Manual HydroPro

HYDROpro Release Notes ™

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Introduction

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HYDROpro Construction Construction

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HYDROpro Navigation Navigation

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Terramodel

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Equipment Handlers

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Coordinate System Manager

Version 2.3 Revision C 50339-00-ENG July 2005

Trimble Navigation Limited Construction Business Area 5475 Kellenburger Road Dayton, Ohio 45424-1099 USA 800-538-7800 800-538-7800 (toll free in USA) +1-937-245-5600 Phone +1-937-233-9004 Fax www.trimble.com E-mail: [email protected] [email protected]

Copyright and Trademarks © 2002–2005, Trimble Navigation Limited. All rights reserved. For STL support, the software uses the Moscow Center for SPARC Technology adaptation of the SGI Standard Template Library. Copyright © 1994 Hewlett-Packard Hewlett-Packard Company, Copyright © 1996, 97 Silicon Graphics Computer Systems, Inc., Copyright © 1997 Moscow Center for SPARC Technology. Trimble, the Globe & Triangle logo, Geodimeter, and Terramodel Terramodel are trademarks of Trimble Navigation Limited, registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Trademark Office and other countries. HYDRO pro, NavEdit, and MS860 are trademarks of Trimble Navigation Limited. Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Release Notice This is the July 2005 release (Revision C) of the HYDRO pro Release Notes, part number 50339-00-ENG. It applies to version 2.3 of the HYDRO pro software.

Limited Warranty Terms and Conditions Product Limited Warranty Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, Trimble Navigation Limited (“Trimble”) warrants that for a period of (1) year from date of purchase this Trimble product (the “Product”) will substantially conform to Trimble's publicly available specifications specifications for the Product and that the hardware and any storage media components of the Product will be substantially free from defects in materials and workmanship.

Product Software Product software, whether built into hardware circuitry as firmware, provided as a standalone computer software product, embedded in flash memory, or stored on magnetic or other media, is licensed and not sold. If accompanied by a separate end user license agreement, use of any such software will be subject to the terms of such end user license agreement (including any differing limited warranty t erms, exclusions and limitations), which shall control over the terms and conditions set forth in this limited warranty).

Software Updates During the limited warranty period you will be entitled to receive such Fix Updates and Minor Updates to the Product software that Trimble releases and makes commercially available and for which it does not charge separately, separately, subject to the procedures for delivery to purchasers of Trimble products generally. If you have purchased the Product from an authorized Trimble distributor rather than from Trimble directly, Trimble may, at its option, forward the software Fix Update or Minor Update to the Trimble distributor for final distribution to you. Major Upgrades, new products, or substantially new software releases, as identified by Trimble

are expressly excluded from this update process and limited warranty. warranty. Receipt of software updates shall not serve to extend the limited warranty period. For purposes of this warranty the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Fix Update” means an error correction or other update created to fix a previous software version that does not substantially conform to its published specifications; (2) “Minor Update” occurs when enhancements are made to current features in a software program; and (3) “Major Upgrade” occurs when significant new features are added to software, or when a new product containing new features replaces the further development of a current product line. Trimble reserves the right to determine, in its sole discretion, what constitutes a significant new feature and Major Upgrade.

Warranty Remedies If the Trimble Product fails during the warranty period for reasons covered by this Limited Warranty and you notify Trimble of such failure during the warranty period, Trimble at its option will repair OR replace the nonconforming Product, OR refund the purchase price paid by you for the Product, upon your return of the Product to Trimble in accordance with Trimble's standard return material authorization procedures.

How to Obtain Warranty Service To obtain warranty service for the Product, please contact your Trimble dealer. Alternatively, you may contact Trimble to request warranty service at +1-408-481-6940 +1-408-481-6940 (24 hours a day) or e-mail your request to [email protected]. [email protected]. Please be prepared to provide: – your name, name, address, address, and and telephone telephone number numberss – proof proof of purch purchase ase – this Trimble Trimble warranty warranty card – a description of the nonconforming nonconforming Product Product including including the model number – an expla explanatio nation n of the probl problem. em. The customer service representative may need additional information from you depending on the nature of the problem.

Warranty Exclusions and Disclaimer This Product limited warranty shall only apply in the event and to the extent that (i) the Product is properly and correctly installed, configured, interfaced, maintained, stored, and operated in accordance with Trimble's applicable operator's manual and specifications, and; (ii) the Product is not modified or misused. This Product limited warranty shall not apply to, and Trimble shall not be responsible for defects or performance problems resulting from (i) the combination or utilization of the Product with hardware or software products, information, data, systems, interfaces or devices not made, supplied or specified by Trimble; (ii) the operation of the Product under any specifica tion other than, or in addition to, Trimble's standard specifications for its products; (iii) the unauthorized, installation, modification, or use of the Product; (iv) damage caused by: accident, lightning or other electrical discharge, fresh or salt water immersion or spray; or exposure to environmental environmental conditions for which the Product is not intended; or (v) normal wear and tear on consumable parts (e.g., batteries). Trimble does not warrant or guarantee the results obtained through the use of the Product. NOTICE REGARDING PRODUCTS EQUIPPED WITH GPS TECHNOLOGY: TRIMBLE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATION OR FAILURE OF OPERATION OF GPS SATELLITES OR THE AVAILABILITY OF GPS SATELLITE SIGNALS.

Trimble Navigation Limited Construction Business Area 5475 Kellenburger Road Dayton, Ohio 45424-1099 USA 800-538-7800 800-538-7800 (toll free in USA) +1-937-245-5600 Phone +1-937-233-9004 Fax www.trimble.com E-mail: [email protected] [email protected]

Copyright and Trademarks © 2002–2005, Trimble Navigation Limited. All rights reserved. For STL support, the software uses the Moscow Center for SPARC Technology adaptation of the SGI Standard Template Library. Copyright © 1994 Hewlett-Packard Hewlett-Packard Company, Copyright © 1996, 97 Silicon Graphics Computer Systems, Inc., Copyright © 1997 Moscow Center for SPARC Technology. Trimble, the Globe & Triangle logo, Geodimeter, and Terramodel Terramodel are trademarks of Trimble Navigation Limited, registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Trademark Office and other countries. HYDRO pro, NavEdit, and MS860 are trademarks of Trimble Navigation Limited. Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Release Notice This is the July 2005 release (Revision C) of the HYDRO pro Release Notes, part number 50339-00-ENG. It applies to version 2.3 of the HYDRO pro software.

Limited Warranty Terms and Conditions Product Limited Warranty Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, Trimble Navigation Limited (“Trimble”) warrants that for a period of (1) year from date of purchase this Trimble product (the “Product”) will substantially conform to Trimble's publicly available specifications specifications for the Product and that the hardware and any storage media components of the Product will be substantially free from defects in materials and workmanship.

Product Software Product software, whether built into hardware circuitry as firmware, provided as a standalone computer software product, embedded in flash memory, or stored on magnetic or other media, is licensed and not sold. If accompanied by a separate end user license agreement, use of any such software will be subject to the terms of such end user license agreement (including any differing limited warranty t erms, exclusions and limitations), which shall control over the terms and conditions set forth in this limited warranty).

Software Updates During the limited warranty period you will be entitled to receive such Fix Updates and Minor Updates to the Product software that Trimble releases and makes commercially available and for which it does not charge separately, separately, subject to the procedures for delivery to purchasers of Trimble products generally. If you have purchased the Product from an authorized Trimble distributor rather than from Trimble directly, Trimble may, at its option, forward the software Fix Update or Minor Update to the Trimble distributor for final distribution to you. Major Upgrades, new products, or substantially new software releases, as identified by Trimble

are expressly excluded from this update process and limited warranty. warranty. Receipt of software updates shall not serve to extend the limited warranty period. For purposes of this warranty the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Fix Update” means an error correction or other update created to fix a previous software version that does not substantially conform to its published specifications; (2) “Minor Update” occurs when enhancements are made to current features in a software program; and (3) “Major Upgrade” occurs when significant new features are added to software, or when a new product containing new features replaces the further development of a current product line. Trimble reserves the right to determine, in its sole discretion, what constitutes a significant new feature and Major Upgrade.

Warranty Remedies If the Trimble Product fails during the warranty period for reasons covered by this Limited Warranty and you notify Trimble of such failure during the warranty period, Trimble at its option will repair OR replace the nonconforming Product, OR refund the purchase price paid by you for the Product, upon your return of the Product to Trimble in accordance with Trimble's standard return material authorization procedures.

