Compare Points

Description

Show a report that compares selected points against unselected points.

Access

Reports / Create / Compare / Points

Requirements

Solve module
One or more selected points

Controls

The following can be used to control and customise the report:

Control	Description
Title	Type the title to display in the report.
Default	Click the button to display the default title for the report.
Match	Select one of the following from the list: Name - Locate points to compare by matching the Name attribute. Position - Locate points to compare by search distance.
Match vertical	Select the checkbox to: Configure the Vertical distance in the search criteria when matching by Position. Configure the Vertical tolerance when Match is configured to Position.
Search distances: Horizontal	Type the horizontal distance to search when matching by Position.
Search distances: Vertical	Type the difference in orthometric height (or Z) to search when matching by Position.
Tolerances:	Select the checkbox to enable the tolerance boxes. In the report, differences not within the Tolerances display red.
Distance Type	Horizontal : Type the horizontal distance tolerance. Slope : Type the slope distance tolerance.
Vertical	Type the vertical tolerance. Note: To enable the control, configure the distance type to Horizontal distance. If the Match control is configured to Position, also select the Match vertical checkbox to enable the vertical tolerance.
Use comparison project	Select if the points to compare are in a different project.
	Browse to the project that contains the points to compare.
	Move the selected item up in the list.
	Move the selected item down in the list.
OK	Show the comparison report.
Cancel	Cancel without running the command.

Select the checkbox to include the columns in the report.

Column	Description
Point Name 1	Name of the selected points.
Point Id 1	Unique Id of the selected points.
Point Layer 1	Layer of the selected points.
Point Easting 1	Easting of the selected points.
Point Northing 1	Northing of the selected points.
Point Height 1	Height of the selected points.
Point Name 2	Name of the compared points.
Point Id 2	Unique Id of the compared points.
Point Layer 2	Layer of the compared points.
Point Easting 2	Easting of the compared points.
Point Northing 2	Northing of the compared points.
Point Height 2	Height of the compared points.
Difference Easting	Difference in the easting from the unselected point.
Difference Northing	Difference in the northing from the unselected point.
Difference Height	Difference in the orthometric height from the unselected point.
Difference Ellipsoid Height	Difference in the ellipsoid height from the unselected point.
Direction	Direction from the unselected point to the selected point.
Horizontal Distance	Horizontal distance between the points.
Slope Distance	Slope distance between the points.
Grade	Grade from the unselected point to the selected point.

Notes

Values are measured from the point to the selected point.
Clear the Use Comparison Project checkbox to compare the selected points with unselected points within the search criteria in the current project.
Select the Use Comparison Project checkbox to compare the selected points with all points within the search criteria in the comparison project.
Only objects that are displayed will be considered for comparison with the selected points.
Only points that satisfy the search criteria are displayed in the report.
Points not within the specified tolerance are displayed in red.
Selected columns will be shown in the defined order.
Press Shift + Ctrl then click to move the column to the top of the list.
Press Shift + Ctrl then click to move the column to the bottom of the list.
Ellipsoid Height is included in the list of columns when a geoid model is specified for the coordinate system.
The average height difference in the reports statistics is the arithmetic mean of the signed values not the absolute values.