Spectra Precision FAST Survey Reference Manual - Manual (Page 234)

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Templates for roads, levees, ditches and other earthwork can be created in Carlson Software products such as Carlson
Civil or Carlson Roads, or alternately they can be entered in the field using Input/Edit Template. These templates can
then be used in FAST Survey in the Stake Slope command, where the template is one of the design files for slope
staking, along with the centerline and the profile. Templates are also used in Stake Road (for staking those portions of
the road from left shoulder to right shoulder) and for Elevation Difference by Road Design Files. Templates can be
reviewed graphically using the command Draw Template. Templates are not necessary for the command Stake Offset,
found on the SURVEY tab. In Offset Stakeout, road or other cross slopes from centerline are entered within the
command itself.
Currently, FAST Survey uses only templates created in Carlson Civil and Carlson Roads or entered directly within
FAST Survey using the command Template Editor. Every point on a template has an ID such as “EP” and “SH” or
“CB1”. Templates in FAST Survey have only one surface—the surface you are staking. To stake out a subgrade, you
could enter the surface grade information, then use a vertical offset in Stake Road or enter the subgrade surface directly
as a template.
After selecting Template Editor, you are presented immediately with the input dialog shown in the figure below. If an
existing template is loaded (based on the last template used), you can clear the screen by clicking the clear icon (eraser)
in the upper right.
Template grades are entered top to bottom, and extend out from the middle position of the template. If you are dealing
with a symmetrical template, keep the Right Side Same as Left option enabled. This will reduce entries by half.
Otherwise, you must select the appropriate side and use Add to add entries, or Edit to revise. One trick, if you have
non-symmetrical grades, is to keep Right Side Same as Left on and enter the symmetrical portion (perhaps the
pavement lanes and first shoulder lane), then when you get to the outside shoulder or other lane where one side is
different than the other, disable Right Side Same as Left and complete the non-symmetrical portion of the template.
With the Right Side Same as Left turned off, you can click the words Left SURFACE or Right SURFACE and the
left or right columns become active for editing. Alternatively, you may simply click into the items in the columns and
edit or add.
In the curb-and-gutter template shown below, the Add option is used to enter the grade breaks from centerline out to the
back of shoulder.