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1. NONE OF THESE CHANGE THE APPEND I CLINE c o NEW TEMPORARY Calculate Length from a Tr Measure Length using Z Ins CURRENT TEMPORARY ATV very high 24 65 pipe machine A R1 chart P TEST CTL Notepad File Edit Format Yiew Help Northing Easting Elevation Description cope renal 000 2000 100 nice coordinates when no contro 11897587 164 2094660 8665 100 hub ul Quit No further changes Append 1 line to the bottom of this file file with the DOS editor t file with Notepad i see Edit the file with Wordpad tm Edit the file like a spread sheet NAME ptafake 5 ul amp Choose a Control Point for NONE OF THESE CHANGE THE FILE ul NEZ 11897587 164 2094660 8665 100 ul b ka P Cancel X OK Page 7 of 15 Your region will default to the last used press OK or select a different Select the rod length you will use to read the Control Point If you used 0 Point above skip to page 9 Select the Control Point to be used If this is not on the list example new job select None of these change the file Edit the file with Notepad if you want to type in point information Exit and save when done Or if you have a text file or ctl file in another jobnname with Name NE Z Desc Select Replace this file with another file Select the Control point you are going to use you must know where to find and be able t2. 3D Visualization using Surfers 3D Visualization of the Data Write currently loaded points to a file Build from a Survey File Build from a Shape PLN file Build from a Triangles in LANDXML file Build a DXF file from a DWG file Triangles loaded from a DXF File Triangles loaded from lines in a DXF File Points loaded from a DXF File Lines Arcs amp Points loaded from a DXF File q ae Dirt File Parameters Background Drawing to Auto Load upon Switch to this Surface Name this Surface Minimum Elevation Points on Arc Max Line Label Prefix Enforce Triangles Sl1 normal j Allowed Distance along Lines Minimum Distance Page 9 of 15 You will be asked what type of Surface to use To load a file use Normal Surface File FB Usage For committing to planes see page 12 you do not need an fbg Select the surface to create typically S1 normal Next you receive a scrollable menu asking how to make the fbg file All options are listed to the left Replace this file with another if you have a file with pt NEZ Build from a Shape PLN file if you have designed a surface with AGPS Shape Pro Triangles loaded from if you have a DXF tin Lines Arcs amp Points from DXF for normal 3D DXFs If you selected PARAMETERS for Loading Surface Files you are given options to further customize the loading Selecting a
3. eh Set the Location Instrument Position Do Nothing Now Check Setup Base Station Setup GPS 2 1 Local Point Setup GPS 27 1 Local Point Setup with Stretch GPS Setup State Plane 0 Point GPS Setup State Plane 1 Point GPS UTM Coordinates 0 Point GPS UTM Coordinates 1 Point conc Page 4 of 15 You are informed how many executions uses are remaining the programs you have access to and the Rel release number Press OK or the screen will go away after an amount of time To work on the same job Select Resetup program same job Note This assumes that your base is in the same location still configured the same and you want to use the same control point If not see To work ona different job Select Setup Program Quickly different job Go to Page 6 Simulated Laser Setup builds jobs with no file input See Building Planes with no fog page 11 Display Position Revision 6 3 2009 6 Instrument Position b Survey File Load zl You are shown a few green misc i NEZ S000 2000 100 rA information screens The MEZ 5000 2000 100 feet First Instrument E i ds Angle Correction 0 aa tg 0 points were loaded from Position explains l l the file C AMWNDATANTEST SVY g E goed ee ee ne the control points Instrument height is 0 d Point lasim3 is not found in the Control Point File use Point lasim4 is not found in the Control Point File Then you are told how many po
