Spectra-precision Survey Pro v3.80 Recon iPAQ Reference Manual Manuel d'utilisateur

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Survey Pro Reference Manual R-94 Corner & 2 Lines The Corner and 2 Lines screen is used to store a point at the corner of a structure using a

Survey Menu R-95 Corner & Angle The Corner and Angle screen is used to store a point that cannot be shot on a reference line using a reflecto

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-96 Corner & Offset The Corner and Offset screen is used to store a point using a reflectorless total station fo

Survey Menu R-97 Note: After each shot is complete, the computed elevation is displayed for the new point. You can either enter a different elevatio

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-98 : accesses the Backsight Setup screen (Page R-78) where the current backsight can be modified. Shoot From Two Ends

Survey Menu R-99 Record Mode When running in Record Mode, all control of the total station is performed from the total station’s keypad. The dat

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-100 Resection The Resection screen allows you to compute an unknown occupied position by shooting two to seven know

Survey Menu R-101 Resection – Screen Two Resect Point: is the known point that you will shoot. Option: allows you to select the type of data that is

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-102 Results Resection OC N: is the computed northing of the Occupy Point. OC E: is the computed easting of the Occupy P

Survey Menu R-103 Remote Elevation The Remote Elevation screen will compute the elevation for the occupy point by shooting a foresight with a kno

R-5 File Menu The File Menu contains routines to transfer files between the Survey Pro and another device. A: Open / New B: Save As C: Import Coord

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-104 Solar Observation The Solar Observation screen is used to compute the azimuth to an arbitrary backsight based o

Survey Menu R-105 Note: Typically Left Edge of Center is selected when performing a sun shot in the northern hemisphere and Center is selected for st

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-106 Shots Number of sets: is the number of sets that will be taken to the celestial object. Reverse Shots : When check

Survey Menu R-107 The Enter Shot Data Screen Horizontal Angle: displays the horizontal angle measured by the total station. This value is updated wi

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-108 When all observations are complete, the Results page displays the computed azimuth to the backsight. Results BS D/R

Survey Menu R-109 Remote Control or , Remote control mode is a special mode that makes it easier for users to control fully robotic total stat

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-110 : opens the Turn To screen, described below, where the total station can be turned to a specified direction or quic

R-111 Stakeout Menu The Stakeout Menu contains a variety of stakeout routines, including offset staking. A: Stake Points B: Stake List of Points C:

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-112 Stake Points The Stake Points screen allows you to stake a single point or a series of points. : located at the

Stakeout Menu R-113 Stake Points – Screen Two Design point: displays the name of the design point that was entered in the first screen. Description:

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-6 Open / New The Open / New screen is used to open a recent job or create a new one. This screen also appears when

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-114 Note: The button is not available when using a robotic total station. : returns to the first screen. : accesses t

Stakeout Menu R-115 : accesses the Stake Out Point (Tape Offset) dialog box (Page R-140), where the staked point can be stored that includes a specif

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-116 Remote Staking Performing stake out in remote mode is different from running in a non-remote mode becaus

Stakeout Menu R-117 Stake List of Points Screen The Stake List of Points screen is used to stake points from a specified list of points. Points c

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-118 : opens the next Stake List of Points screen where the current Design Point can be staked. Note: The screens availa

Stakeout Menu R-119 Stake to Line The Stake to Line screen allows you to locate points on a continuous predefined line starting from shots to a pr

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-120 Stake to Line – Screen Two The second screen is where the staking is performed. The graphic display of this screen

Stakeout Menu R-121 : returns to Screen One. : opens the Store Point dialog so you can store the last point that was shot. Remote Stake to Line The

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-122 Prism is within 1 foot of the line. Prism is on the line or within the horizontal distance tolerance specified in

Stakeout Menu R-123 Offset Staking The Offset Staking screen is used to stake the center of a road, the road edge, the curb/ditch edge, or any of

File Menu R-7 New Job The New Job screen is used to create a new project. Create a New Job Directory: displays the directory where the current j

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-124 Offset Staking – Screen Two The second Offset Staking screen is used to define the cross section of the road that y

Stakeout Menu R-125 : returns to the previous screen. : accesses the next screen. Offset Staking – Screen Three The third Offset Staking screen is us

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-126 : returns to the previous screen. : accesses the next screen. Offset Staking – Screen Four The fourth Offset Stakin

