Training Path Module 5
Overview
Selecting Visual Report from the main application menu following a survey compares captured field observations against design specifications (`.DES`).
The visual analysis suite enables surveyors to rotate and translate models, include or exclude specific flanges from least-squares fit calculations, zero individual tie-ins, adjust fit weighting preferences, and isolate gross fabrication errors.
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Graphical visual analysis display comparing survey to design
File Dependencies and Opening Surveys
Analyzing survey data requires two corresponding files:
- Survey File (`.SUR`): Contains observed field coordinate data.
- Design File (`.DES`): Contains baseline CAD model geometry.
To analyze a previously completed survey, select Open for Analysis adjacent to **Survey File:** on the main interface—the corresponding design file loads automatically. If a survey was just completed, click Visual Report directly.
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Main menu analysis launch controls
Visual Report Controls
Navigation and Interface Controls
Video guide: Controls for Iso View in Analysis (2:41)
Summary: Demonstrates camera rotation, wheel zoom, mouse pan, camera resets, showing observed point spheres, scaling vector arrows, and adjusting model shrink parameters.
Manual Transforms and Model Adjustments
The **Transform** module allows surveyors to alter survey data with six degrees of freedom by translating and rotating models around the X, Y, and Z axes.
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