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I was wondering if there is a way to plot a point or a line using distance and direction in Penmap.  I have a location that has no cell reception and is 2 hours from the office. I need to stake a point and then COGO the next location off a plat.  Is there a way to do that in Penmap without having to return to the office?  

Hi Aaron,

not sure if I got your question correctly. 

Have you tried the "Inverse" Function? Tap and hold on a  1st point in the graphic and select "Inverse" from the context menu.
Now you can select a 2nd point. Penmap then shows Bearing & Distances between these two points.

I was wondering if there is a way to plot a point or a line using distance and direction in Penmap.  I have a location that has no cell reception and is 2 hours from the office. I need to stake a point and then COGO the next location off a plat.  Is there a way to do that in Penmap without having to return to the office?  

I was wondering if there is a way to plot a point or a line using distance and direction in Penmap.  I have a location that has no cell reception and is 2 hours from the office. I need to stake a point and then COGO the next location off a plat.  Is there a way to do that in Penmap without having to return to the office?  

Hello Aaron, 

Yes, you can use the COGO tools in PMA to create points from one point. Under Topo/Construction you will find a number of tools to create points/lines. If you have one point set then you can use "Circle" to set the radius and then go back to "Bearing" to set the direction. These tools take a bit of playing around with to get used to them but they are a great way to create points and lines once familiar with how they all work. Here's a link to instructions to get you started.

If you are using ifeatures then keep in mind when creating a point/line the ifeature selected will be the feature created so you'll need to change when necessary. 

I was wondering if there is a way to plot a point or a line using distance and direction in Penmap.  I have a location that has no cell reception and is 2 hours from the office. I need to stake a point and then COGO the next location off a plat.  Is there a way to do that in Penmap without having to return to the office?  

Hello Aaron, 

Yes, you can use the COGO tools in PMA to create points from one point. Under Topo/Construction you will find a number of tools to create points/lines. If you have one point set then you can use "Circle" to set the radius and then go back to "Bearing" to set the direction. These tools take a bit of playing around with to get used to them but they are a great way to create points and lines once familiar with how they all work. Here's a link to instructions to get you started.

If you are using ifeatures then keep in mind when creating a point/line the ifeature selected will be the feature created so you'll need to change when necessary. 

I was wondering if there is a way to plot a point or a line using distance and direction in Penmap.  I have a location that has no cell reception and is 2 hours from the office. I need to stake a point and then COGO the next location off a plat.  Is there a way to do that in Penmap without having to return to the office?  

Hello Aaron, 

Yes, you can use the COGO tools in PMA to create points from one point. Under Topo/Construction you will find a number of tools to create points/lines. If you have one point set then you can use "Circle" to set the radius and then go back to "Bearing" to set the direction. These tools take a bit of playing around with to get used to them but they are a great way to create points and lines once familiar with how they all work. Here's a link to instructions to get you started.

If you are using ifeatures then keep in mind when creating a point/line the ifeature selected will be the feature created so you'll need to change when necessary. 

I was wondering if there is a way to plot a point or a line using distance and direction in Penmap.  I have a location that has no cell reception and is 2 hours from the office. I need to stake a point and then COGO the next location off a plat.  Is there a way to do that in Penmap without having to return to the office?