Stakeout Menu R-127 Note: The button is not available when using a robotic total station. : returns to the previous screen. : accesses the next scr

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-128 Slope Staking The Slope Staking screen is used to locate the catch points for a roadway in any terrain. The fir

Stakeout Menu R-129 include a curb or ditch in the road profile. Height: defines the height of the curb, or depth of the ditch. (A negative value wo

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-130 Slope Staking – Screen Four The fourth screen is used to perform the actual slope staking shots. Height of Rod: is

Stakeout Menu R-131 Left / Right: displays if a Cut or Fill slope is being computed and if it is on the Left or Right side of the road, respectively.

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-132 Slope Staking – Screen Five The fifth screen is used to store a point for the last shot taken from the previous scr

Stakeout Menu R-133 Slope Staking Offset Stake The following screen is only accessed if you choose to stake a point at a specified offset away from t

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-8 Create a New Job – Screen Two Azimuth Type: specifies if you are surveying with a North Azimuth or South Azimuth. Uni

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-134 Stake Line and Offset The Stake Line and Offset screen is used to stake stations on a line, or at an offset to

Stakeout Menu R-135 specifies a slope from the specified line to the parallel line that is being staked. When this is a non-zero value, the elevati

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-136 3. To prevent errors if this button is used, the backsight set up is invalidated when exiting the Stakeout dialog.

Stakeout Menu R-137 Stake Curve and Offset The Stake Curve and Offset screen is used to stake stations on a curve or at an offset to it at fixed

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-138 Curve and Offset – Screen Two Station to Stake: is the desired station on the curve that you want to stake. Station

Stakeout Menu R-139 Curve and Offset – Screen Three Station: displays the current station that is being staked. H. Offset: displays the offset distan

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-140 : accesses the next screen, which is identical to the third Stake Points screen, described on Page R-114. Screen Su

Stakeout Menu R-141 Stake Spiral and Offset The Stake Spiral and Offset screen allows you to stake stations at fixed intervals on a spiral curve,

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-142 Stake Spiral and Offset – Screen Two Station to Stake: is the desired station on the spiral curve that you want to

Stakeout Menu R-143 Stake Spiral and Offset – Screen Three Station: displays the current station that is being staked. H. Offset: displays the offset

File Menu R-9 Create a New Job – Screen Three Point Name: is the name of the initial point. Northing: is the Y-coordinate of the initial point. Easti

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-144 : accesses the next screen, which is identical to the third Stake Points screen, described on Page R-114. Stake Spi

Stakeout Menu R-145 Show Station and Offset The Show Station and Offset routine allows you to take a shot to a prism that is positioned anywhere

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-146 Show Station and Offset – Screen Two The second Show Station and Offset screen is used to take a shot to the prism

Stakeout Menu R-147 Store Offset Points The Store Offset Points screen is used to store points in the current job at a specified offset from an exi

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-148 Store Offset Points – Screen Two The second Store Offset Points screen is used to define the road profile, or offse

Stakeout Menu R-149 Store Offset Points – Screen Three The third Store Offset Points screen is used to define which offset points will be stored. Fro

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-150 Stake DTM The Stake DTM routine allows you to stake an area and get cut / fill and volume information based on

Stakeout Menu R-151 Warning: If importing a DXF or DTM file where the distance units in the source file are different than the distance units for th

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-152 Note: Viewing the DTM during DTM Stakeout is a useful quality assurance technique to determine where additional poi

Stakeout Menu R-153 DTM Shot The DTM Shot screen displays all relevant information on the current rod position and a graphic that shows the r

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-10 Open The Open screen is used to open any existing job and is required to open a job that is not listed in the R

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-154 Data: shows the angle and distance information from the previous shot. Result: shows the current northing, easting,

Stakeout Menu R-155 Define a Location The Define a Location screen is used to manually enter the distance and direction to a new point from any e

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-156 Define a Location – Screen Two The second Define a Location screen displays the direction and distance information

Stakeout Menu R-157 Note: The third Define a Location screen is identical to the third Stake Points screen, which is described on Page R-114. Where i

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-158 Where is Next Point – Screen Two This screen shows two graphics that indicate the direction and distance that the r

R-159 Inverse Menu The Inverse Menu contains routines that compute the direction and distance between two objects. The following screens are availab

