Spectra Precision Survey Pro v4.5 Ranger User Manual - Manual (Page 48)

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• Menu Attributes
A menu attribute is an attribute that is selected from a pull-down menu
rather than typed in from the keypad. Menu items can also have sub-
menu items. For example, you could have a feature labeled Utility with
a pull-down menu labeled Type containing Pole and Pedestal. There
could also be sub-menu items available that could be used to describe
the pole or pedestal in more detail. Menus can only be two levels deep,
but there is no limit to the number of items that can be listed in a pull-
down menu.
Using Feature Codes in Survey Pro
Before you can use features and attributes to describe points in
Survey Pro, you must select a valid feature file to use with the
current job.
To select a feature file, open the Job , Settings
screen and then select Files Settings. Tap the
bottom Browse… button then locate and select
the appropriate *.FEA feature file.
Once a feature file is selected for the current
job, you can configure Survey Pro to prompt for
attributes whenever a point, line, or alignment
is stored. There are three screens within the
Job Settings screen to configure this prompt.
There is a ; Prompt for Attributes checkbox in
the Surveying Settings, the Stakeout Settings
and the General Settings. The first affects if you are prompted for
attributes only when an object is stored from the routines within the
Survey menu. Likewise, the second affects only objects stored from
the routines in the Stakeout menu. The prompt in the General
Settings affects if you are prompted for attributes when an object is
stored from any other routines, such as the COGO routines.
The features and attributes for existing points, polylines, and
alignments can also be edited using the Edit Points and Edit
Polylines and Edit Alignments screens, respectively.