Importing Multiple Survey Files to OSD

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Last Updated: 17 January 2014          For: OptiSurface Designer V1.4 and higher

Question:
I have a few fields adjacent to each other and I want to design them as one project, is this possible?

Answer:
OptiSurface Designer allows import of multiple survey files under the following conditions:
  • No calculations has been carried out yet; and
  • Master Benchmarks for the surveys are identical
After importing the files, be sure to save the project before proceeding with any calculations. 

Note:
In OSDv2.2, fields adjacent to each other can be imported to one project but can still be designed independently from one another.  This helps in situations where the boundaries of the adjacent fields are needed to match closely.


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