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-160 Inverse Point to Point or , Inverse Points The Inverse Point to Point screen will calculate the distance and

Inverse Menu R-161 Inverse Point to Line The Inverse Point to Line screen computes the perpendicular offset distance and direction from a known p

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-162 North: is the Y-coordinate on the specified line, tangent to the perpendicular offset. East: is the X-coordinate on

Inverse Menu R-163 Store Point: When checked, will store the first solution where a perpendicular offset intersects with a polyline using the specif

File Menu R-11 Save As The Save As screen allows you to save a copy of the current job under a new name. The copy that is created will then becom

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-164 Inverse Point to Multiple Points The Inverse Point to Multiple Points screen will calculate the distance and di

Inverse Menu R-165 Inverse Point to Location / Point The Inverse Point to Location / Point screen will calculate the distance and direction from

R-167 Cogo Menu The Cogo Menu contains all of the coordinate geometry routines used to perform computations from the existing job data. The followin

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-168 Point in Direction The Point in Direction screen will calculate and store the position of a new point after pro

COGO Menu R-169 Intersection The Intersection screen computes, and optionally stores, the coordinates for the intersection of two lines, where th

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-170 Offset Line The Offset Line screen is used to store points or an alignment that is parallel to an existing set

COGO Menu R-171 Description: is the description that will be assigned to the new points that are generated or to the new alignment. : computes and st

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-172 Store Nodes: When checked, computes offset points that correspond to each node in the selected alignment (points w

COGO Menu R-173 Corner Angle or , Corner Angle The Corner Angle screen provides information on the horizontal angle created from three known po

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-12 Import Coordinates The Import Coordinates screen is used to add the points from another source into the current j

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-174 Compute Area Allows you to compute the area of a selected boundary. : allows you to tap an existing polyline fr

COGO Menu R-175 Triangle Solutions or , Triangle Solutions The Triangle Solutions screen will solve for the unknown parts of a triangle after p

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-176 Map Check The Map Check screen is used to manually enter boundaries from a map to check for closure and other inf

COGO Menu R-177 Error dist.: is the distance between the last point and the first point. Error azm: is the direction from the last point to the first

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-178 : The distance from the PC or PT to the PI : The distance between the curve and the chord at the center of the curv

COGO Menu R-179 Predetermined Area The Predetermined Area routine will take a boundary with one open side and compute the location of a line that

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-180 Note: a boundary has two fixed sides and one side defined by a direction when using the Hinge Method. It has one f

COGO Menu R-181 HD/VD to SD/ZA The HD/VD to SD/ZA screen will convert a vertical and horizontal distance to an equivalent slope distance and zeni

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-182 SD/ZA to HD/VD The SD/ZA to HD/VD screen will convert a slope distance and zenith angle to an equivalent horizo

R-183 Curve Menu The Curve Menu contains routines that will compute all aspects of a horizontal curve and assist in curve layout. A: Curve Solution

File Menu R-13 Coordinates from a variety of file types can be imported into the current job. The first Import Coordinates screen is used to select

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-184 Curve Solution or , Curve - Horizontal The Curve Solution screen provides detailed information on a curve whe

Curve Menu R-185 Results: Radius: is the distance from the radius point to the curve. Length: is the arc length. Chord: is the chord length. Deg. Arc

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-186 Known PI and Tangents The PI and Tangents screen is used to compute and store the PC, PT, and radius points whe

Curve Menu R-187 Results: Radius: is the distance from the radius point to the curve. Delta: is the deflection angle. Tangent: is the distance from t

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-188 : will compute the curve based on the selected points. : accesses the Traverse on Curve screen (Page R-196), where

Curve Menu R-189 Compute Radius Point The Compute Radius Point screen is used to compute and optionally store the radius point for a curve when c

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-190 Results Radius: is the distance from the radius point to the curve. Length: is the arc length. Chord: is the chord

Curve Menu R-191 Line Tangent to Circles Will compute the location of a line that is tangent to the specified sides of two specified circles. Tan

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-192 Horizontal Curve Layout The Curve Layout screen is used to assist in the layout of a horizontal curve by comput

Curve Menu R-193 RPPTPIPCCurrentStationDeflectionPI to Station PI Deflection • PI Deflection: provides deflection angles and distances to each stati

