Code Options

To configure code, quick code and control code settings in the current job.

This dialog allows you to configure how MAGNET Field handles point codes, quick codes and control codes usage across the job.

To apply all changed settings and open the Home Screen dialog, click . To close the dialog and keep settings unchanged, click .

From the dialog menu that displays by clicking in the top left corner, open the Symbols dialog to configure the size and scale of custom symbols on maps.

Code configuration settings are available in four tabs:


  1. In the Quick Codes tab:
  2. The Quick Codes tab allows you to simplify and speed up adding necessary codes to surveyed points by setting up quick codes groups.

    Quick Code is a group of semi-transparent buttons displayed on a survey map. Each button has its own set of point codes assigned to it. Clicking any of these buttons during survey measures a point in Quick mode and automatically applies assigned code(s) to a stored point.


  3. In the Settings tab:
  4. The Settings tab allows you to configure general settings for codes.


  5. In the Prompts tab:
  6. The Prompts tab allows you to configure prompts when setting codes for points being stored.

    In the Prompt for Code in field, check the respective box for the type of operation where you want to open the Point Attributes dialog and set the code before storing a point. This feature can be activated separately for:


  7. In the Persistence tab:
  8. The Persistence tab allows you to configure the applying of previous point code(s) to next points.

    During a survey routine, you can specify one or several codes for the point you measured (Point Attributes). If you want to repeat these codes for your next measured points, check the respective boxes in the Persistence tab. The same is for notes - you can make a note persistent for all consequent points.

    Check the respective boxes to set the necessary persistence: