To Specify the Current Equipment Database

Specify the current equipment, equipment database, and equipment database path.

The current equipment sets the values associated with a specific surveying instrument, such the standard deviations associated with the measuring capabilities for the equipment. This information is used in various calculations including Least Squares.

  1. Click Survey tabModify panelEdit User Settings.
  2. In the Survey User Settings dialog box, expand the Equipment Defaults property group.
  3. Under Equipment Database Path, enter the path for the survey equipment databases or click to browse to the folder. This is the path where all new equipment databases are stored.
  4. Under Current Equipment Database, select the current database from the drop-down list.

    The list of available databases is determined from the databases contained in the Equipment Databases collection in the ToolspaceSurvey tab.

  5. Under Current Equipment, select the current equipment from the drop-down list.