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When prompted for the station, you’re given a tooltip that tracks your position along the
alignment, as shown in Figure 1.22. You can graphically choose a station location by picking in
the drawing (including using your osnaps to assist you in locking down the station of a specific
feature). Alternatively, you can enter a station value on the command line.
Once you’ve selected the station, you’re given a tooltip that is locked on that particular station
and tracks your offset from the alignment (see Figure 1.23). You can graphically choose an offset
by picking in the drawing, or you can type an offset value on the command line.
cr e a t e li n e by si d e sh o t co m m a n d
The Create Line By Side Shot command lets you occupy one point, designate a backsight, and
draw a line that has endpoints relative to that point. The occupied point represents the setup of
your surveying station, whereas the second point represents your surveying backsight. This tool
may be most useful when you’re creating stakeout information or re-creating data from field
notes. If you know where your crew set up and you have their side-shot angle measurements
but you don’t have electronic information to download, this tool can help. To specify locations
relative to your occupied point, you can specify the angle, bearing, deflection, or azimuth on the
command line or pick locations in your drawing. In some cases, it is more appropriate to supply
a survey crew with handwritten notes regarding backsights, foresights, angles right, and dis-
tances rather than upload the same information to a data collector.
While the command is active, you can toggle between angle, bearing, deflection, and azimuth
by following the command-line prompts.
Figure 1.22
The Create Line
By Station/Offset
command
provides a tooltip
for you to track
stationing along
the alignment.
Figure 1.23
The Create Line
By Station/Offset
command
provides a tooltip
that helps you track
the offset from the
alignment.
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