Input and Output Scale Factor Changes in inCAD 2006

Reminders

Improved MSCAD and inCAD functions so that when the input or output scale factors are enabled, a reminder is displayed in the command line and in the view log. “OS” indicates that an output scale was applied, where as “IS” indicates that an input scale was applied.

COGO Functions

The input scale toggle will be applied while using the following COGO functions.

COGO regular options: TR, DD, DA, BB, BD, DB
COGO curve (dialog and command line)
COGO chord bearing
COGO bearing offsets
COGO with vertical angle toggle on
Batch COGO

COGO Distance Input

InCAD will apply the input scale factor to the following acceptable distance input methods:

100
100g6 (including the vertical distance)
1..2
c( 100)
100s
100i
100fsg6
1..2 /2
1..2 +A
c( 3ms+4i) – the scale will be applied to the final answer
1..2 +3m – does not convert the 3 to meters, it just uses the 3
A

CAD / Lines Dialog

The CAD / Lines dialog will be affected by the input scale toggle and following is a list of what functions are affected.

Tangent to Arc button
Compound button
Reverse button
Two Tangent button
Tangent button
Traverse button

Other Commands affected by the input scale factor

Menu: MsCogo->Curve on two tangents
registered command: ("arc_on_two_tangents")

Menu: MsCogo->Line Tangent to Curve
Registered command: ("ms_line_tangent_curve")

Menu: MsPoints->Compute Points->Compute Points on an Object
Registered command: ("ms_comp_points_on_line_curve")

Menu: MsPoints->Compute Points->Compute Points by Station/Offset/Elevation
Registered command: “ms_comp_points_stn_offset”

Menu: MsPoints->Compute Points->Compute Points by Turned Angle
Registered command: “ms_comp_points_turned_angle”

Menu: MsCogo->Reverse or Compound Curve
Registered_command: “reverse_curve”

Menu: MsCogo->Curve Off One Tangent
registered_command: “arc_on_tangent”

Older style manual traverse entry (using dialog boxes or command line, rather than ADT entry). (hzdist, vtdist, slpdist, vtdist, perpoff, paroff)

Registered command: “perp_ties”
Registered command: “areas”
Registered command: “legaldesc”
Registered command: “cogo”, all options (including 2 and 3 pt inverses)
Registered command: “inverse”
Registered command: “connect_points”
Registered command: “radial_inverse”
Registered command: “ms_pt_adjust”
Registered command: “ms_coordinate”
Registered command: “fastarea”
Registered command: “right_of_way”
Registered command: “angles_right_report”
Registered command: “stake_report”
Registered command: “new_stake_report” dialog, ‘Add Shots’ button

Active Traverse Editor

The input scale factor will never be applied in the the Active Traverse Editor. If you would like to scale the distances in a traverse file, you need to use the "Save As Scaled" command found in the File Menu.