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6.08  Enter Backsight Bearing  (EB)

 

FUNCTION:  The Enter Backsight Bearing routine is used to introduce a new backsight bearing for the upcoming COGO calculation.  If you do not know or have not calculated a backsight bearing, but you do know the backsight point, use the Enter Backsight Point routine (EP - Section 6.07).

 

Activate the Enter Backsight Bearing routine by picking from the Points menu; by pressing [Alt][P], [B] or by typing EB at any data entry prompt.

 

Enter the Bearing to the Backsight Clears the data entry field Accept the data entered and continue Help for this routine

 

BS Brg:  Enter the bearing or azimuth in your chosen format, or recall a bearing between any two points in memory (e.g. 15,20).  Press [Enter] or click [Go] after entering the data.  

 

"Sight" Survey will print the new backsight bearing into the Text Output window.