Step 2: Installing Trimble Field Points (TFP) Subscription License
Once you have installed and launched TIM, please follow the instructions to install the Field Points software onto your PC. Be sure to select the Controller options in the menu on the left to see the controller specific software that you can install through TIM.
Select the ‘Show all’ option.
Select the ‘Trimble Field Points’ button. (DO NOT SELECT THE TFP RLM VERSION)
Using the drop down carrot to select the desired version of Trimble Field Points.
Note: The version number at the start will match the Version date of the software that TFP integrates with.
Toggling the check boxes, choose if you want to install for AutoCAD, Revit or Both.
TFP now also works with ARES CAD which is a mainly European based software solution. You will want to deselect the install for ARES before proceeding unless you own that software.
Once you have made your appropriate selections click the ‘Install’ button.
Note: The appropriate versions of AutoCAD and Revit will need to be installed on your PC prior to this action.
The screenshot below shows the Version for 2022 Autodesk software in the highlighted in the #3 box. If you expand the selection box you will see other versions of TFP that work with older versions of Autodesk software. TFP is available to install for the three (3) latest version of Autodesk Software.
Once you have installed and launched TIM, please follow the instructions to install the Field Points software onto your PC.
Select the ‘Show all’ option.
Select the ‘Trimble Field Points (RLM)’ button.
Using the drop down carrot select the desired version of Trimble Field Points.
Toggling the check boxes, choose if you want some or all of the options.
Note: if this is your first time installing your license on your PC ‘License Manager’ will need to be checked for install.
If the license is to be installed on a server rather then this PC, see, Installing Reprise License Manager (RLM) from TIM and run that on the server.
Once you have the appropriate selections click the ‘Install’ button.
Note: The appropriate versions of AutoCAD and Revit will need to be installed on your PC prior to this action.
The screenshot below shows the Version for 2021 Autodesk Software in the highlighted #3 box, but you should see 22.9.0.xx as the latest version when running TIM and that will allow you to install TFP for Autodesk 2022 software.
The latest release notes for v9.0 of Trimble Field Points (TFP) is included as a PDF at the end of this article.
Here’s a list of the major updates included in this release:
Version 9.0 is Compatible with Autodesk® AutoCAD® 2022 and Autodesk® Revit® 2022
Version 22.9.0.13 and Version 22.9.0.9 will give you the TFP compatible applications for the 2022 versions of AutoCAD and Revit
Improvements:
AutoCAD and Revit-Search Field Points
AutoCAD and Revit-Export Markers
You can now skip placing points over markers and directly export your existing markers into a .CSV file. Please note that this negates the ‘Round-tripping’ feature.
AutoCAD and Revit-Trimble Identity v4 Migration for Trimble Connect.
When clicking the Connect button you will now be taken to the internet for credentials. This was implemented for cyber security compliance.
Revit-New option in “Apply To” to add instance in Place points over a Family, Markers, or Fabrication Part
Revit-Place points on Fabrication Parts
The release notes include how to update Trimble Field Points via Trimble Installation Manager (TIM). This is the new workflow for updating TFP. Follow the steps outlined below for using TIM to updated TFP.
Step 1: Download and Install Trimble Installation Manager (TIM)
Once you have installed and launched TIM, please follow the instructions to install the Field Points software onto your PC.
Select the ‘Show all’ option.
Select the ‘Trimble Field Points (RLM)’ button.
Using the drop down carrot select the desired version of Trimble Field Points.
Toggling the check boxes, choose if you want some or all of the options.
Note: if this is your first time installing your license on your PC ‘License Manager’ will need to be checked for install.
If the license is to be installed on a server rather then this PC, see, Installing Reprise License Manager (RLM) from TIM and run that on the server.
Once you have the appropriate selections click the ‘Install’ button.
Note: The appropriate versions of AutoCAD and Revit will need to be installed on your PC prior to this action.
The screenshot below shows the Version for 2021 Autodesk Software in the highlighted #3 box, but you should see 22.9.0.xx as the latest version when running TIM and that will allow you to install TFP for Autodesk 2022 software.
The pdf below included is the latest release notes for v8.0 of Trimble Field Points.
Here’s a list of the major updates included in this release: ● Version 8.0 is Compatible with Autodesk® AutoCAD® 2021 and Autodesk® Revit® 2021 AutoCAD Compatible Applications ● Annual Compatibility Release Revit Compatible Applications ● Annual Compatibility Release Improvements ● Export dialogs – Select all button for Points – AutoCAD ● Export dialogs – Select all button for Points & Groups – Revit Bug Fixes ● Slowness while opening place points dialog due to find the next point number – Revit ● Slowness while opening Reports and Exports Dialogs due to retrieve the list of groups – Revit ● Crash in Place Points over Marker while placing points on specific family – Fixed in TFP v8.0, v7.0 & v6.0 – Revit
To move your TFP license you will need to provide the BP Partners Support team the license location information of the server/computer that is currently running the software as well as the information for the new server/computer that the license is being moved to.
Please review the attached documents if you need help accessing your current and new license server/computer information.
Here’s how to retrieve the RLM License File to share with BP Partners Support
If you License File is not in your local computers folders as shown above refer to the following to verify where your license for TFP is pointing to access the txt file that has to be sent to support.
If you run in to any issues seeing the folders and files mentioned in the above documents please refer to the following steps to make the folders and files visable.
