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1. Pick box size gt discussed later The Default snap mode order section is used to select which snap modes will be used by default when no snap mode is selected in the Snap toolbar A A ae ine Check the boxes that correspond with the snap modes you want to be used and drag them so they are listed in the order where the modes with most priority are listed first In the Snap to Grid settings 37 ForeSight DXM set the spacing you want to use for a snap to grid The units are the same as those set for the project When the Snap to Grid button is enabled the cursor will snap to the nearest intersection of this grid The origin for this grid can be set to any coordinates in the Horizontal and Vertical Origin fields The Pick box size slider is used to select the size of the pick box when the cursor is moved over the Plan View User Info The User Info card can be used to personalize your copy of ForeSight DXM This information will not be used anywhere else in the program General The General card is used to toggle the following checkboxes e Automatically update entry fields this will automatically update any field where information is manually entered after the cursor leaves that field When this is unchecked another 38 Colors Performance Display System Snap User Info General Rename Rulez Company name PO Your name Po Address PO City Stabe FC Phone fC
2. Navigating the Program Files Any files opened or created while the current project is open can be viewed from this area You can also change views by clicking the various tabs along the bottom of the project window Reports Any report files created or opened while the current project is open are linked to the current project and listed here ASCII Point Files Any ASCII point files created while the current project is open are linked to the current project and listed here Point Lists Any report files created while the current project is open are linked to the current project and listed here DC Files Any DC files created while the current project is open are linked to the current project and listed here AutoCAD Files Any AutoCAD files created while the current project is open are linked to the current project and listed here LandXML Files Any LandXML files created while the current project is open are linked to the current project and listed here Project Selection Files Any project selection files saved while the current project is open are linked to the current project or job and listed here Job Selection Files Any job selection files saved while the current project is open are linked to the current project or job and listed here ForeSight DXM Creating Projects If ForeSight DXM is started without opening an existing project a blank project will automatically be created where you can then link or imp
3. W Use quick enter mode F Point Name Type in 1 into the Point field Press Enter e Northing am 4 The focus will switch to the Northing field Enter M Elevation your value and press Enter 7 Latitud E a 5 The focus will switch to the Easting field Enter I Height your value Press Enter M Description f El lleva 6 The point will be added as soon as you press Enter The focus will change back to the Northing field and the point name will increment by 1 Cancel If you do not wish to use Quick Enter click on the Quick Enter button and clear the Use quick enter field and click on OK Note When using Quick Enter the Enter button on your keyboard will advance through the selected fields The Tab button will advance the focus to the next field just like in normal editing mode 69 ForeSight DXM Edit Mode Edit Mode is enabled whenever an existing point is selected by either clicking or typing in a point name Edit mode will initialize with the entry fields disabled To edit a particular field you will need to click on the check box for the section the field is in s a Point 7 Northing Select a point to edit by selecting the point from peeing the map or from the edit grid E Po ft 2 Click on the check box for the section you want Description to edit 3 Make your changes and then click Apply The Geodetic Flags changes will be saved If you click Close prior hot a g
4. oooooooononnnonccnnnnnnnnnnnnnnoss 11 load selection froM oooooonnncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnns 56 lOCANZAtION ina 139 141 Ad Usne NE eena 143 horizontals ecen anana 145 Vorea 146 with control points cenisz 156 M mana sedata aa ZF NO geodetic records ennaa 29 polylines and alignments 34 with geodetic data ooooooooooooccccncncnnnos 30 manual mode transfer ooccoccnccnn 90 91 MAP PrOJECtION cccccccccnnnnnnnnnnnonaninononnnnnos 142 mapping plane 2y cxciacedacsascstecissesie ee aaess 142 mersine data 10 MO ree 43 mouse select button ooooconcnnnnnoros o 46 N new layer DUO esddea 46 new DS data Tened ios oia 22 O overview WINKOW occooocccnnnononccnnnonanocnnnnanonos 43 P PANA ala 48 panning and ZOOMING ooooocononncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnss 47 POU VIC W e an E a A a 8 A adlowuicusdnicleass 79 points A A ohana 67 A 70 edit Marti 71 TEO tddi 70 QUICK enter ooccccccnccnnnnnnnnnooccnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnos 68 POLY MITES creas c rejas 72 A E mn eee ee 12 A A hore ences 74 ARA A neat rane ee 74 CA a ica 74 PreterencO Sio aa 35 COLO Saga a tadecneaiweentes 35 CISPlAY AR O AAT 36 A a eassued eiaheane ats 38 A II hoses casas 39 OE I E E A townie E T T 37 E EA E A E N 37 A O a 38 project CCAM ee 10 project MAVICALOL e lo 7 projection MOE cccceeeeeeeeeees 137 141 projection records ooooooooonnccccnononnnnncnnnnnnos 138 projection SettingsS cooccccccno
5. 5 Click OK to create the ASCII file e Description Column separator i Comma Tab Custom Space Cancel 105 Feature Code Editor This section covers the Feature Code Editor A Feature File is used to help describe objects in Survey Pro for Windows CE Select Feature Code Editor from the Tools menu to launch it Feature Code Editor Fa File Edit View Features Help 2 Le E e E a Bi TREE Feature Code Properties Name Berry Row Type Line Feature FENCE Utility Reset Form Unida Changes Species suby Species subi El Getting Started In the past describing a point during data collection involved typing out a description or using descriptor codes prior to storing it This was often an awkward and limited solution TDS Survey Pro for Windows CE allows you to describe points using feature codes Feature codes can be used to describe points more quickly and in more detail than a standard text description particularly when data is collected for several points that fit into a single category For example if the locations for all the utility poles in an 107 ForeSight DXM area were being collected a single feature code could be used to separately describe the condition of each utility pole When describing a point using feature codes a selection is made from any number of main categories called features Once a particular fe
6. Make sure the Transfer Settings field is set to Kermit Manual Mode in the Transfer Settings screen x Local t Cal e Use Kermit Manual Mode Port COH Rate 9600 Parity None Lar C PROGRAM FILESSTOSSFORESIGHT Dim Projectes Name Modified Size Type ooo l A contour Ah 04 30 03 02 26 PM 126 bytes TDS Raw Data File El contour scr 051403 10 42 AM SKE SDR File contour srl 051403 17 57 AM 52b bytes ML Document 3 Copy of Demo crh 1705 02 05 11 PM 26B TOS Coordinate File AR Copy of Demo rwb 110502 05 11 PM 4EB TOS Raw Data File 3 Demo Cro 0416703 09 14 At 30 bytes TDS Coordinate File T Demo def 01 406 03 12 28 PM BRB DF File Demo job 12 11 02 02 27 PM TOKE TDS Job File E demoa lak 11705702 05 11 PM TRB LYE File A Demo RAM 11 05 02 05 11 PM 466 TDS Raw Data File A Diemo rwb 11 05 02 05 11 Ph AKE TOS Rar Data File Demo sml 0106 03 12 28 PM ARB amp ML Document F Demo3 de 01 06703 12 28 PM HKE Trimble Data Collector File 4 Demo3 Job 05 09 03 02 50 Ph 1OKB TDS Job File 3 DESIGN CRS5 11 05 02 05 11 PM 266 TDS Coordinate File les ESOO kok maneta 04 20 Phi OE TCE Fila El Files of type AN Files Drive E CA MASTER Send to Wate Colector Receive from Data Collector and to delete files from your Data Collector or PC The files you transher are not automatically associated or imported into your current project Transfer Settings Close a This dialog lets you transfer files to and f
7. Mapping Plane Vertical Mode Localization Geoid al Selected System H Solution No zone selected one Group One Y Solution Mo Vertical Transtorm Geoid No geod model Geoid Projection Details Report pply the change before saving this Select map projection tat ZONE Save Record ME MEZZO ESE Select one gt Enter the localization parameters optional a Preview document Ney changes on Apply Report Apply Cancel Localization Preview Report Projection Settings Projection Settings Choose a horizontal and vertical Choose a horizontal and vertical wv projection mode wv projection mode Projection Projection Horizontal Mode Ground TOS Localization Vertical Mode Localization Geoid al Current System H Solution Localization not initialized one Group One Y Solution Mo Vertical Transform Geoid Mo geod model File Projection Details Report Ah Save this projection record tothe database Save Record a Configure the a Projection Setu localization zone P gt Enter the localization parameters optional Projection is current system Preview Report Report Apply Close Localization H Geodetics Select Projection Mode Chooze a horizontal and vertical e projection mode Projection Horizontal Mode Ground TDS Localization Vertical Mode Localization Geoi
8. as they are merged into another project or job Colors Performance Display System Snap User Info General Rename Rules Point Rename Option Always rename points Rename points only when there is a conflict Point Rename Rulez Fill gape first then sequential Start after Highest Point Number A Use alpha designator Designator B e g A f Front 4_101 f In Back 101_4 Use numeric offset 1000 Point numbers only For example IF offset 1000 then 1 gt 1001 101 1101 If Always rename points is selected all points will be renamed as they are merged according to how the remaining fields are configured If Rename points only if there is a conflict is selected and there is at least one conflict all the points will be renamed Under the Rename Rules Start with point number should be set to the point number that will be assigned to the first point that is 39 ForeSight DXM renamed Each consecutive point that is renamed will be given the next available point number When Fill gaps first then sequential is selected any points will be renamed with the first available point number where 1 is the lowest possible point name If Start After is selected you can select to start the point renaming after the Highest point number the Next Round 100 the Next Round 1000 or the Next Round 10000 When Use alpha designator is selected points will be renamed with
9. Colors Performance Display System Snap User Info General Rename Rules M Automatically show the Messages toolbar Display the Zoom menu when you right click on empty space M Always generate and save a report IY Always show the Welcome Dialog when starting ForeSight Dish Manage Data step such as pressing OK is required before the new information entered is accepted e Automatically show the Messages toolbar When a message can be displayed after a specific function can be performed it will automatically be displayed in the message window When this is unchecked the E Toggle Messages button would need to be activated for messages to be displayed e Display the Zoom menu when you right click on space When right clicking in the plan view the Zoom menu will be displayed at the cursor location If this is unchecked nothing will happen e Always generate and save a report This will open a report in a new window after completing a routine in ForeSight DXM that is designed to generate a report If this is unchecked no report that can be saved will be created but a report will be displayed in the message area if the E Toggle Messages button is activated e Always show the Welcome Dialog when Starting ForeSight DXM The Welcome message will be displayed when ForeSight DXM is started when this is checked Rename Rules The Rename Rules card is used to define how to handle points with duplicate names
10. Preview Report button displays a report so you can preview exactly how the selected points will be renamed gt als M Pressing Rename will perform the renaming of the selected points Select paint FP E Open Rules gt Preview the l renameing Preview Report results Press Rename button to s rename the selected points Rename points in the raw data file Close 53 ForeSight DXM 2D to 3D Points This option will assign a specified elevation to all the selected points that do not have elevation which will occur after importing 2D file from AutoCAD This routine can also change the existing elevations of the selected points to a specified elevation The specified elevation is entered in the Elevation field When the o Only change points with missing elevations checkbox ey cae hd i is checked only the selected points with missing elevations will be changed When this is un checked all a ea ai selected points will be changed 2D to 3D points Clear Current Selection PEE Cose 3 objects selected This option will deselect any objects that are currently selected on your map If you are unsure whether anything is selected in the first place just look at the bottom right corner of the ForeSight DXM window There will be a small boxed area on the status bar If anything is selected there will be a number in the box Selection Editor The selection editor allows you to maintain up
11. e Rotation Z the rotation on the Z axis between the two datums e Scale PPM the scale between the two datums Because the scale is often small this value is given in parts per million ppm For example 5 ppm 169 ForeSight DXM corresponds to a unity based scale factor of 1 000005 and 5ppm corresponds to a unity based scale factor of 0 999995 The parameters can be defined in one of two directions either the local datum to WGS84 or WGS84 to the local datum Grid File Datum A grid datum is a set of files that define the datum shift for grid locations where the datum shift for any location can be interpolated from the files It uses a set of two for horizontal transformation only or three for horizontal and vertical transformation grid data files The grid data files are in the datum grid file def format Zone Record A zone record describes a map projection used to transform geodetic Latitude Longitude positions into plane Northing Easting There are many different zone types possible in the coordinate system database file and the CSE can display the parameters of any zone However the CSE only supports editing and creation of the five most common types All zone types share the following parameters e Origin Latitude The local geodetic latitude of the origin of the map projection zone e Origin Longitude The local geodetic longitude of the origin of the map projection zone e Origin Northing Also
12. 5 If you do not want to export any data and simply want to create a new TDS data file containing a single starting point select the Start Location radio button and specify the coordinates for the point 6 Inthe Choose a name field enter a valid name for the new file Keep in mind that the HP48 and all DOS based data collectors can only work with job names that have no more than 8 alphanumeric characters The appropriate 3 character extension will be added automatically 7 Click the Create button to create the new TDS data file 23 ForeSight DXM Working with Data Files You can import link and merge TDS and Nikon data files into the current project or you can open a TDS or Nikon data file by itself and view and edit the data in its native format TDS data files include Coordinate files CR5 Job files JOB and Raw Data files RW5 and RAW Nikon data files include coordinate files NIK and raw data files NRD ForeSight DXM supports both two dimensional 2D and three dimensional 3D surveys There are some limitations that must be considered when editing and saving a data file When you open a particular data file for the first time you will be prompted to specify the units used in it because this information is not stored within the file If you open the same data file in the future you will not be prompted for this information again since the previous selections are saved in the Project fi
13. Browse In the Memory section the Undo Stack Size specifies the number of undo procedures that can be performed When Enable Autosave is checked a backup of the project will automatically be saved after each time the number of minutes specified is reached This backup will only be restored if the program is shut down unexpectedly This function is not a replacement for the normal File Save Project routine which should still be performed manually on a regular basis Snap The Snap card is used to configure the snap settings The use of snap modes is Colors Performance Display System Snap User Info General Rename Rules Default snap mode order Use thi to choose WHICH snap modes will happen when no single snap mode ts selected AND in what ORDER Drag snap modes to the top to give them first priority Unless a snap mode has a check in front of it it will not be used Note when appropriate we will run a snap to pont if all other snaps Fall Point ena ol End of segment Nearest Intersection JGrid Snap to Grid settings Horizontal Spacing fi Wertical Spacing fi Horizontal Origin jo jo Units for the snap grid settings depend on the view For example if you are using feet on the plan view and you polyline the Horizontal Spacing to 10 the grid marks will be 10 ftm apart Vertical Origin
14. It can Path to Geoid File Choose Path i 1 Convert an entire Format of Extracted Sub Grid pre 3 5 format grd Y geoid file into Trimble Geoid Grid File ggf format Geoid Model Description 4 genid grid based on the EGM96 geopotential model supplied by the National Geospatiallntelligence Agency formerly called the National Imager and Mapping Agency 2 Extract a sub grid from a geoid file Grid Spacing 15 15 Grid Extents 905 90N 180E 180 3 Required Source File ww 5mgh grd Simultaneously extract a sub grid from a geoid file and Sub Grid Extents convert it to gef Sub Grid Central Latitude 0 00000000000 format Sub Grid Central Longitude 0 00000000000 The modified geoid file can then be transferred to the Project Extent 0 0 Miles r data collector using Transfer e Send Receive Files Creating and Converting a Sub Grid Geoid File World EGM96 1 Select the Geoid Model US NGS Geod99 Conus US NGS Geoid93 Alaska 2 Specify the Path to Geoid File Click Choose Path if US NGS Geoid99 Hawaii US NGS Geoid99 Puerto Rico you need to browse to the source data file location US NGS Geod03 Conus Note This is the path to the original source file for this geoid and not the path to the files used by the geodetic engine in ForeSight DXM All of the supported geoid models are contained on the TDS Survey Works CD in Root Geodata and are listed here 163
15. The results of Simple mode inverses are shown below Poiat 1 Point 2 Distance Direction Horthing Easting Elevation Slope Distance Grade 2 3l 6 402 963 217 45 So 316 548 246 752 6 007 405 006 1 4055 31 34 246 902 210 02 S4 213 719 123 632 4 155 246 25 1 696 31 40 501 703 227 09 s2 341 141 367 870 11 464 501 34 2 2505 Side Shot Mode Select the Side shot radio button in the Inverse Mode section The only difference between Side shot and Simple modes is that once Point 2 is filled in and the results computed the focus does not return to the Point 1 field The focus will stay in the Point 2 field allowing you to get a radial report of multiple points by continuing to click on points The results looks like below Point 1 Point 2 Distance Direction Horthing Easting Elevation Slope Distance brade 3l 6 402 963 217 45 S9 318 548 216 792 6 000 403 006 1 459 31 34 246 902 210 02 54 213 719 123 632 4 156 16 038 1 696 3l 40 501 703 227709 32 341 141 367 870 11 464 501 834 A ADDS 31 40 501 703 227 D00 32 342 141 367 370 11 464 501 534 ran 5 124 Coordinate Geometry Sequence Mode Select the Sequence radio button to put Inverse into the Sequence mode Sequence takes the previous ForeSight DXM point Potnt 2 field and makes it the current occupy point Point 1 field You can think of Sequence as being similar to a Traverse operation The report looks like below Poiat 1 Point 2
16. Tip Holding the mouse cursor over the Mouse Pick button 28 will display a simplified list of the selected objects Save Selection to File prompts you for a file name and saves the current selection to the specified SEL file which can then be used later Load Selection from File loads a selection that was previously saved to a SEL file and makes it the current selection 59 ForeSight DXM Save Selection to File This option is a shortcut to saving the current selection to a specific location in the Selection Editor described above Simply expand the menu item by touching the mouse to it and enter the file name You can also use the keyboard shortcut to save the current selection to any of the six locations by pressing Alt along with F1 through F6 respectively Load Selection from This option is a shortcut to restore a saved selection from the Selection Editor to make it the current selection Simply expand the menu item by touching the mouse to 1t and click the saved selection from the list that you want to use as the current selection You can also use the keyboard shortcut to restore a specific saved selection to use as the current selection by pressing Alt along with 1 through 6 respectively 56 Layers Overview A layer can be thought of as a transparent sheet of paper with objects drawn on it Every object drawn by ForeSight DXM is placed on a layer Understanding layers is important in getting the m
17. overall ForeSight DXM Project This refers to the working environment of ForeSight DXM and all the internal data and linked files The second meaning is the actual ForeSight DXM project database file the PRO file The project file contains all the imported or created data that displays in the Plan view and it contains all the links to the other files In this way the ForeSight DXM project can be used to manage your overall work JOB files and CR5 files are TDS data collector files These files are used on TDS data collectors to store field data Although there can be multiple TDS data collector files linked to a Project only one can be open for editing at any given time If you make changes to a linked data collector file ForeSight DXM will prompt you to save the changes before closing the file The current data collector file that is open in the editor will be closed if a different file is selected from the project manager or if the Project is closed If you have made changes to a job file and then decide that these 27 ForeSight DXM changes were incorrect close the job file and select Cancel when prompted to save the changes The changes will then be discarded What Manage Data Does Manage Data is used to move survey data from a project file to a data collector file or from a data collector file to a project file Manage Data is the only way to accomplish this task The reason for this workflow is that the Manage Data feature cont
18. those points from the horizontal or vertical solution and the localization will be resolved with the new control point assignments When blunder detection is turned off we will simply show the RMS of the solution in the results area Note In order for blunder detection to run you must have at least one more than the minimum number of control points for the H or V solution 6 Tap Solve The localization parameters are computed using the selected control points and the dialog box is filled in with solution RMS values 158 Geodetics 7 The Solution Results box consists of the result of the Set desired H and flags applied to the localization GPS Control Pt List A A O 1 0 004 0 001 0 005 6A1054 Yes Yes 0001 0 005 0 005 GAGS Yes Yes 0012 0 013 0 015 MAG Yes Yes 0 009 O00 0 005 solution along with an indicator hinting to the quality of the solution If blunder detection is used those results are displayed here otherwise RMS results are shown If you are not happy with the solution residual or misclosure values for any point and have not yet applied the solution you can change the control points used by tapping in the H and or V columns Solve Localization Horizontal Solve Horizontal hal Vertical Vertical Shift Orly ki Blunder Detection Enabled e Click Solve to solve the Localization Solution Results Localization Solved Large H residual at GAT9917 0 018 m Vertical Solution Q
19. without clicking on the Apply button will close the dialog box and not save the changes 71 ForeSight DXM Working with 2D Points ForeSight DXM allows you to process data files and create projects with two dimensional survey data Two dimensional points are noted by having in the elevation field It is important to remember that a 2D data point can never lead to 3D data For example a two dimensional point which is used to calculate an inverse between itself and another point can only result in a two dimensional solution No elevation data will be generated Some other routines which will be affected by having 2D data include Add Edit Alignments no vertical segments will be possible Translate and Scale elevation changes will only be applied to those points with a current elevation and Cut Sheet Reports no cut fill information will be generated Polylines A polyline is an object that joins points together with lines and arcs A polyline is made up of segments that are drawn between existing points The figure here shows a closed polyline The polyline was drawn between points 5 2 1 6 and 5 again to close the polyline As you can see there are four segments in the polyline Creating Straight Polyline Segments Before you can create a polyline you need some points Open any project that contains some points using File Open You should have the point labels View Point Labels turned on to make i
20. 0 y m Line B Line E Base point B DES o Do the same as above for Base point B for a second ho reference point C Direction E ee e Distance 1000 0 y m Storing Points Site 4 007 202 682 m By default Store point C will be active If you do not C Easting 665 644 003 m want to store any points do not check the Store point C D Northing 4 006 333 498 m or Store point D check boxes Store point D will not be D Easting 667 013 307 m active when performing a direction direction Store point C intersection In the case where neither store point boxes are checked ForeSight DXM will compute the rsectPtC results and draw construction lines and print results in e the message window but no points will be stored Once you determine that you want to store one or both points check the appropriate box es and click on the Solve bd button again Resu Its Report Close Up to two new points will be stored using the given parameters If you did not check the store point fields the results will show point C and D instead of point names Point C is the first point stored and will be the point that is clockwise from a line from Base Point A to Base Point B if Distance Distance is used If Distance Direction is used point C will be clockwise from a line from the base point using distance to the base point using direction See the graphic showing the types of intersections above 128 Coordinate Geometry a I Compute Area a C
21. 113 TACE UACEGNOF asidero 115 ECItinG a Feature Plena 116 INE FOM Eto iaa 118 NIKON Code List Editi iaa 121 COOFGIN ale G COMP iii 123 CONSEFUICHION LINES x add 123 NVa Se POINT TOPON cearnan 123 POMbINDIFECA Ostia 126 lares anio APA A O 127 COMPUTE AT Suns dels 129 CIOSUFS REO Pardo 129 SURVEY A Gy USHN CNS ia 131 OVAS West as 131 Translation Aduse anen 131 ROION A GJU SNE aE tweereintisul asian enmneiialent ahaueanunalenmumnnavinels 134 SCAG Ad UM aaa aid 135 o O 137 Seda ele BaS CS ra traida 137 FEO ECHO M OOG tela a 137 PrOJ ECON RECO Siria 138 SAVE CONG da 139 PROJECTION SEACUN OS arcaicas 140 Select Projection Modena 141 PFOCCO SEU IAGS dao 141 LOCAlzaUON A GJUSINEN Erina a a 143 SCO LIC Cal Uli 146 Page One Select Input MEtNOO ccocccccocccncocccnconncnonncnnonncnonnnononnnnnonnnraranoraranorarancranannnns 147 Page Two Select Source Projeti ON saciid i a Aa 148 Page Three Select Destination ProjectiOD coccoccccocccnoccnoonnncarnncaronconnnrarnrarancorancnrnncanes 149 Contents Page Four Spec FO MaS aeta E 149 PAGS FIVE RSU ainia 151 Page Six Save Custom ASCII file OF Report ccococccocccccoccnonacnnonannnonornnononnncnannncnornnnnnnnos 153 AAD ORE GPS Controlan ais 154 Solve Localizat O atando aa 156 Localization with Control POINTS ieissa EEN 156 AdU WITT Proe OM sona 160 Pageone Sa ect OD OCIS iia 160 Page Two Three Select Projection Record ococcccocccccocccccocnnconncncannn
22. Click on the Pick Base Point button to select a point with geodetic coordinates such as a RTK survey base point Or click on the Key In Base Point to input the origin values When keying in the origin values you can set the Origin Scale by entering a scale factor or by entering an origin height and the dialog will convert it to a scale factor If this localization is to match a solution from an autonomous base then enter the Setup Group see the section on the Localization Adjustment for more information on setup 141 ForeSight DXM groups Finally check the Use Geoid Model box if you wish to use a geoid model and select the appropriate model from the list Click on OK when you are satisfied with the settings You can also select a TDS Localization zone or a solved TDS Localization site from the coordinate system database file Click on either Pick Database Zone or Pick Database Site to select TDS Localization records from the database If there are no TDS Localization zone or site records in the database you will not be able to switch to those controls Map Projection In Mapping Plane horizontal mode a map projection zone is selected from the coordinate system database Tap the Select Zone button to open the Map View Zones Projection Setup dialog where you can select any zone C View Sites or site record in the database First click on either View Zones or View Sites to show the zones or site records in the database file If y
23. Distance Direction Horthing Easting Elevation Slope Distance Grade 4 31 5 103 963 217 4A5 So 316 548 2416 752 6 007 105 008 1 4135 31 34 246 902 210 02 S4 213 719 123 622 4 103 246 956 1 696 31 40 501 703 27 09 327 391 141 367 670 211 454 301 504 4003 31 4 501 703 227 09 32 341 141 367 870 11 464 201 634 2103 al 40 501 703 227 09 32 341 141 367 870 11 464 501 034 A eS Multiple Side Shot Mode Multiple Side Shot Mode is the same as Side shot mode except you can use the select features of ForeSight DXM to select multiple points based on description layer color etc The report looks like the following Point 1 31 Point 2 Description Distance Direction Horthing Easting Elevation Slope Distance Grade 35 TREE 257 923837 195 08 10 251 175 56 618 1 577 257 929 O 612 36 TOPO 253 110888 L 30 33 252 8672 11 000 0 306 253 111 0 153 125 ForeSight DXM Point in Direction Point in Direction is possibly the most useful tool for computing new points that ForeSight DXM offers Point In Direction MULA From Point From Point Enter the point that you want to use as your base This Pi Meme is where the indicated direction and distance will originate from for computing the new point Direction 0 000000 y den Direction Horizontal Distance y m Enter the direction in either bearing or azimuth If you E 0 000000 gt deg have an existing line that defines the direction y
24. ForeSight DXM 3 Specify the Format of extracted sub grid If you are using Survey Pro 3 5 or later this is the GGF file format If you are using a version of Survey Pro prior to 3 5 this is the same file type as the source geoid file 4 Entera Sub Grid Central Latitude and a Sub Grid Central Longitude location Remember that the Sub Grid Central Longitude is entered as a negative number for locations in the U S 5 Enter a Project Extent and specify the units These values will be used with the Central Latitude Longitude values to calculate the area of the sub grid file 6 Click OK to create the sub grid file The Save As window will open Name the file and save it in the desired location Converting a Geoid File The older Canadian geoids GSD95 HT 1 01 or HT 97 do not require allow a sub grid to be extracted The file can be converted in its entirety to ggf format for versions of Survey Pro 3 5 or later For Survey Pro versions prior to 3 5 the entire geoid file can be transferred Geoid File Convert and Sub Grid into the data collector a ca ee Bol Oder an ada T without modification Path to Geoid File CAGEO_DATA Choose Path Note the replacement of the Sub Grid Extents portion of Format of Extracted Sub Grid Survey Pro 3 5 format gaf the dialog with a sentence which reads Convert this E i Geoid Hodel Description entire geoid data file into A hybrid geoid model Transformation ITRFSE NA
