Edit Points

The Points: <Coordinate Type> dialog contains the list of the points stored in the application database. The list provides you with the basic information about every point: a point's type and name, coordinates, codes and note. The title of the dialog shows the type of the coordinates displayed. The icon near the point name indicates the point type that is the method the point is determined. Learn more about the icon description for the points.

The buttons available in this dialog serve the following purposes:

The icon brings up the pop-up menu of additional options. More...

Note: The Points tab displays the point coordinates in red, when:
- point coordinates are defined in WGS-84 or any Datum, but the coordinate system of the job is Ground;
- point coordinates are defined in Ground, but the coordinate system of the job is WGS-84 or any Datum;
- point coordinates are outside of the table datum;
- point coordinates are outside of the table projection;
- on coordinate entry error.


Point Icon Descriptions for Edit Point dialog

GNSS topo point
Topo point is measured by mmGPS technique
Auto Topo point
Auto Topo point is measured by mmGPS technique
GNSS offset point
Total station offset point
Foresight point by total station
Foresight point by digital level
Backsight point by total station
Backsight point by digital level
Sideshot point by total station
Sideshot point by digital level
Design point
Staked point during "Stake Point" procedure
Staked point during "Stake Line" procedure
Calculated point (the point coordinates were calculated using the Calculate functions)
Taped point (the point coordinates were calculated by tape dimension)
Manual point (the point coordinates were entered manually)
Accessory point (not the real point included in the job) whose virtual coordinates are necessary to form another object in the job.

Point Properties Icon Descriptions for Edit Point dialog

RTK base station / GNSS static occupation
Optical survey occupation point
Control point (the point with fixed coordinates)
GNSS point measured with TILTâ„¢ enabled


Points pop-up menu

If required, you can switch on any of the following functions:


Setup Columns

To customize the arrangement of columns in the list of points:

  1. Highlight the necessary items in the Available field or the Selected field.
  2. Use the appropriate arrows to move the necessary items between the fields.
  3. Use the appropriate arrows to arrange the items in the Selected field in the desired order.
  4. Click to save the selected order of columns and return to the Points dialog.

Select Points by Range

To select points involved in a specified range:

  1. In the Range of Points field, specify the names of the points to find. These can be specified by a range or by enumeration individually. The symbols ';' or ',' can be used for Name Separator and '-' for Range Separator.
  2. Click to save the settings and return to the Points dialog with the first found point highlighted. To find the next point in the range, click Find Next.

Select Points by Code

All the codes existing in the current job and their descriptions will be listed in a table.

  1. Select the code(s) for which you want to find all the points having that code:
  2. Click to save the selections and return to the Points dialog with the first found point highlighted. To find the next point with the selected code(s), click Find Next.

Select Points by Radius

To find the points which reside in a circle:

  1. Select the Point either by entering it manually or by selecting it from the map or list . This will be the center of the circle.
  2. Enter the Radius (distance) around the selected point in the current units.
  3. Click to save the settings and return to the Points dialog with the found points highlighted in the list.

Select Points by Code Strings

To select the points by Code Strings:

  1. Select the Code from the drop-down list of existing codes which have strings.
  2. Select the String(s) you would like to use for the code string combination.
  3. Click to save the selections and return to the Points dialog with the first found point highlighted. To find the next point with the selected code string(s), click Find Next.

Select Point by Name

To select a point by its name:

  1. Enter the name or part of the name of the Point.
  2. Select the Match entire name radio button if the whole name was entered in the Point field.
  3. Select the Match partial name radio button if a part of the searched name was entered in the Point field.
  4. Click to save the settings and return to the Points dialog. If found, the point will be highlighted in the list.

Select Points by Layer

The Layers dialog enables you to select points which are on the same layer. To do this:

  1. Select the layer from the list of existing layers as required.
  2. Click to save the selection and return to the Points dialog. When found, the points will be displayed.

Learn more about the layer properties.



