Downloading
Nikon DTM-520 | Back to User Tips
1. Start MapScenes
or MapScenes Pro by double clicking the MapScenes or MapScenes Pro icon on the
desktop.
2. Click on "OK"
on the "About MapScenes" screen.
3. In the "USER
IDENTIFICATION" make sure that the "Advanced Applications" button
is checked. You can just double click on your User Name to log on.
(Note: if this is the first time you have opened the program you may need to
add your user name - this just creates a directory for your files).
4. In the "Add
& Edit Scene Information" box, add any optional scene information you
wish, then click "OK".
5. In the
"Enter New Scene Name ." dialog box, type in your scene name. (This
name can be quite long and may contain spaces.)
6. In the
"General Configurations Options" box, select "Feet"
and "Bearings(NSEW)". Select scale factor (10,20,40, or
whatever), and press "OK". (Note: this scale factor sets the
height of text and size of symbols, assuming that this is the scale you wish to
plot the drawing at when completed. If you set this incorrectly, it can easily
be changed afterwards. Your drawing is always created at 1:1 true scale).
7. In the next
dialog box choose "YES" to download a data collector/total
station to the computer.
8. In "DOWNLOADING"
box, use the down arrow and select your total station: Nikon DTM-500 Series in this case. Then add a file name of 8 or less characters
followed by a .RAW to the path already shown in the lower box. Then
press "OK."
9. In "READY TO
RECEIVE DATA" box, confirm all information. If incorrect, press
"Change Current Parameters". Select "Nikon DTM-500 Series",
Serial port "COM1", Baud rate "4800", Parity
"NONE", Stop Bits "1 STOP", Data Bits "8 DATA
BITS", and Protocol "NONE", then press "OK".
10. In "Ready to
Receive Data" box, press "DOWNLOAD NOW".
11. In "Ready to
Receive Data" box, follow instructions and get ready to download. Hook up
the Total Station to computer serial port with cable and power on. When ready,
press "START RECEIVING DATA NOW".
12. On Total Station
press the "MENU" button. Press "5" for COMMS.
Press "1" for Download. Press "ENT" twice,
then press "ENT" again to start download. Job should come in
now.
13. In
"MapScenes" box, press "OK".
14. In "IMPORT
TOGGLE CHECK" box, make sure all boxes are checked except
"Description Translation" and press "OK".
15. In "Enter
Name of Nikon 500 RAW Data File" box, find the file your just downloaded
and select it. (It is stored in: C:\FORENSIC SCENES\under your user name\scene
name\ name.RAW you gave it from step 9).
16. In "Create a
New Scene Measurements Database or Existing One?" box, choose "NEW
FILE".
17. In "Enter
the Scenes Measurement File Name" box, accept the default (if file name is
less than 11 characters long) and press "SAVE". (You will see
your points loading in on the bottom left of screen.)
18. In "Skip
Editing Scene Measurements Database Files?" box, choose "YES"
if no editing is necessary or "NO" if editing is necessary or
you just want to just check your downloaded data file. (most times this will be
"YES")
19. In
"Coordinate Scene Measurement Database File?" box, press "YES".
20. In
"COORDINATE EDITING" box, press "OK".
21. In
"Recoordination Report (LOG)" box, press "OK".
22. In
"MAPSCENES" box, read and press "OK". Then Exit the
Assistant.
23. Print the data
scene if you want. (Good idea to print this now).
24. Press the Zoom
Extents button to see all your points on screen.
25. Select
"Mapscenes" pull-down from the menu bar and select "AutoMap
System", then select "Connect Points by XYZ".
26. In "XYZ
CONNECT METHOD OPTION" box, choose "3-D Lines".
27. In
"MICROSURVEY" box, choose "No".
28. Scene is now downloaded
and you can begin to do any clean-up or symbol adding as necessary.
This technical note was written and supplied by one of our customers,
Mike Greenfield in Phoenix, AZ.