25. Latitude Longitude Height Next gt ae Click on each column heading to change what type of data the column contains This preview shows up to the first 100 rows in the data file Point Name Easting Northing 1 0 0 0 0 Eat 2 126 408049 38 456583 e 3 79 466732 19 195666 e 4 32 975469 5 504556 Latitude F 10 A1R41 R3 nena Longitude Height 37103 Description 10819 Ignore this column The final dialog gives you various options on how the data will be imported You can select which layer you want the new data stored to from the Place Imported Points on layer drop down list Under the Point Name Option you can select the Use point rename rules to use the default rules for any points being imported that have duplicate names to those in the current project The default rename rules are specified in the File Preferences Rename Rules screen which can be quickly accessed with the Open Rules button If Overwrite all existing points with the same name is selected any existing points with duplicate point names will be overwritten with the new imported points If Save the imported points to a selection file is selected a list of all the imported points will also be written to the file specified in the corresponding field This file can then be used to later select the imported points via the Selection Editor Page 54 13 ForeSight DXM 14 Import ASCH Wizard Ea m m Finally you must specify the
26. Meters Units e Ifyour input type is manual and the source projection is the document projection then the units are defined by the document and this control is replaced with a static display of the current document units 3 If your input source is Load ASCII data file then select the input file name Click Browse to open the file save dialog and pick a file name 149 ForeSight DXM e Check Ignore First Line header line if your input file has a header in the first line Leave this box unchecked if your input file has no header 4 Select the format for the destination coordinates Choose LLH dms to enter Latitude Longitude Height in the usual ddd mmsssssss style Choose LLH deg to enter Latitude Longitude Height in decimal degrees Choose NEE to enter Northing Easting Elevation e If your destination projection is WGS84 then you can choose only WGS84 LLH dms or WGS84 LLH deg 5 Select the units for the destination coordinates e If your input type is manual and the destination projection is the document projection then the units are defined by the document and this control is replaced with a static display of the current document units 150 Geodetics Page Five Results Manual input individual locations If the source for input is Manual input the final page is where you enter the geodetic points to transform The input values and the results for each point are shown on the interface The
27. Solve Localization to open the Solve Localization dialog 157 ForeSight DXM 2 Inthe GPS Control Pt List control points collected e will be identified with an H and or V Points marked Set desired H and Y flags H will be used to solve horizontal localization Points elec GPS Control Pt List marked with a V will be used to solve vertical ER localization You can select or deselect any point by highlighting that point and then tap corresponding H Els S and or V column or you can press H and or V on the MAG Yes Yes keyboard 3 Ifyou wish to hold the horizontal scale of the GPS measurements but you want the localization E adjustment to correct for a rotation select Solve Horizontal SolveHorzonta Rotation Only in the Horizontal field Vertical Vertical Shift Only i Blunder Detection Enabled vw Note When using Solve Rotation Only you are only ee SS BE allowed to use two horizontal control points a Click Solve to solve oe the Localization Solution Results 4 Inthe Vertical field you have the choice to adjust at Vertical Shift Only Vertical Shift Inclined Plane or no vertical adjustment 5 When blunder detection is enabled we will use all of g gt iti Henn to adel points wath the selected horizontal and vertical control points to attempt to detect any gross errors in the localization Report Close control points If any gross errors are detected you will be prompted to remove
28. Survey Pro refer to your Survey Pro manual 119 Nikon Code List Editor This editor is used to create or edit Nikon Code List files in Nikon PT Code list format or DXM Description file format DES The code list file can then be exported to a Nikon total station for use during data collection A code list file helps eliminate tedious description entries in the field Nikon Code List Editor Nikon des File Edit view Codes 0 5 0 85 8 E El E wsl B Sorted Properties Structure General Barn Building Heading DEFAULT House E Utility ListLabel O00 Description merg description code file works in Nikon total y The text box below can show you how the stations or DAM To simulate a Nikon total station you must uncheck the check box That iz you should use code stored as object description Description Use hotkey ALT 5 PACE to show the description list Use code displayed as object description In general a code list allows the total station user to navigate through a list of options to find the right description for a collected point The user has the ability to 121 ForeSight DXM create codes which can be embedded in lists and sub lists In this example the descriptor House is more easily found by navigating through the list Buildings Permanent instead of browsing through a list of the four possible building types It is important to remember that each list and su
29. You can import data from an ASCII file an AutoCAD DXF file or a LandXML XML file to any TDS file including projects coordinate files or job files The type of data that can be imported depends on the type of TDS data file that is currently open Importing from an ASCII Text File ASCII files containing coordinate data can be imported into an existing project Since the format of the data in the ASCII file can vary the ASCII Import wizard is used to help define the format The procedure for Import ASCII Wizard First pou must specity which special character Ta separates each value in the file importing an ASCII file is as follows The values are separated by ass 1 Select File Import ASCII TXT a TA 303 etc os 2 Specify how each column in the text Some other character file is separated by selecting the appropriate radio button and click Next gt Cancel Help 12 Navigating the Program 3 Select the order of the columns by clicking the appropriate radio button Next you must specify which coordinate data value ad Is in each column in the data file You can also define each column Typical column orders independently by clicking on any Pe Nane wing Easing Eleva Desc column heading and selecting the Point Name Northing Easting Elevation appropriate title When the dialog Point Name Latitude Longitude Height Description box is configured correctly click Point Name
30. automatically refresh when the Plan view changes You must right click in the Overview window area to get a menu and then click on Refresh 43 ForeSight DXM Snap Mode Toolbar lor A Ala The snap mode toolbar is used to select a snap mode The usage of the snap modes is discussed in the Snap section Map Toolbar af 2 6 6 The Map toolbar contains shortcuts to all the options in the Map menu The usage of the Map functions is discussed in the Map section DC Settings gt windows CE Ranger Recon F The DC Settings toolbar contains tools for communicating with your data collector There are tools for transferring information and for selecting the type of unit The usage of these tools is discussed in more detail in the Transfer section of this manual starting on Page 85 44 Manage Data Hotkeys ForeSight DXM has keyboard shortcuts or hotkeys available to perform a variety of functions quickly Hotkey Function Alt Backspace Toggle between Job and Project Ctrl 1 Flan View Ctrl 2 Profile Views otra Sheet View Ctrl 4 Coordinates Numbered Hotkeys relate to view options EA Faw Data Ctrl A Job View Ctrl Surface View Ctrl 8 Full Screen Ctrl A Zoom Extents Ctrl B Display Point Labels Located next to non plotting point labels Ctrl O Delete Objects Ctrl E Erase Scratch Ctrl F Feature Code Editor Ctrl G Geodetic Calculator Ctrl Inverse Point to Point C
31. called False Northing is the Y value of the origin coordinate of the map projection zone e Origin Easting Also called False Easting is the X value of the origin coordinate of the map projection zone e Grid Direction Describes the direction of increasing positive coordinates The most common grid direction is North East which matches the Cartesian xy system used in mathematics e Grid Azimuth Describes the azimuth format of the zone North azimuth has direction clockwise from the positive y axis South azimuth has direction clockwise from the negative y axis The following zones use different additional parameters e Transverse Mercator Zones e Lambert Conformal Conic One Parallel Zones e Oblique Stereographic Zones 170 O Geodetics Origin Scale The scale factor at the origin of the map projection zone e Lambert Conformal Conic Two Parallel Zones e Albers Equal Area Conic Zones O North Parallel Is the local geodetic latitude of the northern standard parallel of the conic section tangent to the ellipsoid South Parallel Is the local geodetic latitude of the southern standard parallel of the conic section tangent to the ellipsoid e Oblique Mercator Angle Zones O Origin Scale The scale factor at the origin of the map projection zone Skew Angle Angle at the central meridian of the projection Origin Centre Origin at center of projection this indicates that the origin of the projection is coinc
32. cause differences in computed distances between existing points and the alignment These differences are usually quite small Preferences The File Preferences dialog box is used to configure several different settings in ForeSight DXM Each screen is explained below Colors The Colors card allows you to change the default colors for the objects displayed in the Plan View Clicking Preferences any of the colored buttons will open a color Colors Display System Snap User Info General Rename Rules Description Codes map where you can Graphics Preview select a new color by Cursor CRY clicking on it Pac Jeyn a EEN Clicking on the Choose ie Ea colors for me button will change all the colors ba Gon EN Default back to the default color Raw Data Sideshots a Choose colors for me scheme Faw Data Conflicts EN Cancel Help 39 ForeSight DXM Display The Display card is used to Colors Performance Display System snap User Info General Rename Rules configure what is displayed in Segments Fer Object the Plan View Arcs fin Spirals The Segments Per Object Vertical Curves fo o section is used to configure the number of segments that Choose Font 6 MS Sans Serif are used to draw the I Display Point Descriptions corresponding curved objects I Display Point Elevations to the screen in the Plan List Views View The more segments Choose Font 9 Arial used the smoother the
33. complete set of coordinate system parameters ellipsoid datum map projection geoid model and a possible Localization adjustment The record can be selected from the database when in Mapping Plane mode configured and created in Survey Pro while using the Ground TDS Localization mode or can be manually keyed in A project or job file can have two projection records one in Ground TDS Localization mode and one in Mapping Plane mode If a file has two projection records you can pick the desired record by simply choosing which horizontal 30 Manage Data projection mode to use Then the projection record currently attached to the set projection mode is the one used for geodetic computations Note Please see Geodetics on Page 137 for further information on geodetic operations in ForeSight DXM Note The following examples show how to move data from a job to the project The procedure is the same if you were moving data from the project to a job The terms source and destination file are used to generalize the procedures Situation 1 Source file and destination file have matching coordinate systems In this case operation of the Manage Data routine is exactly like the operation for no geodetic records above Since the records match there is no need for any adjustments Situation 2 Source file has coordinate system destination file does not The first step is virtually the same as described above for no geodetic data The onl
34. copy objects the same distance and direction as Demo NAE defined by the difference between the Copy from location and the Copy to location For each location you can em Select objects to copy either enter the coordinates by hand or click anywhere on your map After each location is defined click the Copy from Copy button to copy the objects You can continue Ca Northing clicking the Copy button to make additional copies of ia the selected items to positions progressively further away from their starting locations The Point Rename Copy to Rules button accesses the Rename Rules preferences A Morthing foo ft where the naming of the new points is configured Easting bo h Use Point Rename Rules Point Rename Rulez Move current selection to the new objects Copy Close 52 Manage Data Delete Objects The Delete Objects option allows you to select objects from your map and delete DEE j them Simply select the objects from your map using the Mouse Select button then click Delete a Select objects to delete M Note In many dialog boxes you can click the M button to the right of the Mouse Select button and select List of Selected Objects to see a list of all the objects that are currently selected Rename Points This option will rename the selected points The Open Rules button accesses the Rename Rules preferences where the naming of the new points is configured The Rename Points
35. data file they will not have to be selected again if the same data file is re opened later If the file is a raw data type then the raw data will be reduced and points produced The Raw Data Regeneration Options dialog box will open first to allow changes to the settings if necessary Note Files that are linked are actually copied from their original folder into the Project folder Note DC files are not linked Instead a job file is generated that is linked However the DC file will not be displayed in the job file list but under the DC file list 11 ForeSight DXM Import Control Points Job Import Control Points Control points are a set of known points that are stored in a separate file but are used in multiple jobs which are in the same area You can import control points from another Job Cr5 or Nik file To import a set of control points select Import Control Points from the Job menu Locate and select the file from which you would like to import the points Click on the Open button DXM uses a CONTROL layer to specify control points The Import Control Points function will create if necessary a CONTROL layer and import the points to that layer within the currently active job The point names must be unique There is no renaming or overwriting A small dialog will appear asking you if you want to see a report on the imported points Click Yes to generate a report or No for no report Importing Data
36. either Insert New or Append Segment to enter the spiral segment to the horizontal alignment We have now added all available horizontal segment types Next we will define the vertical alignment 82 HA AddE dit Alignment cay elect an Edit PP amen Existing Nev Werte HAL VAL General h Select a segment fram Picka Y the list or the map Segment Fy Sta 1 50 0000 Elev A2 0 00 00 L 100 0000 a az 000 00 A 100 0000 L 50 0000 F End Insert Before i Insert After Inzert New Delete Undo Segment Type Curve Turn Spiral E C Left Right Azimuth 28 38524 y deg 4 Make the segment tangent to previous Lenath 200 0 li Radius fi 00 0 lt Spiral C Tsis CS to ST Add Apply Report Close Points Polylines and Alignments Vertical Alignment The horizontal and vertical alignments are defined independently but they always begin at the same POB 1 Start by clicking the VAL Vertical Alignment tab and select the Insert After radio button o A 2 We will first enter a vertical grade of 40 y Selectan Edi Change the Segment Type to Line and insert a CP alignment Existing Hew J Length of 150 and a Grade of 4 Vertex HAL VAL General 3 Tap either Insert New or Append Segment to A Select a segment fram the list add the segment to the vertical alignment Sta Elev EE F Feet Tip Right clicking within the VAL pr
37. folder 2 Will create a new folder within the current folder 4 x Deletes the selected file s or folder 5 Displays only the file names in the current folder 6 El Displays the file names size date and type in the current folder In the Destination section leave both checkboxes unchecked if you want to save the new file in the same location and with the same name but with a different extension as the source file Check the File Path and or File Name checkboxes and specify a new path or file name respectively There are two ways to perform the actual conversion e You can select the file s to be converted from the left side of the dialog click the button on the right side that corresponds to the file you are converting to then click the Convert Selected File s gt gt button e The other method is to select the file s from the left side of the dialog then drag them over the button on the right that describes the file type you want to convert them to The contents of the source file as well as the source and destination file types selected determine if anything other than coordinate data is written to the destination file 102 File Conversions ASCII Conversion Since there is no set standard for the format of an ASCII coordinate file converting to or from an ASCII file requires additional steps to define the format of the ASCII file Converting from an ASCII Source File 1 Locate the ASCII source f
38. following Select the distance unit used in the ASCI file Feet Place imported points on layer Point Mame Option Use point rename mules Open Rulez Preview Renaming Report Dvenurite all existing points with the same name Import Options Save the imported points to a selection file Browse Ah The imported points will be saved to the selection file specified and then can be loaded to a selection later Specify Missing Elevation Threshold ft m ae Any points with elevations at or below the Missing Elevation Threshold will be Imported as D points Generate and display a report after importing Press the Finish button to import the points Back Cancel Help If the Specify Missing Elevation Threshold option is checked a minimum elevation must then be specified in the corresponding field If any imported points have elevations that fall below the elevation specified they will be imported as 2D points without elevations Check the last option Generate and display a report after importing if you want to generate a report that lists the details of the import routine Click Finish to complete the ASCII import routine Navigating the Program Importing AutoCAD DXF or LandXML XML The procedure to import data into an existing project using an AutoCAD DXF file or a LandXML XML file is nearly identical Select File Import select the appropriate file type F
39. gt Select the RINE file for this control point W Only show points within 100m ee the email containing the solution report with your email Details editor and then click on File gt Save As Specify to save the file as plain text and make sure the file has a txt extension Apply Close 4 Enter the source for the accurate local coordinate to apply to the selected point If you are using an OPUS solution report or an NGS data sheet use the Browse button to locate the appropriate directory and then pick the desired item from the drop down list If you want to see additional details on any item tap Details If you are keying in a local coordinate choose the Coordinate Type and key in the North East and Elevation or the Latitude Longitude and Height 5 Tap after you have entered the local coordinate for the selected point Repeat the above steps for any additional points if necessary 155 ForeSight DXM Solve Localization When you start a GPS survey from an autonomous base position you need to solve a localization to adjust GPS measurements into local coordinates This is the case for both horizontal projection modes In most situations localization takes place in the field using Survey Pro but in situations where there was not enough control information to localize in the field or you simply want to redo your localization you can localize with ForeSight DXM using the Adjustments Solve Localization menu ite
40. is not depressed the mode button will disable itself after a selection returning to the Default snap setting Snap to Snap to End of Segment Nearest ES 4 w ks W Snap to Lock Snap e 7 Snap Free rl 3 l A i i Sna Lo AN pa to Snap to oe A F ey Intersection E ha A Snap to FP Snap to Mid Segment Radius Point 63 ForeSight DXM Snap Modes In general a part of the appropriate object must pass or lie inside the pick box in order for the snap to be effective except when in Snap Free mode The appropriate part of the object for each mode is indicated below When you use the pick box to select a target for an operation such as drawing a polyline ForeSight DXM will show you the location of the snap with a floating pick box called the Snap Indicator drawn in your highlight color Pick box with cross hairs we el Snap Indication for ae Snap to PI Nee ForeSight DXM will also show you the coordinates of the pick box position under the lower left corner of the Plan View NOTE There are several terms used to describe the mouse pointer in this manual Cursor is used to describe the pointer when it is held over the menu or a dialog box Pick box is used to describe the pointer when it is over the drawing area in any View The term mouse is also used as a generic term for the mouse pointer 64 Snap Settings T Snap
41. menu item or sub menu item is selected the Menu Item Properties for that item are displayed on the right side of the screen This contains a field called Default where either Yes or No can be selected When Yes is selected for a menu or sub menu item a vcheckmark is displayed next to it This indicates that this item will be the default selection when using the feature code during data collection Add the Sub Menu Items to the Pole Menu Item l 2 114 Select the Pole menu item by clicking on it Add a new sub menu item using any of the following commands e Click on the New Sub Menu Item button al e Press Ctrl S on your keyboard e Pull down the Features menu and select New Sub Menu Item A question mark will be displayed along with a blinking cursor P Enter Wood Steel or Composite as the name of the new menu item and press Enter Repeat Steps 1 through 3 until each of the Wood Steel and Composite sub menu items have been created Feature Code Editor Add the Sub Menu Items to the Pedestal Menu Item 1 Select the Pedestal menu item by clicking on it and then follow Steps 1 and 3 to create the Cable and Phone sub menu items The Unit Editor The Unit Editor is used to create a list of units which can be used with value attributes within the current feature file When a value attribute is created the units for that attribute can be selected from the list of units created with the Unit Editor
42. merging it with the proper local north east elevation coordinate from some external source to create a GPS control point Once there are enough control points you can localize and update all of the GPS collected points with the proper local coordinates You can only import GPS control when your horizontal projection mode is set to Mapping Plane There are three common work flow scenarios when using the Import GPS Control routine e You start a survey with your base on a new autonomous position You set the base to log data for post processing while you do your RTK In the field you begin your survey without solving localization You then submit the post processing data file to the NGS OPUS service and get back the calculated local coordinate You then wish to adjust the survey to match the calculated coordinate for your base e You start a survey with your base on a new autonomous position You occupy one or more NGS control monuments during the survey but you do not have the data sheet with the published north east and elevation coordinate in the field You get back to the office and download these data sheets from the NGS web site and you wish to solve a localization using these points as control e You start a survey with your base on an autonomous position You occupy one or more control points during the survey but you do not have the proper north east elevation coordinate in the field You get back to the office and you calcul
43. mode on the data collector 2 In ForeSight DXM select Transfer Send Receive Files to open the Send Receive Files dialog box The contents of the PC are displayed on the left side and the contents of the data collector are displayed on the right 3 Typically you will navigate to the folder that contains the files that you want to transfer on the appropriate side of the dialog box and navigate to the folder where you want to send the files to on the other side 4 The Files of type drop down list can be used to display only files of the selected type 5 Select the file s that you want to transfer and click either the Copy to Data Collector or the Copy to Local Machine button depending on which direction the files are being transferred The following buttons are available in the Send Receive Files dialog box Refreshes the directory listing e 5l Moves up one level to the parent directory folder Will create a new folder within the current folder x Deletes the selected file s or folder Displays only the file names in the current folder El Displays the file names size date and type in the current folder 89 ForeSight DXM Send Receive in Manual Mode When transferring files in Manual Mode the files on the data collector are not visible from the PC and only a single file can be transferred at a time This routine also requires interaction from both the PC and the data collector for successful transfers
44. name into the Point field or click on the New button The New button will increment the last point in the file and place this in the field If your last point is point 51 then 52 will be placed in the field For alphanumeric points if Last is your last point then Last2 will be placed in the field Enter new coordinate values You can type these values in click anywhere on the map view or use snaps to select positions from objects You can also select the Elevation field independently to select elevations from the map It is also possible to leave the Elevation field blank as 2D surveys are supported in ForeSight DXM Enter a description in the Description field and select the appropriate layer for the point If the point has geodetic coordinates the geodetic flags can be edited by clicking the Flags button Once you are satisfied with the values click on the Add button The new point will be added to the file The Point field will increment to the next available point name Add 7 Edit Points Proj Pt New Point Location E Northing ft _ Easting ft Ee aon ft Geodetic Flags not a geodetic point Flags Layer POINTS_ICON el Feature Attribute Feature Attributes Quick Enter Close You can also add geodetic coordinate values using the LLH tab on the side of the Location section The LLA location fields work the same as the NE
45. object such as a fence or a waterline al Area Features Not used in Survey Pro for Windows CE An area feature consists of several points that define a two dimensional object that has a measurable area such as a lake or a city lot 108 Feature Code Editor Note Survey Pro for Windows CE does not store information that specifically defines an area therefore area features are ignored in Survey Pro for Windows CE Area features are only available to maintain compatibility with feature files used in other TDS software applications Attributes A feature by itself would not be useful in describing a point or a line with much detail since a feature only helps describe what the stored point is Attributes are used to help describe the details of the object Attributes are either typed in from the keyboard or selected from a pull down menu and fall into the following three categories a String Attributes A string attribute consists of a title and a field where the user can type any characters from the data collector s keypad up to a specified maximum length An example of a string attribute is an attribute titled Notes where the user would type anything to describe a feature 13 Value Attributes A value attribute accepts only numbers from the keypad These attributes are setup to accept numbers that fall in a specified range Some examples of a numeric attribute would be the height of a tree or a utility pole s ID number E M
46. of those points with geodetic positions 32 Manage Data Case 1 Update lt Destination gt with lt Source gt Projection Manage Data Rectity Projection Update Project with Job Projection Keep Project Projection Project projection will be updated to the Job projection Oregon Morth 3601 Projection Details compare Report Adjust Points Adjust project points with job projection fe Adjust all points in project Adjust only points with geodetic coordinates Do not adjust any points Get 4 report before any data is moved i I Status Preview Report Report lt Back _ Merge Close Status 2djusted with Job Projection Merged Job to Project Overnvrote point names Switching to Project View The options will be to Adjust lt Destination gt points with lt Source gt projection or Do not adjust any points If you choose to adjust points you then need to select which points you wish to adjust The options are to Adjust all points in lt Destination gt or to Adjust only points with geodetic coordinates If you choose to Adjust All Points all points will be recomputed in the new coordinate system Points with geodetic coordinates will be transformed based on their geodetic position Points with plane only coordinates will be transformed into temporary geodetic positions which will be used to calculate the new plane coordinate If you choose to Adjust only points
47. on any column heading and selecting the appropriate title Easting Morthing El ti When the dialog box is configured correctly click Next gt oe arte Longitude 382 5797 uate 37103 Description 10819 Ignore this column File Conversions Convert ASCII File Wizard 4 In the final screen of the Wizard specify the units I Finally you must specify the following used for distances from the Select the distance unit used in the ASCII file rr AOS drop down list and click Finish Press the Finish button to convert the ASCII file Back Cancel Help Converting to an ASCII Destination File 1 Locate the desired source file and begin the ASCII conversion The Custom ASCII Format dialog box will open where you can define the format of the resulting ASCII file Se 2 Inthe Data Type field select if you are creating Plane coordinates or Geodetic Dato Tus coordinates Select which type of coordinate data you a NS 3 Select the desired order of the resulting fe claneicoardinetes ME columns by dragging the individual column B Gone se eie titles listed in the order that you want them to l appear in the destination file If you want to gt eee Se th j exclude any particular column s uncheck You can drag the tems up and them down in the list to change the order e 4 Inthe Column separator field define how you want to separate each column by selecting the appropriate radio button
48. polyline will be listed here Clicking EAN on any particular segment from the list will make that m e SL a segment stand out in the map view E ick a When editing a straight segment either vertex that defines that segment can be deleted or replaced To delete a vertex click the Delete button that corresponds with the vertex you want to delete The resulting polyline can be viewed on the map To replace a point number for either vertex of the selected segment enter the new point number in the appropriate field and press the corresponding Replace button Segment 29 24 From Map 24 25 11 13 Line Curve Vertex 1 Point isp y Delete Replace Delete Replace Insert Point Add Unda Add Apply Report Close 15 ForeSight DXM Editing a Curved Polyline Segment An existing curved segment can be edited or a straight segment can be turned into a curved segment 16 L From the Add Edit Polyline dialog box select the Edit tab and then select the curved segment from the list that you want to edit or the straight segment that you want to change to a curved segment Select the Curve tab to access the curve editor and check the Make Segment a Curve checkbox In the Curve Direction field select if the curve turns to the Left or Right from the PC to the PT In the Arc Type field select if the curve is Small less than 180 or Large greater than 180 You can
