New Job

The New Job tab provides the ability to configure job parameters for newly created jobs.

• Prompt for First Pt: This option specifies whether or not SurvPC will prompt you to specify a starting point when starting a new job. If enabled, you specify the default starting point coordinates in the left column.

  Note: This applies for total station use only.

• Prompt for Units: This option specifies whether or not SurvPC will prompt you to set the Distance units when you start a new job.
• Use Last Job Localization: If this feature is enabled, each new job will use the previous job's localization file and project scale. If this feature is disabled, each new job will start out with no localization and a project scale of 1.
• Use Last Control File: This allows the user to use the same control file on all new jobs. With this option off, the control file will automatically be deactivated during new job creation.
• Use Last XREF: When enabled, the previously established External Reference drawings will be reloaded into the Map Screen.
• Cutsheets: Cutsheets are reports of cuts and fills based on stake-out (set-out) commands:
  • Auto-Save by Job: This option will automatically create cutsheet files (in the last format used) for each new job.
    Example

    If your job was named NewJob.crdb, then the first three cutsheet files created would be:

    1. NewJob-PT.txt (for non-alignment, point-only stakeout)
    2. NewJob-CL.txt (for stakeout involving alignments)
    3. NewJob-SL.txt (for slope staking)
  • Auto-Save by Job & Date: This option will include the date in the job name.
  • Recall Previous: This option will allow the user to use the same cutsheets on all new jobs.
  • Manual: With this option, you will need to specify cutsheet files manually.
• Use Template DXF: This launches the standard file selector that permits a user to specify a DXF file that contains desired layers and colors (commonly from organizational CAD Standards) for use in the field.
  Example

  Suppose you commonly use a feature code of CL (centerline) and you wish to place its centerline linework on a layer of V-ROAD-CNTR and display it in Red.

  You could:

  1. Create a new project that does not contain any data. Having data in a project increases the chance of replicating this data into future projects.
  2. Use the Layer command to create the layer and assign it the desired color:

     

  3. Use the Export DXF command to save this new configuration to an external file.
  4. Use this newly created template DXF file for future projects.

  Note: This color-coding could be repeated for other often used codes/layers.

• Define Job Attributes: This lets you set up prompting for each newly created job, for job-related metadata.
  Example

  Common job metadata might take the form of:

  • Client Name
  • Locale
  • Weather Conditions
  • Party Chief
  • Notes
  • etc

  

  During the new job creation process, prompts similar to that shown below would be presented: