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Installing Terramodel 10.40

Terramodel 10.40 requires 32-bit versions of Windows 95, 98, NT 4 Service Pack 4, 2000, Me, XP or Vista.

Installing Terramodel 10.40

Terramodel 10.40 is available on various media. These instructions relate to the Trimble Terramodel 10.40 CD with Geocomp Update, from Geocomp Systems.

  • Read the release notes
  • Log in with administrator privileges.
  • If you have previously installed Trimble Terramodel 10.31 with Geocomp Update, please uninstall it now.
  • Insert the Terramodel 10.40 CD into the CD ROM drive.
  • If no menu appears, turn off all other applications (including Terramodel and email) and try inserting the CD again. If that does not work, run \autorun.exe in the root folder of the CD.
  • From the menu, select Install Terramodel 10.40.
  • The Terramodel 10.40 setup program guides you through the rest of the installation.
  • If a previous version of Terramodel 10, such as Terramodel 10.12, has already been installed, this will be upgraded to Terramodel 10.40.
  • The default location for Terramodel 10.40 is C:\Program Files\Trimble\....
  • If you have installed a version prior to 10, such as 9.8, this will typically have been installed to another location such as C:\Trimble\.... As long as Terramodel 10.40 is installed to a different location, you have the option of running either version.
  • Choose a language from English, French, German or Spanish.
  • If you chose English, the default idiom will be US English ("color" and "station"). We prefer International English ("colour" and "chainage").
  • If you are asked to reboot, choose No.
  • Install the Terramodel 10.40 Geocomp Update when prompted, or select it from the autorun menu.
  • At the end of the installation, you may place shortcuts on your desktop to Terramodel and the TML List.
  • If you prepare hydrographic charts, install Terramodel HDMS 1.9.9.
  • Reboot if you were asked to earlier.
  • Log in as a local user.
  • Attach the Terramodel key to a parallel or USB port. If you have any other keys on the same port, place the Terramodel key on last.
  • To see the list of active modules, look under Help... About. If Field Data is the only module listed and there is no Products button, either:
  • In Field-Data-Module-only mode, you can import and export using scripts, use the Raw Data Editor, view, AutoDraft, measure and use basic drafting and configuration functions.
  • Once the key is found and activated, other modules will be listed, and the Products button will be shown.
  • Click on the Products button. Your activated modules will be marked with a blue cross or a blue clock.
  • If you have clocks, you have the number of demo days shown. Contact Geocomp Systems to make the modules permament.
  • If the Lock Version is 2 or more, your key will support Terramodel 10.40. If you need to upgrade the key, contact Geocomp Systems.
  • Check if the new LAYINFO command is present will run from the Terramodel command line. If LAYINFO is not avaliable, or you have troubles with Modify Colour or DTM Earthwork Reports, Terramodel 10.40 Geocomp Update may not be installed correctly. If this happens, reinstall the Geocomp Update and select Repair when prompted.

TMODWIN.INI

  • When Terramodel starts up, it usually looks C:\Program Files\Trimble\Terramodel\Locale\English\tmodwin.ini for the initial default settings. The Locale subfolder will vary for different languages.
  • If you have a previous version of Terramodel, in which you have modified your tmodwin.ini or p3server.ini files, you may want to backup these files and copy them over after installation. Otherwise, start with our defaults that we set or update during installation. If you do replace tmodwin.ini, restart Terramodel then run TSP command. If ..\Program Files\Trimble\Terramodel\Geocomp is not included in the Terramodel Search Path (TSP), run GCTSP command to add it to the TSP.
  • If you manually edit tmodwin.ini, by adding a custom folder to the beginning of the TSP, Terramodel will look firstly in that folder for many files, including prototypes, blocks, and bitmaps.
  • If you have trouble finding buttons, toolboxes, commands or ini files even though you have checked all the above, there may be remnants of previous installations causing problems, especially if you have installed Trimble HYDROPro. If a TMODWIN= environmental variable has been set, Terramodel may be looking for TMODWIN.INI in the wrong place.
    • To check for and fix this in Windows 95 and 98
      1. Start
        • Run
        • Open SYSEDIT OK
        • In the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, remove all lines that start with TMODWIN
        • File... Save... Exit
      2. Restart your computer
    • To check for and fix this in Window 2000 and XP
      1. Start
        • Settings
          • Control Panel
            • System
              • Advanced
                • Environmental
      2. Remove all variables that start with TMODWIN
      3. Restart your computer
    • If that doesn't fix it,
      1. Backup your ..Program Files\Trimble\ folder
      2. Uninstall all versions and updates of Terramodel starting from 10
      3. Delete the ...Program Files\Trimble\Terramodel\ and ...\Program Files\Trimble\Shared\ folders including all files and folders under them
      4. Reinstall Terramodel 10.40
      5. Reinstall Terramodel 10.40 Geocomp Update

Data Collectors

  • Terramodel, since 10.12, includes the Remote Device Manager, Import Script Manager, Raw Data Editor and AutoDraft. These new tools mean that you can now download and process your survey data within Terramodel without having to use the Data Collector Interface, or attaching the key.
  • Look for your instrument in the Terramodel Import Script Manager. If it's not there, check with us before you define your own script. Once you verify that you can import your data using a script, you may also want to create a script to download, or download then import. See the Field Data Module User Guide (under Help) for more information.
  • If you prefer to use the Geocomp Data Collector Interface with Terramodel, you will need DOS. DOS is not included with Vista. See Installing Geocomp 10.08 on Windows Vista or Windows 64-bit for more information.
  • To enable the Geocomp Data Collector Interface to download from any instrument except a Geodimeter, add ANSI.COM to TM.BAT. See How Geocomp displays text using ANSI.
  • Some paths are preconfigured for the default Terramodel 10.40 DOS Data Collector Interface installation location C:\Program Files\Trimble\Shared\Geocomp. If you install Terramodel 10.40 to some other location, you will need to modify those settings manually, or reinstall with the defaults.
  • To use the Data Collector Interface, you may need to rename data files including extensions. Hiding of file extensions in Windows can be reversed in Tools... Folder Options. For Windows Me, Folder Options may be hidden.
  • If you get error 57 or 76 while downloading or configuring, you may have a problem with your permissions or communications.
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