How to Obtain Warranty Service To obtain warranty service for the Product, please contact your Trimble dealer. Alternatively, you may contact Trimble to request warranty service at +1-408-481-6940 +1-408-481-6940 (24 hours a day) or e-mail your request to [email protected]. [email protected]. Please be prepared to provide: – your name, name, address, address, and and telephone telephone number numberss – proof proof of purch purchase ase – this Trimble Trimble warranty warranty card – a description of the nonconforming nonconforming Product Product including including the model number – an expla explanatio nation n of the probl problem. em. The customer service representative may need additional information from you depending on the nature of the problem.

Warranty Exclusions and Disclaimer This Product limited warranty shall only apply in the event and to the extent that (i) the Product is properly and correctly installed, configured, interfaced, maintained, stored, and operated in accordance with Trimble's applicable operator's manual and specifications, and; (ii) the Product is not modified or misused. This Product limited warranty shall not apply to, and Trimble shall not be responsible for defects or performance problems resulting from (i) the combination or utilization of the Product with hardware or software products, information, data, systems, interfaces or devices not made, supplied or specified by Trimble; (ii) the operation of the Product under any specifica tion other than, or in addition to, Trimble's standard specifications for its products; (iii) the unauthorized, installation, modification, or use of the Product; (iv) damage caused by: accident, lightning or other electrical discharge, fresh or salt water immersion or spray; or exposure to environmental environmental conditions for which the Product is not intended; or (v) normal wear and tear on consumable parts (e.g., batteries). Trimble does not warrant or guarantee the results obtained through the use of the Product. NOTICE REGARDING PRODUCTS EQUIPPED WITH GPS TECHNOLOGY: TRIMBLE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATION OR FAILURE OF OPERATION OF GPS SATELLITES OR THE AVAILABILITY OF GPS SATELLITE SIGNALS.

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Introduction These release notes accompany the release of the HYDRO pro™ 2.3 software. They contain the latest information available about the HYDRO pro software. Read the release notes in conjunction with the relevant HYDRO pro documentation. This document is arranged into chapters containing information about each HYDRO pro product, equipment handler changes, and general HYDRO pro information. This chapter …

contains information about …

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General

general improvements to HYDRO pro including the latest troubleshooting information.

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HYDROpro Construction

improvements to the HYDRO pro Construction product

page 13

HYDROpro Navigation

improves to the HYDRO pro Navigation product

page 20

Terramodel

improvements to the Terramodel® software and the NavEdit software.

page 21

Equipment Handlers

alterations and additions to HYDRO pro equipment handlers

page 27

Coordinate System Manager

alterations and additions to the Coordinate System Manager software

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For information about how to install the HYDROpro software, Installing HYDROpro, page 6 . For information about how to install the Terramodel software, Installing Terramodel, page 7 . Please read these sections carefully before you install the software. Note –

Use the bookmarks to the left of this screen to jump to relevant chapters and sections, or use the Find function within Adobe Reader.

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HYDROpro Release Notes

General This chapter provides general information about changes to the HYDRO pro software. Figure 1 shows the HYDRO pro product family and the “flavors” available in each product.

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The HYDRO pro product family


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0.1

Dredge Flavor Added to HYDROpro Navigation The Dredge flavor has now been added to HYDRO pro Navigation making the new dredging functionality available to a wider market at a very affordable price.

0.2

Database Schema Changes The following new tables have been added for the color binning functionality: •

ColorBinningColorPalette

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ColorBinningColorMap

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ColorBinningUpdates

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ColorBinningWorkArea

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ColorBinningWorkAreaCell

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ColorBinningCurrentWorkArea

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ColorBinningCellChange

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ColorBinningMergeTemp

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WorkAreaNextID

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WorkAreaCellNextID

For more information, refer to the HYDROpro Software Database Documentation. It is available from www.trimble.com/support. Select the HYDRO pro product that you have purchased, then click Documentation.

0.3

Installing HYDROpro Two CDs are provided with your HYDRO pro system: 

HYDROpro Terramodel CD

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HYDROpro 2.3 Software CD

You should install the Terramodel software first. If you do not intend to install Terramodel, go to the section Installing HYDROpro, page 7.

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0.3.1

0.3.2

Installing Terramodel 1.

