I have been looking for a way to input directions as bearings rather than azimuths. Doing the conversions is easy enough, but it gets to be a pain when you have to do it over and over multiple times for a large deed plot in the field or something. I looked under the cogo options to see if there was a way to change the input from azimuth to bearing, but I didn't see a way. I also tried just typing it in with letter i.e. S45.0000W for S45°00'00"W.
Any of you trimble users have any advice?
what software Dan? on mine with Survey controller you just hit the over arrow and select the quadrant.
boy sometimes you cant see the forest through the trees...try using the over arrow on the input box.
C'mon guys....give me a little credit here....
It's version 12.46. I already tried that arrow off the input box and the only choices I have there are Calculator or Units. Units brings up the options for the angular units, but only gives choices of degrees, minutes, seconds, mils, gons.
Perhaps I need to upgrade the version of survey controller? The tech support I get is pretty lousy, so they never tell me when I need an upgrade. Once I figure it out and ask them about it they are happy to take the money though.
my comment was about me not being able to see that you said you were using Survey controller...ok lets make sure, we are talking the same thing..under cogo compute point..method bearing and distance...bearing then toggle over to select quadrants?
try this: type the quadrant after your bearing ie 20.3030SE
Trimble Survey Controller on TSC2 bearing vs azimuth
Dan, I run the same version of Trimble Survey Controller (12.46) on my TSC2.
If you go to Files - Properties of current job - Units, you'll be able to toggle between quadrant bearings and azimuths.
Screenshots:
First, set "Azimuth format" to "Quadrant bearings"
Following the steps shown by Mr. Zapper.
Then when you click the right-pointing arrow next to the "Azimuth" field (the label does not change when you change azimuth format) you will see the four quadrants and you can click to select the proper one.
If you would prefer to key in the letters representing the quadrants instead, my quick test shows you could key in the quadrants in three different ways and get the same result -
SE20.3030 = S20.3030E = 20.3030SE
but you have to first set the azimuth format to "Quadrant bearings" or it won't work!
GB
Glenn has unknowingly helped me a lot since . . .
. . . I found his terrific Trimble gear support pages!
I even sent him a "Thanks" email a couple of months ago. Small world.
Trimble Survey Controller on TSC2 bearing vs azimuth
:good: knew it was in there somewhere
Trimble Survey Controller on TSC2 bearing vs azimuth
Ahhh! I was so close before....I went to that menu but didn't catch it! Thanks for all the feedback, guys!