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RoadRunner

Table of Contents

In this manual

Chapter

Page

Step 1 - RoadRunner Begin

Step 2 - RoadRunner Setup

Step 3 - Working in Standard mode

3.1

An Overview of the Define Page

3.2

Selecting Layers and Stringlines

3.3

The Define Page for Stringlines

3.4

The Define Page for Individual Stringlines

3.5

The Define Page for Cross Slopes

3.6

The Define Page for Manual Slopes

3.7

The Define Page for Design Slopes

3.8

The Define Page for Crowns

3.9

The Define Page for Layers

3.10

The Define Page for Digital Terrain Models (DTM)

Step 3 - Working in Advanced mode

4.1

An Overview of Tasks

4.2

Selecting Layers and Stringlines

4.3

Creating/Editing Tasks with the Selection Wizard

4.3.1

Overview

4.3.2

Selection Wizard - Start Screen

4.3.3

Selection Wizard - View Screen

4.3.4

Selection Wizard - Select Screen

4.3.5

Selection Wizard - Define Screen

Summary of Contents for RoadRunner

Page 1: ...Leica RoadRunner Technical Reference Manual Version 5 0 English ...

Page 2: ...ed in this manual have the following meanings Trademarks Windows and Windows CE are a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation CompactFlash and CF are trademarks of SanDisk Corporation Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG Inc All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Validity of this manual This manual can apply to GPS900 GPS1200 all RX1250 controllers a...

Page 3: ...ll displayed STOP F1 To end measuring the point being staked When Auto STOP Yes in CONFIGURE Point Occupation Settings recording of positions ends automatically as defined by the stop criteria The position mode icon changes to the moving icon F1 changes to STORE After ending the measurements the differences between the measured point and the point to be staked are displayed STORE F1 To store the m...

Page 4: ...d to hang up immediately after the survey is completed Available for OCUPY F1 or STORE F1 being displayed and for real time devices of type digital cellular phone or modem Available for Auto CONEC No in CONFIGURE GSM Connection SHIFT INIT F4 To select an initialisation method and to force a new initialisation Available for OCUPY F1 or STORE F1 being displayed and for configuration sets allowing ph...

Page 5: ...y Description of Softkey ALL F1 To measure record distances and angles DIST F2 To measure and display distances REC F3 To record store the measured data SHIFT POSIT F4 To position the instrument depending on the Auto Posi tion setting ...

Page 6: ...for Cross Slopes 27 3 6 The Define Page for Manual Slopes 28 3 7 The Define Page for Design Slopes 30 3 8 The Define Page for Crowns 31 3 9 The Define Page for Layers 33 3 10 The Define Page for Digital Terrain Models DTM 34 4 Step 3 Working in Advanced mode 36 4 1 An Overview of Tasks 36 4 2 Selecting Layers and Stringlines 38 4 3 Creating Editing Tasks with the Selection Wizard 39 4 3 1 Overview...

Page 7: ...he Road An Overview of the Pages 82 5 2 The General Page 84 5 3 The Stake Page 87 5 4 The Info Page 89 5 5 The Plot Page 90 5 6 Measuring Points by Chainage and Offset 93 5 7 Measuring Stringlines Relative to a Centre Line 95 5 8 Measuring Individual Stringlines without Centre Lines 97 5 9 Measuring Cross Slopes 100 5 10 Measuring Manual Slopes and Design Slopes 102 5 10 1 Overview 102 5 10 2 Defi...

Page 8: ...e 130 6 3 2 The Check Page 135 6 3 3 The Info Plot Page 139 6 3 4 The Logfile Page 141 6 4 Road Stake Out Info Page and Road Check Info Page 143 6 4 1 Overview 143 6 4 2 Changing Display Items of the Info Page 145 6 4 3 Info Page for Stringline 147 6 4 4 Info Page for Individual Stringline 152 6 4 5 Info Page for X Slope 159 6 4 6 Info Page for Slope Manual and Slope 165 6 4 7 Info Page for Crown ...

Page 9: ...s and Layers 203 8 3 Working with the Tasks Advanced Mode 206 8 4 Creating a New Road Job 207 8 5 Deleting an Existing Road Job 209 8 6 Working with a DTM Job 210 9 Viewing and Editing the Design Data 212 9 1 Overview 212 9 2 Viewing the Design Data 214 9 3 Editing the Design Data 220 10 Working with the Extras Menu 224 10 1 Overview 224 10 2 Common Extras Manual DTM Height 225 10 3 Common Extras ...

Page 10: ...o Screens 267 11 6 1 Overview 267 11 6 2 Stake Offset Height Difference Working Example 269 11 7 Methods for Slope Staking 273 11 7 1 Overview 273 11 7 2 General Slope Stake Out 275 11 7 3 Slope Staking Using a Reference Point 276 11 7 4 Slope Staking With Batter Rails 278 11 7 5 Staking Batter Rails Using a Reference Point 279 11 8 Chainage or Station Equations 281 11 9 Working Corridor 284 12 Un...

Page 11: ... 295 13 3 Exercise 1b Creating the Project and Task and also Configuring 301 13 4 Exercise 2 Staking the Centre Line 310 13 5 Exercise 3 Staking Out Slopes 316 13 6 Exercise 4 Checking Road Layer Surface 323 13 7 Exercise 5 Shifting Design to Fit Existing Road Level 330 Index 336 ...

Page 12: ...cess the configuration settings Refer to 6 Configuring RESUM F4 To resume the last used and stored task This is a recommended feature when using Advanced mode DATA F5 for GPS900 receivers To view edit the road data in the road job Refer to 9 Viewing and Editing the Design Data CSYS F6 To change the current co ordinate system Field Description of Field Coord System Output The active coordinate syst...

Page 13: ... Configu ration Sets can be selected Antenna for GPS1200 receivers Choicelist The antenna currently set in the selected configuration set All antennas from Main Menu Manage Antennas may be selected Field Description of Field CONT F1 To continue to the next screen CONF F2 To access the configuration settings Refer to 6 Configuring SETUP F3 To set up an instrument station by determining the station ...

Page 14: ...d job Codelist Choicelist The active codelist All codelists from Main Menu Manage Codelists can be selected Config Set Choicelist The active configuration set All config uration sets from Main Menu Manage Configu ration Sets can be selected Reflector Choicelist The reflector currently set in the selected configuration set All reflectors from Main Menu Manage Reflectors may be selected Add Constant...

Page 15: ...Step 1 RoadRunner Begin RoadRunner 15 ...

Page 16: ...2 To access the configuration settings Refer to 6 Configuring PROJ F4 To edit the currently selected project Refer to 7 Managing the Project DATA F5 To view edit the road data in the road job Refer to 9 Viewing and Editing the Design Data SHIFT METHD F2 To show hide the relevant stake check methods Field Description of Field Application To select the relevant program This field lists all of the pr...

Page 17: ...ake check methods are listed This list can be configured so that only the relevant methods for the survey are shown Mode To select either Standard mode or Advanced mode Project To select the relevant project for the survey Fixpoint Job The fixpoint job as defined by the project Meas Job The measure job as defined by the project Field Description of Field ...

Page 18: ... defined by the project Field Description of Field 1 Press SHIFT METHD F2 to show hide the relevant stake check methods 2 Choose to display only those methods which will be used for the survey These settings can always be changed later These settings apply only to RR Road and not to RR Tunnel or RR Rail These settings will apply to both Stake and Check ...

Page 19: ...efore always in relation to the chainage of the line itself and not the centre line of the layer X Slope For Stake or Check To stake check a X slope defined by the road design Manual Slope For Stake or Check To stake check a manually defined slope relative to an existing centre line Slope For Stake or Check To stake check a slope defined by the 3D road design Crown For Stake or Check To stake chec...

Page 20: ...to the user are displayed 9 9 Selecting layers and stringlines during a survey Layers and stringlines can be easily and quickly selected while staking and checking 9 Working with tasks User defined tasks are generated for each stringline when staking and checking These tasks may always be edited and deleted 9 Shifting a stringline related to a task It is possible to enter horizonal and or vertical...

Page 21: ...inglines contained in the active road job can be selected from this page These elements combined with other settings on this page can easily be changed during the survey Setting the definitions for the survey All of the road element definitions for a survey are available from tasks which are created and edited using the Selection Wizard Working with Tasks Tasks are an integral part of all stake ch...

Page 22: ...fine page This screen shows the following Layers and stringlines contained in the active road job can be selected from this page These elements combined with other settings on the page can easily be changed during the survey CONT F1 To continue to the next screen SHIFT CONF F2 To access the configuration settings Refer to 6 Configuring Refer to 2 Step 2 RoadRunner Setup for further details on Stan...

Page 23: ... when more then one layer is contained in the active road job Screen Step Description 1 Click on the choicelist containing the stringlines A line can then be selected from either 2a the Lines page or 2b the Plot page 2a Selecting a stringline from the Lines page Line Name Names of all stringlines in the selected layer CL Off Offset from the centre line of the selected layer at the current chainage...

Page 24: ... chainage 2b Selecting a stringline from the Plot page F2 To change to the previous object F3 To change to the following object ZOOM F4 To zoom in at the highlighted object ZOOM F5 To zoom out from the highlighted object SHIFT FIT F3 To view the whole X section SHIFT INIT F5 To force a re calculation of all values Screen Step Description ...

Page 25: ...ation settings Refer to 6 Configuring Field Description of Field Layer Choicelist To select a layer in the active road job Def Chainage for Stake Chainage for Check User Input To define a chainage for the stake check survey The chainage can range between the start chainage and the end chainage Line Choicelist To select a stringline Use Zig zag Choicelist Yes or No To stake check points on the left...

Page 26: ...RoadRunner Setup CONT F1 To continue to the next screen SHIFT CONF F2 To access the configuration settings Refer to 6 Configuring Field Description of Field Layer Choicelist To select a layer in the active road job Line Choicelist To select a stringline Use Zig zag Choicelist Yes or No To stake check points on the left right side of the centre line in one process Refer to 4 11 The Zig Zag Mode for...

Page 27: ...ect a layer in the active road job Def Chainage for Stake Chainage for Check User Input The values are limited to the start chainage and end chainage Left Strln Choicelist The name of the left stringline defining the X slope Right Strln Output The name of the right stringline defining the X slope Refrence Line Choicelist Left Strln or Right Strln To select one of the stringlines to be used as the ...

Page 28: ...Field Layer Choicelist To select a layer in the active road job Def Chainage for Stake Chainage for Check User Input The values are limited to the start chainage and end chainage Hng Reference Choicelist To select the hinge point of the slope Hinge Type Choicelist Relative or Absolute To select the vertical offset type for the hinge point Def Hng Off User Input The horizontal offset of the hinge p...

Page 29: ...e Slope Type Choicelist Cut Right Left or Fill Right Left Differentiates if the defined slope is a cut fill and left right Slope Ratio Defines the ratio of the slope The format of Slope Ratio depends on the settings chosen in RoadRu nner Project Configuration for Slope Format Field Description of Field RR12_079 Left cut Left fill Right cut Right fill Hinge Point ...

Page 30: ...NF F2 To access the configuration settings Refer to 6 Configuring Field Description of Field Layer Choicelist To select a layer in the active road job Def Chainage for Stake Chainage for Check User Input The values are limited to the start chainage and end chainage Left Strln Choicelist The name of the left stringline defining the slope Right Strln Output The name of the right stringline defining ...

Page 31: ...Field Layer Choicelist To select a layer in the active road job Def Chainage for Stake Chainage for Check User Input The values are limited to the start chainage and end chainage Left Strln Output To select the left stringline defining the X slope Crown Line Choicelist To select the common stringline between the left X slope and right X slope Right Strln Output To select the right stringline defin...

Page 32: ... Step 3 Working in Standard mode Use Zig Zag Choicelist Yes or No To stake check points on the left right side of the centre line in one process Refer to 4 11 The Zig Zag Mode for details Field Description of Field ...

Page 33: ...t in RoadRunner Setup CONT F1 To continue to the next screen SHIFT CONF F2 To access the configuration settings Refer to 6 Configuring Field Description of Field Layer Choicelist To select a layer in the active road job Centre line Output Active centre line of the selected layer Exp endSlp Choicelist Yes or No To expand the left most and right most end slopes of the design ...

Page 34: ...check surveys For this method ensure that Method DTM is set in RoadRunner Setup CONT F1 To continue to the next screen SHIFT CONF F2 To access the configuration settings Refer to 6 Configuring Field Description of Field DTM Choicelist A list of all DTM surfaces available in the selected DTM job Triangles Output Number of triangles the selected DTM consists of ...

Page 35: ...Step 3 Working in Standard mode RoadRunner 35 ...

Page 36: ...ask defines which road is to be staked checked and defines any shifts that are to be used during the survey This screen shows a list of all existing tasks stored with the selected project CONT F1 To continue to the next screen NEW F2 To create a new task with the Selection Wizard EDIT F3 To edit an existing task with the Selection Wizard DEL F4 To delete an existing task MORE F5 To toggle between ...

Page 37: ...he list by time or name Column Description of column Name The name of the working task The following columns values can be toggled by using the MORE F5 softkey Date The creation date of the working task Time The creation time of the working task Refer to 2 Step 2 RoadRunner Setup for further details on Advanced mode ...

Page 38: ...hich road is to be staked checked including which layers and strin glines are to be used Selecting a layer Selecting a stringline Screen Description Layers can be selected from the choicelist in the View screen of the Selection Wizard The choicelist can only be opened when more then one layer is contained in the active road job Screen Description Stringlines can be selected from the Select screen ...