Insert the Terramodel Installation CD into the CD-ROM drive.

2.

The CD starts automatically. Follow the instructions on the screens to install the software.

Installing HYDROpro 1.

Insert the HYDRO pro Software CD into the CD-ROM drive. The CD starts automatically.

2.

Remove the USB SuperPro key from the back of the computer.

3.

Select the Install Lock Drivers option. Note – If

you ran the Install Lock Drivers option during the Terramodel installation, you do not need to run it again.

If you do not install the Sentinel lock driver, HYDRO pro cannot identify your parallel port/USB security key so it will only run in Demonstration mode. You must go back and install the lock driver, then restart your computer. 4.

Select the Install HYDROpro and Utilities option. Follow the setup instructions for both the HYDRO pro and Terramodel 10 HDMS installations. Note – If

you have already installed Terramodel, then as part of the HYDROpro 2.3 installation, the Terramodel 10 HDMS software is also installed. This enables the HDMS toolbar in Terramodel, which is used to import and process cleaned survey data from the NavEdit software. If you did not install Terramodel, then Terramodel 10 HDMS will not be installed. When you install the Survey or Construction modules of the HYDROpro software, the NavEdit software is automatically installed.

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Plug in the USB security key and run the HYDRO pro software.


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0.4

Accessing Manuals Online The HYDROpro Software CD includes the HYDRO pro manuals, which are in PDF format. Use Adobe Reader to view these files. The Quick Reference cards are also available in PDF format on the CD. Access the English versions from the folder called User Guides on CD. Access the French, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish versions from the folder called Info. The Navigation database schema and NavEdit Deltabase schemas are also stored in PDF format on the CD. The NavEdit Deltabase Schema is a Microsoft® Access 2000 schema. The Terramodel Installation CD includes the Terramodel User Guide and the Terramodel Release Notes. The manual PDF files are stored on the HYDROpro Installation CD. To view the manuals, you must put the CD in your CD-ROM drive. Note –

0.5

Product Licensing and Protection The red parallel port or purple USB Sentinel SuperPro security key is required to fully enable all version 2.* HYDRO pro and Terramodel software.

0.6

USB Hardware Keys The USB security key is shipped with all HYDRO pro systems, 2.30 and later. If you require the parallel port security key, then ensure that your Trimble dealer is aware of this so it is shipped with your order. Plug the USB key into any USB port. If the USB port drivers and/or the USB key drivers are not installed, your Windows system may automatically install them. Install the drivers before you install the

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HYDRO pro system. If you have problems after you install the drivers and the HYDRO pro software, run the file Setup.exe, which is in the LockDriver\v5-41 folder on the HYDROpro Installation CD. New USB port drivers for use with the Microsoft Windows® XP operating system were added in HYDRO pro 2.12.

0.7

Minimum PC Specifications Trimble recommends the following minimum computer specifications to run the HYDRO pro software: •

Pentium III 1 GHz

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512 MB RAM

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Good quality hard disk drive (low failure rate, quick access time, low susceptibility to vibrations)

Trimble recommends that you use one of the following operating systems: Microsoft Windows XP Professional edition; Windows NT® 4.0 or later; or Windows 2000. Trimble does not recommend that you use Windows 95, 98, Me, or Windows XP Home edition. These specifications are intended as a guide; for more intensive operations you need higher specifications.

0.8

Flavor Selection Utility Use the Flavor Selection utility to select the flavor that HYDRO pro will use when you run the software. The utility also informs you which flavors are licensed, and which flavors are only available for use in Demo mode. Access the information from the security key attached to the parallel port on the computer. If there is no security key attached, all flavors are only available for use in Demo mode.


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To open the Flavor utility: 1.

From the Windows task bar select Start / Program Files / HYDROpro / Flavor . The HYDRO pro Flavor Selection utility starts.

2.

Select the product and associated flavor you require, and then click OK.

3.

Restart the HYDRO pro software. The selected flavor becomes active.

By default, the last project opened by each Flavor will open when you next use that flavor. However, to open any project in any Flavor select File / Open.

0.9

Hints on using Navigation, Construction, and Remote Software To help you get started with HYDRO pro and to understand some of the underlying principles Trimble recommends that you read Chapter 2 of the Navigation Technical Guide, supplied in PDF with your software.

