The dialog allows you to convert drawing objects to survey points. You can convert a single object, selected objects or all the objects on a layer. You select the traverse you want to add the objects to along with the starting point number and TPC creates the appropriate survey points. Once created, these survey points can be exported for stakeout, used in COGO or anything else you can do with any other survey point.
Every drawing object has at least one coordinate point. For a text object, this is the text insert point. For a circle, this is the radius point. Objects like lines and polylines have additional coordinate points. When you convert drawing objects to survey points, TPC creates a survey point for each coordinate point of the drawing object and adds the survey point to the survey. It also creates a traverse point and appends it to the traverse you select.
For more information on converting drawing objects to survey points see Converting Drawing Objects to Survey Points.
You determine whether or not TPC creates a new traverse by whether or enter a new traverse name or select an existing traverse name from the Name field in the dialog.
Insert / Append - TPC displays the Insert button (insert the new traverse above the selected traverse in the Traverses Manager) and Append button (add the new traverse to the end of the list of traverses in the Traverses Manager) when you are creating a new traverse. These buttons allow you to group traverses in the Traverses Manager. If you are creating feature lines from the Points Manager, select one of the feature line traverses in the Traverses Manager and choose Insert to add the new traverse to the group.
OK - TPC displays the Ok button when you are adding points to an existing traverse.
Enter the name of the new traverse in the Name field. TPC will let you know if the name you entered is already used for another traverse. You can then choose to use the existing traverse or re-enter the name for the new traverse. You can also select an existing traverse then modify the name to create a new traverse.
Expand the Name list and select an existing traverse from the list or enter an existing traverse name and when prompted, tell TPC you want to use it. The points will be appended to the end of the existing traverse.
Enter any name you choose. The more descriptive you are in the Traverse Name, the easier it will be to organize your survey.
For instance, if the lots in your drawing are numbered 1, 2, 3, etc. you might want to name the first traverse "Lot 1" so that the corresponding traverses get named Lot 2, Lot 3, etc.
Select a format from the pull-down list. The list includes the pre-defined formats provided by Traverse PC, as well as any formats you have created. Choose the format that is best suited to the type of traverse you are starting.
If you choose to create the traverse by entering or selecting data (bearings, distances, arc lengths, etc) TPC uses the Edit Sequence of the format you select to determine the order in which data is entered or selected. As you enter or select data, the edit sequence is incremented. Once all the data in the edit sequence has been entered, the Traverse View automatically advances to the next point.
Select the Traverse Settings for this traverse from the pull-down list. The list includes the pre-defined settings provided by Traverse PC, as well as any user settings you have created.
Select the edit button [...] next to the Settings list to further edit the traverse settings. This action further modifies the traverse settings of the new or existing traverse but it does NOT modify the settings you selected from the Settings list.
Some settings, like Symbols Only, are designed to be edited. This predefined setting draws a point symbol without any lines. You will edit it to select the symbol you want along with its color and size.
These options affect any new survey points created.
Specify the first point label TPC should use when creating any new points. Subsequence labels are incremented by one. You can mix alpha and numeric characters, so F1 will be incrementd to F2, F3, etc. while 100 will be incremented to 101, 102, etc. Choose Next Label to search the survey points and display the next unused point labe.
TPC considers two points to be the same point if the difference between them is less than this tolerance.
The description you enter here will be adde dto any new point created. Descriptions are not incremented like point labels.
Inserts the new traverse above the selected traverse in the Traverses Manager.
Appends the new traverse to the bottom of the list of traverses in the Traverses Manager.
Adds the points to the existing traverse you selected from the list.
Cancels this command.
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Working with Drawing Objects
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