Page 39: ... as a new working task Tasks created with the selection wizard are stored as part of the project and may be called up again Two types of tasks RoadRunner distinguishes between two types of tasks Persisted tasks these tasks are stored as part of the project and can be re called Persisted tasks should be created if you will have to come back to complete this stake check survey Temporary tasks these ...

Page 40: ...e previous wizard screen BACK F2 exits the wizard on the last screen of the wizard FINSH F1 RR12_074 Start Name element type offset types Define Stake mode min max chainage Slope Settings Batter rails reference points Shift horizontal vertical View Layer Selection view Select Graphic selection only centreline Slopes Shifts Yes No No No Yes Yes ...

Page 41: ...selection Field Option Description of Field Task Type The task type to select Options will vary depending upon from which stake out check method the selection wizard is accessed Centreline Selection of a stringline to be used as centre line Stringline Selection of a stringline part of a layer with defined centreline Indiv Stringline Selection of a stringline within a layer independent if a centrel...

Page 42: ... types For example Stringline uses centreline and stringline Task Name User input The name of the task to be stored Use Zig zag Yes or No The zig zag mode is used to stake out points on the left and right hand side of the centre line in one process The zig zag mode is available for stakeout check methods Stringline Indiv Stringline X Slope Road Crown Refer to 4 11 The Zig Zag Mode for more infor m...

Page 43: ...onstant Parabolic or Reverse Curve Type of horizontal shift applied to the object Shift Verticl None Linear Constant Parabolic or Reverse Curve Type of vertical shift applied to the object Field Option Description of Field RR12_048 1 2 3 4 5 6 RR12_049 linear constant parabolic reverse curve RR12_050 constant linear parabolic reverse curve ...

Page 44: ... To reset the Plot Chainage to the start chainage of the layer centre line BACK F6 To move back to the previous screen of the wizard Field Option Description of Field Layer Choicelist The layer the object to select belongs to Select View The selection view used for picking the objects Cross Section Cross section view of the design data The cross section view is available for all working methods Pl...

Page 45: ...th Select View Plan it defines the chainage which is to be marked and displayed by a triangle This allows easier user orientation within a project Plot Chainage is only used for Select View Cross Section and the working method Individual Stringline Plot Step User input To define a chainage increment This is the amount by which the Plot Chainage is to be incremented and updated on the screen displa...

Page 46: ...is a cross section view of the layer selected in the previous step of the selection wizard The name of the stringline s defining the highlighted element are shown at the top of the screen Next step NEXT F1 to move to the next step of the selection wizard NEXT F1 To move to the next screen of the selection F2 To change to the previous object F3 To change to the following object ZOOM F4 To zoom in a...

Page 47: ...d in the previous screen of the Selection Wizard This selection method is available for the individual stringline work method Screen NEXT F1 To move to the next screen of the selection F2 To change to the previous object F3 To change to the following object ZOOM F4 To zoom in at the position of the current highlighted object ZOOM F5 To zoom out at the position of the current highlighted object BAC...

Page 48: ...48 RoadRunner Step 3 Working in Advanced mode Next step NEXT F1 to move to the next step of the selection wizard SHIFT LIST F5 To list the plot at the selected element ...

Page 49: ...s for DTM s Access The screen is accessed as part of the selection wizard RR Selection Wizard Define for stringlines and individual stringlines NEXT F1 To move to the next screen of the selection DEFLT F5 To reset the Min Chainage and Max Chainage to the start end chainage of the layer centre line BACK F6 To move back to the previous screen of the wizard Field Option Description of Field Line Name...

Page 50: ...nage User input Minimum chainage of the chainage range Refer to 4 12 Chainage Range for more informa tion Max Chainage User input Maximum chainage of the chainage range Refer to 4 12 Chainage Range for more informa tion IF the task is to THEN move to the next step of the selection wizard NEXT F1 to confirm all steps of the selection wizard and exit it if it is the last screen of the selection wiza...

Page 51: ...f the left stringline defining the X slope Right Strgl Output The name of the right stringline defining the X slope Refrence Line Left Strgl or Right Strgl The stringline the stake out of the X slope is rela tive to Use Min Max Yes or No Define a maximum and minimum working chainage Refer to 4 12 Chainage Range for more informa tion Min Chainage User input Minimum chainage of the chainage range Re...

Page 52: ... Chainage to the start end chainage of the layer centre line BACK F6 To move back to the previous screen of the wizard Field Option Description of Field Left Strgl Output Name of the slopes left stringline Right Strgl Output Name of the slopes right stringline Hinge Left Strgl or Right Strgl The stringline of the slope on which the hinge point lies Use Min Max Yes or No Define a maximum and minimu...

Page 53: ...s reference line For the second X slope of the road crown stake offsets height difference are added symmetrically Max Chainage User input Maximum chainage of the chainage range Refer to 4 12 Chainage Range for more information IF the task is to THEN move to the next step of the selection wizard NEXT F1 to confirm all steps of the selection wizard and exit it if it is the last screen of the selecti...

Page 54: ...e Output Active centre line of the selected layer Exp endSlp To expand the left most and right most end slopes of the design Yes Prolong end slopes of the layer No End slopes will not be prolonged Use Min Max Yes or No Define a maximum and minimum working chainage Refer to 4 12 Chainage Range for more informa tion Min Chainage User input Minimum chainage of the chainage range Refer to 4 12 Chainag...

Page 55: ... steps of the selection wizard and exit it if it is the last screen of the selection wizard FINSH F1 NEXT F1 To move to the next screen of the selection BACK F6 To move back to the previous screen of the wizard Field Option Description of Field DTM Choicelist A list of all DTM surfaces available in the selected DTM job Triangles Output Number of triangles the selected DTM consists of ...

Page 56: ...DTM A positive shift moves the DTM up A negative shift moves it down IF the task is to THEN move to the next step of the selection wizard NEXT F1 to confirm all steps of the selection wizard and exit it if it is the last screen of the selection wizard FINSH F1 Field Option Description of Field RR12_051 _ ...

Page 57: ...lope method Batter rail The screen to define batter rails for cut and fill slopes is used Refer to RR Selection Wizard Slope batter rails screen for information on defining the batter rail Slope method Refpoint The screen to define the reference point is used Refer to RR Selection Wizard Slope reference peg screen for inform ation on defining the reference peg Slope method Ref Batter The screen to...

Page 58: ... Option Description of Field Batter Type Cut or Fill Toggle between the definition for cut and fill batter rails Rail ov Batt User input The height of the rail over the slope Represents the traveller height if working with travellers Rail ov Grnd User input The height of the rail over ground Used to make sure that the stake used is long enough NEXT F1 To confirm all steps of the wizard and exit th...

Page 59: ... direction of increasing chainage the offset is negative for the left side In the direction of increasing chainage the offset is postive for the right side NEXT F1 To confirm all steps of the wizard and exit the selection wizard BACK F6 To move back to the previous screen of the wizard Field Option Description of Field Ref Offset User input The horizontal offset of the reference point from the cat...

Page 60: ...rking in Advanced mode Next step IF the task is to THEN move to the next step of the selection wizard NEXT F1 to confirm all steps of the selection wizard and exit it if it is the last screen of the selection wizard FINSH F1 ...

Page 61: ...ns are different to Shift Horiztl None or Shift Verticl None The screen is accessed as part of the selection wizard RR Selection Wizard Shift NEXT F1 To move to the next screen of the selection BACK F6 To move back to the previous screen of the wizard Field Option Description of Field Shift Type Output Type of shift selected for the object on the first screen of the wizard Horiz ReCurve Horizontal...

Page 62: ... outside of the defined shift range None The object only exists within the defined shift range Steps Before after the defined shift range no shift is added Parallel The Beg Shift End Shift are continued parallel IF the task is to THEN move to the next step of the selection wizard NEXT F1 to confirm all steps of the selection wizard and exit it if it is the last screen of the selection wizard FINSH...

Page 63: ...art the next steps vary Unless Shift Horiztl None continue with step 2 If Shift Horiztl None continue with step 3 2 RR Selection Wizard Shift 4 3 7 Define the horizontal shift 3 Depending on the selection for Shift Verticl for the stringline in RR Selec tion Wizard Start the next steps vary Unless Shift Verticl None continue with step 4 If Shift Verticl None continue with step 6 4 Press NEXT F1 5 ...

Page 64: ...ask Type Stringline Choose Task Type Centreline If the road job consists of no other stringlines than one centreline then Task Type Centreline is fixed Define Task Name Use Zig zag and select the type of shifts to add Shift Horiztl and Shift Verticl 2 Press NEXT F1 3 RR Selection Wizard View 4 3 3 Define Select View Plot Chainage and select the Layer 4 Press NEXT F1 5 RR Selection Wizard Select 4 ...

Page 65: ...r Shift Horiztl and Shift Verticl the next steps vary 4 3 7 If Shift Horiztl None Shift Verticl None continue with step 9 If Shift Horiztl and Shift Verticl are not set to None then press NEXT F1 to define the shifts and then continue with step 9 9 Press FINSH F1 to confirm all wizard steps and exit the wizard Description Referto chapter ...

Page 66: ...se Task Type X Slope Define Task Name Use Zig zag and select the type of shifts to add Shift Horiztl and Shift Verticl 2 Press NEXT F1 3 RR Selection Wizard View 4 3 3 Select the Layer and Plot Chainage Select View Cross Section is fixed 4 Press NEXT F1 5 RR Selection Wizard Select 4 3 4 F2 and F3 to select the X slope by moving right and left 6 Press NEXT F1 7 RR Selection Wizard Define 4 3 5 Def...

Page 67: ... None Shift Verticl None continue with step 9 If Shift Horiztl and Shift Verticl are not set to None then press NEXT F1 to define the shifts and then continue with step 9 9 Press FINSH F1 to confirm all wizard steps and exit the wizard Description Referto chapter ...

Page 68: ...definition in the Selection Wizard Slope selection step by step Description Referto chapter 1 RR Selection Wizard Start 4 3 2 Choose Task Type Slope Define Task Name and select the type of shifts to add Shift Horiztl and Shift Verticl Zig zag mode can not be used with slopes 2 Press NEXT F1 3 RR Selection Wizard View 4 3 3 Choose the Layer and Plot Chainage Select View Cross Section is fixed 4 Pre...

Page 69: ...ep by step If Slope method Ref Point continue with paragraph Reference point definition step by step If Slope method Ref Batter continue with paragraph Reference point definition step by step 10 Depending on the selection for Shift Horiztl and Shift Verticl the next steps vary 4 3 7 If Shift Horiztl None Shift Verticl None continue with step 11 If Shift Horiztl and Shift Verticl are not set to Non...

Page 70: ...eps vary 4 3 7 If Shift Horiztl None Shift Verticl None continue with step 5 If Shift Horiztl and Shift Verticl are not set to None then press NEXT F1 to define the shifts and then continue with step 5 5 Press FINSH F1 to confirm all wizard steps and exit the wizard Description Referto chapter 1 Press NEXT F1 2 RR Selection Wizard Slope 4 3 6 Define Ref Offset 3 Press NEXT F1 4 Depending on the se...

Page 71: ...Referto chapter Description Referto chapter 1 Press NEXT F1 2 RR Selection Wizard Slope 4 3 6 Define Ref Offset and Traveller Height 3 Press NEXT F1 4 Depending on the selected Shift Horiztl and Shift Verticl the next steps will vary 4 3 7 If Shift Horiztl None Shift Verticl None continue with step 5 If Shift Horiztl and Shift Verticl are not set to None then press NEXT F1 to define the shifts and...

Page 72: ...art 4 3 2 Choose Task Type Manual Slope 2 Define Task Name and select the type of shifts to add Shift Horiztl and Shift Verticl Zig zag mode can not be used with manual slopes 3 Press NEXT F1 4 RR Selection Wizard View 4 3 3 Define Select View Plot Chainage and select the Layer 5 Press NEXT F1 6 RR Selection Wizard Select 4 3 4 The selection is fixed to the centre line of the layer 7 Press NEXT F1...

Page 73: ...cl the next steps vary 4 3 7 If Shift Horiztl None Shift Verticl None continue with step 10 If Shift Horiztl and Shift Verticl are not set to None then press NEXT F1 to define the shifts and then continue with step 10 10 Press FINSH F1 to confirm all wizard steps and exit the wizard Description Referto chapter ...

Page 74: ...tep Description Referto chapter 1 RR Selection Wizard Start 4 3 2 Choose Task Type Layer 2 Define Task Name and select the type of shifts to add Shift Verticl No horizontal Shift Horiztl can be added to a layer Zig zag mode can not be used with slopes 3 Press NEXT F1 4 RR Selection Wizard View 4 3 3 Choose the Layer and Plot Chainage Select View Cross Section is fixed 5 Press NEXT F1 6 RR Selectio...

Page 75: ...Shift Horiztl and Shift Verticl the next steps vary 4 3 7 If Shift Horiztl None Shift Verticl None continue with step 10 If Shift Horiztl and Shift Verticl are not set to None then press NEXT F1 to define the shifts and then continue with step 10 10 Press FINSH F1 to confirm all wizard steps and exit the wizard Description Referto chapter ...

Page 76: ...me steps of the selection wizard are skipped Refer to 11 3 Basic Elements for Road Stake and Check Measurements for infor mation on DTM s DTM selection step by step Description Referto chapter 1 RR Selection Wizard Start 4 3 2 Choose Task Type DTM Define Task Name 2 Press NEXT F1 3 RR Selection Wizard 4 3 3 Select the DTM and define the vertical shift Shift Verticl 4 Press FINSH F1 to confirm all ...

Page 77: ...n Referto chapter 1 RR Selection Wizard Start 4 3 2 Choose Task Type Crown 2 Define Task Name and select the type of shifts to add Shift Horiztl and Shift Verticl 11 4 3 The horizontal shift is added along the X slope for the defined reference line 3 Press NEXT F1 4 RR Selection Wizard View 4 3 3 Choose the Layer and define the Plot Chainage Select View Cross Section is fixed 5 Press NEXT F1 6 RR ...

