CREATING AN SG DIAGRAM TEMPLATE
This Tech Tip explains how to create an SG diagram template from an existing drawing.
It is advisable to first familiarize yourself with the setup and procedure of the SG diagram function.
Before you start, make sure you have an existing drawing that contains the basic frame and outline of an SG diagram.
(
NOTE: You need to create multiple SG diagram templates to accommodate different paper sizes because the Survey toolkit functionality does not automatically adjust to paper size.)
Creating a new titleblock drawing
Make the following changes to the settings in the prompt area at the top of the screen:
Pen = Byblock, Layer = 0, Linetype = Byblock, Width to Byblock
Select the whole drawing

Go to
Tools Menu > Blocks > Create Blocks
Name the block
TITLEBLOCK (Note: this has to be in capitals and has to be TITLEBLOCK). Click
OK.

Indicate bottom left corner as base point then right click, Quit.
Save the file under
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Knowledge Base Software\SGFiles and name it, for example, '
MY-SG_TITLEBLOCK'
We will now use this drawing as the referenced titleblock drawing in a new Setup configuration
Create a new Setup configuration using the new drawing
Go to
Toolkit > Survey > SG Diagram Setup
Click the [Load] button and select the shipped default SG Diagram.ini configuration found in folder
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Knowledge Base Software\SGFiles.
Change the Title block drawing field to point to your new drawing.
Click the [Save As] button and type in a new name so as not to overwrite the default, but to create a copy.

Click on
Save and then
Ok.
Closing the dialog by clicking [OK] saves the changes you made. Clicking [Cancel] will not save any changes.
Making changes to properly reference the titleblock
All data that gets plotted inside the title block during the Trace SG Diagram function are configurable by specifying the horizontal and vertical coordinates. These need to be set by you to properly reference the new titleblock size and shape.
The setup dialog takes horizontal and vertical coordinates in millimeters and to one millimeter accuracy.
The origin of the coordinate system is the bottom left hand corner of the diagram's frame (not the paper edge, but the actual linework).

With this new configuration active, subsequent runs of
Toolkit > Survey > SG Diagram> Trace figure will make use of your new template drawing.