0.9.1

Online Help Generally, you can press [F1] or click the Help buttons to get help on the highlighted menu item or dialog. For help on a particular topic: •

Select Help / Help Topics.

Use the Contents, Index , or Search tab in the Help system to locate a specific topic.

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0.10

Multilanguage Support HYDRO pro 2.3 includes updates to translations for Chinese (Simplified), Korean, and Portuguese. HYDRO pro 2.3 also includes partial translations for Chinese (Traditional), French, Japanese, and Spanish. To change the operating language of your HYDRO pro system, select the Language utility from your HYDRO pro Utilities folder:

The Terramodel 10.40 software included in the HYDROpro 2.3 release is available in English, French, German, and Spanish.

Note –

0.10.1

Using HYDROpro on Asian versions of Windows XP Before installing HYDRO pro on an Asian version on Windows XP, do the following: 1.

Go to Control Panel / Regional and Language Options / Advanced tab.

2.

In the Language for non-Unicode programs group, select the asian language that you want to use (for example, Korean).


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0.11

UTC Leap-Second Added Based on the following communique a new UTC leap-second entry has been included: Paris, 4 July 2005 Earth Orientation Center of IERS Observatoire de Paris, France Bulletin C 30 On 1 January 2006, the UTC leap-second correction will be 14 seconds. To authorities responsible for the measurement and distribution of time UTC TIME STEP on the 1st of January 2006. A positive leap second will be introduced on 31 December 2005. The sequence of dates of the UTC second markers will be:

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2005 December 31 2005 December 31

23h 59m 59s 23h 59m 60s

2006 January 1

0h 0m 0s


HYDROpro Construction HYDRO pro Construction contains all the functionality of the Navigation software plus additional functionality specific to the Construction industry. The Construction product also contains several flavors that are variations on the Construction product designed for specific applications. For information on selecting the active Construction flavor, Flavor Selection Utility, page 9.

0.12

Dredge Flavor Enhancements The following functions have been added to this release of the Dredge flavor.

0.12.1

GO creation tool The addition of a point and click GO creation tool provides a quick way to create guidance objects on the Plan View Map real-time display.

0.12.2

Color binning Color binning was the main addition to the HYDRO pro 2.30 release. The feature has application in both dredge and survey operations and subsequently is available in both the Dredge and Survey flavors of HYDRO pro Construction and HYDRO pro Navigation. Color binning adds a new way to view and compare real-time data with other data sets such as design surfaces or previous surveys of the same area.


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Work areas can be created and gridded to a chosen bin size. Colors are selected to represent data ranges when viewed on the Plan View Map real-time display. A real-time data source (such as the dredge head depth) is selected and used to update the value stored for each of the gridded bins. Each bin contains not just the most recent value but also the statistical minimum, maximum, and average for the real-time data that has occurred within the boundary of the bin. In addition to the real-time data, a second dataset of design values can be imported and stored. When viewed as a whole, the binned values within a work area form two surfaces known as the Design surface and the Actual surface. The Plan View Map is used to display the Design and Actual surfaces as colored representations of the binned values. This display can also be configured to show the difference between the design and actual surfaces as a delta surface which enables you to quickly identify “hot spots”.

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The following graphic shows color binning showing “hot spots” to dredge.

0.12.3

Inherit A Color Binning check box has been added to the New Project wizard. When you select this check box, all work areas and color binning configurations are inherited into the new project from an existing project.

0.12.4

Configure Menu To make the process of configuring a Dredge project a little easier, the Configure menu has been customized to suit a typical workflow of a dredge application. Functions that are not normally used for dredging applications have been moved to an Advanced section of the menu.


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0.12.5

Operations Menu The Survey menu has been renamed to the Operations menu to suit dredge applications.

0.12.6

Survey Text A new branch has been added to the Guidance tab of the Survey Text Properties dialog. The Current Bin tree includes new data items associated with the bin that is currently being updated. Delta values from the dredge head to the design (cut/fill) can be displayed in a Survey Text display by selecting the appropriate data item.

0.12.7

Quick Profile display A Quick Profile display has been added to help visualization of the color binning on the Plan View Map real-time display. The Quick Profile display shows the profile view of the surface. It is a static display and is not updated in real time. Drawing a line across the Plan View Map with the mouse opens a Quick Profile display:

As from the HYDRO pro 2.3 release, the Quick Profile display is no longer available when in Operator mode.