Page 78: ...e refer ence line and symmetric to the middle stringline of the road crown 10 Depending on the selection for Shift Horiztl and Shift Verticl the next steps vary 4 3 7 If Shift Horiztl None Shift Verticl None continue with step 10 If Shift Horiztl and Shift Verticl are not set to None then press NEXT F1 to define the shifts and then continue with step 10 11 4 3 11 Press FINSH F1 to confirm all wiza...

Page 79: ...e for the following stake out check methods RoadRunner automatically detects which side of the centre line is being used and selects the appropriate stringline as a reference a Centre line b Defined Stake Offset c Parallel right stringline d Parallel left stringline Type Description Stringline Toggle between parallel stringline left and right X slope Toggle between left and right stringline of the...

Page 80: ...dRunner Step 3 Working in Advanced mode Auto position with zig zag When pressing auto position SHIFT POSIT F4 a message box comes up prompting you if either the left or right side should be staked out checked ...

Page 81: ...g appears Chainage range fields The following fields are used for the chainage range definition Field Option Description Use Min Max To define the used chainage range No No chainage range is applied The whole length of the stringline is used Yes A chainage range is applied If the defined range is acceded a warning appears DEFLT F5 to use the start end chainage of the centre line as Min Chainage Ma...

Page 82: ...xample point ID or reflector height The Stake page Displays the differences between the measured points and stake out points delta values If these values are zero the measured point coincides with the stake out point The Info page A user definable page displaying values relevant to the current position The Plot page A graphical representation of the current cross section in relation to the measure...

Page 83: ...e Stake out settings for the point to stake out for example point ID or reflector height The Info page A user definable page displaying values relevant to the current position The Plot page A graphical representation of the current cross section in relation to the measured position ...

Page 84: ...ings Refer to 6 Configuring SHIFT POSIT F4 To enable automatic instrument positioning Refer to 6 2 2 The Posit Page for TPS only SHIFT EXTRA F5 To access the Extras Menu Refer to 10 Working with the Extras Menu Road Check Description This page defines the point to be checked Refer to Introduction for details of the main keys SHIFT CONF F2 To access configuration settings Refer to 6 Configuring SHI...

Page 85: ... of the antenna Reflector Ht User input Height of the reflector The following fields are always shown in all Stake methods Def Chainage User input Nominal chainage of the point to be staked out If staking out random chainages and no nominal chainage is defined for example Def Chainage no value for Chainage will be displayed on the Stake page All values will be displayed relative to the current cha...

Page 86: ...the chosen method of the point to stake The following fields may be shown in the Check methods Check Offset User input Horizontal offset for stringlines defined by manual offset Refer to 11 6 2 Stake Offset Height Difference Working Example for more information on stake offsets Check Ht Diff User input Vertical offset for stringlines defined by manual height difference Refer to 11 6 2 Stake Offset...

Page 87: ...ing definitions are indicated in the relevant chapters for each stake out method Depending on the Orientation and Guidance as selected in RR Road Configuration the appear ance of this page may vary Refer to Introduction for details of the main keys CH F4 To increase Def Chainage by the Ch Increment SHIFT CONF F2 To access configuration settings Refer to 6 Configuring SHIFT POSIT F4 To enable autom...

Page 88: ...f the Stake page If no defined chainage exists e g if staking out random chainages or checking this field shows Chainage Offset or Off Output Horizontal offset between the defined posi tion and the current position The Stake Offset defined on the General page is taken into account Height or Ht Output Vertical offset between the defined position and the current position The Stake Ht Diff defined on...

Page 89: ...o Page Description A user defineable Info page exists for each of the stake methods and check methods Refer to 6 4 Road Stake Out Info Page and Road Check Info Page for information on all available items for the Info page and how to select them ...

Page 90: ...specific chainage has been entered the Plot page changes from Ch delta chainage to Ch the current chainage The element to stake is shown bold The position to stake is marked with a cross The information at the top of the plot corresponds with the information on the Stake page Road Check Description This page shows the measured position relative to the cross section of the selected layer at the cur...

Page 91: ...into the screen area SHIFT CENTR F4 To centre the plot at the selected element SHIFT EXTRA F5 To access the Extras Menu Refer to 10 Working with the Extras Menu zoom in zoom out Refer to Introduction for details of the main keys CH F4 To increase Def Chainage by the Ch Increment SHIFT CONF F2 To access configuration settings Refer to 6 Configuring SHIFT FIT F3 To fit all data into the screen area ...

Page 92: ... details of the main keys CH F4 To increase Def Chainage by the Ch Increment SHIFT CONF F2 To access configuration settings Refer to 6 Configuring SHIFT FIT F3 To fit all data into the screen area SHIFT CENTR F4 To centre the plot at the selected element SHIFT EXTRA F5 To access the Extras Menu Refer to 10 Working with the Extras Menu zoom in zoom out ...

Page 93: ... to stake out defined by chainage stake offset and optionally stake height difference b Centre line stringline the position is defined relative to c Stake Offset d Stake Ht Diff e Chainage f CL Offset g Chainage h Offset i Height a Position to check defined by stake offset and optionally stake height difference b Centre line stringline the position is defined relative to c Stake Offset d Stake Ht ...

Page 94: ...oints these are points that have been defined manually by chainage and offset relative to an existing 2D or 3D centre line or stringline Required elements For Method 2D a horizontal centre line is required For Method 3D a 3D centre line is required ...

Page 95: ...riage way Gutter cable pipeline or any other type of alignment element Road Stake Road Check a Position to stake out b Stringline to stake out c Centre line d Def Chainage e Chainage f CL Offset g Chainage h Offset i Height a Stringline to check b Projected point on stringline c Centre line d Chainage e CL Offset f CL Ht Diff g Strgl Offset h Strgl Ht Diff a b i h f c RR12_035 a e h i g d b c f a ...

Page 96: ...sic Elements for Road Stake and Check Measurements for information on the usage of stringlines Required elements For Method 2D at least a 2D stringline and a 2D centre line are required For Method 3D a 3D stringline and a 3D centre line are required ...

Page 97: ...no longer a relation to an overall centre line Individual Road Stake Road Check Stake Out of Roundabout a Position to stake out b Stringline to stake out c Centre line of the layer is not used for the individual stringline d Chainage e Chainage f Offset g Height Checking a Roundabout a Stringline to check b Chainage c Centreline of the layer is not used for the individual stringline d Chainage e O...

Page 98: ...k is required Indefinite triangle Description In almost all situations a measured position is shown relative to the individual stringline by the stringline chainage and a square offset to the stringline However situations may arise where a road design has extreme changes in the deflection angle of tangent points In these cases it is not always possible to show a measured position by the nominal ch...

Page 99: ...s in the deflection angle of tangent points b Measured position within indefinite triangle This position cannot be shown in the usual manner and is displayed relative to the tangent point b Measured position within indefinite traingle This position can be shown in the usual manner and is displayed by chainage and square offset Points measured within an indefinite triangle are always shown relative...

Page 100: ...t c Left stringline d Right stringline e Centre line f Def Chainage g Chainage h CL Offset i Chainage j Offset k Height a X slope to check b Left stringline c Right stringline d Centre line e Chainage f CL Offset g CL Ht Diff h X Slp Offset i X Slp Ht Diff a d k k j j h b b f e e g RR12_036 a i d c c h c i i g k h h f f a a b e d d RR12_067 c b ...

Page 101: ...l carriage way are often staked checked using X slopes A X slope consists of a combination of two stringlines Refer to 11 3 Basic Elements for Road Stake and Check Measurements for information on the usage of X slopes Required elements A 3D design of the road is required ...

Page 102: ...ic Elements for Road Stake and Check Measurements for information on the usage of slopes Road Stake Road Check a Catch point b Centre line c Slope to stake out d Hinge point left stringline e Second right stringline f Natural surface g CL Offset h Offset i Height a Catch point b Centre line c Slope to check d Hinge point e Second stringline of the slope f Natural surface g CL Offset h Slope Offset...

Page 103: ...aking for information on the slope staking methods supported by RoadRunner When checking slopes the slope check is independent of the Slope Method chosen in RoadRunner Road Configuration Description of manual slopes For this method the slope is defined manually relative to an existing centre line Description of design slopes For this method a 3D representation of the slope is required ...

Page 104: ...ng the values Standard Mode Screen Step Description 1 Select Road Config Press CONT F1 to continue to the next screen 2 When no slope type is required set Slope Method None Screen Description After setting Slope Method None the SLOPE F2 key in the Define screen is disabled and no slope values can be entered ...

Page 105: ... 10 3 Defining the Slope Type Using a Reference Point Configuring the slope Screen Step Description 1 Select Road Config Press CONT F1 to continue to the next screen 2 When a reference point is required set Slope Method Reference Point ...

Page 106: ... Reference Point in the configuration screen the SLOPE F2 key in the Define screen is enabled and slope values for the reference point can be entered Press SLOPE F2 to continue to the next screen 2 It is now possible to stake out a reference point with a defined offset from the catch point Enter the appropriate values ...

Page 107: ...ter appropriate values for the slope definition Refer to 10 8 Extras for Slope for details of the fields in this screen Refer to 11 7 3 Slope Staking Using a Reference Point for further details on using a reference point Press CONT F1 to continue to the next screen 3 It is now possible to stake out a reference point with a defined offset from the catch point Enter the appropriate values Refer to 4...

Page 108: ...A F5 to access RR Extras Slope 3 Select Place Reference Point to access the stake out screen for the reference peg RR Stake Refpoint The measured position from step 1 is used as the catch point for the stake out of the reference point 4 Stake out the reference point using Offset When Offset is equal to zero the reference peg position has been found Height shows the height difference rela tive to t...

Page 109: ...e Slope Type Using a Batter Rail Configuring the slope Screen Step Description 1 Select Road Config to continue to the Road Config uration screen Press CONT F1 to continue to the next screen 2 When a batter rail is required set Slope Method Batter Rail ...

Page 110: ...g Slope Method Batter Rail in the configu ration screen the SLOPE F2 key in the Define screen is enabled and slope values for the batter rail can be entered Press SLOPE F2 to continue to the next screen 2 It is now possible to stake out a batter rail with a defined peg height Enter the appropriate values ...

Page 111: ...next screen 2 Enter appropriate values for the slope definition Refer to 10 8 Extras for Slope for details of the fields in this screen Refer to 11 7 4 Slope Staking With Batter Rails for further details on using a batter rail Press CONT F1 to continue to the next screen 3 It is now possible to stake out a batter rail with a defined peg height Enter the appropriate values Refer to 4 3 6 Selection ...

Page 112: ...to account for Offset This means that when Offset is equal to zero the first peg is in the correct position 2 Place the pole on top of the first peg The value for Height indicates how far below the top of the peg the batter has to be placed 3 Stake out the second peg of the batter rail by using Chainage and place the peg 4 Place the pole on the position of the batter rail to be used as a reference...

Page 113: ...Type Using a Reference Batter Configuring the slope Screen Step Description 1 Select Road Config to continue to the Road Config uration screen Press CONT F1 to continue to the next screen 2 When a reference batter is required set Slope Method Reference Batter ...

Page 114: ...Method Batter Rail in the configu ration screen the SLOPE F2 key in the Define screen is enabled and slope values for the batter rail can be entered Press SLOPE F2 to continue to the next screen 2 It is now possible to stake out a batter rail with a defined offset from the catch point Enter the appropriate values ...

Page 115: ...nter appropriate values for the slope definition Refer to 10 8 Extras for Slope for details of the fields in this screen Refer to 11 7 5 Staking Batter Rails Using a Refer ence Point for further details on using a batter rail Press CONT F1 to continue to the next screen 3 It is now possible to stake out a batter rail with a defined offset from the catch point Enter the appropriate values Refer to ...

Page 116: ...he reference point 3 Select Place Reference Point to access the stake out screen for the reference peg RR Stake Refpoint 4 Stake out the reference point using Offset When Offset is equal to zero the reference peg position has been found 5 Place the pole on top of the reference peg The value for Height indicates how far below the top of the peg the batter has to be placed 6 Place the pole on the po...

Page 117: ...ad crowns it allows the check of two X slopes at the same time The information for both X slopes is shown at the same time Road Stake Road Check a Position to stake out in this case the left stringline of the crown b Middle stringline of the crown in this case also the centre line c Left X slope to stake out d Right X slope to stake out e CL Offset f Offset g Ht Left h Ht Right a Left stringline o...

Page 118: ...3D design of the road is required Specific fields The following fields vary from the description used in 5 2 The General Page Field Option Description Ht Left Ht Right or Ht L Ht R Output Vertical offset to the left right X slope defining the road crown ...

Page 119: ...the stringline left and right of the measured position Required elements A 3D design of the road is required Road Stake Road Check a Relevant part of the layer for the current position b Left stringline Left Name c Right stringline Right Name d Offset e Height a Relevant part of the layer for the current position b Left stringline Left Name c Right stringline Right Name d Slope Offset e Layer Ht D...

Page 120: ...heck returns the height difference between the current height and the height the DTM at the measured position Required elements A DTM job is required Road Stake Road Check a Relevant triangle of the DTM b Projected point on DTM c Easting d Northing e DTM Ht Diff f Flow Directn g Flow Ratio a e g f c b RR12_046 d ...

Page 121: ...Step 4 Measuring RoadRunner 121 ...

Page 122: ...are separated in three different groups RR Configuration The option Tunnel Config is only available if the Tunnel program has been loaded for TPS The option Rail Config is only available if the Rail program of has been loaded Type Description System configuration General parameters For example angle and distance units Project configuration Project parameters For example the display format used for...