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Survey Pro Reference Manual R-14 Import *.CR5 Coordinates The Import CR5 dialog box will open when importing coordinates from a TDS CR5 coordinate fi

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-194 • Chord Offset: provides perpendicular offset information from the chord (the line from the PC to the PT) for each

Curve Menu R-195 • : is the minimum distance between the PI and the curve. PC Station: is the starting station assigned to the PC. Interval: When ch

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-196 Traverse on Curve The Traverse on Curve screen will compute the PT and radius point for a curve when the tangen

Curve Menu R-197 Store PT: When checked, will store the computed PT point with the specified point name. Store RP: When checked, the computed radiu

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-198 Parabolic Curve or , Curve - Vertical The Parabolic Curve screen provides detailed information on a vertical

Curve Menu R-199 PVC / PVI Elevation: is the elevation for the specified point. Begin Grade: is the grade at the tangent of the PVC. End Grade: is th

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-200 Parabolic Layout The Parabolic Layout screen allows you to compute an elevation at a specified station, or a st

Curve Menu R-201 Results PVC sta.: is the station at the PVC. PVI sta.: is the station at the PVI. PVT sta.: is the station at the PVT. elev.: is the

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-202 Straight Grade The Straight Grade screen will solve for the elevation at a specified station or a station at a

Curve Menu R-203 Spiral The Spiral screen will compute the details of a spiral curve, given the spiral length and radius. Spiral length: is the l

File Menu R-15 Import *.TXT Coordinates – Screen Two / : When the first option is selected here, the column number used for the name field in the

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-204 Spiral Layout The Spiral Layout screen is used to compute station locations on a spiral curve. Radius: is the r

Curve Menu R-205 Results Station: is the current station. Deflection: is the horizontal angle to the current station as if occupying the TS and backs

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-206 Results Tangent In: the tangent direction entering the spiral at the TS or CS. Tangent Out: the tangent direction e

R-207 Roads Menu The Roads Menu contains the routines used to perform road layout. A: Edit Templates B: Edit Alignments C: Edit Roads D: Road Stakeo

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-208 Add/Edit Templates The Add/Edit Templates screen is used to edit an existing template or create a new template.

Roads Menu R-209 Edit Template or The Edit Template screen is identical to the New Template screen and is used to create a new template or

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-210 : removes the selected segment and automatically joins the previous segments to the following segments. Note: When

Roads Menu R-211 Edit Alignments or The Edit Alignments screen is used to create an alignment that defines the centerline of a road containing bo

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-212 the Add/Edit Roads screen without making any changes. • Delete alignment alignment name?: Answering Yes to this pro

Roads Menu R-213 The Road Card ( or ) The Road card of the New Road screen is used to select the alignment to use for the road. If an alignment

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-16 Confirm Point Replace Dialog Box If a point being imported has the same name and the same coordinates as a point tha

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-214 • Confirm that all template segments have a name. (The names do not have to be unique.) • Confirm that the same num

Roads Menu R-215 Road Profiles Screen ( or ) The Road Profiles screen allows you to see information about the cross-sectional profile of the

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-216 Road Alignment Properties Screen ( or ) The Road Alignment Properties screen is used to change information

Roads Menu R-217 : checks the road for errors and displays the results in the Roads Report screen, described above. Add / Edit Template Screen

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-218 The Widenings Card ( or ) The Widenings card of the New Road screen is used to add or edit widenings. A wideni

Roads Menu R-219 : allows you to edit the selected widening in the Edit Widening screen, which is identical to the Add Widening screen. : removes the

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-220 Super Elevations Card ( or ) The Super Elevations card of the New Road screen is used to add or edit super ele

Roads Menu R-221 Add / Edit Super Elevation Screen ( or ) ( or )The Add / Edit Super Elevation screen allows you to add a super elevation to

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-222 Note: One half of the parabolic transition length will extend before and after the starting point and/or the endin

Roads Menu R-223 Road Stakeout The Stake Road screen is used to stake any segment of a road profile at any station. : opens the Tap on a Road scre

File Menu R-17 : will not import the current duplicate point and will stop importing any remaining points. All previous points will still be importe

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-224 Station Interval: is the value that is added to the Station to Stake after the button is pressed. : advances the

Roads Menu R-225 Stake Road – Screen Three The third Stake Road screen displays distance, direction, and other information about the point to be stak

