Summary: This feature would help prove the quality of the field work. It would indicate how measurements to existing control points are checking and would also be useful in proving the accuracy of points set out in the field.
Description: When a field book file is imported into Civil 3D there should always be a report indicating how the measurements to existing points (project control points or pre-calculated points set out in the field) are checking. It would save countless hours of office work trying to confirm that the points have been set out properly and that the work agrees with existing control points. Not all survey fieldwork - even today - is carried out by GPS.
If the points exists in the survey database, there should be feedback to the Civil 3D operator each time he/she imports field measurements to the database. If a point exists, the software should report to the operator how the existing coordinates are checking with the measured information being imported, and the operator should be given the option of replacing the existing coordinates. A report should be provided.
Product and Feature: AutoCAD Civil 3D - Survey
Submitted By: Garry Kingsley on 09/07/2012