Trimble Tilos Help
Use the Equations screen or Equation Properties dialog to calculate a second deviating distance value inside an activity. For the second distance value, use the Start distance (relative) and End distance (relative) fields. An equation is a rule that specifies how a second distance value is calculated. An equation can be used if a project has different parallel axes with different starting points. Or when the stationing is “jumping” using station equations.
In the Tilos Explorer, expand Project Data > Distance Axis Definition > Equations.
Note: They are only visible if equations are enabled in Tools > Options > Functions tab. Check the Enable equations box.
To add a new entry click the icon 'Add Equation', to delete selected entries from the list click the icon 'Delete Equation'. Click the icon to edit the properties inside the dialog 'Equation Properties'.
Alternatively, open the dialog 'Equation Properties' by double-clicking a sub-level entry of the 'Equations'.
Set a Name for an equation and define an Equation list.
Negative Direction - Activate the checkbox to display all station points within the group with a negative prefix. The stations are calculated in a negative direction.
Default - Activate the check box to set an equation as default within this file. Inside the Options/Distance, it is indicated as a default.
To add an Equation click the icon 'Add Equation Item', to delete selected entries click the icon 'Delete Equation Item'.
To edit entries and open the dialog Equation Item Properties click the icon 'Properties'.
Note: Always add an entry ahead of the first row with an equation and define this area without an equation. If there is only one entry in this list it works as a simple shift of coordinates with a constant value.
Use your computer's clipboard to exchange data types from this list with other programs and vice versa. For more information, see the Export via the Clipboard and Import via the Clipboard help topics.
Click either:
Export to Clipboard - Use this to copy all of the data in the list to your computer's clipboard to make it available to paste into other programs, such as Microsoft Excel for MS Project, Asta Powerproject, and Primavera:
First, click Export to Clipboard, check/uncheck boxes for all of the fields you want to include/exclude in the Fields for Clipboard Import/Export dialog, and change the Column Numbers and Column Letters to re-arrange the order of the exported columns.
Review the Clipboard preview at the bottom of the pane to see the order and fields that are ready for export and click OK.
Finally, paste from the clipboard into MS Excel or a similar tabular program by clicking in a cell and pressing Control + V.
Import from Clipboard - Use this to copy all of the data on your computer's clipboard to the open Tilos list.
First, copy from MS Excel or a similar tabular program to the clipboard by selecting the data types you need in Tilos and pressing Control + C.
With one of the Project Data or Library lists open in Tilos, click Import from Clipboard, check/uncheck boxes for all of the fields you want to include/exclude in the import in the Fields for Clipboard Import/Export dialog, and change the Column Numbers or Column Letters to re-arrange the order of the imported columns.
Review the Clipboard preview at the bottom of the pane to see the order and fields that are ready for import and click OK. The data is pasted into your open Tilos list.
Absolute Station, Equation, Length, Text Station Ahead, and Station Post
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