Reference Manual

Survey Menu – Conventional Mode
R-141
Auto Collect
Survey Auto Collect.
The Auto Collect screen allows users with robotic total stations to
automatically collect points either at a specified time interval or after
the rod has moved a specified horizontal distance.
Note: This routine only works when used with a robotic total station
in remote control mode.
: is a shortcut to the Surveying Settings
screen (Page R-44).
Foresight: is the
point name that will be used
when storing the first new point. Each
successive point name will automatically be
incremented by the next available point
number.
Description: is the description that will be
assigned to all the points that are stored from
this routine.
Time: when this radio button is selected, a
point will automatically be stored after each time specified in the
corresponding field passes.
Distance: when this radio button is selected, a point will
automatically be stored each time the prism is moved from the last
stored point by the horizontal distance specified in the corresponding
field.
Note: The accuracy that a point will be stored when auto collecting
by Distance will vary depending on how frequently the total station
measures a distance and how fast the prism is traveling.
Backsight… : opens the Backsight Setup screen (Page R-122).