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Using Geodimeter
5oftware Too|s
(5P G5T and 5P 5urvey)
lntroduction
Ccooimctcr Soltwarc Tools (SI CST ano SI Survcy) arc IC-lasco Vinoows soltwarc
packagcs that simplily communication lctwccn Ccooimctcr survcying instrumcnts
ano pcrsonal computcrs. Thcsc packagcs prcscnt thc tools you ncco to translcr, coit,
ano convcrt survcying oata lilcs in a convcnicnt, casy-to-usc lormat.
P|ease Pardon Our Dust
In our continuing cllort to lring you thc lcst soltwarc prooucts possillc, wc havc
maoc signilicant proouct changcs. In aooition to ncw lunctionality, Spcctra Irccision
CcoTool is now namco Spcctra Irccision Ccooimctcr Soltwarc Tools (SI CST). Thc
on-linc hclp systcm ano othcr oocumcntation havc not yct lccn rcvisco to rcllcct this
namc changc.
5pectra Precision Geodimeter 5oftware Too|s (5P G5T)
SI CST proviocs thc alility to translcr, coit, convcrt ano rcport oata lrom Ccooimctcr
ano Ccotraccr RTK instrumcnts in a convcnicnt, casy-to-usc solution. Tools provioco
to automatc ano customizc your oata collcction incluoc:
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A lilc coitor that unocrstanos thc typcs ol lilcs usco ly your Spcctra Irccision
cquipmcnt ano lcts you coit thcm in a sprcaoshcct lormat.
Tools that cnhancc thc oisplay ano usagc ol point coocs, lalcl numlcrs ano lalcl
ocscriptions.
Translcr commanos to scno, rcccivc ano oltain a oircctory lor Spcctra Irccision
instrumcnts.
Launch ol CIS oownloao programs oircctly lrom thc SI CST Mcnu.
Convcrsion ol RAV lilcs to ASCII point lilcs ano XYZ lilcs.
Convcrsion ol XYZ lilcs to IXI lilcs.
Convcrsion ol ASCII points lilcs to ARIA lilcs lor usc within thc instrumcnt.
Ccncration ol uscr-oclinallc rcports lrom RAV oata lilcs.
5pectra Precision 5urvey (5P 5urvey)
SI Survcy comlincs SI CST with thc CAI, Cooroinatc Ccomctry ano Contour
mooulcs ol Spcctra Irccision Tcrramoocl to provioc a complctc solution lor loth thc
liclo ano ollicc. This powcrlul systcm cnhanccs your oata collcction ano stakcout
capalilitics with li-oircctional translcr ol IXI, IVC, ICN, thiro party lormats ano
ASCII lilcs, lincwork ano symlol crcation lrom pcoocs cntcrco in thc liclo, contour
gcncration, avcragc-cno-arca volumc calculations, prolilc intcrpolation, cooroinatc
systcm convcrsions, ano much, much morc.
Tcrramoocl is a powcrlul lano moocling systcm that cnallcs cnginccrs, survcyors,
contractors ano photogrammctrists to prooucc complctc survcy ano ocsign orawings.
Tcrramoocl is a complctc CAII systcm with lcaturcs ocsignco spccilically to unlcash
thc powcr ol you Ccooimctcr or Ccotraccr RTK.
Tcrramoocl is a singlc program that is solo in mooulcs as wcll as solution packs that
comlinc mooulcs. Iach mooulc aoos acccss to sccurco commanos. Aooing mooulcs
rcquircs no aooitional soltwarc installation so Tcrramoocl can grow as you oo. In
aooition to thc CAI mooulc, which is thc rcquirco lasc mooulc, thc lollowing
mooulcs arc availallc: Contour, Cooroinatc Ccomctry, Roaoway ocsign, Hyorology,
Scwcr Icsign o Analysis, Imagc Managcr, SI Vicw ano Automatco Shcct Asscmlly
ano Iroouction (ASAI). l|ccsc rcjcr tc tnc rc|ccsc nctcs instc||c! uitn Sl Survc, jcr
c!!iticnc| injcrmcticn cn! !ccumcntcticn rcjcrcnccs.
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About This Guide
This guioc is intcnoco to ocscrilc how to usc SI CST ano SI Survcy in conjunction
with a Ccooimctcr survcying instrumcnt to collcct, translcr, coit, ano convcrt liclo
oata. It is not intcnoco as a comprchcnsivc guioc lor thc soltwarc or survcying
instrumcnts, it proviocs lasic instructions lor common situations.
