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STAKEOUT USER GUIDE

Trimble速 SCS900 Site Controller Software

STAKEOUT USER GUIDE

Trimble速 SCS900 Site Controller Software

Version 2.40 Revision A July 2008

Contact Information Trimble Navigation Limited Engineering & Construction Group 5475 Kellenburger Road Dayton, Ohio 45424-1099 USA 800-538-7800 (toll free in USA) +1-937-245-5600 Phone +1-937-233-9004 Fax www.trimble.com Support Offices For registered product users: 1 800 SOS 4 TAC (USA-based support) Trimble_support@trimble.com Legal Notices Copyright and Trademarks ÂŠ 2008, Trimble Navigation Limited. All rights reserved. Trimble, the Globe & Triangle logo, Autolock, Terramodel, and TSC2 are trademarks of Trimble Navigation Limited, registered in the United States Patent and in other countries. VRS is a trademark of Trimble Navigation Limited. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows Mobile are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. The Trimble SCS900 Site Controller Software is covered by the following U.S. patents: 6021376, 6016118, 5986604, 5614913 and other patents pending. Release Notice This is the July 2008 release (Revision A) of the SCS900 Site Controller Software Stakeout User Guide. It applies to version 2.40 of the SCS900 Site Controller Software software. Product Limited Warranty Information For applicable product Limited Warranty information, please refer to Legal Notices in the Release Notes, or consult your local Trimble authorized dealer.

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Safety Information Before you use the Trimble® Site Controller software, make sure that you have read and understood all safety requirements, as well as all equipment and job site safety requirements.

Warnings

WARNING – This alert warns of a potential hazard which, if not avoided, can cause severe injury.

Cautions Always observe safety instructions that are presented in the following format:

CAUTION – A Caution alerts you to a possible risk of damage to the equipment and/or loss of data. A Caution describes how to protect the equipment and/or data from this risk.

Vehicle safety

WARNING – When you select the Vehicle mode, the following warning message appears: Do not interact with the touch screen, keyboard, or software in any way while the vehicle

is moving. While the vehicle is moving, the software provides a continuous display of position and data that can be seen at a glance. Operating the device or interacting with the software while the vehicle is moving can be a distraction for the operator, and may result in collision causing property damage or personal injury.

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Safety Information

Servicing Do not attempt to repair a Trimble TSC2ÂŽ or TCU controller. There are no user-serviceable parts inside. To arrange for a controller to be serviced, please contact your Trimble dealer.

Accessories

CAUTION â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Use only approved accessories with this equipment. In general, all cables must be high quality, shielded, correctly terminated, and normally restricted to two meters in length. AC adaptors approved for this product employ special provisions to avoid radio interference and should not be altered or substituted. Unapproved modifications or operations beyond or in conflict with these instructions for use may void authorization by the authorities to operate the equipment.

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Contents Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Warnings . . . Cautions. . . . Vehicle safety. Servicing . . . Accessories . .

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3 3 3 4 4

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 About the SCS900 Site Controller software . Related information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Technical assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Your comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Stakeout Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Stakeout menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Navigating the Map Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Navigation icons. . . Map display options Objects tab . . Layers tab . . Rotate tab . . XSection tab .

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Creating a Work Order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Organizing data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Designs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Work orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Global data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a new work order and a new site

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Staking Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Staking points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 The Trimble Key button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Staking Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Staking a line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 The Trimble Key button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Staking a Plane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Creating a plane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Staking a level plane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 SCS900 Site Controller Software Stakeout User Guide

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Staking a sloping plane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Staking a three-point plane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 The Trimble Key button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Staking Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Staking a surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 The Trimble Key button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Entering and Editing Stakeout Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Accessing the Enter/Edit Stakeout Points option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Creating Stakeout Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Accessing the Creating Stakeout Points option . . . . . Offsetting points at intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offsetting points from a line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a stakeout point at a mid point . . . . . . . . . Creating a stakeout point at equal intervals . . . . . . . Creating stakeout points at an intersection . . . . . . . Creating a stakeout point at a deflection from a line . . Deleting points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a stakeout point anywhere . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a radius point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating stakeout points from a bearing and distance. Creating a stakeout point at a selected location . . . . . Creating a stakeout point at end points . . . . . . . . . .

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Stakeout Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Accessing the stakeout settings . . . . General Stake Placement & Marking . Ground Surface . . . . . . . . . . Top of Stake . . . . . . . . . . . . Measured Point . . . . . . . . . . Grade Stake Marking . . . . . . . . . . . Catch Point Marking . . . . . . . . . . . Lightbar Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . Auto Aim Option . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

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1 Introduction

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Location GPS – Covers decimeter to submeter GPS positioning techniques including Satellite Based Augmentation Systems (SBAS) (such as WAAS, EGNOS, and MSAS), DGPS (reference station and rover operations), OmniSTAR VBS, XP, or HP services, and Location RTK (decimeter-level RTK positioning).

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Total stations – The software can be used either with a total station using Servo, Autolock®, Robotic, or Reflectorless technology.

This SCS900 Site Controller Software Stakeout User Guide provides you with the necessary information to perform stakeout tasks with the Trimble® SCS900 Site Controller software. To perform these stakeout tasks, you need the SCS900 Site Controller software running on a controller that is connected to a Precision GPS or Location GPS system, or to a total station. This manual assumes that you have set up your SCS900 Controller System ready for measurement. Even if you have used other Global Positioning System (GPS) products before, Trimble recommends that you spend some time reading this manual to learn about the special features of this product. If you are not familiar with GPS, visit the Trimble website (www.trimble.com) for an interactive look at Trimble and GPS.

SPS GPS receivers are all used in a similar way. Each system simply offers a different range of configuration, performance, or setup characteristics, however, the basic concepts in using the receivers are the same. For specific operational capabilities or characteristics of each individual receiver, please refer to the user guide for that receiver, which provides full operational and maintenance information. The SCS900 Site Controller Software operates on the following platforms, a tablet PC, a laptop, a Trimble TSC2® or TCU controller.

