To stake out a station on a string

  1. Tap the station on the string in the map, or select Station on string in the Stake field and then tap to select the station from the list.

    Alternatively, to select the string enter a nominal offset value in the Offset field and then enter a nominal station value.

    To select a different station, tap the Sta‑ or Sta+ softkey.

     

    • If a road consists of a horizontal alignment only, you can stake it out in only two dimensions.
    • The horizontal and vertical alignments of a road may not start and end at the same station values. When they start and end at different station values, you can only stake out points in three dimensions if their stations lie within the horizontal alignment.
  2. To stake points offset from the road, leaving the roadway clear for construction, define a construction offset.
  3. Tap Start.

  4. Use the plan or cross section view to navigate to the point. See Stakeout navigation.

  5. To edit the elevation, press the Space key or tap and enter the new elevation value. To restore the original elevation after editing, press the Space key or tap and then tap and select Reload original elevation.

  6. When the point is within tolerance, tap Measure to measure the point.

    When using a Trimble SX12 scanning total station in TRK mode with the laser pointer enabled, the Stakeout screen shows the Mark point softkey instead of the Measure softkey. Tap Mark point to put the instrument into STD mode. The laser pointer stops flashing and moves to position itself at the EDM location. When you tap Accept to store the point, the instrument automatically returns to TRK mode and the laser pointer resumes flashing. To remeasure and update the stakeout deltas, tap Measure after you tap Mark point and before you tap Accept. For more information, see EDM settings.

  7. Tap Store.

    The software returns to the navigation screen.

    You can then:

    • Continue measuring points along the road.
    • Tap Esc to exit this stakeout method.
    • Change stakeout methods. To stake:
      • To the road, double-tap an empty part of the map.
      • To a string, tap the string in the map.
      • A Station on a string, tap the station on a string in the map.