4. AGPS AGPS Dirt Concepts DOCUMENTATION ccecccceeececeeeeeceeeesseeeesaeeeesaeeeeeees What do ask for when requesting data cccceccccseeeeseseeceeeeeseeeeeseeeesees Start the AGPS program cccccccccsecccceeeeceeeeeeseeeesaeeeeseeesseeeesseeeseeeeesaeeeeas TO work ON the SAME job c cece css ccceeeeeeeeeseeeceeeeceeeeseeeeseueeseeeeseeesseeesaeeeas WOKING SCIC CIN wcicsicoutsnitandcwevaciuese decuinpncearevnetinsiiekabinsedsaedaeeelaid EEE ae iei Offsetting grade susrasa E combate RERE aes TO WOFK ON a different JOD cece cecccceeceseeeceeeeceueeseueesaeeeseeseeessueessueeseneess Many CMS SU ONG oe sretsatsereeiaoetadsstiataee a ctannn merncnn fettadeniertsneddoteensian viewbarutactioane matesaseaeeens COOIGINGLC SSID eass EE E E EEEE PEG FIG IOA ee E N E EEE E E EEE Working screen OXPIAING cccsccceeecseeceeeceeeccusecseeceeeceueceueeeeeesaeeseeesaass Adding Dackground CraWwiNG cccecccseccceeeceeeeceeeeceeeeseeeeseeeeseeesseeessueeseeeess Building planes with NO FBG ccccccccccecccceceeeeeeceeeeseeeeseeeeseeeeseesseeeseetees The Path MON cccccececccceccccccccccccecceceaceueaeeneneateneaueneaueneatentaceneaneneeeneas Color GNO KOY eee eee ne ee ee eee Glossary oi TEMS cect este cts a ov edee deed ETERS Page 1 of 15 PEO 2 EN 3 OA 4 PE 6 T 6 E 9 EEE 11 E E 11 Revision 6 3 2009 AGPS Dirt Pro AGPS Dirt Concepts Documenta
5. Auto Resetup Mode now OFF AGPS Dirt Concepts Documentation Quit this menu Quit this Application Sco Zip CTL and SVY files to a NEW ZIP file Backup the job to Ext Dest Zip up whole job JOB1 to JOB1 zip Copy JOB1 ZIP to Ext Dest Make an NEZ File from the Survey File lt Make a Report of the Stakes Make an Freshened NEZ from SVY File lt Fa Scroll for other actions above Make Stake RPT and Zip all to Ext Dest Volume and Area Comparison using Surfer tm External Destination for use above D Run utility c amw data mikec bat Utility specification for above Capture a control point here Do NOT Quit Continue working Quit now _ TT TT m gt iPoint Findin AMW Point ___ i e Oth Utiliti Utilities s es Page 13 of 15 Quitting the program Press Q for Quit If you do not have a keyboard touch Menu then Quit this Application Next you receive a scrollable menu with data preparation options before quitting or you can Quit now Make an NEZ file if you want a text file of the collected data Make freshened NEZ if you want a text file with only the newest of points When you select Quit Now you will be taken to the Main Menu If you are done with everything you can Quit and Shutdown computer To work with another application scroll up to select it Select Quit for the desktop Revisi
6. CTL file named MITS1 CTL The user must provide this file before work can begin This file uses the following columns Name Northing N Easting E Elevation Z Description One may be automatically built for you or can be copied from AMODEL CTL or SAMPLE CTL It is best to have one already on your hard drive or USB drive before going out to a job Points from this file will be displayed on your plot window as small triangles It is good to have 3 or more control points defined in this file What is a Control Point Page 2 of 15 Revision 6 3 2009 Sometimes called a benchmark this point is a known world feature in which coordinates are also known Control points are important to make your coordinates match those used earlier SVY File This file will contain all points and staking data captured when running the program Also Location Instrument setup information and other relevant information is logged to this file This file will be created for you and will start out empty when you create a new job If your jooname is MITS1 you will have a file named MITS1 SVY See SAMPLE SVY Points from this file will be displayed on your plot window as dots These points can also be automatically marked to show Cut Fill areas DRW File This optional file defines a background drawing that will be shown on the plot window along with other data You can easily build this file from a DXF file that comes out of most CAD computer aided d
