Options

This tab provides the ability to customize various configuration options for the current job.

• Use Control File: When enabled, an external control file can be linked into the current job. As an example, regional control points can be housed in a unique file which permits local work to be stored in the current job. The ability to automatically re-use the control file is found under the New Job tab.
  General Rules - Control File

  1. Point Location Rule: Carlson SurvPC will always look for the defined point in the current working file first, and then the control file. If the point is not found in either file, a warning that the point does not exist will be displayed. You can force a point to come from the control file or the current file, regardless of settings, by using the Point List to the right of the point ID input box. While in the point list selection window, select the Control button prior to selecting the desired point:

     

  2. Stakeout Rule: The priority of the Control file works similarly when in stakeout mode. However, you can configure the program to give priority to the control file for points being staked when the same point name (number) exists in both files.
  3. Coordinate File Rule: At no time, will a point be automatically copied from the control file into the current file. This allows users to avoid large gaps in coordinate files and eliminates the potential for conflicting points.
  4. Raw Data File Rule: Any time a control point is occupied, the occupation record (OC) is written to the raw file for processing purposes. There will not be a store point (SP) record written for control file points, only an OC record.

     Note: If the raw file is reprocessed, the point will be written to the current coordinate file.

• Select File: Launches the standard File Selector dialog box that permits the selection of the desired control file.
• Create new jobs in folders: When enabled, a folder with the same name of the specified job name will be created under the active folder location and the new job will be placed in this folder. This creates better job organization and permits you to drag-n-drop the folder to a desired location.
• Always show job settings when opening a job: When enabled, the Job Settings interface will appear when a job is opened.
• Time Stamp Each Point: When enabled, the current date and time for each measured point will be recorded in the raw file. This is helpful for archival purposes in the event points within a given time range need to be researched.
• Note GPS Scale factor per point: When enabled, the grid-to-ground scale factor of each measure point will be recorded into the raw file.
• Store GPS Accuracy in Raw File: When enabled, the horizontal and vertical quality as reported by the GNSS receiver will be stored to the raw file with each point. The terms may vary by receiver type (e.g. HRMS/VRMS, HSIG/VSIG or CEP/SEP typically).
• Auto Append Suffix to Base ID in Raw File: When enabled, this option appends a suffix (e.g. _B_1) to the base ID in the BP and G1 records, where the trailing number is incremented with each newly detected base setup.
• Use Feature Codes for Descriptions:
  • When enabled, feature codes can be used to draw symbols and linework within specific layers. Special code icons also appear when Prompt for Height & Description is enabled.
  • When off, use of feature codes is disabled and no linework or symbology will occur. Additionally, only the current descriptions used in the current job will appear.
• Recall Job Road Files: This option only applies to Stake Line/Arc (by Alignments), Stake Offset, and Point Projection in the non-roading version of Carlson SurvPC. When enabled, this option will recall the last roading files (centerlines, profiles, templates, superelevation files, etc.) used in road stakeout. Routines in the Road menu such as Stake Road and Stake Slope will automatically recall the last-used roading files.
• Auto Load Map: When enabled, the graphical display of any project data is loaded into memory when the job is opened and is viewable in the Map Screen.

  Note: It is typical to enable both Auto Load Map and Auto Save Map if you want to auto-recall your latest map.

• Auto Save Map: When enabled, the graphical display of the current project will be auto-saved whenever you exit from a job.
• Recall World Image: When enabled, any imagery (commonly, background aerial imagery) placed with the Image Overlays command will be displayed into the map.
• Default Cutsheets to EXCEL (*.csv) Files: When enabled, Cutsheets are saved into an Excel-friendly *.CSV file format.
• Skip Confirmation Screen in NEXT STK Pts: Within commands such as Stake Points and other commands that allow for "Next" operations (e.g. to select or move to the next point of interest), the screen confirming the point or station to stake is omitted for faster field stakeout.
• Auto-Fit Positions/Measurements displayed in the bottom bar: When enabled, the number of decimals shown for either the Northing or Easting (depending which number is larger), or both, for commands such as Store Points, Stake Points, etc, are reduced in order to fit the North, East and Elevation data on one line underneath the graphic display. With this option set to off, some clipping or overwriting of the numbers may occur as the program tries to display all data to the desired precision.
• Use smaller font to display Positions/Measurements in the bottom bar: As an alternative to the Auto-Fit Positions option, the program reduces the font size to fit the data.
• Log Real Time STK Line/Arc Data: When enabled, the results of the Stake Line/Arc command (its Stake Station Interval is off) are written to a user-defined file.
• Log Real Time STK Line/Arc Data to COM Port instead FILE I/O: When enabled, the results of the Stake Line/Arc command are directed to a COM port rather than a file I/O.
• Auto Store Pick Points: When enabled, points will be created if they don't already exist when the Point Map button is used to define a vector for the Stake Line/Arc command. When disabled, temporary "picked point" numbers (e.g. <PP,1>, <PP,2>) will be specified and then discarded.
• Store Rod Height as Notes: With this option on, the Rod Height is stored in the note file associated with the job in addition to being stored in the raw file.
• Tag Photo Info (Pts) in RW5: When enabled, the photo file information (as established through the Prompt for Height and Description option) will be recorded into the raw file.
• Write MO (Units Record) to RW5 As a Note: When enabled, the Mode Setup Record (MO) will be written into the raw file as a note.
• Allow jump to current station in road stakeout: When enabled, an additional control button will be displayed in the Stake Road command that (when pressed) will recompute the cross-section station based on your current position: