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We specialize in foundations for communications equipment and some times we encounter some odd shapes. I had one that was essentially a round foundation with 20 flat sides! I worked with the engineer and I shot all the points using a digital theodolite, but it took too long to be cost effective. I should have paid the surveyor.
I have looked at total stations but I just wasn't sure how difficult it would be to learn and if one may be more user friendly than the other. I liked the Leica Builder series and thought about the robotic version, but I couldn't justify $25k for something that was not going to be used everyday, but something in the $8k-10K range would be something more realistic for my needs.
So the questions are, what are you using? How do you like it? And did it take long to learn it?
I have looked at total stations but I just wasn't sure how difficult it would be to learn and if one may be more user friendly than the other. I liked the Leica Builder series and thought about the robotic version, but I couldn't justify $25k for something that was not going to be used everyday, but something in the $8k-10K range would be something more realistic for my needs.
So the questions are, what are you using? How do you like it? And did it take long to learn it?