How to send and receive data to and from the field-Working with Leica Exchange User Guide
- June 3, 2024
- Leica
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Leica Infinity
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How to send and receive data to and from the field-Working with Leica Exchange
User Guide
Version 1.0
Introduction
This is a step-by-step tutorial in which you learn how to easily use Leica
Exchange to send and receive data between field and office.
In this tutorial, a newly designed building will be imported to Infinity with
dxf file. Points to be staked out will be extracted and sent to the field
using Leica Exchange. After the points are staked, the job will be sent back
to Infinity for Quality Check.
The functionality discussed in this guide requires the Basic license.
The data from the following folders will be used in this tutorial:
- Data\New building.dxf- containing newly designed building
- Data\trefset.dat- contains the coordinate system file
- Data\ stake-building_0730_1112_090026 contains the GNSS staked job
Leica Infinity, How to send and receive data to and from the field- working with Leica Exchange
Log in to Leica Exchange
1.1| To access the Leica Exchange Service, select FileàServicesàLeica
Exchange.| 
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1.2| To connect to the service, provide the user name and password as well
and select Connect.
The proxy settings (if necessary) can be defined in Preferences.
· The status will change to Connected and additional Leica Exchange user Info
will be shown.| 
Import Data and extract from CAD
2.1| Create a new project, which will be used to import the data.
The current state of the Leica Exchange service can be seen at the lower left
in the status bar.| 
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2.2| To import the data, select Import from the Home ribbon bar.| 
2.3| To import the dxf file, in the Import dialog navigate to directory Data,
highlight the file “New building.dxf” and select Import.| 
2.4| Switch to the View tab of the data Inspector to view the imported dxf.
CAD data are imported as reference and the Layers can bemanaged from
“Reference Layers“.| 
2.5| To import the coordinate system, select Import from the ribbon bar and
in the Import dialog navigate to directory Data, select file TRFSET.DAT and
select Import.| 
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2.6| Assign the imported Coordinate System to the project by clicking on the
icon on the right side of the Status bar, then select Leica.| 
2.7| To use the data from CAD, you have to copy it to the Library. Highlight
the newly designed building as well as the 3 lamp posts and select All from
the Features ribbon bar.
Copy Settings can be set in the backstage.| 
Send the points for stakeout
3.1| To send the data to the field sensor using Leica Exchange, select Export
from the Home ribbon bar.| 
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3.2| In the Export dialog, highlight Leica Exchange and select the user you
want to send the data to.
You can send the data to many users in one go.| 
3.3| Define the data format: Smartworx/Captivate job, leave the default
export settings and select the Export button.
· The data are now sent to the user wmo and can be accessed from the field
controller.
When exporting to Smartworx/Captivate job, the Coordinate System is exported
automatically.| 
Transfer the data to the CS controller
4.1| To connect to Leica Exchange, go to the Home Screen, tap the Internet
icon and select Leica Exchange.
CS has to be connected to the Internet.| 
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4.2| Log in with your user name and password.
Select OK.| 
4.3| Tap Get Data.| 
4.4| Select the job you want to import and tap Next.| 
4.5| Data is now being transferred. To check the status, select Status.| 
4.6| To verify that the job with points to be staked has already been
imported, go back to the Home Screen.| 
Stake out and send the job from the field to the office (Infinity)
5.1| Let`s assume you have done your stake out in the stake- building job.
In order to send the data back to the office select the job and then Send
Data.| 
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5.2| Select people to send the data to and press Next.
You can send the data to many users in one go.| 
5.3| Data is being transferred. To check the status, select Status.| 
5.4| Here you see the transfer status in %.
The orange arrow indicates the data transfer.| 
Get the staked data back in the office (Infinity)
6.1| To import the staked data in the existing project, start Infinity and
open existing project “stake-building”.
At the lower left in the status bar, you will see that there is one new
message in the Leica Exchange service.| 
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6.2| To import the staked data, select Import from the Home ribbon bar.| 
6.3| In the Navigation Tree, select the Leica Exchange.
The inbox of the Exchange user is shown.
Highlight the messages you wish to import and select Download.| 
6.4| The contents of the selected message are shown (ie the stakeout job). To
import it to the current project, highlight the job and select Import.
The job has been imported. You can now check the quality of staked points.
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