Quick Guide System 1200 - RoadRunner

RoadRunner for Stakeout of Highway Alignments
Table of Contents
1. Convert road alignment data into Leica Job format in LGO
2. RoadRunner Configuration
2.1 Project Configuration
2.2 Road Configuration
3. RoadRunner Setup (incl. Projects)
4. View / Edit Stringline Data
5. Creating Tasks and Staking Out
5.1 Stringline Task
5.2 X-Slope Task
5.3 Manual Slope Task
5.4 Slope Task
5.5 Crown Task
Leica UK Technical Support Group 1

1. Convert road alignment data into Leica Job format in LGO

Usually, road alignment data will be supplied digitally, most often from MX in Genio
format. This section of the quick guide describes preparing such data for use in
RoadRunner. If you dont have digital data, but have a printout of the horizontal and
vertical alignment elements youll need to use the Alignment Toolkit program on board
the Leica System1200 kit to manually key in the road design.
Step Instruction Screenshots
1 Install Leica Geo Office v6
Run 3.2 Design to Field

2
Importers.exe
Open LGO then in the Tools section

of the List Bar (down the left hand
3
side of the screen) open Design to
Field
Import Type: Road Data

Importer: select the relevant importer
4 e.g. MXGenio
Click Import
Use the browser to navigate to your

alignment file. If your file is in MX
Genio format it must have the
5 extension .txt (if not you will have to
rename it)
Click Next
Tolerances check for curve fitting

where the geometry is not possible
6 e.g. offset stringlines form Clothoid
C.L.
Click Next twice

Select the Centreline / Master String.

7 The start and end chainage of the
selected string will be displayed.
Click Next
Select just the strings you want to use

8 for setting out.
Click Next
At the Summary page click Finish

9
and youll see your selected strings.
At the top of the Design to Field map

display, click Export.
10 Give your Road Job a name and
browse to the DBX folder of your CF
card.
Click OK.
You can now close Design to Field

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and LGO.

2. RoadRunner Configuration
2.1 Project Configuration
Step Instruction Screenshots
From the Main Screen press 2

1 Programs then select RoadRunner
You are not prompted for a Job name

because Roadrunner works with a
2 Project that is made up of several Jobs,
each with it own function.
If you are working with TPS1200 you
could now do a station Setup - F3.
F2 CONF from the RoadRunner Begin

3 screen to configure Roadrunner.
Then 1 Project Config

Select your preferred format to display

chainages and slopes e.g. 1:4 rather
than 25%
Slope Sign defines the convention for
assigning positive and negative slopes
as per the diagrams opposite.
Show Tang pt gives the option to
display tangent points in Hz and Vt in
4
addition to the regular chainage
intervals.
Expand Lines gives the option to
expand a line beyond its designed
limits. A warning can be shown when
you move beyond the limits or you can
be restricted to work within the limits.
F1 CONT

2.1 Road Configuration
Again, from the RoadRunner Begin

screen press F2 CONF then 2 Road
Config
1 Only the General page is important

to configure. The other pages do not
affect the operation of RoadRunner,
but are described here as they allow
greater user customisation.
Orientation: Stakeout reference i.e.

Fwd/Back and Left/Right with respect
to which reference
Work Corridor allows you to avoid
getting mixed up with strings from slip
roads etc. by defining an offset distance
from the CL where calculations will
stop.
Slope Method: (youll probably want
Reference Batter)
Reference Point = position peg with
defined offset from Catch point
Batter Rail = batter rail with defined
2
rail height above ground as well as rail
height above the slope (clearly, the
horizontal offset from the Catch Point
will have to vary to satisfy both
conditions)
Reference Batter = batter rail with
defined rail height above ground and
defined offset from Catch Point
Slope Expand gives the option to
expand a slope beyond its defining
string (and swap cut/fill) when the
outside string does not fit the ground.
A warning can be shown when a slope
is expanded.

The Check page allows the user to

define stakeout tolerances. These
tolerances are checked if you press
REC after youve navigated to a
3 stakeout point.
The lines below become active
depending on what option is selected.
The Info & Plot page allows the user

to define what type of plot is displayed
for each Method.
4 A description of each Method is shown
in Section 3 of this User Guide.
You can choose plan, long section or
cross section view.
A Logfile can be set up to

automatically log information such as
5 Stakeout accuracies if required.
F1 CONT to return to the
RoadRunner Begin page.