49. projection to coordinates in your local system In Ground TDS Localization mode the intermediate map projection is the default zone initialized by Survey Pro In Mapping Plane mode the intermediate system is the inaccurate map projection positions emanating from an autonomous GPS base setup A vertical Localization is a correction from measured ellipsoid heights or geoid elevations calculated from heights into local elevations This correction can be a simple vertical shift or a three parameter inclined plane transformation To configure either the horizontal or vertical Localization tap the Localization button to open the Localization Parameter Setup dialog The parameters to enter for horizontal and vertical solution are the same regardless of your projection mode However the parameters will have a different range of values for the two different modes because of the different nature of the intermediate map projection The meaning of a site setup group the six horizontal and the five vertical Localization parameters is explained in more detail below 143 ForeSight DXM Setup Groups When you set up different base stations with autonomous positions each position is only accurate to 30m 10 m with Selective Availability SA turned off Geodetic coordinates measured from your first autonomous base will not be accurately connected to geodetic coordinates from a different autonomous base Although the different Localization par
50. results for all points transformed in this session are also written to the report window Geodetic Calculator L 1 Input a source coordinate based on the format awaz specified on the previous page Lat 45 1 doollee dm ae 123361136149 dms e Ifyour source projection is the document o projection record and your source format is Do E i either Local LLH dms or Local NEE then the Map Plane Scale ForeSight DXM graphic data exchange ea mechanism is enabled for these controls and you can get a coordinate value by picking from the document map PESO 2 Click Convert gt to transform the source coordinate into the destination coordinate The Map Plane Scale Combined Scale and Convergence values are displayed for source and destination coordinates Convergence Destination lt lt Convert Lat 182346 395406 dm na 2256544 001421 dms Height 21 176893 a Map Plane Scale 3 You can also input a destination coordinate and hit lt Convert to transform this value to the source projection Combined Scale If your destination projection is the document projection record and your destination format is either Local LLH dms or Local NEE then the ForeSight DXM graphic data exchange mechanism is enabled for these controls and lt Back _Fiish_ Lose you can get a coordinate value by picking from the document map Convergence 151 ForeSight DXM Load ASCII file or
51. starting location and each new segment is appended to the previous horizontal or vertical segment Once all the horizontal and vertical alignment segments are defined ForeSight DXM merges the information to create a single 3 dimensional line An existing alignment can later be edited or deleted but in the example below we will create a new alignment The vertical alignment VAL must be equal in length or greater than the horizontal alignment The HAL must not be greater than the VAL 78 Points Polylines and Alignments Creating an Alignment In this step by step example we will create an alignment that has all the possible horizontal and vertical types JES Add E dit Alignment 1 Select Map Add Edit Alignments op eee an Edit Create CA alignment Existing er 2 Click the POB tab if it isn t already selected and Wertex HAL VAL POB General enter a Northing Easting and Elevation of 5000 5000 100 respectively The beginning of the alignment will then be anchored to this location You could alternatively check the Use T Use Point as POB sl Point as POB checkbox and enter or select a Northing 5000 0 E E ft point number in the corresponding field to define Easting 5000 0 the POB using an existing point from the project Elevation f 00 0 ft 3 mA Set POB to a point or location Any location along the completed alignment will be specified in stationing beginning from the son o 00 0000 h
52. station 5 6 de On the total station select the file On the PC press the Receive from Nikon Total Station button Follow the directions which appear being sure to press OK on the PC prior to starting to send the file from the total station 93 ForeSight DXM Send Job to Data Collector Any jobs that are linked to the current project can be easily sent to the data collector using the Send Job to Data Collector routine The format of the file that is sent and how it is sent depends on the type of data collector that the file is being sent to as well as the method the file is sent as defined in the Transfer Settings screen If the job is sent to a DOS based data collector or an HP48 it is automatically converted to a CR5 file during the transfer Sending to a Nikon total station is described on Page 91 Sending with Kermit or ActiveSync 1 Select Transfer Send Job to Data Collector Send Job to DC Si 2 Use the Select a Job to send drop down list to gt Select a Job to send select the job that you want to send to the data 64 Survey Pro RAW 3 0 Job collector This job must be currently linked to the 5 Rename to project Remote Folder 3 Ifyou want the job to have a different name on cat Builtin Storage Survey Pro Jobs the data collector check the Rename to checkbox and specify the new name in the corresponding yeaa eee field i o Be sure to choose non volatile storage on the data collector
53. the Program is acquired for use by or on behalf of a unit or agency of the United States Government the Program and Documentation are provided with Restricted Rights Use duplication or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph c 1 ii of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252 227 7013 and to all other regulations restrictions and limitations applicable to Government use of Commercial Software Contractor manufacturer is Tripod Data Systems Inc PO Box 947 Corvallis Oregon 97339 United States of America Should you have questions concerning the License Agreement or the Limited Warranties and Limitation of Liability please contact in writing Tripod Data Systems Inc PO Box 947 Corvallis Oregon 97339 United States of America TRADEMARKS ForeSight DXM ForeSight DXM the TDS triangles logo the TDS icons and Survey Pro are registered trademarks of Tripod Data Systems Inc Windows CE ActiveSync the Windows logo and Pocket PC are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries All other names mentioned are trademarks registered trademarks or service marks of their respective companies MAN FORESIGHTDXM 040407 11 Contents o oe 1 We cometo ForeiontD Mini aaa 1 OVA Winds 1 GO O O 1 CONVENTIONS used in this Manual ccesseessssseeeesseeeesseeeeesseeeeeseeeeessseeesesseeeeesseeeaeesente
54. the number convention defined in this screen along with predefined alpha character s In the Designator field enter the text that you want added to each renamed point and select if you want the text to be In Front of the original point name or In Back of it When Use numeric offset is selected any numeric point name that is renamed will be the old name plus the numeric offset entered here Description Codes The Description Codes card allows for the name and type of the current descriptor file to be quickly viewed The file can be selected here but it can also be changed in the Map Menu items Each of those routines allows for the descriptors and descriptor files to be changed Preferences Use Survey Pro o Description File lets Colors Display System Snap User Info General Rename Rules Description Codes the user designate a C Use Survey Pro Description File description file which is in a txt format by browsing to the location E and selecting the chosen file This file uses codes f Use OM Description or Nikon PTACode List File can be left unchecked if Browse codes are not used in the Use code displayed as object description txt descriptor file Use DXM Description or Nikon PT Code List File can be selected if the desired descriptor file is in the Des or Lst eee Help format These files can 40 Manage Data be created using the Nikon Code List Editor Use code dis
55. to The cursor will only snap to an existing Point point The point must be inside the pick box when you click to select the point coordinates at the center of the pick box when you click Snap to Mid ForeSight DXM will snap to the middle segment of the segment of a polyline or alignment The snap position will be on the line Snap Free ForeSight DXM will snap to the Snap to End The cursor will snap to the nearest end of Segment of a line segment Part of the line must pass inside the pick box when you click to select the end of the segment ds Snap to The cursor will snap to the intersection Intersection of two lines when both lines are inside the pick box We Snap to PI The cursor snaps to the Point of See graphic on de Intersection of the arc or spiral under previous page the cursor Some part of the arc or spiral must lie inside the pick box to find the intersection point Snap to The cursor snaps to the radius point of 4 E Radius an arc Some part of the arc must be Point inside the pick box when you click to find the radius point Snap to The cursor snaps to the location on a Nearest line which is the nearest to the center of the pick box Snap to Grid This setting causes the snap to lock on to a pre defined grid location that is closest to the cursor The grid is set in File Preferences Snap 65 ForeSight DXM Snap Defaults The default snap m
56. used to manage view and edit files Whichever way you choose to use ForeSight DXM it is important that you understand what the program is doing with your data files Single Folder Option If you like to maintain one folder with all of your field data files in it then you may consider having one ForeSight DXM project file in that directory As you add files to the directory also link them to that ForeSight DXM project ForeSight DXM can then be used to easily browse and view any data file in the directory If edits exports or conversions are needed you can do them easily and quickly For actual projects where you need to import or link several files it is still best to create a new folder for the project Folder for Each Project Option Another option is if you use defined folders and sub folders for each of your jobs In this case create a specific ForeSight DXM project file for each new job you are working on All data that is linked to or imported into the project will also be moved to the project folder In this way you can maintain the original files while also using them for your current project 26 Manage Data ForeSight DXM provides a number of ways to work with data files of different types ForeSight DXM projects can contain links to a large number of supporting files The Project Navigator in ForeSight DXM can be used with the current project as a tool to view edit and work with these files As you add links to files the
57. user selection easier Datum Is a type of datum transformation and its parameters A datum record will always have a corresponding ellipsoid record in the database Ellipsoid Are the two parameters specifying the ellipsoid of the datum Geoid Is the geoid model and the associated data file used to correct GPS heights to orthometric elevations Save Record The Save Record button will save the current projection record to the coordinate system database file Before the record is saved to the database file the program first searches for a matching numerical record in the database names are ignored If no equivelent record is found the program then searches the database for a record with the same name and will prompt the user to rename the record if required The 139 ForeSight DXM record is saved to the coordinate system database file complete csd in the ForeSight DXM application directory Projection Settings The Project Projection Settings or Job Projection Settings dialog is used to configure the coordinate system for both the job and project files The section below describes how to select the horizontal and vertical projection mode how to select a map projection zone record from the database or how to configure a TDS Localization zone how to add a horizontal and vertical Localization adjustment to the zone and how to readjust the document with the new coordinate system 140 Horizontal Mode
58. will see 30 m introduced by the autonomous position If you are not using a geoid model the shift value will contain the geoid separation Finally if your local elevations are not accurate such as when you start a job at the default 5000 5000 100 then the shift will also contain the bias between your vertical system and real elevations Origin is the local coordinate of the first point used in the control point list The slope values are applied from this point Geodetic Calculator You can use the Tools Geodetic Calculator function to convert positions from one coordinate system to another Source coordinates can come from the open document project job or CR5 file from an ASCII text file or keyed in one at a time Results can be saved in a report or exported to an ASCII file 146 Geodetics Page One Select Input Method You can input source coordinates from one of three sources You can Manually input individual locations you can L oad ASCII data file values or you can Select document objects from the current file Choose an input method Geodetic Calculator aay Transform points from one projection to another gt Choose a source for input locations Manually input individual locations Load ASCII data file E Select document objects Selected Objects E Mo selection required f Use plane coordinates se geodetic coordinates User input coordinates will be hee transformed to new
59. with geodetic coordinates then ForeSight DXM will only re compute the plane position of those points with geodetic positions If you select Do not adjust any points then the point adjust options will be disabled and no adjustment will be made This will mean that both the Latitude Longitude and Height values and Northing Easting and Elevation values will remain unchanged for the existing project data Once your selections are made click on the Merge button The Status field will display the actions taken and the view will switch to the lt Destination gt file At this time the final Report can be generated by pressing the Report button Case 2 Keep lt Destination gt Projection Adjust Points Adjust selected points with project projection f Adjust all points in selection Adjust only points with geodetic coordinates Do not adjust any points The options will be to Adjust selected points with project projection or to not adjust any points If you choose to adjust points the points that will be adjusted are the points from the source file selection The source file projection itself will not be changed The options are to Adjust all points in selection or to Adjust only points with geodetic coordinates If all 33 ForeSight DXM points are selected then all the existing points in the selection will be adjusted to the new projection Points without geodetic will be resolved to temporary WGS84 Lati
60. you can pick a site record This choice allows input coordinate values of either local geodetic or local plane values e Document projection record will use the document projection record for the transformation This choice allows input coordinate values of either local geodetic or local plane values Select a Zone Group and Zone if necessary For database zones that have no datum the datum control will show a list of database datums For database zones with a datum database sites and Geodetic Calculator gt Select a source projection record Source Projection C WGS 84 Database zone Database site Document Projection Record one Group us State Plane 1927 Zone Oregon North 3601 HADCON Conus Geoid Model 4 Use Geoid Model Geold GEOD Conus Projection Detalle Report lt Back Nent Close the document projection record the datum control will show the name of the current datum and no selection is necessary Select Use Geoid Model as necessary By default the database record s geoid will be selected You can over ride this to use a different goeid model or to not use a geoid model 3 Tap Next gt to select the destination projection record Click the Show Record Report button to display a report of the selected record s projection details 148 Geodetics Page Three Select Destination Projection The destination proje
61. A E E teeter taediss 123 COMOL PLCI TENCE Sne a 35 COLORS eiren aincstoseeoehevienmecateo anes 51 COMSMUCHONAINES usd 62 controlled 61 CONWO POS Cee eas 156 conversion ASC clas 103 CON VETO Sic 101 CODY ODE ii 32 create job for data collector 99 creatino A PLOJEC ienai 10 D CALI sapos 139 delete OD EC Sessies 53 display preferentes msscosrisadanacanecaianiazinos 36 DAE Einne 101 E E Men idad a 51 COIL ODICCIS ron 92 A ei 139 exporting ASC U rana 18 AWOCAD DXF hregin 20 Land X MEX M Dossan 21 22 NAAA 22 Tramble Deo odias 19 ESPONDA dal cin 17 F feature A a 108 A 116 A a EE 118 A A set eden taneautonaiune 108 file CONV CESIONS cali 101 ForeSight DXM file MAME 23 A erna 118 G ceneral prere ENCES ernesto 38 codec calculator iii 146 PEOUCHC PO MSc 70 A E E E T 137 A E A E AE T 139 PE OIC mode ri 163 get job from data collector 96 H HA berera anv encermies dovsasaiaey 80 DOLO Sas 45 I import GPS control oocccccccnncncc 154 importing ASO ae telas 12 AWOCAD DX Fernur nsina 15 LandX MLE XMlsvnsinsdcaiiaes 15 importing data cccccccccnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnns 10 12 ESNEA id 3 inverse POINE CO PONE es ere 123 L A titanic aelaldsrtauanaesantendies 57 O 6l ACUIN C R E E E TA 60 A TNTA 60 CONTTOL mei N 6l solae ACNE cidos 60 JA ON 61 layer management dialog 58 180 averte 58 OKA atlas 7 10 linking TDS data
62. DS3 C5A596 supplied by the Canadian ef format Geodetic Survey Division 650 Used for transformation of NADS3 CSAS YB ellipsoidal heights to CGYD26 orthometric To convert elevations Grid Spacing 5 5 1 Choose the Geoid Grid Ewtents 41N 72H 46W 142w Model Required Source File HT 9 bin 9 Specify the Path to Convert this entire geoid data file into ggf file format 7 E Approximate size 840 KB Geoid File 3 Click OK to convert the geoid file Name it and save it in the desired location 164 Geodetics Note The coordinate system database contains many more geoid models not supported by this routine Although you can use these models in both ForeSight DXM and Survey Pro versions 3 5 and above you cannot parse these data files using the Extract Sub grid dialog Transferring the Geoid File to a Data Collector Transfer the file using Transfer Send Receive Files If you are using Survey Pro 3 5 or later the ggf geoid file MUST be placed in the directory Disk Geodata on a Ranger or Built In Storage Geodata on a Recon If you are using a version of Survey Pro prior to 3 5 the grd or the bin geoid file can be placed in any directory on the data collector and you set the path to geodetic files in the Survey Pro 165 ForeSight DXM Coordinate System Editor The Coordinate System Editor CSE is a ForeSight DXM tool that provides a simple and intuitive way to create and edit a coordin
63. E Transter Settings aap Click Send to begin sending gue 94 Browze Directories on Data Collector 4 Compaq Menu 04 07 07 04 00 AM 4 My Documents 040707 04 00 AM EJ Program Files 040 017 04 00 AM 4 Storage Card 0707 98 04 00 AM 04 07 207 04 00 AM o 04701701 04 00 AM File Folde File Folde File Folde File Folde File Folde File Folde nl Transfer 1 When transferring with ActiveSync or in Server Mode the path were the job will be sent on the data collector will be displayed in the Remote Lesk Path field To change the path use the Set Remote Folder button to navigate and select a new path 2 Click Send Job to start the transfer Note If transferring using Manual Mode you will be prompted to press the Receive button on the data collector After doing so click OK from this dialog to send the file Send Job to DC PIEJ ca Select a Job es Survey Pro Raw 3 0Job ie Transfer Settings ir Click Send to begin sending points gue Sending to a Nikon Total Station No matter what type of data is stored in a Job on the PC only the coordinates will be transferred when sending a Job to a Nikon total station l 2 4 Select Transfer Send Job to Data Collector Use the Jobs drop down list to select the job that you want to send to the data collector Only the jobs currently linked to the project are available Tap Send to continue No
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66. If you need to take some of this data to the field for staking you can create a data collector file using some of the data in the project and link the data collector file to the project See Linking Importing and Merging Data on Page 10 That data collector file can then be sent to the data collector using ForeSight DXM s transfer utility ForeSight DXM can also edit data collector files by themselves without a project but the features and capabilities for editing these files differ from those used with project files Using the project in conjunction with linked data collector files is an excellent way to organize and manage projects Data from multiple data collector files can be moved into the project file and then exported to CAD or used to provide final reports and Navigating the Program results for the project Alternatively CAD files can be imported edited and prepared to move into a smaller and more easily worked with form for use on a data collector All the data for a project must be stored in the same folder on your computer See File Management on Page 25 This insures that links are maintained and that the full functionality of the project is available Any data collector file that is linked to the project will be moved or copied to the project folder There is a lot of flexibility designed into how ForeSight DXM is used so that each individual can design a system of file management that suites their needs The Project Na
67. PC select a Tools Get Job from Data Collector MES 2 Click the Receive button A dialog will open Files you have transfered zo far l A EE prompting you to begin the transfer from the data collector 3 On the data collector issue the command to send the file on the HP48 you would highlight the file and press the SELCT softkey and then on the PC click OK at the prompt For a Nikon total station click OK on the PC and then start the transfer from the gun 4 Repeat the above steps to transfer any additional files The Files you have transferred so far section of the Get Job from DC dialog will display a list of all the files that have been transferred Transfer Settings during the current session Click Next to review the files to be 5 When you are finished downloading files from the mata left data collector click Transfer gt For each selected job file JOB CR5 or NIK ForeSight DXM will 97 ForeSight DXM attempt to pair it with the associated raw file RAW RW5 or NRD For jobs with no downloaded raw file ForeSight DXM will generate a raw file from the linked job For any files that do not go with a selected job ForeSight DXM will copy them to the project directory and link them under their appropriate file type Step Two Copy Files and Link Jobs The second step is to review the complete list of downloaded files In the top list box review the complete list of file
68. Plane to Geodetic Hold MEE Adjust LLH will adjust the plane location of selected points that have geodetic coordinates Points All selected objects will be adjusted will be transformed to the chosen destination Yy Lozzi 1 ihe SBuICS pojete f Will be transtormed to locations in projection using their WGS84 Latitude the destination projection Longitude Height value e Readjust Geodetic To Plane This option will adjust the plane coordinate of selected Back Next Close 160 Geodetics objects that have geodetic coordinates The current document projection will be used to transform the WGS84 Latitude Longitude Height values into new plane coordinates e Readjust Plane to Geodetic This option will compute WGS84 coordinates for all plane points based on the current document projection Points that had a geodetic coordinate will be updated with a new geodetic coordinate Points that did not already have a geodetic coordinate will be updated with one All points will have the set up group of the current projection record Page Two Three Select Projection Record The next page s show the source and destination projection records If your adjustment option is Adjust all points or Adjust geodetic only then the next two pages are used to select the source and destination projection records If your adjustment option is Readjust Geodetic to Plane or Readjust Plane to Geodetic the second page will show a stat
69. Selected Document Points If the source for input is either an ASCII file or selected document points the next page shows the results for each point adjusted You can choose the input point from the drop down list and the results for that point are displayed in the user interface The results for the entire coordinate set are also shown in the report window 1 Select the point name from the Point drop down list and the user interface will update with the input and results for that point Tap Next gt to print a custom report or save the results to an ASCII file 152 Geodetic Calculator 7 351 54 01 00000 H 111 14 40 00000 E Height 239 406 Map Plane Scale Combined Scale Convergence Average Combined Scale Factor 351 54 01 00000 H 111 14 40 00000 E Height 22 971 Map Plane Scale Combined Scale Convergence Average Combined Scale Factor lt Back Next gt Close Geodetics Page Six Save Custom ASCII file or Report If the source for input is either an ASCII file or selected document points the final page allows you to generate and save a custom report file and or a custom ASCII output file Geodetic Calculator Select the ASCII delimiter for your e output file Delimiter comma Ea Select the fields that you want to g include ou can drag the item up and down to change the field order w Point Mame el Description Source Latitude dms Source Longitud
70. Settings routine when the projection record 1s changed in the document The second type of adjustment is to update either the geodetic or the plane coordinates of selected objects based on the current projection record This is the type of adjustment performed by the Survey Pro projection 14 99 bs Readjust Points routine RARE GERI PTINESIIGR 1 Select objects to adjust There are four options to oe adjust selected objects yy Adjust document objects with change of projection e Adjust all points This option will adjust all To change the coordinate system of f 3 the locations adjust from a chosen the plane location of all selected objects from M pessta lo lean a chosen source projection to a chosen I destination projection e o E E OR destination projection Points with geodetic To synchronize the plane and coordinates will be adjusted to the destination A A y i current document orolection projection using their WGS84 Latitude pa Longitude Height value Points with plane em Select Objects as M only coordinates will be transformed to m Adjust From Source To Destination Projection WGS84 Latitude Longitude Height using 5 Adjust all points the source projection and then transformed Adjust only geodetic points to the destination projection m Adqust With Current Projection i f Geodetic to Plane Hold LLH Adjust MEE e Adjust only geodetic points This option i 4
71. Start Station For simplicity leave the Start Station at 0 00 and click Set POB This will Unido set the start station and automatically open the HAL screen where you can begin defining the horizontal portion of the alignment Add Apply Report Close 19 ForeSight DXM Horizontal Alignment 1 We will first enter a straight line segment with ES Add E dit Alignment an azimuth of 0 and a length of 150 With the e roca Eo 5 Se 7 HAL tab selected make sure Line is selected for the Segment Type In the Azimuth field enter verter HAL val rob eel 0 and in the Length field enter 150 are s se a seamen oroo 2 Click either Insert New or Append Segment e es Bla to enter the first HAL segment If the segment is not visible in the Plan View click the E Zoom Extents button Insert Before Insert After Insert New Delete Unde Segment Type Eume Tum Line y Left O Right Azimuth 0 0 deg M Make the segment tangent to previous Length fi 50 0 ft Badius ft Spiral i to SE Append Segment 5 tasi Add Apply Report Close 80 A AddE dit Alignment at an Edit A en Existing New Werte HAL VAL T General gt select a segment from Picka Y the list or the map Segment Sta 1 00 0000 Elew Az 00 00 L 100 0000 End C Inzert Before i Insert After Insert Mew Unda Segment Type Curve
72. This will then display the selected units in parenthesis after the value title For example if a value attribute were titled Height and Ft was selected for the units the title will be displayed as Height Ft for that attribute during data collection xl Hew Delete Edit Apply Cancel New Unda Changes To open the Unit Editor pull down the View menu and select Units cancel Adding a New Unit Name To add a new unit click the Vew button type the new unit name and click Apply or press Enter Alternatively you can simply start typing the new unit name as long as the Unit Editor is open Editing an Existing Unit Name To change an existing unit name simply click on it to select it then click the Edit button or double click on the unit name Edit the name and press Enter or click Apply Deleting an Existing Unit Name To delete an existing unit name simply click on it to select it then click the Delete button or press the Delete key on your keyboard 115 ForeSight DXM Rearranging the Unit Names To change the order that the unit names occur in the list select the unit name that you want to move and press the AN or y buttons to move the unit name up or down in the list Undo Changes Clicking the Undo Changes button will remove all of the changes that were made with the Unit Editor since it was last open use cautiously Exiting the Unit Editor To save your c
73. Turn Arc ad C Let E Right Azimuth feo deg e Make the segment tangent to previous Length 80 0 ft RA adiuz fi 00 0 ft Spiral Ts to SC Append Segment C C5 to ST Add Apply Report Close Points Polylines and Alignments 3 We will now add an arc to the alignment Make sure End is selected in the list of segments For the Segment Type select Arc For the Curve Turn select Right 4 Check the Make the segment tangent to previous checkbox so the curve will automatically transition smoothly from the previous segment 5 Enter a Length of 50 and a Radius of 100 and click either Insert New or Append Segment to add the segment to the horizontal alignment Note A new segment can be inserted before or after the selected segment by using the Insert New button and choosing either Insert Before or Insert After Note When any segment is selected in the list of segments End must not be selected The Append Segment button changes to Update Segment and can be used to make changes to the selected segment The selected segment is shown in the Plan View as a bold line 81 ForeSight DXM 6 Now we will add a spiral curve to the horizontal alignment For the Segment Type select Spiral and for the Curve Turn select Right 7 Check the Make the segment tangent to previous checkbox 8 Enter a Length of 200 a Radius of 100 and under Spiral select CS to ST 9 Click
74. X through an icon indicates that there are currently no files of that type associated with the project When a file is created and saved in the project directory the red X disappears ForeSight DXM Plan The Plan View is where you will do the majority of your work It is where the map is displayed and where most of the drawing COGO and adjustments are done The Plan View displays data using northing and easting values Coordinates This allows access to the Coordinate Editor Transfer Files Opens the Transfer Settings dialog where the transfer settings can be configured followed by a Transfer dialog where file transfers between a PC and data collector can take place File Conversions Opens the File Conversions dialog box where a variety of file types can be converted to another format Feature Code Editor Opens the Feature Code Editor where a feature code file can be edited or created Coordinate System Editor Opens the Coordinate System Editor where coordinate system database files can be edited or created Scientific Calculator Opens the Scientific Calculator where various calculations can be made TDSEdit Opens TDSEdit a basic word processor that can be used to generate a document from within ForeSight DXM Data Files Any data files opened while the current project is open are linked to the current project and listed here Part or all of the data from any of the data files can be merged into the current project