Page 123: ...ur common for all parts of the RoadRunner program Road Config These configuration settings refer to parameters that apply only to Road projects Tunnel Config These configuration settings refer to parameters that apply only to Tunnel projects for TPS Rail Config These configuration settings refer to parameters that apply only to Rail projects The Rail configura tion consists of four pages where par...

Page 124: ... To confirm the changes and move to the previous screen DMASK F3 To configure the selected display mask Refer to the Technical Reference Manual DEFLT F5 To recall the default settings Field Option Description of Field Display Mask Choicelist Selects the user defined display mask shown in the RoadRunner application for all stake out and check methods All display masks of the active configura tion s...

Page 125: ...age formats are restricted to the base units Metre m Int Ft fi and US Ft ft Slope Format Selects the display format for all slope values h v Horizontal Vertical for example 5 2 v h Vertical Horizontal for example 2 5 v h 100 For example 40 Elev Angle Angle format depends upon system configuration For example 21 8014 deg 21 48 05 24 2238 gon Refer to the Technical Reference Manual for infor mation ...

Page 126: ...hod for slopes and X slopes mathematical All slopes sign defines from left to right inde pendent of whether left or right of the centre line relative to CL relative from CL Slope signs defined relative to from the centre line Field Option Description of Field RR12_054 relative to CL relative from CL mathematic ...

Page 127: ... To confirm the changes and move to the previous screen Field Option Description of Field Auto Position Type of automatic positioning used NONE No auto position 2D Hz Instrument positions horizontally 3D Hz V Instrument positions horizontally and vertically 2D Meas Instrument positions horizontally and finds the height by iterative distance measurements Refer to 6 5 2 Auto Position 2D Measure Adva...

Page 128: ...sition to stake out Offset Tol From 0 001 to 10 Offset tolerance of the position to stake out Laser Defines when the red laser is turned on during the automatic search of the position Always off Visible red laser is turned off On at Point Visible red laser is turned on as soon as the point is found Always on Visible red laser is turned on during the whole search The laser can also be permanently t...

Page 129: ...uring RoadRunner 129 Next step CONT F1 to accept the changes and continue Max Iteration From 2 to 10 Maximum number of iterations for the distance measurement before stopping Field Option Description of Field ...

Page 130: ...ges and move to the previous screen Field Description of Field Orientation The reference direction used to stake out points The stake out elements and the graphics displayed are based on this selection to Alignment The stake out is relative to the alignment When the stake out mode Stake Mode Chain Offset is chosen this method is selected automatically to North The north direction of the active coo...

Page 131: ...nt is available Orientate To Station is used for the first point to stake out to Known Point A point from the Meas Job selected to Arrow The direction of the orientation is from the current position to the position to stake out The graphic displays a moving arrow pointing in the direction of the position to stake out from Station The reference direction is from the station to the current position ...

Page 132: ...s backwards and right left to the point and the cut fill is displayed Chain Offset Difference in chainage and offset to the stake out position Only available for Orientate To Align ment Guidance Off Turns off the bulls eye view on all stake out screens Arrows Height differences are shown using arrows up and down Horizontal differences are represented with arrows left and right Graphics Bulls eye v...

Page 133: ...e working corridor Slope Method NONE Reference Point Batter Rail or Reference Batter Selects the working method used for slope staking Refer to 11 7 Methods for Slope Staking for infor mation on the different methods of slope staking Slope Expand To configure the warning handling for slope stake out This allows the workflow of slope stake out to be optimised Three methods are available YES Warning...

Page 134: ...panded beyond and above or below the hinge point Update Angle Yes Angles are updated with telescope movement after a distance was measured No Angles and stake out values are updated after a distance measurement All values are then frozen until the next distance is taken When Automation LOCK is selected and the instrument is locked onto a target the angular values do not change Field Description of...

Page 135: ... a road a too thick layer results in higher costs as more mate rial is used a too thin layer can lead to problems and might cause serious damage Therefore RoadRunner enables you to define different check limits for above and below the design Graphic Be aware that height tolerances below the design surface are entered as negative values for example the Height Tol with 10mm from above By using the s...

Page 136: ...t tolerance c Height tolerance CONT F1 To confirm the changes and move to the previous screen Field Option Description of Field Quality Check Activates a position check when storing a staked or checked point When the defined tolerance is exceeded the stake out check can be repeated skipped or stored None No quality check during stake out check of points a c b RR12_088 ...

Page 137: ...to 100 Maximum difference in chainage Offset Tol From 0 001 to 100 Maximum horizontal offset from defined position Position Tol From 0 001 to 100 Maximum radial horizontal distance Height Tol From 0 001 to 100 Maximum height difference Height Tol From 0 001 to 100 Maximum height difference Beep near Pt On or Off Activates an acoustic warning signal when the hori zontal radial distance from the cur...

Page 138: ...to the Info Plt page Dist from Pt User input Available when Beep near Pt On is selected The horizontal radial distance from the current position to the point to stake out within which the acoustic warning signal is active Field Option Description of Field ...

Page 139: ...ge and Road Check Info Page for information on how to define info pages Plot Type To configure the required plot view Cross Plot The Plot page in stake out and check shows a cross plot of the design at the current chainage Plan view The Plot page in stake out and check shows the design from a birds eye view The plan view includes the current station setup point the point to stake out and the proje...

Page 140: ...oss section view on the Plot page when working in tracking mode The current position is updated with the selected frequency Also all values shown for stake out or on the info pages are perma nently updated Only the representation of the cross section is updated after a chainage difference of X m and any X s min If not working in tracking mode the cross section view is updated with every measure me...

Page 141: ...e of measured points The logfile is generated when the application program is exited File Name User input Available for Write Logfile Yes The name of the file to which the data should be written A logfile has the extension log and is stored in the DATA direc tory of the active memory device The data is always appended to the file Opening the choicelist accesses XX Logfiles where a name for a new l...

Page 142: ...o a logfile Format files are created using LGO A format file must first be transferred from the CompactFlash card to the System RAM before it can be selected Refer to the Technical Reference Manual for infor mation on how to transfer a format file Opening the choicelist accesses MANAGE Format Files where an existing format file can be selected or deleted Field Option Description of Field ...

Page 143: ...od Defining Info pages for RoadRunner follows the same philosophy used for display masks Refer to the Technical Reference Manual for information on display masks Info pages Road Check Info Pages and corresponding Methods Nr Method Info Page type Description 1 Stringline Check Strgl Used for Stringline 2 Individual Stringline Check Ind Strgl Used for Individual Stringline 3 X Slope Check X Slope Us...

Page 144: ... 1 Stringline Stake Strgl Used for Stringline 2 Individual Stringline Stake Ind Strgl Used for Individual Stringline 3 X Slope Stake X Slope Used for X Slope 4 Slope Manual Stake Man Slp Used for Slope Manual 5 Slope Stake Slope Used for Slope 6 Crown Stake Crown Used for Crown 7 Layer Stake Layer Used for Layer ...

Page 145: ... configuration Changing items step by step Step Description 1 Refer to 6 1 Overview of all Configuration Settings 2 Press PAGE F6 until the Info Plt page is active 3 RR Road Configuration Info Plt page Choose the Info Type to change 4 Press EDIT F3 to move to RR Define Info Display Modifying of the selected Info Type can now begin ...

Page 146: ...e Manual and Slope Check Crown refer to 6 4 7 Info Page for Crown Check Layer refer to 6 4 8 Info Page for Layer Check DTM refer to 6 4 9 Info Page for DTM Stake Strgl refer to 6 4 3 Info Page for Stringline Stake Ind Strgl refer to 6 4 4 Info Page for Individual Stringline Stake X Slope refer to 6 4 5 Info Page for X Slope Stake Man Slp refer to 6 4 6 Info Page for Slope Manual and Slope Stake Sl...

Page 147: ...ig in RR Configuration 2 Press PAGE F6 until the Info Plt page is active 3 RR Road Configuration Info Plt page Choose the Info Type to change for Road Check Info Type Check Strgl for Road Stake Out Info Type Stake Strgl 4 Press EDIT F3 to move to RR Define Info Display Modifying of the selected Info Type can now begin a Stringline to stake out b Centre line c Strgl Offset d Strgl Ht Diff e CL Offs...

Page 148: ... current position Refer to the different stake out methods for more details Chainage Output Difference between the defined chainage def Chainage on the General page and the current chainage Chainage shown on the Stake page If no defined chainage exists e g if staking out random chainages or checking this field reads Chainage Chainage Output The current chainage This field is independent of the cho...

Page 149: ...dance in Road Configuration CL Tangent Output Tangent direction of the centre line at the current chainage Near Tang Pt Output Chainage difference to the nearest start or end point tangent point on the centre line The distance to the closest point is shown This field is independent of the chosen Orientation and Guidance in the Road Configuration Vert Sqr Off Output Offset perpendicular to the vert...

Page 150: ...ent position to the point to stake out Dist to Point Output Distance from the current position to the point to stake out Def Easting Output Easting of the point to stake out Def Northing Output Northing of the point to stake out Def Height Output Height of the point to stake out Act Easting Output Easting of the current position Act Northing Output Northing of the current position Act Height Outpu...

Page 151: ...Des Nor Output Northing of the design for the current position rele vant point at the centreline Curr Des Hgt Output Height of the design for the current position relevant point at the centreline Quality 3D Output The 3D coordinate quality of the point coordinates Refer to 5 3 Point Management of the Technical Reference Manual for detailed information Field Option Description of Field ...

Page 152: ... Stringline Access step by step Step Description 1 Select Road Config in RR Configuration 2 Press PAGE F6 until the Info Plt page is active 3 RR Road Configuration Info Plt page Choose the Info Type to change for Road Check Info Type Check Ind Strgl for Road Stake Out Info Type Stake Ind Strgl 4 Press EDIT F3 to move to RR Define Info Display Modifying of the selected Info Type can now begin ...

Page 153: ...entreline d Chainage e Chainage f Offset g Height Field Option Description of Field Strgl Task Output Name defined for the stringline centre line task Offset Output Horizontal offset between the defined position and the current position Refer to the different stake out methods for more details Height Output Vertical offset between the defined position and the current position f g e a RR12_085 b d ...

Page 154: ...pendent of the chosen Orientation and Guidance in Road Config uration def Chainage Output Chainage to stake out Strgl Offset Output Horizontal offset from the stringline Strgl Ht Diff Output Height difference from the defined stringline Strgl Name Output Name of the stringline to stake out or the stake out is relative to CL Ht Diff Output Height difference from the centre line CL Height Output Hei...

Page 155: ... start or end point tangent point on the centre line The distance to the closest point is shown This field is independent of the chosen Orientation and Guidance in the Road Configuration Vert Sqr Off Output Offset perpendicular to the vertical component of the centreline This value may be useful when dealing with pipelines cables and in the construction segment Vert Chainage Output Chainage the me...

Page 156: ...ent position to the point to stake out Dist to Point Output Distance from the current position to the point to stake out Def Easting Output Easting of the point to stake out Def Northing Output Northing of the point to stake out Def Height Output Height of the point to stake out Act Easting Output Easting of the current position Act Northing Output Northing of the current position Act Height Outpu...

Page 157: ...ing of the design for the current position relevant point at the stringline Curr Des Nor Output Northing of the design for the current position rele vant point at the stringline Curr Des Hgt Output Height of the design for the current position relevant point at the stringline Hgt EndVAlign Output Height at the endpoint of the vertical alignment of the stringline Ht EndVAlign Output Height differen...

Page 158: ...158 RoadRunner Configuring Screen ...

Page 159: ...step by step Step Description 1 Select Road Config in RR Configuration 2 Press PAGE F6 until the Info Plt page is active 3 RR Road Configuration Info Plt page Choose the Info Type to change for Road Check Info Type Check X Slope for Road Stake Out Info Type Stake X Slope 4 Press EDIT F3 to move to RR Define Info Display Modifying of the selected Info Type can now begin ...

Page 160: ...Centre line e CL Offset f CL Ht Diff g X Slp Offset h X Slp Ht Diff i Left Offset j Left Ht Diff k Right Offset l Right Ht Diff m Slope Ratio n Width o Square Off Field Option Description of Field X Slope Task Output Name defined for the X slope task Offset Output Horizontal offset between the defined position and the current position Refer to the different stake out methods for more details RR12_...

Page 161: ... independent of the chosen Orientation and Guidance in Road Config uration def Chainage Output Chainage to stake out X Slp Offset Output Horizontal offset from the X slope X Slp Ht Diff Output Height difference to the X slope If no stake height difference is used X Slp Ht Diff Height Left Name Output Name of the left stringline defining the X slope Left Offset Output Horizontal offset from the lef...

Page 162: ...or Left Ht Diff X Slope Ratio Output Slope ratio of the X slope Square Offset Output Offset from the X slope perpendicular to the X slope CL Ht Diff Output Height difference from the centre line CL Height Output Height of the centre line at the current chainage CL Radius Output Radius of the centre line at the current chainage CL Type Output Curve type of the centre line CL Offset Output Perpendic...

Page 163: ...point to stake out Def Easting Output Easting of the point to stake out Def Northing Output Northing of the point to stake out Def Height Output Height of the point to stake out Act Easting Output Easting of the current position Act Northing Output Northing of the current position Act Height Output Height of the current position Curr Des Est Output Easting of the design for the current position re...

Page 164: ...164 RoadRunner Configuring Next step CONT F1 to confirm the changes and continue ...

