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Two-Point Inverse
To calculate the inverse (azimuth and distance) between two known points:
- In the Input tab, click the switching button to specify either two known points (switch to From Point) or a line segment (switch to Segment).
- If switched to From Point:
- Enter known points manually or select them from the map
or from the list
of the job points.
- In From Point, enter the first known point.
- In To Point, enter the second known point.
- If switched to Segment:
- Click
to select an existing line segment from the map.
- Start point of the segment is the first known point.
- End point of the segment is the second known point.
- The field Segment displays Line segment after segment selection.
- Click the Calc button
to calculate the inverse.
- In the Results tab, review the results of the calculation and click
to save the data to a *.txt file, if required:
- Azimuth: the azimuth from the first point to the second point.
- HDist: the horizontal distance from one point to another.
- dNorth: the increment of the North coordinate.
- dEast: the increment of the East coordinate.
- dHeight: the increment of the height.
- Grade(Slope): the increment of the height in percentage terms.
- Slope distance: the computed distance between the two points.
- The Map tab shows the job's objects with the new calculated point and supports generation of a field report with the results of calculation (use the Create Field Report command from the context menu).
- The Drawing tab shows the illustration for the results and supports generation of a field report with the results of calculation (use the Create Field Report command from the context menu).
Inverse Point to Line
To calculate a known point inverse to a known line:
- In the Input tab:
- In the Results tab:
- Review the results of the calculation:
- Projected Point: the name of the known point's projection on the line.
- Coordinates: the coordinates of the projected point presented according to the coordinate system settings and display for the current job.
- From Point: the name of the known point.
- The Line information:
- Start Point: the name of the starting point of the line.
- Tangent Azimuth: the azimuth of the known line.
- Projected Azimuth: the azimuth of the perpendicular from the known point to the line.
- Start Station: the starting station of the line.
- Station: indicates the distance between the starting point and the projection of the known point on the line.
- Offset: the horizontal offset between the known point and the projected point.
- dHeight: the vertical offset between the known point and the projected point. The "-" sign means that the known point is lower than the calculated point.
- Slope distance: the computed distance between the known point and the projected point.
- Click
to save the calculated point to the points list.
- Click
to save the data to a *.txt file, if required.
- The Map tab shows the job's objects with the new calculated point and supports generation of a field report with the results of calculation (use the Create Field Report command from the context menu).
- The Drawing tab shows the illustration for the results and supports generation of a field report with the results of calculation (use the Create Field Report command from the context menu).
Inverse Point to Point List
To calculate the inverse (azimuth and distance) for all the points in a Point List with respect to a known point:
- In the Input tab:
- In the Results tab, review the results of the calculation and click
to save the data to a *.txt file, if required:
- Azimuth: to the point in the point list from the known point.
- HDist: is the horizontal distance from one point to another.
- dNorth: is the increment of the North coordinate.
- dEast: is the increment of the East coordinate.
- dHeight: is the increment of the height. The "-" sign means that the known point is lower than the point in the list.
- Grade(Slope): is the increment of the height in percent.
- Slope distance: is the computed distance between the two known points.
- The Map tab shows the job's objects with the new calculated point and supports generation of a field report with the results of calculation (use the Create Field Report command from the context menu).
- The Drawing tab shows the illustration for the results and supports generation of a field report with the results of calculation (use the Create Field Report command from the context menu).
Inverse Point to Curve
To calculate a known point inverse to a known curve:
- In the Input tab, select points needed for calculations. Every point can be entered manually or selected from the map
or from the list
of the job points:
- Select the known Point name.
- Switch between PC Point (point of curvature) and RP Point (radius point) to enter the first curve point as required. Depending upon the first curve point chosen, you can define the curve by two different sets of points:
- If you select PC Point, you need to select this point and Curve Point point and PT point (point of tangency).
- If you select RP Point point, you need to select PC Point and PT point (point of tangency). In this case, the distance between RP point and PC point should be equal to the distance between RP point and PT point, and two curves can be created: a Small curve of 180 degrees or less and a Large curve of 180 degrees or more.
