AGPS-Pipe Pro
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1. grid Save the Current Grid iC house a saved Choose a Saved Grid uen Load Saved Grids from Survey File grid and more asas a Gawed riri These grid options do not require snapping to a point because they are not using the location of your click Page 16 of 23 Revision 6 3 2009 dp AGPS Pipe Main Menu 0 4 4 Measuring Instrument Menu many questions Different Job Same Job Program Program Quickly Choose the type of Instrument Position settings for the Instrument Control the Instrument Control Points Check Setup Capture a Control Point menu Survey File menu Devices menu Edit the Control Point File Parameters menu Pass menu Pod Settings se rere irme Normal Use Rod Length Miscellaneous actions Tonnale mirk Sat n Mande Current Rod Length Bos Tin Mnrectinne naw OFF m amp Choose a Rod Length NONE OF THESE CHANGE THE APPEND 1 LINE NEW TEMPORARY Calculate Length from a Tr Measure Length using Z Ins CURRENT TEMPORARY very high pipe machine chart eh Capture a Control Point Read the Instrument now Control the Instrument first Pause before read amount 10 seconds Tries for averaging purposes 20 Rod Length being used 6 31 Quit without reading mI Page 17 of 23 Capturing a Control Point Enter the MenU Select2. offset from the ground LAY Pass Needs previous RIP or SVY Pass LNE Pass Lay No Rip Ignores RIP or SVY Pass TOPO Mode Just record like AGPS Topo PTL Pass Previous Topo Lay no SVY passes RESTART the Current Pass or start a new one FORGET previous info for planning this RIP LNEI Use an old SVY or RIP pass for this LAY Pass Copy in a CAP file containing old RIP or SV hips Far Minimum Sloane and PRPastart Pasa Page 12 of 23 Select a Pass type On the keyboard press P or touch Menu Pass Menu OK Choose the appropriate pass Sometimes Use an old SVY or RIP pass for this LAY pass is used to Start Using SVY or RIP passes Start at the highest elevation of the line When ready with the blade all the way up or rip depth touch A Cap to turn on Drive the exact path you would like the line to follow Touch backspace on the keyboard or lt OVY or lt RIP to toggle to LAY mode Revision 6 3 2009 Eb AGPS Pipe PIPE DEMO LAY nk 11 50 0 0177 7 33 m iy REUTERS T oes M Hvar tb TUNG SUT TETTE P RP VEO HABD MMMM MU DD VIN c III TIENE VIRA TTT OIN die TUO uU TIT DIEQUE UTITUR NINE QUU TET i BENI re AGPS Pipe PIPEJOB2 LNR tod 1 Speed E E Er 9 d one X S 00o Meu Position 3 Taf TY 129717246 e M Em BA EM US Path E Yam m Surface S1 ground 2 burie
3. HOT BUTTON EE AUTOMATIC LABEL MENU m SET UP MENU SHORTCUT MENU VALVE CONTROL These notes show a aay side view with a ER LER NS 295 Te yat X Blade ENS slu ue 72Q mm 0 ON profile generated curet Poston vem 5 E process described later AGPS Pipe PLINE1 LAY ela CURRENT DESIGN PDN O3 SLOPE DIGITAL GRADE i AMEMEU VA cal FA PRERIP MODE aa PIPE PLAN y i eee ee PROFILE X GRADE CORRECTION enar MINIMUM PLAN GROUND INDICATOR DEPTH PROFILE Page 10 of 23 Revision 6 3 2009 OEE 5200 ORE OEF 30 0 00 11 00 04 09 OEE OU Osz 14 00 10 00 UezU 0 09 1000 0 10 4 00 DU t 9 00 0 00 NM NW OoDOC Wo Groups Toggle Surveying Backwards Steering Look Ahead Distance Toggle Path by Offsetting Current Path Toggle Paths along Grid Lines Recalc Plan if off by this amt Added Slope for non float auto blade Blade Length blade tip to boot back Total Latency for look ahead Toggle Simulate Non Advanced Mode Rip Lay Vertical Difference Vertical Error Tolerance in GOOD Survey Pass offset from the ground Minimum Auto Capture Distance Dist blade moved by keys Commit Error when above LNR horizontal distance Minimum Slope of Pipe Maximum Slope Start of Maximum Slope Rest of Maximum Slope Change of Maximum Depth of Pipe Optimum Depth of Pipe Minimum Depth of Pipe Absolute Minimum Depth guess Pipe Pipe Pipe of Setting
4. Move Blade Down ArrowUp Half of PageUp Using a keyboard IS ArrowDown Half of PageDown the quickest way to show All points navigate the show this Buttons menu es program On the ind closest Control Dorint UInd closest Data pocnt left is a list of what show view from the East all the buttons do DCH Cut Fill Offset SubGrade when at the toggle stop Go mode Working screen Zoom Lis marK special points draw Lines between points In every menu Manually capture a point arrow keys Enter show Neighborhood of current position OK and Esc zoom Out Pass menu QUIC this application Cancel are used Also pressing the specify Radius to show first letter of an show view from the Side option WIII skip to show view from the Top that option menu change View show view from the West show a 3D view looking NNE toggle blade control on off set rod length set point label specify a 3D view set the next Point Number control the measuring instrument cCapture a note Display Plot menu show the Devices menu RG 9605 Sh Ox ES GO NO eS et et ne P O ee a ee oes uu ts minus Switch Laser Light Planes equal Switch Rod Length Offset SpaceBar toggle Auto Capture Mouse Left Button Click Click Menu Page 3 of 23 Revision 6 3 2009 mee Shortcut 2 KB H Pd it
