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Staking line work using a DTM elevation in ACCESS

  • 1.  Staking line work using a DTM elevation in ACCESS

    Posted 01-31-2022 15:20
    I would like to give my field hands line work and a DTM then they can give a station offset horizontally to the line work with a cut/fill to the DTM where the line work is not to where they place the stake. Has anyone found a way to do this?

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    Tex Barnett
    Surveyor
    CEI Engineering Inc.
    Bentonville AR
    8705004286
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  • 2.  RE: Staking line work using a DTM elevation in ACCESS

    Posted 01-31-2022 15:30
    Yes this is possible. It needs to be set up in Options prior to staking the line. See the following section of the help for more details:
    https://help.trimblegeospatial.com/TrimbleAccess/latest/en/Stake-show-cut-fill-to-DTM.htm

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    James McWha
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  • 3.  RE: Staking line work using a DTM elevation in ACCESS

    Posted 01-31-2022 17:01
    I guess I don't understand the instructions, because I do not get the DTM elevation at the line. I get it where my GPS position is.



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    Tex Barnett
    Surveyor
    CEI Engineering Inc.
    Bentonville AR
    8705004286
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  • 4.  RE: Staking line work using a DTM elevation in ACCESS

    Posted 01-31-2022 19:33
    I assume you have bottom of trench/conduit design as linework and a FSL, and you want to set out offset pegs but write down the depth at the conduits location?

    Access can't do that. You'd need linework that is draped onto the surface and then stake out to that line work.
    Access also can't setout to two lines at the same time. You'd have to setout one of them as Alignment/Road and one as Polyline, and switch forth and back between both programs.
    It is a huge drawback in comparison to Siteworks/SCS900 "Reference Line".

    In Siteworks you could also choose


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    Ronny Schneider
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  • 5.  RE: Staking line work using a DTM elevation in ACCESS

    Posted 02-01-2022 05:21
    Thanks for letting me know I'm not crazy. You would think this would be an option for Trimble's premier field software.

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    Tex Barnett
    Surveyor
    CEI Engineering Inc.
    Bentonville AR
    8705004286
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  • 6.  RE: Staking line work using a DTM elevation in ACCESS

    Posted 02-02-2022 09:10
    Edited by Scott Koffarnus 02-02-2022 12:47
    I think you can do what you are looking for but you need to use the construction offsets. It's been a while since I've used this but you have to put in the station, offset and construction offset. See the link that James McWha posted. I don't remember how to enter the construction offset, they changed it a while ago, used to be on the same screen as the station and offset. 

    Hope this helps.

    Nevermind, I just reread what you are trying to do. Don't think construction offsets will help. Maybe worth looking at but don't think that's the solution

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    Scott Koffarnus
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