Spectra Precision Survey Pro v4.6 Recon and Nomad User Manual - Manual (Page 30)

User’s Manual
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Input Shortcuts
Distances and angles are normally entered in the appropriate fields
simply by typing the value from the keypad, but there is a shortcut
that can simplify the entry of a distance or angle.
If you want to enter the distance between two points in a particular
field, but you do not know offhand what that distance is, you can
enter the two point names that define that distance separated by a
hyphen. For example, entering 1-2 in a distance field would compute
the horizontal distance from Point 1 to Point 2. As soon as the cursor
is moved from that field, the horizontal distance between the points
will be computed and entered in that field.
An alternate method to using this shortcut is to tap the power
button, select Choose from map… and then tap the two points that
define the distance that you want to enter. Once you tap from the
Map View, the horizontal distance between the two tapped points will
appear in the corresponding field.
Likewise, there is a similar shortcut to enter angles in fields that
accept them. If you wanted to enter the angle, α, from the illustration
shown here, you would simply enter 1-2-3 in the appropriate field. As
soon as the cursor is moved from that field, the angle formed by the
three points entered will be entered in that field. As with specifying a
distance, you could also use the power button as described above and
tap the points of the angle in the correct order.
Another shortcut can be used to enter distances with fractional inches
(architectural units). Simply key in the feet, inches, and fractional
inches where each value is separated by a space and the fraction is
entered using a dash (-), or a forward slash (/). For example, to enter 3
feet, 6 and 3/32 inches, you would key in 3 6 3-32. Once the cursor
leaves that field, the distance will automatically be converted to the
appropriate decimal distance.
If working with distances under 1 foot, it is acceptable to exclude the
feet value; for example “8 5-64” would be interpreted as 8 and 5/64
inches. Likewise, if entering a fractional distance under an inch, you
would only enter the fractional inch.
The following details should be considered when using the above
method to enter fractional inches:
α
1
2
3