Can you use a design point as base setup? Will the base setup be able use the elevation of the design point? My thinking is that I can use an OPUS processed coordinates and elevation manually entered in CAD and import that in design points and select that as "Known" in the base setup at start of session. Cumbersome but maybe a work around to the situation. Thoughts and comments appreciated. Mike
Design point as base setup
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Nate The Surveyor
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Yes it can.
Nate I tried to use a deign point as base setup and base setup would not let me use that point to continue it said I was far too away or something. Decided it was hot to stand there and argue with a piece of equipment in hot sun. If you can give a step by step it would be most appreciated. Mike
The coordinates of the design point must be close to the coordinates of the actual location of the point.
Matt, I did the M-local (first time doing it). As a check I did a translate points in Carlson (which is not that sophisticated looking) and the coords and elevations kind of match up.. Going out tomorrow and stake out some known points. Thanks again for the help. Can not wait until DPOS is up and running. Mike
ken larson
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Elev of the design point may also need to be close..ish
Yes. Matt was right about things having pretty close. The difference in the elevation was not even close. The M-local seemed to do what I needed it to do. I had not even thought about elevation. Thanks for bringing that up. I will check this out in the morning before the Death Valley heat gets going. Good Lord willing and the creeks don;t rise we will DPOS back. Mike
Thanks Matt for providing the M-Local information - You beat me to provide the same information