About the SCS900 Site Controller software The SCS900 software can be used with the following systems: •

Precision GPS – Covers centimeter GPS positioning techniques including Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) using a site base station (over radio), local base station (off-site over the Internet, cell phone, or rebroadcast radio), or a VRS™ network (VRS over the Internet, cell phone, or rebroadcast radio).

Note – The SCS900 software does not currently support moving base operations.

Related information The following documents are available when you select the Documentation option on the SCS900 Site Controller Software CD: •

SCS900 Site Controller Software Office Guide

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SCS900 Site Controller Software Location GPS User Guide SCS900 Site Controller Software Stakeout User Guide

Introduction

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SCS900 Site Controller Software Measurement User Guide

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SCS900 Site Controller Software Precision GPS User Guide

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SCS900 Site Controller Software Road and Side Slope Stakeout User Guide

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SCS900 Site Controller Software Stakeout User Guide

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SCS900 Site Controller Software Total Station User Guide

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SCS900 Site Controller Software Release Notes

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SCS900 Site Controller Software Product Registration Form

Tip – For convenience, Trimble recommends that you install all documentation from the software CD to the hard drive of the office computer.

Technical assistance If you have a problem and cannot find the information you need in the product documentation, contact your local Trimble dealer.

Your comments Feedback about the documentation helps us to improve it with each revision. Please email your comments to ReaderFeedback@trimble.com.

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2 Stakeout Menu In this chapter: Q

Stakeout menu

The SCS900 software is a menu-driven system, for ease of use and learning. When you open the software, the main menu appears, providing access to six submenus:

Once set up, whether being used by GPS or by a total station, there are two main functions: 1. Measurements â&#x20AC;&#x201C; This function enables you to measure and record the location, or as-built location, of features or surfaces or objects on a project, or to collect information that allows you to create a surface model, from which you can make volume computations, and grade or material thickness checks. Refer to the SCS900 Site Controller Software Measurement User Guide. 2. Stakeout â&#x20AC;&#x201C; This function enables you to stake or relocate any aspect of the site including point features (such as manholes), line features (such as curbs, foundations, and footings), planar surface features (such as pads), or surfaces (such as site terrain models, side slopes and catch points, or road surface models).

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Stakeout Menu

Stakeout menu

The Stakeout menu contains all SCS900 stakeout functions including staking points, lines and alignments, planes, surfaces, side slopes, catch points, and road features. Before you enter this menu, set up the system using the System Setup menu. If you do not, when you select an option in this menu, the software automatically puts you through either the station establishment process ( for a total station) or the rover setup ( for GPS). Command

Description

Point

Stake individual point data. The software guides you directly to the point.

Line

Stake lines and alignments or offsets to lines using station and offset methods. The software guides you directly to the line.

Side Slope & Catch Point

Stake an earthwork operation that involves a tie to the current ground surface.

Plane

Create and stake out a level plane, a sloping plane, or a 3-point plane. The software guides you directly to points on the plane.

Surface

Stake out from a design surface. The software guides you directly to points on the surface. This option is available only when the SCS900 road module is not installed.

Road

Stake roadway features, sideslopes, and catch points or any point on the surface. This option is available only when the SCS900 road module is installed.

Enter/Edit Stakeout Points Add, edit, or delete any stakeout points that are in the current design.

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3 Navigating the Map Screen In this chapter: Q

Navigation icons

Map display options

SCS900 is a graphical map-based tool. Nearly all the functions you may use are based on the map view. This chapter introduces you to the map view and explains how to navigate your way around it.

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Navigation icons Most functions in the SCS900 software use a map view similar to the one below. Use the icons on the right to navigate around the screen. Tap the arrow to access a second set of icons.

Tap this icon â&#x20AC;Ś

to â&#x20AC;Ś toggle between two sets of map view navigation icons. zoom to the extents of the file. zoom to a user-defined box (use a stylus to draw a box on the screen). center the map on the current location. pan around the map by tapping and dragging the stylus. zoom in. zoom out. select the items that you want to display on the map. The Map Display Options screen appears (see page 13).

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Map display options Map display options enable you to customize what you see on the map view. This means that you can choose just the information that is important for the task rather than cluttering the screen with too much information.

Objects tab Use the Objects tab to select the type of information you want to view on the screen:

Select this check box â&#x20AC;Ś

to display â&#x20AC;Ś

Point Names

the point names of every point on the map view.

Point Codes

the point codes of every point on the map view.

Point Elevations

the point elevations of every point on the map view.

Point C/F to Grade

the cut/fill information for every point on the map view.

Measured Surface

measurements that were recorded as a surface.

Measured Feature

measurements that were recorded as a site features.

Cut/Fill Grid

a coverage map that shows cut/fill/in tolerance values as red/blue/green boxes.

Elevation Grid

a coverage map in different shades of blue to represent elevation change.

Control Points

control points on the map view.

Stakeout Points

stakeout points on the map view.

Background Map

the background map on the map view.

Stakeout Flags

stakeout flags on the map view.

Foreground Map

the foreground map on the map view.

Guide Arrow

the guide arrow in Stakeout mode.

Roadway

the center lines of any roadway designs.

Cross section Lines

the cross sections of any loaded roadway designs.

Design Contours

contours on the map view, if a design is loaded.

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Layers tab Use the Layers tab to switch foreground map layers on and off:

Rotate tab Use the Rotate tab to rotate the map:

Select this option...

to...

Static

orientate the map view to north.

Travel Direction

orientate the map view to your direction of travel.

Follow Alignment

This option is only available when an alignment is selected. Up Station – Orientate the screen up station. Down Station – Orientate the screen down station.

Note – When any option other than Static is selected, a north arrow automatically appears on the screen.