7. Dirt Pro Set the Path and Offset BJE The Path menu also sets planes Press P on the Turn OFF Path ry keyboard or click Horizontal Error Tolerance for Path 0 3 the Buttons Menu Direction Change Required Distance 0 492 and pick P Path Closest Line in Background Drawing for Path Grid Line for Path Menu Offset from above Path 0 l You can commit to Commitment to an Elevation none Commitment to a Tipped Plane 100 an elevation 0 Commit to user s Slope OFF slope Or tipped Plane this Quit does the same thing as Simulated Laser Setup Cancel Be sure these options are none or OFF if using an FBG Example of Commitment to Elevation submenu NONE No commitment to Elevation Keep Current Commitment 100 I want to Enter an elevation Quit no further changes to commitment S cme Commit to a Tipped Plane Example of Commitment to a tipped plane Quit no further changes to commitment submenu NONE No commitment to Tipped Plane Keep Current Commitment 100 0 0 Direction and Slopes Specification Choose Control Point Z for Point in Plane Capture Control Point Here for use above Use Average Deviation of all points captured so far to adjust Plane Elev Some Page 12 of 15 Revision 6 3 2009 amp AGPS Dirt Main Menu OX Instrument menu Choose which Surface to use FBGC File Edit Miscellaneous Toggle
8. method text points or DWG may be acceptable as well 2 This file must have a proposed surface in 3D Northing Easting Elevation 3 The surface must be one of the following Triangles Lines forming Triangles or Lines Arcs and Points 4 Any other features included on the drawing boundaries existing features etc must have an elevation that does not disrupt the proposed surface OR must have an elevation of 0 a user can enter the lowest elevation of points to load so a greater number than 0 could be used if the user is aware Other features intended for a background drawing or blueprint view could be provided in a separate DXF elevations not important 5 Coordinate system must be known when setting up the program This may be Local Points State Plane or UTM Any of these could use a Stretch K factor if required 6 Control points benchmarks in the same coordinate system are needed as well as information about where the points are physically on the ground 7 The overall goal is replicating a setup as if a Surveyor was grade checking FB2 File Is just the same as a FBG file but is optional and is used to define a second surface for the job If your jobname is MITS1 you may provide a file named MITS1 FB2 You can use up to 9 FBG files CTL File Is used for Control Points used in setting up the Location Instrument usually GPS or Total Station If your jooname is MITS1 you will need a
9. a DXF file from a DWG file E natedch tx enones _1_4 ord EB ne2_1_4f i B iI d f DXF des natehome2 srf E ne32_1_4 nez GRID NE32_1_4F ard x ul rom a vq B ok natehomesD srf L ne32_1_4 stf E NE32_1_4F 5vY E My Computer lt gt a File name ne32_1_4 dsf X My isek Files of type ee Cancel Places ge Many questions Different Job Same Job Different Job setup setup Program Program Quickly Instrument Plot menu Survey File menu Devices menu Choose which Surface to use FBGC File Edit Micereal lananie Page 11 of 15 Open as read only Note On the working screen the background color of the slope box will show RED if you are committed to something other than the fog and BLUE for fbg use Adding background drawing Assuming you have already created a background drawing dxf somewhere it needs to be loaded as a drw Press MenU select Plot Menu Background Drawing File Control DRW Select Build from a DXF File bottom option Select your dxf file from the list After the black screen processes the DRW menu returns then select Quit No further changes Building planes with no FBG One technique is to use Simulated Laser Setup on the Main Menu This will ask you to stop at 2 points and read this gives direction of the plane and enter the desired slopes Revision 6 3 2009 AGPS
