Leica Geosystems PlusDraw - Manual (Page 19)

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Saving and Exporting Files
PlusDraw saves sketches by naming the sketch files automatically and sequentially (Sketch
1.ax2, Sketch 2.ax2, etc.) when exiting the progr am. However, using the save icon on the
PlusDraw toolbar, files can be saved with a custom name.
Below is a list of file formats that PlusDraw saves/exports:
n .ax2 - PlusDraw’s proprietary file format. This format can only be viewed with PlusDraw,
Pocket Apex™, and Apex Software’s desktop version (Apex IV™).
n .bmp - bitmap image file of the sketch (Tab A – Image 13) that is created when using the
export feature . A separate image file is created for each page (Image 17) of the sketch file.
Use this image file to print the sketch from the desktop PC or insert it into text documents.
Multiple bitmap images for a single sketch file are named with the file name followed by the
letter ‘A’ and the page number in parentheses (e.g. Sketch 1A(1).bmp, Sketch 1A(2).bmp,
etc.).
n .pxl - Pocket Excel ® file that is created when using the export feature . The Excel file
contains the data found on the Comments View (Tab B - Image 14) and Results view (Tab C -
Image 15) for each page. If the sketch file contains multiple pages, the information exported
from tabs B and C will be on separate sheets within a single Pocket Excel file. Pocket Excel
files are named with the sketch file name, and numbered sequentially (e.g. Sketch 1.pxl,
Sketch 2.pxl, etc.).
All files are saved on the PPC in the following location: \My Documents\Apex. To access saved
and exported files for use on the desktop PC, follow the procedure outlined below:
1) Using Microsoft ActiveSync, synchronize the PPC to the desktop PC.
2) On the desktop PC, access the ActiveSync dialog.
3) From the File menu, select Explore.
4) Access the Apex folder.
5) Select and copy desired files to the desktop PC.
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