@flyin-solo I pretty much agree with that. 2nd 6 month could potentially be harder to sustain.

@rover83 aahahaaa.... "that would violate the law of sines" I'm going to use that one!

@plumb-bill ... add: survey firms not paying required prevailing wage.

23/30 Slightly irritated I wasted 12 and a half minutes attempting to prove I could win this game.

for some reason can't edit. should say "... you want me to provide..."

@mlschumann umm... you want to provide a proof that a point is mathematically precise?   A point is defined as "... an exact position or locat...

@norman-oklahoma good and valid point there. (heh, heh...) On other hand, including the "at a point" doesn't take away from the accuracy of the desc...

@mlschumann in the spirit of "ok this is a topic for discussion", I disagree. "Beginning at a point" is unique and precise mathematically. Otherwise...

@leegreen i often remove my vest working on deep mats 'cause nearly every time I'll drop a scribe or tape measure or something... I've dropped my cont...

this is my jam... love big pours. ?ÿ How do you like that prism-holder thingy (I can't recall the actual name at the moment)? I've been considering ...

@mightymoe that one time I thought about it... ?ÿ Me after a few minutes marking a particularly vexing offset point, over the radio: Alright got it....

bring your phone... ?ÿ You might need to video something. ?ÿ ?ÿ You know, like... ?ÿ contractor pulling your stakes... something like that...

@mike-marks I totally agree with that. But John was asking about back sight heights, point numbers, ect. Not needed after completing the work.

Toss. Never think about them again. The end.

Had to launch Access to remember the steps... ?ÿ Cogo menuCompute pointMethod: Brng-brng intersectPoint 1: (select a point on the true line)Azimuth:...

you could calculate a point at the intersection of the true line and the azimuth from the instrument point to the line then stake that point. ?ÿ

discovering I could import pdf plans into civil 3d blew my mind... apparently is was a feature for years before someone to me about it. Just have to b...

@lsitnj the picture helps...Another idea, assuming the top of wall is accessible.Set a something at the base of the wall at intervals along the wall ...

I spent a week in Auckland in Sept. 2018 on a biz/education trip. Really enjoyed my time there, was impressed at all the construction going on. of cou...

@bill93 hmm... i was actually picturing a large radius concave wall as I was thinking about it...  if the radius is large enough still would wor...