- From the Curve drop-down list, select which of these two curves should be used for computations.
- The Calc Point field will display the default name of the known point's projection on the curve. You can change this name.
Select the code for this point from the existing codes and, if required, click
to set the point's attributes. More...
- Set the Start Station of the reference curve.
- Click the Calc button
to calculate the inverse.
- In the Results tab, review the results of the calculation and click
to save the calculated point in the job or/and click
to save the data to a *.txt file, if required:
- Projected Point: the name of the known point's projection on the curve.
- Coordinates: the coordinates of the projected point presented according to the coordinate system settings and display for the current job.
- Point: the name of the known point.
- The Curve information: PC Point, Curve Point, PT Point.
- Tangent Azimuth: is the azimuth of the tangent of the curve at the point of the known point's projection.
- Projected Azimuth: the azimuth of the perpendicular from the known point to the tangent of the curve.
- Start Station: the starting station of the curve.
- Station: indicates the distance between the starting station and the known point's projection on the curve.
- Offset: is the horizontal offset between the known point and the projection point.
- dHeight: is the vertical offset between the known point and the projection point. The "-" sign means that the known point is lower than the calculated point.
- Slope distance: the computed distance between the known point and the projected point.
- The Map tab shows the job's objects with the new calculated point and supports generation of a field report with the results of calculation (use the Create Field Report command from the context menu).
- The Drawing tab shows the illustration for the results and supports generation of a field report with the results of calculation (use the Create Field Report command from the context menu).
Inverse Point to Road
To calculate a known point inverse to a known road:
- In the Input tab:
- Select the known Point name. The point can be entered manually or selected from the map
or from the list
of the job points.
- Select the Road from the list
of the job roads.
- The Start station and the horizontal and vertical plans of the selected road will be shown.
- The Point field will display the default name of the known point's projection on the road. You can change this name.
Select the code for this point from the existing codes and, if required, click
to set the point's attributes. More...
- Click the Calc button
to calculate the inverse.
- In the Results tab:
- Review the results of the calculation:
- Projected Point: the name of the known point's projection on the road.
- Coordinates: the coordinates of the projected point presented according to the coordinate system settings and display for the current job.
- Point: the name of the known point.
- Road: the name of the road.
- Tangent Azimuth: the azimuth of the road segment at the projection point.
- Projected Azimuth: the azimuth of the perpendicular from the known point to the road.
- Start: the starting station of the road.
- Station: indicates the distance between the starting point and the projection of the known point on the road.
- Offset: the horizontal offset between the known point and the projected point.
- dHeight: the vertical offset between the known point and the projected point. The "-" sign means that the known point is lower than the calculated point.
- Slope distance: the computed distance between the known point and the projected point.
- Click
to save the calculated point to the points list.
- Click
to save the data to a *.txt file, if required.
- The Map tab shows the job's objects with the new calculated point and supports generation of a field report with the results of calculation (use the Create Field Report command from the context menu).
- The Drawing tab shows the illustration for the results and supports generation of a field report with the results of calculation (use the Create Field Report command from the context menu).
Inverse Point to Linework
To calculate a known point inverse to a known linework:
- In the Input tab:
- Select the known Point name. The point can be entered manually or selected from the map
or from the list
of the job points.
- Choose either Linework or Code for selecting the linework.
- Code: allows linework selection by CodeString. Select the code from the drop-down list and a string from the Strings list. The plot of the linework will be displayed.
- Linework: allows linework selection from the job's lineworks (listed in the dialog) or a polyline selected from the Map (click
). If the line is a background line, copy the line to the job, update the list of lineworks and select it from the list.
- The Start station and the horizontal plan of the selected linework will be shown.
- The Pt field will display the default name of the known point's projection on the linework. You can change this name.
Select the code for this point from the existing codes and, if required, click
to set the point's attributes. More...
- Click the Calc button
to calculate the inverse.
- In the Results tab:
- Review the results of the calculation:
- Projected Point: the name of the known point's projection on the linework.
- Coordinates: the coordinates of the projected point presented according to the coordinate system settings and display for the current job.
