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TRAVERSE SHEET
The Traverse Data
The data for the traverse is tabulated in TABLE 1 where the starting coordinates of STN1 is 1000 E and 1000 N.
TABLE 1: Traverse Data
FROM
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

TO
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1

Bearing
33.1430
30.2420
84.2820
83.4120
180.0000
273.4750
262.1050
253.4540
222.3850
250.5450

Horizontal Distance
44.315
56.473
38.472
44.015
29.022
29.673
27.946
56.141
32.212
30.167

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1.

Create a JOB.

Step 1.01 Use start programs or shortcut to start CDS or double click the CDS icon as in Figure 1.01. A new
blank CDS screen is shown in Figure 1.02

Figure 1.01 CDS icon.

Figure 1.02 CDS blank screen

Step 1.02 Create a job. At file option, select New as in Figure 1.03 and the result is shown in Figure 1.04. Fill the
Open dialogue boxes with data as in Figure 1.04. Activate the command using Create New Job and click Open.

Figure 1.03 The File New commands

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Figure 1.04 Open dialogue box to create job in CDS

2.Using Traverse stadia
Step 1.03 Activate the Traverse Network. Click Entry menu and select Traverse Network as shown in Figure 1.05.
The Field Table Selection dialogue box appears as in Figure 1.06. Select Traverse and click New.

Figure 1.05 Traverse Network menu

Figure 1.06 Field Table Selection dialogue box.

Step 1.04 Entering Station (STN) definition into Traverse. From previous step traverse stadia is shown in Figure
1.07. Insert or type the coordinates of STN 1 as shown in Figure 1.07.

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Figure 1.07 Traverse Table and station (STN type)

Step 1.05 Entering Traverse definition (using Fnote). In the second row, click the down arrow and select Fnote
option as shown in Figure 1.08. CDS responds by inserting the Fnote in the Type column. Move the cursor to the
left and type traverse definition as tr.1.10,1 represent the traverse from the start at station 1 until station 10 and close
back at station 1 Figure 1.09

Figure 1.08 Selecting Fnote

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Figure 1.09 A complete traverse definition

Step 1.06 Entering Traverse legs definition (using Traverse). Move the cursor into the fourth row and choose
Traverse as shown in Figure 1.10. Complete the traverse legs as shown in Figure 1.11.

Figure 1.10 Selecting Traverse

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Figure 1.11 Traverse legs

Step 1.07 Traverse calculations. Once all data has been entered into the sheet, Select the Options menu Calculate
Coordinates and Shows Coordinates as shown in Figure 1.12. The unadjusted traverse is shown in Figure 1.13.

Figure 1.12 Traverse Calculations

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Figure 1.13 Unadjusted Traverse

Step 1.08 Traverse Adjustments. Click the Options menu and select the Traverse Adjustment Options. Select
method of adjustment (i.e. Bowditch Adjustment) as shown in Figure 2.14. Once the calculations finished, CDS
responds with fwfield box. Press OK to finish as shown in Figure 1.15

Figure 1.14 Bowditch Adjustment

Figure 1.15 The fwfield

Step 1.09 Viewing Traverse Adjustments. To know the misclosure of this traverse, select tr 1.10,1 near Re column.
Next, click Re button as shown in Figure 1.16.

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Figure 1.16 Misclosure in the traverse

Step 1.10 Saving sheet to database. Before leaving the sheet, select Option menu and Store Data in Database.
Next, as shown in Figure 1.17

Figure 1.17 Saving the traverse data

Once the process is completed, the graphic display in CDS shows the points (Figure 1.18).

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Figure 1.18 CDS graphical display

Creating Traverse Strings using Strings Menu
Step 1.11 Using the Strings menu. Select Strings option and Add. options as shown in Figure 1.19. A dialogue
box called the Add String is shown in Figure 1.20

Figure 1.19 Selecting the Strings menu

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Figure 1.20 Add string dialogue box

Step 1.12 Specifying the traverse legs to display. Type 1.10,1 in the empty box as shown in Figure 1.20. This
defines the string to be drawn in the CDS graphical display area as shown in Figure 1.21. 1.10,1 indicates the string
from point number 1 to 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 , 9, and 10. ,1 closed back from point number 10 to 1. Hence a closed loop
traverse is created as in Figure 1.21. To put the string permanently in the job, select Apply. Click Finish to exit the
command.

Figure 1.21

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The traverse report.

Step 1.13 Selecting strings to report. Select Strings menu and Select All option as in Figure 1.22. The selected
strings are highlighted in the CDS graphic display as shown in Figure 1.22.

Figure 1,22 Selecting the strings

Step 1.14 Listing the report. Select Strings menu and Listings option as in Figure 1.23. A Select Listing String
Format is displayed as shown in Figure 1.24. Push on the radio button on and check the Misclose report. Click Ok to
display the listing as shown in Figure 1.25.

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Figure 1.23 Selecting Listings strings

Figure 1.24 Listing format

JOB NAME: C:\Documents and Settings\ita@\Desktop\sug671_1\engine2
POINT
BEARING
DISTANCE
NORTHING
EASTING
_________________________________________________________________________

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Folder: lots
String ID:
3314'30"
44.315
955.527
6024'20"
56.473
992.591
8428'20"
38.472
1020.480
8341'20"
44.015
1024.186
18000'00"
29.022
1029.025
27347'50"
29.673
1000.003
26210'50"
27.946
1001.968
25345'40"
56.141
998.166
22238'50"
23.212
982.466
965.393
PERIMETER
349.269 m
AREA
3738.467
sq.m
MISCLOSE:
Bearing
25055'02" DISTANCE:
ACCURACY:
1:11
Figure 1.25 A sample listing.

844.570
868.862
917.968
956.261
1000.009
1000.009
970.401
942.715
888.814
873.088

30.177