75. Z fields but NEZ field values are required before storing the point They can be set to 0 if required Notice that in the button row at the bottom of the dialog box there is a button labeled Quick Enter This is a way to streamline your entry of new points You can select which fields to automatically advance to when entering points 68 Points Polylines and Alignments Editing Geodetic Flags When the Flags button is selected from the Geodetic Flags group the Geodetic Flags dialog appears This dialog is used to edit the set up group and geodetic control point flags for a single point or for multiple points When editing a multiple points you can choose to modify only the setup group only the control point flags or both When editing a single point you will update both the setup group and the geodetic control point flags Select the options you want and click OK Using Quick Enter 1 Click on the Quick Enter button 2 Select your settings For example if you want to enter points with the same elevation description and layer and want the points to be sequential starting at 1 then select Northing Easting only Click on OK to save the settings and close the dialog box ForeSight DXM will remember these settings Quick Enter Mode Setting Please choose the input fields for quick enter mode Quick enter mode will allow you to go through the specified input fields and add 4 new point with ENTER ke
76. a context sensitive right mouse click menu for all objects in the drawing Right click on any object and a menu will appear that will allow you to edit delete or modify the object in some way The menu will be different for each type of object It can be a real time saver 46 Manage Data Zooming and Panning Zooming is defined as changing the current scale of the viewing area In effect 1t increases and decreases the relative size of the drawing on the screen Panning moves the drawing from side to side and up and down to facilitate viewing the job Haja a E Zoom controls ForeSight DXM offers several methods for zooming they are all quite simple and are designed to provide you flexibility The notation in brackets show the alternative key combination to activate the particular zoom If you use a wheel mouse the wheel can be used for zooming in and out Also if the wheel is pressed down activating a wheel click action you can use your mouse to pan Panning continues until the wheel mouse is let up El Zoom Extents Ctrl A Zoom Extents scales the view so that all the objects that are in the project and are viewable are contained within the viewing area In most cases zoom extents is a very useful tool for fitting your entire drawing inside the viewable area of your screen If you have one point that is a long distance from the main drawing and you hit zoom extents it may look like the drawing has disappeared because
77. ains the ability to rectify differences in coordinate systems projections units and also manages point name conflicts The Manage Data feature provides a controlled method for transferring data to different files The Manage Data routine is only available when working with a Project file or when editing a TDS or Nikon data file while it is linked to a Project file The Manage Data routine is not available when you are editing a data file by itself in its native format If you have data sets with no geodetic information Manage Data is a simple one dialog box process If you have geodetic data Manage Data gives you the ability to manage how the Projection settings interact between files and insures that the data integrity is maintained Using Manage Data If you are editing a Project file the menu item is Project Manage Data If you are editing a data file that is linked to a project the menu item is Job Manage Data If you are working with a linked data file and you select Manage Data you will be moving data from the current data file into the project file If you are currently working with the project file you will move data from the project to the currently selected data file The source and destination file names are always shown in the top section of the Manage Data dialog box For this description we will reference user interface text with lt Source gt and lt Destination gt where you would see Merge selected objects fro
78. al x Tu Lar CAPROGRAM FILESSTOSSFORESIGHT Cah sProjects Destination The default is to use same path and same name of the source file FT File Path E File Mame Choose the file format to convert ho Choose the file you want to convert 05 08 2003 ob 05 20 03 10 03 4M es 08 20 2002 job 08 2002 04 53 PM 4 contour lob 05 14 03 11 51 AM z Demo job 12 11 02 02 27 PM f4 Demo3 Job 05 09 03 02 50 PM hd muray 2 2 08 03 24 03 11 47 AM muray 2 ob 12 16 02 03 26 PM 4 Murray 3 108 03 24 03 12 28 PM f4 AQUTE2O2roadspipes Job 12 04 02 12 06 PM 4 SMITH_Fw Job 01720703 02 35 PM CA5 Seql CASINS eg File Conversion Report Files of type Tos Job Files job Distance Unit of EAS File Convert Selected File gt gt Report Clear 101 ForeSight DXM Select the type of source file you are converting from the Files of type drop down list Only the files of the selected type will be displayed on the left side The selection made here will determine the file types that the source file can converted to and which buttons are displayed on the right side of the dialog In the Choose the file you want to convert section navigate to the directory where the file s you want to convert are located Double click on any folder displayed to change to that folder and use the following buttons to navigate 1 Refreshes the directory listing 2 5l Moves up one level to the parent directory
79. ameters will accurately transform both sets of data to the local coordinate system it is not possible to compare the geodetic coordinates from the different sets of data Site Setup Group ma 24523 Survey Pro and ForeSight DXM solve this problem by ji a assigning a setup group each time a new autonomous R au PREEN base is set A setup group is a unique flag attached to Scale 1 000002 each point record generated by GPS Setup groups in Rotation 1 021437 Survey Pro are assigned as follows meni Frooo49 782 00049 792 e When you set a new base point with an Origin East 100 171 623 autonomous GET Survey Pro creates a new setu y p Translate H 94973 352 group for this point Translate E 34946 904 Vertical I Has Vertical Adjustment Slope H 3 610 Slope E 4 401 e When you collect geodetic measurements each new point is assigned the setup group of the current base station e When you set the base on an existing point with geodetic coordinates the point s existing setup group is used as the new base station setup Separation 9 222 roup 502527 Soup Origin Morth 5039 57 e When you set the base on a point with existing Origin East 5033283 plane coordinates and compute geodetic coordinates using the Move Base algorithm the AAAA eem setup group of the base point is the setup group of a ema the projection record Note It is highly recommended that you use only one autonomou
80. ark will be displayed along with a blinking cursor P Type the name of your feature and press Enter Select if your feature will be used to describe a Point or a Line from the drop down list in the Type field located on the right side of the screen under the Feature Code Properties Area features are not used in Survey Pro for Windows CE Note You can easily change the name of any existing feature or attribute and is described on Page 116 110 Feature Code Editor Creating a String Attribute 1 First select the desired feature that you want to associate the new attribute with by clicking on it Open the Select Attribute Type dialog with any of the following commands e Click on the New Attribute button e Press Ctrl A on your keyboard e Pull down the Features menu and select New Attribute Select the String attribute type by clicking the corresponding radio button and then click OK or press S on your keyboard to select it Note The fastest method of entering feature codes and attribute is by using the keyboard hotkeys For example the fastest method to reach this point when entering an attribute is to hold down Ctrl and press A followed by S 4 A question mark will be displayed along with a blinking cursor P Type the name of your attribute and press Enter Define the maximum allowable length of the feature in the Max Length field located on the right side of the screen under the String At
81. ate system database file The program allows you to edit the details of a site zone group datum ellipsoid and geoid record You can open the CSE by selecting Tools Coordinate System Editor from within ForeSight DXM Coordinate System Editor Complete cad File Edit Record View Database Path C Program FilesA TDSAForeSight DAM one Groups Argentina Argentina POSGAR D4 Zone Record Brunei Australian Map Grid Austria Bangladesh Belgium EA Bermuda 2000 8042000 Zone Type Oblique Mercator Angle Born Zone Group Boreo ASO Zone Datum Geoid Database Origin Latitude 400 00_00000 H dms Origin Longitude 115 00 00_00000 E dm Botswana Brazil Origin North 16 404 199 4751 ft Canada China Colombia Origin Scale 0 999840000 Croatia Czech Republic Skew Angle 53 07 48 Origin East 6 561 679 73900 ft Denmark Finnish Mational Grid France Azmuth Format Grid Azimuth France G5A3DF978 French Dependencies Germany Hong Kong Map Grid Hungary Iceland lish Map Grid Grid Azinuth North Azimuth larael Map Grid Italy Edit Zone Delete Zone New one Origin Center Equator Rectified True Coordinate Grid Grid Direction North East The CSE window is divided into two sides The left hand side represents the open database and contains a tree of all the database records The right hand side is the working window When a record is selected from the open database tree th
82. ate the proper coordinate for these points by some method such as an adjustment of post processed baselines or from another crew s job file measurement to the same point You then wish to solve a localization using these points as control 154 Geodetics Detailed Procedure 1 Open the Adjustments Import GPS Control screen The menu item is enabled only when there is a valid projection setup for the current job project and Import GPS Control P Te when the horizontal projection mode is set to mapping gt Select a point to convert to a GPS plane control point 2 Select a point that you wish to make into a GPS control point You must select points that have geodetic LLH coordinates gt Choose a source OPUS Solution Results tstfle 3 Select a method to input the source for the accurate A location of the control point Your choices are NGS Select an OPUS solution Data Sheet txt file OPUS Solution Results txt file or eE o Key In Coordinate The selection made here will ds determine the fields that follow in the dialog box Search this directory for files sun Note To use an NGS data sheet download the data Browse sheet for one or more desired points from the NGS web site open the htm data sheet files using your web browser and then click on File gt Save As Specify to save the file as a plain text file and make sure the file has a txt extension To use an OPUS solution results file open
83. ation When using this method the item will be displayed as the icon shown here while the item is being dragged e Pole k To move an item left click on it and drag it to the new location When moving an item in this way the item is displayed as the icon shown here while it is being dragged If you attempt to drag an item to an invalid location the icon will change to a Qhole symbol The Form Editor The Form Editor is used to change the size and position of the various fields for any particular feature This will affect the appearance of the dialog box that is displayed when describing a feature during data collection To edit a form select the feature whose form you want to edit by clicking on it The form is displayed on the right side of the screen as it would look on a data collector Note The Form Editor can only be used when a feature is selected it is not available if an attribute is selected Moving a Field To move a field in the Form Editor position the mouse pointer over the field that you want to move When the pointer becomes a click and drag the field to the desired position Resizing a Field You can resize a field horizontally or vertically with the Form Editor To resize horizontally move the cursor near the desired vertical edge until the cursor becomes a and then click and drag the edge to the new position Resizing vertically is performed the same way only the cursor is held over the horizontal
84. ature is selected any number of descriptions can be made from sub categories to the selected feature called attributes In general a feature describes what an object is and attributes are used to describe the details of that object The primary function of the TDS Feature Code Editor is to create feature code files These can contain all of the feature and attribute information that is needed for any particular job The TDS Feature Code Editor can also be used to view or modify the selected features in a particular job and to export them to any of several different file formats for use in other popular software packages Features The most fundamental part of any feature code is called a feature Features generally describe what an object is There are three types of features points lines and areas which are described below When assigning a feature to data that was collected in Survey Pro for Windows CE only features of the same type are available for selection For example if selecting a feature to describe a point in a job only the point features are displayed Likewise if selecting a feature to describe a polyline only the line features in the feature file are displayed Point Features A point feature consists of a single independent point Examples of a point feature would be objects such as a tree a utility pedestal or a fire hydrant Line Features A line feature consists of two or more points that define a linear
85. b for Data ERR Collector to open the Send Job Wizard aer pen 2 By default a new job and raw data file will be gt Jobi created called Job1 You can type a new name for the files in the top field Add more job data 3 Use the 28 button to select the points from the current project or job that you want to send to the data collector or use the corresponding button to select from a variety of other point selection methods Select All 4 Select what types of files you want generated METE reseca You can choose to create a job file raw data file Options or both by selecting the appropriate check boxes 5 i EN 5 You can optionally click the Add button to add additional files to the Add more job data e ae sas window You can also select any files that you do not want to send to the data collector and remove E Click Next to continue them from the list by clicking the Remove Selected button There are also Select All _ Bose and Unselect All buttons to highlight files in the list 6 When you are done with your point selection click Next gt to open the second dialog 99 ForeSight DXM This dialog lists all the files that are to be sent to the data collector If connected using ActiveSync or Kermit Server Mode you should select the Set Remote Folder button to select the path on the data collector for where you want to send the selected files Click the Send button to start t
86. b list must culminate in a code for the list to function properly on the total station A list which doesn t end with a code at each branch essentially leads the user to a dead end during data collection The total station can be simulated with the Demo in the lower right corner of the screen By pressing Alt Space you can navigate the descriptions and lists just as you would on the total station Use this feature to insure you have created a useable file before you export it 122 Coordinate Geometry COGO is short for Coordinate Geometry a specialized form of math that uses functions from both trigonometry and geometry This section will go over the COGO routines included with ForeSight DXM Construction Lines Just as a reminder ForeSight DXM can use special lines that are drawn on the Scratch layer to show you the operation just completed This is helpful when doing inverses or intersection calculations It helps you visualize what ForeSight DXM is using to do the calculations Construction lines can be erased by pressing C rl E or by using the Erase Scratch Layer button A Inverse Point to Point Inverse Mode Simple Side shot C Sequence Multiple side shots Inverse Points gt Point 2 Point 2 multiple Results Distance Direction Northing Easting Elevation Slope Dist Grade Report Inverse is the process of determining the distance and direction bet
87. by a specified amount around a reference point or location This routine is commonly used to adjust a survey where an assumed backsight azimuth or incorrect backsight point was used 1 Select Adjustments Translate Rotate Scale and click the Rotate tab M 2 Using the Mouse select button or the Select o M Babe lala chy e transformation Adjustments h Select objects to translate rotate andor scale 134 button select the objects that you want to rotate 3 In the Reference Location area of the dialog Reference Location select either a reference point or location After Point 22 gt the rotation the coordinates for this point or From location location will not change You can think of this Northing fan ft point as the center of a rotating disk Easting oo i 4 Inthe Rotation Angle area of the dialog either d enter a rotation angle in the Simple field or oake 117 594768 y E specify a change in direction The Change in E direction method calculates a rotation angle Original m T after you enter a beginning and ending bearing such an assumed backsight bearing and the New 60 x es correct backsight bearing 5 Click the Rotate button to rotate the selected coordinates Translate by Translate to Rotate Scale Cloze Report Adjustments rv rv Scale Adjustment Survey Adjustments A scale adjustment is performed when the distances taken in the field need a s
88. cale factor applied to them The Scale adjustment routine can also be used to convert a job that was collected in feet to meters or from meters to feet either international or U S Survey feet Scale works on the Delta difference between the reference location and the object s you are adjusting If your reference northing Y is 5000 and the point you are scaling has a northing Y of 5100 the Delta is 100 so the result would be 5000 100 3048 5030 48 if you are converting from International feet to meters This is also true of elevations the Delta of the reference elevation and the point elevation is scaled and then added to the reference Select objects to translate PP we rotate and or scale Select a tab and apply the transformation Translate by Translate to Rotate Scale C User defined 0 30480061 US feet to meters Reference Location Point po hd From location Northing jeo hd ft Easting joo f Elevation joo f Scale Factor Morthing fi O ft Easting i Oo ft Elevation ft t t Report Close Select Adjustments Translate Rotate Scale and click the Scale tab Using the Mouse select button or the Select button select the objects that you want to scale In the Reference Location section of the dialog enter either a reference point or reference location This is the point or location used that all the other points are scaled from A
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90. cords to the new database and save it to a new file Coordinate System Editor Complete csd 3 x File Record View Sekt Units Database Path C Program Files TDS ForeSight DAMA EA Texas Central 4203 EH Texas North 4201 New Database EA Texas North Central 4202 ell Texas South 4205 MEL Texas South Central 4204 Eb US State Plane 1927 og Utah Central 4302 Hf Oregon North 3601 ell Utah North 4301 H E Oregon South 3602 A Utah South 4303 OM Sites EM Vermont 4400 mrs 0119 Loc on OAN gandem Site A Virginia North 4501 EM Datums A Virginia South 4502 eg MADCON Conus a Washington North 4601 i Elipsoids tl Washington South 4602 Hl Geoids el West Virginia North 4701 eh West Virginia South 4702 e E Wisconsin Central 4602 ei Wisconsin North 4801 fll Wisconsin South 4803 E i E Wyoming East 4901 i l E Wyoming East Central 4902 i EE Wyoming West 4904 he H wyoming West Central 4903 y A i Ny Es US State Plane 1983 UTH Sites 0119 Loc on DAN gndHew Site El Datum Ellipsoids BR Geoids Remove Record Cancel a 177 ForeSight DXM Adding Records To add a record to the new database select the record in the open database and click the Add Record gt gt button This will copy the selected record and all its constituent records to the new database Removing Records To remove a record from the new database simply select t
91. ction is used to define the transformation from WGS84 to the destination coordinate system See the instructions for selecting a source projection above Page Four Specify Formats The next page is used to specify the formats of the input and output values The user interface on this page will depend on your input method and your choice of source and destination projection The illustration below shows all the available controls Geodetic Calculator je 1 Select the format for the source coordinates ee ar Choose LLH dms to enter Latitude Longitude E Height in the usual ddd mmsssssss style Choose Local LLH dms LLH deg to enter Latitude Longitude Height S Lecce LLY dee in decimal degrees Choose NEE to enter Local NEE Northing Easting Elevation Fest Units e If your source projection is WGS84 then you Input File can choose only WGS84 LLH dms or WGS84 C Program Files TOS SForeSig Browse LLH deg M Ignore first line header line e If Select document objects was chosen in the first screen as the input method then this screen is replaced with a static display of the source format Destination gt Specify destination output format 2 Select the units for the source coordinates ait e If your input type is selected document points pi alae then the source units are defined by the document and this control is replaced with a static display of the current document units Local NEE
92. d al Choose the Horizontal and Vertical projection mode from the two combo boxes at the top of the Projection Settings dialog Projection Settings The method used to select the map projection zone depends on the horizontal mode you are working in Ground TDS Localization Localization Record Setup Kew ln New Record Pick Database Zone Pick Database Site Reference Projection Record Pick Base Point hd O Key ln Base Point Setup Group jo Origin Latitude joo 8 Origin Longitude Joo Origin Scale f Enter Scale Factor C Enter Height 1 0 Geoid Model Use Geoid Model Geoid AUSGEOIDSS Antarctic OF Cancel In Ground TDS Localization horizontal mode a map projection zone is configured automatically in Survey Pro when the first RTK base setup is performed There is usually no reason to configure a Localization zone using ForeSight DXM since the TDS Localization projection record in the project will be set when you use Manage Data to merge coordinates from job to project If you do need to set up a TDS Localization zone in ForeSight DXM click on the Projection Setup button to open the Localization Record Setup dialog To configure the TDS Localization zone you need to specify an origin a setup group and a geoid if desired In Survey Pro the origin is the location of the first base position In ForeSight DXM you can set the origin in one of two ways
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94. down Pt On Curve y list FT point fiss 3 Click in the PC Point field and then enter its Boii g point number or click on the PC point in the map D lech Bee Insert New Und view ingert After hasce Wes 4 Enter the point numbers for the two remaining points or click on them in the map view Add Apply Report Close 5 Click the Insert New button The curve will then be added to the point list and will be displayed in the map view Deleting a Polyline The easiest way to delete a polyline is to right click on the polyline and select Delete Polyline from the context sensitive menu Editing Polylines An existing polyline can be edited as follows Select Map Add Edit Polyline to open the Add Edit Polyline dialog or simply right click on the polyline you want to edit and select Edit Polyline from the context sensitive menu 74 Points Polylines and Alignments Adding to an Existing Polyline You can add a segment to the polyline while the Butld tab is selected Simply select the point from the list that will be a vertex to the new segment and fill in the Line Point section or Curve Points section to define the new line or curved segment just as you did when creating the polyline Editing a Straight Polyline Segment Select the Edit tab from the Add Edit Polyline dialog if e Sires ai ie eN you want to modify or delete any existing data for the selected polyline Build Edt General Each segment of the
95. drop AA m Eil down list of the Layer toolbar is the active layer To change the active layer simply select another layer from the drop down list PROFILES Isolate Active Layer When a layer is isolated it is the only visible layer To isolate a layer first make sure it is the active layer as described above and then click the Isolate Active Layer button The Isolate Active Layer button will remain in the down position as long as the active layer is isolated Press the button again to show all the visible layers Point and Line Color You can change the line and point colors from the Layer Management dialog box but a faster method is to change them directly from the Layers toolbar Select the layer that contains the point or line color that you want to j 3 change from the drop down list in the Layers toolbar Make this the active layer Click on the P Color button to change the color of the points on the active layer or press the L Color button to change the color of the lines Select the desired color from the color map 60 Layers NOTE The X through a color indicates that the color is used as the background or highlight color That color can still be used on an object but it is not recommended since the object would then be impossible to see or appear highlighted when it was not Special layers ForeSight DXM may create several special layers for you The Control Layer If you have imported contr
96. e Ellipsoid Geodetic Ref System 1980 Dependant Records i one OS National Grid OS TH9 System Record will be updated dh Datum RGF System Record will be updated AA Zone Lambert 93 System Record will be updated XK D atum TWD 1997 Taiwan System Record will be updated one Peng Hu Islands System Record will be updated a One Tawan Island System Record will be updated El gt Editing the selected record will update the dependant records cancel Click OK to proceed with the edit or deletion Click Cancel to abort the operation 175 ForeSight DXM Creating a New Record To create a new record click Vew RECORD on the record properties working window or select New RECORD from the Record menu When the New RECORD button on the working window is used the parameters for the new record will be initialized using the current record The same is true when you use the New RECORD menu item and the currently selected record is of the same type as the record you choose to create Also in the case of sites if you have a zone selected and you choose the New Site Record menu item the new site s zone datum ellipsoid and geoid parameters are initialized using the selected site 176 Geodetics Creating a New Database To create a new database select File Create New Database The New Database working window will open on the right hand side This window will initially be empty You can then add re
97. e Localization Mee ira T08 Locaia will not be initialized if no projection has been set for the project or job file Vertical Mode Localization Gecid As with Survey Pro ForeSight DXM also uses a Current Sustem Coordinate System Database file CSD to store the map A projection and datum transformation parameters for AR ade many different coordinate systems zones from around Zone the world Also horizontal and vertical localization W Soluti No Vertical Transf o e adjustments can be stored as site records in the database File Below is a list of the terminology used to describe the different records in the coordinate system database cestas L stala Mezer Zone Is the basic record type A zone record specifies the Ah Save this projection 1 ca ee o type of map projection and its parameters Most zone records in the database already have a datum ellipsoid Configure th PP ncsicating zona Projection Setup and geoid record attached O E Site Is a zone record with a horizontal and or vertical parameters optional localization adjustment added Localizations are mainly co Projection i current eed j y asen ee can used to correct GPS positions starting from an autonomous base They can be computed from control Report Apply Close points or from manual input of parameters Zone Group Is a collection of zones and or site records used to keep the database organized and helps make
98. e and colors for a layer by ok Hame PLOTBOX clicking on the desired layer and then clicking Calne the Edit button Press the OK button to proceed IY Objects on layer are visible Paint color Line color xI Editing multiple layers at once Name NT Multiple layers can be edited simultaneously A From the Layer Management dialog hold IY Objects on layer are visible down the Ctrl key while clicking on each layer that you want to edit Once all the ed E desired layers are selected click Edit A Line color E variation of the Edit Layer dialog will open where the visibility and point line color can be assigned to all the selected layers New Layer A new layer can be created using the following al steps Mera fo Press the El New Layer button This will E open the New Project Layer dialog box W Objects on layer are visible os Enter a name for the new layer in the Name Point color field check the box if you want the objects on the layer to be visible and then choose any color you like for the points and lines by clicking on the corresponding color buttons and selecting a color Click on OK to continue Line color 59 ForeSight DXM Active Layer The active layer is the layer to which new objects will be added by default It is also the layer that the Isolate Active Layer Point Color and Line Color controls act on T F P Aa L A The layer that is selected in the
99. e default value for this attribute If nothing is entered for this attribute when describing the associated feature during data collection the default value is automatically used Units if units have been defined using the Unit Editor described on Page 117 the units for this value attribute can be selected from a drop down list As a result when using this attribute during data collection the attribute title will also display the selected units in parenthesis For example if a value attribute were titled Height and Ft was selected for the units the title will be displayed as Height Ft for that attribute during data collection Feature Code Editor Creating a Menu Attribute Bs Utility To illustrate how a menu attribute is created we will build the ee menu displayed here The menu structure as viewed from the AA Feature Code Editor is shown along with how the dialog would a Steel look in a data collector a Composite ous Ea Ipc The feature code is named Utility and contains a menu attribute of Cable named Type The Type menu attribute contains two menu items co Phone called Pole and Pedestal eae oy The Pole menu item contains three sub menu items called Wood Steel and Type Pedestal Feature Code Utility 4 Pedestal Composite which would be used to describe Pre the type of utility pole The Pedestal menu item contains two sub menu items called Phone Phone and Cable which would descr
100. e dm Source Combined Scale Source Convergence dm e Destination Latitude dms e Destination Longitude dms e Destination Height m el Destination Map Scale el Destination Combined Scale e Destination Convergence dma Acton I Include File Header i Include Source Average Scale 4 Include Destination Average Scale Report Back HE If you want to store an ASCII output file select the desired ASCII delimiter from the drop down list Select the fields you want in your output and arrange the field order You can drag the fields up or down to change the field order Only fields that are checked will be included in the output Select additional information you desire in the output You can include a file header describing the fields the source average combined scale factor the destination average combined scale factor Click Report to generate a ForeSight DXM report with the selected fields Click Save enter a file name and select the Save button to save the selected fields to the specified ASCII file 153 ForeSight DXM Import GPS Control In some cases you can occupy a GPS control point in the field during data collection but you do not have the correct mapping plane local north east elevation coordinate for that control point In this case you cannot use this point to solve a localization The Import GPS Control routine automates the process of taking a data collected point and
101. e survey area or a scale bias in the control point local coordinates Rotation is the rotation between intermediate mapping plane and the orientation of the local grid In Ground TDS Localization mode there is a wide range of expected values for rotation since the local grid often has a somewhat arbitrary orientation For example if you solved a Localization on a traverse network started from a magnetic compass bearing the rotation would be a couple of degrees magnetic compass precision plus the magnetic declination In Mapping Plane mode the rotation should be very close to 0 0 since GPS measures orientation with respect to geodetic north and the intermediate mapping plane has orientation defined by geodetic north In Mapping Plane mode a rotation value significantly greater or smaller than 0 0 may indicate problems with the control point accuracy and or control measurement precision It might also be an orientation bias of the mapping plane control system that you wish to solve for Origin is the point on the intermediate mapping plane about which the scale and rotation is applied It is the coordinate on the intermediate mapping plane of the centroid of the control points It is the average of the N E coordinates calculated from the control points geodetic locations on the intermediate mapping plane In Ground TDS Localization mode the origin should be close to 100000 100000 m since these are the false north and east paramet
102. e with Localization on control points or using a geoid model or a combination of both Ellipsoid Heights e Vertical coordinate is ellipsoid height e This mode requires no transformation setup Use this mode when vertical coordinates do not need to be elevations Projection Records Once the projection mode is chosen a projection record needs to be set before geodetic calculations can be done A projection record is a collection of parameters to completely define an ellipsoid datum map projection geoid model and possibly a Localization adjustment How you set the projection record depends on your horizontal mode If your horizontal projection mode is Ground TDS Localization the map projection zone is configured automatically by Survey Pro Alternatively you can configure this record manually by keying in the parameters If your horizontal projection mode is Mapping Plane you need to select a zone from the coordinate system database It is possible in both Survey Pro jobs and ForeSight DXM jobs and projects to have two projection records one projection record would be used when in Ground TDS Localization mode and the other projection record would be used when in Mapping Plane mode 138 Geodetics AE 7 1 The default projection for new files is Ground TDS Choose a horizontal and vertical q y A CF projection mode Localization for the horizontal projection and Projec tion Localization Geoid for the vertical Th
103. e working 166 Geodetics window shows the record properties When a record is being edited or a new record 1s being created the working window is used to modify or input the record parameters When a new database is being created the working window shows a tree control of records to be saved in the new database Navigating the Open Database The open database tree control shows each database record Some record types are dependant on other records For example a zone record has an attached datum and a datum record has an attached ellipsoid Each record in the tree can be expanded to show its constituent records by clicking the corresponding button Records can be collapsed by clicking El for when you do not need to see the records of a particular type The View menu also includes some basic tools to aid in navigation e Expand All This will expand the tree for every item displaying all database records e Collapse All This will reduce the tree down to the root level of records e Show All Records This will allow all records with a Visible or Hide tag to be viewable e Hide All Records This will collapse the tree down to display only records with a Visible tag Coordinate System Record Types The coordinate system database file csd contains a number of different record types Some record types contain other records as constituent parts Below is a description of the different record types their parameters and th
104. eate a new layer it is often a good idea to create a new layer You can use the layer toolbar to find out what is on each layer of your drawing First click on the Isolate Active Layer button Then select the first layer in the active layer drop down list Finally press the down arrow key The selection in the active layer list will move to the next layer in the list The drawing area will show only the objects on the new layer Continue pressing the down arrow until you have viewed all the layers 62 Snap Settings Snap is the behavior of the cursor which allows it to lock on to a nearby object or an attribute of the object Snaps let you create points and compute exact coordinates by clicking near the location that you are interested in Snaps work by getting the position information that you want from objects on the screen For example if you wanted to put a new point at the intersection of two polylines then there is a snap that will accurately place the point The Snap Toolbar The Snap toolbar contains buttons that let you choose one of nine different snap modes The snap functions are described in the next section Below is a diagram showing the button for each snap mode It is important to remember that the snap set using the toolbar will override the default snap settings defined in File Preferences Snap The Lock Snap button maintains your current snap mode after you have made a selection If the Lock Snap button
105. edge that needs to be moved until it becomes a 1 Note Menu items cannot be resized vertically 118 Feature Code Editor Changing Text Colors xj To change the color of the text in any field double click on ES the text in the Form Editor This will open the Color dialog Er E i box Simply click on the color that you want to use for the E p m m text and click OK EEHEHE mE If you want more colors to choose from custom colors can be SSeS created using the Define Custom Colors button MM A Meee E Resetting Your Form Custom colors If a mistake is made in the Form Editor you can use any of OI TT 1 1 TT the following commands to put things back the way they I TA ST TT were Define Custom Colors gt gt e Click the Undo Changes button to undo all Cancel changes that have been made since the particular feature has been selected e Click the Reset Form button to change everything back to the default layout for the current feature e Pull down the Features menu and select Reset All Forms to change the layout for every feature back to a default layout Note If you do not want changes to inadvertently be made to any forms pull down the Features menu and select Lock Form Editor This will place a checkmark V next to this menu item and disable the Form Editor Repeat the process to unlock the Form Editor Note For information on the use of a feature file in a data collector running
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107. eir constituent parts All Records All database records have some common parameters e Record Name Each record will have a name This name must be unique for this type of record The exception is that you can have zones of the same names if they are in different zone groups Also you can have multiple datums of the same name as long as they are all of different datum types and they all use the same ellipsoid 167 ForeSight DXM e Visible Hidden Flag Each record has a flag indicating if it is a visible or hidden record e Record Note A record may have a note This string up to 256 characters is a means to attach additional information to the record TDS uses the record note to attach the set up group to zone based sites see sites below Geoid Record A Geoid record describes a grid geoid file used to interpolate geoid separations for a Latitude Longitude position A geoid record does not have any other constituent parts The geoid record parameters are e Geoid Name The geoid name describes the geoid model It is used by the software to associate the geoid with a geoid file by matching the geoid name to the information in the geoid file header e Geoid File Name This is the name of the geoid file This file which must be located in the proper geodata directory is used by the geoid record to perform the interpolations of geoid separation Geoid files must be in the geoid grid file ggf format Ellipsoid Reco
108. enu Attributes A menu attribute 1s an attribute that 1s selected from a pull down menu rather than typed in from the keypad Menu items can also have sub menu items For example you could have a feature labeled Utility with a pull down menu labeled Type containing Pole and Pedestal There could also be sub menu items available that could be used to describe the pole or pedestal in more detail Menus can only be two levels deep but there is no limit to the number of items that can be listed in a pull down menu 109 ForeSight DXM Creating a Feature File The following examples show how each type of feature and attribute is created To follow along with any of the examples you can open an existing feature file or you can create a new feature file using the following steps 1 Click the New Feature Code File button El or pull down the File menu and select New The New Feature File dialog box will open and prompt you for a file name Enter a file name in the File name field The FEA extension is added for you automatically in the next step The file name can be any name you want and it does not have to match a job name Click the Save button Creating a Feature l 2 The fist step to adding a new feature code can be performed using any of the following three commands e Click on the New Feature Code button e Press Ctrl F on your keyboard e Pull down the Features menu and select New Feature A question m
109. eodetic point Flags to clicking Apply the changes will not be Layer saved POINTS_ICON Feature Attribute U S Ng Geod etic Feature Attributes If your point has a geodetic location LLH as well as a NEZ location you can add that data using the LLH tab in the Location section You can add LLH information to points even if you do not have a projection assigned aes but the program will warn you that it cannot verify the Duick Enter Close NEZ location to the LLH location If you wish to keep the LLH data select to do so if not select to not save 1 Select a point to edit Point w Change Location 4 Has Geodetic f GS LH Local LLH Lat Po O 2 Click on the Change the location of this point check box to activate the section 3 Click on the LLA tab and enter your values You can also click on an existing GPS point to get the values or anywhere on the screen if you have a projection solved 4 Click the Apply button If you have no projection assigned you will be warned that the program cannot verify the NEZ location with the LLH location Choose the option that you want from the warning dialog box 70 MEE Height Points Polylines and Alignments If you do have a projection solved you may be warned that the plane and geodetic positions do not match You will be offered the option to rectify the position based off of the current projection If you dec
110. eport before any data is moved Status Report Merge Close Place merged objects section The options involve either selecting a particular layer to place all the objects on or to use the existing layer information in the source file ForeSight DXM will create all the necessary layers in the destination file After making a layer choice select the option for Point Name Conflicts You can either use the point rename rules or select to overwrite the existing destination points if they have the same name as points in the source file You can view your current point rename rules by selecting the Open Rules button The manage data process will check the selected point objects for an exact duplicate point in the destination document Ifany of the selected points already have duplicates in the destination document they will not be considered by the rename rules and they will not be merged Points are considered duplicates only if every parameter including layer is identical The Preview Report button allows you to see the points lines and alignments that will be merged and the results of the point renaming operations if any A final report will also be available after the operation is complete 29 ForeSight DXM Finally press the Merge button The Status field will o ENE then report the operations completed during the merge Overwrote point names Switching to Project View At this point the Report button will
111. ers of the localization intermediate mapping plane In Mapping Plane mode this value should be in the same neighborhood as the control point coordinates Translation is the shift between the origin and the centroid of the control points local coordinates In Ground TDS Localization mode the translation will often be a large negative number since the origin is around 100000 100000 and the local 145 ForeSight DXM coordinates are often around 5000 5000 In Mapping Plane mode the translation should be no larger than plus or minus 30m since it is comes from the GPS base autonomous setup and this is the precision of an autonomous position Vertical Localization Parameters Slope is the North and East tilt of the inclined plane adjustment These values are given in parts per million and represent the radian angle values of the deflection between the ellipsoid normal and the local gravity vector These values can also be called deflection of the vertical They should typically be less than 50ppm Separation is the shift between the local elevation and the vertical reference surface The vertical reference surface is geoid elevations when a geoid model is used and is the ellipsoid when ellipsoid heights are used Three factors will affect the expected range of values for separation accuracy of heights use of a geoid model and accuracy of local control elevations If you have heights measured from an autonomous GPS base you
112. es and Alignments Both polylines and alignments will also be adjusted if they are selected using the Manage Data routine Because of the differences between polylines and alignments they are handled differently by the adjustment engine Polylines and Alignments are discussed in more detail in the Points Polylines and Alignments section on Page 67 Polylines Polylines will follow the points they are attached to Polylines are permanently attached to points so if the points get adjusted the polyline segments will as well Therefore the orientation of each polyline segment is adjusted when we move the points However polyline curves also need to be corrected When adjusting points with change of coordinate system all polyline arcs are scaled by the difference of the average combined scale factor of the two endpoints of the curve 34 Manage Data Alignments Alignments are anchored at their point of beginning POB When converting from one coordinate system to another each alignment must be scaled and rotated at the POB The scale is the difference in combined scale factor between the two coordinate systems at the POB The rotation is the difference in meridian convergence between the two coordinate systems at the POB This method will keep the relative proportions of the alignment correct If the alignment is particularly long there could be differences in scale as compared between where the alignment started and where it ends This could
113. eview window will open a context sensitive zoom menu that A 5 E y Zoom Out allows a variety of zoom option for alle the preview You can also drag the Zoom Down contents of the VAL preview M Zoom Highlighted Segments around with the left mouse button HH oom E stents ae A s oom lrn Insert Before f Insert After i Insert New Delete Unda Seg Length fi 50 0 End h Grade ao F ale ment Type Line ft rade Bet Prey Grade Append Segment Add Apply Report Close 83 ForeSight DXM 4 Now we will enter a parabolic vertical curve Ed Add Edit Alignment Sel Edit t 7 lan ee pan type to Curve and enter a P eii Seu Ea ength o l Vertex HAL WAL POR General 5 Click Get Prev Grade to set the Start Grade to 4 0 from the previous vertical segment 6 Enter an End Grade of 2 and click Insert New or Append Segment to add the segment to the vertical alignment Select a segment from the list Sta 1 50 0000 Elev 6 00 l mE T You have now created a new alignment using all the EE available types of segments Note If the horizontal and vertical alignments end at different stations they can only be processed in the Insert Before Insert After staking routines as far as the end of the shortest Insert New Delete Undo alignment Segment Type Cuve mf Length 260000 Start Grade o End Grade 20 Get Pre
114. ew DSM Project C PROGRAM FILESSTOSSFORESIGHT Dem Propectsimurray pro Welcome Box ForeSight DXM will then start with Open a sample DXH Project murray pro no project initially loaded You can re enable the welcome box after it is disabled by selecting File 5 y Exit ForeSight DYH TI don t want to see this Welcome box again ForeSight DXM Welcome Box Note ForeSight DXM is optimized for 1024 x 768 and higher screen resolutions It will run in 800x600 resolution but you may need to turn some dialogs and tool bars off in order to make room for the features that you actually need After creating a new project or opening an eae existing project the Tip of the Day dialog will open containing a different tip each time the program loads Un checking the Ay Did you know Show Tips on StartUp checkbox will keep To add something to a drawing use the Map menu this from loading again To access the Tip of the Day after it has been disabled select Help Tip of the Day M ShowTies onSiaillg _NewTin_ Projects and the Project Navigator The native file format used in ForeSight DXM is called a project file PRO A project file is the only file format that can contain all of the data that ForeSight DXM is capable of creating The project file also stores general information about the files that are linked to the project For example you can open a CAD file and merge the data into the project file
115. format Util i n where any item that contains sub items will show the sub items Fully Collapsed branch off from the main item The items that are in view from the Branch Feature Code Editor depend on which branches are expanded and which are collapsed The branches that can be expanded are shown E Utility with a symbol and the branches that can be collapsed are shown BE Type with a E a y Pole ef Wood To expand a particular branch click on the 1 symbol associated with e Steel fthatbranch Likewise you can click on the El symbol to collapse a a nee ena particular branch ow Cable Another way to expand or collapse a branch is right click on the o SERTE branch and select Expand or Collapse oe You can also quickly expand all the branches in a feature file by clicking the Expand All button or by pulling the View menu down and selecting Expand All Similarly all the branches in a feature file can be collapsed by clicking the Collapse All button E or by pulling the View menu down and selecting Collapse All Moving and Copying Items You can copy an item to another location by copying and pasting the item from the Edit menu just like with most Windows applications Likewise you can move an item by cutting and pasting Below are shortcut methods to copy or move items by dragging them with a mouse 117 ForeSight DXM Pole E To copy an item to another location right click on the item and drag it to the new loc
116. fter the adjustment the reference location will not be changed In the Scale Factor section of the dialog enter the scale factor that you want applied Usually the Northing and Easting fields will be the same If you do not want a scale factor applied to the elevations leave its scale factor set to 1 If you are converting between feet and meters you can quickly get the correct scale factors by checking the Use Conversion check box then selecting the appropriate conversion from the drop down list Press the Scale button to scale the selected objects 135 Geodetics For projects using GPS coordinates you must set up a coordinate system to perform calculations on geodetic positions ForeSight DXM uses the same coordinate systems and geodetic calculation engine as Survey Pro The following section describes how to use ForeSight DXM to configure project and job file coordinate systems how to manage geodetic measurements and how to use the geoid file tools to support Survey Pro GPS data collection Geodetic Basics Projection Mode Both ForeSight DXM and Survey Pro have two horizontal and vertical projection modes The choice of horizontal mode depends on the project requirements Most survey projects are on a small site less than 10_km or 6_mi in diameter and use a simple flat earth system where plane trigonometry is applied to measured angles and distances For such projects the Ground TDS Localization mode would typicall
117. gate to and select the job s you want to transfer to from your data collector to the PC The Files of type field can be used to display all the JOB or CR5 files from the current directory on the data collector With the file s selected click Transfer gt to download the selected jobs and their associated support files to the PC Get Job from DC a gt Select Job s to download 03 30 2004 12KB 04 13 4 Basemap FKB 04 162 D Demo 2KB 04 15 DTM 12KB 03 18 U DTM TAKB 04 157 e ps FKB 024272 4 Level SKB 0510 4 loop with ss 7EB 04 062 4 Smith 12KB 02405 4 Survey 12KB 034107 4 Survey SKB 04 152 4705 25KB 05 24 a TOSControl Ground pa at 4 Il E Transfer Settings aL Click Transfer to download Close Transfer Note At this point no files have been copied or linked to the project You must complete this wizard or no files will be saved on your PC The following buttons are available in the Send Receive Files dialog box Refreshes the directory listing a Moves up one level to the parent directory folder Will create a new folder within the current folder x Deletes the selected file s or folder Displays only the file names in the current folder El Displays the file names size date and type in the current folder CEA 1 Manual Mode and Nikon Total Station 29 Press Receive a File to get a fle from 1 With the data collector connected to the
118. ge Data process completes Situation 3 Source and destination file have projection records that do not match The first step is virtually the same as described above for no geodetic data The only difference is that you will see a Next gt button instead of a Merge button Once the items are selected press the Next gt button The second page of the Manage Data routine is used to rectify projection and adjust points The Current Projection Details button can be used to open a display for complete details on the current projection set for both the source and destination files The Rectify Projection section has two options Update lt Destination gt with lt Source gt Projection and Keep lt Destination gt Projection The options in the Adjust Points section will change based on the setting in the Rectify Projection section Select the option for the projection that you want to set in the destination document and then select the option you want for adjusting points in the Adjust Points section If you choose to Adjust All Points all points will be recomputed in the new coordinate system Points with geodetic coordinates will be transformed based on their geodetic position Points with plane only coordinates will be transformed into temporary geodetic positions which will be used to calculate the new plane coordinates If you choose to Adjust only points with geodetic coordinates ForeSight DXM will only re compute the plane position
119. hanges and close the Unit Editor click the OK button If you want to close the Unit Editor without saving your changes click Cancel Editing a Feature File The routines in this section are used to change the way an existing feature file looks Most of these routines will affect how the feature file contents will appear when using it during data collection in Survey Pro for Windows CE but some only affect how things appear within the Feature Code Editor Renaming ltems To rename any feature or attribute select it by clicking on it and then edit the existing name in the Type field shown on the right side of the screen under Properties Changing the Order of Items To change the order of any feature or attribute click on that item to select it and then click on the AN and y keys to move the item to the desired location Note Moving an item that contains sub items will result in the selected item and all of its sub items to be moved simultaneously 116 H m Feature Code Editor Deleting Items To delete an item select the item by clicking on it and do any of the following steps e Click the Delete Item button ll e Pull down the Feature menu and select Delete Item e Press the Delete key on your keyboard Note Deleting an item that contains sub items will result in the selected item and all its sub items to be deleted Expanding and Collapsing Branches The Feature Code Editor displays feature files in a branch
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121. he record and click Remove Record If the selected record has dependant records the dependant records will also be removed Note Records cannot be removed from the current database displayed on the left hand side of the window saving the New Database Once all the desired records have been added to the new database click Save Database to choose a name for the new file and save it to disk Once a new database is saved the new database working window disappears and the newly saved database is loaded as the open database on the left hand side of the interface You can also select File Save Database or click the Save Database button A prompt will warn you that the new database will be closed from the editor and automatically selected as the current database 178 0 UNA Getrag A A ON 61 2 DIDO E TOE A A E 54 A active LAY EA cid 60 ACUVES Md deere eae tects 89 add edit points ccccccccccccnnnnnnnnnocnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnos 67 adjust with projection ooooooooocnnoccnnnnnns 160 adjustments coooooocncncncnnnnnnnnnnnnonononanononnnnnoos 131 o teat Gials dc mnsaa twenties 134 A wir tease a 135 tailandia 131 A O tates 78 A aie a ape 79 HAT 2 a 80 A en Core O 79 O Scat EE E ca Donte 83 A es etutedomenactut 129 CIOSURC TE POL ii 129 ASCII conversion siisccstovessesiecieticovesdinvads 103 at DUE Sona a a 109 C clear current selecti0N ocococccncnonm o 54 closure TOPs io 129 COLO ON 123 ae dei a 129 LR a e
122. he scaled values easy to recognize compared to the map projection values An offset is optional but recommended to avoid confusion between the scaled and grid values False East Offset An offset subtracted from the map projection easting x value Origin Scale The scale factor applied to the ground system The origin scale factor is typically the inverse of the combined scale factor at the ground site origin Geodetics Zone Groups A zone group record is a database mechanism to hold a collection of zones Zones covering the same geographical area or cadastral jurisdiction are organized into appropriately named zone groups Zone group records have no constituent parts Viewing a Record To view a record in the current database file simply select the record or any of its constituent records from the tree The record details working window will open and there will be a tab for each constituent part of the selected record The Edit RECORD button will open the selected record in the appropriate editor where it can be modified If the record is a system record a warning will be displayed explaining that only certain fields can be edited for that record See Editing an Existing Record on Page 174 Zone Group US State Plane 1927 The Delete RECORD button will delete the Zone Record Oregon North 3601 selected record and any records that contain Zone Datum Geoid Database this record as a constituent part System records canno
123. he transfer of all the files and this will complete the procedure If you are connected using Kermit Manual Mode you will be prompted to initiate the Receive command on the data collect prior to sending the first file Once the data collector is ready to receive click OK from this prompt to send the first file Repeat this procedure until all the files have been sent 100 Create Job for DC la Remote Folder E Built in Storage Survey Pro Jobs Set Remote Folder db Be sure to choose non volatile storage on the data collector A Job1 Raw Fr Click Send to begin sending File Conversions This section will guide you through the process of converting from one file format to another The File Conversion utility is different from the File Export capabilities of the project File Conversion takes saved files from your system and converts them to other file formats which also get saved onto your system File conversions from JOB to DXF will only produce points in the DXF file If a DXF file is required that contains lines as well you will need to import the Job data into a project file and then use the File Export routine Select Tools File Conversions to open the File Conversions dialog File Conversions e Toucan either drag the selected file s and drop them to the desired file type button or make the proper selections and press the Convert Selected y File s Button Source Drive E CA MASTER a C
124. ibe the type of utility pedestal Create the Utility Feature 1 Create a new feature called Utility with the steps described on Page 110 Steel Add the Type Menu Attribute 1 Select the Utility feature that was just created by clicking on it 2 Open the Select Attribute Type dialog with any of the following commands e Click on the New Attribute button e Press Ctrl A on your keyboard e Pull down the Features menu and select New Attribute Select the Menu attribute type by clicking the corresponding radio button or press M on your keyboard to select it and then click OK A question mark will be displayed along with a blinking cursor P Enter Type as the name of the new attribute and press Enter 113 ForeSight DXM Note You can save the work you have done at any time by clicking the Save button El or by pulling down the File menu and selecting Save Add the Pole and Pedestal Menu Items 1 2 Select the Type menu attribute by clicking on it Add a new menu item using any of the following commands e Click on the New Menu Item button e Press Ctrl M on your keyboard e Pull down the Features menu and select New Menu Item A question mark will be displayed along with a blinking cursor P Enter Pole as the name of the new menu item and press Enter Repeat Steps 1 through 3 to add the second menu item except name it Pedestal in Step 3 Note When a
125. ic display of the current document projection record and the page to select the destination projection does not appear For information on selecting the projection record see the section above 161 ForeSight DXM Final Page Results and Apply Adjustment The final page displays the results of the adjustment and is used to apply the adjustment to the document You can choose the input point from the drop down list and the results for that point are displayed in the user interface The results for the entire coordinate set are also shown in the report window 1 2 Click Apply to apply the adjustment to the 162 Click Report to show a report of the adjustment results document Adjust with Projection Paint 100 z Oregon Horth 3601 Noth 185 489 East 170 712 Elev 110 218 Map Plane Scale 1 00035931 7 Combined Scale 1 000358694 Convergence 5 20 S3 68469 dme Average Combined 009353299 Scale Factor 10 North Moth 15 808 638 131 East 303 149 3635 Elev 108 082 Map Plane Scale 1 001646667 Combined Scale 1 001645041 Convergence 3 2r 50 69352 dma Average Combined EF 1 001645824 Report Back HE Geodetics Geold File Convert and Sub Grid Depending on the chosen geoid model and the desired result the Geoid File Convert and Sub Grid Geoid File Convert and Sub Grid routine has three possible Geoid Model MAA els fun cti ons
