Conventional

This section describes how to create an optical configuration for a Conventional type instrument. The scenario is as follows:

  1. Select the Conventional configuration type.
  2. Select the instrument.
  3. Select connection mode.
  4. Configure survey settings.
  5. Configure stake settings.
  6. Specify stake marking.
  7. Choose staked point icon.
  8. Configure point naming.
  9. Configure miscellaneous parameters.
Configuration
  1. Enter the Name for the configuration. The name you set will be displayed in the Configurations Library dialog.
  2. Select the Conventional configuration type in the Type field.
Instrument

Select the total station that will be used in the survey:

  1. Select the Manufacturer of the instrument.
  2. Select the Model of the instrument. Note that the models shown in the list correspond to the chosen type of survey.

Specify default values for prism rod height and instrument height:

Note that height parameters you defined here can be changed later from any Survey or Stake screen in Optical mode by clicking .

Connection Mode

Specify how the instrument is connected to the field controller:

Cable

Configure the settings necessary for your instrument to communicate with an external device connected via Cable:

Click Default to reset communication port parameters to default ones.

Survey Settings - 1

Configuring the default settings for an optical survey:

  1. Select the Measurement Method of side-shot measurements: Direct or Direct/Reverse.
  2. In the Tolerances panel, set the acceptable deviation values for the horizontal and vertical angles and the distance in the current units:

  3. If required, select the Measure Reverse Dist check box to enable the reverse distance measurements in conventional and reflectorless surveys. These are used for the reduction of the distance measurement errors.
    The option is available when the Direct/Reverse measurement method is selected.

Survey Settings - 2

Continue configuring the default settings for an optical survey:

  1. Measurement Type: select the order and the type of the measurements in one set:
  2. Target Type: select one of the available methods of distance measurement with EDM - Prism, Sheet, or Non-Prism.
  3. The selection depends on the instrument you use.

  4. Backsight P.C. and Foresight P.C.: click the button for selecting prism configurations you intend to use for backsight and foresight measurements.

    Note: The backsight prism is considered when the backsight distance is measured and the backsight reflector height is fixed. More...

  5. Guide: set the necessary guidance mode or disable it (Point Guide On, Laser Pointer On or Off).
    Available for specific instruments only.

  6. EDM Mode: select the sensitivity to use for the distance measurements.
    Available for specific instruments only.

Select Prisms

To view and manage prism configurations available for selection and usage and to add and delete custom prisms.

  1. To review prism configurations and to select a new prism configuration to use in measurements:

  2. To view, add, edit, or delete specific prism configuration:

Click to save the current prism configuration choice and return to the previous dialog. Click to close the dialog without saving changes.

Edit Prism Configuration

To review the detailed information about selected prism; to create a new custom prism, or to modify the parameters of existing custom prism.

  1. Review detailed information about a selected prism:

  2. Create or edit a custom prism configuration:
Stake Settings - 1

To configure settings for stakeout performed with the total station:

  1. Horizontal Distance Tolerance and Vertical Distance Tolerance: enter the distance tolerance values when the graph switches to a bull's eye in Stakeout.
  2. Compass Orientation to be used during the stakeout:
  3. Display Reference: select an object that will be used in the Normal View mode as a reference orientation for the display.
  4. Include previous staked design points: if the check box is selected, you can select any design point in the Stake dialog for stakeout. This is, you can select not only a design point which was not used in the stakeout process yet, but also a design point for which a stakeout point was already measured.
Stake Settings - 2

To continue configuring settings for stakeout performed with the total station:

Grade Stake Marking

This dialog allows you to mark the grade stake with the skyward rounding of the cut/fill decimal values to an even number of feet (or meters).

To configure the marking settings:

  1. In the Working stake length field, enter the working length of the stake.
  2. In Top spacing field, enter a value of top reserve part of the stake for marking.
  3. In Bottom spacing field, enter a value of bottom reserve part of the stake for marking.
  4. In Cut/Fill interval field, enter an even number you want the cut/fill to round to.

Example:
If the cut is 0.8 and the bottom spacing is 0.5, we will round up to a cut of 2.0 (assuming the 1.0 interval) and place the mark at 1.2 above the ground; see below:

Staked Point Icon

Define how staked points will be displayed on the map:

  1. Select the Use icon for staked point check box to enable settings.
  2. In the Staked Point panel:
  3. The preview of icon appearance is displayed in the window.

Point Naming

Specify the parameters for naming a new point. When adding a new point, its name can be formed by using an increment or decrement to its sequential number, and adding prefixes or suffixes. You can form the names for all points in such a way, except for stacked points.

To configure point naming and other parameters, use the Point panel:

To set parameters for storing staked points, use the Staked Point panel:

  1. In the Name As field, select a method to set the number for the first staked point. The initial point name can be set to:
  2. The Note can be set to either Design Point name, Design Pt Prefix, Design Pt Suffix, Station & Offset or None. If the Station & Offset option is selected, an edit box for entering an alphanumeric prefix is displayed, pre-filled with the default value:

Miscellaneous

Customize the user interface configuration and program behavior during a survey: