To List the Bearing Between Two Points

Use the Quadrant Bearing command to list the quadrant bearing from one point to another.

  1. In Toolspace, on the Survey tab, right-click a named network Survey Command Window.
  2. In the Survey Command Window, click Point Information menu Quadrant Bearing.
  3. Enter the point identifier of the start point.
  4. Enter the point identifier of the ahead point.

To list a quadrant bearing between two points at the Survey Command Window

  1. In Toolspace, on the Survey tab, right-click a named network Survey Command Window.
  2. At the command line, enter:

    QUADRANT BEARINGS [point 1] [point 2] or

    B [point 1] [point 2]

Command Line Example

The following example shows a valid entry using the Quadrant Bearing command:

NE 1 1000 1000

NE 2 2000 2000

B 1 2

Quadrant Bearing: N 45-00-00 E

The quadrant bearing between point 1 and point 2 is listed.

The following example shows a valid entry using the Quadrant Bearing command to define an observed quadrant bearing. Angles are in the current survey database units.

NE 1 1000 1000

NE 2 2000 2000

B 1 2 50 1

Observed direction: N 50-00-00 E