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XSection tab The SCS900 software will display cross-sections when the current design is a road. Use the XSection tab to make the SCS900 software display the slope values for each segment of the cross-section:

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4 Creating a Work Order In this chapter: Q

Organizing data

Creating a new work order and a new site

All SCS900 operations are carried out on a specific site. Work orders are associated with that same site. Before you can begin work, you need to create a work order or open an existing work order. A work order contains a record of every measurement or stakeout operation completed. Work orders also allow tasks to be monitored in terms of progress towards completion, and allow different types of tasks to have different settings and tolerances. Work orders also record every setting and change of setting made while you work. Many tasks such as setting up a new site, design, or work order, and the settings or operational parameters for those operations can be established using the SCS900 software or the SCS900 support utilities ( for example, the SCS Data Manager, the Trimble Business Center software, or the Terramodel速 Field Data Module) and then transferred to the controller. Establishing these tasks and settings in the office enables the supervisor to control and manage the quality of all the operations.

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Organizing data Data is organized by site. Within each site, data is further divided into designs and work orders.

Sites An SCS900 site is a project that contains records of all activities that a crew does on a jobsite. The site contains the following: •

all settings and information that would be considered a requirement for the execution of any type of task (known as a work order)

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a background map

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a control points file

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the GPS site calibration information

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a geoid model for GPS operations

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all software settings that would be considered applicable as the default settings for any task executed on the project

Site information is available to all work orders carried out on the site. Storage of sites SCS900 sites are stored in the Trimble SCS900 Data folder or root folder. •

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If you are using a controller that runs Windows® CE .NET ( for example, the TCU), then the root folder is \Disk\Trimble SCS900 Data. If you are using a controller that runs Windows Mobile® Pocket PC, ( for example, the TSC2), then the root folder is \<StorageCard>\Trimble SCS900 Data. If you are running the SCS900 Tablet Edition on a laptop or tablet PC, then the root folder is \Trimble Synchronizer Data\PC\Trimble SCS900 Data.

In this way, if you synchronize other SCS900 controllers with the tablet PC using Trimble Office Synchronizer, they will be added as additional devices beneath the \Trimble Synchronizer Data folder so their information can easily be seen and reviewed using the SCS Data Manager.

Designs A site can contain one or more designs. Each design contains all the information relating to a specific aspect of the construction of the project, for example, original ground, finished grade, utilities such as sewers, electrical, gas, water, pads, roads, and other similar groupings. A single SCS900 design for example, can comprise a CAD drawing, one or two surfaces or roadway models, and a stakeout point list.

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Information stored at this level includes foreground maps, stakeout data, and a design surface or road model.

Work orders A work order is a job or task (or a set of tasks) that needs to be carried out on a particular site. The following are typical tasks: •

checking grade on a completed surface

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staking out a parking lot

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measuring a stockpile volume

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measuring a progress volume

The Trimble SCS900 Site Controller software is task-oriented. When you open a work order, the software automatically retrieves the data that you need to complete that work order. A work order defines the site. It can also, but does not have to, reference: •

a design, which has the data needed to carry out the task

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an underlying surface design, which has any previously-measured, saved surfaces that can be used for material thickness checking For a material thickness check, only an underlying surface design is required. For a grade check and material thickness check, a design and an underlying surface design are required.

Two surfaces can be used to display cut/fill when using Location GPS with a poor vertical precision. The cut/fill values are the difference between a recent topo survey of the surface and the desired design surface. A work order can also include basic written instructions to the operator that outline the requirements for the task. Tasks such as setting up the base station, carrying out a station establishment with a total station, carrying out a measurement of the original ground levels for a site, and so forth, do not require the work order to have a referenced design. Tasks such as carrying out a grade check of a finished surface, carrying out any stakeout operation, or displaying real-time cut and fill around the site require the work order to have a referenced design. There can be many work order subfolders within the main work orders folder. Each work order subfolder contains: •

An initialization file called <Work Order Name>.ini that references the relevant design files and define the settings for the work order.

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An Output folder that contains all data stored or output during the execution of the work order. This includes the data collected in the field, computed by the SCS900 software, or generated during field operations.

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The following files are continually updated and stored in the Output folder: –

<Work Order Name>-Record.txt – Contains a record of every point measured or staked out, and includes station establishment and control point measurement records.

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<Work Order Name>-Report.txt – Contains a record of every function used and every result reported on-screen during the execution of a work order. This is effectively a log file of activities and the results generated.

The following file is created when you complete a work order: – •

<Work Order Name>-Measure.dxf

An optional work order instruction file called <Work Order Name>.txt.

Global data The following data is used by all sites: •

Lists of feature codes

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Lists of operator names

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Geoid files

Creating a new work order and a new site Before you can set up the SCS900 software to use with a system and collect site measurements, you must create or open a work order. Every SCS900 field operation requires a work order, or task-related folder, into which field results are written. You can create work orders in the following ways:

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In the office – Using the SCS Data Manager or the Terramodel Field Data Module, you can assign it to a field crew and then use the Trimble Office Synchronizer utility to transfer the work order to a controller. For information about these utilities, refer to the SCS900 Site Controller Software Office Guide.

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In the field – Directly on the controller by the crew in the field, as and when required, for example, to carry out a site measurement task.

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To create or open a work order in the field:

From the main menu, select c Work Orders:

To start a new work order on a site, select c New:

Tip â&#x20AC;&#x201C; If you are working on a site that already exists, select the site from the list and then tap Next. Then go to Step 7.

Tap New Site:

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Enter the name of the site ( for example, Multi Surface) and then tap Next:

Confirm or change the unit settings for the new site. These values default to the ones that you have already set up.

Note â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Always set the distance units correctly before taking a measurement or associating a design with the site. All files that relate to a single site must be stored and operated with the same units. Once a measurement is taken, or a design is selected, you cannot change the units. 6.

