Creating a New Setup

To create a new setup

1. In the SurveyToolspace tab, right-click on the Setups collection and click New to display the New Setup dialog box.
2. Enter the station point for the setup.
   Note

   If you enter a non-existent station point, you are prompted to create a point and the New Control Point dialog box is displayed where you can create a new station point.

3. Enter the backsight point for the setup. When this column contains a valid entry, the Backsight Direction column displays the calculated backsight direction value and is read-only.
   Note

   If you enter a non-existent backsight point, you are prompted to create a point and the New Control Point dialog box is displayed from which you can create a new backsight point.

   Note

   Setups can be created using the names of Survey Points that exist in the Survey Database. Enter the point names in the Station Point and Backsight Point fields.

4. Enter a backsight direction. This field is read-only if the Backsight Point column contains a valid point number.
5. Enter the backsight orientation angle for the setup.
   Note

   This is the reference angle for all angle observations except Face1 and Face2 angles.

6. Enter the direct angle reference on the backsight for Face1 angles.
7. Enter the reverse angle reference on the backsight for Face2 angles.
8. Enter the measured instrument (theodolite) height. This is typically measured from the center of the theodolite optics to the setup point on the ground.
9. Click OK to create the new setup.

To create a setup using the survey command language

1. In Toolspace, on the Survey tab, right-click on the network that you want to add control points to. Click Survey Command Window.
2. At the Command line, enter:

   STA [point] (instrument height) (description)

   Note

   For parameter descriptions, see the Quick Reference tab.