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How to use Cut & Fill Grid Logging 9.6

General description

The grid logging function in Cut & Fill generates a real-time coloured grid while moving along the surface. The coloured grid gives an overview of the current surface state.

 Grid colour  State of the existing surface
Red Above the design surface.
Blue Below the design surface.
Green  Matching the design surface.
Grey  Outside the design surface.
 Requirements:
 • Instrument is connected and set up with known station and height.
 • Terrain Model active within the current job. Refer to Importing data to the project step-by-step.
 
Grid logging step-by-step
  1.  Open the Cut & Fill app.
  2.  Access View in the Map handler and tap Foreman Settings. 
     • Set Generate Cut/Fill Grid to On.
     • Enable vehicle or pole mode. Refer to 3.10.1 Foreman Settings.
  3. To start the grid logging process, tap Start Grid Log. Move the vehicle with the mounted antenna/prism along the surface. 
    ➜  It is not necessary to store points, the grid is logged automatically.

    ➜ You can pause grid logging at any time. Tap Pause Grid Log. To resume grid logging, tap Start Grid Log again.

    ➜ When moving over surface for which a grid is already logged, the grid refreshes dynamically based on the new values of cut and fill.

 Grid preview

 To allow a smooth real-time update of the logged grid, the currently visible grid is limited. To display the full grid along the whole surface, enable Grid Preview.

  1.  Select Grid Preview from the toolbox.
  2.  • To exit the preview and continue with grid logging, tap .
     • To save the current percentage values of the grid for the Grid Logging report, tap  Refer to Save data for Grid Logging report.
    •  To create break lines, tap .

    ➜ Break lines are the lines along the surface where the grid changes colour. The created break lines are stored as *.geo file and are available for staking out.

    Icon  Description
    Percentage value of the design surface covered by the Cut/Fill Grid.
    Percentage value of the grid where the existing surface is above the design surface.
    Percentage value of the grid where the existing surface is matching the design surface.
    Percentage value of the grid where the existing sur  face is below the design surface.

     

 Save data for Grid Logging report

The Save for Report function allows saving the current percentage values of the logged grid along with a screenshot of the grid preview. The data and screenshot are saved in a package. Multiple packages can be saved to document the progress of the grid logging process. These packages can then be included in a Grid Logging report.

➜  For information on how to create a Grid Logging report, refer to 2.3 How to Create a Report .

  1. To save a package for reporting, tap the Save for Report button in the Grid preview.
  2.  
  3.  • If necessary, edit the file name of the package to be saved.
     • To change the screenshot to be saved, tap  to return to Grid preview. Pan, rotate or zoom the map view as required, then tap  the Save for Report button again.
  4. To save the package, tap .