by psurveyor » Tue Dec 21, 2010 10:49 pm
Thanks for the tip. With your advice I have been able to accomplish my goal, but I wonder if there is a way to do it that will keep the descriptor shorter and require less key strokes in the field. Where I work we have to show a root protection zone around trees in which the root protection zone is a concentric circle with a diameter in feet equal to twice the number of inches of trunk diameter. So in essence a 24" tree has a circular root protection zone with a diameter of 48 feet. In order to field to finish the tree symbol and the root protection zone (RPZ) I put a code while in the field like this for a 24" Live Oak with an RPZ 48 feet in diameter: 24* LO .24
My questions are as follows:
1). Is there a way I can have a shorter descriptor so the crew has less to enter in the field?
2). Is there an easier way to get the tree symbols and the protective root zones drawn using field to finish?
I will explain my process so the reader gains insight to my methods and can hopefully offer solutions:
First I replace . with . SZ in the edit points menu (the period is the symbol I use to create my RPZ circle, I have it assigned to a root protection zone layer)
.24 then becomes . SZ24
I then draw field to finish and my tree symbols and RPZ circles come in correctly.
My next step is to draw my automated tree table. Using the edit points menu `I delete from all the descriptors . SZ(tree size) and then convert all of my abbreviated trees (ex LO - Live Oak) to their full names. Next I replace * with ". I save and leave the edit points menu. I go to annotate point table and create a point table that comes out correct. It seems like a lot of steps, but I recently did a tree survey with over 1200 trees and the quick tree table came in REAL handy.
This has been a long explanation to give clarity on what I am truly looking for. Any advice is appreciated on this matter, even if it is that what I am asking for cannot be done.
Thank You,
psurveyor