Stake Line/Arc
Stake Line
When you start the command from the Staking Menu you will see the Select Line Toolbar that will allow you to select the object you want to stake.
Press OK to continue on to the Line Staking Method screen.
If you want to stake the line, just press the Line Staking button which will take you to the Map View screen and wait for an observation to be taken.
If you want to stake a specific point along the line, select the Point On Line Staking button and specify the station/offset distances then press the Stake Point button which will display the stake point toolbar for the specified design point.
When the stake line toolbar opens you have to take a shot before any information will appear on the toolbar.
Staking Methods
For each of the following methods, if you are within the Tolerance setting defined in the Staking Settings, then the direction/distance text will be green; if you are outside the tolerance then the text will be red. You can also switch pages within the Observation Toolbar at any time to see other measurement information, for example if you want to see the rod elevation instead of a Cut/Fill.
Directional
This method will display the current Station (perpendicular from the rod, as marked by a blue circle on the line), the In/Out, Left/Right, or N/S/E/W distance to the line (from the rod to the red x on the line, keeping the same horizontal angle), and the Cut/Fill distance (from the rod to the interpolated elevation of the station point marked by the blue circle, where a cut represents that the rod is higher than the interpolated station elevation, and a fill represent that the rod is lower than the interpolated station elevation) in the Observation Toolbar near the top of the screen.
When using this method, be sure to set the "Orientation Reference" option to Prism for a conventional total station, Instrument for a robotic total station, North for GNSS staking, or use one of the other reference options if preferred.
You can force FieldGenius to display either In/Out or Left/Right distances by changing the Line Mode option in the Staking Settings.
Stationing - Absolute
This method will display the current Station, Offset, and Cut/Fill distances relative to the line in the Observation Toolbar near the top of the screen. The station point is marked by a blue circle on the line, the Offset is the Left/Right distance from the blue station point to the current rod position, and the Cut/Fill is the elevation difference from the current rod position to the interpolated elevation of the station point where a cut represents that the rod is higher than the interpolated station elevation, and a fill represent that the rod is lower than the interpolated station elevation.
Stationing - Relative
This method will display the current Station, Offset, and Cut/Fill distances relative to the line in the Observation Toolbar near the top of the screen. The station point is marked by a blue circle on the line, the Offset is the Left/Right distance from the blue station point to the current rod position, and the Cut/Fill is the elevation difference from the current rod position to the interpolated elevation of the station point where a cut represents that the rod is higher than the interpolated station elevation, and a fill represent that the rod is lower than the interpolated station elevation.
Note:
Please refer to the Point Staking Toolbar topic for additional information and tips.
Stake Arc
The process is identical whether staking a line or an arc - the only difference is you begin by selecting or defining an arc instead of a line.
Just like staking to a line, Staking to an Arc gives the user the option to either stake anywhere along the selected arc by selecting the "Line Staking" button. Or the user can also indicate a desired point along the line by selecting the "Point On Line Staking" button and enter in a station and offset.