3. RoadRunner Setup (incl. Projects)
From the RoadRunner Begin page

press F1 CONT to get to the
1
RoadRunner Setup page.
Choose whether you want to Check or

Stakeout the road.
Choose the Method. A description of
the Methods is shown on the next page.
Select Mode: Advanced.
Advanced Mode allows the creation of
tasks. You can switch between tasks
and Resume tasks that havent been
completed.
2 Standard Mode doesnt use tasks.
Youd need to tell RoadRunner what
you want to do every time you switch
on.
Next on the RoadRunner Setup screen
is the Project selection field.
Immediately below that are the jobs
selected to work in that Project.
Highlight the Project field and press
the red Enter key.
Press F2 NEW to create a new project.

3
Existing projects can be edited by
pressing F3 EDIT.

Give the Project a name and a

description if required then F6 PAGE.
Fixpoint Job is where TPS1200 looks
for control points for Instrument Setups
Measure Job is where any recorded
points will be stored
4 Road Job contains the road alignment
DTM Job is not necessary, but could
be used if you have a DTM of the site
NB: jobs of a particular type will not
appear in the other lists
F1 STORE then F1 CONT to get back
to the RoadRunner Setup page
Methods:
Stringline: Stakeout chainage and offset to a nominated Stringline. The chainage
relates to the Centreline / Master String.
Individual Stringline: Stakeout chainage and offset to a nominated Stringline. The
chainage relates to the selected Stringline itself i.e. CH=0 is the start of the Stringline
not the start of the road.
X-Slope: Defined by two adjacent Stringlines in the model. Unlike the Slope method
an X-Slope can not be expanded to meet the ground if the ground does not match the
outside string perfectly. This task can be used to set out or check carriageways.
Slope: Defined by two adjacent Stringlines in the model. One will be the outside
string and one will be the Hinge point. The Slope can be expanded to meet the ground
so you will be guided to where the defined slope intersects the existing ground.
Manual Slope: The Hinge point is defined by a string, the slope grade is defined and
whether it is cut or fill. You will be guided to where the defined slope intersects the
existing ground.
Crown: In effect two XSlopes are created, the crown Stringline being common to
both. The program will give Stakeout information for both X-Slopes at any given
chainage so that double header boards can be constructed.

4. View / Edit Stringline Data
From the RoadRunner Setup page

press F5 DATA to view the road
1
strings in the current Project.
The initial page shows the number of

string lines in the road model and
which is the defined Centreline or
Master String.
2 Typing in the approx chainage you are
intending to work at allows
RoadRunner to include the relevant
Stringlines in the Plot.
Press F5 VIEW.
Line Info gives information about an

individual Stringline.
Lines gives information about how
each Stringline relates to the
Centreline.
3 Plot shows the Stringlines graphically.
If the Plot shows extra Stringlines you
didnt want to use in the field you can
exclude them by editing the alignment
data as per Step 4 in this section.
F1 CONT
Editing the Stringlines is not essential,

but if in Step 3 you see Stringlines in
the plot you didnt intend to use, press
F3 EDIT from the View & Edit Data
4 screen (as shown in the in Step 2).
The Layer page allows you to change
which string is set as the Centreline and
exclude certain stringlines from the
Project.

The Centreline page allows the user to

nominate a start chainage for the
centreline. The end chainage is then
5 calculated from the length of the line.
F1 STORE then F1 CONT to get back
to the RoadRunner Setup screen.

5. Creating Tasks
The steps involved in creating Tasks differ depending upon which Method you chose in
Section 3. RoadRunner Setup.
N.B. When creating Tasks you will generally not want to use Shifts. Shifts would move
the road design to fit the existing road at a tie-in. Shifts are not the same thing as
Offsets.
Methods:
Stringline: Stakeout chainage and offset to a nominated Stringline. The chainage relates
to the Centreline / Master String.
Individual Stringline: Stakeout chainage and offset to a nominated Stringline. The
chainage relates to the selected Stringline itself i.e. CH=0 is the start of the Stringline not
the start of the road.
X-Slope: Defined by two adjacent Stringlines in the model. Unlike the Slope method an
X-Slope can not be expanded to meet the ground if the ground does not match the outside
string perfectly. This task can be used to set out or check carriageways.
Slope: Defined by two adjacent Stringlines in the model. One will be the outside string
and one will be the Hinge point. The Slope can be expanded to meet the ground so you
will be guided to where the defined slope intersects the existing ground.
Manual Slope: The Hinge point is defined by a string, the slope grade is defined and
whether it is cut or fill. You will be guided to where the defined slope intersects the
existing ground.
Crown: In effect two XSlopes are created, the crown Stringline being common to both.
The program will give Stakeout information for both X-Slopes at any given chainage so
that double header boards can be constructed.