Conventions and Definitions
This guioc uscs thc lollowing typographic convcntions:
1ypoqraphlcal 6onventlon
ltem Examp|e
M!N! NAM!S S!TT!NCS
Menn SeIecIions ivide !ine
Command Names Gridset
Oic|cg c\ Tit|cs Lc,cr Sctup
KIYBOARI KIYS (CTRL, ISC, INTIR, TAB, SHIIT)
KIY1 + KIY2: Ircss ano holo KIY1 thcn prcss KIY2
KIY1, KIY2: Ircss ano rclcasc KIY1, thcn prcss KIY2
Spccial lunction kcys |l1
lnsta||ing 5P G5T and 5P 5urvey
Thcsc programs can lc installco on any IC whcrc Vinoows 9, 9S or NT 1.0 is
installco. To install SI CST or SI Survcy lrom a CI-ROM:
1. Inscrt thc SpecIia !iecision !iodncI C in thc appropriatc orivc.
2. Click thc Start lutton.
. Click Run.
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1. Typc I:SITUI in thc Commano Linc lox. (Sulstitutc thc appropriatc lcttcr il
your orivc aoorcss is somcthing othcr than I.)
. Click OK. Thc SpecIia !iecision !iodncI C scrccn appcars.
6. Click Irooucts to oisplay a listing ol availallc prooucts.
. Il you wish to install SI CST, sclcct SI CST. Il you wish to install SI Survcy,
sclcct SI Survcy. Thcn lollow thc instructions on scrccn.
Vhcn all lilcs havc lccn copico ano thc installation is complctc, thc installation
program tclls you that SI CST or SI Survcy was installco succcsslully.
User-Defined 5equence (UD5) Fi|es
A uscr-oclinco scqucncc (UIS) lilc is a oata collcction program storco in thc
Ccooimctcr instrumcnt. UIS`s arc usco lor thc rcgistration ano oisplay ol
mcasurcmcnt, cooing ano aoministration inlormation.
^OTL. A|| IOS`s usc! jcr cc||ccticn rcutincs crc |istc! in tnc Appcn!i\ A cj tnis gui!c.
Topographic Data
E|ements of a Data Fi|e
Topographic oata you collcct is lrokcn into thrcc scctions: Hcaocr/Aoministration
oata, Station Istallishmcnt oata, ano Siocshot oata. Thc rcquircmcnts lor cach ol
thcsc scctions arc oiscussco lclow.
Header/Administration Data
Hcaocr/Aoministration oata is gcncral inlormation not rcquirco to proccss liclo oata.
Iata typically rccoroco in a hcaocr UIS incluocs: projcct namc, opcrator, timc, oatc,
tcmpcraturc, prcssurc, units, ano othcr projcct-rclatco inlormation.
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5tation Estab|ishment Data
Station Istallishmcnt oata is usco to sct up stationing lasco on an instrumcnt sctup
location. It is rcquirco to calculatc cooroinatcs lrom topographic sioc shots. Iata can
lc rccoroco using a UIS that collccts at lcast thc lollowing lalcls: 2, (il clcvations
arc to lc calculatco), 62, ano 21. You can also usc Irogram 20 to collcct thc station
cstallishmcnt oata. Thc UIS you currcntly usc is prolally collccting thc corrcct oata.
5ideshot Data
Siocshot oata is ncccssary lor proccssing oata to an ASCII points lilc (I,N,I,Z,I)
using at lcast thc lollowing lalcls , 1, 6, , S, 9 (Ino, Icooc, SH, HA, VA, SI). Your
cxisting UIS`s will most likcly work, without changc. You will ncco to chcck your
currcnt UIS`s ano scttings in CST, as oiscussco latcr in this guioc.
Co||ecting Raw Data On|y
Il you arc going to lc collccting liclo oata without cooroinatcs you can usc thc
lollowing scqucncc ol UIS`s.
UIS 1 Aoministration UIS
UIS 2 Station Istallishmcnt UIS
UIS -1 or -6 Topo UIS`s
Co||ecting Raw Data and Coordinates
Il you arc going to lc collccting liclo oata cooroinatcs you can usc thc lollowing
scqucncc ol UIS`s ano programs.
UIS 1 Aoministration UIS
IRC 20 Station Istallishmcnt Irogram
(You havc 2 or mcthoos ocpcnoing on your instrumcnts vcrsion.
Thcy arc: Known Station, Ircc Station, ano Known Station Ilus.)
UIS -1 or -6 Topo UIS`s
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Co||ecting Data with Linework Codes (5P 5urvey On|y)
Bclorc you lcgin collccting lincwork in thc liclo, you ncco to sct ccrtain propcrtics in
SI Survcy ano crcatc a spccial lilc callco a .MAI lilc that ocsignatcs thc typc, laycr ano
color ol thc lincs that will lc oraltco.
5etting Map Points Properties
In SI Survcy you will ncco to sclcct thc uniquc charactcr(s) or symlols that will
inoicatc thc lcgin, cno, intcrscction, ano curvc inlormation that SI Survcy will ncco
to crcatc thc lincs propcrly.
1. Start SI Survcy il it is not alrcaoy running.
2. Irom thc !!!! mcnu, sclcct Open !io|ecI.
. Sclcct thc TMOIIL.IRO lilc, locatco in thc Spcctratmoowin oircctory, ano
click Open.
1. Irom thc RA!T mcnu, sclcct !inewoik !iom !oinIs. Thc MapIoints
commano lar appcars ncar thc lottom ol thc scrccn.
