File extensions and folder

Folder structure

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• The folder structure is organized in sites and jobs.

• All files belonging to a specific job - including GFD4 - are stored in a dedicated folder named after the job.

• Site1.site

  • Job1.job

    • Job1.gfd4

    • Job1.raw

  • Job2.job

    • Job2.gfd4

    • Job2.raw

• The site folder also includes specific folders for imported and exported data, external references and code lists.

• Site1.site

  • _Export

  • _Import

  • _ExternalReference

  • _Codes

In old site structure, all job files are directly within the site folder. Site created with latest software version have instead the new structure.

File extensions

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• *.GFD4: Every job is saved in a file with *.GFD4 extension.

• *.GFD4_BAK: When opening a job, a copy is created automatically with *.GFD4_BAK extension.

• *.RAW: When closing a job, the RAW file is created with *.RAW extension; The RAW file is a text file reporting all essential data of the job: topographic points and measures. The RAW file can be used by third-party software to import data.

• <name of the job>_IMG: Sketches linked to points or to the measurement fieldbook are saved in a sub-folder of the job folder. The name of the sub-folder is <name of the job>_IMG.

Conversion of the X-PAD Survey 3 files

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• Jobs created with X-PAD Survey 3, the previous version of X-PAD, are shown in the work list with the icon .

• Jobs created with X-PAD Survey 3 must be converted before opening.

• The conversion keeps the original job and creates a copy of the job in the new format.

• Click Job.

• Click New/Open job.

• Select the job file to convert.

• Press Yes to execute the conversion.