Nikon N Series/K Series Total Station Instruction Manual 109
Menu Key 5
Calculating area and perimeter
To calculate an area or perimeter, press [3] or select
Area & Perim in the Cogo menu.
To take a measurement, enter the first point and press
[ENT], or press the MsrPT softkey.
In the upper right corner of the screen, a counter
indicates how many points you have entered.
To input point numbers consecutively, use the
Fr/To
softkey. For more information, see Advanced feature:
Entering a range of points, page 110.
If you enter a new point name, you can enter new
coordinates and record the point. If you do not want to
record the point, press
[ENT] without entering a value in
the PT field. An XY coordinate input screen appears.
Continue to enter points until you have defined all the
points in the lot. Then, press
[v] to calculate the area and
perimeter.
Press
[ENT] to store the calculated values as a a comment
record, or press
[ESC] to return to the Cogo menu.
If you chose to store the area, enter a name to identify
the area and then press
[ENT].
The first and last points that you enter are joined to close the area.
You must enter the points in the order in which they define the lot.
You can enter up to 99 points.
When you download data in Nikon RAW format, area (AR) records are output as comment (CO) records.