Page 165: ...y step Step Description 1 Select Road Config in RR Configuration 2 Press PAGE F6 until the Info Plt page is active 3 RR Road Configuration Info Plt page Choose the Info Type to change for Road Check Info Type Check Man Slope Info Type Check Slope for Road Stake Out Info Type Stake Man Slope Info Type Stake Slope 4 Press EDIT F3 to move to RR Define Info Display Modifying of the selected Info Type ...

Page 166: ...ringline of slope 2nd Name d Real catch point e Centre line f Natural surface g CL Offset h CL Ht Diff i Slope Offset j Slope Ht Diff k Hinge Offset l Hinge Ht Diff m Slope Dist Hg n Slope Ratio o Square Offset p Current Ratio q 2nd Offset r 2nd Ht Diff Field Option Description of Field Slope Task Output Name defined for the slope task f a p m c d k l i n o h q j r RR12_045 b e g ...

Page 167: ... chainage Chainage shown on the Stake page If no defined chainage exists e g if staking out random chainages or checking this field reads Chainage Chainage Output The current chainage This field is independent of the chosen Orientation and Guidance in Road Config uration def Chainage Output Chainage to stake out Slope Offset Output Horizontal offset from the slope Slope Ht Diff Output Height diffe...

Page 168: ...nce from the second stringline of the slope Slope Ratio Output Ratio of the slope The display format depends on the type chosen for Slope Format on the Project Configuration General page Slope Dist Hg Output Slope distance to the hinge point All defined settings for a batter rail or reference point are already taken into account This is the information to write on the stake Slope Rat Gon Output Sl...

Page 169: ... chosen Orientation and Guidance in Road Configuration CL Tangent Output Tangent direction of the centre line at the current chainage Traveler Ht Output Height of the traveller in use Refer to 11 7 Methods for Slope Staking for infor mation on the different methods of slope staking Near Tang Pt Output Chainage difference to the nearest start or end point tangent point on the centre line The distan...

Page 170: ...put Northing of the current position Act Height Output Height of the current position Curr Des Est Output Easting of the design for the current position relevant point on the X Slope Act Easting Curr Des Nor Output Northing of the design for the current position relevant point on the X Slope Act Northing Curr Des Hgt Output Height of the design for the current position relevant point on the slope ...

Page 171: ...tep by step Step Description 1 Select Road Config in RR Configuration 2 Press PAGE F6 until the Info Plt page is active 3 RR Road Configuration Info Plt page Choose the Info Type to change for Road Check Info Type Check Crown for Road Stake Out Info Type Stake Crown 4 Press EDIT F3 to move to RR Define Info Display Modifying of the selected Info Type can now begin ...

Page 172: ...ine of the crown Left Name g Middle stringline of the crown Mid Name h Right most stringline of the crown Right Name i Left XS Ht D j Right XS Ht D k Left Offset l Left Ht Diff m Mid Offset n Mid Ht Diff o Right Offset p Right Ht Diff q L X Slp Ratio r R X Slp Ratio s Left Width t Right Width Field Option Description of Field Crown Task Output Name defined for the road crown task RR12_056 a s t u ...

Page 173: ...ght Output Vertical offset to the left right X slope defining the road crown Chainage Output Difference between the defined chainage def Chainage on the General page and the current chainage Chainage shown on the Stake page If no defined chainage exists e g if staking out random chainages or checking this field reads Chainage Chainage Output The current chainage This field is independent of the ch...

Page 174: ...l offset from the left stringline of the road crown Left Ht Diff Output Height difference from the left stringline of the road crown Right Name Output Name of the left most stringline defining the road crown Right Offset Output Horizontal offset from the right stringline of the road crown Right Ht Diff Output Height difference from the right stringline of the road crown Mid Name Output Name of the...

Page 175: ...he centre line CL Offset Output Perpendicular horizontal offset from the centre line This field is independent of the chosen Orientation and Guidance in Road Configuration CL Tangent Output Tangent direction of the centre line at the current chainage Near Tang Pt Output Chainage difference to the nearest start or end point tangent point of the centre line The distance to the closest point is shown...

Page 176: ... Northing Output Northing of the current position Act Height Output Height of the current position Curr Des Est Output Easting of the design for the current position relevant point on the crown Act Easting Curr Des Nor Output Northing of the design for the current position relevant point on the crown Act Northing Curr Des Hgt Output Height of the design for the current position relevant point on t...

Page 177: ...tep by step Step Description 1 Select Road Config in RR Configuration 2 Press PAGE F6 until the Info Plt page is active 3 RR Road Configuration Info Plt page Choose the Info Type to change for Road Check Info Type Check Layer for Road Stake Out Info Type Stake Layer 4 Press EDIT F3 to move to RR Define Info Display Modifying of the selected Info Type can now begin ...

Page 178: ...lope Offset f Layer Ht Diff g Right Name h Right Offset i Right Ht Diff j Left Name k Left Offset l Left Ht Diff m Width n Slope Ratio or X Slope Ratio o Square Off Field Option Description of Field Layer Task Output Name defined for the layer task Layer Name Output Name of the layer to check Chainage Output Chainage of the current measured position RR12_047 a m g b h k n j c l i d e o f ...

Page 179: ...e to the layer Height Output Height difference to the layer Left Name Output Name of the stringline next to the current position on the left hand side Left Offset Output Horizontal offset from the left stringline Left Name Left Ht Diff Output Height difference to the left stringline Left Name Right Name Output Name of the stringline next to the current position on the right hand side Right Offset ...

Page 180: ... slope CL Ht Diff Output Height difference from the centre line CL Height Output Height of the centre line at the current chainage CL Radius Output Radius of the centre line at the current chainage CL Type Output Curve type of the centre line CL Offset Output Horizontal offset from the centre line at the current chainage CL Tangent Output Tangent direction of the centre line at the current chainag...

Page 181: ... Height Output Height of the current position Curr Des Est Output Easting of the design for the current position relevant point on the layer Act Easting Curr Des Nor Output Northing of the design for the current position relevant point on the layer Act Northing Curr Des Hgt Output Height of the design for the current position relevant point on the layer Field Option Description of Field ...

Page 182: ...TM Access step by step Step Description 1 Select Road Config in RR Configuration 2 Press PAGE F6 until the Info Plt page is active 3 RR Road Configuration Info Plt page Choose the Info Type to change for Road Check Info Type Check DTM 4 Press EDIT F3 to move to RR Define Info Display Modifying of the selected Info Type can now begin ...

Page 183: ...ence to the DTM Height Output Height difference to the layer DTM Height Output Height of the DTM at the current measured position Flow Directn Output Direction of maximum slope ratio on the current DTM triangle This is the direction water would flow towards from the projected point Flow Ratio Output Slope ratio of the DTM This is the maximum slope ratio of the triangle DTM Name Output Name of the ...

Page 184: ... Output Easting of the DTM for the current position Act Easting Curr Des Nor Output Northing of the DTM for the current position Act Northing Curr Des Hgt Output Height of the DTM for the current position Quality 3D Output The 3D coordinate quality of the point coordinates Refer to 5 3 Point Management of the Technical Reference Manual for detailed information Field Option Description of Field ...

Page 185: ...oint to stake out has the same height as the natural surface If the natural surface is higher than the point to stake out the measured point would be closer than the stake out point If the natural surface is lower than the point the measured point would be further away Type Description 2D The instrument positions horizontally in the direction of the point to stake out 3D The instrument positions h...

Page 186: ...he possibility of iterative positioning using the auto position method 2D Meas a Point to stake out defined with 3D coordinates b Position if natural surface is higher than point to stake out c Position if natural surface is lower than point to stake out RR12_071 a b c ...

Page 187: ... position with the stake out position to deter mine a new position c to aim at As no information about the natural surface is available RoadRunner calculates a point at the same height as the measured position The new posi tion d is measured and compared again with the point to stake out a This iteration process runs until the tolerances defined for the stake out are reached a 2D position to stake...

Page 188: ...ument uses the reflectorless EDM mode 4 As the instrument uses the current vertical angle for the first iteration aim the instrument at the position you expect the point to stake out 5 Press SHIFT POSIT F4 to start the iterative positioning of the instrument The instrument spins to the horizontal direction and uses the current vertical angle for the first iteration As soon as the defined Position ...

Page 189: ... tion function a Peg placed at the correct position b First height manually chosen direction c Required height on the peg Step Description 1 Select Project Config in RR Configuration 2 Press PAGE F6 until the Posit page is active 3 RR Configuration Posit page Choose Auto Position Advanced Make sure that the instrument uses the reflectorless EDM mode 4 After stake out of the peg at the correct posi...

Page 190: ...eight without changing the horizontal direction As soon as the defined Height Tol from RR Configuration Posit is reached the instrument stops Refer to 6 5 Auto Positioning TPS only for more information Depending on the settings chosen on RR Configuration Posit page the instru ment turns on the red laser to mark the height Step Description ...

Page 191: ...Configuring RoadRunner 191 ...

Page 192: ...ects This makes the selection much easier and reduces the risk of selecting wrong data set Project A project consists of different kinds of jobs that belong together By selecting a project automatically all referenced jobs are selected as well A project can reference one fixpoint job one measurement job one road job one DTM job Since jobs are just referenced by a project they can be used in more t...

Page 193: ...oad job All road design information either typed in manually or exported from a design package is stored in the road job Like the fixpoint job it is a source of information Refer to 8 Managing the Road Job for more information on road jobs DTM job Holds DTM or TIN data Digital Terrain Model Triangular Irregular Network Like a fixpoint job or road job the DTM job is a source of information Refer to...

Page 194: ...ect The same job can be used as a fixpoint and measurement job Road jobs and DTM jobs cannot be selected as a fixpoint or a measurement job When selecting a job a filter is applied to show only the relevant jobs in the selection list ...

Page 195: ...new project Refer to 7 4 Creating a New Project EDIT F3 To edit the highlighted project This project also becomes the active project Refer to 7 5 Editing an Existing Project DEL F4 To delete the highlighted project Refer to 7 6 Deleting an Existing Project MORE F5 To toggle between the project date and project time CFCRD F6 or INTL F6 To switch between the CompactFlash card and internal memory as ...

Page 196: ...ers the last active task used on the project When the application is resumed the last active task is remembered and can be accessed again This avoids the selection of project method and task to be staked out or checked every time after turning off the instrument Accessing the screens Press RESUM F4 on the RoadRunner Begin screen ...

Page 197: ...p Description 1 Press NEW F2 in Projects Management 2 RR New Project General page Define the following Name This field is mandatory Description Creator and Device for the project 3 Press PAGE F6 changes to the Jobs page 4 RR New Project Jobs page Choose the following jobs to be used in the new project Fixpoint Job Meas Job Road Job and DTM Job It is possible to add or remove jobs to the project at...

Page 198: ...ll as the list of jobs referenced by the project RR Edit Project Job Name General page Next step PAGE F6 changes to the Jobs page STORE F1 To accept changes and continue Field Option Description of Field Name User input Project name must be unique This field is manda tory Description User input Two line description of the project Creator User input Name of the creator of the project Device CF Card...

Page 199: ...TORE F1 To accept changes and continue Field Option Description of Field Fixpoint Job Choicelist The job that contains the point data to be used Meas Job Choicelist The active job which also determines the coordinate system Points which are occupied in staking out or check are stored in this job The data from this job is shown in MANAGE Data Job Name Road Job Choicelist The active road job Refer t...

Page 200: ...e measurement job fixpoint job road job and DTM job that it references If two projects use the same control points by referencing the same fixpoint job deleting one project and will not delete the control points for the other project Delete project step by step Next step CONT F1 to accept changes and continue Step Description 1 RR Projects Device name Highlight the project to delete 2 Press DEL F4...

Page 201: ...Managing the Project RoadRunner 201 ...

Page 202: ...d from a road design package Refer to 8 4 Creating a New Road Job for information on how to create road jobs Working tasks Define how the different elements of the road design are used within the stake out or check situations For example the same edge of the road is staked out once to define the shoulder and a second time with a certain offset as the gutter Refer to 4 Step 3 Working in Advanced mo...

Page 203: ...metric elements for example straights and arcs and the cross sections by vertices Furthermore one defines at which chainage a certain cross section is used By doing this the vertices are connected to create a series of lines representing the three dimen sional design of the road In RoadRunner such lines defining the design are called stringlines Stringlines are the base elements used for stake out...

Page 204: ...rent times throughout a project it may be required to work with different layers of the road RoadRunner allows the possibility of creating such layers by grouping together sets of stringlines Vertical cut of a stringline group defines a cross section RR12_030 Example for a road with three different layers general fill gravel final surface Type Description Layer one general fill Defined by the two ...

Page 205: ... This centre line does not have to be a part of the layer In the previous example layer one general fill uses the centre line for calculation even though the centre line is not part of the layer surface Whereas the centre line is part of layer three final surface Layer three final surface Defined by the centre line CL and by 1L 2L 1R 2R Type Description ...

Page 206: ...case you can define a task in the office and simply call up the task in the field Every element defined for stake out or check independent of whether it is a stringline slope X slope crown layer or DTM may be stored as a task Tasks are created in the same way as elements are selected during stake out or check Refer to 4 Step 3 Working in Advanced mode for more information on creating tasks using t...

Page 207: ...a RoadEd Refer to Alignment Tool Kit and RoadEd for information on how to enter data manually Converted data The Design to Field component of LGO offers converters from several road design and CAD packages Several design packages also include a built in converter to RoadRunner As different design packages follow different philosophies in representation creation and storage of data the conversion p...

Page 208: ...naging the Road Job The latest version of the Design to Field importers may be found in the downloads section of the Leica Geosystems website http www leica geosystems com s e en downloads lgs_page_catalog htm cid 3291 ...

