Welcome to your new Trimble Quantm Help!
Follow the 3 steps above in the section Importing GIS/CAD data. After selecting the dataset to import, specify the measurement units of the source data.
2. Click Settings. The Data Import Setting dialog appears:
3. Select the types of data to import from the source type column.
4. Select how you want the imported data to appear in the Import As field. Select either feature, zone, or auto from the list.
5. Specify the layer for the imported data in the On layer field. You can add the data to an existing layer or create a new geographical layer for the data.
6. Click OK.
All data is imported as objects (features, zones, or symbols). Objects have the following default settings.
Attribute
Feature
Zone
Symbol
Nature
Other
Crossing
Symbol
Name
Layer name
Layer name
Layer name
Width
0
NA
NA
Color
Layer color
Layer color
Layer color
Activity
ON
ON
NA
Reference altitude
Natural surface
Natural surface
NA
Crossing type
Unspecified
Unspecified
NA
Note: After data has been imported Quantm Desktop regularly checks the quality of the data to determine if there are any potential issues that may cause problems during optimization. For a detailed explanation of the data checks and suggestions on how to resolve them refer to Error Messages.