Tap Next:

For this example, the following items are not available: a site background map (provides a reference map for the site in all work orders), a site calibration file (used for GPS operations), or a control points file (needed to when known control points exist).

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Tap Finish :

Enter a name for the work order and then tap Next.

Tip – Give work orders a meaningful name to make it easy to identify them when multiple work orders are created for a particular project. If you are staking, for example, a sewer line, then name the work order Stake Sewer Line. If relevant, you can also add the date to the name of the work order so you know when the task was started, for example Stake Sewer Line 120606.

The following dialog appears:

The software enables you to select a maximum of two design surfaces. Use the Primary tab to select the main design surface and use the Underlying tab to select the secondary design surface.

Tip – If you require only one design surface, select <No design needed> on the Underlying tab.

Note – With every task, the operator’s name is stored with the task as a part of the recorded information.

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A confirmation screen appears showing the design data:

10. Tap Confirm. The work order is now open on the new site.

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Staking points

The Trimble Key button

Before you can stake out points, the points must be part of the currently loaded design. There are a number of ways to get points into a design: •

From a text file created in the Trimble Business Center – HCE software.

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From a DXF foreground map with points created in the Trimble Business Center – HCE software.

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By entering their coordinates. See Chapter 9, Entering and Editing Stakeout Points.

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By using the Create Stakeout Points COGO functions. See Chapter 10, Creating Stakeout Points.

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Staking Points

Staking points 1.

From the main menu, select 3 Stakeout:

Select 1 Point. You are prompted to select the point you want to stake out. There are three ways to do this:

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Graphically select the point from the map screen:

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Tap the point list icon

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Staking Points

From here, you can select a point from the list of all the available points. If you click on either the Point Name header or the Point Code header, the list is sorted accordingly:

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Create new stakeout points. To do this, click Stakeout Points.

. For more information, see Chapter 10, Creating

If the point is a 2D point, you are prompted to either ignore the elevation or manually enter an elevation for the point. 3.

Tap Next. The map view shows the following:

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The map view guides you to the point. To help you find the point, the guide arrow needs to point up the screen to show that you are travelling directly towards the point. You can turn the guide arrow off and on (see Map display options, page 13).

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The information bars at the top of the screen can be customized using the black down arrows.

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The display below shows the design elevation for the point, the amount of cut or fill required to get to that elevation, and how far and in what direction you need to travel to get to the point.

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The default map view has the direction north pointing up. You can change this so that the direction you are walking is pointing up. For more information, see Map display options, page 13.

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A cut/fill lightbar graphically shows cut and fill.

When you get close to the point, the display changes to show a green circle that represents the stakeout point. There is also a blue circle, which represents your location.

Move until the blue circle is on top of the green circle:

When you are within the stakeout tolerance, tap Stake:

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Staking Points

The software creates a Stake Marker report. The following example shows that you have to make a mark on the stake 0.650 m above the ground and write on it that a fill (F) of 3.400 m is required from that mark:

Once you have staked the point, the map view shows a green flag in place of the cross:

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The Trimble Key button Tap the Trimble key button

Select this option â&#x20AC;Ś

to â&#x20AC;Ś

1 Work Order

view instructions that may have been given when the work order was created. The View Instructions & Log window appears.

Instructions

. The following shortcut menu appears:

2 Stakeout Settings

set up stakeout settings for road and side slope stakeout. For more information, see Chapter 11, Stakeout Settings.

3 Change Stake Point Elv

change the elevation for any point. You can either enter a new elevation value or add/subtract a value from the existing elevation:

4 Next Stakeout Point

select another point to stakeout.

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Select this option â&#x20AC;Ś

to â&#x20AC;Ś

5 Offset Points at

create new points to stakeout based on an offset value from a line:

Intervals

In the following example, points have been created every 5.000 m at a 2.000 m offset from a line:

6 Design Surface Offset stake the points with the elevation taken from the design surface or a vertical offset taken from the design surface. The option is available only if a surface design is loaded.

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6 Staking Lines In this chapter: Q

Staking a line

The Trimble Key button

The lines you want to stake out must be part of the currently loaded design. There are two ways to get lines into a design: •

From a DXF foreground map with lines created in the Trimble Business Center – HCE software.

•

By creating lines from points.

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Staking a line 1.

From the main menu, select 3 Stakeout:

Select 2 Line. You are prompted to select the line to stake out. There are two ways to do this: â&#x20AC;&#x201C;

Click on a line. The line turns brown with arrows on it that show the direction of the line:

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To reverse the direction of the line, tap

â&#x20AC;&#x201C;

Create a new line from existing points. Tap

and then select the points that make up the line in the next screen:

Once the line is selected, tap Next.

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Select how you want SCS900 to determine the elevation of the line:

Select this option …

to …

Use the line’s 3D elevation

take the elevation from the line. This option is available only if the line is a 3D line.

From design surface at determine the elevation of the line, if a design surface is line loaded. You can also vertically offset the surface. From design surface at determine the elevation of the line at a horizontal offset horiz. Offset from the line, if a design surface is loaded.

Enter an Elevation

enter an elevation for the line. Using this option, the line will be the same elevation from start to finish.

Ignore Elevation

just stake out the location of the line; you do not need to know the elevation.

Once you have chosen how to determine the elevation, enter reference line offsets:

Select this option to … to …

Station of Start of Line

enter a value to represent the station value for the start of the line.

Horizontal Offset

enter a horizontal offset to the line, if required.

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Select this option to … to … Vertical Offset

enter a vertical offset to the line, if required.

Generate tangent or corner points

create stakeout points at every corner on the line.