126. ide to rectify the coordinates you will be provided with a second option You can choose to either hold the NEZ position or the LLH position After making your selection the warning dialog box will close You must then press the Apply button again to make the change permanent Edit Multiple Points Edit Multiple Points is very similar to Add Edit Points The main difference is the ability to edit multiple points at once and the fact that you cannot add new points from this screen ca Select points to edit Select sell Paint Change Location Worthing El ft Z Easting ft Elevation ft Change Attributes Feature lt Wone gt Attributes Apply Close 1 2 Click Map Edit Multiple Points Select the points you desire to edit Selections can be made from the map by clicking or dragging a window by using the Select button by loading from a saved selection or by clicking in the Coordinates view window The Coordinates view window will show the selections made Click on the appropriate check box for the section you wish to edit For example if you wish to change the layer for all the points click on the Change layer check box Make the changes that you desire You will not be allowed to change the location of all the points to the same place but you can change the elevation for all the points selected Click on the Apply button to save the changes Clicking Close
127. ident with the center of the projection Origin at equator this indicates that the origin of the projection is at the equator as is normally the case Azimuth Format Azimuth at Center of Projection this represents the direction of the projection s cylindrical axis defined as an azimuth at the center of the projection Azimuth at Equator this represents the direction of the projection s cylindrical axis defined as an azimuth at its point of intersection with the equator Rectified Coordinates are rectified if the local plane is rotated by the azimuth angle of the central meridian of the projection so that Grid North lines up with True North Zone Based Site Record A zone based site record describes an adjustment applied to a zone record Since this record is based on a map projection zone its constituent parts include a zone a datum an ellipsoid and possibly a geoid However unlike other records zone based site records have their own copy of each of their constituent parts so they do not actually depend on any other records in the database There are three possible types of adjustment contained in a zone based site record and a site may have any or all of 171 ForeSight DXM the following adjustments horizontal adjustment vertical adjustment and a ground coordinate system 172 Horizontal Adjustment A horizontal adjustment is a 2D similarity transformation applied to map projection locations to adjust to
128. ignments are different from polylines in two ways Alignments do not require any points to be defined whereas polylines are simple line segments between existing points Alignments can contain vertical curves and complex horizontal curves whereas polylines can only contain straight lines and simple horizontal curves Points Add Edit Points The Add Edit Points is a dual use routine It allows the editing of both an existing point or to create a new point Add Edit Point can only be used to edit or create one point at a time See the section on Edit Multiple Points for information on how to edit multiple points Open the Add Edit Points dialog by selection Map Add Edit Points You will need to have points in the project or an open job file in order to edit points The dialog will open in Add mode This means that there will be a new point number in the Point field and the values for the point will be ready for editing The routine will switch from Add mode to Edit mode if an existing point is selected Conversely if you are currently editing an existing point and you type in a new point number or click on the New button the routine will switch to Add mode 67 ForeSight DXM Add Mode Add mode means that the Add Edit Points routine is ready to add a new point to the project or the job whichever you are currently working in Add mode has all the fields enabled and ready for data To add a point 1 Type a new point
129. ile and begin the desired conversion The first screen of the Convert ASCII File Wizard will open 2 Specify how each column in the source file are separated by First you must specify which special character selecting the appropriate radio separates each value in the file E button and click Vext gt The values are separated by Spaces C Tabs Some other character lt Black Cancel Help 103 ForeSight DXM 104 Convert ASCII File Wizard A Nest vou must specif which coordinate data value i in each column in the data file Typical column orders Point Name Northing Easting Elevation Description C Point Mame Latitude Longitude Height Description Point Name Latitude Longitude Height A Click on each column heading to change what type of data the column contains This preview shows up to the first 100 rows in the data file 0 0 0 0 Elevation Ign FE 1 l i 100 0 2 126 408043 30 456583 100 411251 FEF 4 Po 466 32 15 155666 99 219967 FE 4 32 07 0460 5 004556 98 81476 FEF o 105 516415 95 020024 gr 271509 FE E 75 464046 60 639972 103 407147 FE T 16 31982 of 426065 117 719362 FEF o 0 525797 92 360979 116 833608 FEF J 10 937103 32 323115 105 64 772 1 14 600815 20 567172 104 41 2632 m 4 Back Cancel Help Select the order of the columns by clicking the appropriate radio button EE You can also define each column independently by clicking Northing
130. input the curve data in either of the following two ways a Select the Calculate using known data radio button and select the desired length or angle method from the drop down list then define that length or angle in the corresponding field You can optionally store the radius point by checking the Store RP checkbox and entering a point number for it in the corresponding field EJ AddE dit polyline Edit LE Existing Hew Build Edit En r a al min 20 217 E Pick a 159 22 Segment 7 4 From Map 24 23 Line Curve e Make Segment a Curve Curve Direction Left Right Small Large f Calculate using known data a E 641301 in it Arc Type i Calculate from Radius Point Faint Undo Apply Curve Add Apply Report Close Points Polylines and Alignments 1 Deflection Angle Delta G e BEKO i O i 1V N Long Chord So Oe TE h eo yi k 0 i Fiet gt a K 14 l D k A S vl _ Sector n gy 7 a 1l Delta e E Segment RA 11 111 Length arc length Tangent length from PC to PI Delta PC RP PT angle Mid Mid Ordinate length External length Arc deg angle Chord deg angle b Select the Calculate from Radius Point radio button and enter the point number in the corresponding Potnt field or click within the field and then click on the radius point from the map 6 Click the Appl
131. ise it will be imported as an alignment lt Spiral gt objects used in lt Parcel gt will be converted to line segments Import Feature Attributes is only available when Import points and line blocks is also checked When checked feature attributes will also be imported If this box and the box above are unchecked all data that can be imported will be imported 16 Navigating the Program In LandXML lt Feature gt will be imported as feature attributes if it contains TDS feature attributes The Generate and display a report after importing check box is checked by default The report will show all the points that were imported Exporting Data In the same way that data can be imported data can also be exported from any open TDS data file including Projects Coordinate files and Job files The data can be exported to an ASCII text file a Trimble DC file an AutoCAD DXF file or a LandXML XML file The exporting procedure is the same no matter what source file you currently have open The only difference is you might be given options to export data that the source file cannot contain The New Job routine is used to export data from the current job or project to a TDS data file See Exporting to a TDS Data File on Page 22 for more information on exporting to a TDS data file 17 ForeSight DXM Exporting to an ASCII File 18 l Select File Export ASCII TXT etc This will open the Export ASCII Coordinates dia
132. k definition Pont Hame e Description Export feature attributes cu Navigating the Program Exporting to a LandXML File 1 Select File Export LandXML XML This will open the Export LandXML File dialog box 2 Select the desired objects for export by drawing a i box around them or use the drop down arrow to ee ee psi bo open a variety of other selection methods Land ML xml file 3 Select from the export options for lines and point ere descriptions gt Select objects BR a P ta 4 Click the Export button A dialog box will open gorilas llas asking you for a file name Enter a name and click parcels NAH Save The following objects will be exported in the manner described Export point description as desc k e Points will be exported as lt CgPoint gt e Polylines and alignments will be exported as Close lt Alignment gt e Objects will be grouped according to their layers lt CgPoints gt and lt Alignments gt will use layer names as their group names e Feature attributes will be exported as lt TDS_FeatureAttribute gt embedded in lt Feature gt 21 ForeSight DXM Exporting Attributes 1 Select File Export Attributes DXF SHP Export Attributes SHX DBF This will open the Export i Attribut dial b Use this to export the selected points rroutes dialog Dox polylines alignments and their feature attributes 2 Click the 28 bu
133. king on them This button can also be used to draw a rectangle to select multiple objects by clicking and dragging Double Clicking You can double click on any object on the screen or in the editors at the bottom of the screen to open the appropriate edit dialog for that object Right mouse click Right clicking on an object brings up a context sensitive menu for the object 49 ForeSight DXM The Select by Dialog Box This dialog can be accessed from most of the edit dialogs and from anywhere it might be necessary to select multiple objects The dialog box can vary slightly depending from where it was accessed Open the Map Edit Multiple Points dialog box Also available from other editing dialog boxes Click the button to the right of the Select button and click on Select by to open the Select by dialog Choose a selection method The default method is by using a rectangular area called a Window Anything within the window will be selected You can also choose by Layer Point list Inside all the points that are within the boundaries of a polyline Polyline all the points that are used to define a polyline Elevation select only 2D points or points with a specific elevation or by using the object s Description e g a point description of TREE Once the items are selected you can click Replace Current to make the selected items the only items selected Clicking Add to Current would add the selected ite
134. latform Configure the Communication settings These are not applicable when transferring with ActiveSync a COM Port This is the COM Port on the PC that the data collector cable is plugged into b Baud rate This must match the baud rate set in the data collector for file transfers c Partty This must match the parity set in the data collector for file transfers If you are unsure select None Select the File Version that describes the type of file on your data collector The options here will vary depending on the selected data collector Checking the Always prompt for Transfer Settings checkbox will result in the Transfer Settings dialog box to appear prior to starting any file transfer routine Click the OK button 87 ForeSight DXM Send Receive Files The Transfer Send Receive Files dialog box is used to transfer files between the data collector or total station and the PC The options available will be different depending on if you are connecting using ActiveSync Manual Mode or to a Nikon total station Send Receive using ActiveSync or Server Mode Send Receive Files Remote Use ActiveSync t gt 4Tds Jobs Modified i Smith JOB 14 04 03 02 24 AM 7KB A Smith RAW 04 04 03 02 24 AM 2KB E C Documents and 5 ettings Kevins Desktop Project Modified La 07 30 2000 testmonkeyadarm 0 B 03 14 03 1237 PM A 07 30 20 testmonkeyadam A Aw 03 1403 1437 PM 4 bob A b Faw E exp
135. le Please enter this data file s unit settings Cro File Demo crs j Distance Units Meters US Survey Feet Degrees Grads Gons eae Type A Morth Azimuth South Azirnuth Adjustments Use Scale Factor 1 0 Adjust for Earth Curvature Refraction Cancel Once a data file is opened aJob pull down menu will be available which contains routines that are specific to the type of file opened When working with a CR5 file in its native format layers and polylines can be created and edited using ForeSight DXM but this information cannot be saved to the file since a CR5 does not support this type of data If polylines are added they can be saved by themselves to a PL5 file using the CR5 Write PL5 from Polyline routine 24 Navigating the Program File Management When ForeSight DXM opens one of two things will happen depending on your settings First the Welcome dialog box will open giving the option of opening an existing file or creating a new project If the Welcome dialog box option is turned off ForeSight DXM will open directly and create a new empty project with the name Untitled To open an existing project or TDS data file pull down the File menu and select either Open Project or Open Job or select from the list of recent files opened near the bottom of the menu The empty untitled project can be used for file transfer operations and file conversions Yo
136. lick on the line that defines 283 Sea Area gives the area of a closed polyline If the line is not mes 108 54 Sgh closed ForeSight DXM will still give results connecting 0 00 Actes the last vertex or point on the line to the first Perimeter Area Perimeter and the polyline s Description Selected object Description No description The units will be acres and square feet if you are using Closed imperial units or hectares and square meters if you are using metric units The perimeter will be in feet or IP aline is not CLOSED Foresight DM a i i I sil camaro dae enee of Uke E meters and will include the distance from the last point ee e Ne or vertex to the first if it is not a closed polygon or circle being used Cloze A Closure Report zm Closure Report Ch Poline i fp ES 8 Closure Report gives you information on how far the last M point in a polyline is from the first point 0 01 Acres Perimeter 65 1133 ft Results Closure Area Acres and Sq ft or Hectares and Sq M Perimeter CEE N Closure and a list of all the coordinate values and stations with bearing and distance to the next point Ifa Polyline is not CLOSED ForeSight AS Will compute the area of the object by connecting the twa ends Report Cloze 129 Survey Adjustments Overview Survey adjustments are accessed from the Adjustments menu These adjustments can translate rotate or change the scale of your project Translation Adj
137. local coordinates The Horizontal adjustment is also called a Horizontal Localization or a Horizontal Calibration For complete details on meaning of the horizontal adjustment parameters see Page 145 Vertical Adjustment A vertical adjustment is an inclined plane vertical transformation or a geoid model transformation or a combination of both to adjust ellipsoid heights to orthometric elevations For complete details of the vertical adjustment parameters see Page 146 Ground Coordinate System A Ground Coordinate System is a grid to ground transformation applied to map projection locations to scale and translate the coordinates into a ground level system The ForeSight DXM interface does not expose ground coordinate systems anywhere else in the software so the parameters are explained in detail here Ground Coordinates Origin The local geodetic coordinate of the origin of the ground coordinate system This will be the point around which the scale factor is applied The horizontal location of this point will be used to calculate the mapping plane scale factor for the system The vertical location of this point will be used to calculate the ellipsoid scale factor for this system This value is optional and if the ground site has no origin location the scale factor is applied at the projection origin False North Offset An offset subtracted from the map projection northing y value to shift the coordinates into a distinct space to make t
138. locations using the selected source and destination projection Nent Close E If your input method is Select document objects you also need to choose which coordinate values of the selected points to use Choose Use plane coordinates if you wish to convert from the document point s plane values North East Elevation Choose Use geodetic coordinates if you wish to convert from the document point s geodetic values Latitude Longitude Height If you choose Use plane coordinates all selected points will be used If you choose Use geodetic coordinates only selected point records with geodetic values will be used Tap Next gt to select the source projection record 147 ForeSight DXM Page Two Select Source Projection The source projection is used to define the transformation from the input coordinates to WGS84 If your input values are plane coordinates or local geodetic coordinates these values will be transformed to WGS84 geodetic coordinates using the source projection Select the source projection type You can choose from 1 e WGS84 will use no transformation This choice requires input coordinate values in WGS84 Latitude Longitude Height e Database zone will display all the zone groups and zones in the database so you can pick a zone This choice allows input coordinate values of either local geodetic or local plane values e Database site will display all the sites in the database so
139. log box Click the L button and drag a box around the points from the project map view or use the button to open a variety of other methods to select the items to export Select Plane Coordinates NEZ if you are exporting conventional coordinates Select Geodetic Coordinates LLH if you are exporting geodetic coordinates In the Columns section select the checkboxes for the types of data that you want to export and then drag each data type in the list so that they are listed in the order that you want them written in the ASCII file Each item in the resulting list will be written to columns in the ASCII file in the same order that they are listed here In the Column separator section select the type of character you want to use to separate each column in the resulting ASCII file Export ASCII Coordinates gt Select points ls to export Type of Coordinate Data to Export Plane Coordinates NEZ Geodetic Coordinates LLH h Select which columns to export in the list below by checking them Ou can drag the items up and down in the list to change the order of the columns in the file Columns el Feature Attributes Column separator Comma i Tab Space Custom coe Click the Export button A dialog box will open asking you for a file name Enter a name along with the desired extension then click Save Common extensions are TXT and ASC Na
140. m When using Ground TDS Localization you need to solve a localization to relate your arbitrary GPS start point into your non geodetic local system When using a Mapping Plane you need to solve a localization to shift the autonomous GPS start point into accurate geodetic coordinates In either horizontal mode the procedure is the same Starting from an autonomous GPS base setup you measure GPS positions on control points with know local plane N E coordinates The parameters for a 2D similarity transformation are calculated with a least squares solution using the control points These parameters are added to the zone record the default Ground TDS Localization mode zone or the selected Mapping Plane mode zone to create a zone based site record Vertical localization with or without a geoid model uses the same field procedure Starting from an autonomous GPS base setup you measure GPS positions on control points with know local elevations The vertical adjustment parameters are calculated from the control points The vertical adjustment will be either a shift to correct geoid elevations to local elevations or an inclined plane to correct for vertical shift and tilts Localization with Control Points Horizontal localization is a simple 2D similarity transformation that scales rotates and translates coordinates on an intermediate mapping plane to coordinates in your local system In Ground TDS Localization mode the intermediate map
141. m and Into respectively depending on which document the data is coming from and where it is going 28 Manage Data Managing Data with No Geodetic Records Ifa data file is selected and does not contain any geodetic information or any form of specified coordinate system or projection then using Manage Data is just a couple of quick steps Open the Manage Data dialog box by selecting Job Manage If you are currently working in the Project select Project Manage Data Confirm that the lt Source gt and lt Destination gt files displayed in the Manage Data dialog box are showing the correct file names Select the items that you wish to move Selection from the map view or any of the edit grids is allowed You can use any of the available selection methods to select objects When moving data into a data file only objects that are supported by the data file will be moved For example Survey Pro Job files do not support CAD blocks therefore blocks are not moved into a job file Next select which layer to place the objects on using the Merge Project to job Merge selected objects trom Workflow pro Into Smith_FW 2 JOB gt Select objects EM Flace merged objects OnJob Layer OTHER 23 f Create Project layers for the Job Point Mame Conflicts Use point rename rules Open Rules Ovenarite conflicting point names Preview Report Get a r
142. ms to any items that were previously selected Clicking Remove from Current will remove the items selected from the previously selected items The final step is to close the Select by dialog to return to the dialog you started from in this case to the Edit Multiple Points dialog ForeSight DXM will remember the objects you have selected and you can then edit them all simultaneously 50 Select by 7 Ca Select by one of the following methods Inside Foint list In Poll Elevation Window Layer Description e Use this to select deselect objects within the rectangle shown below Comer 1 Northing 0 0 ft E asting 0 0 ft Comer 2 Northing 0 0 ft Easting 0 0 ft Select Select By Points inside rectangle you select Merge the selection from the Select By i page above to the current selection Add To current Remove From Current View urrent Replace Current ss Modify the current election po af Close Manage Data Colors ForeSight DXM allows you to select the color on layers independently NOTE The X through a color indicates that the color is used as the background or highlight color That color can still be used on an object but it is not recommended since the object would then be impossible to see or appear highlighted when it was not If the default layer color for lines or points is changed all the lines or points on that layer will change to the ne
143. necessarily build on each other so you can start wherever you like in the manual However the Navigating the Program Section should be read first to get a general understanding of the interface Scope This manual covers the use of the ForeSight DXM program A basic understanding of personal computers and Windows is assumed This manual assumes that you have a working knowledge of basic surveying tasks and terminology In cases where terminology describes multiple concepts we provide specific definitions of ForeSight DXM s capabilities to insure that you will understand exactly what the program is doing ForeSight DXM Conventions used in this Manual e The program ForeSight DXM will be referred to as simply ForeSight DXM throughout the manual e Text which you need to look for on the screen such as menu bar titles panel titles and button labels is typed in bold italic For example Select the View menu to means that you select the View pull down menu from the menu bar e We use command shorthand for some sequences of actions where you must perform a series of clicks with the mouse For example Select Map Add Edit Polyline Edit Existing means to click on the Map pull down menu select the Add Edit Polyline option then click the Edit Existing button from within the Add Edit Polyline dialog box System Requirements Component Minimum Recommended Free Disk Space 100 megabytes 200 megabyte
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146. nts The Translate to adjustment method will also move a selected group of objects from one location to another location but the distance and direction that they are moved is defined by the current position of a base point and a final position for the base point All the other selected objects are moved the same distance and direction as the base point Adjustments h Select objects to translate 28 rotate andor scale h Select a tab and apply the transformation Translate by Translate to Rotate Scale Reference Location Point 22 From location Northing jac ft Easting 0 0 ft Elevation Jao ft Destination Location Point 28 y Location Northing Jao ft Easting 0 0 ft Elevation foo ft Report Cloze Select Adjustments Translate Rotate Scale and click the Translate to tab Using the Mouse select button or the Select button select the objects that you want to translate Select a reference point or location This is typically a point with incorrect coordinates whose coordinates are now known Select a destination point or location This is the position where the base point will be after the translation Press the Translate button All the selected objects will be moved the same distance and direction as the base point 133 ForeSight DXM Rotation Adjustment When a rotation is performed to a group of objects all the objects are rotated
147. object will appear but the more i 12 4 complex the Plan View will Chooze Title Font rial become Choose Text Font 10 Arial The Point Labels section is used to select what is displayed in relation to points The Choose Font button can be used to select a different font used in the Plan View for displaying point information Point Labels Reports When Display Point Descriptions is checked point descriptions will be displayed in the Plan View When Display Point Elevations is checked point elevations will be displayed in the Plan View There are three settings for fonts The first is for List Views and affects the fonts used for the data grid views for Points Polylines and Alignments etc The second two are used for Reports generated by ForeSight DXM To set a font select the Choose Font button and select the appropriate font from the Windows Font picker 36 System Manage Data The System card lets you configure more options that deal with the PC s memory and auto saving Colors Performance Display System Snap User Info General Rename Rules Memory Undo Stack Size eg Autosave W Enable Sutozave Autosave a backup copy of the curent project every minutes Se _ Note This only saves a backup copy of the current project in case Foresight encounters a fatal error You still need to save the project before exiting ForeSight Default Directory je My Documents
148. odes can Colors Performance Display System Snap User Info General Rename Rules be accessed using the File Preferences Snaps This screen is explained on Page 37 Snap to Grid settings Horizontal Spacing fi Wertical Spacing fi Horizontal Origir jo Vertical Origin o Units for the snap grid settings depend on the view For example if you are using feet on the plan view and you polyline the Horizontal Spacing to 10 the grid marks will be 10 fim apart Default snap mode order co Use this to choose WHICH AS snap modes will happen when no single nap mode ts selected AND in what ORDER Drag snap modes to the top to give them first priority Unless a snap mode haz a check in front of it it will not be used Note when appropriate we will run a snap to pont if all other snaps Fall Point A precie ica End of segment Nearest Intersection JGrid 66 Points Polylines and Alignments Overview Points Polylines and Alignments are all integral objects used in both ForeSight DXM and Survey Pro This section will discuss adding and editing these objects Polylines are used throughout ForeSight DXM for everything from defining boundaries when computing areas to defining a traverse Understanding polylines is crucial to understanding ForeSight DXM Alignments are another type of line used in ForeSight DXM but Al
149. ol points into a Job file and then moved that data into the project all the points from the CONTROL layer in the Job file will be placed on the CONTROL layer The control layer in the project simply helps organize data so you can determine where that data came from In the Job file the CONTROL layer works in much the same way The CONTROL layer Just lets you know that the points on this layer were imported from another Job as control The 0 Layer All projects will have a Layer 0 You will not be able to delete it ForeSight DXM requires at least one layer so if no other layer is available the 0 Layer becomes the default The Scratch Layer ForeSight DXM has a layer that is especially easy to erase the SCRATCH layer Construction lines are placed on the SCRATCH layer for easy removal There are three ways to erase the scratch layer Menu View Erase Scratch Keyboard Erase scratch layer button 61 ForeSight DXM Construction lines When you inverse between two points ForeSight DXM may depending on your settings draw a line between them We call this line a construction line It is placed on the SCRATCH layer and erased when the SCRATCH layer is erased You can t directly add objects to the SCRATCH layer Layer tips Experienced CAD operators tend to use more layers than beginners Experience shows that organizing your drawing into different layers can speed up your work When a dialog has an option to cr
150. om level To use it first click on the zoom real time button then click and drag anywhere on the drawing area Dragging up causes the view to zoom in and dragging down causes the view to zoom out Zoom real time will redraw as you zoom in or out For very large jobs or very slow computers pan real time will not provide a smooth redraw of the screen Drag the mouse slowly for best results in these situations Panning at E There is only one pan button and it provides all the panning functionality Pan Real Time is controlled using the mouse much like zoom real time To pan click on the pan button then click and drag on the drawing area Dragging left causes the view to shift left and so on for all the directions Pan real time will redraw as you move the drawing For very large jobs or very slow computers pan real time will not provide a smooth redraw of the screen Drag the mouse slowly for best results in these situations 48 Manage Data Selecting Objects You select drawing objects to tell ForeSight DXM which objects you want to edit report on export etc If no object has been selected then ForeSight DXM cannot make any changes There are four basic methods for selecting objects These methods are valid for any object in the current view YE Select Button This is the button described above and is used to select individual items with the mouse Once the Select button is active objects on the screen can be selected by clic
151. on the job to unlink and select Unlink From Project To merge linked data to the current project select Job Manage Data or right click on the linked file in the Data Files section of the Project Navigator and select Manage Data Select the data you want to merge from the Job view and click Finish Importing data into the current project is similar to merging data from a linked file in that the imported data becomes part of the project The only difference is the imported data was not first linked to the project 10 Linking Data Files Navigating the Program Data from a TDS JOB CR5 RW5 or RAW file as well as a Trimble DC and Nikon Nik and Nrd files can be linked to a project Link Data File El ES Look in Sy Projects da E 08 20 00 job A Copy of Demoa rm5 DESIGN CR A 08 20 2002 RAW 3 Demo cr5 3 murray 2 2 3 contour cr El Demo dc e muray 2 2 contour job 3 Dema job A muray 2 A contour AA A Demo AA 3 muray cr AR Derma riw5 ie muray 2 10 3 Copy of Demo cro File name Files of type Select File Link TDS Data File to open the Link Data File dialog box Navigate to the folder where the desired file is stored and double click on it Depending on the type of file being opened the Distance Unit dialog box may open where you must specify the distance units that were used in the file being opened Once the distance units are selected for a
