To List the Bearing Between Two Points in the Survey Database

Use the Quadrant Bearing command to list the quadrant 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 Quadrant 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:

   QUADRANT BEARINGS [point 1] [point 2] or

   B [point 1] [point 2]

Command Line Example

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

NE 1 1000 1000

NE 2 2000 2000

B 1 2

Quadrant Bearing: N 45-00-00 E

The quadrant bearing between point 1 and point 2 is listed.

The following example shows a valid entry using the Quadrant Bearing command to define an observed quadrant 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 quadrant bearing] [quadrant]

Command Synonyms

QUADRANT BEARINGS

BRGS

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