5. 1 53 Where 9 satellites 3 datatype 1 1 precision and 53 read counter Use the table below to evaluate the data type and precision meaning for your GPS RTK Fixed RTK Float No RTK base Precision GGA Generic Ashtech 4or3 5 or 2 1 HDOP John Deere 4 3 extend 5 flt 1 HDOP Sokkia V NovAtel V Beeline M 50 49 48 34 17 16 Alt Std Deviation Topcon Javad M GGA 4 5 1 HDOP Trimble M GGK 3 2 1 PDOP This file will contain all data points captured Also Location Instrument setup information and other relevant information are logged to this file Points from this file will be displayed on your plot window as dots The Survey File Menu includes options to modify this file A NEZ coordinate system with zones designed on Longitude lines The program can automatically detect your UTM zone See also Local Point State Plane NEZ AGPS Pipe specific Above plan LAY pass A message that shows in the top left corner of the Plot when in a LAY LNR or PTL pass This means something caused the program to commit higher When above plan the program will use the minimum slope parameter until the plan can be resumed See also Pass Parameters Menu Plot LAY pass LNR pass PTL pass A pass to calculate line grades using your parameters then control the blade Needs previous RIP or SVY Pass If you just completed one of these the backspace key will toggle to LAY If you did one of these earlier and would
6. AGPS User manual for GPS and Laser WWW agpsinc com Startup amp AGPS Pipe Concepts Documentation cccseeceeseeeeceeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeesaneeesees 2 Program hot keys Buttons MENU ccccecccseccseeceeeceeeceeecseeceeecausceueeeeesseeseneseaesneneees 3 Stat INE AGPS DIOGE ATI uuo tiniotio thes Sq UnCot ya E ERE dstul dq E EE EENE 4 IO WORK on different OD iccisseniessuscucenet eusitouecicu n ue esirig amine ondU iaaa aii aaa 5 TO WOPKON INE Same OD T E 5 YU IR afe Sici Oll SNR m EE 5 COOKIN ALS SEUD ERRRRTRT 6 MOWING SCOSI RR E TT 9 9E e E 9 Ele E t 9 FP AAV EE CN RR m TT 11 Adding background CraWwiG ccccccseccceeeeseeeceeeeceueeceuceseueeseeeseesseessueeseeeeseeeesaeessaees 11 DOlecE a ass A 0 ee testis ievdbuneE Deme rum oru noA UN Uti Und eee 12 USNO SVY Ob RIP DAS So RTT 12 DSIg END PS SS cee E MD NN D M Ue PL cose E 13 USMO PTI eS SO aoa Dd IMMER MM MU es cane UM DE AN ES 13 ROIO a ON m 16 From the grid menu you can also ccceccceccceeeceeeeseeeceeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeseeesseeseeeeseeeneeess 16 LOREM II te OI eect cee Eie emu E E E RDUM EUM 17 SEUD USMO LASST ete sce sie tod Ma dista da s mU dab cones DM MEE NUS EIE E TUE EUIS 18 mO TSO ONIN ressent edeorieta drcH PPAR A E Sears FORE CIERRE Iu UI DER O 20 OS SAR No MERE mTm 21 Page 1 of 23 Revision 6 3 2
7. control can be toggled by keyboard 0 There are other places in the program that blade used in a sentence will have different context Not available in AGPS Topo Control Sometimes called a benchmark this point is a Known world feature in which coordinates are point also known Control points are important to make your coordinates match those used earlier ctl file See also Local Point State Plane UTM Device Other forms Device Menu External Device Control Device etc The Device refers to interface device that operates the automatic blade control In some cases this could be a laser input and output Not available in AGPS Topo Page 21 of 23 Revision 6 3 2009 Instrument Local Point NEZ nez file Path Plot Quick setup mode Resetup mode Rod length State Plane Station Status GPS survey File svy UIM AGPS Pipe Pro for GPS and Laser Other forms Instrument Menu Measuring Instrument Read Instrument etc The instrument is the positional equipment Although typically a GPS there are many other types and combinations of multiple instruments A NEZ coordinate system that uses fake coordinates meaning they are not consistent with State Plane or UTM An example of this is program default ptafake 5000 2000 100 See also State Plane UTM NEZ Abbreviation for Northing N Easting E Elevation Z Coordinates are always in NEZ NEZ coordinates are in Feet or meters if selec
8. in the Control Point File is not found in the Control Point File Point lasim3 Point lasim4 AGPS Pipe Pro for GPS and Laser instusectl ENS 10 successful reads were performed The averaged results are LAT 42 34030745 LON 83 2 253 6822 RMS ALT 0 00963 points were loaded from the file C AMWN DATANTEST SVY Page 8 of 23 LAT 0 0000003122 LON 0 64521226 0000001959 You may receive a question about raw data if you have used the point before Head description on screen for when to Say yes or no Select No if you are going to read the point If you do not see this screen go to the next step If you meet the qualifications to say Yes skip the next step Select Read the Instrument now If no instrument errors occur you will get a notice of the successful reads The program comes back to laser setup Since no laser setup is being done at this time press Esc Cancel You are shown a few green misc information screens First Instrument Position explains the control points used Then you are told how many points loaded from the svy file Revision 6 3 2009 AGPS Pipe Pro for GPS and Laser Load Pipe Previous Data and the last survey file label a TE Press Enter OK to peel ales See with label get by each H0B7 You are taken to the Pass Label 2 vod 1 Speed ES j A j g Er 12 53 o zs 8 working screen ka and the prog
