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Instrument used TopCon3l3 (310) series with a Husky MP2500

1) Start MapScenes or MapScenes Pro and log in.

2) Select New Scene

3) Enter a file name

4) Click Save

5) Confirm General Configuration Options are set to the valued you require, Click OK

6) When asked "Do you want to download a data collector / Total Station to the computer now?" - Click YES

7) Downloading Screen will display

8) Choose TDS 48 & 500 under Step 1

9) Click OK

IO) Ready to receive data screen will appear

Make sure parameters are the same on screen as on data collector

11) Click "Download Now"

12) Click "Start Receiving Data Now", then start sending the information from the data collector (send the CR5 coordinate file)

13) After downloading the screen clears

14) Go to the MapScenes pulldown menu

15) Go to MapScenes Assistant (you may also find this command on the Option bar called ASSISTANT)

16) At the MapScenes Assistant Main Page go to Import Scene Data

17) From Import ASCII File or DC File Screen--Choose ASCII Import

18) Will now be on ASCII File Import Type--Select Coordinates Delimited

19) Will now be on ASCII File Import Format Options--Select first radio button (pt#/north/east/elev/desc)

Also Delimiter should be marked as comma

Make sure to store coordinates in COGO Database is checked

Make sure Additive Number and Import Range are NOT checked

Click OK

20) On Import Toggle Check--make sure ALL boxes are checked except the Description Translation button (unless you need this option) and then click OK

21) From ASCII Import File screen, select the file you just downloaded (jobname.CR5), which will be located in the project directory file folder as named earlier (step 11)

22) Click on the file name and then click on open

23) From "Import ASCII File or DC File" screen Click on Connect Points by Description (ZXY)(if you used that method of connection)

24) From XYZ Connection Method Options screen Choose 3D Lines

25) Prompt will ask Blank Description Codes (ZXY) Choose Yes

26) From "Import ASCII or DC File" screen Click Exit

27) MapScenes Assistant will appear, Click on Exit Assistant

28) You should see the coordinates and linework, if any, on screen.

This technical note was written and supplied by our Authorized Dealer / Trainer, Steve McKinzie of McKinzie & Associates, L.L.C., in Olathe, KS