance limits, an icon
shows this status.
By clicking on the panel, software shows the direction to take to improve the position.
Direction arrow limit: in stakeout settings it is possible to define the distance limit for the display
the direction arrow. If your distance from the target is greater than this limit, the direction arrow is
shown.
Surface calculation
Calculation improved: calculation of 3D surface has been improved also by a new option that allow
to define the surface boundary limit.
Measures list
Measures list: selection of all measures generated an error and closed the software.
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XPAD Survey 2.5.2
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XPAD Survey.
General
Bluetooth: improved management of Bluetooth connection in case signal is lost.
GPS
Zenith25 – Direct call: it is now possible to setup a configuration base-rover that uses receiver
internal GPRS to send-receive corrections. In this way it is possible to use two receivers without
radio for a base-rover configuration and overpass distance limit supported by radios.
Zenith25: fixed error on antenna height during registration of raw data for post-processing.
Total station
Zoom35: total station GeoMax Zoom35 is now supported.
GeoMax Miniprism: introduced mini prism GeoMax with
constant 34.4 mm.
Zoom80: general improvements and corrections for robotic
total station Zoom80.
Zoom20/30: fixed a bug on setting prism type of Mini prism.
Survey
Station elevation from point: added the option that allow to calculate station elevation by
measuring a reference point.
TPS Survey: now it is possible to set a target height different from 0 even for measures in
reflectorless mode.
TPS Survey: reflector type and constant is now displayed during the measurement.
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Free station: improved the calculated result by improving the weight assigned to distances and
angles.
Coordinate systems
Local system – multiple points: introduced the option that allow to use a rigid body transformation
(scale 1).
Istanbul geoid: added Istanbul geoid model.
Stakeout
Tolerance: now it is possible to define a different stakeout tolerance for distances and elevations.
Stakeout with robotic total station: if prism is locked, measure starts automatically without
necessary to press Measure button.
Import/Export
Export STAR*NET: TPS measure can be exported in STAR*NET format.
News XPAD Survey - April 2013
XPAD Survey 2.5
This document contains a list of all changes, new features, bug fixed introduced in this last version of
XPAD Survey.
General
Job model: the program general settings are stored on a job model file. All new jobs automatically
inherit all the settings defined in the job model.
List of data: it is possible to scroll data by using controller directional keys (if available).
Point name increment: fixed a bug on point name increment if starting name was similar to 0001.
CAD
Lenghten: added a command that allows to stretch a graphic object at the extremities, or to add a
new point along a direction defined by two reference points.
Lines/polylines/arcs direction: an arrow display the drawing direction of lines/polylines/arcs when
selected.
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Object information: displays the name of the layer to which the object belongs.
Surface drawing: fixed a bug that didn’t display the triangles when the view was too close.
Total station
Measure F1/F2: added automatic rotation on Face 2 and back on Face 1 (Robotic).
Free station: starting from point 3, software rotates automatically the total station towards
selected reference point (Robotic).
Sokkia: added reflectorless setting.
Free station: fixed a bug when starts measure by pressing Return.
Zoom80: fixed a bug on prism search after a measure in tracking mode where prism wasn’t
available.
GPS
Zenith25: added full control and support of
new receiver GeoMax Zenith25.
Change of mountpoint: change of
mountpoint is recorded in job notes.
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Survey codes
Codes list: the list of survey codes may be displayed in alphabetical order or according to the use, in
this last case codes used recently are displayed in the top positions.
Quick codes: plus the ability to select the codes from the list, it is possible to customize up to 27
buttons, in 3 panels, each of which is assigned a code. By pressing the quick code button it is
possible to automatically starts the measurement of the point.
Topographic points
Delete coincident points: introduced a new function that automatically delete the points whose
coordinates coincide with those of another point in the job.
News XPAD Survey - April 2013
Stakeout
Surface stakeout: introduced two different sounds if the current elevation is higher or lower than
the specified level of the surface.
Polyline stakeout: fixed a bug in stakeout calculation if polyline had very small segments.
Import & Export
Export DXF: export coordinates in the current job distance unit instead of in meters.
Import ASCII, DXF: import coordinates according to the current job distance unit.
Export TPS measure: fixed a bug on horizontal angle exportation.