9. is MITS1 you may use a DRW file named MITS1 DRW See SAMPLE DRW CAP File Page 2 of 23 Revision 6 3 2009 AGPS Pipe Pro for GPS and Laser Will receive any data CAPtured during SVY Passes or RIP Passes If SVY Passes were used data in this file can be extracted to make a good topo map of the farmer s field This file can be copied to another computer to transfer the information If your jobname is MITS1 you will have a file named MITS1 CAP CTL File Is used for Control Points used in setting up the Location Instrument usually GPS w wo Laser If your jobname is MITS1 you will need a CTL file named MITS1 CTL This file may be automatically built for you or can be copied from AMODEL CTL or any other CTL file you have Any control points you capture while you are working will be stored here If the job has any pre existing control points they should be entered here This file uses the following columns Name Northing N Easting E Elevation Z Description Points from this file will be displayed on your plot window as small triangles What is a Control Point Sometimes called a benchmark this point is a known world feature in which coordinates are also known Control points are important to make your coordinates match those used earlier BackSpace switch pass SVY lt gt LAY RIP lt gt LAY PTL lt gt PTL LNR Program hot keys sc NES Buttons menu PageUp Move Blade Up DUE PageDown
10. like to recall select Use an old SVY or RIP Page 22 of 23 Revision 6 3 2009 AGPS Pipe Pro for GPS and Laser pass for this LAY pass See also Pass Parameters Menu RIP pass SVY pass LNR pass similar to LAY pass but Lay No Rip Ignores RIP or SVY Pass LNR uses the minimum slope parameter as the grade for the line and blade See also Pass Parameters Menu RIP pass SVY pass LAY Pass Parameters Allows you to set the parameters or rules for calculating a profile Press MenU select menu Parameters menu Pass Tells the program what you intend to do See Pass Menu to select one PTL Previous Topo Lay uses an imported Topo surface instead of individual SVY passes To select a Path click on the Plot window on the destination Then the pass will show and function like a LAY pass See also Pass LAY pass SVY pass Path Plot HIP pass Pre rip pass done at a constant depth below the ground Also check the parameters menu for option RIP LAY vertical difference This tells the program how much below the RIP you would like to LAY See also Pass Parameters menu LAY pass Surface A file that shows an existing ground or proposed tile depth This file uses NEZ format fb file points and can be easily built from a DXF file exported from some CAD program See also NEZ SVY pass Survey Pass done at a constant offset from the ground This offset is entered in the Parameters menu When ready with the blade all the way up t
11. oBgBbh MESI 1297517073 331 731720 446 697 745 El as the Fake Current Position for further you have completed operations It is 246 87 away I I Turn off any Fake Current Position the first line Snap to closest point first I Draw Line to here and set Fake pos Click on the start of Toggle Mouse Tracking Simulated Inst OFF the line Pick Path from Grid Line For a more accurate Pick Path from Background Drawing ii Path by Offsetting Current Path click select Snap to Path from old Laid points Put current Path in Background Drawing the closest point first as p i ET Handle Mouse Left Click Select Grid Menu Pick Path from Grid Line Pick Path from Background Drawing Path by Offsetting Current Path Path from old Laid points Put current Path in Background Drawing Use my Current Position instead of Click Use the closest point and or modify SVY file Show information about where I clicked Make new Control Point where I clicked Rotate Grid to this angle from current position Snap to closest grid point first Snap to current grid line first From the grid menu you Can also Setup the grid manually for size Save the current Rotate Grid to this angle from current positida Rotate Grid to this new angle only Setup the Grid manually Toggle No Perpendicular Grid now OFF Toggle No Grid Mode now OFF
