Points, Lines and Arcs 8.5.1 

 How to draw/sketch points and lines step by-step

 Sketch/Draw points and lines

1.  Open the Sketching/Draw app.
   ➜  If point data is present, tap a point to begin. New points can be created using the New Point tool. For an overview on all available Points & Lines Tools and how they  are grouped in the toolbox see: Sketching Toolbox Functions ➜ The Height Pilot automatically turns inactive if the start point is a point without height.➜ The Height Pilot can be switched off in the User Permissions by disabling the Slope Control Buttons feature. On how to configure the User Permissions, refer to: User Permissions

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2.  Tap within the PointPilot to select a horizontal and/or vertical angle to the next point.  • To enter a horizontal angle tap . Entered horizontal angles are always sketched with reference to the north direction.
   • Enter a horizontal distance  and a height  at which the next point shall be sketched/drawn.
   • Use CODE to define and apply a code for every point recorded. The rules for line colouring apply as described in: Line colouring depending on code symbols
   •  To create several points easily in one step, using the defined horizontal angle, distance and height, tap multiple points and enter the desired number of points.
   • Enable or disable sketch/draw line as required.

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3.  If you prefer entering a vertical angle instead of a horizontal distance and height, tap
   • Enter a slope distance , as required, and a vertical angle , in order to define the 3D position of the next point to be sketched/drawn.
   •  To quickly switch the defined vertical angle from positive to negative, tap and vice versa.

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 Tap to confirm your point position settings and repeat the process to create another point.
➜ In the Viewing Options you can toggle between 2D and 3D line values to be shown in the map view. Line Dimension needs to be switched On. ➜  Points can be sketched in the same position as the previously recorded point using a 90°/100 gon vertical angle (with the horizontal distance being set to 0.0).

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 If the next point to be sketched coincides with an existing point (in position and height), then the point to be sketched automatically snaps on the existing point. The snap radius is 20 cm. Else the point symbol shows an exclamation mark.

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 If the next point to be drawn matches exactly with a point in an existing polyline, then this point cannot be auto-snapped. Only the start and the end point of a polyline can be snapped. Any point within a polyline will show the point symbol with the exclamation mark  and be stored with an ID of its own.
➜ Delete points and lines
The Delete function is available from within the Toolbox. Select the elements to be deleted, then tap.

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1. How to create points/lines by defining Direction and Slope step-by-step
Open the Draw/Sketching app.

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Select Create Point / Line from the Tool
box.
 For an overview on all available Points &
 Lines Tools and how they are grouped in the
 toolbox see: Points & Lines Toolbox functions

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2.  If point data is present, tap a point to begin.
 ➜  New points can be created using the New Point tool.

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3. Make the necessary settings in the toolbar: 
• Enter or change the horizontal angle.
• Enter or change the distance value. Tap the respective button to switch between sloped distance and horizontal distance
• Enter or change the slope value. Tap the respective button to switch between positive slope and negative slope .
• Enable or disable draw line/sketch line  as required.

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➜ To set the values for horizontal angle, distance and slope automatically, select a second point. It is possible to modify the values as desired.

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➜ Use CODE to define and apply a code to the created point.

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4. Tap to store the projected point or line.

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How to create lines/polylines by connecting points step-by step

Open the Draw/Sketching app.  

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1. To create a line between two existing points, select Connect Points from the Toolbox. For an overview on all available Points & Lines Tools and how they are grouped in the toolbox see: Points & Lines Toolbox functions
2.  Tap the points you wish to connect, then tap . • To close the figure tap .
    • To erase the current selection tap .

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    How to create a poly line from lines/arcs step-by-step iCON site +
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1.  Open the Draw/Sketching app.
2.  To create a polyline from existing lines and arcs, select Join Lines from the Toolbox. For an overview on all available Points & Lines Tools and how they are grouped in the toolbox see: Points & Lines Toolbox functions
3.  Tap on the lines/arcs that shall be joined.
4. Tap to create the polyline.
   • Tap to change the start-end direction of the selected line/arc.
   • Selected lines/arcs can be deselected in the order of selection. To clear the whole selection, tap .

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  How to create a polyline from lines/arcs step-by-step iCON site + iCON build Plus

1.  Open the Draw/Sketching app.
   
2. To create a polyline from existing lines and arcs, select Join Lines from the Toolbox.
    For an overview on all available Points & Lines Tools and how they are grouped in the toolbox see: Points & Lines Toolbox functions
3.  Tap on the lines/arcs that shall be joined.
4. Tap  to create the polyline.
   •  Tap  to change the start-end direction of the selected line/arc.
   • Selected lines/arcs can be deselected in the order of selection. To clear the whole selection, tap .

