Trimble Business Center

I just uploaded your tool bag and noticed you have some bridge command.  > bearing pad, girder outlines.  Would you have a command that does the 10pts from center but offset the points to each edge of the beam.   What i started doing is giving the guys points on one side of the girder and then when they store those shot.  I bring those points into TBC and with some extra steps.  I elevate a line from those shots and then create points with those girder profile elevations.  This gives me elevations on each side of the girder.  This makes the guys get the shots right at the location i want unlike shooting the center of the girder where you have to move around sometimes.

I use the Divide Line command in TBC.  Which I can only real quick create points on one side.  Id like to create points at each side from the center 10th spot.  This is my first step below.  After dividing my line, I have to rejoin the lines.   Once I get the points from the field, I elevate my divide line and have to extend it to the other edge while adding points to each end after I elevate the line.  which is the last image.

If you offset the center line you can either use "SeepBetweenLines" or "CreatePointsOnXline", probably the last one.

You can multi offset the CL's with "MultiOffset", but ignore the elevations of the new lines, they are potentially wrong. That's still something I need to work on.

Or you create yourself a CSV template with the chainages at a certain interval and offsets and use "ImportStaOffEl".

All those solutions don't evenly divide a given line though, never thought of that. It's all based on fixed stations/intervals along the source line.

As workaround, the interval fields are usually distance pickers, so you can "measure" the length of the line and then use math inside the field.

I can't tell if I have cut some time out of my current step.  Using your girder command and then the sweep between lines,  very nice.  thank you  

Now to have a built-in deflection tool for the girders!!!!

Did you have a look at the "AddHogToLine" command. It's not just useful for girder deflections, but also for transitioning if you have vertical steps between neighboring lines.

Or you fully customize your vertical deflection with "MergeLineProfile".

And check out the included help file "C:\ProgramData\Trimble\MacroCommands3\SCR Macros\MacroHelp\MacroHelp.htm". Most, if not all, commands have a help button that will open this file in the browser as well.

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Ronny Schneider
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