To List the Distance Between Two Points in the Survey Database

Use the Distance command to determine the horizontal distance between two points in the survey database.

To determine the distance 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 Distance.
3. Enter the point identifier of the start point.
4. Enter the point identifier of the ahead point.

To determine the distance 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:

   DISTANCE [point 1] [point 2]

Command Line Example

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

NE 1 1000 1000

NE 2 2000 2000

D 1 2

Distance: 1414.21

Command Syntax

DISTANCE [point 1] [point 2]

Command Synonyms

DIST

DIS

D

HDIST

HD

LENGTH

Parameter	Definition
point 1 and point 2	The two existing points between which the distance is determined.