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9. VPM (Virtual Plane Measurement)
The Virtual plane includes the Vertical plane.
With VPM, the Coordinates on the vertical plane and virtual plane can be obtained by entering
the “Station Coordinates and Azimuth” and by measuring point 1, point 2 and point 3.
Two points make a vertical plane and three points make a virtual plane.
You can measure the Point Coordinates of this virtual plane by aiming at your desired
points.
Press the [F3][VPM] of the PowerTopoLite screen
to view the STATION POINT SETUP screen of the
VPM function.
• [LIST] key
All stored points can be displayed as follows by
pressing [F2][LIST].
Press the [F2][LIST] to view POINT
SELECTION FROM THE LIST screen.
You can enter Coordinates data by applying the
List data.
P1
P2
P3
Azimuth
Station
Coordinates
Vertical plane created
by 2 points
Coordinates of your aimed
point on the vertical plane
Virtual plane created by 3 points