Stakeout Horizontal

This feature allows you to create points for field staking a horizontal curve.

After choosing the  Horizontal Stakeout menu item, and opening a coordinate file you will be asked if you want to Save coordinates [Yes/No] <Y>.
If you respond Yes (or press enter), a new point will be saved to the coordinate file for each point to be staked along the curve.  No matter how you answer this question, stakeout information will be generated and displayed.
Enter curve description: Enter a description that will allow you to identify the curve in the output.
P.C. station <0.000000>: Enter the station for the P.C. of the curve.
Station interval <0.000000>: Enter an interval for staking the points along the curve.
Odd stations to be staked (6+34.22 as 634.22) [Done]: Enter the station of any odd location along the curve to be staked. For example, you may wish to stake the point on the curve at which a pipe crosses or the point where the extension of a property line intersects the curve.  You may enter as many odd stations as required. When done, press <Enter> at the prompt without entering a new odd station or press D and <Enter>.
Offset from C/L <0.000000>: enter a non-zero value here if you must stake points offset from the main alignment - for example: along a curb line, a barrier wall or along a property line.
If the distance is entered as a positive number, the distance will be added to the radius or staked outside the curve. If the number entered is negative, it will be subtracted from the radius or staked inside the curve. To stake the centerline, enter zero.
At the Enter PC point or pick a curve: prompt you can type a point ID for the P.C. or use the mouse to pick a point or a C&G curve on the screen.
If you picked a C&G curve in the previous step, you need not enter the PT point or the radius point so skip the next 2 steps.
Enter PT point: type the point ID for the P.T. or click the point on the screen.
Enter radius point [cLockwise/ccW]: Use any of the available methods of specifying a radius point.
Type the radius point: If the curve is in a clockwise direction from the P.C. to the P.T., enter the point number preceded by a plus sign, e.g. +18. If the curve is in a counterclockwise direction from the P.C. to the P.T., the point ID preceded by a minus sign, e.g. -18.
Pick the radius point with the mouse: If the curve is in a clockwise direction from the P.C. to the P.T., type an L or a ’+’ and <Enter>, then use the mouse to pick the point on the screen. If the curve is in a counterclockwise direction from the P.C. to the P.T., type either a W or a ‘-’ and <Enter>, then pick the point on the screen.
The report will be printed at the command line and written to the print file.
The command will repeat until you press <Esc> at the Save coordinates [Yes/No] <Y>: prompt to end command.

Prompts

Save coordinates [Yes/No] <Y>: Type "Y" and Enter or just Enter if you wish to save resulting points to coordinate file.  Type "N" and Enter if not. Press Esc to end command.
Enter curve description: Enter a description that will allow you to identify the curve in the output.
P.C. station <0.000000>: Enter the station for the P.C. of the curve.
Station interval <0.000000>: Enter an interval for staking the points along the curve.
Odd stations to be staked (6+34.22 as 634.22) [Done]: Enter as many "odd" stations to be staked. Type Enter or "Done" and Enter when all odd stations have been entered.
Offset from C/L <0.000000>: If you wish to stake stations not on the centerline, enter the offset and press Enter or just press Enter to accept the default offset. Positive offset is outside the radius and negative is inside.
Enter PC point or pick a curve: Enter a point ID, pick a point symbol or pick a C&G arc.
if you did not pick a C&G arc:
Enter PT point: Enter or pick the PT point.
Enter radius point [cLockwise/ccW]: Enter "L" or "W" to choose the type of curve then Enter or pick the radius point.  You may also enter "+" and Enter then enter or pick a point for the radius point of a clockwise curve or Enter a "-" and enter or pick a point for the radius point of a counter clockwise curve.

Pulldown Menu Location: CG-Survey > Cogo > Curves
Keyboard Command: cg_hcso
Prerequiste:  coordinate file