BC/TC And FS/BS
I know why I code that way. BB (back of curb) and FF (face or curb) are part of horizontal line coding. XTC (top of curb), XG (gutter), and XP (pavement) are elevation shots. I always do the horizontal work first, then the elevations, because they have separate objectives.
The X with a TC, G, or P tells the program to stack the elevations, so it looks like this in AutoCAD:
TC 45.19
GUT 44.43
I am willing to send out a Power Point for training.
The training is for both office and field.
This system works with all software.
It is too big to email.
You can reimburse me for the postage if you find it valuable.
Luke
Luke,
I am interested. Thank you for the offer. Is this something that maybe you could share through Dropbox?
I use the onscreen map to find out what I left off on and to make sure the codes are connecting the lines properly. Absolutely.
Also, while I do agree that sticking to a feature is good in many circumstances, I find that keeping up with multiple codes can be a fun challenge. Especially if I'm behind the gun all day. I've probably kept up with eight or more at a time on cross sections. It isn't that hard and can keep your mind working. Here's an example:
G (ground) TB1 (top bank 1) TS1 (toe of slope 1) FL1 (flowline 1) TS2 (toe of slope 2) TB2 (top bank 2) EP1 (edge of pavement 1) CL1 (centerline) EP2 (edge of pavement 2) TB3 (top bank 3) TS3 (toe of slope 3) FL2 (flowline 2) TS4 (toe of slope 4) TB4 (top bank 4) G (ground)
This would be the coding of a somewhat elaborate cross section for a paved road. You enter it a few times think about having four top banks that started on this side of the road and went to the other side, two flowlines, one left one right, two edges of pavement left and right. You compartmentalize them in you head and it gets easier. Toes of slope are on either side of the flowline. I started on thone side of the road... you get the picture. Throw a side walk or a power line in there for fun. Like I say, it keeps the brain active. You'll mess up here and there, but if you watch the screen you see it's all connecting properly, or if not, you edit the offending code, reprocess the f2f on the DC and viola, you see it draw itself correctly. Fantastic QC right in the field, verifying that your office staff (which if your small like us, is you) gets the benefit of everything drawing exactly the way you saw it in the field.
Shawn Billings
thanks for the vote of confidence, my friend. I don't know about rockstar, or if such exists in surveying. If it does, where are my groupies?!
seriously, we were just doing so many topo jobs it just became a real passion of mine. I like seeing just how far I can have a beautiful drawing complete by the time I download and push the F2F button.
Shawn Billings
"I like seeing just how far I can have a beautiful drawing complete by the time I download and push the F2F button."
I know that feeling, it's always exciting moment when the linework appears on the screen!
Chr.
HUH ? Horizontal Work Is Separate From Vertical Work ?
Sorry, I live in a many dimentional world.
Paul in PA
Don't forget the training movies on the Carlson website. They cover pretty much everything if you dig deep enough.
+1
They have some new tree survey features and a new training video that is really impressive if you're running the newest version...
Flemish Golden Rule
Flemish Golden Rule
> We have one golden rule: the one who did the field work will process the raw linework and check the the breaklines.
A good rule.