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-226 Note: The button is not available when using a robotic total station. : returns to the previous screen. : accesse

Roads Menu R-227 Road Slope Staking The Road Slope Staking screen is used to locate the catch point of the road at any station. : opens the Tap on

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-228 Road Slope Staking – Screen Two The second Road Slope Staking screen is used to set up some slope stake parameters

Roads Menu R-229 V. Map Card The V. Map card displays a graphic of the cross-sectional profile of the road at the current station. The hinge points

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-230 Road Station and Offset The Road Station and Offset routine allows you to take a shot to a prism that is position

Roads Menu R-231 Road Station and Offset – Screen Two The second Road Station and Offset screen is used to take a shot to the prism and view the data

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-232 Cross-Section Card Station: displays the station at the rod position. Template: displays the name of the template t

R-233 Adjust Menu The Adjust Menu contains routines to perform a variety of adjustments. A: Scale B: Translate C: Rotate D: Traverse Adjust

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-18 Export Old *.JOB Coordinates This option functions exactly as the Export *.JOB routine, only the resulting file is w

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-234 Scale The Scale screen will scale the distances of a range of points relative to a specified base point. This

Adjust Menu R-235 Translate The Translate screen will move a group a points horizontally and vertically by a specified distance and direction. :

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-236 / : allows you to enter either a point name or location coordinates. : adjusts the selected points in the same di

Adjust Menu R-237 Rotate: is the angle to rotate the selected points around the Rotation point. / : is a known direction between any two points in

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-238 rule adjustment on the selected traverse. Adjust elevation: when selected, the elevations for the traverse points

Adjust Menu R-239 Traverse Adjust – Angle Adjustment If an angle adjustment is being performed, this screen will appear next. Closing Angle:

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-240 Traverse Adjust – Compass Rule If a compass rule adjustment is being performed, this screen will appear next. Close

Adjust Menu R-241 Traverse Adjust – Results This screen displays the changes that will be made by the adjustment, where they can be previewed before

R-243 Miscellaneous Screens The following screens are only available via a Quick Pick or a power button (see the User’s Manual). They are not availa

File Menu R-19 describing each column is inserted in the first row. For example, the following header could be inserted: Name,Northing,Easting,Elev

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-244 Create Points Screen Create Points The Create Points screen is used to store points that coincide with speci

Miscellaneous Screens R-245 Map Display Options Using this will simply toggle the point names and descriptions on and off in some screens, but in oth

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-246 Map View Many screens provide access to a map view, which show the points from the current job and other useful inf

Appendix A Transverse Mercator Zones Central Meridians for State Plane Coordinates E = East W = West C = Central State Zone Central Meridian

Survey Pro Reference Manual A-2 State Zone Central Meridian State Zone Central Meridian Mississippi E 88 50 W 90 20 Missouri E 9

Appendix A A-3 State Zone Central Meridian Zone Constant Arkansas N S 92 00 92 00 0.581899 0.559691 California 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 122 00 122 00 120 30 1

Survey Pro Reference Manual A-4 New York (Long Island) 74 00 0.654082 North Carolina 79 00 0.577171 North Dakota N S 100 30 100 30 0.744133 0.7293

I-1 Index # 2D/3D points...54 3D view ...R-69 3D view settings ...R-70 A about Survey Pro...

Survey Pro Reference Manual I-2 Decl24...R-105 define a location...R-155 description codes...26 descript

Index I-3 intersection ...149, R-169 inverse point to line ...R-161 point to location ...R-165 point to multiple points.R-164 p

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-20 Backup / Restore Job The Backup / Restore wizard consists of a series of screens that are used to backup or resto

Survey Pro Reference Manual I-4 R radius point compute ...R-189 raw data note ...R-64 view...

Index I-5 stakeout settings ...28, R-35 station and offset...R-145 road...R-230 store offset points ...R-147 str

File Menu R-21 : opens the New Archive dialog box where a name is entered for the new backup archive being created. Once created, an empty archive w

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-22 : will display the snapshot from the selected archive if one was included when the archive was originally created.

File Menu R-23 Backup / Restore - Create a Snapshot The Create a Snapshot screen is a map view that is used to configure the map as desired and the r

iii Table of Contents Reference Main Menu ...R-3 File Menu...

