To List the Bearing Between Two Points in the Survey Database

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

To list a bearing between two points using the Survey Command Window

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 Bearing.
3. Enter the point identifier of the start point.
4. Enter the point identifier of the ahead point.

To list a bearing between two points using the Command line in 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:

   BEARINGS [point 1] [point 2] or

   B [point 1] [point 2]

Command Line Example

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

NE 1 1000 1000

NE 2 2000 2000

B 1 2

Bearing: N 45-00-00 E

The bearing between point 1 and point 2 is listed.

The following example shows a valid entry using the Bearing command to define an observed 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

Command Syntax

B [point 1] [point 2] [observed bearing] [quadrant]

Command Synonyms

BEARINGS

BRGS

Parameter	Definition
point 1	The point identifier of the origin of the bearing.
point 2	The point identifier to which the bearing is measured. The bearing is measured from point 1 to point 2.
observed bearing	The observed bearing between point 1 and point 2.
quadrant	The quadrant for the bearing. Specify the quadrant using one of the following numbers: 1 (for NE), 2 (for SE), 3 (for SW), or 4 (for NW).