12. tm Creates jobname rpt Quit no further changes OR Edit the file with Make a report in a file and edit it 4 Notepad tm to External Destination for use above D incu Run utility C NamwNdataNtile bat 4 Utility specification for above Capture a control point here lt M _ Do NOT Quit Continue working Quit now lt _ AMW Point Point Finding AMW Plus Additional Instrumentation iliti Other o Utilities a eT ilities Quit and Shutdown computer Cancel Glossary of Terms Next you receive a scrollable menu with data preparation options before quitting or you can Quit now Make a report gives you a footage total Run utility is commonly used Tile bat shifts the dxf from tip to boot Ask your dealer about help with custom bat files Capture a control point here starts the process described earlier When you select Quit Now you will be taken to the Main Menu If you are done with everything you can Quit and Shutdown computer To work with another application scroll up to select it Select Quit for the desktop A_Cap Auto Capture Automatically captures a data point after user set interval typically 10 feet has been traveled This distance uses both horizontal and vertical measurement Toggled ON OFF by keyboard spacebar BLADE In the program the term BLADE refers to the automatic control of the blade The
13. 009 AGPS Pipe Pro for GPS and Laser Startup In order for the AGPS software to read the MEI mast correctly it must be set to all positive numbers from the top down Press Select until the box is in Preset mode Raise the mast to the top extent Press and at the same time and the display should read 00 00 Press Select until the box is in survey mode Drive the machine to a benchmark near the laser that has an elevation to work from Set the blade on the ground plank and lower the mast until you are in the center On Grade light AGPS Pipe Concepts Documentation Purpose of Program To provide assistance in laying drainage pipe or tile under farmer s fields The program can calculate the elevations of the pipe and even control the blade in laying the pipe Based on certain parameters like minimum slope minimum depth optimum depth the program will calculate a plan of elevations where the pipe should be laid show it to you and and start controlling the blade Manual overrides are allowed of course but are rarely needed The calculated plan may use hundreds of grade breaks since they are no longer difficult to perform The location of the laid pipe is recorded and can be easily plotted A report can be produced showing the length of each pass and giving totals for laterals and mains Flagging of the far end of passes can be eliminated Working at night is now practical Curved passes are supported with no additi
14. Initial Slope of the Laser MEZ Initial Slope of the Laser s Specify the tip of the Laser as amount of rise in 100 feett Use a negative number to aM indicate a fall E g DI is a rise of 0 1 in 100 feet to the North or East 0 15 is a fall of 0 15 in 100 feet to the North or East is flat Tip North and East 4 5 4000 o IS DATE Tip between 2 Control Points 0 0 Tip Amount to the North Tip Amount to the East e a i X OK Cancel Cancel Page 19 of 23 Select Control the Instrument first Then select Switch mode from WithOUT Laser The program will confirm The mode is now With Laser You will be asked to choose a rod length Select the distance from the bottom of the laser mast Press Esc Cancel on Control Instrument screen On the Laser setup screen select Mast over exising Control Point The program asks about how the laser is set If you can aim the laser North and East this is the easiest otherwise you need 2 points to aim between Revision 6 3 2009 amp Choose a Control Point for m ey Laser Setup Mast Over Control Point Select the Control point you are going TR Read the Instrument now 7 NEZ 11897587 164 2094660 8665 100 Hi Control the Instrument first to USE the mast must Pause before read amount 0 seconds be over this point s real Quit without reading world location Head the Instr
15. Instrument Menu select Capture a Control Point Select the rod length you will use to capture the Control Point Control the instrument first if you need to check Data Quality Read the Instrument now when ready to read the point Revision 6 3 2009 Capture a Control Point 20 successful reads were performed The averaged results are RMS 0 016 Northing 15624380 142 Easting 254160944 3 103 RMS 0 013 Elevation 824 316 RMS 0 016 Raw LAT 42 9855444 LON 84 4679794 ALT 253 69 Capture a Control Point Enter a name for the new Control Point NEZ 15624580 142 2317692 3179 824 31624875 with raw data lla 42 9855444 84 4679794 253 69 Control Point Name Control Point Description flag in north east corner of field cem n Set the Location Instrument Position First capture a control point Do Nothing Now Check Setup Just Display Position Then MenU Resetup Program Laser Setup Page 18 of 23 1to 8 letters amp numbers No limit on length If no instrument errors occur you will get a notice of the successful reads The RMS values tell you the difference in the reads these should be less than 0 1 typically Enter a name and description optional for the point By default the program will increment a1 a2 as When taking a point every night it is nice to use a na
