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Auto Topo (Robotic TS)
To automatically collect points with robotic total station by auto-saving a point each time a specified criterion is met.
Auto Topo survey is supported by robotic total stations and allows you to collect points automatically. While the robotic total station is tracking the target, MAGNET Field checks the status of the criterion in real time and saves the obtained measurement result as another auto topo point in the job at the moment the criterion condition is met.
The criterion that triggers the saving of a point is defined in the Auto Topo settings dialog. This dialog is a part of the Optical configuration wizard for Robotic survey. It's possible to review and change the criterion at any time in the auto topo survey by clicking
in the Auto Topo dialog's title bar.
Use the view selector in the dialog title bar to switch between Normal view and Map view at any time:
- Normal view - contains tools to supervise collected point names and codes, displays currently performed measurement data and features the auto topo mode start / stop and instant manual save controls.
- Map view - shows the tracked target in real time on the map along with collected points and features the auto topo mode start / stop and instant manual save controls.
Switch to the Normal view to review and modify collected points data before going to the auto topo mode.
- The Point field displays the name of the first collected point. Enter a point name manually or keep an automatically offered name.
Note: Further points collected in auto topo mode in this survey session will be named automatically according to point naming settings.
- Set a code and attribute information for the point:
- Select an existing Code from the drop-down list. You can manually type a code name. If there is no code with such name, the Code dialog will open when saving. There you can quickly create a new code with entered name.
- If the code type is Line or Area, the respective icon indicates that the point belongs to a line or area. Set a Code String and, if required, select an available Control Code (single or dual) from the drop-down list.
- Click the Code
button to access more code and attribute parameters in the Point Attributes dialog.
Note: Further points collected in auto topo mode in this survey session will have the code of the starting point if the Codes box was checked in the Persistence tab of the Code Options dialog.
- In the Note field, enter a description for the first collected point.
- Enter the height of the target. Type the value manually or click the button with current target icon to select one of the previously used values from the context menu. Select Edit from the context menu to open the Targets dialog to add or modify target configurations. Depending on the selected target type, the target icon looks like:
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when a normal prism is selected, prism constant also displays below;
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when a 360 prism is selected, prism constant also displays below;
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when a sheet is selected, target offset also displays below;
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when a non-prism is selected, target offset also displays below;
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when a long non-prism is selected, target offset also displays below.
Switch to the Map view to start the auto topo survey and automatically collect points.
- Click
to start collecting points in auto topo mode. MAGNET Field immediately saves the measurement to the target as an auto topo point. The next point is automatically saved when the auto topo criterion is met. The saved points counter for current auto topo session is displayed in the upper right corner of the map.
- Click
to finish current auto topo session. MAGNET Field stops auto saving points, the counter of saved auto points is reset at the beginning of the next session. Between sessions, it is possible to modify point naming, codes, etc., switch to the Normal mode and review and modify data for further points. Click
to start a new auto topo session.
- Click
to save the current measurement as a point immediately, regardless of the criterion status. Such a point is saved as an auto topo point in the job but isn't included in the auto topo counter and doesn't affect the current status of the criterion.
Note: To make auto topo points and their coordinates viewable in the job, open the Points dialog (click
>
>
to open), click
/
in the title bar, select filter by Type from the drop-down menu and check the Auto Topo Points box in the list of point types. To display auto topo points on the Map, check the Auto Topo box in the Points tab of the Map Properties dialog (click
>
>
to open).
For more information on the available controls and TS statuses, see the Status and Tools Panels (Optical survey) and Topo Panel (Optical survey).
Click
to change the Survey settings and Auto Topo settings.
Click the
button to quickly access TS functions and parameters that are frequently used and changed during survey. More...
Click
to open the dialog menu with additional options. More...
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