In the Virtual Surveyor app, your data gets a default Descriptor to each drawn survey data. You can also set the Descriptor before placing survey data and rename the data's Descriptor after it is created. This article shows you how to use the Descriptor tool found in the Structure group of the Home tab (or right-click in the Layers Panel) to rename your survey data.


Structure Group Editor


Layers Panel Editor


Info! Using the same method to name and rename survey data, you can also change the number associated with the survey data and the layer they are in.


Overview


Naming Survey Data

You can name your data before you start drawing them on the Elevation Terrain to help you save time.

  1. In the HOME tab, enable the drawing tool you want to use.
  2. Look in the Structure group of the HOME Tab and type the name of the survey data in the Descriptor text box.
  3. Select the Layer you want the data to appear, in the Layer dropdown menu.
  4. Draw the survey data in the Viewport.
  5. The survey data appears in the Layers Panel with its respective name.


Renaming Survey Data After Drawing

You can rename one or multiple survey data items, after you have drawn them on the Elevation Terrain, using either the Layers Panel or the Structure group in the Home tab; whichever method is the most efficient for your situation.


Rename a Single Survey Data Item

  1. Right-click on the data to be renamed in the Layers Panel.
  2. Select Rename.
  3. Type the desired name in the text box.
  4. Press Enter to complete.


Rename Multiple Survey Data Items

  1. Select one or multiple survey data item(s).
  2. Go to the Structure group in the HOME tab.
  3. Rename the Descriptor in the text box.
  4. Click on the Apply Descriptor to Selection button to the right of the box.
  5. In the Layers Panel, the survey data descriptor is changed to read the same as the label in the Viewport.


Tool Settings

When a Descriptor is set in the box, any of the same data type created has that same descriptor applied. It does not matter whether this Descriptor has been set to name or rename survey data.


Examples of Naming Survey Data

  • Generally, when creating stockpile volume calculations, each stockpile has a dedicated name or code. By setting a distinctive descriptor to the volume data, you can display meaningful labels in the Viewport and export quantities with the associated stockpile name or code.

  • Associating a Descriptor to each survey data helps the user keep track of them all and makes any review of exported data much easier to follow. For example, in road surveying, each line represents a different part of the road.