16. TL E PipePTL ctl 3 3312 CTL Ed HULEX CTL Ej QUEBEC CTL E ALDERS2 CTL a IOWA2 CTL si RAYF CTL E ALDERS2B CTL e TOwA CTL E SAMPLE CTL lt gt File name m Files of type SIT Cancel Open as read only X OK Cancel Page 7 of 23 Select the rod length you will use to read the Control Point If you used 0 Point above skip to green screens on page 8 Select the Control Point to be used If this is not on the list example new job select None of these change the file If you have a text file like a ctl file in another jobnname with Name N E Z Desc Select Replace this file with another file Or Edit the file with Notepad if you want to type in point information Exit and save when done Select the Control point you are going to use you must know where to find and be able to occupy this point s real world location Revision 6 3 2009 4 GPS Setup UTM 1 Point Read One Control Point e Instrument f ofore read amount 0 seconds es for averaging purposes 10 Quit without reading ope of the Laser OV 2 are for when no control The Instrument Position is considered as NEZ 5000 2000 100 feet The Point Underneath is NEZ 5000 2000 100 feet Rod Length Horizontal Angle Correction 0 feet long 0 degrees Instrument is over point lasim3 Backsight used was point lasim4 Instrument height is is not found
17. W E motz zip c natehome srf mjNEx2 14 PIPEFEG E Desktop l motz srfce srf It NATEHOME SVY djNEx2 14 PE sw E Bfnatedata dxf ff ne32_1_4 bIn Ef ne32 1 4f bln E E natedata SKF ta NES2_1_4 caP S NES2_1_4F CTL B Mos 3 NATEdch grd Ine32 1 4 dxf s NE32 1 4F FBG E yrecumen s NATEdch txt git ne32_1_4 grd Ed ne32_1_4f gpr It ES natehome2 srf E ne32 1 4 nez deb NE32 1 4F ard B Ll natehome3D srf d ne32 1 4 sf siNE32 1 4F svY t My Computer lt i inf File name ne32 1 4 d f X Files of type X v Cancel i d x E My Network Places Open as read only Page 11 of 23 Parameters menu Press Menu select Parameters menu On the left are all the options from the scrollable menu The options from Minimum Slope to Absolute Minimum are options commonly adjusted Select an option if you need a better description You can also save Groups of Settings Ex Saving parameters for mains and laterals Adding background drawing Assuming you have already created a background drawing dxf somewhere it needs to be loaded as a drw Press MenU select Plot Menu Background Drawing File Control DRW Select Build from a DXF File bottom option Select your dxf file from the list After the black screen processes the DRW menu returns then select Quit No further changes Revision 6 3 2009 towards the Main SVY Pass survey Pass done at a constant
18. d S3 surface3 Surface S4 surface4 S5 surfaceb5 S6 surface6 S7 surface S8 surface8 S9 surface9 WO ONAJ oA W Noe Page 13 of 23 After lowering the blade in the starting hole touch spacebar or A_Cap to turn on Side profile will be shown if acceptable touch 0 or BLADE when ready to turn on Side profiles can be modified if not acceptable From the Pass menu select Modify minimum slope and restart pass OR change a setting in the Parameters menu Then from the Pass menu select Restart the current pass Using LNR passes The LNR pass does not require any SVY RIP information When you activate A_Cap LNR uses the starting elevation and calculates a profile at Minimum Slope You might need to start driving to see the profile because the path is unknown Using PTL passes Select the surface to create typically S1 ground Revision 6 3 2009 Quit No further changes Append 1 line to the bottom of this file Edit the file with the DOS editor Edit the file with Notepad tm Edit the file with Wordpad tm Edit the file like a spread sheet Replace this file with another file X Save this file somewhere Append another file to the end of this file PARAMETERS for Loading Surface Files 3D Visualization using Surrers 3D Visualization of the Data Write currently loaded points to a file Build from a Survey File cM Buil
19. d from a Shape PLN file Build a DXF file from a DWG file Triangles loaded from a DXF File Triangles loaded from lines in a DXF File Points loaded from a DXF File Lines Arcs amp Points loaded from a DXF File b Field Data File Load From the file C AMW DATANTEST FBG 2283 Points were loaded 2283 Points were unique 957 378 Is the MAXimum Elevation 950 311 Is the MINimum Elevation 0 Had less than the allowed Elevation 0 Triangles were read directly 0 of these were bad n L 7 7 ES i ds C g 1 a gj LI d F 3 E i E P ell b o o N i i EE 69943 Stat Page 14 of 23 Next you receive a scrollable menu asking how to make the fbg file All options are listed to the left Heplace this file with another if you have a file with pt NEZ Build from a Survey File if you have a svy collected with AGPS Topo After points are loaded and stored you are given the details about the points Click OK You will be asked if you are going UP Hill away from the main or Down hill toward the main Up Hill Click the screen on the destination of your line Add a PTL target UP either along gridline OR along a background drawing OR further away along background line does not require you to zoom out and click the end of the line along gridline requires you to click the end of the line for distance Revision 6 3 2009 x Pas