If a horizontal offset is applied and the Generate tangent or corner points check box is selected, three stakeout points are created at each corner to help you stake out the lines:

Enter the station to be staked out. Tap or or tap the line where you want to stake it and then tap OK. The map view shows the following:

To stake out the line at random stations, tap and then select 1 Stake at randomly chosen intervals from the shortcut menu that appears: –

The map view then guides you to the point. To help you find the point, the guide arrow needs to point up the screen to show that you are travelling directly towards the point. You can turn the guide arrow off and on (see Map display options, page 13).

–

The information bars at the top of the screen can be customized using the black down arrows.

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–

The display below shows the design elevation for the point, the amount of cut or fill required to get to that elevation, and how far and in what direction you need to travel to get to the point.

–

The default map view has the direction north pointing up. You can change this so that the direction you are walking is pointing up. For more information, see Map display options, page 13.

–

A cut/fill lightbar graphically shows cut and fill.

When you get close to the point, the display changes showing a green circle, which represents the stakeout point. There is also a blue circle, which represents your location:

Move until the blue circle is on top of the green circle.

When you are within the stakeout tolerance, tap Stake:

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The software creates a Stake Marker report. The following example shows that the user has to make a mark on the stake 2.375 us ft above the ground and write on it that a fill (F) of 2.625 us ft is required from that mark:

The Trimble Key button Tap the Trimble key button

. The following shortcut menu appears:

Select this option â&#x20AC;Ś

to â&#x20AC;Ś

1 Work Order

view instructions that may have been given when the work order was created. The View Instructions & Log window appears.

Instructions

2 Stakeout Settings

set up stakeout settings for road and side slope stakeout. For more information, see Chapter 11, Stakeout Settings.

3 Select Reference Line select another line to stake out.

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Select this option …

to …

4 Design Surface Offset apply an offset to the whole surface. This offset can be applied above or below the surface and either vertically or perpendicular to the surface:

5 Ref. Line Offsets

change any offsets to the actual line being staked out:

Station of Start of LineType – Enter a value to represent the station value for the start of the line. Horizontal Offset – Enter a horizontal offset to the line, if required. Vertical Offset – Enter a vertical offset to the line, if required. Generate tangent or corner points – Select this check box to create stakeout points at every corner on the line.

6 Staking Interval

change the default staking interval. You can also select whether to auto advance to the next station, the previous station, or not to auto advance at all after staking out each point:

7 Next Station

manually change the station you want to stake out.

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7 Staking a Plane In this chapter: Q

Creating a plane

Staking a level plane

Staking a sloping plane

Staking a three-point plane

The Trimble Key button

There are three options for creating the plane to stakeout: •

Level Plane – Choose an elevation to define the level plane.

•

Sloping Plane – Choose an origin point and elevation, a main slope, and optional cross slope.

•

Three Point Plane – Create a plane from three points.

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Creating a plane

From the main menu, select 3 Stakeout:

Select 4 Plane:

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Staking a level plane 1.

Select 1 Level Plane:

Do one of the following: â&#x20AC;&#x201C;

Enter the plane elevation.

â&#x20AC;&#x201C;

Tap Pick/Measure:

In the Pick/Measure screen, either walk to the bench position for the plane and tap Measure or tap on any existing point to use its elevation. You can also use a surface offset to raise or lower the plane. 3.

Tap OK.

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Once the settings are confirmed, the map view continuously reports cut/fill values to the level plane:

Tap Stake. The Stake Marker report appears. In the following example, the user should mark the stake 2.485 us ft above the ground and write Fill 0.500 us ft from that mark:

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Staking a sloping plane 1.

Select 2 Sloping Plane:

There are three parts to defining a sloping plane: –

The origin point

–

The main slope

–

The (optional) cross slope

Tap Pick/Measure to choose the origin point from the map view.

In the Pick/Measure screen, either walk to the origin point for the plane and tap Measure or tap any existing point:

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To define the main slope direction, either enter a bearing, or an azimuth (click to swap between bearing and azimuth), or tap Pick/Measure. Tapping Pick/Measure is useful to align the direction to a structure:

Enter the main slope grade. Use the black arrow to change the input method between Run:Rise, Rise:Run, Slope, and Percentage:

Enter left and right cross slope values, if applicable.

Tap Next.

Specify any vertical or perpendicular offset, so that you can raise or lower the plane that has been created:

If the Save this Design to Memory Card check box is selected, the sloping plane will be saved as a design surface so that you can use it again.

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10. Tap Finish. Once the settings are confirmed, the map view continuously reports cut/fill values to the sloping plane:

11. Tap Stake. The software creates a Stake Marker report. In the following example, the user should mark the stake 2.362 us ft above the ground and write Fill 1.750 us ft from that mark:

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Staking a three-point plane

Select 3 Three Point Plane:

In the Pick/Measure screen, either walk to the three points and tap Measure, or tap three existing points.

Tap Next:

Specify any vertical or perpendicular offset, so that you can raise or lower the plane that has been created.

If the Save this Design to Memory Card check box is selected, the sloping plane will be saved as a design surface so that you can use it again.

Tap Finish.

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Once the settings are confirmed, the map view continuously reports cut/fill values to the sloping plane:

Tap Stake. The Stake Marking report appears. In the following example, the user should mark the stake 2.500 us ft above the ground and write Fill 1.500 us ft from that mark:

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The Trimble Key button Tap the Trimble key button

. The following shortcut menu appears:

Select this menu option â&#x20AC;Ś

to â&#x20AC;Ś

1 Work Order

view instructions that may have been given when the work order was created. The View Instructions & Log window appears.

Instructions

2 Stakeout Settings

set up stakeout settings for road and side slope stakeout. For more information, see Chapter 11, Stakeout Settings.

3 Design Surface Offset apply an offset to the whole plane. This offset can be applied above or below the plane and either vertically or perpendicular to the surface:

If the Save this Design to Memory Card check box is selected, the sloping plane is saved as a design surface so that you can use it again.

4 Change Plane

change any of the settings for the current plane.

