The Tablet Entry Guide

The Tablet Entry Guide is designed to assist digitized data entry. Press Guide on the menu bar and select Tablet to display the Tablet Entry Guide. Press the G key on the keyboard to activate the guide after selecting the desired guide. The suggested data entry sequence is listed from top to bottom on the list. Below is an explanation of the commands on the Data Entry Guide.

 

 

Name Job

 

Entry of job name, builder and data. Units of measure is only available on a new job.

 

 

 

Enable Tablet

 

Enables the use of the digitizer for scaled data entry.

 

 

 

Scale Drawing

 

Used to scale the grading plan to the digitizer.

 

 

 

Enter Existing Perimeter

 

Switches to Entry Mode, Existing Surface, Perimeter Layer

 

 

 

Enter Existing Data Lines

 

Switches to Entry Mode, Existing Surface, Data Lines Layer

 

 

 

Enter Stripping Areas

 

Switches to Entry Mode, Existing Surface, Stripping Areas Layer

 

 

 

Enter Design Data Lines

 

Switches to Entry Mode, Design Surface, Data Lines Layer

 

 

 

Enter Design Perimeter

 

Switches to Entry Mode, Design Surface, Perimeter Layer

 

 

 

Enter Report/Sectional Areas

 

Switches to Entry Mode and starts the Add Report Regions command

 

 

 

Save File

 

Saves the current job.

 

 

 

Review Graphics

 

Switches to 3D View Mode

 

 

 

Compute Volumes

 

Calculates the volumes for the Design Perimeter and any Report Regions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Print Reports

 

Switches to the Print Preview Page and send the Cut-Fill Shade Map and Volume Report to the Print Preview Page.

 

 

 

Exit Program

 

Exist the program. If job has changed since last save, you are prompted to save the job before exiting.