Using 2D Guidance in the Field 4
Workflow
This section provides a basic outline and description of the workflow when using
alignments with profiles:
1. Place a new point on the design using the bucket tip.
The system saves the position of all stakes/points as these points define the
alignment. This also means you can select different alignments and won’t be
required to re-position them on the ground as the system already knows where
they are located as this was defined and saved when the Alignment was
created.
2. Move the machine to a new location and place the bucket where the second
point is to be located and press New Point.
Now that two points have been located using the bucket, you can record
additional new points manually by using the New Point softkey and the control
box arrow keys. The system also displays a scale bar, and cross-hairs to allow
the point to be moved.
Use the arrow keys (] or [) to select points for editing if required. Each
arrow key cycles through all the stakes and only moves in one direction at a
time.
Use the control box arrow keys to move the position of the new point vertically
in its current horizontal position. The red point moves with the cursor and the
summary fields at the bottom of the dialog automatically update.
When displaying the alignment in profile view, the alignment unfolds in a
straight line, and is always drawn unfolded from left to right on the screen. The
summary at the bottom also displays the Slope distance, not the horizontal
distance.
Note – New Point is not available in profile view as adding new points to the
alignment has to be done using plan view.
3. To edit an alignment press Edit Point. When in Edit mode you can:
delete the active point
reposition the active point using the control box arrow keys
reposition the active point using the Point Here softkey
change between plan view and profile view (and stay in the edit dialog)
use the ‘Join’ function to bypass points and have easy control of the slope
between points along the alignment
4.
When the cross-hairs are in the correct location press \ to save the point.
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