This command lets you enter line and curve data which is drawn and annotated as entered. When entering in data, the bearing quadrant and bearing value is input on the same line. For example, a bearing of N45-10-30E would be entered as 145.1030, where (1) represents the NE quadrant. The numeric codes for the quadrants are 1-4 beginning with NE as (1) and continuing sequentially in a clockwise direction to the NW quadrant (4). Distance data can be entered in Varas, Meters, Poles, Chains or US Feet. Curve data can be entered for Non-Tangent, Reverse-Tangent and Tangent curves. Data used to define curves include but are not limited to Tangent Out Bearing, Radius data, Chord Bearing, DeltaAng and Tangent Length. Prompting for curve data it determined by what curve definition data is used. When you are finished, the closure and area of the figure is reported. The command starts with the dialog shown here.
Line and Curve Layer: Specify the layer name for lines and arcs.
Annotations Layer: Specify the layer name for the annotation text.
Points Layer: Specify the layer name for the points.
Traverse by: Select between entering bearings, azimuth, gons or point numbers. The points option recalls points from the current coordinate (.CRD) file.
Point Format: Choose between creating Carlson points in the coordinate (.CRD) file at each point in the figure, drawing descriptions only or having no point labels.
Line-Curve Annotations: Specify whether
the annotation should be drawn on the lines and arcs or should be added
to line and curve tables.
To Table Scaler: Used only when the above setting is set to On
Lines. If the line or arc length
is less than this value multiplied by the horizontal scale, then that
annotation will be entered in
the line or curve table. For example, if the horizontal scale is 50 and
you enter a table scaler of 1.5,
then all short curve and line annotation less than 75' (1.5*50) will go
to the table.
Deed Name: Specify the beginning deed name. Only available when Store to Deed File is checked on.
Draw Linework: Specify whether or not to draw linework, if this is disabled then all annotation options are disabled also.
Prompt for Descriptions: Specify whether or not the program should prompt you for point descriptions. If this is not checked, then point descriptions are blank.
Prompt for Elevations: Specify whether or not the program should prompt you for point elevations. If this is not checked, then point elevations are set to zero.
Plot Point Symbols: If the Point Format is set to Descriptions Only or None, this option is available. It will place point symbols without creating points in the coordinate (.CRD) file.
Create Radius Points: When checked, radius points will be created for arcs. Radius points are given the description RADPT.
Store to Raw Data (.RW5) File: When checked, data entered will also be written to a raw data (.RW5) file that can be opened using the Edit-Process Raw Data File command. This file can be used to perform coordinate adjustments. The compass rule, crandall rule, transit rule, angle balance adjustment and least square adjustment routines are all available. See Edit-Process Raw Data File for more information.
Store to Deed File: When checked, data entered will be
written to a deed (.PDD) file. This file
can be processed later to correct errors, create deed reports or to
redraw the deed. To use this
option, set the deed file name by picking the Specify File Name button.
Also set the Deed Name field.
Specify Deed File Name: Before specifying the deed (.PDD) file name, choose New or Append/Revise from the Deed File Parameters below. Only available when Store to Deed File is checked on.
Pick point or point number: 1
PtNo. North(y) East(x) Elev(z) Description
1 8000.00 12000.00 0.00
In this example the coordinate for point number one has already been
stored in the
current coordinate (.CRD) file with the Draw-Locate
Points command.
Undo/Exit/Curve/<Bearing (Qdd.mmss)>: 145.3035
Varas/Meters/Poles/Chains/<Distance(ft)>: 210.5 Enter
P to input a distance in Pole format or C for Chains format.
Undo/Exit/Curve/<Bearing (Qdd.mmss)>: C Enter
C to traverse through a curve.
Tangent-out/Radius: R
Radius: 1103.5
Curve direction (Left/<Right>)? press
Enter for right
Non-tangent/Reverse-tangent/Chord/Delta angle/Tangent/<Arc
length>:
N If the
curve is tangent to the
previous leg then enter the arc length, enter C for a chord length, D
to enter the delta angle or T to enter
the tangent distance. In this example we have a non tangent curve
so we entered N.
Curve direction input
[<Chord>/Radial]?: C
Chord Bearing (Qdd.mmss): 245.2341
Length of Chord: 201.22
Undo/Exit/Curve/<Bearing (Qdd.mmss)>:
345.3218
Varas/Meters/Poles/Chains/<Distance(ft)>: 209.28
Undo/Exit/Curve/<Bearing (Qdd.mmss)>:
445.2348
Varas/Meters/Poles/Chains/<Distance(ft)>: 200.54
Undo/Exit/Curve/<Bearing (Qdd.mmss)>:
E Enter E to end the prompting and calculate the closure
error.
Closure error distance> 1.35251089 Error Bearing> N
70d41'35" E
Closure Precision> 1 in 607.63 Total Distance Traversed>
821.82
Pulldown Menu Location: Survey
Keyboard Command: PDD
Prerequisite: None
File Name: \lsp\locqbrg.lsp