20. e 4 of 23 Revision 6 3 2009 b AGPS Pipe Main Menu Resetup Program Same Job Instrument menu Plot menu Survey File menu Devices menu Parameters menu Pass menu Miscellaneous actions Dies inmi ek Satin Mada naw OFF 4f Set the Job Name Set the Job Name The Job Name must be 4 to 16 characters long Use only letters and digits and underscore For example EXAMPLE or SAMPLE12 SAMPLE3 20051255P ALDERS 2 Enter the Job Name COYSCHL CURTIS1 zur DMOTZ2 nter a Description of the job ea DMOTZ2 S eh Set the Location Instrument Position Do Nothing Now Just Display Position Check Setup Laser Setup Page 5 of 23 To work ona different job Select Setup Program Quickly different job To work on the same job Select Resetup program same job Skip the next step Many questions Select Setup Program many questions This asks all questions about the program from Instrument to files Typically only done once after install None Make a new Job Enter the job name 4 16 characters letters digits amp underscore In the second box a description of any length may be entered f you already have the jobname on the list select it Select Laser Setup even if you are going to use GPS only If you are using a laser and the transmitter is in the same place that was used last Select Display Posit
21. from a Tr Measure Length using Z Ins CURRENT TEMPORARY ATV Test high very high pipe machine Aa R1 chart By Setup Control Points Quit No further changes Edit the file with Notepad tm Edit the file with Wordpad tm Save this file somewhere v OK amp Choose a Control Point for NONE OF THESE CHANGE THE ul NEZ ul ptafake nice Edit the file like a spread sheet Replace this file with another file m Append 1 line to the bottom of this file Edit the file with the DOS editor Append another file to the end of this file FILE 11897587 164 2094660 8665 NEZ Replace with another file Look in data B My Recent Documents Desktop T My Documents 9 My Computer My Network laces 5000 2000 100 coordinates when no control amp ex E3 5 0017 CTL E amodel ct E KWATT CTL E SAMPLEF1 C E 0017D CTL EI BIGIRON CTL E level CTL E SPRONKFABE E 3004 CTL Ed CHAMP17 CTL S NATEHOME CTL E TSFW CTL t 3004F CTL s CHAMPi7P CTL Ed NES2 1 4 CTL ej TSFW_2 CTL E 3004P CTL Ej ditch CTL ES NES2_1_4F cTL E TEST CTL 3 3005 CTL s DMOTZ2 CTL 3 ne32 1 4p ctl ej TOPO1 CTL 3 3106 CTL DMOTZ2 S CTL E pipe1 CTL E 3106F CTL j DMOTZS CTL E pipej2s CTL d 3106P CTL E DMOTZU CTL E pipejob2 CTL 3 3310 CTL Ed FIELD10U C
22. he Web Shortcut 2 KB s D DRIVE DB Refresh Shortcut 2 KB X DB Save Shortcut 2 KB Dealer Refresh Start the AGPS data t I5 us p ro e ram m DATACMD TWO DB Erase Click AGPS on the desktop If one of the options below is on the desktop you can pick that 9 Shortcut Shortcut P ae 2 KB E 2 KB directly Edt File E DRIVE Shortcut i Shortcut 2 K fae e Then select one of g OET A Lpa IRA From D Drive th e fol lowi ng ae i a0 Start AGPS Loan oe From E Drive ji T oe ee From Floppy D itc h P ro 2KB amb o amwworks EC Some computers may Jm start the program when turned on Select AGPS Pipe Pro If you do not see this screen and you are taken to the AGPS Pipe Main Menu your program AGPS Dirt Pro o QN Field based Grading AGPS Shane Pro Advanced Land Leveling AGPS Di Drainage Ditching is in Quick Setup Ditch Pro mode Skip to the m a DEM Main Menu on next 2 TOUTOU NVI AGPS Pipe Pro ad AMW Station p Station based Grading RED Minions IPoint Finding o BEES Ae Security You are informed how many executions uses are remaining the programs you have access to and the Rel release number You are authorized for 35 executions of this program Rel 10 959 MaxRel 11 5 HardDrive 839718926 Code 2 Normal Machine Pipe NoDitch Stake Z NoPerm Road Pact TrimPav Advanced Press OK or the screen will go away after an amount of time Pag
23. ion and skip ahead to the green screens on Page 8 Revision 6 3 2009 AGPS Pipe Pro for GPS and Laser B Set the Reading at Mast Minimum Set the Rod Length g Equipment Note above actions should be performed fi Control the Instrument first Display setup data Control Point existing Control Point existing Control Point above setups Set the Location Instrument Position Do Nothing Now Just Display Position Check Setup Base Station Setup GPS 2 1 Local Point Setup GPS 2 1 Local Point Setup with Stretch GPS Setup State Plane 0 Point GPS Setup State Plane 1 Point UTM Coordinates 0 Point UTM Coordinates 1 Point m Choose the Region Page 6 of 23 To use GPS only Setup the Horizontal Positioning Equipment to set the GPS location To setup using the laser go to manual Page 18 A laser does not have to be used at first and can be enabled later if needed Select the coordinate setup based on the zone that your Control Points are in the 1 Point option If no Control Points are present select UTM or State Plane with O Point If your coordinates are 5000 2000 or any fake use 2 1 Local Point Your region will default to the last used press OK or select a different Revision 6 3 2009 ESN Choose a Control Point for e x Choose a Rod Length NONE OF THESE CHANGE THE APPEND 1 LINE NEW TEMPORARY Calculate Length
