I don't know but I don't find any feature in any offset routine among SurvCE, Smartworx, and Fieldgenius that allows holding of elevation value. In only see holding of vertical angle value.
I find this very important in some instances of topograhic work like disregarding elevation of unsuitable material surface.
Did I miss something?
Thank you.
My understanding of FG is if you use horizontal, vertical angle offset routine what you read those components at is what's recorded.
Read vertical point required elevation, ENTER, then read distance at place of your choosing.
I'm ver 9. Pages 210 211 of manual.
Richard, post: 425963, member: 833 wrote: My understanding of FG is if you use horizontal, vertical angle offset routine what you read those components at is what's recorded.
Read vertical point required elevation, ENTER, then read distance at place of your choosing.
I'm ver 9. Pages 210 211 of manual.
I think it is only the vertical angle that your're able to hold here and not the elevation of your choice.
In the SurvCE/PC Stake routines you can press the EL button and specify an elevation to stake. This icon allows the user to override the design Elevation (ALT-E). Pg. 27 of the SurvCE 5.0 manual.
SmartWorks, Viva & Captivate offset routines allow for distance, cross and/or vertical adds to your measurements. If that work you can just shoot a distance on the surface you want and then move the rod (assuming you are using lock or another person is pointing) and record the shot. The gun holds the vertical angle with the distance (that is a setting) and when you record the shot it uses the current HZ.
[USER=1683]@amdomag[/USER] I maybe missing what you're trying to accomplish.
JP also describes similar routine to FG
Are you wanting to record a point and tell the data recorder it's at a specific elevation? Not the elevation derived from actual measurement?
I need some routine that allows me to measure a point, retrieve its elevation value, then measure another point and use the elevation of the previous point instead. It is just like point filtering feature in AutoCAD that allows me to specify Northing, Easting, and Elevation values independently.
I'm pretty sure that can't be done directly in FG.
I'd imagine doing a global elevation change in, for me, MsCad.
If I had several different elevations I'd code the points appropriately but add something to suggest the final elevation.
If point 100 was Z = nnn, and points 101 to 125 were to be same Z, I'd add a space and 100 (Pt no of desired elevation) to their codes. Then similar for others.
That could easily be stripped out later in desktop if not needed.
record points in pairs and edit in excel after.
squowse, post: 426001, member: 7109 wrote: record points in pairs and edit in excel after.
This is exactly what I am doing ever since but my eyes, body, and brain are getting tired. Error possibility is high with this type of approach.
I wish Carlson provides additional feature in Dist/Ang Offset routine with "Record Elevation from.." as an option in the next release/update.
