User guide

Trimble M3 Total Station User Guide 107

Applications 8

8.3 Compute area

The compute area function enables you to calculate an area by:

• measuring to the corner points

• input of the corner point coordinates of the area

• calling them from the memory

The area is delimited by straight lines.

Any number of corner points can be used.

To start the Compute area option, from the

Application menu, select [5] Comp.Area.

Note – In any measurement screen, you can press to

change the point number and point code and the EDM

mode, or check recorded data.

The

Area Calculation screen appears. Do one of

the following:

• To adjust C&I, press [F3] CHCK. See Checking and

adjusting the compensator (C) and index (I),

page 119.

• To take a measurement to point A, press [F1] A.

In the

Measure Point A screen, do one of the

following:

• To input the XY coordinates, press [F1] XY. See

Orientation using known coordinates, page 81.

Note – You can input XY coordinates in each of the

Measure Point screens.

• To measure point A, press [MEAS/ENT].

Meas: (SD, Hz, V)

A,B,C,Pi

Given: (y,x)

A,Pi

(Y,X)

A, Pi

Comp: F (A-B-C-Pi)