This command allows for manual entry of angles and distances, and calculates sideshots or traverses from a known occupied point. If the direction is defined by a bearing or azimuth, a backsight point is not required. If the direction is defined by angle left or right or a deflection angle left or right, then a backsight point is required.
Manual Traverse is actually one of three options for manual traverse and sideshot entry. A second option is to go to the Map screen, and at the command line (Cmd:) enter "I" for inverse, to inverse to an occupied point, or from backsight point to occupied point, then "T" for traverse or "S" for Sideshot, using angle codes 1-NE, 2-SE, 3-SW, 4-NW, 5-AZ, 6-AL, 7-AR following the prompting for angle and distance entry. This style works strictly off the keyboard and does not require any screen tapping to switch from traverse to sideshot to inverse. The points plot on the screen as you go. A third option for traverse and sideshot entry is to set the equipment type to Manual Total Station, and enter the traverse and sideshot data within the Store Points command. All three of the methods will store data to the raw survey file for re-processing, and will allow entry of instrument heights and target heights. In the Map screen, Traverse Defaults (TD) will turn instrument and target height prompting on and off. All three methods allow for zenith angle prompting as an option.
The command centers around one main entry screen. You must enter an occupied point for traversing. You must also enter a target point number to calculate.

- Horizontal Angle: You must select a horizontal angle method. Options here are AR (angle right), NE, SE, SW, NW, AZ, SAZ (south azimuth), AL (angle left), deflection left, and deflection right. If a bearing or azimuth is selected for traversing, the backsight point number will become inactive. Only an occupied point is required to traverse forward by bearing or azimuth. All other turned-angle methods will require a backsight point number. The stored descriptions for the occupied point and backsight point will display as shown above (TRV MAG and TRV N in this case). Occupied points and backsight points can be selected from the list or the map using the appropriate icons. You can also enter point-defined angles, as in 6,7 for the direction from 6 to 7, or 6,7+90 for 90 degrees to the right of the direction of 6 to 7.
- Elevation/Vertical Angle Method: There are many ways to calculate a vertical differential between the occupied point and target point. The most common method is zenith angle (ZE). Manual Traverse also offers vertical angle, delta Z (elevation difference), slope by percent (SP), slope by ratio (SR), and known elevation (Z). To get the slope from point 6 to point 7, switch to SP mode and enter 6,7 for the slope.
- Distance Method: There are four methods of distance entry: Horizontal Distance (in which case the elevation line is inactive), Slope Distance, Slope Distance, No Elevation and Horizontal Distance, No Elevation.. Both Slope Distance methods will prompt for vertical angle/zenith angle, etc., but Slope Distance, No Elevation, will calculate a zero-elevation for the target point number and will reduce the slope distance by the effect of the vertical angle/zenith angle. You can also enter the distance in the form of 6,7 for the distance from 6 to 7, or as 6,7/2 as half the distance from 6 to 7. Note that if you wanted to interpolate a point 12 midway between 6 and 7, you can use all 3 edit boxes to accomplish this. The azimuth or bearing could be entered as 6,7. The slope would be entered as 6,7, and the distance would be entered as 6,7/2. So if point 6 is elevation 100 and point 7 is elevation 101, point 12 will have elevation 100.5.

- Enter Elevation: If Enter Elevation is enabled, a check screen is activated to display the calculated elevation. From here you can override the calculated elevation with a new elevation. This option is useful in combination with Horizontal Distance for calculating points at a known distance and fixed elevation.
- TR Mode: Enabling Traverse Mode will cause the routine to “traverse up” to the target point number, so that the new occupied point number will automatically change to the last target point number, and the new backsight will change to the last occupied point. You can always manually change the fields for occupied point and backsight point and “force” a traverse, but enabling Traverse Mode will update these fields automatically, so that you immediately “move up”, and are awaiting the next angle and distance entries. With TR Mode disabled, Manual Traverse defaults to sideshot mode.
When you are entering in the horizontal angle, distance, or elevation/vertical angle information, the program displays the current mode as an extra confirmation at the bottom of the screen. Hitting Enter from the last entry line, or tapping Calculate, or entering a C for calculate, will solve for the coordinates and display them at the bottom of the screen. Hitting Enter again, tapping Store, or entering S will store the points. Before storing, you can also tap the Map icon to see the location of the calculated point, in reference to the occupied point and backsight point.

Click Back to return. You always have the option to enter new angle and distance information, Calculate, check the Map, then Store, as desired. Point in Direction offers the flexibility to check point locations graphically prior to storing.
- El/Off: If El/Off is clicked on for Elevation mode, a “check screen” is activated that allows you to see the calculated elevation and potentially override it with a new elevation. This option is useful in combination with Horizontal Distance for calculating points at a known distance and fixed elevation. This screen also allows you to offset the point perpendicular to the computed traverse leg. Enter positive for right and negative for left.