5.1 Stringline Task

1 choose Method: Stringline then press
F1 CONT to the Tasks screen
F2 NEW
Give your task a logical name e.g. the
2 name might include the chainage you
intend to work on.
F1 NEXT
It is possible that the design could

define several layers of the road
construction from formation level up.
Generally the design only defines 1
layer: the finished road surface.
The Select View is how you choose to
3 graphically display the Stringlines in
order to select the one you wish to
stakeout.
The Cross-Section will display the
Stringlines which exist at the Plot
Chainage.
F1 NEXT
Select the Stringline you wish to

stakeout using F2 and F3.
4
F1 NEXT

Select whether you want to Stakeout in

2D or 3D.
5 You can also define the Chainage
limits.
F1 FINISH
To start staking out your task, define a

starting (Default) chainage and a
chainage increment (negative chainage
6 increment is possible).
You can also define a horizontal and
vertical stakeout offset.

5.2 X-Slope Task

choose Method: X-Slope then press F1
1
CONT to the Tasks screen
F2 NEW
Give your task a name.
If you select Use Zig zag: Yes then the
2 RoadRunner will navigate you to either
of the 2 Stringlines which define the X-
Slope depending on which one you are
closest to.
F1 NEXT

order to select the X-Slope.
Chainage.
F1 NEXT
Use F2 and F3 to select the X-Slope

you wish to stakeout. The 2 stringlines
defining the X-Slope will be displayed
4
at the top of the screen.
F1 NEXT

Offsets will be defined from the

Reference Line. If the offsets are on
the left string and outside of the x-slope
they will be negative hz offsets. If
using Zig Zag then the offset will revert
5
to positive when if you move across the
road to Stakeout the right string.
F1 FINISH
F1 CONT
Enter the starting (Def) Chainage you

want to work at and a Chainage
Increment.
6 Enter any required offsets for the pegs

up/right +ve and left/down ve
F6 PAGE
F2 DIST
The Stake screen shows how much you

have to move to get to the position on
the Stringline (or offset to the
Stringline) that defines the X-Slope at
the required chainage.
7 If Zig Zag is active then as you cross
the midpoint between the two
Stringlines the guidance will relate to
the nearest Stringline. Offset defined in
the previous step will also flip when
you cross the mid-point.
The Stake screen will then navigate you

to the front peg at whatever horizontal
offset you chose. Bang the peg in.
Move the pole up the peg until Height
= 0. Mark the peg where the rail will go.
F6 to change to the INFO page.
8
The Info page will show you what to
write on the rail:
Traveller height
Slope distance to Hinge
Put in 2nd peg where you like. Again,
move the pole up the peg until Height

5.3 Manual Slope Task

choose Method: Manual Slope then
1
press F1 CONT to the Tasks screen
F2 NEW
2 Give your a task name.
F1 NEXT

order to select the Manual Slope.
Chainage.
F1 NEXT
Use F2 and F3 to select the Stringline

you wish to use as the Hinge of the
Manual Slope.
4 The name of the Hinge Stringline will
be displayed at the top of the screen.
F1 NEXT

You can choose to define min/max

chainage limits for your stakeout task.
5
F1 FINISH
F1 CONT
The Hinge Point of the Manual Slope

can be offset from the selected
Stringline. The Horizontal Offset will
always be defined relative to the
Stringline itself. The height of the
Hinge Point can be defined either as an
offset Relative to the Stringline or
6
given an Absolute height regardless of
the height of the Stringline.
The Slope type is Cut or Fill to left or
right of the Hinge reference. The Slope
Ratio defined here too (usually v:h).
F1 CONT
Define horizontal offset and traveller

height for the peg.
7
F1 CONT
Set your starting (Def) Chainage and

Chainage Increment.
8
F2 DIST
F6 PAGE


have to move to get to the point where
9 the Manual Slope intersects the existing
ground (Catch Point) at the required
chainage.
When you have navigated to the Catch

