Use this command to perform a simple translation of a selected survey database.
This command is useful when you need to move all the data in the survey database from an assumed location to a known location, subsequent to importing the survey data into AutoCAD Civil 3D.
Translate the selected database by specifying a base point, rotation angle, destination point, and optional elevation.
Tutorial Exercise: Translating a Survey Database
To translate a survey database
- Click Survey tab
Modify panel
Translate Database. - On the Translate Survey Database Base Point page, enter a point number from the open database or click Pick In Drawing and select a point in the drawing. Click Next.
- On the Translate Survey DatabaseRotation Angle page, click the value cell and enter a rotation angle. Click Next.
- On the Translate Survey DatabaseDestination page, click the value cell and enter Easting, Northing, and optional Elevation Change values. Click Next.
- On the Translate Survey Database Summary page, review the values for Base Point, Destination Point, and Translation. Click Finish.