Height Tracking - Leica DISTO D510 How To Use Manual

Height Tracking

Use this function to measure the height of an object from a distance. This especially works
when you are measuring the height of buildings or trees, objects without suitable reflective
points.
The device automatically calculates the height, between points a. & b. along with:
 Inclination angle at point a.
 Length from the device to point a.
 Inclination angle at point b.
 Vertical height between both points a. & b. and
Horizontal distance between the device and the object
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*The upper point can be targeted with the digital point finder and does not need a reflective laser target
as the device only measures the inclination.
**This application requires tripod.
2 point indirect horizontal length measurement
This function helps you measure the length of an object indirectly just by focusing on 2
points.
 For tracking the height of an object, press the Function key
 Move to the second page of application screen using
 On this screen, Height Tracking application icon
centre of the display.
 Navigate to the icon using
Select the icon using
 To track the height, measure points a. & b. from the same reference
point.
 How to measure a. & b.
a. Aim the laser using
record that measurement by pressing
b. Press the
aiming the laser upwards until you have reached your desired
point. Press
measurement.
 Press the Function key
 Move to the second page of the application screen using
 On this screen, 2 point indirect length measurement application
icon is located at the bottom centre of the display.
 Navigate to the icon using
indirect measurement. Select the
 To measure the horizontal length through this application, measure
points a. & b. from the same reference point.
 How to measure a. & b.
 Aim the laser at point a. and record that measurement by pressing
 Next aim the laser at point b. as shown in the figure on the left and
record that measurement by pressing
 The device automatically calculates the distance from a. to b.
keys to select for Height Tracking.
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key.
key at the lower point of the object and
key 3 time to start Height tracking. Now keep
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key 4th and the final time to record that last
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keys to select the option for 2 point
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key again.
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icon using key.
again
once.
keys.
keys.