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Adding a spiral, Adding a vertical curve – Spectra Precision Survey Pro v3.80 Recon iPAQ Reference Manual User Manual

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Adding a Spiral

Tap the

$UF 6SLUDO tab.

Curve

: must be set to

Spiral

to enter a spiral curve.

Radius

: is the radius of the spiral curve. (The same

radius of the circular curve adjacent to the spiral.)

Length

: is the length of the spiral, measured along the

curve from the TS to the SC.

Turn

: specifies if the spiral curve turns to the

Right

or

Left

as you occupy the initial point and face the end

point.

Direction

: specifies if the curve runs from where the

tangent intersects with the spiral toward where the
spiral intersects with the curve (

TS->SC

) or if the curve

runs from where the curve intersects with the spiral toward where
the spiral intersects with the tangent (

CS->ST

).

Adding a Vertical Curve

Tap the

3DUDEROLF &XUYH tab.

;

Apply Curve

: must be checked to enter a vertical at

curve.

Grade at EVC

/

BVC

is the known grade at either the end

of vertical curve or beginning of vertical curve. The
grade entered here is determined by the selection made
in the Auto-Compute field.

Auto-Compute

: will automatically compute the grade at

the selected point and display it on the screen. The
grade at the point that is not checked here must be
specified in the field defined above.