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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.
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Setup - click to expand the menu:
- Reference CL - you can specify a line for any stakeout task. The offset values from the line and distance from the first point of the line can help you to perform stakeout any object.
- Reference Surface - you can specify a surface for a stakeout task.
- Reference Plane - specify a reference plane for a stakeout task.
- Status - opens the dialog which contains information about the current position of the receiver, RTK status, and the satellite constellation.
- Config Radio - opens the dialog which contains the settings for the radio modem.
- PTL Mode - if this mode is selected, the list and map will display only the job points having PTL coordinates for selection. For this mode the design point for stakeout is a PTL (point to line) point.
- Reset Tracking and Positioning - the command that re-initializes the receiver.
- Full PPP Reset (available when you use Skybridge™ or Starpoint™ services) - the command that restarts PPP positioning from the beginning.
- Edit Points - opens the dialog which displays the list of the job points in the current coordinate system.
- Inverse - opens Two-Point Inverse dialog where you can calculate the azimuth and distance between two known points.
- View Report - opens the current report.
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Raw Data- click to expand the menu:
- Add Raw Note - opens the Add Raw Note dialog where you can enter any description during the survey if required.
- Edit - opens the Raw data dialog with raw data collected in the job.
- 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.
- Setup - click to expand the menu:
- Reference CL - you can specify a line for any stakeout task. The offset values from the line and distance from the first point of the line can help you to perform stakeout any object.
- Reference Surface - you can specify a surface for a stakeout task.
- Reference Plane - specify a reference plane for a stakeout task.
- Backsight - you can set the BS direction angle.
- PTL mode - if this mode is selected, the list and map will display only the job points having PTL coordinates for selection. For this mode the design point for stakeout is a PTL (point to line) point.
- Edit Points - opens the dialog which displays the list of the job points in the current coordinate system.
- Inverse - opens Two-Point Inverse dialog where you can calculate the azimuth and distance between two known points.
- View Report-opens the current report.
- Raw Data- click to expand the menu:
- Add Raw Note - opens the Add Raw Note dialog where you can enter any description during the survey if required.
- Edit - opens the Raw data dialog with raw data collected in the job.
- 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.
- Setup - click to expand the menu:
- Reference CL - you can specify a line for any stakeout task. The offset values from the line and distance from the first point of the line can help you to perform stakeout any object.
- Reference Surface - you can specify a surface for any stakeout task.
- Reference Plane - specify a reference plane for a stakeout task.
- Backsight - you can set the BS direction angle.
- PTL mode - if this mode is selected, the list and map will display only the job points having PTL coordinates for selection. For this mode the design point for stakeout is a PTL (point to line) point.
- Drape mode - when need to stakeout an inaccessible point which is located inside a wall, tunnel, or road, we recommend to activate Drape mode for the robotic reflectorless total station (Target Type - Non Prism).
- Robotic - click to expand the menu:
- Remote Settings - opens the dialog to configure the settings for the total station signal tracking. If a Topcon or Sokkia robotic total station is used, the Search/Track Parameters dialog opens.
- Config Link - opens Remote Connection dialog to view or modify configuration of remote connection of the instrument with the RC device and the data controller.
- Tilt - opens the dialog displaying the virtual bubble level of the connected total station.
- Edit Points - opens the dialog which displays the list of the job points in the current coordinate system.
- Inverse - opens Two-Point Inverse dialog where you can calculate the azimuth and distance between two known points.
- View Report-opens the current report.
- Raw Data- click to expand the menu:
- Add Raw Note - opens the Add Raw Note dialog where you can enter any description during the survey if required.
- Edit - opens the Raw data dialog with raw data collected in the job.
Remote Connection
To view or modify configuration of the remote connection between the instrument with the RC device and the data controller:
- Optical: shows the connection between the field controller and the remote controller RC in case carrying out optical communication with the Total Station.
- RC Channel - channel number for the connection between the field controller with MAGNET Field and the remote controller (for example: remote controller for a reflector).
- SSW Chanel - channel number for the connection between remote controller and the Total Station.
- 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.
- Channel and Frequency - parameters for the radio connection with the given modem type.
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:
- Select the Use Reference Centerline check box. After that, the Linework/Road/H Align/Code button becomes available.
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Select a reference line by clicking Linework/Road/H Align/Code:
- Linework: allows you to select a linework from the current job's lineworks (listed in the dialog) or on the Map (click
).
- Road: allows you to select a road from the current job's roads (listed in the dialog) or on the Map (click
).
- H Align: allows you to select a horizontal alignment of the roadway the current job's roads (listed in the dialog) or on the Map (click
).
- 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.
- 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.
- Click
to save the reference line.
During the stakeout procedure, for each measured point, the following values will be displayed:
- Reference Centerline Station - the distance from start point of the centerline to perpendicular to the measured point;
- Reference Centerline Offset - the perpendicular distance from the measured point to the reference center line.
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.
- Choose either Surface, or Road, or Elevation for selecting a reference surface:
- Surface: allows to set any existing surface as the reference surface. Click
to select it from the map, or click
to open the Select Surface dialog where you can select it from the list. The panel displays the selected surface.
- Road: allows to define a surface of an existing road as the reference surface. To select the desired road, either click the list selection
or map selection
button.
- Elevation: allows to define a surface of a fixed elevation as the reference surface. You can either enter an elevation value in the editable field, or set the elevation of a desired point as a fixed elevation. To do it, click the list selection
or map selection
button and select the point from the list or on the map.
- Click
to save the reference surface.
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:
- Select Stake > Point.
- Choose a point that is outside of the surface that can be extended.
- From the
menu, select Setup > Reference CL.
- Select the Centerline to extend the surface with.
- Select the
to save the settings.
- From the
menu, select Setup > Reference Surface.
- Select the Use reference surface option.
- Select the Surface to extend.
- Select the Extend perpendicular to reference CL option.
- Select the
to save the settings
- Click Stake to begin using the extended surface.
Notes:
- When staking an extended surface with a slope, a road, or a real-time road the alignment that is selected for staking will be used to extend the surface with.
- To use extended surface option when staking a surface, the Setup > Reference Surface will be changed to Setup > Reference Alignment with the ability to only select Roads and Road Alignments to choose from.
- Other object types, such as lines, curves, spirals, points in direction, and point lists, can also use an extended surface.
Reference Plane
In this dialog you can specify a reference plane for a stakeout task.
To set a reference plane:
- Select the Use reference plane check box.
- Specify the reference plane by:
- Selecting an existing plane on the map (the
button).
- Selecting an existing plane from the list (the
button).
- Creating a new plane with the Add Plane dialog (the
button).
- 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:
- 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.
- Enter the Design Point to stake.
- Press the BS button to take the backsight measurement.
- Stake Report shows the name of the current stake report if it is set.
- 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.
- Click Meas to take a measurement to the Rod and display the elevation and cut/fill values.
- Click Store to store the last measured stake point.
- Click Next Pt to take a measurement of the next point from the point list.
- 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.
- 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.
- In Design Height/Elevation select the check box to apply the Design Height/Elevation for the point to be staked and enter the elevation to be used.
- In Road Offset select the check box to apply the Road Offset to the height of the point to be staked and enter the offset value to be used.
- In Surface Offset select the check box to apply the Surface Offset for the Surface selected to be staked and enter the offset value to be used.
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.
- Click
to store the references.
- All selections can be cleared. To do this click
and select Remove selected.
Design Pt/Layer
- Select the Display Store Pt Info check box to display the staked point before storing it.
- In Layer, select the layer to which this point is to belong. If required, click
to edit the layer.
Initial Point Name
The Initial Point Name dialog enables you to specify the starting name for the points calculated for the stakeout task.
- In First Name, enter the name of the first point.
- Select the Code and attributes of the points. The code can be chosen from the list or entered manually.
- 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:
- 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.
- Enter the Elevation to stake.
- Press the BS button to take the backsight measurement.
- Stake Report shows the name of the current stake report if it is set.
- 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:
- Enter the BS Point to be used for the backsight measurement. You can select it from the map or the list of job points.
- Select the name of the Point List or enter it manually.
- 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.
- 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.
- The arrows symbol switches on/off the keyboard arrow keys to move points inside the list.
- Stake Report shows the name of the current stake report if it is set.
- Select Stk in Reverse Order to perform a stakeout starting in reverse order from the end of the Point List.
- Click the BS button to take the backsight measurement.
- 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:
- Name of the point
- In HR, the height of the target
- Layer for 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.
- Select Advance to automatically open the Stake dialog for the next point after storing the current staked point.
- Click
to save 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:
- Stake Name - the starting name for the staked points.
- Code - the code for the point from the drop-down list.
- Layer - the layer for the point from the drop-down list.
- Note - a note for the point.
- Pt Inc/Dec - a value for increment / decrement of names of points.
Drape
Drape tab is available only for stake tasks with activated Drape mode.
Review the drape plane used for the staked point.
- Plane Name - the name of the drape plane used for staked point.
- Layer - the layer for the drape plane.
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.
- HD Offset from CP to OP: Horizontal Distance from the Catch Point to the Offset Point.
- Cut/Fill at OP wrt CP: Cut/Fill between the Catch Point and the Offset Point.
- Cut/Fill at CP wrt HP: Cut/Fill between the Hinge Point and the Catch Point.
- Cut/Fill Slope (1:n): Design Slope between the Hinge Point and the Catch Point.
- Elevation: Elevation of the Offset Point.
- Slope Dist from HP to IP: Slope Distance from the Hinge Point to the Intersection Point.
- VD Offset from HP to IP: Vertical Distance from the Hinge Point to the Intersection Point.
- Intersection Point: The Intersection Point (IP) is the point between the vertical line
at the Hinge point Cut/Fill slope at the Offset Point.
Stk Info
Displays the Stakeout Information for the point being saved.
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