Point press SHIFT F5 [EXTRA] then
10
choose 6 Place Reference Peg.

offset you chose.
Bang the peg in.
11

write on the rail:
Traveller height
12

5.4 Slope Task

choose Method: Slope then press F1
1
F2 NEW
2 Give your task a name.
F1 NEXT

order to select the Slope.
Chainage.
F1 NEXT
A slope can be selected between two

adjacent strings. Toggle left and right
4 using the F2 and F3 keys.
F1 NEXT

This Stringlines which define the Slope

are shown at the top of the screen.
The Hinge is Stringline is defined.
The other string is then used to define
5 the direction and grade of the slope.
F1 NEXT
Assuming you selected Reference

Batter in 2.1 Road Configuration (Step
2) you will be prompted to enter the
horizontal offset from the Catch Point
6 and the traveller height.
F1 FINISH
F1 CONT
Define the starting (Def) Chainage and

Chainage Increment.
7 F2 DIST
F6 to see the Stake screen

have to move to get to the point where
8
the Slope intersects the existing ground
(Catch Point) at the required chainage.

When you have navigated to the Catch

Point press SHIFT F5 [EXTRA] then
9
choose 07 Place Reference Peg.

offset you chose.
Bang the peg in.
10

write on the rail:
Traveller height
11

5.5 Crown Task

choose Method: Crown then press F1
1
F2 NEW
Give your task a name.
2 F1 NEXT
Zig zag will enable roadrunner to stake
to the Stringline you are closest to. Any
offsets are flipped.

order to select the Stringlines which
make up the Crown.
Chainage.
F1 NEXT
The Stringlines defining the left and

right (outsides) of the Crown are listed
at the top of the screen with an arrow
highlighting the crown string.
4
Toggle left and right using the F2 and
F3 keys.
F1 NEXT

The Stringlines defining the left and

right (outsides) of the Crown are listed
at the top of the screen. The Crown is
the Stringline between these two. Any
offsets are defined with respect to the
5 reference string. Offsets will be flipped
if Zig Zag is used.
F1 FINISH
Define the starting (Def) Chainage and

Chainage Increment.
6 Define any Horizontal and Vertical
Offsets.
F6 PAGE to see the Stake page.
The Stake screen will show how much

you have to move to get to the Offset
position.
If Zig Zag is enabled you will be
7 guided to the nearer of the two sides of
the Crown.
2 height differences to are reported so
you can construct double header
boards.

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RoadRunner for Stakeout of Highway Alignments

RoadRunner for Stakeout of Highway Alignments

Leica UK Technical Support Group 1

1. Convert road alignment data into Leica Job format in LGO

Step Instruction Screenshots

1 Install Leica Geo Office v6

Run 3.2 Design to Field

Open LGO then in the Tools section

Import Type: Road Data

Use the browser to navigate to your

Tolerances check for curve fitting

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Select the Centreline / Master String.

Select just the strings you want to use

At the Summary page click Finish

At the top of the Design to Field map

You can now close Design to Field

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Step Instruction Screenshots

From the Main Screen press 2

You are not prompted for a Job name

F2 CONF from the RoadRunner Begin

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Select your preferred format to display

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2.1 Road Configuration

Again, from the RoadRunner Begin

1 Only the General page is important

Orientation: Stakeout reference i.e.

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The Check page allows the user to

The Info & Plot page allows the user

A Logfile can be set up to

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3. RoadRunner Setup (incl. Projects)

From the RoadRunner Begin page

Choose whether you want to Check or

Press F2 NEW to create a new project.

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Give the Project a name and a

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4. View / Edit Stringline Data

From the RoadRunner Setup page

The initial page shows the number of

Line Info gives information about an

Editing the Stringlines is not essential,

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The Centreline page allows the user to

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5.1 Stringline Task

From the RoadRunner Setup page

It is possible that the design could

Select the Stringline you wish to

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Select whether you want to Stakeout in

To start staking out your task, define a

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5.2 X-Slope Task

From the RoadRunner Setup page

It is possible that the design could

Use F2 and F3 to select the X-Slope

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Offsets will be defined from the