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-24 Transfer The Transfer screen allows you to transfer files between the data collector and another device running

File Menu R-25 that indicates how much of the file has been transferred. Tapping will stop the file transfer. Note: The Send routine should be ini

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-26 : Opens the Register dialog box, shown, where the registration number for a particular module can be entered.

R-27 Job Menu A: Settings B: Edit Points C: Edit Polylines D: Edit Alignments E: Auto Linework F: View Raw Data File G: View DTM H: Manage Layers I:

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-28 Settings The Settings screen actually consists of several separate screens where each individual screen contains di

Job Menu R-29 was entered in the total station. These numbers must match for successful communications. : (applicable only when using Bluetooth with

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-30 NOTICE: The settings that are available after tapping the button directly control the settings that are built into

Job Menu R-31 Units Settings The Units Settings card defines the units that are used within the software, sent from the total station, entered from t

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-32 Units for Angles: defines the units used for angles as Degrees or Grads (gons). Display Directions as: will display

Job Menu R-33 Files Settings Control File: allows you to select a control file to use with the current job. Control files are explained in more deta

iv Auto Collect...R-91 Corner & 2 Lines ...

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-34 Surveying Settings The Surveying Settings card allows you to select various options that affect how data collection

Job Menu R-35 has been configured while in GPS Mode. This button will compute a scale factor based on the current map projection. Prompt to Reset Sc

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-36 computed from the design elevation of the segment at the current rod location. Note: If staking extends beyond the e

Job Menu R-37 that you are on the line. When performing Remote Stakeout, the final graphic screen that is displayed when you are near the stake poin

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-38 Repetition Settings The Repetition Settings card contains the settings that control how repetition shots are perform

Job Menu R-39 • FS > BS ^> FS > BS: Foresight, Backsight, flop Foresight, Backsight • BS ^ BS ^ > FS ^ FS ^: Backsight, flop, Backsight

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-40 Buttons Settings The Buttons Settings card is used to customize the function for the physical buttons located on the

Job Menu R-41 General Settings The General Settings card contains the following miscellaneous settings: Use Enter Key to Move Between Fields: when c

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-42 Prompt to Backup When Closing Job: when checked, you will be reminded to backup the current job prior to closing it

Job Menu R-43 Edit Points The Edit Points screen allows you to add, edit, and delete any points in the current job. : if only a single point is se

v Corner Angle...R-173 Compute Area...

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-44 Edit Points – (multiple point editing) (When more than one point is selected.) This screen is accessed after pr

Job Menu R-45 Edit Point – General The General card of the Edit Point screen is used to modify the description, layer and feature information

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-46 Point Feature Attributes The Point Feature Attributes screen is available from the above path or whenever a

Job Menu R-47 Edit Polylines The Edit Polylines screen is used to add, edit, and delete polylines in the current job. The first screen will displa

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-48 the current polyline can be modified. : removes the current polyline. Screen Three – Polyline Editor Once the initia

Job Menu R-49 Note, if <End> is selected in the list, the button will change to an button to indicate that additional points will be append

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-50 Adding a Spiral Tap the tab. Curve: must be set to Spiral to enter a spiral curve. Radius: is the radius of the sp

Job Menu R-51 Edit Alignments The Edit Alignments screen is used to create and edit alignments, which can then be used with routines such as Offset S

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-52 • Import .RD5 File: opens the Open screen and lists all the *.RD5 alignment files in the Jobs directory. Select the

Job Menu R-53 Edit Alignment Screen – VAL Tab The VAL (Vertical ALignment) tab in the Edit Alignment screen is used to enter or modify only the verti

vi Map Display Options...R-245 Map View...

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-54 Edit Alignment Screen – POB Tab The POB (Point Of Beginning) tab in the Edit Alignment screen is used to define the

Job Menu R-55 Edit Segment The Edit Segment screen is accessed anytime an existing horizontal or vertical segment is added or edited. A variety of s

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-56 Edit Segment – Arc (Horizontal Curve) Card The Arc card is used to add a horizontal curve to the alignment. The curv

Job Menu R-57 Edit Segment – Spiral Card The Spiral card is used to add a spiral curve to the alignment. Radius: is the radius of the spiral. (This

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-58 Edit Segment – Vertical Grade Card The Vertical Grade card is used to enter a segment with any grade. Length: is the

