Stakeout options

To configure stakeout options in the survey style, tap and select Settings / Survey styles / <Style name> / Stakeout.

To change the stakeout options during stakeout, tap Options in the stakeout screen.

As‑staked point details are shown in stakeout reports generated from the Export screen, and they are shown on the Confirm staked deltas screen that appears when you enable View before storage.

To configure As‑staked point details, see As‑staked point details.

Use the Display group to configure the appearance of the navigation display during stakeout.

Set the Show stakeout graphics switch to Yes to show the navigation graphics in the navigation screen. Setting the switch to Yes enables the other fields in the Display group.

If you are using a controller with a smaller screen, or you want to fit more navigation deltas on the screen, set the Show stakeout graphics switch to No. The other fields in the Display group are hidden when the switch is set to No.

The Display mode determines what the navigation display shows during navigation. Select from:

  • Direction and distance – the stakeout navigation display shows a large arrow pointing in the direction you have to move. When you are close to the point, the arrow changes to the in/out and left/right directions, relative to the instrument.

  • In/out and left/right – the stakeout navigation display shows in/out and left/right directions, with the conventional instrument as a reference point.

By default the software automatically gives in/out and left/right directions from the Target perspective in a robotic survey, and from the Instrument perspective when connected to a servo instrument using a face plate or cable. To change this, edit the Servo/Robotic settings in the Instrument screen of the survey style. See Instrument configuration.

Use the Distance tolerance field to specify the allowable error in distance. If the target is within this distance from the point, the software indicates that the distance is correct.

Use the Angle tolerance field to specify the allowable error in angle. If the conventional instrument is turned away from the point by less than this angle, the software indicates that the angle is correct.

Use the Grade field to display the grade of a slope as an angle, percent, or ratio. The ratio can be displayed as Rise:Run or Run:Rise. See Grade.

Set the Show stakeout graphics switch to Yes to show the navigation graphics in the navigation screen. Setting the switch to Yes enables the other fields in the Display group.

If you are using a controller with a smaller screen, or you want to fit more navigation deltas on the screen, set the Show stakeout graphics switch to No. The other fields in the Display group are hidden when the switch is set to No.

The Display mode determines what remains fixed in the center of the screen during navigation. Select from:

  • Target centered – the selected point stays fixed in the center of the screen
  • Surveyor centered – your position stays fixed in the center of the screen

The Display orientation determines the reference the software orientates to during navigation. Select from:

  • Direction of travel – the software will orientate so that the top of the screen points in the direction of travel.
  • North / Sun – the small orientation arrow shows the location of North or the sun. The software will orientate so that the top of the screen points toward North or the sun. When using the display, tap the North/Sun softkey to toggle the orientation between north and the sun.

  • Reference azimuth:

    • For a point the software will orientate to the Reference azimuth for the job. The Stake option must be set to Relative to azimuth.
    • For a line or road the software will orientate to the azimuth of the line or road.

    If, when staking a point, the Display orientation is set to Reference azimuth and the Stake option is not set to Relative to azimuth the display orientation behavior will default to Direction of travel. For Stake options, see GNSS stake methods.

Deltas are the information fields showing during navigation that indicate the direction and distance you need to travel to the item you want to stake out. To change the deltas shown, tap Edit. See Stakeout navigation deltas.

To display the cut or fill relative to a DTM during stakeout, in the DTM group box select the DTM file. If required, in the Offset to DTM field, specify an offset to the DTM. Tap and select whether the offset is to be applied vertical or perpendicular to the DTM.

In a conventional survey, if you do not want the total station EDM set to TRK mode when you enter stakeout, clear the Use TRK for stakeout check box.

If you are using the Trimble SX12 scanning total station in TRK mode and the laser pointer is enabled, the Mark point with laser pointer check box is available.

  • When the Mark point with laser pointer check box is selected, 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 changes to solid 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. See To stake out points.
  • When the Mark point with laser pointer check box is not selected, the Stakeout screen shows the Measure softkey as usual and the point is measured at the location of the laser pointer.

In a GNSS survey, to automatically start measuring when the Measure key is tapped, select the Auto measure check box.

If your Trimble controller includes an internal compass, you can use it when staking out a position or navigating to a point. To use the internal compass, select the Compass check box.

Trimble recommends you disable the compass when you are near magnetic fields that may cause interference.

In a GNSS survey, if you are using IMU tilt compensation and the IMU is aligned, the heading from the receiver is always used to orient the GNSS cursor, the large stakeout navigation arrow and the close up screen. You must be facing the LED panel of the receiver for these to be orientated correctly.

To automatically remove points from the stake out points list after they have been staked, select the Remove staked point from list check box at the bottom of the Options screen.