Bearing Controls

These controls allow the user to enter or select a bearing, provide the ability to modify the data and enable information regarding the source of the data to be displayed.

Type Action Functions
Standard Data Entry
  • Keyboard entry of a valid bearing.
  • Keyboard entry of a reference line (Two Point Id's).
  • Can snap/accept to an existing line segment. The bearing of the line is in the sense, nearest point to furthest point snapped/accepted in the line segment selected.
  • Can snap/accept to point objects.
  • Can accept in space to obtain the co-ordinates of that position (those positions) on the screen. This functionality can be disabled or enabled via Configuration Options and the current status is indicated by the current cursor.
Data Modification
  • SPACE, F9
  • Add
  • Subtract
  • Up Arrow
  • Down Arrow
Data Transfer
Tooltip
  • Displays the Point Identifier if the bearing has been derived from an existing points. These can be disabled or enabled via Edit Tool Tips