Planes

Use the Stake Plane feature to define a plane similar to how a grade laser works and then use a GNSS or a Total Station to get an indication of the resulting cut/fill between the current position and the plane. There are four options to create a plane to stakeout:

• Level Plane – Choose an elevation to define the level plane.

• Sloping Plane – Choose an origin point and elevation, a main slope, and an optional cross slope.

• Three Point Plane – Create a plane from three points.

• Circular Plane – Select or measure the center point, add an elevation, and the radius of the circle. This feature was added in v1.60.

1. From the Home menu, tap Stake. This command is also accessible in the main panel by clicking on the icon shown below.

2. On the top right corner of the Stake Object screen, tap the Define plane icon . The Define Plane screen appears:

   

3. Select and configure the plane you want to stake.

   Level plane is a flat surface with a defined elevation; sloping plane is defined by an origin point, main slope, and cross-slopes; three-point plane is defined by picking or measuring three points; circular plane is a flat plane with a center point, elevation, and radius.

4. To save the specified plane as a design, select the Save Plane as Design checkbox and enter a name into the Name field. The plane will then be available in the site’s Design folder and available for loading through the Project menu or loaded as a second surface. Note that a saved circular plane will be transformed to an octagon and will not be a true circle.

5. Use the values in the display bar to show the current cut/fill of the plane.

6. To record a point and view the stakeout report, tap the Measure icon in the main panel.