. Click thc !iopeiIies lutton. Thc Map Ioints Iropcrtics oialog lox appcars.
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6. In thc Linc Iocntilying Symlols group, mooily thc Bcgin ano Ino symlols to
makc liclo cntry casicr. Somc rccommcnoations arc:
Usc lor thc Bcgin ano lor thc Ino symlol. On thc Ccooimctcr thcsc
charactcrs arc acccssco through thc Shilt kcy whilc in Alpha mooc on an
alphanumcric kcypao. Ior numcric kcypaos you will ncco to cntcr thc ASCII
coocs (92 lor ano 91 lor ).
Il you want to usc lcttcrs lor thc Linc iocntilying symlols, you ncco to usc lcttcr
comlinations that oo not appcar in any ocscription (i.c., __, ZZ, ctc.).
You shoulo not ncco to changc thc Intcrscct symlol or any ol thc Arc iocntilying
symlols.
. Oncc you havc maoc thc changcs, click OK.
S. Irom thc !!!! mcnu, sclcct Save pio|ecI to savc your changcs.
Creating the .MAP Fi|e
Altcr you havc sct thc map points propcrtics, you ncco to crcatc a .MAI lilc. This lilc
allows you to assign thc linctypc, laycr ano color ol thc linc(s) that will lc oraltco ly
thc ocscription ol cach point.
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1. Irom thc C!O!!!! mcnu, sclcct !iIe !diIoi. This opcns a llank .RAV lilc in a
scparatc coitor winoow.
2. Irom thc !!!! mcnu in thc coitor, sclcct New. In thc oialog lox that appcars,
changc thc lilc typc to Mcpping (`.MAI) cn! typc in a lilc namc (i.c.,
TIST.MAI). Bc surc to typc thc .MAI cxtcnsion or thc lilc coitor will not opcn
thc corrcct grio typc lor thc .MAI lilc.
. Click thc Save lutton to crcatc thc lilc. You arc now rcaoy to lcgin cntcring oata
lor thc .MAI lilc. Thc lollowing ligurc shows a .MAI lilc with onc linc ol oata
cntcrco.
Thc It. Namc inoicatcs thc Ioint Cooc(s) that thc linc will lc oraltco through.
Thc Linc Typc liclo contains thc SI Survcy linc typc namc. Thc Laycr liclo
inoicatcs thc laycr on which you want thc linc oraltco. (Il you want thc linc to also
lc a lrcak linc whcn contouring, thc linc will ncco to lc on thc samc laycr as thc
I points that will lc contourco.) Thc Color Num liclo inoicatcs thc color
numlcr that will lc usco to spccily thc color ol thc linc whcn oraltco. Thc color
numlcrs can lc louno ly using a lclt mousc click on thc Oljcct color control
lutton or thc Ioint color control oialog lutton.
1. Vhcn you arc linishco cntcring oata into thc sprcaoshcct, click thc !!!! mcnu
ano sclcct Save.
. Closc thc coitor ly clicking thc X in thc uppcr right corncr ol thc oialog lox.
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Additiona| He|p for Other Fi|e Formats
Il you will lc cxporting thc projcct oata to a .IXI, .IVC, or .ICN lilc lormats you
can lino aooitional hclp in thc SI Survcy hclp systcm.
1. Irom thc H!!! mcnu, sclcct !ndex.
2. Irom thc Hclp oialog lox, sclcct thc Iilc Mcnu topic.
. In thc ncxt scrccn sclcct Ixport.
1. Now sclcct thc appropriatc cxport lormat (.oxl, .owg, .ogn).
Co||ecting Fie|d Data
Altcr you havc sct your map points propcrtics ano crcatco a .MAI lilc, you arc rcaoy to
collcct liclo oata. Thc lollowing stcps inoicatc an cxamplc liclo oata collcction.
1. Sctup thc Ccooimctcr as ocscrilco in your Ccooimctcr oocumcntation.
2. Run an Aoministration program (optional).
. Run a Station Istallishmcnt program (UIS or I20).
1. Run a Topography UIS (thc Irogram -6 comlination will lc usco lor this
cxamplc).
. In Irogram , cntcr 100 whcn promptco lor thc Ino.
6. Vhcn promptco lor thc SH, cntcr thc SH oata you arc currcntly rcaoing on your
Irism polc.
. Vhcn promptco lor thc Icooc, cntcr thc Icooc numlcr or ocscription lor thc
point you will lc collccting, lut O NOT !R!SS !NT. Ior this cxamplc cntcr
Ll, thcn prcss thc Shilt kcy. (Ior Systcm 600 CU`s prcss thc kcy locatco ncxt to
thc kcy. Ior thc 1000 CU or alpha numcric kcypaos lor 100 ano 00
instrumcnts thc shilt kcy is thc onc with a solio ycllow circlc, ncxt to thc kcy.)
This activatcs thc symlols on thc lottom ol thc oisplay.