Page 209: ...t from all projects that may reference it RR Road Jobs Device Delete road job step by step Next step CONT F1 to accept the changes and continue CONT F1 To select the highlighted road job and return to the previous screen DEL F4 To delete the highlighted road job DATA F5 To view edit the data from the road job Refer to 9 Viewing and Editing the Design Data CFCRD F6 or INTL F6 To switch between the ...

Page 210: ... each other Refer to 11 3 Basic Elements for Road Stake and Check Measurements for more information on DTM jobs in projects DTM jobs consist like road jobs of two major parts DTM s are used in the RoadRunner check method DTM Type Description Design part Contains all the information of the different triangle representing the various DTM layers Work task part Defines how the DTM represented in the d...

Page 211: ...ONT F1 To select the highlighted DTM job and continue LAYER F3 To view the DTM layers of the highlighted DTM job DEL F4 To delete the highlighted DTM job CFCRD F6 or INTL F6 To switch between the CompactFlash card and the internal memory as the active device ...

Page 212: ...e different materials surfaces which form the road The design data can be viewed and partially edited in these View and Edit screens CONT F1 To return to the RoadRunner Setup screen EDIT F3 To edit the following design data 1 to edit the general job details 2 to select another centre line and include exclude stringlines from the selected layer 3 to change the start chainage of the centre line of t...

Page 213: ...s from the selected layer Centre line The name of the layer centre line Chainage To enter a start chainage to use when viewing the data The default value is the start chainage of the layer centre line Ch Increment To enter a chainage increment to use when stepping through the data If a centre line has not been defined a start chainage cannot be entered and the field will be shown as If a centre li...

Page 214: ...e the chainage by the chainage increment as defined in the View Edit Data screen CH F3 To decrease the chainage by the chainage increment as defined in the View Edit Data screen SEG F4 To enter the Segment Info screen HZ VT F5 To toggle between the vertical alignment data and the horizontal alignment data PAGE F6 To move to the next page SHIFT INIT F5 To force a re calculation of all values Field ...

Page 215: ...z Vt Radius The horizontal vertical radius of the stringline segment Hz Vt Type The horizontal vertical segment type Hz Vt Offset The horizontal vertical offset to the layer centre line If a value has not been defined the field will be shown as Field Description of field CONT F1 To return to the View Edit Data screen CH F2 To increase the chainage by the chainage increment as defined in the View E...

Page 216: ... functionality is available PAGE F6 To move to the next page SHIFT HOME F2 To move to the start of the list of stringlines SHIFT END F3 To move to the end of the list of stringlines SHIFT INIT F5 To force a re calculation of all values Column Description of column Line Name The name of the stringline in the selected layer CL off The offset of the stringline from the layer centre line The following...

Page 217: ...ncrement as defined in the View Edit Data screen CH F3 To decrease the chainage by the chainage increment as defined in the View Edit Data screen SEG F4 To enter the Segment Info screen PAGE F6 To move to the next page SHIFT INIT F5 To force a re calculation of all values CONT F1 To return to the View screens SEG F2 To move to the next segment SEG F3 To move to the previous segment ENDP STRTP F4 T...

Page 218: ...f the start end point of the segment Northing The North coordinate of the start end point of the segment Height The height of the start end point of the segment Hz Tangent The tangent direction at the start end point of the segment Hz Radius The radius at the start end point of the segment is not toggled Hz Type The current segment type is not toggled If a value has not been defined the field will...

Page 219: ...he segment Easting The East coordinate of the start end point of the segment Northing The North coordinate of the start end point of the segment Height The height of the start end point of the segment Grade The grade at the start end poin of the segment is not toggled Vt Radius The radius at the start end point of the segment is not toggled Vt Type The current segment type is not toggled If a valu...

Page 220: ...F6 To move to the next page Field Description of field Name The unique name of the road job The name may be up to 16 charac ters long and may include spaces This field is mandatory Description A detailed description of the road job two lines are available This field is optional Creator The name of the person who created the road job This field is optional Device CF Card or Internal Memory The devi...

Page 221: ...ude the highlighted stringline from the layer PAGE F6 To move to the next page Column Description of column Line Name The column showing the names of the stringlines CL The column showing the stringline which is set as the layer centre line In Ex The column showing which stringlines are excluded from the layer STORE F1 To store data and return to the View Edit Data screen RESET F4 To clear all cha...

Page 222: ...Chainage To enter a start chainage for the layer centre line By using the centre line length the end chainage is automatically calculated End Chainage The end chainage of the layer centre line as calculated from the start chainage Field Description of field ...

Page 223: ...Viewing and Editing the Design Data RoadRunner 223 ...

Page 224: ...HIFT EXTRA F5 on any page of the measurement screen Description This menu contains additional functionality for each of the stake and check methods This functionality is additional to those already existing functions which are available via the function keys The functionality differs between the stake and check methods ...

Page 225: ...existing DTM Layer as defined in the DTM job This option enables a layer from a DTM associated with the project to be applied and used as a height reference for the staking out or checking of alignments that only exist in 2D format Once defined this menu function remains active until it is turned off by either applying the menu function Reset Height to Design or by stepping out of the task Availab...

Page 226: ...eight manually The height is then typed in under Manual Height DTM Layer To define a layer from a DTM job which is associated with the project The DTM layer is then selected under DTM Layer Height User input Manual height of the point to stake out or check DTM Layer User input Layer of the DTM job to be used as a height refer ence ...

Page 227: ... Height and DTM 2 Name The current triangle of the DTM is shown on the Plot page This is available when choosing Plot Type Cross Section Refer to Graphical display of current DTM element in cross section plot for more information Availability This menu function is available to the following stake and check methods Stringline Individual Stringline X Slope Crown Layer RR DTM Height Description of fi...

Page 228: ...play of current DTM element in cross section plot When selecting a second DTM layer the relevant triangle of the DTM is shown on the Plot page The information lines DTM 2 Ht Diff DTM 2 Height and DTM 2 Name are automati cally added to the end of the Info page ...

Page 229: ...lope The Shift Reference Line item of the EXTRA menu stays disabled until the first meas ured position is available The current chainage Chainage is used for the cross section shown to pick the reference line Example In this example a gravel layer with a thickness of 10cm should be staked out Therefore a negative vertical shift to the final design surface is applied This shift is applied in the Se...

Page 230: ...SELCT F4 The required element for the refer ence shift is then confirmed with CONT F1 Field Option Description Ref Surface Slide bar Left Line output Shows the name of the left stringline from the with slidebar selected surface Right Line output Shows the name of the right stringline from the with slidebar selected surface Shift Mode Choicelist The vertical shift applied to the surface selected vi...

Page 231: ...Ref Surface gets shifted following the chosen Shift Mode The graphical selection is identical to the workflow used in the Selection Wizard with the original element highlighted in grey The expanded element and the shifted reference line marked with a cross are shown in the Plot page The Offset and Height values displayed on the Stake page guide you to the new shifted position Field Option Descript...

Page 232: ...rence surface or along the plumb line depending on the selected Shift Mode Graphic The screen shows the previous X Slope with the 10cm gravel layer and the reference surface shifted by 15cm by applying with Shift Mode Plumbline a Shift Value 0 150m on the RR Reference Shift screen a Reference Surface b Shifted Reference Point c Original X Slope d Shifted X Slope c a d 10 cm 15 cm RR12_086 b ...

Page 233: ...se Search forces a re projection of the actual position Availability This menu function is available to the following stake and check methods Stringline Indiv Stringline X Slope Manual Slope Slope Layer and Crown Example Before initialisation After initialisation This screen shows the projection of the actual position to the left segment although the distance to the right segment is shorter This s...

Page 234: ...nu functions CONT F1 To start the highlighted extras item Menu function Description Manual DTM Height Refer to 10 2 Common Extras Manual DTM Height Reset Height to Design To deactivate a manually defined height and return to the height defined in the design Reset Height to Design indicates whether manual heights are being used as it is only enabled when a manual height is active 2nd Height from DT...

Page 235: ... Points can either be selected from the fixpoint job or manually typed in The def Chainage and Stake Offset on the General page of the stake out are calculated based on the coordi nates of the selected point The height for the stake out will be set as Manual Height If the chosen point has no height the design height will be used If the point has a height it is possible to use that one or continue ...

Page 236: ...ndard Mode or to change to a different task in Advanced Mode Road elements include centre lines kerb and gutters and slopes Box Base Definition This function allows a box or similar structure to be set out related to a stringline chainage and parallel offset during a check or stake survey of a road element A base point of the box user defined dimensions of the box a base distance and a base offset...

Page 237: ...dRunner 237 Road elements include centre lines kerb and gutters and slopes a Centre line b Defined chainage c Stake offset d Base point e Base offset f Base distance g Box to stake out Menu function Description a RR12_092 b c d e f g ...

Page 238: ...en 3 Press F2 and F3 to select the relevant element in the plot The information displayed shows the current slope ratio of the element the height difference and the offset and height differ ence from the left and right vertices of the element Press CONT F1 to store the selected element which is then automatically recalled Press RESET F6 to move back to the originally selected element ...

Page 239: ...efinition The following steps describe the stake out of two reference pegs from a centre line chainage and offset a Centre line b Defined chainage c Stake offset d Base point e Base distance positive e negative e f Peg to stake out a RR12_093 b c d e e f f ...

Page 240: ... Ht Diff from the General page Press SHIFT EXTRA F5 to access Extras menu 2 Select Box Base Definition Press CONT F1 to continue to the next screen 3 The position defined by Def Chainage and Stake Offset is used as Base Chainage and Base Offset when accessing Box Base Definition for the first time within a stake out session ...

Page 241: ...e box base menu press BASE F3 in the Box Base Definition panel to freeze the values of the base point BASE F3 is now replaced by CLEAR F3 If a different base had been defined before use DEF N F2 to over write the values before pressing BASE F3 5 Define the Base Distance and Base Offset in the Box Base definition panel Base Distance and Base Offset follow the same rules as used for the definition o...

Page 242: ...take Offset and the Manual Height are adjusted accordingly 7 The fields Chainage Offset and Height on the Stake page guide you to the new position to stake out Press SHIFT EXTRA F5 to access Extras menu 8 Select Box Base Definition Press CONT F1 to continue to the next screen ...

Page 243: ...3 9 The next point of the box to stake out can now be defined To change back to the original chainage and offset defined for the base point definition use CLEAR F3 from the Box Base Definition panel 10 Start with step 1 to define a new box base ...

Page 244: ... of menu functions CONT F1 To start the highlighted extras item Menu function Description Manual DTM Height Refer to 10 2 Common Extras Manual DTM Height Reset Height to Design To deactivate a manually defined height and return to the height defined in the design Reset Height to Design indicates whether manual heights are being used as it is only enabled when a manual height is active 2nd Height f...

Page 245: ... This extra functionality is only available for stake out methods Decrement Chainage To decrement the def Chainage on the General page of the stake out by the Ch Increment Shift Reference Line Refer to 10 4 Common Extras Shift Reference Line Additional Layer Info Refer to 10 6 Extras for Stringline for details Menu function Description ...

Page 246: ...osen in RR Road Configuration the menu items may vary Differences are pointed out in the table below Extras Menu Description of menu functions CONT F1 To start the highlighted extras item Menu function Description Chainage 0 To set def Chainage on the General page to the current Chainage This extra functionality is only available for stake out methods Decrement Chainage To decrement the def Chaina...

Page 247: ...hers values in RR Slope Definition are filled in with the last measured position The defined manual slope is used for all points to stake out or check The manual slope is active until it is turned of with Reset Slope to Design from Extras Reset Slope to Design To deactivate a manually defined slope and return to the slope defined in the design Reset Slope to Design can be used as an indicator if w...

Page 248: ...ccept changes and move to the next screen depending on the settings for slope staking CONF F2 To configure the RoadRunner application program Accesses RR Configuration Field Option Description Ref Line Output The centre line the slope is defined relative to Hinge Type Choicelist The vertical offset type for the hinge point Relative Define the hinge point by the height difference rela tive to the s...

Page 249: ...rizontal offset of the hinge point from the centre line reference line def Hng HtD User input The height difference of the hinge point from the centre line reference line This field is visible if Hinge Type Relative def Hng Elev User input The absolute height of the hinge point This field is visible if Hinge Type Absolute Field Option Description RR12_039 Relative Hinge Point Slope Absolute Hinge ...

Page 250: ...he defined slope is a cut fill and left right Slope Ratio User input Defines the ratio of the slope The format of Slope Ratio depends on the settings chosen in RR Project Configuration for Slope Format Field Option Description RR12_079 Left cut Left fill Right cut Right fill Hinge Point ...

Page 251: ...Working with the Extras Menu RoadRunner 251 ...

Page 252: ...eneral In order to make the chapters on staking and checking road alignments easier to understand the basics are introduced in this chapter Please be aware that the terminology or workflow used on different construction sites may vary from the one used in this manual however basic principles remain the same ...

Page 253: ... you drive once the road is finished Shoulder or Verge Often located next to the carriage way usually with a slightly higher slope ratio than the carriage way Slope Located next to the verge and can be thought of as linking the road level with the natural surface The ratio of the slope is greater than the ratio of the verge A slope starts at the hinge point Natural surface or original ground This ...

Page 254: ...slope and the natural surface Both the hinge point and the catch point lie on the slope In the case of a cut slope the catch point forms part of the top of a bank top In the case of a fill slope the catch point forms part of the bottom of a bank toe Chainage or station The cumulative distance along the centre line frequently but not always starting at zero Technical term Description ...

Page 255: ...xample the end slopes of a cross section Surfaces for example a DTM surface Every stake out or check is based on one or more of these four base elements For example a road crown consists of two X slopes with one common stringline Stringlines The stake out of a stringline is used in different situations Centre line of a road Edges of a road or any other change in slope Gutters Pipelines cables and ...

