To link an image to an attribute
If a point has a file name attribute, you can use the file name attribute to link an image to the attribute.
You should not rename a file after attaching it to an observation. Files renamed after attaching will not be downloaded with the job.
- In the measure or stakeout screen, enter the feature code. The feature code must have a file name attribute.
If the code has multiple file name attributes, or if the point has multiple codes, the image will be linked to the first file name attribute that appears when you view the attribute screen.
- To link the image to a specific file name attribute, tap Attrib and select the required file name field.
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Measure the point.
If the View before storage check box is enabled in the Measure point options screen, then the attribute form automatically appears when you store the point.
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To view the attributes screen, tap Attrib.
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To capture an image using the camera in the:
- controller, tap in the attribute form or press the appropriate key on the controller keypad.
- total station, tap in the attribute form or tap in the video screen.
The name of the image appears in the photo file name field.
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To review the image; tap next to the photo file name field and select Review.
In a conventional survey, if you selected the Attrib softkey before measuring and storing the point and you have elected to annotate the image with the position coordinates, the coordinates are shown as null because the point has not yet been measured.
- Tap Store.
- In the measure or stakeout screen, enter the feature code. The feature code must have a file name attribute.
- To view the attributes screen, tap Attrib.
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In the photo file name field, tap and select the file to link to the attribute.
The name of the image appears in the photo file name field.
- To review the image, tap and select Review.
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To select a different image, tap and tap Select file. Browse to the location of the file you want to link and select it.
To facilitate automatic upload of images to the cloud with the job, the image should be located in the current <job name> Files folder.
- Tap Store.
- You can change the image file linked to an attribute in the Review job or Point manager screen:
- In the Review job screen, select the point you want to edit and tap Edit.
- In the Point manager screen, select the point you want to edit and tap Details.
- If the image is linked to an attribute, tap Attrib. If the image is linked to the point, tap Media files. (In portrait mode, swipe right to left along the row of softkeys to view the Media files softkey.)
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In the photo file name field, tap and tap Select file. Browse to the location of the file you want to link and select it.
The name of the image appears in the photo file name field.
To facilitate automatic upload of images to the cloud with the job, the image should be located in the current <job name> Files folder.
- Tap Store.