S. Ircss thc STI kcy to sclcct thc lrom thc oisplay. Ior numcric kcypaos you only
ncco to cntcr thc ASCII cooc 92 to gct thc . Thc Icooc shoulo now rcao Ll.
9. Acccpt thc Icooc ly prcssing !NT.
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10. Mcasurc ano rccoro thc point.
11. Altcr rcgistcring thc point you will lc promptco lor thc Icooc again. To continuc
thc linc, cntcr thc ncxt Icooc without thc . Il you arc using a UIS that oocs not
prompt you lor thc Icooc, changc thc Icooc with Iunction 1.
^OTL. Ru|cs jcr Crccting |incucr| ccn bc jcun! in tnc Hc|p s,stcm.
12. Irom thc H!!! mcnu, sclcct !ndex.
1. Typc in Ru| to oisplay hclp topics lcginning with thcsc lcttcrs. Ioullc-click on
thc Ru|cs jcr Crccting Sct Lincs in thc arca oisplaying hclp topics.
In aooition to thc rulcs in thc hclp systcm, plcasc lc awarc ol thc lollowing:
Il you havc thc Icooc convcrsion sctting on thc Ccooimctcr sct to on (oisplays thc
Alpha tcxt lor a spccilic Icooc numlcr) you will ncco to cntcr thc Icooc numlcr
lirst lollowco ly thc Lincwork symlol.
Il you cntcr thc Lincwork symlol lirst thcn thc Icooc thc tcxt lor thc Icooc will
not lc oisplayco.
Eccentric Point Data Entry
You can usc onc ol thrcc oillcrcnt mcthoos lor collccting ccccntric point oata:
1. Usc thc onloaro Icccntric Ioint routinc (Systcm 1000 |rolotic only ano Systcm
600 instrumcnts only). This mcthoo will collcct aojustco HA, VA ano SI lor thc
ccccntric point location. It will also collcct thc aojustco N, I, ano Z valuc il thcy
arc collcctco in thc liclo.
2. Usc Iunctions 2 ano/or . This oata will ncco to lc proccssco ly CST 2.0 to
gct thc aojustco ccccntric point location.
. Usc UIS`s that collcct HA, thcn VA ano SI lrom oillcrcnt locations. This will
collcct thc corrcct anglcs ano oistancc, lut no cooroinatcs can lc collcctco with
this sct ol UIS`s. Thc oata will ncco to lc proccssco ly CST 2.0 to gct thc
aojustco ccccntric point location.
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Processing the data
Altcr you havc collcctco liclo oata, you can proccss it in SI CST lor usc in SI Survcy
or othcr soltwarc packagcs.
1. Iownloao oata lrom thc oata collcctor or opcn an cxisting .RAV lilc
2. Irom thc CONV!RT mcnu, sclcct To ASC!! !oinIs !iIe.
. Iollow prompts to crcatc a .ITS lilc. Altcr you complctc this, thc inlormation is
rcaoy to import into SI Survcy or othcr soltwarc packagcs.
Traversing (5P 5urvey on|y)
Co||ecting Backsight (B5) and Foresight (F5) 5ets
1. Sctup thc Ccooimctcr as ocscrilco in your Ccooimctcr oocumcntation.
2. Run Aoministration UIS (I1), cntcring applicallc oata whcn promptco.
. Run IBAR TRAV OS UIS (I10). This UIS will prompt lor thc Stn (Occupico
Station) ano thc IH (Instrumcnt Hcight). Altcr you cntcr thc oata lor this UIS it
will automatically link to UIS 11 lor collccting thc BS ano IS olscrvations.
1. IBAR TRAV BS/IS UIS lcgins ly prompting you lor thc activity cooc (Activ~).
This oclincs a spccilic survcy lunction to thc soltwarc ano groups oata itcms lor
that particular lunction. Intcr 1 or BS lor thc lacksight olscrvaiton
. In a similar manncr, cntcr inlormation lor thc Ino (BS point numlcr), Icooc
(ocscription lor BS point (optional)), ano thc SH (Signal Hcight). Altcr all oata
has lccn cntcrco, you will scc thc HA ano VA oisplayco on thc scrccn.
6. Changc thc mcasuring mooc to I-lar, which allows you to mcasurc thc BS in
Iacc 2 ano thcn in Iacc 1. Oncc thc anglcs havc lccn mcasurco in loth laccs you
can mcasurc thc oistancc ano thcn prcss RIC whcn you arc rcaoy to rccoro thc
mcasurcmcnt. Oncc thc BS has lccn mcasurco you can mcasurc thc IS point.
. At thc Activ~ prompt cntcr 2 or IS lor thc Iorcsight olscrvation. Intcr oata lor
thc rcmaining prompts ano mcasurc thc point.
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S. Rcpcat thc prcccoing stcps il you wish to collcct anothcr sct.
^OTL. Mc|c surc ,cu cc||cct cn cuc| numbcr cj S cn! lS cbscrvcticns cr ,cu ui||
ncvc prcb|cms prcccssing tnc !ctc.
