Survey codes

Access the survey code list from the left lateral panel.

• Available icons and commands:

  • Add: Adds a survey code and manages the properties.

  • Sort alphabetic (Ascending): Sorts the codes in ascending alphabetic order.

  • Sort alphabetic (Descending): Sorts the codes in descending alphabetic order.

  • Survey codes: Manages code properties and accesses the Survey codes manager window.

Survey codes manager

The survey codes manager allows to create, import and manage survey codes.

• On the left the available codes libraries and the current codes library for current project are listed.

  • Transfer to current: to select an available codes library and click Transfer to current to make the selected code library the codes library for the current project.

  • New library: to create a new codes library.

  • Save: to save changes to current library.

  • Save as library: to save current library with a new name.

  • Delete: to delete the current library.

  • Import: to import a codes library from an external file. It is possible to import codes from an X-PAD codes library file, from an ASCII file or from a LandXML file.

  • Export: to export the current codes library as X-PAD survey codes format (.xml), to be loaded in the controller.

  • Close: to close the Survey codes manager.

• Double click on a code, or create/edit a line, to open the survey code window.

  

• Code: the name of the code.

• Description: the code description.

• New layer: if disabled, allows to select on which layer elements created with this code are saved. Select the layer from Layer list. If enabled creates elements with this code on a new layer, defined in the Layer field.

• Linetype: the code linerype.

• Color: the color used when drawing with this code.

• Symbol: the symbol for points created with this code.

• Use for surface: if enabled, points created with this code are included in the surface triangulations.