Create survey figure
Last updated: 2021-06-14
Total video time: 13:03
Exercise files: srvy-data-c3d20.zip
12345678\BaseData\Survey\srvy-creat-srvy-figur-01-begin.dwg
Create a survey figure point-to-point
- Open the file C:\WisDOT\Projects\12345678\BaseData\Survey\srvy-creat-srvy-figur-01-begin.dwg
- Ribbon > Transparent commands tab > Plan panel > Zoom to point
- Type 4254,4219 (no spaces between numbers and comma).
- Toolspace > Survey tab > expand SD-12345678 > right-click Figures > Modify Figure > Begin new figure
- Enter the figure name of OH and Enter.
- Use the Snap to Point osnap option from the osnap toolbar.
- Snap to the point marker for point number 4219.
- P for Point.
- For the next point in the figure line:
- P for the Point option.
- 4254 Enter.
- End the figure creation method by typing DO for done.
Insert the new figure(s) to the drawing file
- Creating figures in the database add them only to the database, not the drawing file. If you need the figure in the drawing file, you need to insert them. Adding "all" of the figures will only insert the new or edited figures.
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Toolspace > Survey tab > expand SD-12345678 > left-click and drag Figures into modelspace
12345678\BaseData\Survey\srvy-creat-srvy-figur-01-end.dwg
Create a survey figure interactively
srvy-creat-srvy-figur-02.mp4 3:28
12345678\BaseData\Survey\srvy-creat-srvy-figur-02-begin.dwg
- Open the file C:\WisDOT\Projects\12345678\BaseData\Survey\srvy-creat-srvy-figur-02-begin.dwg
- Ribbon > Transparent commands tab > Plan panel > Zoom to point
- Type 4311,4312,4294 (no spaces between numbers and comma).
- Toolspace > Survey tab > expand SD-12345678 > right-click Figures > Create figure interactively
- Name the Figure OH and OK.
- Select the PPOL points graphically from 4311 to 4312 to 4294 (near the south of the project).
- OK in the Figure Properties dialog.
- Insert the new figure(s) to the drawing file
- Creating figures in the database add them only to the database, not the drawing file. If you need the figure in the drawing file you need to insert them. Adding "all" of the figures will only insert the new or edited figures.
Toolspace > Survey tab > expand SD-12345678 > left-click and drag Figures into modelspace
12345678\BaseData\Survey\srvy-creat-srvy-figur-02-end.dwg
Create survey figure from object
- Open the file C:\WisDOT\Projects\12345678\BaseData\Survey\srvy-creat-srvy-figur-03-begin.dwg
- Ribbon > Transparent commands tab > Plan panel > Zoom to point
- Type 4295,4296 (no spaces between numbers and comma).
- Ribbon > Home tab > Draw panel > Polyline
- Ribbon > Transparent commands tab > Point panel > Point Object
- Select the PPOL points graphically from 4295 to 4296 (near the south of the project).
- Esc twice to end the transparent command and the polyline command.
- Toolspace > Survey tab > expand SD-12345678 > right-click Figures > Create figure from object
- Select the polyline that you just created.
- Name: OH
- Current Figure Prefix Database: WisDOT20-Etopog
- Associate Survey Points to Vertices: YES
- OK.
- Enter to end the command.
- Select the polyline and delete it.
- Toolspace > Survey tab > expand SD-12345678 > right-click on Figures > Insert into drawing
- Zoom to the figure you just created and left-click on it to select it.
- Contextual ribbon > Survey Figure Properties
- Figure Properties dialog box > Convert figure to chain and edit vertices > Convert the survey figure
- Check the elevations of the two points.
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OK.
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