24. me with the date end0808 After this screen you will be asked to set the rod length back Setup using Laser The easiest way to set up a laser mast is over a control point If you are not on an existing control point capture one with GPS using the steps described on Page 17 Go to MenU and Resetup Program Select Laser Setup Revision 6 3 2009 AGPS Pipe P FING FTO for GPS and Laser Le Menu D ff Menu IE I Set the Reading at Mast Minimum Control Horizontal Equipment Set the Rod Length Switch mode from WithOUT Laser Setup the Horizontal Positioning Equipment Note above actions should be performed fi Quit this menu Control the Instrument first Display setup data Capture a Control Point Mast over existing Control Point Rod over existing Control Point Groups of above setups cone NONE OF THESE APPEND 1 LINE NEW TEMPORARY Calculate Length from a Triangle Measure Length using Z Instrument CHANGE THE FILE CURRENT TEMPORARY GPS on machine laser mast bottom Set the Reading at Mast Minimum Set the Rod Length Setup the Horizontal Positioning Equipment Note above actions should be performed fi Control the Instrument first Display setup data Control Point existing Control Point Rod over existing Control Point above setups i
25. onal difficulty If not using a laser work can still be performed in dense fog or high wind Users have reported up to a doubling of productivity Trenchers plows and wheel machines are all using the program There is support for Pre Ripping i e the RIP Pass Pre existing surveys as partial plans are supported Files Used Most users go to the field with no pre loaded files Most of the files you work with are stored in the directory named C AMW DATA See the icons named Data Datacmd and Load Data From Floppy in the C AMW folder you see upon startup All files are text and can be viewed or edited with Notepad Wordpad and many more SVY File This file will contain all data points captured while laying pipe Also Location Instrument setup information and other relevant information are logged to this file This file will be created for you and will start out empty when you create a new job If your jobname is MITS1 you will have a file named MITS1 SVY See SAMPLE SVY Points from this file will be displayed on your plot window as dots DRW File This optional file defines a background drawing that will be shown on the plot window along with other data This could be a Contour map existing tile map etc You can easily build this file from a DXF file that comes out of most CAD computer aided drawing programs The DRW file creation process is described later in this manual If your jobname
26. ram is A Cap ready OFF The program defaults to the SVY pass on startup To change this mode see Pass Menu on Page 12 You may need to adjust Rod Length 1 and Label 2 Touch or press underlined key Rod Length Select your current NONE OF THESE CHANGE THE FILE ETE il T NE ES rod from the list OR APPEND 1 LINE x ADD to enter a NEW TEMPORARY unique Main label Calculate Length from a Triangle Measure Length using Z Instrument label Manually new one CURRENT TEMPORARY Toggle Pass button c dd lt Pass Menu button P Test high Quit this Menu Label very high BILE aan ENS Choose a unique ehoart label by Prefix gm E rem Rod Length 1 Point label 2 Page 9 of 23 Revision 6 3 2009 Ef Choose a Point Label To choose a label by prefix select one from the list If you NONE OF THESE CHANGE do not have this list APPEND 1 LINE i NEW TEMPORARY ADD1 and enter INCREMENT TEMPORARY BY 1 each item shown CURRENT TEMPORARY The meaning of the 3 Lateral label is Lateral 2 Line Ee M L Main Lateral gi Main 000 Starting number 10 Main that will increment on MOM each pass 001 002 Labels are layers in an O Cancel v exported dxf 2L3 2L4 PTL users If using down hill toward main make sure you have a 2M captured THEO GPS STATUS DISPLAY MENU Working screen LOCATION r LINE AUTO explained