Add / Edit Point

To add or edit a point in the current job and to review and edit the point properties.

This dialog presents a point and related information on several tabs. Actual tabs displayed depend on the properties of the point:


Click and choose Create Field Report form the dialog menu to generate a field report on added or edited point.



Point tab

You can edit or view existing parameters of the existing point or add new point.

  1. Name of the Point.
  2. Code and attribute information for the point.
  3. The display of coordinates depends on the selected coordinate system. For a new point you can manually enter coordinates in the current coordinate system.
  4. If required, select the Control Point check box to add a new point as a control point for localization.
  5. Click to save the point. If a point exists and you try to save another point with the same name, a dialog displays a prompt that the point already exists. More...

String

String is a specifying parameter for a code that allows you to group the objects with one code according to some specified attribute. For example, the code "Pole" also has the "Jones' " string. Processing the points, you will be able to select only the poles of Jones' and will not take into consideration all the other poles.


Control Codes

Additional manipulations of linework can be performed using control codes for the points with the same code-string combination. Up to two control codes can be specified for every code associated with a point to store the points which will be connected to form open or closed polylines. Select the codes of the Line or Area type to use for such points.

The supported control codes of line behavior:

Arc Start (AS)
Indicates the start of an arc. Arc parameters are determined by the presence of additional points in the line. These points can create the line segment with the arc start point which will act as the tangent to the arc.
Arc End (AE)
Indicates the end of an arc. Arc parameters are determined by the presence of additional points in the line. These points can create the line segment with the arc end point which will act as the tangent to the arc.
Circle Edge (CE)
When this code is applied to the first point of a three-point polyline, this point and next two points define the edge of the circle.
Circle Radius (CR)
When this code is applied to the first point of a two-point polyline, it indicates the center of a circle. The second point will define the radius of the circle.
Rectangle (R)
When this control code is applied to the third point of a three-point polyline, this results in the automatic creation of a fourth point of a parallelogram whose diagonal is specified by the first and the third point.
Close (C)
When this code is applied to a point, it closes the polyline with each next point.
Arc End & Start (AE,S)
When this dual control code is applied to a point, it indicates the end of one arc and the start of another arc.
Arc End & Close (AE,C)
When this dual control code is applied to a point, it indicates the end of the arc and creates the line segment with the arc start point.
Custom selection
When the user selects non typical set of the control codes.

Note: If only one point is between the arc start and end points, the arc is formed such that all the three points lie on the arc. If there are two, or more than two points, between the points with the AS and AE control codes, the points are all connected by straight line segments.

Note: MAGNET Field will not use this linework package if the Allow Custom Control Code box on the Global screen is selected. In this case, the user can enter any string to mark it as a control code. MAGNET Field will not interpret these control codes.


Style tab

By default the layer and point style are defined By Code for the selected point.

To edit the Style information:

  1. Define the Layer in which to have the point. Select it from the drop-down list. Click to edit the layers. More...
  2. Define the Point Style for drawing. Clicking on opens the Point Symbols, where you can select a symbol for this point. Clicking on the Color button opens the Select Color dialog, where you can select a color for this symbol.

Point Symbols

The dialog lists two different symbol types:

The following functionality is available:


Select Symbol

The dialog allows you to select a predefined symbol for layer, code or point:

  1. Pick the necessary symbol from the list. You can pick only one symbol from the predefined list and a symbol assigned By Code or By Layer.

  2. Confirm selection by clicking .

To select a symbol and immediately confirm the selection, just double-click/tap on the necessary list item.


Select Custom Symbol

The dialog allows you to select a custom symbol for layer, code or point:

  1. Pick the necessary symbol from the list. You can pick only one symbol from the custom symbol list and a symbol assigned By Code or By Layer.

  2. Confirm selection by clicking .
  3. The Origin column can display:

Note: MAGNET Field will copy custom symbol(s) from code library file to the current job if this custom symbol was selected for layer, code or point.