Settings

5 New Plane

create a new plane.

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Staking a surface

The Trimble Key button

The surface you want to stake out must be part of the currently loaded design. There are two ways to get a surface into a design: •

From a TTM surface file (this can be created in the Trimble Business Center – HCE software)

•

By creating a surface design from an existing SCS900 work order

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Staking a surface 1.

From the main menu, select 3 Stakeout:

From this menu, select 5 Surface:

The map view continuously reports cut/fill values to the design surface as long as you are located within the boundary of the surface.

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Tap Stake. The Stake Marker report appears. In the following example, the user should mark the stake 2.500 us ft above the ground and write Fill 1.500 us ft from that mark:

The Trimble Key button Tap the Trimble key button

. The following shortcut menu appears:

Select this option â&#x20AC;Ś

to â&#x20AC;Ś

1 Work Order

view instructions that may have been given when the work order was created. The View Instructions & Log window appears.

Instructions

2 Stakeout Settings

set up stakeout settings for road and side slope stakeout. For more information, see Chapter 11, Stakeout Settings.

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Select this option â&#x20AC;Ś

to â&#x20AC;Ś

3 Design Surface Offset

apply an offset to the whole surface. This offset can be applied above or below the surface and either vertically or perpendicular to the surface:

4 Select Reference Line select a line as a reference. In addition to the cut/fill from the surface, SCS900 can display station and offset along this reference line:

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9 Entering and Editing Stakeout Points

In this chapter: Q

Accessing the Enter/Edit Stakeout Points option

The Enter / Edit Stakeout Points option enables you to create new 3D points by entering their known coordinates. Those new points will be added to the current designâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stake points file. When subsequently performing side slope staking, you can then connect the points to create a new 3D line.

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Entering and Editing Stakeout Points

Accessing the Enter/Edit Stakeout Points option 1.

From the main menu, select 3 Stakeout:

From this menu, select 6 Enter / Edit Stakeout Points:

A screen appears with a list of all the stakeout points in the current design. There are six options in this screen:

Tap â&#x20AC;Ś

to â&#x20AC;Ś

Edit

change the coordinates, point name, or code of the selected point.

Add

add a new point to stake out by entering the coordinates, point name, and code.

Find

find any point in the list by entering the point name.

Delete

delete the selected point.

Esc

return to the previous menu without saving any changes.

Save

save all changes made before returning to the previous menu.

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10 Creating Stakeout Points In this chapter: Q

Accessing the Creating Stakeout Points option

Creating stakeout points at an intersection

Creating a stakeout point at a deflection from a line

Deleting points

Creating a stakeout point anywhere

Offsetting points at intervals

Offsetting points from a line

Creating a stakeout point at a mid point

Creating a stakeout point at equal intervals

Creating a radius point

Creating stakeout points from a bearing and distance

Creating a stakeout point at a selected location

Creating a stakeout point at end points

All the COGO functions are grouped in a single function called Create Stakeout Points. You can access it from the Volume & COGO menu or from all stakeout screens that you can access from the Trimble key menu. This single function provides a map view and a set of tools to access all COGO functions.

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Accessing the Creating Stakeout Points option

From the main menu, select 5 Volume & Cogo:

Select 4 Create Stakeout Points:

Tip â&#x20AC;&#x201C; You can also access this menu by tapping the Trimble icon mode.

in any stakeout

The Create Stakeout Points screen has a bank of icons on the left side, which represent the available COGO functions. More COGO icons are available by tapping . Tap Icon

at any time to obtain a description of the icons. Description Toggle Icons Offset Points at Intervals Offset Points from Line Mid Points of Line/Arc Subdivide Line/Arc

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Icon

Description Intersection of Lines Deflection from Line Delete Points Free Point Pick Create Radius Point Point at Bearing and Distance Key In Coordinates End Points of Line/Arc

Tap

to tell SCS900 how to determine the elevation for each point created:

There are three choices to determine the elevations of the new points: –

Use the existing design surface (or offset to the design surface).

–

Enter an elevation.

–

Ignore the elevation and create a 2D point.

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Every time a new point is created, you are prompted to give the point a name and a code:

When this screen appears, enter a point name and a code for the new point and then tap OK.

Offsetting points at intervals Use the Offset Points at Intervals option to create a stakeout point from a line at user-specified station interval and offset. 1.

Tap the Offset Points at Intervals icon

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Tap the line to be offset and then tap Next:

Tip – To create a new line, tap

. To reverse the direction of the line, tap

Enter a point interval and horizontal offset.

Enter a vertical offset (if any). Tap offset using any of these methods:

–

Vertical Offset

–

Slope (%)

–

Slope (Rise:Run)

–

Slope (Run:Rise)

next to the V. Offset field to enter the

Tap Next to create the point.

Offsetting points from a line Use the Offset Points from Line option to create a stakeout point from a line at user-specified station and offset. 1.

Tap the Offset Points from Line icon

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Tap on the line to be offset and then tap Next:

Tip – To create a new line, tap

. To reverse the direction of the line, tap

Enter a station and horizontal offset.

Enter a vertical offset (if any). Tap offset using any of these methods:

–

Vertical Offset

–

Slope (%)

–

Slope (Rise:Run)

–

Slope (Run:Rise)

next to the V. Offset field to enter the

Tap Next to create the point.

Creating a stakeout point at a mid point Use the Mid Points of Line/Arc option to create a stakeout point at the midpoint of a line or arc. 1.

Tap the Mid Points of Line/Arc icon

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Tap a line and then tap Next to create points at the midpoints of the line.

The default is to select a single segment of a line. Tap whole line including all of its segments.

Tip â&#x20AC;&#x201C; To create a new line, tap

to change this to select a

Creating a stakeout point at equal intervals Use the Subdivide Line/Arc option to create stakeout points at equal intervals along a line or arc. 1.

