Stake pop-up menu

The pop-up menu includes additional options which can be useful during the stakeout. The items with small arrows have sub-menus. The menu content depends on the instrument used:



Stake pop-up menu for GNSS

Clicking on such a menu item opens a subset of items.

  1. Setup - click to expand the menu:

  2. Edit Points - opens the dialog which displays the list of the job points in the current coordinate system.
  3. Inverse - opens Two-Point Inverse dialog where you can calculate the azimuth and distance between two known points.
  4. View Report - opens the current report.
  5. Raw Data- click to expand the menu:

  6. Help - opens the help topic about staking points.


Stake pop-up menu for Conventional Station

Clicking on such a menu item opens a subset of items.

  1. Setup - click to expand the menu:
  2. Edit Points - opens the dialog which displays the list of the job points in the current coordinate system.
  3. Inverse - opens Two-Point Inverse dialog where you can calculate the azimuth and distance between two known points.
  4. View Report-opens the current report.
  5. Raw Data- click to expand the menu:
  6. Help - opens the help topic about staking points.


Stake pop-up menu for Robotic Total Station

Clicking on such a menu item opens a subset of items.

  1. Setup - click to expand the menu:
  2. Robotic - click to expand the menu:
  3. Edit Points - opens the dialog which displays the list of the job points in the current coordinate system.
  4. Inverse - opens Two-Point Inverse dialog where you can calculate the azimuth and distance between two known points.
  5. View Report-opens the current report.
  6. Raw Data- click to expand the menu:


Remote Connection

To view or modify configuration of the remote connection between the instrument with the RC device and the data controller:

  1. Optical: shows the connection between the field controller and the remote controller RC in case carrying out optical communication with the Total Station.
  2. Radio: shows the current modem type you have set for the current configuration. To change the model, click the Configure icon in the Home screen and select the desired modem in the configuration.


Reference Centerline

In this dialog you can specify a line to be used as a reference in a topo survey or a stakeout task.

To set a reference centerline:

  1. Select the Use Reference Centerline check box. After that, the Linework/Road/H Align/Code button becomes available.
  2. Select a reference line by clicking Linework/Road/H Align/Code:

  3. In the field Start 2D / Start 3D you can set the station for the Start Point in the horizontal plan or 3D. Also, the reference line length is displayed for the selected mode.
  4. Click to save the reference line.

During the stakeout procedure, for each measured point, the following values will be displayed:

Note: To have these values displayed during a stakeout or survey, select them in the Select Stakeout Value or Select Value to display dialog, respectively.



Reference Surface

In this dialog you can specify a reference surface for any stakeout task.

To set a reference surface, select the Use reference surface check box. After that, the Surface/Road/Elevation button will be available.

When the reference surface is selected, the software automatically changes the elevation of the design point. The new elevation value is the elevation of the intersection point of the reference surface and perpendicular from the design point to the reference surface.

During the stakeout procedure, for each measured point, the Design Elevation and Cut/Fill values will be calculated from the specified surface.


See also How to use Extend Surface in Stakeout.



How to Use Extend Surface in Stakeout

Needed: A Reference Surface to extend perpendicular to a reference centerline. For that, take the following steps:

  1. Select Stake > Point.
  2. Choose a point that is outside of the surface that can be extended.
  3. From the menu, select Setup > Reference CL.
  4. Select the Centerline to extend the surface with.
  5. Select the to save the settings.
  6. From the menu, select Setup > Reference Surface.
  7. Select the Use reference surface option.
  8. Select the Surface to extend.
  9. Select the Extend perpendicular to reference CL option.
  10. Select the to save the settings
  11. Click Stake to begin using the extended surface.


Notes:



Reference Plane

In this dialog you can specify a reference plane for a stakeout task.

To set a reference plane:

  1. Select the Use reference plane check box.
  2. Specify the reference plane by:
  3. Click to save the reference plane.

When performing a stakeout using the reference plane, for each measured point, the Distance to Reference Plane value will be calculated from the specified plane.

Note: To have this value displayed during a stakeout or survey, select it in the Select Stakeout Value.



DL Stake Point

To stake a point in a Level configuration:

  1. Enter the BS Point to be used for the backsight measurement. Enter the point manually or select it from the map or from the list of the job points.
  2. Enter the Design Point to stake.
  3. Press the BS button to take the backsight measurement.
  4. Stake Report shows the name of the current stake report if it is set.
  5. Press the Stakeout button to open the Stake dialog to stake the design point.

DL Stake

This dialog helps you stake a Point or Elevation.

On the dialog, the BS point (already measured), the design point or elevation to stake are displayed. Also, the height of the instrument is shown.

  1. Click Meas to take a measurement to the Rod and display the elevation and cut/fill values.
  2. Click Store to store the last measured stake point.
  3. Click Next Pt to take a measurement of the next point from the point list.
  4. Optionally, you can set the Vertical Offset for the measurement. To do this, select "Vertical Offset "from the pop-up menu that displays by clicking in the top left corner.
  5. Optionally, you can turn on the automatic opening of the Stake dialog for the next point after storing the current staked point. To do this, select "Auto Advance Pt "from the pop-up menu that displays by clicking in the top left corner.


Vertical Offset

Enter the Vertical Offset for the measurement.


Design Offsets

The Height dialog is available in the Stakeout Point and Stakeout PointList in the upper-left menu by selecting Set Ellipsoidal ht, Set Elevation, or Set Z depending on the coordinate system and display type. The dialog enables you to change the height of the current point.

A dotted line will be drawn in stake when any offsets are applied.


Set References / Surface and Point References

This dialog is accessible through the Stakeout Views and the Store Point dialog when the type of staking uses cross sections (for example roads). The dialog displays the current cross section, graphically displayed with all points shown with check marks, the corresponding label to each point, and lines connecting the points.
Each point and line is selectable and will be marked with a green color if selected.


Design Pt/Layer


Initial Point Name

The Initial Point Name dialog enables you to specify the starting name for the points calculated for the stakeout task.

  1. In First Name, enter the name of the first point.
  2. Select the Code and attributes of the points. The code can be chosen from the list or entered manually.
  3. In Point Inc/Dec Size, specify the increment or decrement of the name of the next design point.

DL Stake Elevation

To stake an elevation in a Level configuration:

  1. Enter the BS Point to be used for the backsight measurement. Enter the point manually or select it from the map or from the list of the job points.
  2. Enter the Elevation to stake.
  3. Press the BS button to take the backsight measurement.
  4. Stake Report shows the name of the current stake report if it is set.
  5. Press the Stakeout button to open the Stake dialog to stake the elevation.

DL Stake Point List

To stake points of an existing point list with the digital level:

  1. Enter the BS Point to be used for the backsight measurement. You can select it from the map or the list of job points.
  2. Select the name of the Point List or enter it manually.
  3. After selecting the point list, you will see a list and the plot of existing points in the selected Point List. You can hide the plot by clicking. The point highlighted in the list will be marked with a yellow circle on the plot.
  4. The Up and Down arrows to the left of List of points enables you to move the highlighted point up or down in the order of the points.
  5. The arrows symbol switches on/off the keyboard arrow keys to move points inside the list.
  6. Stake Report shows the name of the current stake report if it is set.
  7. Select Stk in Reverse Order to perform a stakeout starting in reverse order from the end of the Point List.
  8. Click the BS button to take the backsight measurement.
  9. Click Stakeout to start the stakeout process for the points. More...

For the icons available on the dialog see Icon Description.


Store Point

The tabs of the dialog display information regarding the Stake Point about to be stored and allows you to add or edit information:


Stake

Stake tab lets you edit information about the staked point:



Code

Code tab lets you enter code attributes information for the stake point. More...



Photo

Photo tab allows you to add text and photo notes to the stake point. Initially the tab is empty, type in the desired text and add a photo of situation at the point. More...



Data

Data tab displays full information about staking the point.


Mark

Mark tab displays information about the design and staked points.

Also you can view what value you should measure off from the ground to make a mark of even number on the grade stake. This value is calculated by the program according to the stake settings saved in the job configuration.



Design

Design tab is available only for stake tasks when the program calculates design points for staking, for instance in Line & Offsets. Enter information about the design point:


Drape

Drape tab is available only for stake tasks with activated Drape mode.

Review the drape plane used for the staked point.

If a drape plane for the staked point was scanned by the robotic total station during stakeout you have an option to save this plane in the current job. Check the Save drape plane box, enter a plane name and select a layer for the drape plane being saved. If a drape plane for the staked point is an existing plane from the current job, this option is unavailable.



Offset from CP

Offset from CP displays information about the offset from the catch point. This dialog appears after the point has been stored.



Stk Info

Displays the Stakeout Information for the point being saved.