Survey codes

Survey codes allow the precise identification of points and to automate many operations to complete a drawing of the survey.

For every code, information can be added:

• Description: an extended description associated with a survey code. This field can also be automatically populated with additional information, such as stakeout differences.

• Symbol and layer: based on the survey code, points are represented in CAD with a certain symbol and on a certain layer.

• GIS feature: the GIS feature is composed by a group of properties freely definable by the user. When a code or a GIS feature is associated to a point it is possible to integrate the point with the information corresponding to properties defined by the feature.

Survey codes can be defined in a parametric way that generate a corresponding parametric long description.

Different libraries of codes can be defined and used in different jobs. The current library can be exchanged with a different one.

To open the Codes page from the Job page select Points/Measurements/Codes.

Open the Codes tab.

This chapter covers the following topics:

• Create/edit a survey code: learn how to create new survey codes and modify existing ones, including descriptions, symbols, layers, attributes, and drawing properties.

• Codes libraries: learn how to create, organize, and manage code libraries.

• Import/export codes libraries: learn how to import code libraries from external sources and export existing libraries for sharing and reuse across different devices.

• Symbols manager: learn how to manage symbols used to graphically represent coded survey.

• Layers manager: learn how to create, edit, and organize layers.