Reference plane module
The new Reference plane module allows you to perform an orientation of the total station on a reference
plane of any position and direction. The coordinates of the measured and stakeout points are relative to
the origin of the reference plane.
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News XPAD Survey - March 2013
XPAD Survey 2.4
This document contains a list of all changes, new features, bug fixed introduced in this last version of
XPAD Survey.
General
Menu selection: fixed a bug that in some remote cases didn’t allow to select the right commands in
the menus.
GPS
GPS Status: added commands that allow to connect and disconnect the GPRS communication.
GPRS External with Zenith: it is now possible to use the internal GPRS of the controller, if available,
to connect with NTRIP server and receive corrections; corrections received by the software are sent
to the Zenith receiver.
Instrument profiles: new icons has been defined for GPS rover profile with radio and GPS rover
profile with GPRS connection.
Total station
Zoom80: supported the new Bluetooth Long Range communication between Getac, with the new
Cap, and the new handle ZRT81.
News XPAD Survey - March 2013
Zoom20/30: level of battery is now displayed.
Nikon TPS: Nikon total station are now supported by TPS module of XPAD .
CAD
Drawing of rectangles: this new CAD command allow to draw a rectangle by specifying start point
and direction; star point can be the center of the rectangle or one vertex; new points can be
optionally created on the vertexes of the rectangle. This command is very useful to create quickly
rectangular entities to use in stakeout operations.
Command line: now, when the command bar appear and disappear, no regeneration of the
drawing is executed with the result to have more speed during CAD operations.
Exit: fixed a bug that didn’t allow, in some special and remote cases, to close the graphic window.
Coordinate system
Local system: when a local system is created, the corresponding point with local coordinates is
created, if doesn’t exists.
Netherlands: national coordinate systems and geoid model are now supported and included in
XPAD.
Switzerland: national coordinate systems are now supported and included in XPAD.
News XPAD Survey - March 2013
Measure
Hidden points: on the dialog that allow to select the solution (A or B), the complete drawing is now
displayed and not just auxiliary points and the two solutions.
Stakeout
Stakeout of point with GPS: a new orientation method has been added; not just the orientation
towards North or Sun, now it is possible to setup the orientation towards a reference point. When
you are close to the point you can turn yourself towards the reference point to get the right
stakeout information.
Stakeout of closed polylines: fixed a calculation bug.
Surfaces & Volumes
Stakeout of surfaces: fixed a calculation bug related to flat triangles saved in the surfaces.
News XPAD Survey - January 2013
XPAD Survey 2.3
This document contains a list of all the most important features introduced in XPAD in the last period.
XPAD is continuously evolving and innovations are reported below.
General
Units: added two units for distances; foot and US foot.
New languages: Spain, French, Dutch; translation for this languages have to be improved.
Russian keyboard: added Russian characters virtual keyboard.
GPS
Raw data: directly from Survey command it is possible to start and stop the saving of raw data. In
this way if, during survey, you will be in area where it is not possible to receive corrections through
GPRS connection, it is possible to start the recording of raw data. In the office then you will post-
process the data.
External radio (Zenith 10/20): it is now possible to configure receiver with the option to use an
external radio.
Base and Rover with GSM (Zenith 10/20): it is now possible to setup a configuration base-rover
that uses receiver internal GPRS to send-receive corrections. In this way it is possible to use two
News XPAD Survey - January 2013
receivers without radio for a base-rover configuration and overpass distance limit supported by
radios.
Base antenna height: added Base antenna height field on GPS raw of RAW file; added base antenna
height on note that is saved when the base is started.
Base: improved base management by unification of base name and base identifier.
Zenith 10/20: support of new 1.60 firmware.
Mountpoint list: fixed a bug that, in some situation, clear the mountpoint list.
Total station
New drivers: added new drivers to support the following models:
GeoMax ZTS600
Trimble 5600
Geodimeter 600
Topcon GTS / GTP
Pentax
Point measured with TPS: in the table that lists points, an icon shows if the point has been
measured with reflector or without reflector.
News XPAD Survey - January 2013
Robotic
GeoMax Zoom80: full support of motorized - robotic total station GeoMax Zoom 80. Require
Robotic module.
CAD
Delete reference points from CAD: reference points were not deleted in a proper way.
Offset polylines: fixed a bug on display of polyline calculated by offset.