9. Oncc all ol thc travcrsc oata has lccn collcctco you can cithcr collcct your
topography or movc thc instrumcnt to thc IS point. Vhcn you rcstart at thc IS
point you can lcgin right at I10 (Aomin oata oocs not ncco to lc rc-rccoroco).
Eccentric Point Data Entry Whi|e Traversing
You can only usc two (2) mcthoos lor collccting ccccntric point oata whcn you proccss
a travcrsc with topographic siocshots using thc Iiclo Iata Ioitor in SI Survcy. Iuturc
cnhanccmcnts to thc Iiclo Iata Ioitor will incluoc thc alility to usc thc Iunction 2
ano lor ccccntric point location.
1. Usc thc onloaro Icccntric Ioint routinc (Systcm 1000 |rolotic only ano Systcm
600 instrumcnts only). This mcthoo will collcct aojustco HA, VA ano SI lor thc
ccccntric point location. It will also collcct thc aojustco N, I, ano Z valuc il thcy
arc collcctco in thc liclo.
2. Usc UIS`s that collcct HA, thcn VA ano SI lrom oillcrcnt locations. This will
collcct thc corrcct anglcs ano oistancc, lut no cooroinatcs can lc collcctco with
this sct ol UIS`s. This inlormation will ncco to lc proccssco ly CST 2.0 to gct
thc aojustco ccccntric point location.
Processing the data
Altcr you havc collcctco liclo oata, you can proccss it in SI CST lor usc in SI Survcy
or othcr soltwarc packagcs.
1. Iownloao oata lrom oata collcctor.
2. Irom thc CONV!RT mcnu in SI Survcy, sclcct RAW IiIe Io !ieId aIa
RedncIion.
. Sclcct thc AISI (OBS) mcthoo. A .TRV lilc is crcatco.
1. Irom thc COCO mcnu, sclcct !ieId to opcn thc liclo oata rcouctions winoow.
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^OTL. A nc|p uin!cu ui|| cutcmcticc||, cpcn uncn tnc jic|! !ctc c!itcr is cpcnc!. Oc
J c|csc tnis nc|p uin!cu.
. Irom thc !!!! mcnu ano sclcct Open.
6. Altcr thc lilc is opcn, rcturn to thc hclp winoow ano lollow thc instructions,
lcginning with stcp .
Co||ecting Data for AutoDesk

5urvey Products
You can pcrlorm a survcy with thc intcntion ol proccssing thc raw oata within thc
Autoocsk

Survcy proouct (lormcrly known as Soltocsk Survcy). SI CST proviocs thc

alility to convcrt a raw oata (`.RAV) lilc to a Iiclolook (`.IBK) lilc as rcquirco ly
that proouct lamily. Vhilc collccting thc oata, you can cntcr Iiclolook commanos as
ncccssary to oclinc thc conncction ol points with polylincs.
SI CST thcrclorc rcplaccs thc CcoLitc ano CcoCom IOS utilitics lormcrly rcquirco
to convcrt a raw lilc to a Iiclolook lilc.
Data Co||ection
Thc lollowing proccourcs must lc lollowco in collccting survcy oata to lc convcrtco to
a Iiclolook lilc.
UD5 5e|ection
An occupico station can lc cstallishco ly any suitallc mcans. Thc lacksight on a
rclcrcncc oljcct must, howcvcr, incluoc a lalcl 21 valuc, cstallishing thc horizontal
circlc rcaoing lor that rclcrcncc point. Siocshots must cmploy a lalcl valuc to
mcasurc thc horizontal circlc rcaoing lor that olscrvation. In crcating thc Iiclolook
commano lor cach olscrvation, thc lalcl 21 valuc lrom thc lacksight associatco with
thc prcvious station cstallishmcnt will lc sultractco lrom thc lalcl valuc ol thc
olscrvation. That computation rcsults in thc turnco anglc right, as rcquirco ly thc
Iiclolook commanos that will lc usco.
SI CST oocs not currcntly support thc prcscncc ol multiplc lacksight rclcrcncc
oljccts. Thc last lalcl 21 valuc cncountcrco within a station cstallishmcnt is that
usco. It also oocs not currcntly support thc convcrsion ol raw oata lilcs containing
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olscrvations pcrlormco using loth lacc 1 ano lacc 2 ol thc instrumcnt, nor ccccntric
point location using lalcls 2 or .
Siocshots that cmploy lalcls , ano 11 (horizontal anglc ano horizontal oistancc) will
rcsult in thc crcation ol a 2I point using thc AD Iiclolook commano. Siocshots that
cmploy lalcls , S ano 9 (horizontal anglc, vcrtical anglc, ano slopc oistancc) will rcsult
in thc crcation ol a I point using thc AD VA Iiclolook commano. A siocshot that
uscs lalcls , 11 ano 10 (horizontal anglc, horizontal oistancc ano vcrtical oistancc)
will rcsult in thc crcation ol a I point using thc AD VD Iiclolook commano.