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0.12.8

Binning Profile Display A new Profile display has been added to the Dredge flavor to provide a real-time dynamic display for the dredge operator. It displays the binned data relative to a selected offset point (usually the dredge head):

Features of this display include:

0.12.9

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Dynamic view of both design and actual surfaces at the dredge head (or another selected offset)

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Can be viewed from side or rear of dredge

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Can be a straight or arc section with center on the spud

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Scaling can be automated or manually set

Bin updates The color binning has been designed to cater for most applications. Any numeric value provided by a service associated with the selected vessel offset can be stored in the bins not only depths or reduced levels. This opens up opportunities for other position based operations such as environmental and magnetometer surveys.


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0.12.10

Swath The swath feature can be configured from the Bin Updates dialog. Depending on the application and bin resolution, you may need to populate more than a single bin with each bin update. Swath allows you to populate all the bins in a swath of predefined width and whose orientation is determined by the track of the vessel offset.

0.12.11

Data source filter Using the filters available in the Bin Updates dialog, the source data can be filtered on both range and frequency. The range filter can be used to remove any spikes in the data. The frequency filter can be used to reduce the data input to assist performance.

0.12.12

ASCII import A design surface or a previous survey can be imported from an ASCII file of 3D points, which can be generated from CAD software, spreadsheet software, Terramodel, or HYDRO pro.

0.12.13

ASCII export For any work area, the binned values and center point locations of the associated bin can be exported to a delimited ASCII file. The ASCII file can then be imported into CAD software, spreadsheet software, Terramodel, or HYDRO pro.

0.12.14

Infill An infill function has been added to the Configure Work Area dialog so you can interpolate the bin values to form a complete surface from a sparse data set. The function interpolates the values for any bin in the selected work area that does not contain real-time data and is within the limits of the survey.

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0.12.15

Real-Time reports To allow for better control automation on dredgers, the allowable output rate of real-time reports to a COM port has been increased in this release from 5 Hz to 10 Hz.

0.12.16

ASCII GO import ASCII GO lists that have the GO name at the start of each line can now be imported. This list type is the default Pile placement import format.

0.13

Survey Flavor Enhancements The following functions have been added to this release of the Survey flavor.

0.14

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GO creation tool – For more information, see page 13.

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Color binning – For more information, see page 13.

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Inherit – For more information, see page 15.

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Configure menu – Color binning functions have been added to the Configure menu.

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Survey menu – The ability to turn color binning on and off, and to select the current work area has been added to the Survey menu.

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Survey Text – For more information, see page 16.

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Quick Profile display – For more information, see page 16.

Pile Flavor Enhancements The following function has been added to this release of the Pile flavor: •

GO creation tool – For more information, see page 13.

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ASCII GO Import, Pile placement import bug has been fixed – For more information, see page 19.


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HYDROpro Navigation A Dredge flavor has now been added to HYDRO pro Navigation, which makes the new dredging functionality available to a wider market at a very affordable price.

0.15

Dredge Flavor Enhancements The same functions that are in the HYDRO pro Construction Dredge flavor are also in the HYDRO pro Navigation Dredge flavor. For more information, see Dredge Flavor Enhancements, page 13.

0.16

Survey Flavor Enhancements The same functions that are in the HYDRO pro Construction Survey flavor are also in the HYDRO pro Navigation Survey flavor. For more information, see Survey Flavor Enhancements, page 19.

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Terramodel This section details the changes to the Terramodel software 10.40. 0.16.1

New Sideslope command The SideSlope command generates radiating and offset breaklines that approximate the shape of a side slope projected from a given horizontal alignment. The Horizontal Alignment (HAL) can have elevations associated with it, or you can select a vertical alignment (VAL) from which the SideSlope command will extract elevation information. This new command allows you to quickly and simply input a design shape such as a channel section. Using this command, you can: •

Create up to five offset alignments on each side of the base alignment. These offsets can serve as segment edges in a channel template.

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Configure a separate cross slope for each offset alignment.

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Project the outermost offset alignment to a defined 3D surface, a datum plane, or a sloping plane defined by one, two, or three points, to create a side slope approximation using breaklines that define the Digital Terrain Model (DTM).