Page 256: ...fined by the intersection of the slope and the natural surface As the natural surface is unknown this edge can only be staked out in the field To find and stake out the catch point is the most important task if working with slopes a Stringline to stake out or check in this case the centre line b Stringline offset Strgl Offset c Stringline height difference Strgl Ht Diff a c b RR12_003 a X slope to...

Page 257: ...on relating the DTM to a centre line Positions are defined by easting nothing and height value a Centre line b Slope c Hinge Point d Second stringline defining the slope e Catch point f Natural surface g Offset from the slope h Height difference Height from the slope b a f g e h c d RR12_005 a Height difference DTM Ht Diff from the triangle of the DTM found in the same vertical as the measured poi...

Page 258: ...form a 3D surface relative to a centre line Thus it is possible to define points by chainage or station offset and height Refer to 8 2 Working with the Design Data Stringlines and Layers for more information a Chainage or station b Layer Offset c Layer height difference Layer Ht Diff a RR12_007 b c ...

Page 259: ... over the remaining 100 m of paving To handle these situations Road Runner allows the possibility of adding shifts to the existing design data A shift is applied when selecting the element to stake out check Note that shifts do not change the stored design They are applied temporarily for stake out purpose Horizontal and vertical shifts Horizontal shifts are always rectangular to the centre line o...

Page 260: ...ays the same from its start chainage or station to the end chainage or station Linear The shift is linear interpolated along the chainage or station Parabolic A parabolic shift is added between start and end chainage or station a Constant shift b Linear shift c Parabolic shift and reverse curve RR12_014 a b c a Centre line b Stringline on left side c Negative horizontal shift d Negative vertical s...

Page 261: ... of the measured position in relation to the cross section If shifts are applied to the design the plot shows the original unshifted cross section view of the design as well as the shifted element The current element is shown in bold a Stringline the horizontal shift is applied to b User defined horizontal shift for the stringline c Centre line d Shifted stringline RR12_010 a b d c The original cr...

Page 262: ... stringlines slopes road crowns layers and DTM s are identical with one exception Given that DTM s are not defined relative to a centre line and hold no orientation infor mation no horizontal shift is possible for them a Slope to shift b Centre line c Value for horizontal shift d Value for vertical shift e Shifted slope RR12_016 a d e b c ...

Page 263: ... stops or emergency bays Horizontal shift For X slopes and crowns the horizontal shift is added to the stringline that is defined as refer ence line To maintain the original X slope crown ratio the stringline is shifted along the X slope crown a Centre line b Original stringline of the design c Stringline with horizontal parabolic shift RR12_017 a b c a X Slope to shift b Reference stringline of t...

Page 264: ... Vertical shift The vertical component of the shift for a X slope or crown is applied to all stringlines a X Slope to shift b Right stringline of the X Slope c Left stringline of the X slope d Negative vertical shift e Shifted X slope RR12 019 a e b d c ...

Page 265: ...rowns the stake offset is applied following the same rules as pointed out for horizontal shifts Refer to 11 4 Shifts for more information Stake offset For each stake out method a horizontal and or vertical offset may be defined The stake offset and stake height difference are defined on the General page of the stake out Refer to 11 6 2 Stake Offset Height Difference Working Example for information...

Page 266: ...used the plot shows the original cross section view of the design as well as the position to stake out The position to stake out is marked by a cross a Centre line b Stringline on left side c Negative stake offset d Negative stake height difference e Stringline on right side f Positive stake offset g Positive stake height difference a g b c d e f RR12_011 The position to stake out with the applied...

Page 267: ... stake out in RoadRunner reflects these two steps One page the Stake page is used as a guide to the peg position and a second page the Info page indicates the values to mark on the peg Step Description 1 Find the position to place the peg 2 Mark the information on the peg that allows its final position to be determined The first step Stake The Stake page is used for the first step of the actual st...

Page 268: ...ending on the object to be staked out and the working methods used on the site the information page is for each stake method user definable This allows to show all the required information in exactly the way needed The various checking methods use the same Info pages The second step Info Shows the information to be marked on the peg for the construction worker or machine operator The Info page is ...

Page 269: ...re line should be staked out Once without an stake offset and once using an stake offset of 1 m The stake height difference stays zero in both cases No stake offset h Current position Offset 0 841 Height 0 254 i Position to stake out b 0 254 a RR12_012 0 841 Since in this example the stringline is also the centre line of the layer the offset from the centre line CL Offset and delta offset to the r...

Page 270: ...tays zero As no stake offset or stake height difference are used the values shown for stake out on the Stake page Offset and Height are the same as shown on the Info page for Strgl Offset and Strgl Ht Diff Info pages are user definable Depending on the configu rations chosen your Info page may look different a Current position b Stringline to stake out in our case also the centre line c Position t...

Page 271: ...he same position Stake Offset and Stake Ht Diff are stored with the task and will be maintained when the task is restarted Refer to 11 5 Stake Offset and Stake Height Differ ence for information on how stake offsets are defined The horizontal offset Offset from the position to stake out is now 0 159 m 0 841 1 All other values stay the same as when a stake offset was not used ...

Page 272: ...set and Strgl Ht Diff now show how far the current position is away from the stringline If the peg is placed in its exact position Offset on the Stake page would be equal to zero Strgl Offset on the Info page would show exactly the same value as that defined for Stake Offset on the General page ...

Page 273: ... on choosing the slope method Type Description Manual slopes The slope is defined manually by offsets and the slope ratio relative to a known centre line Design slope The slope is nominated out of the full 3D design of the road job Method Description General A generic slope stake out method Reference point Stake out of a reference peg with a defined offset from the catch point Refer to 11 7 3 Slop...

Page 274: ...a fill or one of the lines defining the slope ends before intersecting with the natural surface RoadRunner can handle these different situations with a variety of slope extras As soon as a measurement is taken outside of the defined design slope a message appears prompting if the slope should be extended The extension of a line is always based on the end tangent of the stringline When moving back ...

Page 275: ...d Configuration General page Refer to 6 3 Configuration Settings for the Program Road Config for more information on choosing the slope method Workflow As the natural surface is unknown the catch point can only be staked out iteratively If staking out on a horizontal natural surface the values shown for Offsets indicates how far the catch point is away If the natural surface is not horizontal you ...

Page 276: ...heckers The reference point offset guarantees that all pegs are placed with the same horizontal offset to the catch point Workflow a Slope to stake out b Natural surface c Catch point of the slope d Defined reference point offset Ref Offset e Reference peg RR12_022 a c b d e a Slope to stake out b Natural surface c Real catch point d Projected catch point e Approximate staked out catch point after...

Page 277: ...h to the real catch point c it may be used as the approxi mate catch point Based on this approximate catch point the projected catch point d on the slope is calculated No reference point offset Ref Offset and no traveller height Traveller Ht are taken into account for this step The projected catch point d is then used as a starting point for the stake out of the reference peg g 2 The second step i...

Page 278: ... guarantee that the rails are positioned as high as possible to make them easier to use Slope method to be used Select Slope Method Batter Rail in RR Road Configuration General page Refer to 6 3 Configuration Settings for the Program Road Config for information on how to change the slope method 1 Batter rail for a cut 2 Batter rail for a fill a Slope to stake out b Natural surface c Catch point of...

Page 279: ...e out the catch point of the slope The reference point offset Ref Offset and traveller height Traveller Ht are not taken in account in this step Based on this approximate catch point the projected catch point on the slope is calculated The projected catch point is used as a starting point for the stake out of the refer ence peg 2 The second step is to stake out the reference point relative to the ...

Page 280: ...ng Stake and Check Basics Slope method Select Slope Method Reference Batter in RR Road Configuration General page Refer to 6 3 Configuration Settings for the Program Road Config for information on how to change the slope method ...

Page 281: ...tire alignment Using chainage or station equations eliminates this need Chainage or station equations can create either a gap or an overlap as shown in the following diagrams Gap chainage or station equa tion Chainage or station back 10 chainage or station ahead 15 Overlap chainage or station equation Chainage or station back 13 chainage or station ahead 7 RR12_062 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5 6 7 8...

Page 282: ...ge or station can appear more than twice on a design In this example the chainages or stations 11 to 13 appear three times If typing in chainage or station 12 in this example in RR Multiple Chainage to select the right chainage or station looks as follows LAST F1 To use the previously selected chainage or station equation for the entered chainage or station SELCT F4 To select the chainage or stati...

Page 283: ...hainage or station of the chainage or station equation Column Description End Shows the end chainage or station for the chainage or station equation reads in our example 13 000 for Nr 1 15 000 for Nr 2 and 24 000 for Nr 3 End shows till which chainage or station the current chainage or station equation is valid As for the first part of the alignment no chainage or station equation exists Ahead sta...

Page 284: ...w shows the result you would get if working without defined working corridor For the measured position b RoadRunner finds the centre line point c with the minimum perpendicular offset f With a defined working corridor e RoadRunner would display with a message telling you that the measured position is outside of the defined centre line a Centre line b Measured position c Projected point on the cent...

Page 285: ...nding Stake and Check Basics RoadRunner 285 The working corridor is defined via Work Corrid in RR Road Configuration General page Refer to 6 5 Auto Positioning TPS only for information on RR Road Configuration ...

Page 286: ...bolas Full Partial Bloss curves parabola of degree five Multipoints all elements that cannot be described by one of the previous types are represented by discrete points along the curve For example a line parallel to a clot hoid Vertical alignment RoadRunner supports the following elements in the vertical component of alignments Straights Arcs Quadratic parabolas Multipoints all elements that cann...

Page 287: ...pplied following the plumb line Constant A constant shift is applied from the begin chainage of the shift to the end chainage of the shift Linear The difference between the shift at the begin chainage and the shift defined at the end chainage is distributed in a linear fashion Parabolic The difference between the shift at the begin chainage and the shift defined at the end chainage is distributed ...

Page 288: ...ift g Radius of the two arcs used as transition curve h Random chainage between e and f i Shift applied at chainage h b c d h i e g g f a RR12_077 Type Description None The curve exists between the start chainage and end chainage of the shift Step Outside of the defined shift area the original design is used This means a step will appear at the start and or end of the shifted area Parallel The sta...

Page 289: ...Understanding the Geometry RoadRunner 289 The three possibilities for curve behavior outside of the shifted area RR12_057 None Step Parallel ...

Page 290: ...unner will notify you Concept When expanding the centreline the geometry of the last element of the centreline will be continued for example a centreline that ends with an arc will be continued with an arc of the same radius The chosen setting for the expansion stays active whilst the task is active Method Description When staking out in the region of the start end area of the design centreline si...

Page 291: ...angent Outside of the original design area correct results cannot be guaranteed HZ F1 Only the horizontal alignment is expanded HZ V F2 the horizontal and the vertical alignment are expanded NONE F4 Will not expand the centreline at all and for all meas urements outside the centreline no information is displayed ...

Page 292: ...gn is a short ramp that connects a road with an already existing part of the bike path In this tutorial chapter you will learn how to Create a project that includes your road data Change your road configurations Select the element to stake out Stake out the centre line of the design Find catch points for slopes and place batter rails Check a road layer surface Shift design to fit existing road lev...

Page 293: ... a bike bath connecting two existing roads is used during your tutorial RR12_060 E 320 520 N 466 090 0 009 20 E 303 750 N 453 017 H 416 97 0 032 39 E 320 520 N 475 29 H 420 21 0 000 00 421 0 0 000 00 0 004 00 0 008 00 0 012 00 0 016 00 0 020 00 0 024 00 0 028 00 0 032 00 R 10 5 416 0 E 313 261 N 456 103 0 022 39 ...

Page 294: ...ical overview Cross sections The bike path changes from a fill to a cut Two different types of cross sections are used RR12_061 2 25 2 25 0 5 0 5 2 25 2 25 0 5 0 5 2 1 2 1 30 mm asphalt 300 mm gravel general fill 30 mm asphalt 300 mm gravel L C L C 2 1 2 1 ...

Page 295: ...ed If you are already familiar with your system you can choose your normal way of defining a local coordinate system Uploading the data This exercise uses the tutorial data distributed with the SmartWorx DVD Copy all data from GPS1200 or TPS1200 GPS1200 or TPS1200_SampleData Applica tions RoadRunner Tutorial Onboard Exercise1 to the CF card under DBX All parts of this task can be completed in the ...

Page 296: ...Enter the instrument height Instrument Ht Select Fixpoint Job Tutorial Points Press CONT F1 to continue 5 Set Stn Ori Set Azimuth Enter Backsight ID Start Enter the reflector height Reflector Ht Enter Azimuth 100 0000 if working with gon Enter Azimuth 90 if working with degrees Aim the instrument in the direction of the start point of the tutorial alignment Press SET F1 6 Press OK F4 to complete t...

Page 297: ...onfigure the sensor as a rover following the GPS1200 Technical Reference Manual 1 Turn on and press PROG Select Determine Coordinate System 2 Determine Coord System Begin Select Name Tutorial CS Select WGS84 Pts Job RR WGS84 Select Local Pts Job Tutorial Points Select Method One Pt Localistn Press CONT F1 to continue 3 Step 1 Choose Transform Type Select Transfrm Type Onestep Select Height Model E...

Page 298: ...mmon Point Highlight WGS84 Point Press SURVY F5 6 Survey RR WGS84 Survey page Enter Point ID Point WGS84 Enter the antenna height Antenna Ht Place your pole in one of the corners of the area you will use for the tutorial example Position is also marked in the drawing Press OCUPY F1 STOP F1 and STORE F1 to measure and store the point Description ...