Point Descriptor Expansion (Labe| 4 Processing)
In crcating thc Iiclolook lilc, collcctco intcgcr point ocscriptors (Lalcl 1) can lc
cxpanoco to thcir alphanumcric cquivalcnt using SI CST's currcnt pcc!c ji|c. Scc
Abcut pcc!cs in thc on-linc hclp systcm inocx lor a complctc cxplanation ol thc usc ol
a pcooc lilc. Thc hclp scrccn cntitlco Ocjinc tnc ccnjigurcticn ji|cs ocscrilcs how you
can ocsignatc a particular pcooc lilc as thc currcnt (or activc) pcooc lilc. Thc hclp
scrccn cntitlco lcc!c/IOS ji|c scttings ocscrilcs how you can ocsignatc that pcoocs lc
convcrtco, ano in what lashion.
ENHANCEMENT5 PROVlDED BY THE PCODE FlLE
Ircvious uscr's ol thc CcoLitc ano CcoCom IOS utilitics shoulo notc that thc pcooc
lilc (`.ICO) rcplaccs thc lunctionality ol thc Cccccm.!ic lilc usco ly thosc programs.
Thc Cccccm.!ic lilc mappco cach numcric point ocscriptor to thc alphanumcric
ocscriptor to which it was to lc translatco. SI CST's pcooc cxpansion capalility ollcrs
cnhancco lunctionality ovcr that provioco in thosc carlicr programs.
A particularly notcworthy comparison is thc mcchanism ly which a quantitativc valuc
can lc aooco to a ocscriptor. In thc alovc notco carlicr programs, ocscriptor numlcr
10 might havc lccn mappco to thc woro IINI. In locating an 1S inch oiamctcr pinc
trcc, thc uscr might havc cntcrco 10-1S, whcrcin CcoLitc ano CcoCom woulo
translatc thc point ocscriptor as IINI1S. Using SI CST's pcooc cxtcnsion capalility,
thc survcyor can conligurc thc soltwarc to translatc a similar cntry in a numlcr ol
othcr ways, as ocscrilco lclow. A pcooc cxtcnsion is a quantitativc numlcr lollowing
thc ocscriptor ano scparatco lrom it using a pcrioo. You can conligurc SI CST to
translatc thc cntry 10.1S in a varicty ol ways, incluoco thosc shown lclow.
IINI1S
1SIINI
1S" Iinc
1S" Iinc Trcc
1S in. oia. Iinc
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Thc alovc rclcrcncco pagcs in thc on-linc hclp systcm will provioc thc inlormation
that you ncco to accomplish this.
Fie|dbook Command Entry
SI CST proviocs thc survcyor with a mcans ol cntcring spccilic Iiclolook commanos
or cvcn commcnts whilc collccting thc survcy oata. This is usco primarily as thc mcans
ol spccilying Iiclolook commanos to ocsignatc thc conncction ol polylincs lctwccn
olscrvco points. Thc rccoroing ol a Iiclolook commano is accomplishco ly mcans ol
thc manual cntry ol a lalcl 0 or a lalcl 1, lollowco ly thc Iiclolook commano namc.
In any casc, thc oata lollowing cithcr a lalcl 0 or lalcl 1 cntry will lc placco within thc
Iiclolook lilc as it is crcatco.
You can ocsignatc shortcnco lorms ol thc Iiclolook commanos (or in lact any tcxt
string) to rcoucc oata cntry rcquircmcnts ano to allow cntry on a numcric kcypao. Thc
Iiclolook commano lilc !cjcu|t.jbc contains thc oclinition ol thc shortcnco lorms ol
commano namcs. This lilc must lc locatco within thc oircctory in which SI CST is
installco. Thc contcnts ol this lilc, as shippco, is shown lclow.
1~BICIN
2~CONT
~START
1~INI
~RICALL
6~C
~IRC
S~IC
9~IT
B~BICIN
C~CONT
S~START
I~INI
R~RICALL
BICIN~BICIN
CONT~CONT
START~START
RICALL~RICALL
In rclcrring to thc alovc oclinitions, you can scc that cntry ol thc intcgcr "1" or thc
string "B" or "BICIN" will rcsult in thc crcation ol thc Iiclolook BEGlN commano.
Intry ol thc intcgcr "2" or thc string "C" or "CONT" will rcsult in thc crcation ol thc
Iiclolook CONT commano. String oclinitions arc casc scnsitivc, so cntry ol a 0~B
will rcsult in an cntry ol thc BEGlN commano within thc Iiclolook lilc. Intry ol 0~l
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will rcsult in an cntry ol a lowcr casc "l" within thc Iiclolook lilc. You can coit thc
!cjcu|t.jbc lilc, il you wish, to makc loth "B" ano "l" rcsult in thc BEGlN commano.
