Grid of points

• Use the command Grid of points to generate a regular grid of points and lines based on defined parameters.

• A selected polyline defines the boundary within which the grid is created.

• Advanced parameters allow, for example, to define the border area excluded from the calculation and the distribution of residual spaces at the extremities in different ways.

• The number of points, line lengths, and other values are reported as statistical information.

• Click Draw.

• Click click below Point to open drop down menu.

• Click Grid of points.

  

• Select the boundary line from CAD.

  

• The software opens the Grid of points toolbar on the right panel.

  

• Enter the requested parameters to define the grid of points.

Starting data

• Defines the grid starting point and the main direction. It is identified with SP on CAD.

  

  • X: east coordinate of the starting point.

  • Y: north coordinate of the starting point.

  • Z: elevation of the starting point.

  • Direction: the main direction angle of the grid.

  • Δ: step to increase/decrease the coordinate or the direction when clicking + and - .

• Click to pick a topographic point in CAD to select the starting point, or enter manually the starting point.

• Click to pick two topographic points in CAD to define the grid direction.

Layout mode

• The Layout parameters defines the grid layout.

  

  • Single lines: the grid layout is single lines. Points are along lines.

    

  • Grid: the grid layout is a grid with main and secondary lines.

    

  • Add lines: if the layout is Single lines, creates the lines.

  • Add main lines: if the layout is Grid, creates the main lines.

  • Add secondary lines: if the layout is Grid, creates the secondary lines.

  • Add points: creates the topographic points.

  • Next point name: the starting name of the topographic points to add.

  • Survey code: the survey code where to create the new entities.

Grid settings

• Available if Layout is Grid.

• The Grid settings parameter defines the settings of the grid.

  

• External margin: defines an external margin between the grid and the boundary.

• Main distance: the distance on grid main direction between the points.

• Secondary distance: the distance on grid secondary direction between the points.

• Extend to bound: extends the grid to the boundaries.

Single line settings

• Available if Layout is Single line.

• The Single line settings parameter defines the settings of the grid.

  

  • External margin: defines an external margin between the grid and the boundary.

  • Lines distance: the distance between the lines.

  • Points distance: the distance between the points along the lines.

  • Extend to bound: extends the grid to the boundaries.

  • Residual distribution mode: defines how the residual is distributed along a line. For example if the line is long 55 meters, and the points distance is 10 meter, I will have 5 meter residual.

    • Do not distribute it: the residual is not distributed. Creates a point at the end of the line.

      

    • Distribute at the extremities of the line: the residual is distributed at the beginning and end of the line.

      

    • Distribute equally: the residual is distributed equally along the line.

      

    • Distribute equally adding a point: the residual is distributed equally along the line adding a point.

      

  • Ignore residual below: in case residuals are distributed, allows to ignore the setting if the residual is below entered value.

Results

• Shows the results.

  

Save

• After parameters have been entered, click Save drawing to save the result.