updated: 27-May-2010

 Copan for Windows

Export to Total Station File

Suppose you have some coordfile points that you'd like to set out (or stake out) via a total station. With this module you can save a group of coordfile points to an ASCII file, ready for transferring to a total station.

While you can simply export the points to an ASCII file using the generic export facility (see § Import and Export) and then convert the export file using some appropriate external software to the total station format, here you can copy the points directly to a total-station-compatible file.

To Export Points to a Total Station File

1. CoordFile | Export to Total Station...
2. Choose the subset of Points to edit — All or a Filtered set (See § Point Filters).
3. Choose the required Instrument Format:
   • Geodimeter .ARE
   • Leica .GSI-8
   • Leica .GSI-16
4. Choose whether or not to Include point Codes or Elevations.
5. Choose whether or not to Use (alphanumeric) point Names instead of (integer) Pnt #s.
6. Choose other options as appropriate.
7. OK.

Let us know ( at support@underhill.ca ) if you'd like Copan to save point data in other instrument formats. Please note the software version and release date (see § Software Version) in all communications.

Notes

• Choosing a Units Flag only sets a flag in the total station file; it has no scaling effect on the coordinate values.
• While you can choose the coordinate precision of an output file to be between 0 and 9 Decimals, a Leica GSI file is limited to just 3, 4 or 5 decimals.

updated: 27-May-2010