Spectra Precision FAST Survey Reference Manual - Manual (Page 38)

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Auto Descriptions
This button allows you to configure the point description when you store points in stakeout. The very act of storing a
staked point is optional. You can stake a point or a station and offset, but must click Store Point within the stakeout
screens to actually store a point. If you do choose to store the point, the description is configurable. See image below.
A user in Australia or Great Britain might want to change the STA for “Station” to CH for “Chainage”. An
example of a typical stake description, based on your configuration settings, is shown at the bottom left of
the screen. The first line (STK1317 CB#22 CUT 2.100) represents a typical Stake Point description, where
CB#22 is the description you would enter, and the rest is governed by your Stake Description settings.
Similarly, if centerline-based stakeout is being conducted, then the lower line would apply. The description
(CL in this case) is the only aspect entered by the user in the field during stakeout. All the rest is reported
based on your Stake Description settings. If you turn off an item, note how it will not appear in the reported
“sample” description. The “+” in the station can also be configured to appear or not appear, but this is set
globally within the Units Tab of Job Settings. The behavior of the On/Off, Up/Down and Update buttons is
identical to that discussed above in the Cutsheet discussion.
Other routines, particularly Cross Section Survey and Slope Staking (part of the Roading features), have
their own settings for descriptions. When any automatic description for stakeout is turned on, the program
will no longer default to the last-entered description; it will use the “automatic” description instead. If you
type a new description, you will turn off the “automatic” stakeout description. If you delete the default
(new) description, the program will return to using the automatic stakeout description. To delete, you can
simply place the cursor in the description field and hit the delete key — there is no need to first highlight
the description.
Alignment Settings
This dialog allows the user to define how all alignments and roads are staked.