Use the Slope Distance command to determine the slope distance between two points.
To determine the slope distance between two points in the Survey Command Window
- In Toolspace, on the Survey tab, right-click a named network Survey Command Window.
- In the Survey Command Window, click Point Information menu Slope Distance.
- Enter the point identifier of the start point.
- Enter the point identifier of the ahead point.
To determine the slope distance between two points at the Command line in the Survey Command Window
- In Toolspace, on the Survey tab, right-click a named network Survey Command Window.
- At the command line, enter:
SDIST [point 1] [point 2]
The following illustration shows the Slope Distance command:
Command Line Example
The following example shows a valid entry using the Slope Distance command:
NEZ 1 100 100 30.480
NEZ 2 200 200 33.528
SD 1 2
Slope distance: 141.45
This example determines the slope distance from point 1 to point 2. Distances are in the current survey database units.