Though intcnoco as a mcans ol allowing Iiclolook commanos to lc cntcrco on
numcric kcypaos, or shortcning thcir cntry on alphanumcric kcypaos, you can coit thc
!cjcu|t.jbc lilc to map any alphanumcric tcxt that you may wish to inscrt within a
Iiclolook lilc to a shortcnco alphanumcric cntry to lc cntcrco in thc jol lilc. Ircvious
uscr's ol thc CcoLitc ano CcoCom IOS utilitics will rccognizc that thc ocscrilco
lunctionality ol thc !cjcu|t.jbc lilc was prcviously ollcrco within thc Cccccm.!ic lilc.
Thc oillcrcncc is that thosc programs usco loth an intcgcr mapping to Iiclolook
commanos, as oclinco in thc Cccccm.!ic lilc, ano a singlc alpha charactcr mapping
that was haro cooco in thc program. In SI CST, all shortcnco lorms ol commano
namcs, or ol othcr tcxtual cntrics, must lc oclinco within thc !cjcu|t.jbc lilc.
Aooitionally, thc lormcr Cccccm.!ic lilc scrvco a oual rolc ly also mapping intcgcr
point ocscriptors to cxpanoco alphanumcric ocscriptors. As ocscrilco in thc prcvious
scction, that lunction is carrico out in SI CST ly thc currcnt pcooc lilc.
Vithin thc jol lilc ano thc rcsulting raw lilc, a lalcl 0 or lalcl 1 cntry can lc cntcrco
anywhcrc within thc sct ol oata itcms associatco with a siocshot olscrvation. That
siocshot oata will rcsult in thc crcation, within thc Iiclolook lilc, ol a point location
commano, such as an AD, AD VA, or an AD VD commano. Thosc commanos will
contain thc appropriatc oata, as ocrivco lrom thc raw lilc, to locatc thc olscrvco point.
Usc ol a lalcl 0 will rcsult in thc cntry ol thc inoicatco tcxt in lront ol such a point
location commano. Usc ol lalcl 1 will rcsult in thc cntry ol thc inoicatco tcxt altcr thc
associatco point location commano. Il you wish that a siocshot point start a ncw
polylinc, you shoulo cntcr a 0~BICIN cntry, or its associatco shortcnco vcrsion, i.c.,
0~1, or 0~B. Thc Iiclolook BEGlN commano will thcn lc issuco lclorc thc
associatco AD, AD VA, or AD VD commano. Il you ocsirc that a siocshot point cno
thc currcnt polylinc, you shoulo cntcr a 1~INI cntry or its associatco shortcnco
vcrsion. Thc Iiclolook END commano will thcn lc issuco altcr thc associatco AD,
AD VA, or AD VD commano.
Po|y|ine Creation
SI CST maintains an intcrnal list ol thc namcs ol cpcn pc|,|incs, ano thc namc ol a
singlc currcnt pc|,|inc. Vhcn thc raw lilc contains a 0~BICIN cntry within thc sct ol
lalcls oclining a siocshot, a BEGlN commano will lc issuco lclorc thc associatco AD,
AD VA, or AD VD commano in thc Iiclolook lilc. Thc BEGlN commano must
contain an argumcnt naming thc polylinc. That argumcnt will lc takcn lrom thc point
ocscriptor (lalcl 1) assignco to thc siocshot point with which thc BEGlN commano is
associatco. Thc uscr thcrclorc can not cxplicitly assign a polylinc namc. Vithin
Iiclolook lilcs crcatco ly SI CST, thc polylinc namc is always takcn as thc namc ol
thc points on which it is lasco, ano all points associatco with a polylinc must lc
namco thc samc, unlcss placco in that polylinc ly thc RECALL commano.
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Thc lollowing is an cxamplc ol a sioc shot cntry within a raw lilc.
61~
~2S10
1~IOI1
0~B
~1.9S
S~90.116
9~21.6
Thc corrcsponoing cntry within thc translatco Iiclolook lilc is shown lclow.
BICIN IOI1
AI VA 2S10 9S.01 21.6 90.116 "IOI1"
This placcs thc polylinc "IOI1" within thc list ol opcn polylincs ano makcs it thc
currcnt polylinc. As long as sulscqucnt siocshots arc also ocscrilco as "IOI1", thc
polylinc ol that namc will rcmain thc currcnt polylinc, ano will conncct to thosc
points. Vhcncvcr a point with a ocscriptor othcr than "IOI1" is cncountcrco, SI CST
will automatically placc an END commano lclorc it within thc Iiclolook lilc. In that
casc, thc polylinc namco "IOI1" will no longcr lc thc currcnt polylinc, though it will
still lc an opcn polylinc.
Il thc ocscriptor assignco to thc alovc notco oillcrcntly namco point oocs not match
thc namc ol any polylinc in thc list ol opcn polylincs, no linc will conncct to that
point. Il, howcvcr, its namc oocs match that ol an opcn polylinc, SI CST will
automatically issuc a within thc Iiclolook lilc to continuc thc prcvious polylinc. Thc
opcn polylinc ol that namc will thcrclorc conncct lrom its last oclinco point to thc
currcnt point. As a rcsult, all points with a ocscriptor namc matching that ol an opcn
polylinc will automatically cxtcno that polylinc. In orocr to prcvcnt that, thc uscr must
cxplicitly cno thc polylinc.
