Leica Nova Multistation
The Leica Nova Multistations (MS50, MS60) are capable of 3d measuring of individual points and doing full 3d scans. The following sections describe how to capture data, that can be imported into ProjectionTools.
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Preparation
Press the power button to turn on the Multistation and follow instructions.
check distance units are set to meters using
User/System Settings/Regional Settings
Create a new job on the SD-Card using
Jobs and Data/New Job
. Set Device to SD Card. Creating the job on the SD-Card is important for later transfer of data to the PC.Make sure the optic is in 1. Position (Leica logo is not upside down)
Find multistation position
Setup position using
Go to Work/Setup
Select method “Orientate to line” and follow instructions
Follow instructions
use calculated device position
panorama is not needed
Reposition Multistation
Sometimes multiple positions are needed to capture all required data. In such cases follow these steps after physically repositioning the Multistation.
Setup position using
Go to Work/Setup
Select method “Resection” and follow instructions
Measure Points
select
Go to Work/Setup
and continue with current setupmeasure points
export points as described in following chapter
Export Points
use
Jobs and Data/Export and copy data.../Export ASCII data
and export to SD cardcheck configuration
- Delimiter
Comma
- 1st position
Point ID
- 2nd position
Easting
- 3rd position
Northing
- 4th position
Elevation
Hit ok
Scan
use
Go to Work/Survay+/Scanning
always use zoomed out camera and measure distance to compensate camera parallax.
create one or multiple scan definitions. Multiple scans can be processed as one batch.
start scans. All defined scans will be processed.
Data transfer to PC
The SD card can be safely removed while the multistation is in the main menu or turned off. Take the SD card and read it on the pc using a card reader. The exported points list can be imported by Reference Points dock and Scans can be loaded in Pointcloud Conversion Dialog.