27. s Quit this menu and Restart Pass Quit this menu Setup Setup Resetup Program Instrument menu Plot menu Survey File menu Devices menu Parameters menu Pass menu Miscellaneous ness Onick Gatun Mado many questions Different Job Same Job Program Program Quickly PageUp etc the plan at start after smooth cec Warnings Errors msg Toggle Show Triangles OFF Show old SVY RIP points up to now Toggle Show Old Captured Points ON File Control Toggle Show Background Drawing ON Toggle Text in Background Drawing ON actions now ON m Background Drawing File Control Build from an Ag Data Viewer tm another file to the end of this file Show Hide of the drawing Show Hide of TEXT Obey Ignore COLORS Clicking Snapping ON ON ON ON AGP PERF File Build from a LANDXML file Build from a PLN File Build from a SVY File Load Contour Map Build a DXF file built from a SVY File from a DWG file Build from a DXF Quit this menu Build DRW File from DXF File Look in 3 data Y c E3 E level2 svy i NATEHOME CTL E NE32 1 4 5VY E o ea LEVEL2 TM1 i NATEHOME DXF li nes2 1 4 2 H My Recent SL LOWER GRD dki NATEHOME grd jNEs2 1 4 PIPE CAP D Documents jie motz1 tif E NATEHOME NEZ GA NE32 1 4 PIPE CTL E e motz2 tif E NATEHOME SKF WNE32 14 PIPEDR
28. s Menu CAP file as data from Ag Data Viewer Modify Minimum Slope and Restart Pass Modify Optimum Depth and Restart Pass Offset Path Amount 0 Grid Line for Path Load MAIN Edit Previous TOPO File FBG file for PTL Switch Previous TOPO Surface for PTL Quit this Menu sc MEN Flag E When you use PTL you will have a green line on your target path Page 15 of 23 Down Hill Before doing the first pass down hill toward a main or if you have just installed a new main go to Pass Menu and pick Load MAIN passes done earlier for PTL This should turn the mains magenta so you know the program has identified them Down hill Click the screen on the destination of your line Add a PTL target DN either where the gridline meets the MAIN OR buried point here OR along background line Where gridline meets the main and along background line does not require you to zoom out and click the main just the grid line going to it Non straight lines Rather than one of the previous UP steps click the screen on the destination of a point on your line Then Add a PTL target point further away This can be done more than once Astep from above is not now required but still may be used For down you must select one of the DN options above Revision 6 3 2009 Handle Mouse Left Click Rotating a grid The easiest way to set a grid is after
29. ted rather than Latitude Longitude and Altitude A file that uses the following columns Name Northing N Easting E Elevation Z Description Description is optional The line curved or straight you wish to follow You can set a path by touching the path you wish to follow on the Plot See also Plot Other forms Plot Menu Plot Window etc The Plot is the lower screen that the field is graphically drawn in Any options to adjust a feature drawn here are found in the Plot Menu A toggled option to automatically start the application the one the option is toggled on instead of going to the Main menu to select an application Available in AGPS Pipe AGPS Ditch and AGPS Shape For AGPS Dirt see Hesetup mode A toggled option to automatically start AGPS Dirt and Resetup Program same job instead of going to the Main menu to select an application For AGPS Pipe AGPS Ditch and AGPS Shape see Quick setup mode The distance from the reading point on the GPS antenna to the blade or ground A NEZ coordinate system with zones designed for a particular US State Every State has one or more zones See also Local Point UTM NEZ Explains the current distance from the start of the selected Path This station number format is 12 34 567 The equivalent in feet or meters would be 1234 567 See also Path Shown on the working screen in every program to describe GPS status and other related messages Shows something like ok 9 3 1
30. ument now A reading will be taken from the GPS for position and Laser for height X Laser Setup Mast Over Control Point m If no errors occur while reading you are informed of the read results Read results were OK las ila 42 340307 75 04 26452119 253 693 0 Rod length used was 6 31 Mast Reading is 6 31 U 6 31 J instlasmast The program comes back to the laser Mast over existing Control Point setup since nothing Rod over existing Control Point Groups of above setups else is required m uiu press Esc Cancel the above 2 are for when no control Offset to Stacked Parallel Laser light plane Switch to other stacked Laser Note To return to WithOUT Laser repeat the steps on Page 18 or press Key 6 Quitting the program Press Q for Quit menu E If you do not have a menu keyboard touch menu Menu then Quit this Application Miscellaneous actions Toggle Quick Setup Mode now OFF Concepts Documentation Quit this menu Quit this Application em Page 20 of 23 Revision 6 3 2009 AGPS Pipe Pro for GPS and Laser Standard Ouit Actions Includes Backup NEZ Report to Ext Dest QUIT Backup the job to the Ext Dest Li up whole Job PIPEJUOBZ tO PIPEJOBZ zrIDp Copy PIPEJOB2 Z2IP to Ext Dest EE Scroll for other actions above Make an NEZ File from the Survey File Make an NEZ File from SVY amp RIP passes Contour Map made using Surfer
31. urn on A_Cap Drive the exact path you would like the line to follow See also Parameters Menu Pass Page 23 of 23 Revision 6 3 2009
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