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Project a design surface inward on a closed alignment.

The SideSlope command effectively replaces the 3D and Slice commands. In many situations, the SideSlope command can also replace the Design command. The SideSlope command is part of the Site Design module.


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0.16.2

Consolidation of HYDROpro Terramodel Products The Terramodel HDMS Channel/Roadway option is now included with Terramodel HDMS at no extra charge.

0.16.3

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Part number 44260-00 Terramodel HDMS now includes the following modules: FDM, CAD, COGO, Contour, Site Design, ASAP, Roadway/Channel.

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Part number 45164-00 Terramodel Roadway/Channel Option is now no longer available.

More commands are now available in the Field Data Module (FDM) You can now install the Terramodel software and use more of the FDM features because a HYDRO pro security key is no longer required for the FDM. Numerous commands have been unsecured to allow all file types required by Trimble field systems to be created, validated, and supported within the basic Field Data Module (FDM) system. However, the Hydrographic Data Management System (HDMS) features still require the security key and the correct modu les to be installed on the key. The following commands are grouped into the functions that they support and are accompanied by a brief explanation.

Surface models

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QProf – Quick Profile.

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Set and BL – Create breaklines.

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Setsmooth – Change the sharpness of breaklines.

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DTMEdge – Create a DTM boundary.

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Linkset – Create DTM. Generate quick (straight) contours.

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MultilayerDTM – Form surface from multiple layers.

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TVLite – 3D Visualizer. Viewing and validating surfaces.


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Explode – Break up DXF or DWG file blocks.

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Join – Connect lines that touch at end points.

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Connect – Connect lines that do not touch at end points.

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Break , Trim, and Extend – Edit linework.

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Convert – Change plines to sets, creating points at the node points for stakeout.

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Scale and ScaleElv – Scale imported CAD drawings, for example, from millimeters to meters in XY and Z.

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QuickLset – Browse quickly through imported DXF file layers.

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Copy, Multicopy, Mkblk – Commands to quickly create data. This means that CAD data can now be effectively imported, edited, filtered, and converted into DXF data that can be used by HYDROpro as maps and linework.

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VNew, VClose – Allows use of Profile, Section, and other views.

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Segedit – Create horizontal alignments.

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HAL, VAL, and Slope manager – Register horizontal, vertical, and slope alignments.

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RoadDTM – Create a surface model output from channel/road template model.

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GeomRpts – Generate alignment geometry reports.

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Station, IDStation – Set and enquire alignment stationing.

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Materials – Access Road Material Manager.

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RoadJob – Access Road Job Manager.

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RoadMat – Access Road Materials Shrink & Swell.


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ShapeClass, ShapeMan – Access Road Shape manager and editor.

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Tmanager – Access Road Template manager.

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Surface – Access Road Surface manager.

The ability to use the Terramodel Macro Language (TML) is now secured to FDM. The TML commands will function provided they do not call secured command functions. For example, a command that calls the Volume function of Terramodel will not work without the Site Design module on the security key. 0.16.4

Other issues addressed Enhanced export of lines to DXF/DWG format Exporting lines in DXF/DWG files has been enhanced. A single 3D pline is created for each set, unless the set contains one or more arc segments. Exported sets with arc segments are created as a series of 3D plines and arc entities as required. Exporting DXF/DWG files has been enhanced to replace the “.” in linetype names with “_”. The “.” is an invalid character for linetype names within AutoCAD.

Point snap The point snap functionality has been enhanced to snap to reference file objects.

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Enhanced pan and zoom abilities Zoom In, Zoom Out – Rotate the mouse wheel up to zoom in and down to zoom out. If the keyboard focus is in a control which uses a mouse wheel (for example, in a combo box or list box), you can still use the zoom feature by holding down the [Ctrl] key and then using the mouse wheel. Zoom to Rectangle – Works similar to the regular zoom command. Press and hold the [Ctrl] key and middle mouse key (the wheel) and then drag with the mouse to extend the zoom rectangle. When the mouse key is released the view is zoomed. Pan – Press and hold the middle mouse button and then drag with the mouse. A “rubber line” is drawn on the view to indicate the pan extent. Recenter – Press and hold the [Shift] key and then click with the middle mouse button. The view will be recentered to the location you click.