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153. open a final report detailing all the operations of the merge As with all reports generated by ForeSight DXM the report will be linked to the project if it is saved in the project folder The reports can provide an excellent project history resource when reviewing the work done Managing Data with Geodetic Data The Manage Data function will also transfer geodetic information between project and job Since the source file and destination file may have different coordinate systems some way of managing these differences is required Introduction to ForeSight DXM Geodetics Both the job file and the project file have two main types of geodetic settings The first type is the projection mode and can be one of two types for the horizontal and one of two types for the vertical Ground TDS Localization Localization Geoid Mapping Plane Ellipsoid The mode setting is always present in the files but initially may not be set The default horizontal projection mode is Ground TDS Localization and the default vertical mode is Localization Geoid If no geodetic actions have been taken with the file the default mode will appear or a different mode can be selected but no projection or Localization information i e projection record will be attached The second type of geodetic setting is the projection record A projection record needs to be set prior to performing any geodetic calculations The projection record contains a
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155. ort data from other sources You can also create a new project by selecting File New Project Although a Project file is the only type of file that supports all the data that ForeSight DXM is capable of creating you are not required to initially open or work with a ForeSight DXM project you can also open other TDS data files in their native format and edit them The main difference is the type of data file that is open limits the editing capability of ForeSight DXM and the type of data that can be saved in the data file See Working With Data Files on Page 24 Linking Importing and Merging Data When data is linked to a project the linked data appears as if it is part of the current project but it is not actually stored in the project database The link to the file is saved so the next time you open the project that file will still be linked and ready for use with the project but the data inside the linked file is not part of the project If the linked file is later unlinked it is closed and all of the data it contained is not available from the project You can make all or part of the data in a linked file part of the current project by merging the data When linked data is merged to a project that data becomes part of the project When you want to merge data from a linked file into the project you can select to merge all or just part of the data To unlink a job expand the Jobs icon from the Project Navigator right click
156. ost out of ForeSight DXM Understanding layers Each layer in a project can contain different objects When all the layers are viewed simultaneously they make up the entire drawing The figure below shows how four layers are used to make up the sample drawing at the top sample name Layer pro 1 Layer 1 gt 4 Payer 2 sw u Laver 3 Layer aan sample name Later pra ForeSight DXM Using the Layer Toolbar m S POINTS_ICON MN x Start by opening a project such as the sample project Murray pro Look for the Layer toolbar shown below If it is not visible select View Toolbars and check the Layers checkbox Layer Management The Layer Management dialog box allows you to change the name of a layer select if the layer is visible and change the point and line colors for a layer Click the ES Manage Layer Management E x Layers button The Layer Management dialog box appears You CONTROL Z LINE WORK could also select PLOTBOX Project Manage S POINTS J 8 Z POINTS_CON layers POINTS_ICON Z PROFILES To delete a layer select E SCRATCH it from the list and click Delete You can toggle a Ed Dee OK Cancel particular layer to be visible or invisible by clicking on the word Yes or No in the Visible column that corresponds with the layer you want to change 58 Layers x You can also change the visible setting along with the nam
157. ou can Slewstion Chew CS EA activate this field and then click on the line to get the Se direction information or define a direction between two aia Ra points by clicking each point sequentially in the Map View If you want to add or subtract from the entered direction you can click the corresponding gt button and make your desired selection M Store point Pt Hame new y Horizontal Distance Description PrinDr Enter the horizontal distance that you want to move e E REMI from the From Point to place the new point This value W to Store Point after solving Traverse Mode must not be zero Easting ri Elevation m Ang le Report Close This field is optional and allows you to modify the angle in the Direction field by adding to it the angle specified here Leave this value set to zero if you do not want to change the angle specified in the Direction field Elevation Change Enter the vertical distance from the From Point s elevation that you want applied to the new point s elevation Enter positive values for an increase in elevation and negative numbers for a decrease in elevation relative to the From Point s elevation The resulting elevation is the From Point s elevation plus the Elevation Change value 126 Coordinate Geometry Results This section displays the computed coordinates for the new point Store Point If this box is left unchecked the location of the new point will be computed af
158. ou transfer files to and from your Data Collector 1 Connect your total station to an available serial COM port on the PC 2 In ForeSight DXM select Transfer Send Receive Files to open the Send Receive Files dialog box The contents of the PC are displayed on the left side of the screen 3 On the right side of the screen go through the settings under the Units and Distance tabs and configure them to match the details of the file you want to send Note The file details must be configured correctly or else the values in the resulting transferred file will be incorrect 92 4 Transfer The File Format field is used to define the type of file that is being transferred The option titled Other in the File Format field is used when you are sending a file from the total station to the PC in a non Nikon format selected on the total station such as an SDR file format To send a file to the total station from the PC 5 On the PC navigate to the folder that contains the file that you want to transfer and click once on that file to select it Click the Send to Nikon Total Station button on the PC Follow the directions which appear being sure to start receiving on the total station prior to hitting OK on the PC Note If the source file on the PC contains coordinate data as well as other types of data only the coordinate data will be transferred to the Nikon total station To send a file to the PC from the total
159. ou wish to select a zone select the correct zone group and choose an available zone If the Zane Eau selected zone record does not have a datum record UTM y attached in the database then you must also select a Data Base Zone Datum from the list to attach to your zone Ifthe Noth SSS a selected zone record has a datum its name will be displayed If you wish to select a site pick the record Datum from the choices in the Site control If there are no sites in the database then a warning message will appear when you click on this button Geoid Model W Use Geoid Model Gead EGM Global Finally choose if you wish to use the geoid model attached to the zone record in the database By default if a record in the database uses a geoid the Use Geoid Model check box will be selected and the name of the geoid will be set in the Geoid control If you wish to use a different geoid then select it from the list If you do not wish to use a geoid or if you wish to attach a geoid to a OR oe record that does not have one change the state of the Use pees Geoid Model check box to reflect your choice 142 Geodetics Localization Adjustment A Localization is an adjustment applied to map projection horizontal coordinates and to ellipsoid heights to adjust the positions into any local system A horizontal Localization is a 2D similarity transformation used to convert the coordinates from an intermediate map
160. ping plane is the default map projection initialized for ground distances at the base height In Mapping Plane mode the intermediate mapping plane is the inaccurate coordinates calculated on the selected map projection from the autonomous GPS base Vertical localization is a correction from measured ellipsoid heights or geoid elevations calculated from heights into local elevations This correction can be a simple shift or a three parameter inclined plane 156 Geodetics Localization with Control Points Summary gt Take GPS measurements to at least the minimum number of control points In Ground TDS Localization mode at least two horizontal control points are required In Mapping Plane mode at least one horizontal control point is required In Localization Geoid mode at least three vertical control points are required when there is no geoid model and one vertical control point is required when there is a geoid model Click Adjustments Solve Localization to open the Solve Localization dialog Select the points to use for horizontal and vertical control and select the desired options in the remainder of the dialog Tap to compute a localization solution Verify the solution residual or misclosure quality and tap Apply to apply the localization Detailed Procedure Since the procedure is the same for both horizontal and vertical localization solutions the instructions below cover both cases 1 Click Adjustments
161. played as object description can be selected for the Des or Lst file When creating a Des or Lst descriptor file there is a field for Code displayed and Code Stored If this box is checked the code displayed will be written into the data file regardless of the code stored The Toolbar 352 romts_icon MMS EA DOSSROA SaA lt lan la 2 7 Bara a ji 3 2 OO o AO i The Toolbar at the top of the screen is used for accessing frequently used tools If the mouse is held over a button a small text box called a Tool Tip will appear that indicates the function of the button These buttons can be rearranged on the tool bar removed from the tool bar or moved almost anywhere on the screen as a floating dialog box You can turn off individual toolbar button sets by selecting Toolbars from the View menu To move button groups simply click and hold at the corner of one of the groups and drag it to where you want it Standard Toolbar ELLI GIE 01899 The Standard toolbar contains shortcuts to functions contained within the File and Edit menus There are shortcuts for opening closing and saving files as well as printing There are also buttons that shortcut to the undo and redo functions View Toolbar Faja 29005 The View toolbar has shortcuts that allow quick access to the various views or ways to display data 41 ForeSight DXM Layers Toolbar The Layers toolbar contains options fo
162. press OK ActiveSync z Eommunicatione settings EDF port com 1 Baud rate seno Parity Hone if File Verzion Survey Pro CE v3 5 or later M Always prompt for Transfer Settings o Note Thi dialog is always available from the TOOLS menu Uncheck this option if you Y don t want to see this dialog every time a file Cancel transfer is performed 1 Before performing a transfer the transfer settings should be configured Select Transfer Transfer Settings to open the Transfer Settings dialog box 2 Select the type of data collector you are connecting to from the upper drop down list The type of data collector selected will determine which options are available in the remaining fields 3 Inthe Transfer files using field select the transfer mode that you want to use from the following options This option is not available when transferring with a Nikon total station a ActiveSync This is only available on data collectors with Windows based operating systems and when the ActiveSync software is installed on the PC This is the best choice when it is available b Kermit Server Mode This is the best option to use when ActiveSync 1s not available This option is available on most data collectors Transfer except for the HP48 The data collector must be manually set to server mode before transfers can occur c Kermit Manual Mode This is the only option available for the HP48 p
163. r any time a function is used that can generate a text report Dragging on the top border can resize the Messages Toolbar You can hide the message bar by pressing the Toggle Messages button or selecting Toolbars from the View menu and un checking Messages oint 1 Point 2 Distance Direction Horthing Easting Elevation an eal 30 2293 Sato cas 1 5037 31 5399 0 700 al s20 21 6862 198 59 49 20 5051 7 0592 6 346 The Message box can also be set in manual mode in File Preferences General The Automatically show the Messages toolbar checkbox tells ForeSight DXM to show the Message toolbar anytime a report is generated If the check is cleared the Message box will not automatically open although the reports will still be available if you manually open the box We suggest you leave the Message toolbar in automatic mode until you become familiar with what functions generate reports that are placed in the Message box Overview Window The Overview window is listed in the toolbar selection list but is not really a toolbar in that it can only be used as a floating window It is used to provide a view of the entire job in miniature The inner box can be made larger or smaller and it can be moved using the mouse Moving the inner box causes a pan action in the Plan view and shrinking or growing the box causes a zoom action You can also click and drag a new window to zoom and pan to a specific area The Overview window will not
164. r working with layers The usage of the layers tools is discussed in the Layers section Zoom Toolbar Baaai uao The Zoom toolbar contains buttons for the various zooming panning and selecting tools in the View menu The usage of the zoom tools is discussed in the Zoom section Cogo Toolbar The Cogo toolbar contains shortcuts to all the options in the Cogo menu The usage of the Cogo functions is discussed in the Cogo section Project Navigator Eje Dialog Bar murray pro Data a SMITH FwB o o a a eee re Project murray pro The Dialog Bar is the area on the left side of the user interface where various tool and function dialogs will be Plan displayed The base level of the dialog bar is called the E r Coordinates Project navigator As different tools are used the dialogs A Tools for those tools will be stacked on the dialog bar until they De E Transfer Files File Conversions are closed coe Feature Code Editor Q Coordinate System Editor 3 Scientific Calculator EA TDS Edi the Data Files ERE Job SMITH_Fw Ee E Files se Reports Y ASCII Point Files i sen Point Lists De Files AutoCad Files Bl Lanc lt mil Files E ass Project Selection Files ll Job Selection Files 42 Manage Data Messages The Messages toolbar also called the Message box is displayed at the bottom of the screen It is an area for displaying text results of calculations The message bar will appea
165. rd An ellipsoid record describes a rotational ellipsoid used to model the shape of the earth An ellipsoid record does not have any other constituent parts The ellipsoid record parameters are e Semi Major Axis This parameter often referred to using the variable name a is the long axis of the ellipse e Ellipse Other Parameter The other parameter of the ellipsoid record may be one of the following semi minor axis flattening reciprocal flattening first or second eccentricity first or second eccentricity squared Datum Record A datum record describes a transformation between WGS84 the reference frame of GPS observations and a local geodetic reference frame A datum record will always have an attached ellipsoid record There are four datum types used by the coordinate system database file WGS84 Datum The WGS84 datum is a special case Using this datum means that no datum transformation is applied The WGS84 datum uses the World Geodetic 168 Geodetics System 1984 ellipsoid Only one datum of type WGS84 can exist in the database and it is always a system record Molodensky Datum The Molodensky datum transformation defines a translation in the X Y and Z directions to move from the origin of the WGS 84 ellipsoid to the origin of the local ellipsoid or vice versa For a detailed discussion of the Molodensky algorithms and parameters for a number of the datums included in the coordinate system database please refer
166. rom the Look tn field navigate to and select the file The Import dialog box will open where you define how the file is to be imported Select the distance units used in the DXF file in the Distance untt used in the DXF file field This is not available when opening a XML file Import AutoCAD DAF File to project view El Ei Look irr E Projects da jt Ej Ex En contour def la Demo dt ROUTE 202roadspipes det Files of type Dix Files dxf Cancel Distance unit used in the DF file Feet Layer Options Point Name Options On layer POINTS z s Use point rename rules Open Rules On DF file layers Preview Renaming Report Use the nest available point names Import Options Save imported objects to a selection file Browse Import point and line blocks Point black definition Point Hame F Import Feature Attributes 4 Dezcripiior Generate and display a report after importing 15 ForeSight DXM Layer Options Selecting the On Layer radio button will import the data to the selected layer Selecting the On DXF file layers radio button will import the data to the same layer names where they are stored in the source file In LandXML imports Group names of lt CgPoints gt lt Alignments gt and lt Parcels gt will be considered as XML layers If a group name is not a valid layer name e g it is empty or contains invalid characters the active la
167. rom your Data Collector 1 Connect your data collector to the PC 2 In ForeSight DXM select Transfer Send Receive Files to open the Send Receive Files dialog box The contents of the PC are displayed 90 Transfer To send a file to the data collector from the PC 3 On the PC navigate to the folder that contains the file that you want to transfer and click once on that file to select it Click the Send to Data Collector button on the PC On the data collector initiate the Receive File command from the transfer menu and then click OK at the prompt on the PC to send the file To send a file to the PC from the data collector 3 On the data collector choose the SEND option from the Transfer menu and locate the file you want to send On the PC press the Receive from Data Collector button On the data collector send the file On the HP48 you would highlight the file and press the SELCT softkey Repeat these steps for any additional files that you want to send Send Receive to a Nikon Total Station When transferring files to a Nikon total station the process behaves much like transferring in Manual Mode since the files on the total station are not visible from the PC and interaction from each platform is required for successful transfers Nikon transfers require that some details of the file being transferred be specified since there is no way to determine this information automatically Some informa
168. s affected by this process This list includes both files downloaded from the data collector that will be copied to the project directory and files that will be generated by ForeSight DXM when the selected jobs are linked to the project 1 In the bottom list box select the available associated files to copy to the project directory along with the job files By default all associated support files are copied with the selected jobs It is recommended that you select all associated files 2 Click Link gt to copy the files to your project directory and link the selected jobs to the project Step Three Review Results The final page shows a list of all the files affected by the copy and link to the project 1 Click lt Back if you want to transfer more files 2 Click Close when you are done 98 Get Job from DC I All of the files affected by this transfer Status LINKED job file A Smith RAW Copied to Smitt Smith JAK Created archive Z TO SControl Ground job LINKED job file A TOSControl Ground AAW Copied to TOSI a TOSControal_GroundJAk Created archive E Click Back to transfer more data files lt Back Close Transfer Create Job for Data Collector This routine allows you to select a set of points from the current project and send only the selected points to the data collector in the form of a new job and raw data file Create Job for DC STE 1 Select Transfer Create Jo
169. s base setup in any job or project If you use more than one autonomous setup in a single job both Survey Pro and ForeSight DXM will check the setup group of each point against the setup group of the current projection record Both programs will only calculate using geodetic coordinates with setup groups that match the current projection record 144 Geodetics Horizontal Localization Parameters Scale is the scale difference between the intermediate mapping plane and the local system Scale should generally be very close to 1 0 In Ground TDS Localization mode a value of 1 0 means that GPS measured distances match the distances between the control points on the ground at the origin reference height In Mapping plane mode a value of 1 0 means that the GPS measured distances match the distances between the control points on the conformal map grid Scale values are often reduced to parts per million in order to relate the factor to a distance One ppm the sixth decimal place i e 1 000001 or 0 999999 is equal to Imm in 1km this is well below RTK precision Fifteen ppm 1 000015 or 0 0 999985 is equal to 15mm in 1km this is a usual RTK precision so anything in this range is expected A scale value significantly greater or smaller than 1 0 may indicate problems with the control point accuracy and or the control measurement precision In Ground TDS Localization mode it might also indicate a base reference height too high or low for th
170. s exported to a new data file that new file is automatically saved and linked to the current project 22 Navigating the Program When exporting from a data file that is open in its native format you can export all or part of the data in the exact same way as when exporting from a Project file but once the new file is created the previous data file is closed and the new file becomes the current New Job data file E Create anew 64 TDS Job File 7 l ii f Selection Ha a Linked Jobs OS E f Start Location ar Choose a name e Wo New jobs will always be linked to the project Cloze Select File New Job to open the New Job dialog box In the top portion of the dialog select if you are exporting to a TDS Job File TDS CR5 File or Nikon Data File If exporting to a CR5 file select if you want the points to be stored in Non Sequential or Sequential format the HP48 can only work with sequential files Select the data to export a To select data from the current project or data file select the Selection radio button and click the 1 button and drag a box around the points from the project map view or use the button to open a variety of other methods to select the items to export To select data from a linked data file select the Linked Jobs radio button and select the data file that you want to export from using the corresponding drop down list
171. s is a separate installation from the software Without the driver ForeSight DXM will run in demo mode or present you with a message saying your demo time has expired The hardware lock driver is available on your TDS Survey Works CD as well as the TDS website Go to www tdsway com for the latest driver Navigating the Program Overview This section is intended to give you a basic understanding of the layout and interface conventions used in ForeSight DXM This section should be read and understood prior to trying to work any of the examples provided in the manual To see the portions of the program that are discussed in this section you must first open or create a project We suggest that you open the murray pro file in the ForeSight DXM Projects directory See the information on the Welcome to ForeSight DXM dialog box below for an easy method of opening the murray pro project file Running the Program To launch ForeSight DXM select Start Programs Welcome to Foresight DXM TDS Survey Works ForeSight DXM 31 Launch ForeSight DXM When ForeSight DXM is 2 first started the Welcome to ForeSight DXM dialog Create a new TDS Data File box will open where you are provided with options of creating a new project or Open a DXM Project Ho Open a TDS Data File opening an existing project Add of different types The checkbox at the bottom Open a recent DAM Project E muray pro can be used to disable the i Create a n
172. s or more CD ROM Required for installation Required for installation Parallel or USB Port Required for key Required for key OS see note below Windows 98 ME or NT Windows 2000 or XP Windows all versions Installation of Microsoft Internet Explorer or later Windows NT 4 0 Installation of Service Pack 6 or later Introduction Installing ForeSight DXM Installing ForeSight DXM is a simple procedure that can be done by following the instructions in the Installation dialog boxes To get the installation program running follow the steps below 1 2 Insert the TDS Survey Works CD into your CD ROM drive If your computer s auto run capability is turned on the installation process will automatically start Follow the instructions on the screen to install ForeSight DXM If your computer s auto run capability is disabled you will need to launch the installation program manually a From Windows select the Start menu then Settings and then Control Panel In the Control Panel select Add Remove Programs b The Add Remove Programs wizard will open Select Install New Program at the top of the dialog box Follow the instructions on the screen c The Add Remove Programs wizard will search your floppy drives and then your CD ROM drive It will select Setup exe from your CD ROM drive Click on the Finish button Follow the instructions on the screen In addition you will need to install the hardware lock driver Thi
173. snssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 67 OVAV SW 67 A A Po Po A etn a 67 Add O 67 EQ le POINTS araar a 71 WV ORK ING WIU ZO POLES aaa 72 PO INS 72 Creating Straight Polyline SEQMENMS ccccsccsscssssesssseesssseessseessseeeesseeesssseessseeesssseeesaes 72 Creating a Curved Seminario 74 DAcund PON MIN aaa iaa 74 ECN PONY INS aaa 74 Changing a Polyline s DescriptiON cccccoccconoccconacaconaciconacancaranonananorananonanannnarannrarannnanes 77 CHANGING a POIVNINE SOY uranio 77 AMOAMENES riada 78 Trasera 85 Transfer SENO Sarita ardido idad 86 Se al RECAE lia 88 Send Receive using ActiveSync or Server M Od G c ccsssccsssesssseessseeessseeessseeessseeessees 88 Send Receive in Manual M Od eC ccccccssscecssseecsseeessseeessseeesseeesseeessneeesnensssneeesseeneaes 90 Send Receive to a Nikon Total StatiON coccoccocccccoccncnocnnononcnnonanonarnnnnornncnarnncnnrnncnnnos 91 Sena OB 10 Data COTO laa 94 GEE OB ron Data COMO iaa add 96 Create ob Tor Data Coleco 99 File CON VETSIONS Sii 101 ASCII GOV GE SION Matando 103 Feature Code Edito Financ 107 ForeSight DXM Gauna State dd ac 107 FEAS 108 ADUTE ANNAN COn O O 109 Creatingra Feature Flair 110 Creating a Feature casita 110 Creating a String ATtriDUTe cie o E A EAE 111 creating a Vale AIDU ias 111 Creating a Menu Attribute oococococccnnocccnoocnonooononannnononononanncorananorarannraranorarannraranararannnnnes
174. st of record parameters 174 Horizontal Adjustment e Has Horizontal Adjustment Origin North Origin E ast Shift Morth Shift East Rotation Scale Vertical Adjustment IY Has Vertical Adjustment Origin Horth Origin E ast Separation Slope Morth Slope E ast Zone Group ste ts Site Record DE Loc on DAN gnd Hew Site Site Ground Site Adjustment Zone Datum Ellipse Geoid 4 H jasa75193073 99932429647 34978 316935 34805 210503 1 5744221678 0 INN 09939 soo0 000002 SSS ois hasa Ee Apply Delete Site Mer Site Cancel Geodetics Editing or Deleting Dependant Records When you edit or delete a record that is a constituent part of another record all of the dependant records will also be updated or deleted The following list describes the record dependancy of the different record types e Modify a geoid All zones that use that geoid are modified e Modify an ellipsoid All datums using that ellipsoid and all zones using that datum are modified e Modify a datum All zones using that datum are modified e Modify a zone group All zones in that group are modified e Modify a site nothing else is modified Site records have their own copies of all their constituent parts When modifying a record that has dependant records this message box is displayed Edit Records E ee xl Selected Records Record Nam
175. t be deleted A one Type Lambert Conformal Conic Two The New RECORD button will duplicate eu a lea ae ome the selected record and put the CSE in Create Origin Longitude 120 30 00 00000 W dms New Record mode see Creating a New Origin North 0 000m Record on Page 176 where the details of the Origin East 609 601 219m copied record can be modified and then saved one OOOO N to the current database as a new record S Parallel 44 20 00 00000 N Coordinate And _ _ Grid Direction North East Grid Azimuth Worth Azimuth Edit one Delete Zone Hew one 173 ForeSight DXM Editing an Existing Record To edit an existing record select the record from the open database tree and then tap Edit RECORD from the record details working window or select Edit Record from the Edit menu Make the desired changes to the record and then click the Apply button to apply the changes Canceling without applying the changes will result in no change being made The fields that can be edited depend on the type of record that is selected The following list outlines the fields that can be edited for various record types All Records You can edit the hidden visible record flag and the note attached to the record System Zone Records You can change the geoid used by the zone Non System Records You can edit any property of the record See the description of database records for a complete li
176. t easier to select points Change the active layer to where you want the polylines stored You can also create a new layer using the El Add Layer button and make the new layer the active layer 12 Points Polylines and Alignments Creating Polylines by Clicking Points There are three different ways to add straight polyline segments to a drawing The first one is to click on each point that you want in the polyline as described below Bod Add Edit polyline 1 Select Map Add Edit Polyline to open the gt Select a Edi z gt Add Edit Polyline dialog or simply use Ctrl pobine Existing New S the keyboard shortcut Build Edit General 2 With the Line Point tab selected click inside the Point field so that it is active 3 Click on the point on the map that you want to use as the first point in the new polyline Now as you move the mouse you will see an anchor line drawn from this point to the current mouse position This anchor line is simulating the next segment that will be added to the polyline Line Point ae ae i E Note There is a shortcut for the above steps Right click on the starting point and select Build Polyline from the context menu Point Insert Before Unde 4 Click on the remaining points in the polyline By Insert After meee default each new point will be added after the previous point in the point list but clicking the Insert Before radio button will result in ne
177. te The file details must be configured correctly or else the values in the resulting transferred file will be incorrect A dialog will appear to walk you through configuring the total station for the upload 95 ForeSight DXM 5 On the total station initiate the RECEIVE command and then click OK at the prompt on the PC to send the file Get Job from Data Collector This routine is used to transfer job files from the data collector to the local machine and link them to the ForeSight DXM project This routine will download selected job files JOB and CR5 plus their associated raw files RAW or RW5 and any attached support files such as FEA and link these files to the project The first step is to transfer the data files from your data collector to the local machine The procedure here depends on your transfer mode In Kermit Manual Mode you must transfer the files one by one before continuing In server mode you can select just the jobs you want and ForeSight DXM will automatically transfer all the associated files for you The second step is to copy and link the transferred files to the project directory The final step is to review the files copied and the actions taken in the project Step One Download Files Kermit Server or Active Sync Mode 96 l 4 With the data collector connected to the PC and with ActiveSync running or while it is in server mode select Transfer Get Job from Data Collector Navi