Cut Sheet tab

This tab is present if the selected point is staked and stored.

The list displays the Name of the staked point, the dN, dE, and dH vector of the staked point from the design point, the Coordinates of the staked point and any Notes associated with the staked point.



Check Points tab

This tab is present if the point has any check points associated with it.

The list displays the Name of the check point, the dN, dE, and dH vector of the check point from the recorded point, the Coordinates of the check point and any Notes associated with the check point.


Weighted Average

The WA (Weighted Average) tab displays a list of measurements of a single point that can be used in the Weighted Average coordinates calculation for that point, and the type of instrument used for these measurements: Optical or GNSS. Also, the N, E and H residuals, WA Control (whether its used or not), and notes are displayed.

Note: To add measurements to an existing point for Weighted Average coordinates calculation, make a measurement and select this point name when saving it. In open Point check dialog, select either to Overwrite or to Store as check point with the Use in weighted average box checked.

Highlight a measurement in the list. When you click on the Use in WA/Exclude from WA button, the appropriate action will be taken: the measurement is added for the WA - or excluded from the WA - .

Note: The Weighted Average tab is displayed for the point that has been measured several times by the same instrument type.



PTL tab

This tab is displayed when the selected point is a PTL point or when the PTL mode is selected when adding a point.

  1. Select the Start and End Reference Points to define the line for the PTL offsets. These points can be selected from the map or from the list of job points by clicking on or , respectively.
  2. Set PTL Offsets in the current distance units:
  3. Elevation/Ellipsoidal Ht/Z is either the elevation (for Ground and Grid coordinate type) or ellipsoidal height (for WGS84(Lat/Lon/Ell ht) coordinate type) or value of the Z coordinate (for WGS84(X/Y/Z) coordinate type) of the current point.

Note: The information presented in PTL tab for the measured PTL point is not editable.


Photo tab

To review, attach, edit, export, or remove photos or image files of the point.

The Photo tab title contains the number of attached images to the point.

  1. To review and manipulate photos / images attached to the point:


  2. To add or remove a photo or image file to / from the point:


Compass Calibration

The Compass Calibration dialog allows you to process the compass calibration. The application provides a graphic image describing calibration movement.


Point Attributes

The dialog allows you to set attributes for the point being created or edited in the following tabs:


Name tab

To set a name for the point, enter the desired name in the Name field.

You can also set additional naming options:

Note that the Measure nearest point option is not available in specific dialogs: for example, Auto Topo and Survey > Surface.


Code Attributes tab

To set code attributes for the point:

  1. Select a Code from the drop-down list. The Code list shows all the codes to use in the job.
  2. If required, select associated two Control Codes (Ctrl Code) from the drop-down lists. The control code is a special type of code that can be used by some graphic tools for the interpretation of the survey results.
  3. Select a string for the code of the line or area type.
  4. The attribute table lists all available attributes for the code and allows you to enter/select its value.
  5. To add Multiple Codes, click on this button. More...

Attribute Ranges

The selected Code name is displayed.

The table displays a list of attributes associated with the code. When you highlight a row, the title of the properties column changes to indicate what is being displayed. For example, for Text type of attribute it would say Max Chars.


Multiple Codes

The Multi-Code displays a list of all codes, strings and attributes for the point being edited.


Layer/Style tab

By default the layer and point style are defined By Code for the selected point.

To edit the Layer/Style information:

  1. Define the Layer in which to have the point. Select it from the drop-down list. Click to edit the layers. More...
  2. Define the Point Style for drawing. Select the point type and color to be used with the point.

Photo tab

To review, attach, edit, export, or remove photos or image files of the point.

The Photo tab title contains the number of attached images to the point.

  1. To review and manipulate photos / images attached to the point:


  2. To add or remove a photo or image file to / from the point:


Note tab

The tab is used to enter additional information. Type the text in the Note field.


