Station setup | Virtual Training Academy Help Portal

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Making the orientation of the station is usually the first step before measuring with a total station.

To perform the station setup open the Survey page.
Select Station setup.
Select a station method or click New setup. On the page offers directly the orientation selection.
- Yes. Station position is known: the coordinate of the station are known.
  - Backsight to known point: orientation is done from a known position measuring a known control point.
  - Backsight by azimuth: orientation is done from a known position measuring a known azimuth.
  - Orientation to multi points: orientation is done from a known position measuring multiple known control points.
  - Backsight to known point & traverse: this orientation method offers a guidance when measuring stations for a traverse.
- No. Station position has to be calculated: the station coordinates must be calculated measuring reference points.
  - Free station: the total station position and orientation is calculated from measurements of known control points.
  - Auto free station: the method is used with robotic total stations measuring automatically known control points and calculating the station position and orientation.
  - Reference axis: the station position and orientation is calculated using a reference axis.
  - 2 reference axis: the station position and orientation is calculated using two reference axis.
  - Batter boards: the station position and orientation is calculated using three reference axis.
  - Free station 3D: the total station position and orientation is calculated from measurements of known control points using a 3D transformation.
- No orientation: it allows to define the station position but without any specific orientation.