178. ter clicking Solve but a new point will not be stored If you want to store the new point in the current job check this box and enter a point name in the corresponding Pt Name field If the point already exists ForeSight DXM will prompt you if you want to overwrite before removing the old point You can also enter a description to use for the new point The Pt Name field will increment by one each time you press the Solve button Automatically advance From Point When this box is checked the current Store Point will automatically become the next From Point after clicking Solve in the same way as if you traversed to the newly created point If left unchecked the From Point will not change after clicking Solve Intersection Intersection is used to determine coordinate positions of an intersection given two existing points and either direction or distance information from the given points Depending on the situation there can be up to two results Since it is impossible to compute the elevations of the intersections the results will always be 2D A B D AN C C Distance Distance Distance Direction Direction Direction 127 ForeSight DXM Line A a E seis q in the o eau A field This TEE will be the first reference point Select either Direction or Line A Distance radio button and enter a value by clicking on an Base point GRO993 hdl existing object or typing it in the field Direction deg Distance 1000
179. the objects will be so small You can use the zoom previous button to go back to the zoom level you were at before To keep zoom extents from trying to fit objects that are so far apart into the viewable window you can delete the object that is so far from the rest of the drawing if it is no longer needed You can also move the object to a separate layer and turn that layer s visibility off Al Zoom Window Ctrl W Zoom Window allows you to use your mouse to define a rectangular area to zoom in to Once the Zoom Window button is pressed you click once in one corner of the rectangle and once in the opposite corner to define the area you want to zoom to 47 ForeSight DXM Zoom Previous Ctrl 9 Zoom Previous moves the zoom setting to what it was prior to your last change Zoom previous works off a list of previous zoom settings so you can keep toggling back through the list for as many zooms that you have done Zoom Next Ctrl 0 Zoom Next is the same as zoom previous but moves through the list of zoom settings in the opposite direction 3K E Zoom In Alt and Zoom Out Alt These zooms move the view in or out by a specified percentage amount The amount of zoom can be set by using the drop down list activated by clicking on the arrow next to the zoom button Each time the zoom button is pushed the view will change by the selected amount Zoom Real Time Ctrl Q Zoom Real Time uses the mouse to set the zo
180. tion is converted during the transfer so the resulting file can be used on the platform where it is stored The Type of data collector you are connecting to field must be set to Nikon Total Station in the Transfer Settings screen 91 ForeSight DXM Send Receive Files mal EES teh DTM 500 501 502 Por COMI Baud S600 Parity None Modified File Format Nikon Raw pl 06 25 03 12 05 PM 2 5 29 02 015 06 25 03 12 05 PM A 56 29 02 Amb 06 25 03 12 05 PM 2 5 20 48 015 06 2503 12 05 PM Distance Units Angle Units AR 5 30 48 FB 06 25 03 12 05 PM iF Meters p ta 6 18 Pak 06 25 03 12 05 PM i Degrees GP 6 18 Pro 06 25 03 12 05 PM INTL Feet it AS ornorth ob 06 25 03 12 05 PM C Grads Gons A S3ornorth A aw 062503 12 05 PM C US Survey Feet Spt dtm 01725701 05 41 PM 4 adiwprojJob 06 25 03 12 05 PM j Azimuth A adjworoy A aw 06 25 03 12 05 PM 5 North 3 Demo cr5 1105 02 05 11 PM demo lwk 11 05 02 05 11 PM l South Mama DAL 14 NF AR 14 BR lt gt te CAJOBSA Nikon Download Upload Settings Units Distance Drive a CA Masher T Files of type All Files The settings must match those used by the total i station othenwise you may get incorect results Recewe from Nikon Total Station and to delete files from pour Data Collector or PC The files you transfer are not automatically associated or imported into your current project z Transfer Settings Close hy This dialog lets y
181. to Department of Defense World Geodetic System 1984 Its Definition and Relationships with Local Geodetic Systems Defense Mapping Agency Technical Report TR 8350 2 1991 The Molodensky transformations were originally developed to reduce the number and complexity of the manual computation steps needed to perform approximate datum transformations As computers now perform most of these calculations it is better to use the more accurate Seven Parameter transformation if possible The Molodensky datum transformation is sometimes called a Three Parameter datum transformation The three parameters are e Translation X the shift on the X axis between this datum and WGS84 e Translation Y the shift on the Y axis between this datum and WGS84 e Translation Z the shift on the Z axis between this datum and WGS84 The XYZ translation can be defined in one of two directions The shift is either the local datum to WGS84 or WGS84 to the local datum Seven Parameter 3D Similarity Datum A seven parameter datum is a 3D similarity transform between the local system and WGS84 It is defined by seven parameters e Translation X the shift on the X axis between this datum and WGS84 e Translation Y the shift on the Y axis between this datum and WGS84 e Translation Z the shift on the Z axis between this datum and WGS84 e Rotation X the rotation on the X axis between the two datums e Rotation Y the rotation on the Y axis between the two datums
182. to 6 different and independent groups of selected objects The current selection is located on the right side of the dialog and can be saved to any location on the left side Save the current selection by tapping the box where you want to save it on the left side and then tap the Copy to The Selection Highlighted button Alternatively you can drag the Current Selection box over any of the six boxes on the left side to save the selection Right clicking on any of the saved selections provides access to useful functions including the ability to name a saved selection To make a saved selection the current selection click on it then click the Copy to Current Selection button or just drag it over the Current Selection box on the right 54 Manage Data Selection Editor The button will open the following list of options AS a ea Select by Opens the Select by dialog where objects can be selected using several different methods See Page Sel 50 EA Select all Selects every object in the project w ections ES Clear Selection un selects the currently selected objects W 2 ean Invert Selection un selects the currently selected AERIAN MA objects and selects all the objects that are not currently Cuan selected 7 Copy to The Selection a List of Selected Objects opens a detailed list of all the currently selected objects 4 Modify the Current Selection E E M El E Cloze
183. tribute Properties When the user fills in this field to describe the feature he will be limited to using the number of characters defined here Creating a Value Attribute il First select the desired feature that you want to associate the new attribute with by clicking on it Open the Select Attribute Type dialog with any of the following commands e Click on the New Attribute button e Press Ctrl A on your keyboard e Pull down the Features menu and select New Attribute 111 ForeSight DXM 112 3 Select the Value attribute type by clicking the corresponding radio button or press V on your keyboard to select it and then click OK A question mark will be displayed along with a blinking cursor P Type the name of your attribute and press Enter Define the parameters listed below on the right side of the screen under the Numeric Attribute Properties Decimals is the number of decimal places that will be displayed for the entered attribute For example if 1 is entered here and a numeric attribute is entered of 15 666 during data collection the value will be automatically rounded to 15 7 Minimum is the minimum value allowed If an attempt is made to enter a smaller value for this attribute during data collection an error will result Maximum is the maximum value allowed If an attempt is made to enter a larger value for this attribute during data collection an error will result Default is th
184. trl J Add Edit Points Ctrl K Add Edit Polylines Similar functions on same row aL Add f Edit Alignments Ctrl Ml Manage Data Ctrl N Mon Plotting Point Labels Ctrl O pen Project Ctrl H Print Ctrl R Calculator Cth 5 Save File Project Ctrl T File Transfer Ctrl VM File Conversion Ctrl Y Fedo Ctrl Z Undo Alt oom In Alt oom Out Ctrl X Cut ETE Copy CEREN ad Windows functions F1 Help Menu FS Refresh Alt 1 8 Load Selection Alt F1 F6 Save Selection 45 ForeSight DXM Interface Conventions There are several conventions used consistently in ForeSight DXM Special Function Buttons These buttons are used throughout the program to specialize the function of the mouse When these buttons are clicked they will become active An active button is shown graphically with a scrolling blue and white border around it Once the button 1s active the mouse can be used to select objects from the drawing 26 The Mouse Select button is used to select an object from the current view For example the object could be a point for computing an inverse or a set for computing an area The New Layer button is always displayed near a layer selection drop down list in a dialog box Use this button to quickly access the New Layer dialog box to add a layer Once the new layer is created it will be selected in the adjacent layer drop down list Right Mouse Click Menus ForeSight DXM offers
185. tton and drag a box around the ae Ca Select objects al Z points from the project map view or use the 7 es button to open a variety of other methods to select the items to export Select the Attribute File Type 4 Click the Export button A dialog box will open asking you for a file name if the file is in the DXF format Ifitis an ERSI Shape file you will only be prompted for a directory location since the naming of Shape files is automatic Click Save Export Close to continue Attribute File Type ESRI Shape Files C DF File Exporting to a TDS Data File The Export routine described above is not used to export to a TDS Data file Instead you use the New Job routine to export data from the currently opened project or job to anew TDS JOB or CR5 file or a Nikon NIK file You can also use this routine to create a new data file with a single specified point where no data is exported from the current project The behavior of this routine will differ depending on if you are exporting from another TDS data file such as a JOB or CR5 or a Nikon NIK file or if you are exporting from a Project file You can export all of the data that is compatible with the type of data file you are exporting to from a project or you can choose to export only some of the data You can also export all the data from a data file that is linked to the current project Once the data from a Project or linked data file i
186. tude Longitude Height using the current projection and then adjusted to the new projection These points will not be stored with LLH values only the NEE coordinates will be stored for each point If only geodetic is selected then only those points with geodetic Latitude Longitude Height data will be adjusted All other points will retain their existing Northing Easting and Elevation values If Do not adjust any points is selected then no point coordinates will be adjusted This will mean that the Latitude Longitude and Height values and the Northing Easting and Elevation values will remain unchanged Once your selections are made click on the Merge button The Status field will display the actions taken and the view will switch to the lt Destination gt file At this time the final Report data can be generated by pressing the Report button Case 3 Localization Update When the projection records are of the same zone but different Localization solutions the Adjust Points section will default to Adjust only points with geodetic coordinates This occurs because in the Localization case the local coordinates are the fixed control and the localization transform is used to adjust the GPS measurements into that local system Therefore when only the localization has changed you should keep the existing plane only points and readjust only the coordinates from geodetic measurements taken under the old Localization solution Polylin
187. u can also import link and merge data from other files However it is strongly recommended that you save the project to your desired working folder prior to linking or importing any files since linked and imported files will be moved to the folder where the project is and the current location may not be where you would want the files saved ForeSight DXM will always copy linked files to the new folder when you save while using the Untitled project or any time you use the File Save As command However the data files will also be left in your default project directory and this may add to unnecessary file clutter on your system When ForeSight DXM creates a new project a file with the extension PRO is created in the default project folder The default folder will be initially set to My Documents You can change this default location in File Preferences System Default Directory Once changed all new projects will be saved to this directory Data Files If TDS coordinate raw data or control files or Nikon coordinate or raw files are linked or imported to a project they will be copied from their source folder to the folder where the project is located If a file with the same name is already in the project folder you will be prompted if it is okay to overwrite the existing file DXF ASCII and LandXML files are all handled in the same way 25 ForeSight DXM File Management Tips There are several ways that ForeSight DXM can be
188. uality 0 009 m AMS gt Click Apply to adjust points with this localization solution Report Apoly Close MM Adjust with Change of Projection Update Job Select how you want to adjust the job with the change of gt projection f Adjust jab points and lines with new projection Adjust Vertical The elevation of points with geodetic heights will be updated Do not adjust job points and lines co H Not adjusted y Y Readust with change of calibration canei and then tap again to recalculate the solution and update the Solution Results When you are happy with the solution tap Apply The Adjust with Change of Projection dialog will open where you can select to apply the solution results to all or none of the points and lines of the project Tap OK to finish the adjustment GPS control flags are then updated and the project marked modified 159 ForeSight DXM Adjust With Projection You can use the Adjustments Adjust with Projection function to convert document objects from one coordinate system to another or to readjust document objects to match the current coordinate system Page One Select Objects You can perform two types of adjustment with selected document objects The first type of adjustment is to transform document objects from a source coordinate system to a destination coordinate system This is the type of adjustment done by the Manage Data routine and the Projection
189. ustment When you do a translation adjustment you are moving a group of selected objects horizontally and or vertically a specified distance and direction As an example let s say you started a job by occupying a point whose coordinates were unknown so you arbitrarily assigned coordinates to it Later you learned the actual coordinates for the initial occupy point In this case all of the points that were collected that day would be incorrect by the same distance and direction but the points would be correct in relation to one another Translating all of the coordinates from the job would quickly move them to their correct positions 131 ForeSight DXM Translate by Adjustment F The Translate by adjustment method will move a group ES of selected objects by a specified distance and direction gt ee e a ns 28 M 1 Select Adjustments Translate Rotate 2 Select a tab and apply the Scale and be sure the Translate by tab is reten selected Translate by Translate to Rotate Scale Adjust by 2 Using the Mouse select button or the Select Direction 00 deg button select the objects that you want to E poo 00 0 ft translate l Elevation jc ft 3 Enter the direction distance and change in elevation in the appropriate fields 4 Click the Translate button The selected objects will be moved the distance and direction that you specified Report Cloze 132 Translate to Survey Adjustme
190. vigating the Program Exporting to a Trimble DC File 1 Select File Export Trimble DC This anait lima E AE mka will open the Export Trimble DC File dialog wa Use this to export the points you select box to a Trimble OC de file 2 Click the 1 button and drag a box around the m gt Select objects ela points from the project map view or use the button to open a variety of other methods to select the items to export 3 Click the Export button A dialog box will ale open asking you for a file name Enter a name and click Save 19 ForeSight DXM Exporting to an AutoCAD DXF File 20 l Select File Export AutoCAD DXF This will open the Export AutoCAD dialog box Click the 8 button and drag a box around the points from the project map view or use the button to open a variety of other methods to select the items to export Selecting Export point and line blocks is a method of transferring point names descriptions and feature codes along with DXF points and lines Not all AutoCAD applications can work with this information Click the Export button A dialog box will open asking you for a file name Enter a name and click Savel Export AutoCAD em Use this to export the points polylines and alignments you select to a DXF file Select Objects Export point and line blocks Text height 5 0 hd ft Vertical spacing En hd ft Point bloc
191. vigator Poea Nadai Ela Once a project is opened you will see the Project Navigator on the left side of the screen The Project murray pro Navigator can be used to select the different views and Data yl files associated with the project By clicking on any of the ER y Project murray pro icons in the Project Navigator you can change to od Plan different views or edit different files SE Coordinates fal Tools The Tools area provides quick access to the file transfer w Transfer Files fil at din eee G0 Fie Conversions ile conversion and feature editing utilities 0 laa Any files associated with the project can be selected in the GH Coordinate System Editor Files area of the Project Navigator H E Scientific Calculator ES TDS Edit Almost all the dialog boxes that ForeSight DXM uses will Bie Hegel gles appear over the Project Navigator This means that you 7 al ES dd will never have to move a dialog box to click on an object Y Reports in your drawing You can hide the Project Navigator by z ASCH Point Files clicking the 1 button on the Project Navigator s title e ae bar To make it return pull down the View menu and oof AutoCad Files click Project Navigator Y Lancxml Files Y Project Selection Files When there are no dialog boxes open your drawing will Ml Job Selection Files fill the window if the Project Navigator is turned off Try double clicking on each item described below Note A red
192. w points being added before the selected point Add Apply apo Close 5 When you are finished creating the polyline click the bottom left Add button Once you close the Add Edit Polyline dialog box the polyline will appear as a solid line on the map Creating a Polyline by Entering a List of Point Numbers Another way to create a polyline is to type in a list of the points that define the polyline 1 From the Add Edit Polyline dialog box enter the first point for the polyline in the Point field and tap the Insert New button located in that section 2 Continue adding the point numbers until all the points are entered and finally tap the Add button 13 ForeSight DXM Creating a Curved Segment A polyline can contain a curve as long as the PC and PT ES Add E dit polyline points exist in the project along with a third point The Pe sean om a 7 third point can be either a Radius Point the curve s PI Point or another point located anywhere on the curve Buld Edt Genera segment Pt On Curve Note Additional options for defining a curve are available when using the Edit Curve routine described a Bee later 1 With the Build tab selected in the Add Edit Polyline dialog box select the Curve Points tab ane de 2 With the PC and PI known select if the Line Point Curve Points remaining point of the curve is a Radius Point a PC point 217 PI Potnt or a Pt On Curve from the drop
193. w color If an object is moved from one layer to another its color will change based on the new layer s default setting When editing a linked Job file TDS data collector file no color selection for layers is possible Job files do not support layer colors and therefore no color setting can be made Objects in Job files will be drawn using the default color set in the File Preferences dialog box The Edit Menu The Edit pull down menu contains some simple routines that anne are useful while working in almost any part of ForeSight DXM Delete Objects Ctrl D Each routine is briefly explained here so you can use them Rename Paints throughout the rest of the manual 2D points to 3D Clear Current Selection Selection Editor Save Selection to Load Selection from 31 ForeSight DXM Editing Objects There are several different pages of editing options Copy Move Edit Rotate and Delete Each option is described below Edit Objects Edit Objects EA This page allows you to change the layer or description of P Select objects to edit EGM the selected objects Check the boxes for the changes that you want to make then select the appropriate change in the same field as the checkbox Once you are finished filling in the dialog click the Apply button General he Change the description of the objectis Change the layer of the objects POINTS ICON El Copy Objects cose The
194. ween two locations The basic operation of Inverse Point to Point is very simple it only needs two point numbers and it will compute the distance and direction between the points The kind of report that is generated depends on the Inverse Mode selected at the top of the dialog box The basic report is displayed in the Results area To open the Inverse Point to Point dialog select COGO Inverse Point to Point There are four different methods for performing inverses with ForeSight DXM See below for examples of each 123 ForeSight DXM Simple Mode Select the Simple radio button in the Inverse Mode section Then click in the Point 1 field to make it active Click on the point that you want to inverse from Once you click the focus will move from the Potnt 1 field to the Potnt 2 field Click on the point that you want to inverse to The results will be automatically displayed in the Results section and in the Message Box You could also manually type in the point numbers for the Point 1 and Point 2 fields and then click on the Solve button at the bottom of the dialog box to get the same results Once you click on the second point to fill in the Point 2 field the focus will move back to the Point 1 field ready for the next two points to inverse between For as long as you leave the Inverse dialog open the report will continue to be added to the text in the message box which can then be viewed copied printed or saved as a file
195. y Grade Append Segment Add Apply Report Close 84 Transfer This section will guide you through transferring to and from your TDS data collector or Nikon total station There are four possible modes that you can use Microsoft ActiveSync Kermit Server Mode Kermit Manual Mode or transfers with a Nikon Total Station which is similar to Kermit Manual Mode Each mode is described below Note ActiveSync mode is strongly recommended for all Windows CE based data collectors It provides more user friendly two way communications and also allows the use a faster USB connection for transfers ActiveSync can be installed from the TDS Works CD or downloaded from Microsoft com The routines of Get File from Data Collector and Send Job to Data Collector are specifically designed for use in conjunction with a ForeSight DXM project Prior to using these routines it is best to have selected a name and a location for the project and then save it In this way the files that are downloaded will be saved to the proper project folder If you are currently working in an Untitled project it is best to use the Send Receive routine Send Receive allows the selection of a destination folder independent of the project 85 ForeSight DXM Transfer Settings 86 x Type of Data Collector pou are connecting to e Yoy need a Data Collector that supports Actes uno f Establish an ActiveSync connection now Transfer files using and
196. y difference is that you will see a Next gt button instead of a Merge button Once the items are selected press the Next gt button The second page of the Manage Data routine is used to rectify projection and adjust points The Current Projection Details button can be used to open a display for complete details on the current projection set for the source file The Rectify Projection section has two options Update lt Destination gt with lt Source gt Projection or Keep lt Destination gt Projection The options below in the Adjust Points section will change based on the setting in the Rectify Projection section If the destination file has no projection assigned it will default to Ground TDS Localization for horizontal mode and Localization Geoid for vertical mode and no geodetic projection record data will appear in the details view Select the option for the projection that you want and then select the option you want for adjusting points in the Adjust Points section Since there is no projection yet in the destination document you can not adjust all points to the new system Therefore 31 ForeSight DXM the Adjust only points with geodetic coordinates control is default on and can not be changed Once you are satisfied with your selections you can preview a report using the Preview Report button or you can select Merge to complete the operation A report will be available for printing or saving when the Mana
197. y Curve button followed by the Apply button Note If the straight polyline segment is still visible click the Erase Scratch Layer button or select View Erase Scratch or use the Ctrl E keyboard shortcut Changing a Polyline s Description 1 Click the General tab in the Add Edit Polyline dialog 2 Check the Change the description of the object s checkbox Changing a Polyline s Layer 1 Click the General tab in the Add Edit Polyline dialog 2 Check the Change the layer of the object s checkbox 3 Select the new layer for the polyline from the corresponding drop down list or create a new layer using the El New Layer button 4 Click Apply 11 ForeSight DXM Alignments Alignments typically describe the centerline of a road An alignment can be used on the data collector in the Offset Staking Offset Points Offset Lines and Slope Staking screens Unlike polylines alignments do not need points for the locations where the alignment changes called nodes Alignments are created by separately defining the horizontal and vertical details of a line Although no points are required to define an alignment the starting position must be tied to a specific location in the current job called the POB which can be defined by an existing point or known coordinates The horizontal and vertical details of an alignment are defined in sections The first horizontal and vertical section always begins at the same specified
198. y be used In this mode the map projection zone is configured automatically by Survey Pro using the first GPS base setup Other projects require that a specific map projection is used and distances must be scaled to the conformal map grid For such projects the Mapping Plane mode is used and the map projection zone is selected by the user from one of the records stored in the Coordinate System Database file CSD The choice of vertical mode is simple If you need to convert GPS heights into orthometric elevations you must set the vertical mode to Localization Geoid If you do not need elevations set the vertical mode to Ellipsoid Heights Below is a summary of the different horizontal and vertical projection modes Horizontal Ground TDS Localization e Local coordinates are at ground level based on the project height e Distances shot with EDM are at ground scale so are 1 1 with coordinates solved by the projection e Default map projection and datum are automatically initialized with RTK base setup in Survey Pro 137 ForeSight DXM Mapping Plane e Local coordinates are on a conformal map projection grid e Distances shot with EDM are usually scaled by the combined scale factor to distances on the map projection grid e User selects map projection zone Vertical Localization Geoid e Vertical coordinate is orthometric elevation e User must solve transformation from ellipsoid heights to elevations This is don
199. y will appear in the Project Navigator If you click on a file in the project navigator other than the actual project file the associated editor will open that file For a file to have an associated editor a program must have registered that file type on your computer or you must have selected a program from the file manager in Windows When working with a project the actual Manage Data dialog box can be found under the Jobs menu or the Project menu depending on if you are viewing a Job CR5 Nik or Project file You can also right click on a Job CR5 or Nik file from the Project Navigator and select Manage Data from the context menu You cannot access the Manage Data dialog box when working with other non project data files in their native format ForeSight DXM allows you to edit all TDS file types in their native formats including project files PRO TDS Windows CE and CE net data collector files or job files JOB TDS Coordinate files CR5 and Raw Data files RW5 RAW In addition Nikon files are also supported In all cases the editing capabilities will be limited compared to working with a Project file since all other data file types are not capable of storing all the types of data that a project file can contain All non TDS or Nikon files must be either imported into a Project file or converted to a job file and linked to a project There are two meanings of Project depending on context The first meaning is the
200. yer will be used as the XML layer of the objects in that group Point Name Options ForeSight DXM uses a set of rules to determine how to name points The Open Rules button opens the rules for renaming These settings are remembered and will be the same for every project you work with on the same computer The Preview Renaming Report button activates a report that details how the new points will be named or if there are any irresolvable conflicts Import Options When the Save imported objects to a selection file check box is checked the objects imported will also be written to the specified SEL selection file which can be used later with the Selection Editor Page 54 to quickly select all the items that were imported When Import points and line blocks is checked point and lines are imported This option is a method of transferring point names and feature codes along with DXF points and lines In LandXML imports lt Alignment gt will be imported as point based polylines if an imported point can be found at the location of each of its nodes or the node refers to a valid point and it has no lt Spiral gt and lt IrregularLine gt otherwise it will be imported as an alignment Point based polylines will have no vertical curve segments In addition an XML lt Parcel gt will be imported as a point based polyline if an imported point can be found at the location of each of its nodes or the node refers to a valid point otherw

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