- Point: the name of the known point.
- Linework: the name of the linework.
- Tangent Azimuth: the azimuth of the linework segment at the projection point.
- Projected Azimuth: the azimuth of the perpendicular from the known point to the linework.
- Start Station: the starting station of the linework.
- Station: indicates the distance between the starting point and the projection of the known point on the linework.
- Offset: the horizontal offset between the known point and the projected point.
- dHeight: the vertical offset between the known point and the projected point. The "-" sign means that the known point is lower than the calculated point.
- Slope distance: the computed distance between the known point and the projected point.
- Click
to save the calculated point to the points list.
- Click
to save the data to a *.txt file, if required.
- The Map tab shows the job's objects with the new calculated point and supports generation of a field report with the results of calculation (use the Create Field Report command from the context menu).
- The Drawing tab shows the illustration for the results and supports generation of a field report with the results of calculation (use the Create Field Report command from the context menu).
Inverse Linework
To calculate the inverse data for a known linework:
- In the Input tab:
- Choose either Linework or Code for selecting the linework.
- Code: allows linework selection by CodeString. Select the code from the drop-down list and a string from the Strings list. The plot of the linework will be displayed.
- Linework: allows linework selection from the job's lineworks (listed in the dialog) or a polyline selected from the Map (click
). If the line is a background line, copy the line to the job, update the list of lineworks and select it from the list.
- The Start station and the horizontal plan of the selected linework will be shown.
- Click the Calc button
to calculate the inverse.
- In the Results tab:
- Review the results of the calculation:
- Linework: the name of the linework.
- Num Segments: the number of segments in the linework.
- Horz Length: the total horizontal length of the linework.
- Start Station: the starting station of the linework.
- End Station: the ending station of the linework.
- Segment: information about each segment in the linework:
- Type: the type of the segment.
- Horz Length: the horizontal length of the segment.
- Azimuth: the azimuth of the segment.
- Start Station: the starting station of the segment.
- End Station: the ending station of the segment.
- Height: the increment of the height.
- Grade: the increment of the height in percentage terms.
- Slope distance: the computed distance between the starting station of the segment and the ending station of the segment.
- Click
to save the data to a *.txt file, if required.
- The Map tab shows the job's objects with the new calculated point and supports generation of a field report with the results of calculation (use the Create Field Report command from the context menu).
- The Drawing tab shows the illustration for the results and supports generation of a field report with the results of calculation (use the Create Field Report command from the context menu).
Inverse Point to Plane
To calculate a known point inverse to a known plane:
- In the Input tab:
- In the Results tab:
- Review the results of the calculation:
- Projected Point: the name of the known point's projection on the plane.
- Coordinates: the coordinates of the projected point presented according to the coordinate system settings and display for the current job.
- From Point: the name of the known point.
- Plane: the name of the known plane.
- Distance to Plane: the slope distance between the known point and the projection of this point on the plane.
- Click
to save the calculated point to the points list.
- Click
to save the data to a *.txt file, if required.
- The Map tab shows the job's objects with the new calculated point and supports generation of a field report with the results of calculation (use the Create Field Report command from the context menu).
- The Drawing tab shows the illustration for the results and supports generation of a field report with the results of calculation (use the Create Field Report command from the context menu).
Inverse Line to Plane
To calculate an intersection point of the known line and the known plane:
- In the Input tab:
- In the Results tab:
- Review the results of the calculation:
- Projected Point: the name of a intersection point of the line and the plane.
- Coordinates: the coordinates of the projected point presented according to the coordinate system settings and display for the current job.
- The Line information:
- Line Start Point: the name of the starting point of the line.
- Line End Point: the name of the end point of the line.
- Plane: the name of the known plane.
- Click
to save the calculated point to the points list.
- Click
to save the data to a *.txt file, if required.
- The Map tab shows the job's objects with the new calculated point and supports generation of a field report with the results of calculation (use the Create Field Report command from the context menu).
- The Drawing tab shows the illustration for the results and supports generation of a field report with the results of calculation (use the Create Field Report command from the context menu).
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