All the setting out options are assisted, so
that users are informed about distances Forward / Backward, Left / Right and Up
/ Down they should cover until they reach the target. The values for
longitudinal, cross-section and vertical tolerances below which it is
considered that said target is reached can be set in the Settings >
Setting Out option.
The options common to the different
setting out screens have been detailed below. These can be accessed by means of
buttons located on the upper part of the drawing or by means of the options on
the context menu of the title bar.
Style: This allows the
different precision parameters and antenna height to be changed.
Tolerances: This allows the
horizontal, vertical and transversal tolerance values to be changed and the
distance for the change near the Compass.
if the Request Code box is
activated, this will be requested every time a point is recorded.
The Activate Voice option the
setting out with voice to be assisted concurrently with the numerical
information.
Work Mode: Displays a screen where the type of
numerical information and graphic view can be selected that one wishes to use
in the current setting out option. The options available for each setting out
option are suitably filtered.
The available numerical information
modes include: North, Station, Movement, Sun, Last Point and Alignment.
The latter shows movements inside / outside in meters and forward / backwards
in stations in relation to the project alignment selected. It is available for
the Slopes, Station and Offset, Station and Code and Polyline
setting out options. The rest of the modes indicate movements in meters to the
left / right and forward / backward, and are available for the Points, Points
over Line, Line Intersections, Lines and Parallels, Station and Offset, Station
and Code and Polyline setting out options (only when a
theoretical station is entered).
The graphic representation
modes are Compass, Map and Elevation.
The Compass, in turn, has two modes which change automatically in line
with the distance from the objective. This distance is configurable in the
section Settings > Setting out > Switch to near mode. When it is in this mode, the compass radius
is shown in the upper left-hand corner. The Compass mode is only
available in the known point options.
The Map mode is available in all the setting out options and it shows
all the components currently selected (cartography, alignment on ground plan,
points, bases etc).
The Elevation mode is shown in the Slopes option and it
shows all the profiles selected in the project with different colours. The
active profile is drawn in black.
Graphic Configuration: This allows an
indication of the scale value below which the texts will be shown in Map mode as well as the size of the
source deployed for the code data base symbols.
Layers: Shows the screen which
allows the activation and deactivation of the drawing layers.
allows the graphic mode to be switched directly
without having to go to the Mode
option on the title bar menu.
allows the storage of the set out point in the
project results file (see section Projects
> File Management> Results).
In Map
mode it allows GPS monitoring. If it is deactivated, the GPS will not be
centered on the screen if it remains outside the current view.
Before storing the point
of one or other form, the precision parameters of the style selected in the
project are checked (position type, Pdop, number of satellites and horizontal
and vertical precisions). If none of
them is complied with, the point will not be stored and an error message will be
shown, indicating the parameter which has not complied with the specified value
under configuration.
To calculate the
theoretical elevation of the points on the alignment the cross sections,
vertical alignment and superelevations are used. Depending on the components
selected in the project, the following combinations can be given:
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Cross sections: The elevation is exclusively obtained from the data in
this file, interpolating at the intermediate stations. The superelevations will
not be taken into account of there is a file of this type in the project.
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Vertical alignment: If there is only a vertical alignment file in the
project, the elevation which is calculated for each station at the alignment is
the same for the points displaced from the latter.
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Cross sections and vertical alignment: For the stations to be found in
the cross sections file only these are used and for the intermediate stations the
differences between the vertical alignment elevation and the transversal elevation
in the previous and next stations are calculated, these differences are
interpolated for the intermediate station and this value is subtracted from the
vertical alignment elevation calculated for said station. The superelevations will
not be taken into account if there is a file of this type in the project.
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Vertical alignment and superelevations: The vertical alignment elevation
is calculated in the alignment for each station and the increments - positive
or negative - are added for the displaced points in accordance with the superelevation
table.
Error
Messages
Some of the error messages indicated below may
appear during the setting out process:
Distance > 10000 m.: The distance between the
theoretical setting out point and the current point exceeds 10000 meters.
Invalid Position Type: Position type different from the
type indicated.
Invalid HP: Horizontal precision above the precision
indicated.
Invalid VP: Vertical precision above the precision
indicated.
Invalid PDOP: PDOP above PDOP indicated.
Few Satellites: Number of satellites received less than the
number indicated.
No Position: GPS receiver position not received.
Distant Point: No projection of the point observed onto the
project’s alignment.
Located on Alignment: The user is located on the
project’s alignment. It is not possible to indicate movements in relation to
slope.
Without Checking Point: The theoretical point has not been
calculated to check the distance between it and the current point.
No Intersection: There is no intersection between
the horizontal straight line at the measured height and the theoretical slope.
Vert. alignment ref. err.: Error when calculating vertical
alignment height to calculate reference height used to show height difference.
Used in Station and Offset, Station and Code.
Vert. alignment calculation err.: Error when calculating vertical
alignment height to calculate intersection with theoretical cross-section
template. Used in Slope Control.
Without previous station: No station previous to station
indicated to interpolate in cross-section profiles file.
Without following station: No station after the station
indicated to interpolate in cross-section profiles file.
Without station cross-section side: Defined cross-section does not
exist at station and side (left or right of alignment) indicated.
Beyond cross-section: The point measured is beyond the
theoretical cross-section. Information about it cannot be shown.
Height calculation err.: Error when calculating height from
cross-section profile file at the station and offset indicated.
Without station side slope: Defined slope does not exist at
station and side (left or right of alignment) indicated.
Undefined slope: Produced because slopes are
different (cutting / fill slope or fill slope / cutting) at previous and
following stations with which an attempt to interpolate is made or because the
interpolated fill’s slope is almost zero.
No code: Code searched for does not exist at station
indicated.
No code at previous station: Code searched for does not exist at
station previous to station indicated.
No code at following station: Code searched for does not exist at
station following the station indicated.
dZ ? : The theoretical
elevation for showing the raising or lowering movements is not known.
The
different kinds of setting out options available are as follows:
