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3.3.6 · Survey a Cave

Station How-Tos

Quick answers: snap, drop, find, branch, splay, assign, rename.

How do I drop a station?: Long-press, or the menu.
  1. Start a Cave Line (3.2.1 Start a Cave Line).
  2. Stand where you want it.
  3. Press and hold the map for a plain station, or tap DROP STATION and pick a tool to drop one with a photo, scan, note and so on.
It's named for the line: A1, A2. 3.3.2 The Drop Station Menu
How do I snap to a station?: Fix drift or a lost position.
  1. Stand on the station (or the entrance or a datum).
  2. Tap Snap.
  3. Pick it from the Snap To list: nearest first, with search.
Your position jumps to it and the drift shows in the readout. The line keeps recording. Do it whenever POSITION UNSURE shows. 3.2.2 The Cave Screen
How do I find my way back to a station?: Go, in the Navigator.
  1. Open the Navigator (3.5.1 Plan a Route).
  2. Tap Go (the scope, bottom right).
  3. Pick the station. The chip shows where it is and how far.
How do I start a new line from a station?: Side leads and branches.
  1. Go back to the station, snap to it.
  2. Tap New Cave Line.
  3. The station you snapped to is already picked under Start at; tap Begin.
The new line branches from it and fits the survey. 3.2.3 Stations and Branches
How do I shoot splays from a station?: Wall shots.
  1. Tap DROP STATION, Measure, Splay.
  2. Aim at a wall and tap Shot (or press volume up). Repeat.
  3. Close the camera.
With a laser meter paired, tap Meter on first to reach farther. 3.4 Splays and LRUD
How do I put a photo on a station?: Or move it to another one.
A photo taken from DROP STATION, Media is already on its station. For any other photo:
  1. Open it on the Media tab.
  2. Tap Assign.
  3. Pick the station.
How do I rename or delete a station?: On the line's page.
  1. Open the Cave Line's page.
  2. Swipe the station left, or press and hold it.
  3. Tap Rename or Delete.
Deleting never changes the line or its scans. 3.3.5 Managing Stations
How do I see a station's numbers?: Its shot, depth, walls and air.
Tap the station on its line's page, or in Details, Stations. The station page shows its shot from the last station, how far and deep it is from the start, its walls and its air. 3.3.4 The Station Page
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