Bearing and distance between 2 points

This function allows you to determine the bearing and distance between two selected points.

To run this function: Choose Inquire > Bearing and distance between 2 points, or...

In the Function Chooser, type BEARING AND DISTANCE, and press ENTER.

At the prompt, Select setup point, click in Graphics at the location that you want to make an observation from.

At the prompt, Select foresight point, click in Graphics at the location that you want to make an observation to.

The Bearing and Distance function will continue until you press the ESC key.

You use the snap modes when selecting the setup and foresight points. The effects that the different modes have on this function are:

Point- Selects the closest point, drillhole, survey station or sample. The coordinates of the point are reported in the Message window. This is the default mode.
Line - Selects a point on the nearest line. The coordinates of the point where a line between the camera and target would be closest to the line are reported in the Message window.
Triangle - Selects a point on the triangle face. The coordinates of the point where a line between the camera and target would intersect the triangle face are reported in the Message window.
Plane - Selects the location of the cursor in Graphics. The coordinates of the point, midway between the camera and target positions, are reported in the Message window.

Note: Snap to plane is not a commonly-used setting for this function. If the snap mode is set to Plane when you run BEARING AND DISTANCE, by default snap to point is selected. When you exit the function, the mode reverts to snap to plane.

Information about the points and the bearing and distance between them is displayed in the message window as shown in the example below:

From (Y=130.96 X=222.56 Z=-166.82) to (Y=102.50 X=183.13 Z=-136.68):
Bearing = 234.179 decimal degrees = 234.1046 DMS, Horiz Dist = 48.625
Slope dist = 57.207, Vert Dist = 30.136, Gradient: 31.789 decimal degrees = 31.472 DMS = 61.976 % = 1 in 1.614

Note: The bearing is reported in both decimal degrees and degrees minutes seconds when the design gradient unit is set to 'angle'. If the design gradient unit is set to either 'ratio' or 'percentage', the bearing is reported only in degrees minutes seconds.