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Level
This section describes how to create an optical configuration for a Level type instrument. The scenario is as follows:
- Select the Level configuration type.
- Select the instrument.
- Select connection mode.
- Choose staked point icon.
- Configure point naming.
- Configure miscellaneous parameters.
Configuration
- Enter the Name for the configuration. The name you set will be displayed in the Configurations Library dialog.
- Select the Level configuration type in the Type field.
Instrument
- Select the Manufacturer of the instrument.
- Select the Model of the instrument. Note that the models shown in the list correspond to the chosen type of survey.
To use a Level type instrument in the manual mode:
- Choose Manual Mode in theManufacturer list.
- Specify necessary parameters:
Meas Type: select 1 Wire, or 3 Wire if using stadia marks.
Stadia Const: the stadia interval - a fixed, integer ratio of the distance observed between stadia marks to the distance to a target.
The option is available when 3 Wire is selected in Meas Type.
Connection Mode
Specify how the instrument (a digital level, or DL) is connected to the field controller:
- Initial DL Connection: Select Cable or Bluetooth DL.
Cable
Configure the settings necessary for your instrument to communicate with an external device connected via Cable:
- Baud rate.
- Data frame parameters: Parity, Stop and Data bits.
Click Default to reset communication port parameters to default ones.
Staked Point Icon
Define how staked points will be displayed on the map.
Check the Use icon for staked point box to enable a special icon for staked points to display them on maps. Clear the box to disable the use of special icon for staked points.
If the use of special icon for staked points on maps is enabled, select an icon symbol and color:
- Click the Icon button to open the Select Symbol dialog and choose a special icon for staked points on maps.
- Check the Use tolerance colors box to select different icon colors for staked points that are inside and outside of the distance tolerance threshold defined in the Stake Settings dialog for GNSS configuration or in the Stake Settings dialog for Optical configuration. Clear the box to use a single color for all the staked points.
- Click the respective
button(s) to open the Select Color dialog and choose either the desired Color for all staked points or different colors for staked points In Tolerance and for staked points Out of Tolerance.
- Displayed icon and color(s) for staked points on maps reflect entered settings.
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:
- Increment Point Number: the increment / decrement value. If you select "0" in the field, the next point number will remain unchanged. The Point Check dialog will be opened for saving such point. You can save this point as a check point
- Prefix/Suffix: a prefix or suffix to form the name of a point. If your job does not have predefined values of the prefix or suffix, you can create these values in the List of Suffixes / Prefixes dialog and use in other projects. To open this dialog, click
in the Prefix/Suffix field.
Example:
The number in the Point field of the Topo dialog is 200. You specified "-1" in the Increment Point Number field and use "_MGN" Suffix. The number of the next point will be "199_MGN".
- Measure nearest point: if this check box is selected, then the following will occur during a survey:
- When measuring a point within the specified range, the Objects near selected point dialog will be displayed listing all the points within the range.
- On attempt to measure a point out of specified range, a respective warning will be shown. A user will be asked to choose whether he wants:
- to measure and store such a point or
- to cancel the measurement at current position.
The desired range is specified in the Range field.
To set parameters for storing staked points, use the Staked Point panel:
- 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:
- Design Point name.
- Next Point name.
- Design Pt Prefix (for example, "stk_01", where "stk_" is the prefix). The choice of the default prefix appears only when the corresponding item is chosen from the drop-down menu.
- Design Pt Suffix (for example, "01_stk", where "_stk" is the suffix). The choice of the default suffix appears only when the corresponding item is chosen from the drop-down menu.
- Design Pt+Constant. A specified numerical constant can be added to automatically generate the staked point name. For example, if the constant specified is "1000", and the design point number is "100", the staked point would be named "1100" (that is, 100+1000). If the design point number is alphanumeric, the constant is appended to the name. For example, for a design point named "ALPHA", the corresponding staked out point will be named "ALPHA1000".
- Range Start. Any start value of a range can be selected.
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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:
- for the United States, this prefix is "Sta.";
- for the international markets the prefix is "SP.";
- for the Korean/Japanese markets the prefix is "NO."
With the Station & Offset option selected, depending on the choice of the prefix, MAGNET Field automatically generates one note for each stakeout point: "Sta.5+5.5R5.0", "SP.505.5R5.0", or "NO.5+5.5R5.0", respectively.
Miscellaneous
Customize the user interface configuration and program behavior during a survey:
- Display coordinates after measurement: when selected, computed coordinates are displayed automatically after a measurement is performed and before the point coordinates are stored into the database.
- Apply Earth Curvature and Refraction: when selected, the computed heights for Earth Curvature (Vertical Distance) and slope distances and vertical angles are corrected for atmospheric refraction.
- Stakeout Sound: when selected, a sound in Stakeout indicates as the point is staked.
- Beep on Storing Points: when selected, a sound beeps each time the point is stored.
- Hold Vertical Offset: when selected, this is used to hold the Vertical Offset between measurements.
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