Tap the Subdivide Line/Arc icon

Tap a line and then tap Next.

The default is to select a single segment of a line. Tap select a whole line including all of its segments:

Tip â&#x20AC;&#x201C; To create a new line, tap

to change this to

The default is to enter the number of equal segments to split the line into. Tap to change this to enter the length of each segment. 3.

Tap Next to create the points.

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Creating stakeout points at an intersection Use the Intersection of Lines option to create a stakeout point where two lines cross. 1.

Tap the Intersection of Lines icon

Tap to change from selecting line segments to selecting points to make up a line segment.

Tap two lines and then tap Next to create a point where the lines intersect:

Specify how SCS900 should determine the elevation of the new point. The choices are: –

Extract the elevation from the design surface (or offset to design surface), if loaded.

–

Extract the elevation from the first line, if it is 3D.

–

Extract the elevation from the second line, if it is 3D.

–

Manually enter an elevation.

–

Ignore the elevation and create a 2D point.

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Creating a stakeout point at a deflection from a line Use the Deflection from Line option to create a stakeout point from a line at a user-specified station, offset, and deflection angle.

Tap the Deflection from Line icon

Tap on the line and then tap Next:

Tip â&#x20AC;&#x201C; To create a new line, tap

. To reverse the direction of the line, tap

Enter the required station value or tap the screen in the correct location.

Tap OK:

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Either enter a direction and horizontal offset, or tap the screen to define the horizontal offset. The buttons add and subtract 90° to the current value. This is very useful when pipes do not cross an alignment perpendicularly. Once you create a point one side of the alignment, tap one of the buttons twice to get the point the other side of the alignment.

Enter a vertical offset (if any). Tap methods:

–

Vertical Offset

–

Slope (%)

–

Slope (Rise:Run)

–

Slope (Run:Rise)

to enter the offset using any of these

Tap Next to create the point.

Deleting points Use the Delete Points option to delete points from the design.

Tap the Delete Points icon

Tap the points you want to delete or tap

Tap Delete.

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Creating Stakeout Points

Creating a stakeout point anywhere Use the Free Point Pick option to create a stakeout point by tapping anywhere on the map.

Tap the Free Point Pick icon

Tap the screen where you want to create the point. You can create as many new points as you like before tapping Next.

Tip â&#x20AC;&#x201C; If you make a mistake, either tap all actions.

to undo the last action or tap

to undo

Creating a radius point Use the Create Radius Point option to create a stakeout point at the center point of an arc. 1.

Tap the Create Radius Point icon

Tap any arc.

The radius point appears as a red dot in a red circle. The radius value appears at the top right of the screen.

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Creating stakeout points from a bearing and distance Use the Point at Bearing and Distance option to create a stakeout point from an existing point at a specified distance and bearing. 1.

Tap the Point at Bearing and Distance icon

Tap the origin point and then tap Next:

Either enter a direction and horizontal offset, or tap the screen to define the direction and/or horizontal offset. The icons add and subtract 90° to the current value. This is very useful when creating points at the corners of building pads. Once you create points at all the corners, SCS900 confirms that the shape closes on the first point.

Enter a vertical offset (if any). Tap offset using any of these methods:

5. 68

–

Vertical Offset

–

Slope (%)

–

Slope (Rise:Run)

–

Slope (Run:Rise)

Tap Next to create the point.

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next to the V. Offset field to enter the

Creating Stakeout Points

Creating a stakeout point at a selected location Use the Key In Coordinates option to create a stakeout point at a keyed-in location. 1.

Tap the Key In Coordinates icon

Enter the coordinates of the point that will be created and then tap OK.

Creating a stakeout point at end points Use the End Points of Line/Arc option to create a stakeout point at the end points of any selected line or arc. 1.

Tap the End Points of Line/Arc icon

Tap a line and then tap Next to create points at the end points of the line. The default is to select a single segment of a line. Tap including all of its segments.

Tip â&#x20AC;&#x201C; To create a new line, tap

to select a whole line

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Accessing the stakeout settings

General Stake Placement & Marking

Grade Stake Marking

Q Q

The SCS900 software contains the following stakeout settings that relate to road and side slope stakeout: •

General Stake Placement & Marking

•

Grade Stake Marking

Catch Point Marking

•

Catch Point Marking

Lightbar Options

•

Lightbar Operation

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Accessing the stakeout settings

From the main menu, select 4 Settings:

From this menu, select 5 Stakeout Settings:

Tip â&#x20AC;&#x201C; You can also access this menu by tapping the Trimble icon stakeout modes.

in any of the

General Stake Placement & Marking The SCS900 software supports three elevation reference methods used for marking cut depths or fill heights on a grade stake or location/grade stake: â&#x20AC;˘

Measuring the cut/fill reference mark from the ground surface (see page 74).

â&#x20AC;˘

Measuring the cut/fill reference mark from the top of the stake (see page 75). These methods help you to establish a cut/fill reference mark on the stake at a specified cut/fill measurement interval, such as at even one-foot increments. If you choose to place a cut/fill reference mark on the grade stake, SCS900 provides you with a Stake Marking report to help you establish the position of the reference mark on the stake and to help you label it properly.

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•

Cut/fill reference from the measured point (see page 76) This method allows you to label a grade stake with the required cut depth or fill height as measured from the measured point, which can be either the top of stake, or the current ground surface. If you choose to mark the stake with the cut depth or fill height as referenced to the measured point, the SCS900 software simply informs you of the cut or fill measurement. In this case, you can mark that measurement on the stake, using your normal convention to indicate from where the measurement is referenced.

Most users will employ one of the above methods consistently. Normally, you use only one method. When you first receive the SCS900 software, you should switch to the correct setting. The SCS900 software then uses that setting for all stakeout operations. When you tap Stake during a stakeout operation, the SCS900 software converts the measured elevation, design elevation, and computed cut depth or fill height into information that you can then write on the stake. It also informs you where to mark the stake based on the settings that you enter in the General Stake Placement & Marking dialog and the Grade Stake Marking dialog. Note – You can only stake a point or location when you get close to the point to be staked, at which time the Stake button appears on the map view. To set the general stake marking preference: 1.