Job Menu R-59 Auto Linework or , The Auto Linework screen is used to set up custom descriptors that can be used to generate various polylines bet

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-60 “LOT10” would be connected. If LOT15 were also used as a description during data collection, any future use of LOT1

Job Menu R-61 • : creates a curve with a specified incoming tangent from the next two points that are stored with a description associated with T-Crv

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-62 If the button is blank and the current job contains at least one polyline, you will be prompted to select an existi

Job Menu R-63 View Raw Data File The View Raw Data File screen displays the raw data file of the current job and allows you to append a note or cu

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Survey Pro Reference Manual R-64 Raw Data Note Enter any note to append to the raw data file. You can use the buttons to insert common linework comm

Job Menu R-65 : will open the Add/Edit Break-lines screen where DTM break-lines can be added or edited. : will open the Points on DTM Layer screen wh

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-66 Choose Polyline The Choose Polyline screen is used to select an existing polyline. All the polylines in the curre

Job Menu R-67 Note: If a boundary is defined, only polylines that fall within the boundary can be added. : opens the New Polyline screen, which is id

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-68 Points on DTM Layer The Points on DTM Layer screen displays all the points on the DTM layer and allows you to a

Job Menu R-69 3D View The 3D View screen is used to view the DTM from any angle. : opens the 3D View Settings screen, described below, where the i

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-70 3D View Settings The 3D View Settings screen is used to configure the information displayed in the 3D View scre

Job Menu R-71 Manage Layers or , Layers The Manage Layers screen is used to manage the layers for the current job. All existing layers are dis

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-72 Job Information The Job Information screen displays details of the current job and allows you to remove wasted sp

Job Menu R-73 storage space. This button will remove any gaps in the job file, thus recovering the wasted space. Note: Survey Pro checks for low mem

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-74 ↵: Moves the active value to Level 1 of the stack, or duplicates Level 1 if there is no active value.: Swaps positio

Job Menu R-75 : Raises 2.718281828 to the power of x.: Raises 10 to the power of x. °: Converts x, in radians to decimal degrees.: Converts x, in rad

R-77 Survey Menu The Survey Menu contains the routines used for collecting data. A: Backsight Setup B: Traverse / Sideshot C: Repetition Shots D: Mu

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-78 Backsight Setup The Backsight Setup screen allows you to define your backsight prior to performing data collecti

Survey Menu R-79 Current BS Direction: displays the azimuth of the current backsight. : accesses the Check Backsight dialog box (Page R-79), which is

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-80 Check by Distance Results Occupy: is the current occupy point. Backsight: is the current backsight point. Zenith: is

Survey Menu R-81 : Reads the current horizontal angle from the total station and puts that value in the Backsight Circle field where it can then be

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-82 Note: prior to storing a point, you may then be prompted for description, rod height, layer, and/or feature informat

Survey Menu R-83 Traverse Now or Later? Dialog Box After taking a shot with the button, the Traverse Now or Later? dialog box will open where you c

R-3 Main Menu The Main Menu is the starting point where all the other Survey Pro screens described in this manual are accessed. The small buttons at

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-84 : can be used once the instrument has been moved to the New Occupy Point and is aiming toward the New Backsight Poin

Survey Menu R-85 Remote Shot Screen (Remote Mode) or When running in remote mode, tapping the or button from the Traverse / Sideshot s

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-86 Repetition Shots The Repetition Shots screen is used to perform side shots or traverse shots using any number of

Survey Menu R-87 Note: If a residual exceeds the tolerances set in the Repetition Settings screen (Page R-38), that value is displayed in bold text.

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-88 Multiple Sideshots The Multiple Sideshots screen is used to perform multiple side shots using any number of repe

Survey Menu R-89 Distance Offset or , Offset Shot – Distance The Distance Offset screen is used to store a new point that is a known distance awa

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-90 Horizontal Angle Offset or , Offset Shot – H Angle The Horizontal Angle Offset screen allows you to compute and

Survey Menu R-91 Vertical Angle Offset or , Offset Shot – V Angle The Vertical Angle Offset screen allows you to compute and store the location o

Survey Pro Reference Manual R-92 Auto Collect The Auto Collect screen allows users with robotic total stations to automatically collect points ei

Survey Menu R-93 Auto Collect – Screen Two The second Auto Collect screen displays information related to the points that have been stored and when t