Terramodel installation The Terramodel installation program has been changed so that when the software is removed, the environment variable still points to a custom location of the file, tmodwin.ini.

Vertical exaggeration In the ViewSet command, vertical exaggeration should not be enabled for the plan and sheet views. In the Profile view, vertical exaggeration must be enabled. In the Profile view, you can set the exaggeration to 1 to effectively disable exaggeration. Selecting objects by window will not function properly if you do not follow these recommendations.

Double-click mouse for zoom to extents Double-click the mouse wheel to execute an All command. This enables the active view to be zoomed to its extents.


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Pline – First Vertex A pline will no longer have its first vertex location drawn incorrectly on the screen.

AutoDraft AutoDraft has been updated so that it honors the Processing Order setting when placing three-point blocks. This allows the Terramodel user to have points processed either in record number order or point number order for placing these blocks.

Plot file name The name of a plot file sent to a plotter now reflects the name of the Terramodel project.

Depth Weeding (Clash) Module problems resolved In HYDRO pro 2.30, if you had the Terramodel software 10.40 and the HDMS module 1.9.6 also installed, using the Terramodel Depth Weeding (Clash) module caused the Terramodel software to crash. This problem no longer occurs in HYDRO pro 2.31 which includes HDMS module 1.99.

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Equipment Handlers Equipment Handler changes are available in all HYDRO pro Navigation, Construction, and Remote products. Information about the .dll files for these equipment handlers are included in the HYDRO pro Help system. More information is available from the Trimble website (www.trimble.com/support.html. Select the HYDRO pro product that you have purchased and then click Downloads).

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Trimble 5700 and Trimble R7 GPS Receivers The HYDRO pro equipment device for Trimble 5700 and Trimble R7 GPS receivers (Trim5700.dll and TrimbleRSeries.dll) has been updated to accommodate minor changes to the 2.10 release of the Trimble 5700 and Trimble R7 firmware. The new equipment device is available with HYDRO pro 2.30. Users with Trimble 5700 or Trimble R7 firmware 2.10 or later and HYDRO pro 2.20 or earlier, should download the upgraded equipment device from the Trimble website.

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AGI Tilt Sensor The HYDRO pro equipment device for the AGI Tilt sensor has been updated. A Cosine correction is now made on the raw inputs to correct the pitch and roll of the dual axis sensor. This change has been recommended by the AGI Tilt sensor manufacturer.

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Dredge Head Tracking (Dredgtrk.dll) The HYDRO pro equipment device for dredge head tracking which includes support for the AGI Tilt sensor has been improved to calculate a full pitch and roll solution of the dredge head. Earlier versions of this equipment handler only used the pitch from the AGI Tilt sensor to calculate the observer service from the hinge point to the


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dredge head. Based on user feedback that under certain conditions the dredge vessel and arm may roll, the roll of the dredge arm has now been included in the calculation. A Cosine correction is now made on the raw inputs to correct the pitch and roll of the dual axis sensor on recommendation by the AGI Tilt sensor manufacturer.

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NMEA Heading The HYDRO pro NMEA equipment handler custom settings have been modified for the Heading service. When first configured, the custom settings will now default to True Heading instead of Magnetic Heading. This was changed was based on user feedback that most heading devices provided a True heading.

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Generic Tide A new generic tide handler has been added to the existing Generic.dll file to cater for tide gauges that output delimited ASCII strings. Only the tide level information is decoded but multiple data sources in a single string are supported. This handler is also available from the Trimble Construction Partners website (http://constructionpartners.trimble.com/logon.asp).

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Preload Fix Box The Preload fix box handler (Fixbox.dll) operates with the Trimble Fix Box (P/N 19740). It is used to pre-trigger the compressors used in the 2D seismic survey market. Preloading controls a ship’s compressor to start up a few seconds before the required event. HYDRO pro does this by triggering the Fix Box by the user-defined event called Preload Delay. When the compressor reaches its target pressure, it then “fires”. The result is that the firing will be as close as possible to the predetermined position of the event. At this time, the compressor firing unit sends a

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closure to the Fix In connector on the Fix Box. The Fix Box sends a Digital In signal to HYDRO pro and the software records the position of the seismic gun firing. More details of the HYDRO pro setup to use Preloading are available from Trimble Support.


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