Spectra Precision FAST Survey Reference Manual - Manual (Page 39)

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Alignments Tab (Applies to N for Next Station and all auto-incrementing of stations)
 Increment from Starting Station:
For centerlines that start on an “odd” station such as 1020 (10+20 in U.S.
stationing format), this option would conduct stakeout by interval measured from station 1020. So a 50 interval
stakeout, instead of being 1050, 1100, 1150 would be 1020, 1070, 1120, etc.
 Extend Alignments:
This projects a tangent line off of the first and last segments of the alignment for extending
them beyond their defined limits.
 Stake Start and End Stations:
This instructs the software to start and increment to these critical locations even
when they do not fall on the even station.
 Stake CL Alignment Points:
This instructs the software to stop at these critical locations even when they do not
fall on the even station.
 Stake Profile Points:
This instructs the software to stop at these critical locations even when they do not fall on the
even station.
 Stake High and Low Points:
This instructs the software to increment to these critical locations even when they do
not fall on the even station.
 Template Series Station
: If a Template Series File (*.tsf) file is used, which is a series of templates applied to
ranges of stations and transitioning between templates, then all stations entered in the *.tsf file for starting and
ending a particular template will appear in the incrementing list of stations.
 Combine Station Equations:
This allows the user to overlap the station equations.
 Apply Station Equations:
This allows the user to ignore the station equations so that the station reflects the length
of the alignment.
 Offset Gap Type: Fillet:
This allows the user to define the offset gap type used when defining offsets within
Stakeout Line/Arc routine at a straight corners as: radius fillet or radius zero fillet.
 Allow Reference Centerline
: With this option clicked On, a "Reference Centerline" (sometimes called "Master
Centerline") icon appears in Stake Line/Arc and other alignment-based roading routines. This allows stakeout to a
target alignment referencing a "master centerline" for forward-back instructions, and for reporting.
 Remove Sta Eq when Loading SCT File
: Special feature to remove reference to station equations on loaded cross
sections. Applies to Input-Edit Section File and Section File Conversion, within Road Menu, Utilities. For
example, if you had 4 stations, 0+00, 0+50, 1+00 and 1+50, but had a station equation where 0+75 forward = 0+50
back, the equation is removed, and the 4 stations become 0+00, 0+50, 1+25 and 1+75.
 Remove Sta Eq when Loading PRO File
: Special feature to remove reference to station equations on loaded
profiles.
 Limit Station Range:
When selected, the program will not automatically advance beyond the natural start and end
of a given centerline.
 Use Station and Offset List:
Use this option to load a predefined list of stations and offsets. This allows the Stake
Offset routine to use a pre-defined list of station, offset, and elevation information as defined by the user. This is
sometimes referred to as “Cutsheet” list. An ASCII file with a .CUT file extension is required. The file format is
shown below:
Station, Offset, Elevation, Description, as in
20100, -11.5, 102.34,
20109.23, -11.5, 102.35, PC