Edit Codes

The Code - Attributes dialog contains a list of Codes used for the survey, the list of Attributes for each code, and a set of tools for editing:

  1. Click Add to create a new Code or Attributes (depending upon the list to which the button belongs).
  2. Click Edit to change the properties of the highlighted entry (depending upon the list to which the button belongs): Code or Attributes.
  3. Click Delete to delete the highlighted entry from the list.

Code

To create a new code or edit an existing code, enter the code details:

  1. The Name of the code.
  2. The Description for the code.
  3. The Type of the objects that the code describes: Point, Line or Area. Each type has an associated plotting style(s) that can be edited.
    • Point: Set a symbol and attributes for points and color. Can be used in Surface.
    • Line: Set a symbol for nodes, style and thickness for lines, and color. Can be used in Surface and as a Breakline.
    • Area: Set a symbol for nodes, style and thickness for the boundary, filling style and transparency for the area, and color. Can be used in Surface, as a Breakline or/and an Exclusion Area.
    • Attribute: Select the radio buttons on this tab to enter the code at the beginning of a line/area (Start) or at every node point along the line/area (Each Node) .
    • Surface: Select the corresponding check box on this tab to use the code in Surface, as a Breakline or/and an Exclusion Area.
  4. Determine a Layer for the code if required.

To specify which symbol(s) will be attached for a point, click the button in the Style panel. This will open the Code Symbol dialog.


Code Symbol

The dialog lists two different symbol types:

By default, the symbol for the current code will be defined by the layer.

The custom symbol panel has the following not editable columns:

The following functionality is available:


Add / Edit Custom Symbol

This dialog allows you:

Note: For a custom symbol that has the Scalable box checked, the scale you set in this dialog will be combined with the scale defined in the Custom Symbols dialog (Code Options).


Attributes

To create a new attribute or edit an existing attribute, enter the attribute details:

  1. The Name of the attribute.
  2. The Type of the attribute. Text, Bool, Date-Time, Integer, Menu or Real Number. Each type has an associated settings that can be edited.
  3. The Default value for the code attribute. You can also leave this field empty even if the Required check box is selected.

Edit Linework

The Linework dialog contains a list of existing Lineworks, and the two windows, that present the general view of the selected linework in the horizontal and vertical planes. To view the current selected linework in a larger map, double-click one of the map plots.
Note that the double click on the map and property buttons are disabled if accessing this dialog from the Alignment Pair dialog.


Points in Line tab

The Points in Line tab allows you to edit the selected line. The list contains the points with their codes that compose the line, and the plot displays the line image.

To edit the line:

  1. If required, change the Name of the line.
  2. To delete a point from the line, highlight the point and click .
  3. To obtain information about a single point, highlight the point and click .
  4. The icon next the graphical panel shows the control code from the linework package for the highlighted point. Click the icon and, if required, select another control code. Also, the selection of points From Map enables you to set such a control code.
  5. From the Add Points drop-down list, choose an option to select a point(s) from the job to add to the end of the line.
  6. Use the up and down arrows to move the highlighted point up or down in the ordering.

Learn more about the icon description on the dialog.


Select Points From List tab

Lists the points in the current job to select.

The buttons available in this dialog serve the following purposes:

The icon brings up the pop-up menu of additional options. More...


Pop-up menu

If required, you can switch on any of the following functions:


Layer/Style

To edit the linework properties to display the line and existing points in the selected linework on the map:

  1. Select the Layer from the drop-down list of existing layers in the job. Click to edit a layer.
  2. In Point Style, select an icon for the points from the drop-down list and check its display.
  3. In Line Style, select a style for the lines and the Width of lines in points.
  4. Click Color to choose the color for the point and the line.

Edit Area

Contains a list of existing areas and the two windows that represent the view of the selected area in the horizontal and vertical planes. To view the current selected area in a larger map, double-click one of the map plots.


