This command sets the occupied point and backsight angle for
other COGO commands such as Traverse. For setting the
occupied point, you have the option of picking a point on the
screen, entering coordinates at the command line or typing in a
point number that will be read from the current coordinate (.CRD)
file. Four options are available for determining the backsight
direction: Azimuth, Bearing, None and Point. For the default Point
option, you may pick a point on the screen, input coordinates, or
type a point number that will be read from the current coordinate
file. For the Azimuth and Bearing option, you enter the backsight
angle in the selected format. The None option sets the backsight to
an azimuth of 0 (zero) or North. You can also set the occupied
point by using the Inverse command. If you inverse from
point 3 to point 1, you have set point 1 as the occupied point and
point 3 as the backsight. For more information, see the
Inverse command.
The current occupied point and backsight are shown in the lower
right hand corner of the AutoCAD status bar just below the command
line.
Set Occupied Point
Pick point or point number: pick a point (5000 5000
0.0)
Set backsight method [Azimuth/Bearing/None/<Point>]?
press Enter
Set
Backsight Point
Pick point or point number: pick a point (5184.76 5381.3
0.0)
For instruction on how to insert either new or existing points into the drawing, see Draw-Locate Points in the Points Commands section of the General Commands chapter. This feature can be found in the Points pulldown of all menus.
Pulldown Menu Location: COGO
Keyboard Commands: occpoint, op
Prerequisite: None