Coordinate systems
Multi point localization: XPAD now displays scale factor calculated according to the reference
points. If scale factor is significantly different from 1 a warning message is displayed.
News XPAD Survey - January 2013
Coordinate system: if you use the same coordinate system for major number of jobs it is now
possible to save that system as default system. In this way every new job will use directly the
default system without the need to define it again.
Spain: national coordinate systems and geoid model are now supported and included in XPAD.
Belgium: national coordinate systems and geoid model are now supported and included in XPAD.
Geoid EGM96: geoid EGM96 is now supported and included in XPAD .
Surfaces & Volumes
Stakeout of surfaces (DTM): in Volume module of XPAD has been added the command that allow
to stake out a design surface. Design surface can be calculated directly by XPAD or imported from
LandXML file or other formats. With GPS or TPS, XPAD shows in real time the elevation difference
between current position and design surface.
News XPAD Survey - January 2013
Stakeout from CAD: fixed a bug for which it was necessary to regenerate the drawing to stakeout
next point after the first.
Import & Export
Import DXF: importation of DXF procedure is now able to import block attributes as texts; if the
attribute position it is close to the point can be recognized and used as name of the point.
NCN data format (Turkey): improved importation.
Export for GeoMAP: added a function to export data for Lituanian desktop software GeoMap.
Import surfaces from LandXML: coordinates was inverted.
News XPAD - July 2012
XPAD Survey 2.1
This document contains a list of all the most important features introduced in XPAD in the last period.
XPAD is continuously evolving and innovations are reported below.
Management of instruments
Connection to equipment at startup: during the startup is required if connecting to the latest
equipment used, or whether to start the software without connecting to any instrumentation.
GPS Status: from GPS status window it is possible to modify important parameters of the receiver
without having to repeat the setup procedure. In particular, you can:
GLONASS: activate/deactivate the use of GLONASS satellites
Mountpoint: change mountpoint
Reset RTK: execute a reset of the RTK corrections
News XPAD - July 2012
Switch off the receiver: option to switch off the receiver when the software is closing.
Sokkia Total station: Sokkia total stations is now supported.
Base-Rover Survey
Base shifting: after performing a post-processing of raw data acquired from the base, and obtaining
the correct coordinates of the same, it is possible to set the new coordinates of the base and
update coordinates of all points.
Points
Photo: Introduced the ability to take photos and attach them to the points.
Recording voice message: when storing a point, it is possible to record a voice message and attach
it to the point; available on the Advanced module.
News XPAD - July 2012
Hidden points
Leica Disto: bluetooth connection with Leica Disto for receiving distance measures of measurement
of inaccessible points.
News XPAD - July 2012
Import & Export
Export and send files: all data export procedures allow you to send the resulting file as an
attachment to an e-mail.
Google Maps / Microsoft Bings: possibility to download a map of the area from Google Maps or
Microsoft Bings.
Note. Requires controller with WiFi and cell phone that can provide Internet access.
News XPAD - July 2012
Export to Google Earth: export GPS points in KML format for Google Earth.
Export to ASCII file: export of GPS measurements with all the relevant data (coordinates, precision,
DOP, satellites, cofactors, solution, etc..).
Export to LandXML: export points in LandXML format.
Import DXF files: an import option lets you assign the name of the topographic points imported,
seeking the texts that are in the proximity of the point.
Import from LandXML format: import points from LandXML file format.
Import from ESRI Shape Format: Import points and drawing from ESRI Shape file format.
Volumes
Introduced new Volumes module for calculating and managing volumes and surfaces in the field. In
particular the module allow to:
Create 3D triangular surfaces in automatic mode with option to define breaklines and boundary
lines
Build 3D triangular surfaces in manual mode
Edit 3D surfaces: add, delete triangles and swap adjacent triangles
Manage several surfaces
Display surfaces with shading and colors according to the elevation
Display of contour lines
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Import surfaces from DXF and LandXML file
Calculate volume between a surface and a reference elevation
Calculate volume of stockpiles and pits
Calculate volume between a surface and a reference level
Display cut and fill area with color gradient according to the cut/fill quantities
Volume calculation considering the expansion factor of the volumes excavated; management of
a table of expansion factors based on the type of soil
Calculation of the weight of the amount of excavation and embankment; management of a
table of weights based on the type of soil