10. enu that allows you to drive to 2 points and created a tipped plane similar to using a laser Setting this will ignore the fbg plan See also Tipped Plane A file that shows a proposed or existing ground This file uses NEZ format points and can be easily built from a DXF file exported from some CAD program After the points are loaded a TIN is created automatically See also NEZ TIN Triangulated Irregular Network A TIN is a file of points that has been connected with triangles The result is an elevation anywhere between the points because of the sloped triangles An option in the Path menu that allows you to set a simulated dual slope laser You will need to tell the program direction North and east or provide 2 control points and slope forward and left Setting this will ignore the fbg plan See also Simulated Laser Control Point Page 15 of 15 Revision 6 3 2009
11. feet or meters would be 1234 567 See also Path Shown on the working screen in every program to describe GPS status and other related messages Shows something like ok 9 3 1 1 53 Where 9 satellites 3 datatype 1 1 precision and 53 read counter Use the table below to evaluate the data type and precision meaning for your GPS RTK Fixed RTK Float No RTK base Precision GGA Generic Ashtech 4or3 5 or 2 1 HDOP John Deere 4 3 extend 5 flt 1 HDOP Sokkia NovAtel Beeline 50 49 48 34 17 16 Alt Std Deviation Topcon Javad GGA 4 5 1 HDOP Trimble GGK 3 2 1 PDOP This file will contain all data points captured Also Location Instrument setup information and other relevant information are logged to this file Points from this file will be displayed on your plot window as dots The Survey File Menu includes options to modify this file A NEZ coordinate system with zones designed on Longitude lines The program can automatically detect your UTM zone See also Local Point State Plane NEZ AGPS Dirt specific GIF Simulated Laser Surface fb file TIN Tipped Plane A message that shows in the top left corner of the Plot This tells your current Cut Fill offset The Cut Fill offset can be set by touching the Lightbar in the Plot by pressing the arrow or PgUp PgDn key or by pressing keyboard F and setting one in the menu See also Plot An option in the Main M
12. i eee Ra ea abe eR ee ee ee ae eee ee For example EXAMPLE ofr NONE MAKE A NEW JOB 20051235P Enter the Job Name TEST Set the Location Instrument Position Do Nothing Now Just Display Position Check Setup Base Station Setup GPS 2 1 Local Point Setup GPS 2 1 Local Point Setup with Stretch GPS Setup State Plane 0 Point GPS Setup State Plane 1 Point UTM Coordinates 0 Point UTM Coordinates 1 Point Page 6 of 15 The Job Name must be 4 to 16 characters long Use only letters and digits and underscore SAMPLE12_SAMPLE3 To work on a different job Press MenU and select Setup Program Quickly different job Many questions Select Setup Program many questions This asks all questions about the program from Instrument to files Typically only done once after install None Make a new Job Enter the job name 4 16 characters letters digits amp underscore _ In the second box a description of any length may be entered If you already have the jobname on the list select it Select the coordinate setup based on the zone that your Control Points are in the 1 Point option If no Control Points are present select UTM or State Plane with O Point If your coordinates are 5000 2000 or any fake use 2 1 Local Point Revision 6 3 2009 h Choose the Region NONE OF THESE CHANGE THE FILE ptafake NEZ 5000 2000 100 nice coordinates when no control
13. int after user set interval typically 10 feet has been traveled This distance uses both horizontal and vertical measurement Toggled ON OFF by keyboard spacebar AGPS Dirt only A_Cap also updates the color grid In the program the term BLADE refers to the automatic control of the blade The control can be toggled by keyboard 0 There are other places in the program that blade used in a sentence will have different context Not available in AGPS Topo sometimes called a benchmark this point is a known world feature in which coordinates are also known Control points are important to make your coordinates match those used earlier See also Local Point State Plane UTM Other forms Device Menu External Device Control Device etc The Device refers to interface device that operates the automatic blade control In some cases this could be a laser input and output Not available in AGPS Topo Other forms Instrument Menu Measuring Instrument Read Instrument etc The instrument is the positional equipment Although typically a GPS there are many other types and combinations of multiple instruments A NEZ coordinate system that uses fake coordinates meaning they are not consistent with State Plane or UTM An example of this is program default ptafake 5000 2000 100 See also State Plane UTM NEZ Abbreviation for Northing N Easting E Elevation Z Coordinates are always in NEZ NEZ coordinates are in Feet or meters if
