# Stake positions relative to a string

When staking from a road design file

1. In the stakeout selection screen, tap the string in the map or select To the string in the Stake field and then tap to select a string from the list.

   When staking an RXL road, the strings in the list are determined by the templates assigned at your current position relative to the road.

   To stake out your position relative to the nearest string, select To the nearest string from the Stake field. This option enables the software to navigate you to the string nearest to your current position, so that as you move across the road the string you are staking relative to will automatically change to reflect your new position.

2. If required, add the following features:
   - To set stakes offset from the road, leaving the roadway clear for construction, define a construction offset.
   - To confirm the construction of the road surface, define a cross slope.

3. Tap Start.

   The Road navigation screen appears. Tap Options to configure preferences for the navigation display, grade, as-staked point details, or to view stakeout deltas relative to a digital terrain model (DTM).

4. Use the information in the Road navigation screen to see your position relative to the road and navigate to the point to stake it out.

   - If required, you can add or edit a side slope.
   - To stake the hinge position for a cut slope when measuring relative to a side slope, tap and hold in the plan or cross section view and select Stake cut slope hinge. This option is useful when the side slope includes a cut ditch.

   - If you are staking to a catch point with construction offsets, navigate to the catch point and then tap Apply to add the construction offsets. You are prompted to apply the offsets from your current position. If you are not on the catch position, select No, navigate to the catch position and then tap Apply again. To store the catch position and the construction offset, see Construction offsets.

   If your current position is within 5 m of the selected string, the plan view shows a dashed green line drawn at a right angle from your current position to the string. When staking with a calculated construction offset, the vertical and perpendicular cut/fill delta is reported.

5. When the point is within tolerance, tap Measure to measure the point.

   When using a Trimble SX12 scanning total station in TRK mode with the laser pointer enabled, the Stakeout screen shows the Mark point softkey instead of the Measure softkey. Tap Mark point to put the instrument into STD mode. The laser pointer stops flashing and moves to position itself at the EDM location. When you tap Accept to store the point, the instrument automatically returns to TRK mode and the laser pointer resumes flashing. To remeasure and update the stakeout deltas, tap Measure after you tap Mark point and before you tap Accept. For more information, see EDM settings.

6. Tap Store.

   The software returns to the navigation screen.

#### Next steps

- To continue measuring points along the road, tap the Sta+ or Sta‑ softkey to select the next or previous station.

  If you have enabled the Auto increment field in the Select station screen then the next or previous station is automatically selected. See Stations available for stakeout.

- To change stakeout methods, and stake:
  - To the road, double-tap an empty part of the map.
  - To a string, tap the string in the map.
  - A Station on a string, tap the station on a string in the map.
- To exit this stakeout method, tap Esc.

When staking from strings and surfaces

1. In the stakeout selection screen, tap the string in the map, or select To the string in the Stake field and then tap to select the string from the list.

2. To set stakes offset from the road, leaving the roadway clear for construction, define a construction offset.

3. Tap Start.

   The Road navigation screen appears. Tap Options to configure preferences for the navigation display, grade, as-staked point details, or to view stakeout deltas relative to a digital terrain model (DTM).

4. Use the information in the Road navigation screen to see your position relative to the road and navigate to the point to stake it out.

   If your current position is within 5 m of the selected string, the plan view shows a dashed green line drawn at a right angle from your current position to the string.

5. When the point is within tolerance, tap Measure to measure the point.

   When using a Trimble SX12 scanning total station in TRK mode with the laser pointer enabled, the Stakeout screen shows the Mark point softkey instead of the Measure softkey. Tap Mark point to put the instrument into STD mode. The laser pointer stops flashing and moves to position itself at the EDM location. When you tap Accept to store the point, the instrument automatically returns to TRK mode and the laser pointer resumes flashing. To remeasure and update the stakeout deltas, tap Measure after you tap Mark point and before you tap Accept. For more information, see EDM settings.

6. Tap Store.

   The software returns to the navigation screen.

#### Next steps

- To continue measuring points along the road, tap the Sta+ or Sta‑ softkey to select the next or previous station.

  If you have enabled the Auto increment field in the Select station screen then the next or previous station is automatically selected. See Stations available for stakeout.

- To change stakeout methods, and stake:
  - To the primary string, tap Esc and then select To the primary string from the Stake field.
  - To the string, tap Esc and then tap the string in the map.
  - To two strings, tap Esc and then select To two strings from the Stake field.
  - A Station on a string, tap Esc and then tap the station on a string in the map.