Points in Area tab

Displays a list of existing points in the selected Area and the general view of the area boundary. Area is bound with a closed line. Line nodes (points) have the same code of area type to form an area boundary. The point highlighted in the list of points will be marked with a yellow circle on the map view.

To edit the area:

  1. If required, change the Name of the area.
  2. To delete a point from the area, highlight the point and click .
  3. The icon next the Add Points field shows the control code from the linework package for the highlighted point. Click the icon and, if required, select another control code. Also, the selection of points From Map enables you to set such a control code.
  4. From the Add Points drop-down list, choose an option to select a point(s) from the job to add to the end of the line.
  5. Use the up and down arrows to move the highlighted point up or down in the ordering.

Learn more about the icon description on the dialog.


Layer/Style tab

To edit the area properties to display the line in the selected area on the map:

  1. Select the Layer from the drop-down list of existing layers in the job. Click to edit a layer.
  2. In Line Style, select a style for the lines and the Width of lines in points.
  3. In Area Style select a fill style and transparency for the area.
  4. Click Color to choose the color for the point, the line and the area.

Edit Point Lists

The List of Point Lists dialog contains a list of existing Point Lists, and the two windows, which display the general view of the selected list in the horizontal and vertical planes. To view the currently selected point list in a larger map, double-click one of the map plots.


Point List tab

Displays a list and the map view of existing points in the selected Point List. The point highlighted in the list of points will be marked with a yellow circle on the map view.

To edit the point list:

  1. If required, change the Name of the point list.
  2. To delete a point from the point list, highlight the point and click .
  3. To obtain information about a single point, highlight the point and click .
  4. From the Add Points drop-down list, choose an option to select a point(s) from the job to add to the end of the point list.
  5. Use the up and down arrows to move the highlighted point up or down in the ordering.

Learn more about the icon description on the dialog.



Surfaces List

The Surfaces dialog contains a list of existing Surfaces, and a panel of the general view of the selected surface.


Surface Properties

The Surface Properties dialog includes:

  1. The Info tab which displays information about the area covered by the selected surface.
  2. The Style tab that allows you to:

Edit Sessions

The Sessions dialog allows you to configure and edit session plans for automatic raw data logging by GNSS receiver.

In the Receivers panel, expand a tree of the receivers and session plans created.

The receiver can each be given a descriptive name and added to a list, easing the task of controlling multiple-receiver surveys.

Note: This dialog is appeared if you selected the Post Processing button in the Receiver Make dialog.

The buttons of this dialog serve the following purposes:

The Sessions list contains the following parameters:


Session Setup

The Session Setup dialog allows you to program a session which can then be loaded into the receiver to automatically start logging data at a specific date and time, and whether the antenna is static or moving.

Specify the parameters for the session:

  1. In Site Name, the name of the site where the receiver will be placed for the survey.
  2. Type of survey, either static or kinematic.
  3. In Start Time, the day of week and the local time that the receiver will start the survey.
  4. In End Time, the day of week and the local time that the receiver will end the survey.
  5. In Interval, the time between successive epochs logged to the raw data file.
  6. In Min SVs, the minimum number of SVs to use when logging an epoch. Epochs containing fewer satellites will not be logged to the raw data file.
  7. Select the Antenna Type from the drop-down list.
  8. The measured Antenna Height and type (Vertical or Slant) of measurement.

Click to save the session and to return to the Sessions dialog.


Edit Stake Reports

The Stake Reports List dialog displays a list of existing reports in the job and information about each report: its name, type (icon and name), configuration and references . The icon near the report name means that the report is set as current for this type. Click the icon to change the report status.

The buttons on the dialog serve the following purposes:


Stake Report

To edit the selected stake report:

  1. Enter the Name of the report.
  2. Select the Report Type from the list.
  3. If required, edit the report Configuration for the report type.
  4. Select the Set Current check box to set a new report current.

View Stake Report

Displays design references and appropriate information for this report type.

Displays the Stakeout Information for the point being saved.