PLATE 3815766 - Caterpillar

Background Plan File
The background plan file is stored in a folder with a design. The background plan file is loaded when the design is loaded. The background plan file shows any detail that is relevant to the design that the file is associated with. You can select any line in this file for horizontal guidance.Typical background plan files contain the following items:
Contour lines
Building pad outlines
Lines required for horizontal guidance
Road alignments
Other significant points of interestThe file can also show features by color. Hazards such as pipes that are buried and overhead wires are colored red in order to alert the operator. Water features can be blue.The AccuGrade system supports two different background plan file formats. The system can be in AccuGrade Office software linework format (".svl") or ".dxf" format.Name the background plan file one of the following:
"*.svl"
"Background.dxf"
"*.bg.dxf"The background plan will load when the design is loaded. There should be only one background plan file in the design folder. The software searches for a "*.svl" file and loads the first "*.svl" file found. If a "*.svl" is not present, the software searches for a background.dxf file. If the software does not find a "background.dxf" file, the software searches for a "*.bg.dxf". Note: Use the SV Linework ("*.svl") format. These ".svl" formats are the most efficient for the AccuGrade system.Design Avoidance Zone Files
Design avoidance zone files provide information about specific areas on the design that must be avoided. One or more "*.avoid.dxf" or "*.avoid.svl" files are stored in the design folder of the data card. The files will automatically load when present. Design Avoidance Zone files must be in "*.svl" or a valid ".dxf" format. Map Recording Files
Map recording files are created in the field during machine operation. Unlike other files in the design folder the Map Recording files are not prepared in the office.Map recording files such ripper coverage contain position information and attribute information that can be displayed on the plan view. Map recording can be configured in order to record and display different types of information such as position information.The map recording files are stored within the current design directory or in the root directory if no design is selected. Individual map recording files are created for the different map recording types. The map recording file name includes the design name and the map recording type. All of the map recording files have a "*.cat" extension. The AccuGrade system loads the appropriate map recording file if one exists when the design or map recording type is changed.The following is the naming convention for the map recording files.
"<Map recording type><Design file name>.cat"Refer to Systems Operation, "Map Recording" for more information.Terrain Logging File
Terrain logging files are created in the field during machine operation. Unlike other files in the design folder, the terrain logging files are not prepared in the office.The terrain logging file contains the recorded terrain data. This data can be used in order to build current terrain models of the area that are covered by the machine.This file