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Starting TerraScan

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Starting TerraScan

TerraScan is an application that runs on top of Spatix (Ix App) or Bentley CAD (MDL Application).

To start TerraScan in Spatix:

1. Select Execute command from the Ix Apps menu in Spatix.

The Choose Ix app to execute dialog opens, a standard Windows dialog to open a file.

2. Browse to the \APP folder of the Terra applications installation directory.

By default, the path is C:\TERRA64\APP.

3. Select the tscan.ix file.

You may select other applications as well.

4. Click Open in order to start all selected applications.

To start TerraScan on Bentley CAD platform:

1. Select MDL Applications command from the Utilities ribbon in Bentley CAD.

The MDL dialog opens:

load_tscan

2. In the Available Applications list, select TSCAN.

3. Click the Load button.

OR

1. Key in mdl load tscan.

The Available Applications list shows all MDL applications that Bentley CAD is able to locate. Bentley CAD searches for MDL applications in the directories listed in MS_MDLAPPS configuration variable. If Bentley CAD can not find TSCAN.MA, you should check the variable in the Configuration Variable dialog of Bentley CAD. Make sure the directory path of the TSCAN.MA file is included in the variable values. See also Installation Directories and Configuration Variables for more information.

 

When the application is loaded, it opens the TerraScan window and TerraScan toolbox according to the settings for loading TerraScan:

mainwindow

 

tmain

TerraScan toolbox - Full version

tmain_lite

TerraScan toolbox - Lite version

tmain_uav

TerraScan toolbox - UAV version

If the TerraScan window is accidentally closed, it can be re-opened with the key-in command:

scan app mainwin

If the TerraScan toolbox is accidentally closed, it can be re-opened with the Main toolbox command from the Toolboxes submenu in the Tools pulldown menu or with the key-in command:

scan app main

Unloading TerraScan

TerraScan is unloaded automatically when you exit Spatix or Bentley CAD. Sometimes you may want to unload the application while continuing to work with the CAD platform. This frees up the memory reserved by TerraScan.

To unload TerraScan in Spatix:

1. Select tscan.ix command from the Ix Apps menu in Spatix.

The IxApp Properties dialog opens:

ixapps_properties

2. Click on the Stop button.

This unloads TerraScan, closes the TerraScan window and toolbox and updates the Status and IxApp Info in the IxApp Properties dialog.

3. Close the dialog with OK or Cancel.

To unload TerraScan on Bentley CAD:

1. Select MDL Applications command from the Utilities ribbon in Bentley CAD.

The MDL dialog opens:

unload_tscan

2. In the Loaded Applications list, select TSCAN.

3. Click on the Unload button.

OR

1. Key in mdl unload tscan.

This unloads the application and frees the memory allocated for it.

TerraScan User Guide   01.01.2024   © 2024 Terrasolid Ltd