Defining a Baseline

You can create a baseline as a reference line, and then create or list points in relation to the line.

To define a baseline from the Survey Command Window menu

1. In Toolspace, on the Survey tab, right-click the network to edit, and click Survey Command Window.
2. Click Baseline menu Define Baseline.
3. Enter the point identifier for the origin of the baseline.
4. Enter the point identifier for the end point of the baseline.
5. Enter the point identifier for the starting station of the baseline.

To define a baseline, using the survey command language

1. In Toolspace, on the Survey tab, right-click the network to edit, and click Survey Command Window.
2. At the Command line, enter:

   BL IS [point 1] [point 2] [station]

Command Line Example

NEZ 1 1000 1000 30.48

NEZ 2 1500 1500 32.004

BL IS 1 2 100

The baseline runs from point 1 to point 2. Point 1 is set as station 1+00. Direction and distances are in the current units, unless you type a qualifying suffix.

Baseline from point 1 to point 2: