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Chapter 3
Survey a Cave
Line, stations, splays, Go.
3.1A Cave Trip, Start to FinishOne trip, every step, from the car and back.
3.2Cave LineYour survey line, recorded as you walk.
3.2.1Start a Cave LineWhat it is, starting, and keeping it tracking.
3.2.2The Cave ScreenRead the live map, snap to stations, recover from a crash.
3.2.3Stations and BranchesStations, their tools, ending and branching.
3.3StationsThe points that turn a line into a survey.
3.3.1Dropping StationsWhat a station is, how to drop one, and what it saves.
3.3.2The Drop Station MenuFour groups, every tool, and when each one shows.
3.3.3Station KindsEvery kind of station and its pin color.
3.3.4The Station PageEverything one station holds: media, survey numbers, walls and air.
3.3.5Managing StationsRename, delete, find, place and attach.
3.3.6Station How-TosQuick answers: snap, drop, find, branch, splay, assign, rename.
3.5Navigator and GoFind your way along the survey, and back out.
3.5.1Plan a RouteThe screen, picking lines, and the route to a point.
3.5.2On the WayThe readout, snapping, the surface and rescue.
3.7The Cave Line ViewerEvery view, tool and layer on a line's page.
3.7.1Open and Move AroundOpen a line, move around, the compass, gizmo and scale bar.
3.7.2Measure and SurveyMeasure, survey numbers, saving and stations.
3.7.3Scans and LayersPassage shape, layers and view options.