When you set out corners, you set up the traverse to display true bearings and ground distance. The traverse data becomes your notes for setting out the corner.
Typically in a stakeout traverse, you will recall the OP (point being occupied), the BS (bascksight) and then the corner being set. A typical traverse would look like this
Point Type Angle
Geo Dist Description
100
99 BS
0°00'00" 134.54 H&N
140140
89°15'30" 15.23 C1/4 S31
Setting up on control point 100 and backsighting control point 99, turn an angle off 89°15'30" and measure a distance of 15.23 FT to set out corner 140140.
Distance units in any traverse can be set to chains you can use the survey units (feet in the in example above).
You can print out a traverse, recall alternate OP and BS points then reprint the traverse as many times as you want to create alternate set out notes. You can also recall alternate set out configurations within the same traverse as show below.
Point Type Angle
Geo Dist Description
100
99 BS
0°00'00" 134.54 H&N
140140
89°15'30" 15.23 C1/4 S31
100
101 BS
0°00'00" 134.54 H&N
140140
127°01'10" 15.23 C1/4 S31
Traverses that you add to a survey are saved with the survey. So if you create a traverse for your set out notes, that traverse is saved with the survey.
You can record your set out readings in the field and import that data back into TPC to create notes for the actual positions (as set) of the corners.
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