How to Cut to a Design in TX73

  1. Select the design element you want to stake out

• The screen may show data, but no cut/fill values will appear until a design element is enabled. 

• To begin staking out, click the element you want to use directly on the screen. 

• In the example, the surface is selected and turns blue to confirm it is active. 

• The bottom panel shows the selected surface name and the file it comes from. 

  2. Enable the selected surface to display cut/fill values

• After selecting the surface, click the tick/check box in the bottom panel. 

• This activates the surface for stakeout. 

• If the bucket is positioned over or below the surface, the system displays the cut value to the surface.  

• A line from the bucket also appears to show the measurement reference point. 

  3. Enable a string to stake out

• You can stake out a string in addition to the surface. 

• Click the string on the screen to select it. 

• The bottom panel will show details such as:  

• Name of the string 

• Height 

• URL 

• File source 

• Layer 

• Tick the checkbox to activate the string. 

• The system then shows the horizontal offset to the string as well. 

Turn off a guide element when you no longer need it

• If you want to stop staking out a line or guide, go to the project folder. 

• You will see the selected guide elements listed there. 

• Turn off the line you no longer want active. 

• The system will return to showing only the remaining active element, such as the surface. 

 5. Choose where the bucket measurement is taken from

• The measurement point on the bucket matters for stakeout readings. 

• You can set it to measure from the:  

• Left side 

• Middle 

• Right side 

• Automatic 

• In Automatic mode, the software uses the closest point of the bucket to the target. 

• When the bucket tilts or moves, the reference point updates automatically.