The survey equipment database contains one or more equipment definitions.
Equipment definitions specify the values associated with a specific surveying instrument, such as the standard deviations associated with the measuring capabilities.
Note: Equipment databases that have been migrated to XML format have the file extension EDB_XDEF.
Tutorial Exercise: Setting the Equipment and Figure Prefix Databases
To create an equipment database
- In Toolspace, on the Survey tab, right-click the Equipment Databases collection. Click New.There is a default equipment database named ‘Sample,’ which is displayed in the Equipment Databases collection.
- In the New Equipment Database dialog box, enter a name for the new equipment database. Note:
A best practice is to enter the model number or the name of the equipment manufacturer in the Name field.
- To enter equipment definitions, right-click the equipment database and click Manage Equipment Database.
- In the Equipment Database Manager dialog box, enter a name for the Sample equipment definition and modify other properties as required.
To make an equipment database current
- In Toolspace, on the Survey tab, expand the Equipment Databases collection. Double-click a database to make it current or right-click the database
Make Current.
To delete an equipment definition
- In Toolspace, on the Survey tab, expand the Equipment Databases collection. Right-click the database that contains the definition that you want to delete Manage Equipment Database.
- In the Equipment Database Manager, select the definition you want to delete and click
.
To add or edit an equipment definition
- In Toolspace, on the Survey tab, expand the Equipment Databases collection. Right-click a named equipment database Manage Equipment Database.
- In the Equipment Database Manager dialog box, click
. The new definition is added with the default name Sample. - Expand Sample and under Miscellaneous enter a name for the definition. Modify the properties as required.