Setup – 12D Wiki

Station Height Cal (V14)

The Station Height Cal option opens the 12d Field - Inst Stat Hgt Cal panel. This panel is used to establish the level of the instrument station point. Note: The 12d Field - Inst Stat Hgt Cal panel is ONLY used for establishing level and therefore will use the positional co-ordinates of the last known setup. This option [...]

Station Helmert (V14)

The Station Helmert option opens the 12d Field – Helmert Resection panel. This panel is used to calculate and establish the position of the instrument in relation to known control points, this method is known as a resection. Continue down the page to see the 12d Field – Helmert Resection panel options. To view the 12d Field – Helmert Resection panel, [...]

Station Standard (V14)

The Station Standard option opens the 12d Field - Instrument Setup panel. This panel is used to establish the position of the instrument over a station point. Continue down the page to see the 12d Field - Instrument Setup panel options. To view the 12d Field - Instrument Setup panel, Use: Show Options => Station Setup => Station [...]

Station Details (V14)

The Station details are displayed in the 12d Field - Current Setup Details panel. Scroll down the page to see the various information that the 12d Field - Current Setup Details panel displays. To view the 12d Field - Current Setup Details panel, Use: Show Options => Station Setup => Station Details See the below image of [...]

Station Setup (V14)

The Station Setup menu panel is used to display current station setup information and to set up a new station. Continue down the page to see the various menu panel options. To view the Station Setup menu panel, Use: Show Options => Station Setup The Station Setup menu panel consists of the below options: Station Details [...]

Instrument Selection – Available Instruments Toggling

The instruments list is populated by the ‘12dF_INSTRUMENT_SELECTION.4D’ file. This file is created by default in the ‘user’ folder when you first start 12d Field. The ‘user’ folder is C:\12d\14.00\user\ You can change the available instruments by editing this file. Use a text editor to edit the file (Notepad is best – DO NOT USE WordPad [...]

Setup and Configuration

If this is the first time you are a connecting a specific instrument 12d Field, You will need to refer one of the following links, depending on the instrument brand and model, prior to continuing on this page. Visit this Post: Connecting Leica TS15, TS16, MS50 & MS60 to 12d Field or Visit this Post: [...]

Userkeys.4d

12d provides a number of user keys or “hot keys” for accessing panels or operation. Users are able to modify the provided file and add additional commands to quickly access commonly utilized panels. The best method for editing this file is to simple copy the original file provided by 12d Solutions ($Setups) and place [...]

HotKeys – Panel Sizing

HotKey panels are set to a default size, usually 80x80 pixels per image. The user(s) may wish to resize the panels to suit their personal preference. This can be done by manually editing the size of the image based buttons. To do this safely, first you will need to copy the images folder from the [...]

HotKeys

Hotkeys are image based button panels, in 12d Field, that are primarily used to control a connected instrument via the tablet. They allow the operator to control/command the connected instrument with ease through the touch of a finger or stylus. To activate the hotkey(s) in 12d Field: Show Options => Settings => Surv GUI => [...]