[IR SS2] Survey: Custom Operations how to rotated to the actual line

You may need to associate the point with a linear element or even define the feature as a linear feature.

We experimented with using the Join Connecting Line setting to allow another point to define the rotation angle of a point with some success.

It works similar to how you would connect a line between a guy wire anchor or guy pole to a utility pole. In our setup, we use EP, TP, UP for Electric, Telephone or generic utility pole, respectively. To code the connection of a guy anchor (GUY) to one of these, they can use:

• GUY-EP
• GUY-TP
• GUY-UP
• GUY JNC EP
• GUY JNC TP
• GUY JNC UP

When they do, with Join Connecting Line enabled, the GUY cell or symbol rotates to align with the line, which is drawn between the GUP and the pole.

To use this with a cell that we want rotated, they would simply replace the guy with the appropriate alpha code and replace the pole with the alignment shot. That shot could be a spot grade or the last point of some other linear figure. I believe we created a feature that had no settings for 3D/plan display, so no line was actually drawn. Alternatively, you could have a no plot layer that lines used in this way are drawn to.

One more thing, if using the dash or JNC code, you need to make sure there is no other point closer of the same code. In those cases, you might need to use the JPT # code. If I recall, you might be able to reverse the code (EP-GUY) and have it still work.

My feature is a linear feature already, the symbology has LINE, TEXT and POINT symbology set!

The survey feature settings are:

I tried both "Symbol" and "Cell"

As you can see in my hardcopies the line (even with JNC, JPT)  and the unrotated cell AC=$(SYM) is drawn.

I bet AC=$(CELLNAME) can not be rotated by InRoads with the "angle relative to object"

And I tried and make use of JPT and JNC, that works like a charm (with unrotated AC=)

I don't like to use a feature setting for the Point/cell. Custom Operation is good and enough

Double coding, will work i was told,   first the linear than the point feature for a rotated cell!

change request S-84886 filed