14. ints loaded from the svy file Finally Setup is Complete Setup is complete Press Enter OK to get by each You are taken to the working screen and the program is ready Touching the bottom arrow will move 2x the middle arrow 0 05 The distance of 0 025 offset can be i g UTrsetting grade ada ea Code Offsetting grade nochange MenU gt Sometimes you may 0 025 Miscellaneous gt not want to cut Till Distance Blade directly to design moved by grade example large PaUp PaDn cut or subgrade You can set an offset by touching the arrows on the NONE OF THESE CHANGE THE FILE keyboard or indicate APPEND 1 LINE NEW TEMPORARY screen CURRENT TEMPORARY LAST SET TEMP 0 5 By pressing the F Key for cut EFill you Design Grade 0 Finish 0 25 top of Gravel Pavement Section can enter a 0 75 top of Sand Pavement Section a 1 75 Clay Grade Pavement Section temporary offset or 0 top of Soil Green Belt Section select from a list PER j eae GE Eon mF CVA Greoeon Realt Gartinn To customize this list select NONE Page 5 of 15 Revision 6 3 2009 AGPS Dirt Pro Fb AGPS Dirt Main Menu questions Different Job l Same Job Simulated Laser Setup Different Job Instrument menu Plot menu Survey File menu Devices menu Choose which Surface to use X Set the Job Name si
15. n option gives further desription Typically these do not need change so if you did not select this option go to next step Revision 6 3 2009 amp Field Data File Load From the file C AMW DATANTEST FBG 2263 Points were loaded 2283 Points were unique 957 378 Is the MAXimum Elevation 950 311 Is the MINimum Elevation 0 Had less than the allowed Elevation 0 Triangles were read directly 0 of these were bad Speed on DIGITAL SLOPE GPS STATUS HOT BUTTON AUTO LABEL MENU LOCATION SHORTCUT MENU W AGPS Dirt F o LEVELI S1 G2 UND WORKina wits e DATA CAPTURE vA DIGITAL GRADE Ea GRADE CORRECTION FOR TANDEM SCRAPERS DOZERS PROPOSED SURFACE CONTOUR MAP CUSTOMIZE COLOR GRID TO SEE WORK PROGRESS SET UP MENU PROFILE VIEW Top View Page 10 of 15 MORE CUT MORE FILL After points are loaded and stored you are given the details about the points Click OK You are taken to the working screen and the program is ready Note The background color of the slope box will show RED if you are committed to something other than the fbg process described later and BLUE for fbg use Working screen explained These notes show a top view with a color grid and contour background Color grids are changed and As built data is collected with A_Cap ON Revision 6 3 2009 Setup Program many questions Setup Program Quickly Differen
16. o occupy this point s real world location Revision 6 3 2009 Sh GPS Setup UTM 1 Point Read One Control Point Would you like to use the raw data from the control point file for point al instead of reading the instrument It has a date time of 10 13 08 59 24 CAUTION you should only say yes if you are 1 using GPS AND 2 your base station is in exactly the same place as before AND 3 it is broadcasting the same corrections instusectl 28 GPS Setup UTM 1 Point Read One Control Point Read the Instrument now Control the Instrument first 10 successful reads were performed Pause before read amount 0 seconds Tries for averaging purposes 10 Quit without reading The averaged results are Raw LAT 42 34030745 LON 83 264521226 ALT 253 6822 RMS LAT 0 0000003122 LON 0 0000001959 ALT 0 00963 a Check Setup Point ul is NEZ 11897587 164 Reading is NEZ EVES DS 7 Lag 2094660 8665 100 2094660 784 distances from ul to this reading are NEZ 0 015 0 082 0 04 a horizontal distance of J The We will set the Rod Length just for this check You will be asked the working Rod Length later The rod length is 8 FEET Note default Is this acceptable Page 8 of 15 You may receive a question about raw data if you have used the point before Read description on screen for
