ArchLand00150.pngInserting stake objects

Tool

Tool set

Stake

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Site Planning

Stake objects represent a 3D point in space, with text to display the elevation, coordinate points, or other information. Using a stake object, the elevation information for a point on the site model can be determined and labeled. A stake object can be used as a site modifier. If the file and design layer are georeferenced, a stake object can be used as a geographic marker.

Advanced users with georeferenced files who have selected Latitude/Longitude (WGS84) or Longitude/Latitude (WGS84) as the Label Reference for the stake can place additional datum grid files in the Plug-ins/Common/Data folder within the User folder. The added grid files provide increased precision when converting to WGS84. Datum grid files can be obtained from https://proj.org/download.html.

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Mode

Description

Standard Insertion

Inserts a single stake object

Poly-Vertex Placement

Inserts a stake at each vertex of the drawn polygon shape

Preferences

Sets the default preferences for the stake object

Elevation

Sets the default elevation value for stake objects

To insert a stake object:

1.      Click the tool and mode.

In addition to using the Stake tool, multiple stakes can also be inserted in a grid pattern by Adding source data by grid method entry.

2.Click on the site model to place the stake object, or draw a temporary polygon to place a series of stake objects at each click point and double-click to end the series.

The first time you use the tool in a file, a properties dialog box opens. Set the default parameters. The parameters can be edited later from the Object Info palette.

To automatically increment the ID parameter when placing new stake objects, select Auto ID Numbering and specify an Initial ID Number. Otherwise, leave Auto ID Numbering unselected and specify the default ID Number for stake objects.

3.The stake objects are added to the drawing at the elevation specified in the Tool bar.

Select the Send to Surface command to set the stake elevation to that of the site model surface (see Sending objects to the site model surface).

4.If the stake objects are site modifiers, update the site model to apply the changes (select the site model and click Update from the Object Info palette.).

5.Move the control point to adjust the label and leader line position. If there are several stake objects, use the Align/Distribute Leader Lines command to improve readability (see Aligning and distributing leader lines).

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Converting 3D loci to stake objects

Site model section

Calculating and displaying grade and elevation

Creating the site model

Updating a site model

Aligning and distributing leader lines

Adding a GIS Stake

 

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