Radial setout notes
This function allows you to create a table of setout notes using either angle and distance or bearing and distance from selected backsight and setup points to points of interest. The backsight and setup points may be survey stations which have been displayed on the graphics screen by using the Draw Survey Stations function.
To run this function: Choose Inquire > Radial setout notes, or...
Define the note file to create
The setout note details will be written to a file. You must define the file which is to be created by entering its Location, ID number and the Extension. The Report writer is used to determine the format of the report file that is created.
Purpose
Enter the purpose of the setout notes. The purpose is written to the report file as a description for the setout notes.
Angles or Bearings
Choose the appropriate button to define if the setout notes are to use bearings or angles from a defined backsight line. Valid entries are:
- Angles, if you wish to record angles in the setout notes, or
- Bearings, if you wish to record bearings.
Segments or Points
Choose the method for selecting the points for which the setout notes are to be generated. Valid entries are:
- Segment - For each point selected, setout notes will be created for all points on the string segment to which that point belongs, or
- Point, To create setout notes only for the points which are selected.
Note:Duplicate points are not included in the setout notes. Also the last point of closed segments is excluded from the setout notes.
Reference angle
Enter the angle which you plan to set on the theodolite, when you point to the backsight. A value of zero is provided as the default as this is more commonly used than any other value. This value is ignored if the setout notes are to use bearings.
Select Backsight and Setup graphically
The points to be used as the backsight and setup for the setout notes may be selected graphically by using the mouse, or they may be stations from a survey database which you select by entering the station name on the DEFINE STATIONS FOR SETOUT NOTES form.
Selecting by name is particularly useful when the stations are a large distance from the data to the setout. Tick the checkbox if stations are to be selected by name.
Setout notes to include point
You may choose to have either point numbers (and string numbers) included for each point in the setout notes report, or you may choose to have the point descriptions included in the setout notes. Choose the appropriate button to give the desired result.
Complete the DEFINE SETOUT OPTIONS form and choose Apply. If you entered `N' to select the backsight and setup points by entering the station name, see over to complete the DEFINE STATIONS FOR SETOUT NOTES form.
If you elected to select the backsight and setup points graphically the following prompt is displayed:
Select backsight point
Position the cursor and select the point which is to be used as the backsight. Even if bearings are being used the backsight is required to provide a means of obtaining the correct orientation for the theodolite.
At the prompt:
Select setup point
Position the cursor and select the point which is to be used as the setup point. This is the point from which all angles or bearings and distance must be measured.
If you elected to select stations by name, the DEFINE STATIONS FOR SETOUT NOTES form is displayed.
Backsight
Enter the name of the station to be used as the backsight station for the setout notes.
Setup
Enter the name of the station to be used as the setup station for the setout notes.
Note:To be able to select the backsight and setup stations by name, you must first use OPEN SURVEY DB to connect to a survey database.
At the prompt:
Select the point for setout notes
Position the cursor and select the point of interest. Setout notes will be written to the note file for either the selected point or for all points on the segment containing the selected point. This is determined by the input Segments or Points above which controls the method of point selection.
Selection of points to setout will continue until the Escape key is pressed. When you press the Escape key the cycle of selecting the backsight and setup points will be repeated. If you have finished press the Escape key when prompted to select the backsight and the function will finish.
A file in the requested format will be created with the given Location, ID number and file extension.
Below is an example of the setout notes which are created. If the report has been written to a note file (.not extension) it may be printed or plotted onto a map by using a note entity.
| GEOVIA | Jun 17, 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radial Setout Notes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purpose: radial notes test | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Backsight station B, Reference Angle = 0.0000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Setup station: UG1 Y= 2.211 X= 148.918 X= 80.908 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radial Setout Notes | 1/1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Point | String | Y | X | Z | Angle | Horizontal Distance |
| 11 | 1 | 84.028 | 213.295 | -94.200 | 10.3657 | 104.108 |
| 10 | 1 | 59.004 | 190.647 | -175.108 | 8.4332 | 70.475 |
| 8 | 1 | -9.130 | 162.504 | -73.158 | 102.1623 | 17.697 |
| 1 | 1 | 41.277 | 150.663 | -28.748 | 334.5834 | 39.105 |
| 2 | 1 | 82.240 | 163.047 | -28.748 | 342.2552 | 81.267 |