The Set Collection routine allows you to collect and average sets of angles to multiple foresights.
Note: The sequence and number of sets to turn is determined through the Configure - Sets command.
Setup
The opening dialog is the standard setup dialog that allows the user to specify the instrument (occupy) point and backsight information.
Define Foresight Point(s)
After the Backsight dialog is accepted, the next step in the process is to enter in the point ID(s) for the foresight point(s) that you intend to sight (the backsight point does not have to be included). The dialog shown below is intended to receive predefined point IDs.
- Add Pts: Use this button to add cited points into the set list.
Note: If you want to add a range of points, you can enter in the points in the following format:
3-10,2,20-15
This would add the points from 3-10 sequentially, then point 2, then 20-15 sequentially. Additional controls permit the point to be specified from the Job Point List or a Map Screen pick.
- Delete: Use this button to remove selected points from the set list.
Main Measurement
Once the foresight points have been specified, the next dialog will be determined by the Set Order. If the next reading was to be FD, since the BD was already recorded, then the dialog will prompt as shown below:
Note: Pay attention to the prompts in these dialogs as they inform you as to which point and which face is expected based on your configured set order!
- Station: Indicates the current occupied point of the [robotic] total station.
- Backsight: Indicates the current backsight point.
- Target: Indicate the type of prism being used for the measurement.
- Target Height: Indicate the height of the prism.
- Robotics: Use this button to configure aspects of the currently selected instrument.
Press the Enter button or select ✅ to record the reading. The sequence of shots continues.
Completed Set
At the end of the Set Collection process, the Set Report dialog will be presented.
Note: If you had specified two or more points in the initial Set Collection Point Order screen, you would obtain a tabbed dialog of all the points to review as illustrated above.
Report Follow-up
After all of the Reciprocal Calculation and Store Point dialogs have been accepted, the dialog below will be presented.
- Change Station: This button will take you to the Instrument Setup dialog and advance the point numbers so that the original occupied point is the backsight and the last foresight point is now the occupied point.
- Collect More Sets: This button will take you to the Backsight dialog and maintain all of the previous setup information.
- Review Direct-Reverse Report: This button will allow you to select the occupied point ID from a list of points that were used with set collection. The software will then generate a report of all of the sets measured from the specified occupation point.