Creating Traverses

This topic reviews some of the ways to create traverses in TPC Desktop and includes links to specific methods.

From the Traverses Manager

If you have traverse data to enter manually, create a traverse from the Traverses Manager and enter your data.

• From the Traverses Manager, choose Edit | Insert New Traverse | Above Selected Traverse or Below Selected Traverse or Append to End or double click below that last traverse in the view.
• Fill out the information for the new traverse in the Traverse dialog.
• Enter your data in the Traverse View.

From the Points Manager or Traverse View

If you have existing survey points you want to put into their own traverse, you can select the points from the Points Manager or Traverse View and create a new traverse.

• Select points in either the Points Manager or Traverse View.
• Choose Tools | Add selected points to traverse.
• Fill out the information in the Add Points to New/Existing Traverse dialog. You will use this dialog to create a new traverse or select an existing traverse to add points to.
• The Traverses Manager will display the new traverse.

From the Drawing View

• Open the drawing that has the objects you will use to create the traverse. This can be a point plot from your data collector, a CAD drawing or the current drawing you are working on.
• Choose Tools | Add points to Traverse.
• Fill out the information in the Add Points to Traverse dialog. You will use this dialog to create a new traverse or select an existing traverse to add points to.
• Follow the drawing command prompts on the status bar to select data into the traverse.
• When you are finished selecting data into the traverse, press Enter.

Related Topics

Creating Traverses
Creating Traverses in Drawing View
Selecting Data
Adding Points to a Traverse
Working With Traverses
Traverse View
Entering Traverse Data
Add Points To Traverse Dialog

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