Re: Autocad traverse question

Ed:
I saw the foregoing dialog in the Autodesk.Land-Desktop newsgroup:
Good luck!!



>>When I closed the loop I used different numbers for these two shots
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> Use the same numbers for the closing points (if you start on point 2
> backsighting point 1 close on point 1 fore-sighting point 2).  That way
LDT
> will recognize them as the same point and be able to give you closing
> information (be warned that I am using LDD2i, so the routines may have
> changed, but I doubt it).
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> Jon
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> "DRG" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>>LDT2004
>>I ran an almost 2 mile traverse yesterday and am having trouble getting
>>it adjusted... The traverse is a closed loop with an external backsight,
>>contains 13 points with one sideshot. When I closed the loop I used
>>different numbers for these two shots. I have defined the traverse under
>>Analysis/Figures...When I list it autocad sees it as an open
>>traverse...when I try to check adjust the loop it tells me it "Can't
>>calculate traverse closure"... what do I need to do differently so that it
>>recognizes that it is a closed loop...
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>>I see very few survey topics in this group... is there a better place to
>>look for answers?...
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>>TIA
>>DRG
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> ed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Napisal(a):
> > We use Autocad R-14 with Softdesk v8.x Survey.
> > We haven't been able to create a traverse loop without
> > manually typing in all the angles and distances.
> >   We were wondering if we already have cogo points
> > created in the drawing is there any way to assign these
> > points to a traverse definition ?? This would be very
> > handy for compass ruling large data dump traverse loops.
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