Il thc uscr wishcs to cno a polylinc, such that a sulscqucnt instancc ol a point ol that
samc namc oocs not rcsult in an automatic continuation ol that polylinc, hc must
cxplicitly provioc a 1~INI cntry as thc last point on thc polylinc is oclinco. In ooing
so, an END commano will lc placco altcr thc associatco AD, AD VA, or AD VD
commano. In that casc, thc currcnt polylinc will also lc rcmovco lrom thc list ol opcn
polylincs.
Altcr having cxplicitly cnoco a polylinc, as ocscrilco alovc, thc uscr can still cxplicitly
cntcr 0~CONT in thc jol lilc. That will prooucc thc Iiclolook commano
CONT name, whcrc ncmc is thc point ocscriptor assignco to thc associatco point, as
ocrivco lrom thc rclatco lalcl 1 cntry. Vhcn cxplicitly continuing a polylinc in this
manncr, thc uscr must assurc that a prcviously oclinco polylinc actually cxists with a
namc matching that point ocscriptor. Issuing a CONT commano in this manncr
placcs thc inoicatco polylinc namc lack in thc list ol opcn polylincs.
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In a similar manncr, cntry ol 0~START within thc jol lilc will rcsult in a 5TART
commano in thc Iiclolook lilc. This will conncct thc lcginning ol thc likc namco
polylinc to thc suljcct point, as opposco to connccting lrom its cno. Again, thc
polylinc namc argumcnt associatco with thc 5TART commano will lc that ol thc
associatco point ocscriptor, ano thc uscr must assurc that a prcviously oclinco polylinc
with a namc matching that point ocscriptor actually cxists.
Thc C3, PC, PT, ano PRC Iiclolook commanos can lc issuco with a lalcl 0 cntry.
Thc !cjcu|ts.jbc lilc, as shippco, contains intcgcr short lorms lor thcsc commanos,
allowing cntry lrom a numcric kcypao. Sincc thc commano namcs thcmsclvcs arc so
short, shortcnco alphalctical tcrms arc not oclinco in that lilc, though you can oclinc
such il ocsirco. Othcrwisc, just cntcr 0~C, 0~IRC, ctc.
Thc Iiclolook RECALL commano allows you to conncct thc currcnt polylinc to a
prcviously oclinco point. Intry ol that commano involvcs a spccializco syntax in which
loth thc commano ano its point numlcr argumcnt arc ocsignatco. Thc commano
namc, or its shortcnco lorm, must lc lollowco ly a pcrioo, ano thcn thc point numlcr
ol thc point lcing rccallco. In thc lollowing cxamplcs, point numlcr 20S is rccallco,
ocsignating thc RECALL commano ly thrcc oillcrcnt mcthoos.
0~RICALL.20S
0~R.20S
0~.20S
In thcsc cascs, thc Iiclolook commano lilc, !cjcu|t.jbc, ocsignatcs thc intcgcr "" ano
thc charactcr "R" as shortcnco lorms ol thc RECALL commano namc.
Creating a Fie|dbook Fi|e
Thc lollowing proccourc is usco to convcrt a raw lilc to a Iiclolook lilc.
1. Iownloao oata lrom thc oata collcctor or opcn an cxisting .RAV lilc
2. Irom thc CONVIRT mcnu, sclcct To Soltocsk Iiclolook Iilc.
. Iollow prompts to crcatc an .IBK lilc. Altcr you complctc this, that lilc is rcaoy
to import into thc Autoocsk

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Appendix A
UD5 Fi|es
!S 1 !S 2 !S 3 !S +
12~1 12~2 12~ 12~1
1~AIMIN IATA 1~STA ISTAB 1~SIT IAST
TOIO
1~IAST TOIO
9~10 9~10 9~10 ~1
1~1 2~1 ~2 1~
~1 ~1 1~2 6~
2~0 62~1 6~2 ~S
1~0 21~1 9~/1 1~S
~0 9~6 6~S
6~0 ~0
1~0 S~0
0~0 9~0
2~0 ~0 or S
9~6 S~0 or S
9~0 or S
9~
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!S !S 6 !S 1O !S 11
12~ 12~6 12~10 12~11
1~SIT ICOII
TOIO
1~ICOII
TOIO
1~IBAR TRAV
OS
1~IBAR TRAV
BS/IS
9~10 1~2 9~10 9~10
~2 ~1 2~1 61~1
6~2 1~ ~1 ~1
9~/6 6~ 9~/S 1~1
~S 6~1
1~S ~S
6~S 1~S
~0 6~S
S~0 ~0
9~0 S~0
~0 or S 9~0
S~0 or S 1~0
9~0 or S 1S~0
9~ 21~0
2~0
16~0
19~0
9~