Select 1 General Stake Placement & Marking:

Specify the horizontal tolerance, which is the maximum acceptable horizontal distance from the true design location of the stake point to the actual point staked out on site.

Select an elevation reference method: –

Ground Surface

–

Top of Stake

–

Measured Point

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Ground Surface

With this method, SCS900 guides you to the horizontal location of the stakeout point. The software then generates a Stake Marking report that shows the distance from the ground up to where the stake has to be marked. It also shows the value of cut or fill to mark on the stake:

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Top of Stake

With this method, SCS900 guides you to the horizontal location of the stakeout point:

You then hammer the stake into the ground and measure the top of the stake. You can change the antenna height for this measurement in case you want to take the receiver off the pole and place it directly on the stake:

The software then shows the distance from the top of the stake down to where the stake has to be marked. It also shows the value of cut or fill to mark on the stake.

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Measured Point

With this method, SCS900 guides you to the horizontal location of the stakeout point and then shows the cut or fill value to this measured point:

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Grade Stake Marking This option controls the measurement parameters for each stake. 1.

Select 2 General Stake Placement & Marking:

The Cut/Fill interval is the interval that the software uses when calculating the value you should write on each stake:

Catch Point Marking This option is available only if you have the Road Stakeout and Measurement module installed. For more information, refer to the Trimble SCS900 Site Controller Software Road and Side Slope Stakeout User Guide.

Lightbar Options The lightbar, in combination with the displayed cut or fill value, provides one of several available aids when navigating to stake a catch point, as well as when performing other grading operations. It provides a highly visibile (and optionally an audible indication) to inform you that cut or fill at your current location is needed to achieve the side slope grade. It also shows you when you are within the specified tolerance of being on grade. SCS900 Site Controller Software Stakeout User Guide

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•

Select 4 Lightbar Options:

Select this option …

to …

Above Design By

enter the maximum distance the check point can be above the design surface and still be considered within tolerance.

Below Design By

enter the maximum distance the check point can be below the design surface and still be considered within tolerance.

Lightbar Display Mode

select a display mode. The options are: Map+Lightbar, Lightbar only, and Map only. turn lightbar sounds on and off.

Auto Aim Option This option enables you to set whether the instrument turns both the horizontal and vertical axis to aim at the stakeout point, or turns only the horizontal axis. •

Select 5 Auto Aim Option:

When using a total station in Stakeout mode, an Aim button appears on the screen. Tap Aim to turn the instrument to the selected stakeout point.

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Glossary This section explains some of the terms used in this manual. benching

Benching is a process of aligning your GPS position (latitude, longitude, and height) to a benchmark that has been added as a reference point. The calibration offsets your GPS position to that of the benchmark, improving accuracy and providing a point that you can return to later.

chainage

A chain is a device like a tape measure. The term chainage is the running distance along a centerline or route that starts at 0.00 and increments as you proceed along the route. Chainage is used in English colonized countries like New Zealand, Australia, and countries like Europe and Asia. It is not that well known in the USA where the same term is known as station or stationing.

elevation (elev, (1) Vertical distance (height) above or below mean sea level. (2) Vertical distance above or elv) below the geoid. (2) Distance above or below Local Datum. ellipsoid height

The distance, measured along the normal, between a point and the surface of the ellipsoid. Not the same as elevation above a physical, vertical datum. GPS receivers output position-fix height in the WGS-84 coordinate system.

height

It can mean a target height or antenna height ( for example, 2 m of rod height). See also ellipsoid height.

Here position

An autonomous instantaneous position derived from the GPS receiverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s uncorrected latitude, longitude, and height.

inclined plane

A plane surface that is at a slanted angle, set at an angle, other than a right angle, against a horizontal surface. An example of an inclined plane is a sloped surface such as a roadway to bridge a height difference.

Location GPS

Location GPS covers decimeter to submeter GPS positioning techniques including Satellite Based Augmentation Systems (SBAS) such as WAAS, EGNOS, and MSAS), DGPS (reference station and rover operations), OmniSTAR VBS/HP/XP services, and Location RTK (decimeter-level RTK positioning). In addition, it includes moving baseline operations to determine both position and heading of moving vessel providing the ability to rapidly position objects such as piling rigs, marine dredgers, or bridge sections in real time.

mains electricity or mains power

AC power.

Precision GPS

GPS positioning provided by techniques that typically deliver centimeter-level accuracy. These include RTK (Real-Time Kinematic) techniques and signals obtained from a VRS (Virtual Reference Station) system.

site

A project that is to be worked on for a significant period of time. A site stores all design data and all executed work orders so you can easily find data whether you are in the office or in the field.

SCS900 Site Controller Software Stakeout User Guide

Glossary

station

The station of a road project, is the position (distance) of the location in question along the centerline of the road. Station for a road does not necessarily start at zero, so the station of a location is not necessarily the distance from origin of the main alignment for the road. The Station format can be xx+xx.x, xxxx.x, x+xxx.x, or x/xxx.x. This term is used primarily in the US, whereas the equivalent term chainage is used throughout many other areas of the world.

work order

A work order covers a task to be performed by a crew on a single jobsite. A work order contains the reference to the appropriate design, required settings and tolerances for the task, and a record and report of all the data measured or staked out in the process of completing the task. A work order can cover a short-term task (such as the stakeout of a specific building pad) or a task that will last the duration of the project (such as the stakeout of storm water drainage) and that will be executed periodically as required during the project. When the project is complete, all the information regarding the task is stored in a single file that is easy to recall.

SCS900 Site Controller Software Stakeout User Guide

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