Entering distances in other units – Spectra Precision Survey Pro v4.6 Recon and Nomad User Manual User Manual

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Entering Distances in Other Units

When a distance is entered in a particular field, it is normally entered

using the same units that are configured for the current job, but

distances can also be entered that are expressed in other distance
units.
When entering a distance that is expressed in units that do not match

those configured for the job, you simply append the entered distance
with the abbreviation for the type of units entered. For example, if
the distance units for your current job were set to International Feet
and you wanted to enter a distance in meters, you would simply
append the distance value with an m or M for meters. As soon as the
cursor is moved to another field, the meters that you entered will be

converted to International Feet.

The abbreviations can be entered in lower case or upper case

characters. They can also be entered directly after the distance value,

or separated with a space. The following abbreviations can be
appended to an entered distance:

• International Feet:

f or ft or ift

• US Survey Feet:

usf or usft

• Inches:

i or in

• Meters:

• Centimeters:

• Millimeters: mm
• Chains:

c or ch