Spectra Precision Survey Pro v4.9 - Manual (Page 47)

Export .RD5 File: Opens the Save As screen where the current alignment can be saved to a *.RD5 file.
Edit Alignmentt
[Job] [Edit Alignments] [Edit…]
or [Job] [Edit Alignments] [New…]
The Edit Alignment screen is used to edit an existing alignment or create a new one.
Edit Alignment Screen – HAL Tab
The HAL (Horizontal ALignment) tab in the Edit Alignment screen is used to enter or modify only the horizontal
details of an alignment.
[Insert…]: Opens the Edit Segment screen where a new horizontal alignment segment can be inserted prior to the
selected segment.
[Edit…]: Opens the Edit Segment screen where the selected horizontal segment can be modified.
[Remove]: Removes the selected segment and automatically joins the next segment with the previous segment.
Note: The station and azimuth at the beginning of the selected horizontal segment are displayed at the bottom of the
screen.
Edit Alignment Screen – VAL Tab
The VAL (Vertical ALignment) tab in the Edit Alignment screen is used to enter or modify only the vertical details of
an alignment.
Note: The total horizontal length of the VAL must be equal to or greater than the total horizontal length of the HAL
when the alignment is used for road layout.
[Insert…]: Opens the Edit Segment screen where a new vertical segment can be inserted prior to the selected segment.
[Edit…]: Opens the Edit Segment screen where the selected vertical segment can be modified.
[Remove]: Removes the selected segment and automatically joins the next segment with the previous segment.
Note: The station and elevation at the beginning of the selected vertical segment are displayed at the bottom of the
screen.
Edit Alignment Screen – POB Tab
The POB (Point Of Beginning) tab in the Edit Alignment screen is used to define the starting location of the
alignment. The first horizontal and vertical segment will always begin at this location.
[Location]: Starting location for the horizontal and vertical alignments will be at the specified North, East and Elev
coordinates.
[Point]: Starting location for the horizontal and vertical alignments will be at the specified Point.
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