17. on 6 3 2009 Color Grid Key Alternate Groups Default Flat land level Indicate 99 gt 2 01 rgb 64 0 0 99 gt 0 751 TESTAT Soe 101 rgb 128 0 0 0 75 gt 0 501 2 00 gt 1201 1 00 gt 0 501 rgb 192 0 0 0 50 gt 0 331 1 00 gt 0 501 0 50 gt 0 351 rgb 255 0 0 0 33 gt 0 201 0 50 gt 0 401 0 35 gt 0 201 rgb 255 96 0 0 20 gt 0 101 0 40 gt 0 301 0 20 gt 0 101 rgb 255 160 0 0 10 gt 0 051 O30 0 001 0 10 gt 0 051 rgb 255 255 0 0 05 gt 0 031 0 20 gt 0 101 0 05 gt 0 05 rgb 0 192 0 0 03 gt 0 03 6 10 gt 0 10 0 051 gt 0 10 rgb 0 255 128 0 031 gt 0 05 0 101 gt 0 20 0 101 020 rgb 0 255 255 0 051 gt 0 10 0 201 gt 0 30 20 201 0 35 rgb 0 128 255 0 101 gt 0 20 0 301 gt 0 40 0 351 gt 0 50 rgb 0 0 255 20201 20 85 00 0 50 0 501 gt 1 00 rgb 0 0 160 0 331 gt 0 50 0 501 gt 1 00 1 01 gt 2 00 rgb 0 0 96 0 501 gt 0 75 1 01 gt 2 00 20L gt 99 rgb 0 0 32 0 751 gt 99 2 01 gt 99 To pick an alternate group MenU gt Plot Menu gt Color grid control gt Groups of settings gt Fetch amp use a named group Glossary of Terms A_Cap BLADE Control point ctl file Device Instrument Local Point NEZ nez file Path Plot Auto Capture Automatically captures a data po
18. rawing programs The DRW file creation process is described later in this manual If your jobname is MITS1 you may use a DRW file named MITS1 DRW See SAMPLE DRW w e Start the AGPS program o Fark oe Click AGPS on the data E a Em desktop lf one of the options below is a a on the desktop you re can pick that directly 10 the Web Edit File E DRIVE Then select one of the following Start AGPS Ditch Pro amwworks Some computers may start the program when turned on Select AGPS Dirt Pro Load Data Load Data From E Crive From Floppy JAGPS AisPS gt If you do not see this screen and you are taken to the working screen your program is in automatic Resetup mode Skip to the AGPS Pine Pro Wp 727729 Pipe Laying Working screen on Stati b d Gradi Page 9 H Pr ALLOM Dase radil AMW Station lt 7 i nama Naina lPoint Finding Drainage Ditching Page 3 of 15 Revision 6 3 2009 Ae Security oy AGPS Dirt Pro ee You are authorized for 35 executions of this program Rel 10 959 MaxRel 11 5 HardDrive 839718926 Code 2 Normal Machine Pipe NoDitch Stake Z NoPerm Road Pact TrimPay Advanced setup Program many questions setup Program Quickly Different Job Resetup Program Same Job Simulated Laser Setup Different Job Instrument menu Plot menu Survey File menu Devices menu Choose which Surface to use FBGC File Edit te E ER Cancel
19. selected rather than Latitude Longitude and Altitude A file that uses the following columns Name Northing N Easting E Elevation Z Description Description is optional The line curved or straight you wish to follow You can set a path by touching the path you wish to follow on the Plot See also Plot Other forms Plot Menu Plot Window etc The Plot is the lower screen that the field is graphically drawn in Any options to adjust a feature drawn here are found in the Plot Menu Page 14 of 15 Revision 6 3 2009 Quick setup mode Resetup mode Rod length State Plane Station Status GPS Survey File Svy UTM AGPS Dirt Pro A toggled option to automatically start the application the one the option is toggled on instead of going to the Main menu to select an application Available in AGPS Pipe AGPS Ditch and AGPS Shape For AGPS Dirt see Resetup mode A toggled option to automatically start AGPS Dirt and Resetup Program same job instead of going to the Main menu to select an application For AGPS Pipe AGPS Ditch and AGPS Shape see Quick setup mode The distance from the reading point on the GPS antenna to the blade or ground A NEZ coordinate system with zones designed for a particular US State Every State has one or more zones See also Local Point UTM NEZ Explains the current distance from the start of the selected Path This station number format is 12 34 567 The equivalent in
20. t Job Resetup Program Same Job Kind of Blade Display dozer2 Instrument menu T ie h OER eG a Side Vi OFF i ogglie Ow er urrace 1n 1dae 1ew Plot tL Line Width for Side View Surfaces Survey File menu Devices menu Parameters menu Toggle Show Background Drawing ON Pass menu Toggle Text in Background Drawing ON Toggle Show Old Captured Points ON Toggle Show Triangles ON Miscellaneous actions gt Quit this menu mane Onick Gatun Mnda now ON Seal Background Drawing File Control Build DRW File from DXF File Look in Bas S T c E ON levelz svy Ef NATEHOME CTL E NE32_1_4 5 v E Toggle Obey Ignore COLORS ON ud A LEVEL2 TM1 E NATEHOME DXF f nes2_1_4_2 dxf E Togale Clickina Snappin ON My Recent 3 LOWER GRD diio NATEHOME grd E NE32_1_4_PIPE caP fF B g A d f A D p P t AGP PRF Fil Documents motz1 tif E NATEHOME NEZ GW NES2_1_4_PIPE CTL B u 1 rom an g Vata lewer tm 1i motz2 tif E NATEHOME SKF JB Nes2_1_4PIPEDRW g Build from a LANDXML file E mote zip ck natehome srf S Nes2_1_4 pIrerec Build from a PLN File Desktop L motz srfce srf E NATEHOME SvY PSNEs2_14 pIresvy E Build from a SVY File Bi natedata dxf E ne32_1_4 bIn E ne32_1_4f bIn B E natedata SKF ei NES2_1_4 cAP H NES2_1_4F CTL B Load Contour Map built from a SVY File My Decamente en NATEdch ord lines2_1 4 dx E NE32_1_4F FBG Build
21. tion Purpose of Program To provide Cut Fill information anywhere on a job that is a general surface such as a field sub division or parking lot Blade Control Machine Guidance and staking support More than one surface can be loaded for the same job Such as finished and sub grade and it takes only a couple seconds to switch to the other surface Data may be automatically captured as you work to aid in periodic volume reports This information can quickly be used to show remaining Cut and Fill sections of the job If Staking data is logged and a report is produced If a Path is chosen a Left Right indicator is shown as well as station numbers along the Path Files Used Most of the files you work with are stored in the directory named C AMW DATA See the icons named Data Datacmd and Load Data From Floppy in the C AMW folder you see upon startup FBG File Is used to describe the surface to be built It can be as simple as just a list of points or as sophisticated as a set of triangles a TIN In the case of points list the file uses the following columns Name Northing N Easting E Elevation Z Description It can be easily built from a DXF file exported from some CAD program See the file SAMPLE FBG for a sample set of input points If your jooname is MITS1 you will need a FBG file named MITS1 FBG What do ask for when requesting data 1 An AutoCAD 2000 compatible DXF is the preferred
22. when to say yes or no select No if you are going to read the point If you do not see this screen go to the next step If you meet the qualifications to say Yes skip the next step Select Read the Instrument now If no instrument errors occur you will get a notice of the successful reads You will be asked to Check a Control Point to ensure a proper setup Follow the same Read Control Point process above The distance values tell you the difference in the reads these should be less than 0 1 typically If the results are acceptable press OK Revision 6 3 2009 Surface Setup Kind Normal Surface File FB Usage Sh Choose the Surface Commitment to an Elevation none Commitment to a Tipped Plane none Commit to user s Slope OFF i Si normal Surface 2 S2 extra Surface 3 S3 surface3 Surface 4 S4 surface4 Surface 5 S5 surface5 Surface 6 S6 surface6 Surface 7 S7 surface7 Surface 8 S8 surface8 Surface 9 S9 surface9 Cancel Quit No further changes Append 1 line to the bottom of this file Edit the file with the DOS editor Edit the file with Notepad tm Edit the file with Wordpad tm Edit the file like a spread sheet Replace this file with another file Save this file somewhere Append another file to the end of this file lt __ PARAMETERS for Loading Surface Files see next step Please Check the Above PARAMETERS
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