Offset and stakeout direction options

The left and right directions used in offset measurements depend on the selected Offset & Stakeout directions setting. You can configure this setting in the survey style and also from the Options screen accessed from the measure, stakeout or station setup screen.

When looking from the instrument to the object, an object that is offset to the left when the Offset & Stakeout directions field is set to Instrument perspective is to the left.

When the Offset & Stakeout directions field is set to Target perspective, the object is to the right.

When the Offset & Stakeout directions field is set to Automatic, the offset and stakeout directions are with respect to the instrument perspective when connected to a servo instrument, and to the target perspective in a robotic survey.

The measurements are editable in Review job and are always displayed in the perspective in which they were observed. The perspective cannot be changed in review. The measurement is always stored relative to the instrument position.