Page 299: ...ordinates of this point are East 305 North 475 Height 418 Press CONT F1 to continue 8 Step 4 Determine Rotation Select Method User Entered Enter the rotation Rotation for your test area Press CONT F1 to continue 9 Step 5 Determine Scale Select Method User Entered The Scale should be close to 1 000 Press CONT F1 to continue Description ...

Page 300: ...oject defines which coordinate system is used by default To ensure that you are using the right coordinate system change the current coor dinate system of Job Tutorial Meas Refer to the GPS1200 Technical Reference Manual for information on changing coordinate systems of jobs 10 Step 6 Store Coord System Press STORE F1 to confirm the newly created coordinate system Description ...

Page 301: ...he tasks you have been working on The special shifts names and other settings of the task you have defined are stored and can be called up again This makes it also possible to prepare the tasks in the office where all the paper plans CAD drawings recent updates and a good cup of coffee are available Uploading the data This exercise uses the tutorial data distributed with the SmartWorx DVD Copy all...

Page 302: ...ption optional Description Enter a name optional Creator and Select the storage device Device CF Card Press PAGE F6 to move to the Jobs page 5 The Jobs page Highlight and open the choicelist for Fixpoint Job Highlight and select the job Tutorial Points In a fixpoint job all the control data needed in the field is stored Control data can be points with known coordinates used for a TPS set up or poi...

Page 303: ...e geometry information is not enough You define special shifts or decide that the line should only be staked out within a certain chainage range The same line in the road 6 Select the other jobs in the same way Select Meas Job Tutorial Meas Select Road Job Tutorial Road and Select DTM Job None Press STORE F1 to store the project 7 The new project RR_Excercise_1 has been created When working with t...

Page 304: ...re line Creating a new task Description 8 Select Application RR Road Select Stake Check Stake Select Method Stringline Select Mode Advanced Ensure Project RR_Exercise_1 is selected Press CONT F1 to access Task Management 9 Press NEW F2 to start the Selection Wizard The selection wizard guides you through the selec tion of the new task The new task is created when you reach the last screen of the S...

Page 305: ... different layers of a road This makes it possible to store for example the final surface of the pavement as well as the surface for the first cut or fill The centre line you stake out is shown on all layers Select Select View Cross Section as you will select the centre line of the bike path in a cross section view of the design The Plot Chainage for the cross section is by default the start chain...

Page 306: ...tinue 13 Select Stake Mode 3D as you are also interested in the height of the centre line Select Use Min Max No as you want to use the whole length of the centre line Press FINSH F1 to confirm the changes end the Selection Wizard and create the new task The new task you have created is stored with all the defined settings as part of the project To run the stake out it is only necessary to call up ...

Page 307: ...ayed Road configurations they are road specific For example the working corridor left and right of the alignment All configurations can be stored in configuration sets Description 15 Press SHIFT CONF F2 to access Configuration 16 Choose Road Config 17 The General page Select Orientate to Alignment The Stake Mode changes to Chain Offset Select Guidance Arrows Graphics Select Work Corrid 10 000m to ...

Page 308: ... 2s for the update frequency of the cross section view Select Vertical Exg 2 for the vertical exaggeration for the cross section plot Press PAGE F6 to move to the Logfile page 20 Select Write Logfile Yes Points are stored in the measurement job as well as the log file Select File Name Tutorial_Log Select Format File RR_Log Variables defined in the chosen format file are written to the log file Pre...

Page 309: ...l changes are applied to the configuration set you have chosen before and stored with it This means the next time you select the configuration set RoadRunner appears in the way you have defined it You are ready to stake the bike path centre line Description ...

Page 310: ...ld be placed Preparation To run this exercise you need an open space of about 30 x 30 m and 10 pegs Uploading the data This exercise uses the tutorial data distributed with the SmartWorx DVD Copy all data from GPS1200 or TPS1200 GPS1200 or TPS1200_SampleData Applica tions RoadRunner Tutorial Onboard Exercise2 to the CF card under DBX If you continue from Exercise 1 you can use RR_Exercise_1 as wel...

Page 311: ...are ready to stake the bike path centre line Description Option 2 Continuing from Exercise 1 1 If you have just completed Exercise1a 1b and have either turned off the instrument or exited from the RoadRunner program the following steps apply 2 Turn on and press PROG Select RoadRunner 3 Press RESUM F4 to simply start up the last task that you have been working on 4 You are ready to stake the bike p...

Page 312: ...F1 to access RoadRunner Setup these steps continue from Exercise 1a 2 Select Application RR Road Select Stake Check Stake Select Method Stringline Select Mode Advanced Ensure Project RR_Exercise_2 is selected Press CONT F1 to access Task Management 3 Highlight and select the existing task Bike CL Press CONT F1 ...

Page 313: ... height Antenna Ht for GPS Enter Def Chainage 0 000 The chainage for the first point you stake out is zero Enter Ch Increment 5 000 No increment is required if staking random chainages Leave Stake Offset and Stake Ht Diff at 0 Press PAGE F6 to change to the Stake page 2 The Stake page you see the difference between the current position and the position to stake out The bulls eye on the right hand ...

Page 314: ...ge show you the difference between the current position and the position to stake out Bring the values for Chainage and Offset as close to zero as required Mark the position of the start point of the centre line Press PAGE F6 to move to the Info page 3 The Info page This page is user definable This gives you the advantage that you can configure the Info page to display the information you need If ...

Page 315: ...rease the current chainage by the defined chainage increment Stake out the point at chainage 5 000 following steps 6 to 7 5 Press CH F4 to increase the current chainage by the defined chainage increment A message box comes up telling you that there is a tangent point the start point of the curve within the chainage increment range Press YES F6 to stake out the tangent points 6 Stake out all points...

Page 316: ... distributed with the SmartWorx DVD Copy all data from GPS1200 or TPS1200 GPS1200 or TPS1200_SampleData Applica tions RoadRunner Tutorial Onboard Exercise3 to the CF card under DBX If you continue from Exercise 1 you can use RR_Exercise_1 as well Selecting the project and the task Description Option 1 Continuing from Exercise 1 1 Access RoadRunner Setup In Exercise 1 a task was created for the str...

Page 317: ...new task is created when you reach the last screen of the Selection Wizard and end it with FINSH F1 4 Select Task Name Fill Left Select Shift Horiztl None Select Shift Verticl None Press NEXT F1 to continue 5 Select Layer Initial Cut Fill Select Select View Cross Section Select Plot Chainage 0 000 Press NEXT F1 to continue Description Option 1 Continuing from Exercise 1 ...

Page 318: ...x No Press FINSH F1 to confirm the changes end the Selection Wizard and create the new task The new task you have created is stored with all the defined settings as part of the project To run the stake out it is only necessary to call up the task again Description Option 2 Starting with Exercise 3 1 Press CONT F1 to access RoadRunner Setup these steps continue from Exercise 1a Description Option 1...

Page 319: ...ion RR Road Select Stake Check Stake Select Method Slope Select Mode Advanced Ensure Project RR_Exercise_3 is selected Press CONT F1 to access Task Management 3 Highlight and select the existing task Fill Left Press CONT F1 Description Option 2 Starting with Exercise 3 ...

Page 320: ... Enter Ch Increment 5 000 Leave Stake Offset and Stake Ht Diff at 0 Press PAGE F6 to move to the Plot page 2 The Plot page This page shows the measured position in relation to the cross section at the current chainage Press DIST F2 to populate the Plot page with the values for the current measured position Bring the values Chainage and Offset as close to zero as required Mark the position of the c...

Page 321: ...hem in the Configuration 4 Depending on the workflow you favour you can now either stake all catchpoints on one side of the centre line or flip between the right and left slope of the cut To work ahead on one side of the road simply press CH F4 to increase to the next chainag To change to the right side of the cut simply press ESC to return to Task Management Select Fill Right and move to the righ...

Page 322: ...ill turns to a cut RoadRunner brings up a message box telling you that you are outside of the define slope and prompting if you want to continue with the last valid slope values This is a useful feature if the design you get is not accurate enough and cuts fills have to be extended Description ...

Page 323: ...with the layer method RoadRunner automatically detects the rele vant part of the layer for the measured position On the Road Configuration Stake page you can choose if a warning should appear as soon as a point outside the defined limits is stored Preparation To run this exercise you need an open space of about 30 x 30 m 10 pegs and a tape Uploading the data This exercise uses the tutorial data di...

Page 324: ...cise 3 a task was created for the slope In Exercise 4 you will create a task for the layer 2 Select Application RR Road Select Stake Check Check Select Method Layer Select Mode Advanced Ensure Project RR_Exercise_1 is selected Press CONT F1 to access Task Management 3 Press NEW F2 to start the Selection Wizard The selection wizard guides you through the selec tion of the new task The new task is c...

Page 325: ...t Fill Select Shift Verticl None Press NEXT F1 to continue 5 Select Layer Initial Cut Fill Select Select View Cross Section Select Plot Chainage 0 000 Press NEXT F1 to continue 6 The whole layer is shown Press NEXT F1 to continue Description Option 1 Continuing with Exercise 1 ...

Page 326: ...ttings as part of the project To run the stake out it is only necessary to call up the task again Description Option 2 Starting with Exercise 4 1 Press CONT F1 to access RoadRunner Setup these steps continue from Exercise 1a 2 Select Application RR Road Select Stake Check Check Select Method Layer Select Mode Advanced Ensure Project RR_Exercise_4 is selected Press CONT F1 to access Task Management...

Page 327: ...2 Starting with Exercise 4 Description 1 The General page Enter the point ID Point ID Enter the reflector height Reflector Ht for TPS Enter the antenna height Antenna Ht for GPS If the points to pick up are on a certain chainage you would rather work with the stake out of layers which lets you define a chainage Press PAGE F6 to move to the Plot page ...

Page 328: ...red position Bring the values Chainage and Offset as close to zero as required Mark the position of the catch point Press PAGE F6 to move to the Info page 3 The Info page In addition to the values displayed on the Info page you are interested in the grade of the centre line As the Info page is user defineable you will simply add it to the already displayed item Press SHIFT CONF F2 to access Config...

Page 329: ...age Select Info Type Check Layer Press EDIT F3 to access Define Info Display 6 Scroll down to the next empty line with either Line Space Half or Line Space Full and relace it with CL Grade Press CONT F1 twice to return to the Info page 7 The field CL Grade appears on the Info page Description ...

Page 330: ...the existing road level In the following exercise you will create a new X slope task that includes this shift At chainage 0 000 the shift applied should be 15cm to intersect with the existing road a To guarantee a smooth transition between the already finished part of the bike path c and the remaining part a linear shift will be used This means the 15cm difference are distributed linearly along th...

Page 331: ...k was created for the layer In Exercise 5 you will create a task for the x slope 2 Select Application RR Road Select Stake Check Stake Select Method X Slope Select Mode Advanced Ensure Project RR_Exercise_1 is selected Press CONT F1 to access Task Management 3 Press NEW F2 to start the Selection Wizard The selection wizard guides you through the selec tion of the new task The new task is created w...

Page 332: ...additional flexibility during the stake out Select Shift Horiztl None No horizontal shift should be applied to the X slope Select Shift Vertical Linear The 15cm difference should be distributed linear along 17 metres of the alignment starting at chainage 0 000 with 15cm and ending at chainage 17 000 with 0 cm Press NEXT F1 to continue 5 Select Layer 300mm Gravel The default Plot Chainage is by def...

Page 333: ...R1 1 Select this X slope by using the F2 and F3 keys Press NEXT F1 to continue 7 Select Reference Line Left Strgln All stake offsets and height differences applied would be relative to this stringline Select Use Min Max No Press NEXT F1 to continue Description Option 1 Continuing with Exercise 1 ...

Page 334: ... you have created is stored with all the defined settings as part of the project To run the stake out it is only necessary to call up the task again 9 The stake out for X slopes works the same way as for slopes and stringlines Move left and right of the centreline to see that the stringline you are staking out relative to changes depends on the side of the centreline you are On the Plot page the p...

Page 335: ...Quick Start Tutorial Advanced Mode RoadRunner 335 ...

Page 336: ...e Select 64 Chainage 254 Equation 281 Format 124 Gap 281 Overlap 281 Range 81 Configuration Project 124 Road 130 Cross section update 140 Crown Extras 244 Info page 171 Select 77 Stake out 117 D Daylight point 254 Display mask 124 DTM Info page 182 Select 76 E Exras Crown 244 Layer 244 Slope 246 Stringline 234 X slope 244 F Finished road level 254 G Guidance 132 ...

Page 337: ...267 J Job DTM 193 Fixpoint 193 Measurement 193 Road 193 L Layer 204 Extras 244 Info page 177 Select 74 Stake out 119 Logfile 141 M Multiple chainage 282 N Natural surface 253 O Original ground 253 P Project Delete 200 Edit 198 New 197 R Reference point 276 Road job Delete 209 New 207 S Selection wizard 39 Centreline 64 Define screen 49 DTM 76 Layer 74 Road crown 77 Select screen 46 ...

Page 338: ...t 247 Info page 165 Manual 72 247 248 Method 133 Reference batter 59 Reference peg 58 Select 68 Sign definition 126 Stake out 273 Stake Height difference 86 Offset 86 Stake mode 132 Stake offset 265 Sign convention 265 Working example 269 Stake out Chainage and offset 93 Crown 117 Direct 265 Indirect 265 Indiv Stringline 97 Layer 119 Stringline 95 X slope 100 Station 254 Equation 281 Stringline 20...

Page 339: ... 339 T Task 206 Toe 254 Top 254 Traveller 279 V Verge 253 Vertical alignment 286 Vertical exaggeration 140 W Working corridor 133 X X slope 256 Extras 244 Format 125 Info page 159 Select 66 Stake out 100 Z Zig zag 42 79 ...

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