To Specify Global Survey Settings

When you set up the Survey database, you define global settings. For example, Global Settings specify default values, such as for instrument settings.

To specify the Global Settings

  1. In the AutoCAD Map 3D Maintenance workspace, do one of the following:

    Click Insert tab > Survey panel > Survey.

  2. Click Settings Global Settings.
  3. In the Global Settings dialog box, you edit the settings as shown in the following table.

Global Settings

Description

Default Calculation Settings tab

Specifies the default values for the Calculation Project Settings. See Calculation Project Settings.

Use Step 6, Find Existing Points

Specifies whether the search of existing detail points is added to the default workflow. If not selected, the Calculation wizard skips this step. Find Existing Detail Points

Default Project Settings tab

Specifies the default values for the Advanced project settings. See Calculation Project Settings.

Default Tachymeter Settings tab

Specifies the default values for the tachymeter instrument settings. See Instrument Settings - Tachymeter.

Default Control Distance Settings tab

Specifies the fault section threshold (FS) for processing of control distance measurements. Default is 0.05 m.

In the Global Settings, use the Category 2 for small units to specify the display unit. See also Unit Settings.

Default GPS Settings tab

Specifies the default values for the GPS instrument settings. See Instrument Settings - Transformation and GPS.

Boolean Values tab

Specifies the boolean values in the database. For example, boolean values are used to store the reliability of a point.

See Storing the Adjustment Results.

Use As True

Specifies the value that indicates TRUE. Default is 1.

Use As False

Specifies the value that indicates FALSE. Default is 0.

Unit Format Settings tab

Specifies unit and format settings.

Unit Settings tab

Specifies display units and format. These settings apply to all units, except those which are displayed in the data grid. For example, you specify the display units of the instrument settings.

Length area

Specifies the length unit and format for two categories. See also Unit Settings.

Angle area

Specifies the angle unit and format for two categories. See also Unit Settings.

Note:

1 Grade or Gon is 1/400 of a full circle.

Temperature area

Specifies the temperature unit and format.

Pressure area

Specifies the pressure unit and format.

Unit Format tab

Displays length and angle unit and format settings that can be used to set up the instruments in the Instrument Manager. See also Unit Format Settings.