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 How to break a polyline step-by-step  iCON site + iCON build Plus

 •This function is only available for polylines. Arcs or circles cannot be selected for breaking. 

1.  Open the Draw/Sketching app.
2. To break a polyline into several lines select Break Polylines from the Toolbox. For an overview on all available Points & Lines Tools and how they are grouped in the toolbox see: Points & Lines Toolbox functions

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   There are two options to break a polyline. You can either select single break points, i.e. points at which a polyline shall be broken, or you can select a whole line to be broken into single segments.

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3.  In order to break a line at specific points, first select the polyline that shall be broken.

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4.  Then select the break point(s).

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5.  Tap to confirm your selection.

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6. To explode whole polylines into segments, select the line to be broken and tap
7.  Tap  to confirm your selection and break the line at each point.

 How to draw/sketch Arcs and Circles step by-step

1.  Open the Draw/Sketching app.
2.  To draw/sketch an arc, select Arcs from the Sketching Functions menu.
3.  Tap the points for the arc.
   ➜  Arcs can be drawn/sketched by tapping two points and inputting radius information into the Toolbar, or tapping three points. When tapping three points, the radius of the arc is calculated automatically and the field for entering the radius is read-only.
   ➜ Use CODE to define and apply a code for every point recorded. The rules for line colouring apply as described in: Line colouring depending on code symbols
4. Potential arcs are displayed, the light blue part is the currently selected one.
    To select the other possible arc simply tap on it.
5. Tap to store the arc

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   Sketch a circle iCON build + iCON site Plus

1. To sketch a circle, select Arcs from the Sketching Functions menu.

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2. From the Toolbox select Circle.
    For an overview on all available Arcs Tools
    see: Arcs Toolbox functions

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3.  To create a circle, use one of the following options:
 • Select a centre point and enter a radius.
 • Select a centre point and a start point.
 The radius is calculated automatically.
 • Select 3 points which should be on the circle line.
 The radius is calculated automatically and the centre point is
 stored.

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➜ Potential circles are displayed in light blue colour. When selecting two or three points, the field for entering the radius is read-only. The height of the circle is defined by the start point. If no height is defined for the start point, the height of the circle is set to zero.

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➜  Use CODE to define and apply a code for every point recorded. The rules for line colouring apply as described in: Line colouring depending on code symbols

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 4. Tap  to store the circle.

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 How to create Offset points/lines/arcs step-by-step

1.  Open the Draw/Sketching app.
   
2. To create offset points/lines/arcs to existing points, lines or arcs select Offsets from the Sketching Functions menu.
3.  • Select at least two points, a line or an arc required for offset, then tap  and enter an Offset value.
   
   • Tap  and enter a Height Offset value, if needed.
   •  Enable or disable draw line/sketch line  as required.
   • Use flip  to switch the offset value from positive to negative.

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   ➜ When setting an arc off, the height of the reference arc is kept for the offset arc. This means that if the start and the end point of the reference arc have got different heights, these height will be kept for the offset arc.

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   ➜ To store projection points at perpendicular offsets in the corners select Store Projection from the Toolbox.

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4.  Tap  to accept and store the offset points/lines/arcs.

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How to divide lines/arcs into equal segments step-by-step

1.  Open the Draw/Sketching app.
   
2. To distribute a number of points evenly along an existing arc/line, select Point Creation from the Sketching Functions menu.
3.  From the Toolbox select Divide Line. For an overview on all available Point Creation Tools see: Point Creation Toolbox functions
4.  Select the line/arc you need to divide, then tap  and enter the
    Number of Segments.
    Alternatively, tap  and enter the Interval length.

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5.  Tap  to confirm.

 How to create points with Snap Points tool iCON build + iCON site Plus

1.  Open the Draw/Sketching app.
   
2. From the Sketching Functions menu select Point Creation.
3.  From the Toolbox select Snap Points. For an overview on all available Point Creation Tools see: Point Creation Toolbox functions

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    Toolbar for Snap Points is displayed. Refer to the table below for a description of the toolbar buttons.

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4. Select all lines, arcs or circles for which you want to create points. For quick selection or deselection, use the Window Selection mode. 
5. Activate the corresponding toolbar button to create mid-points, centre points or intersection points for the selected elements.
6. Tap  to confirm the preview and create the points.
   
   

 Toolbar for Snap Points