SG DIAGRAM WITH DIFFERENT PAPER SIZES AND TEMPLATES
This Tech Tip explains the new page size and scale aspects of the SG diagram Toolkit functionality.
For the typical usage of the SG Diagram functionality, refer to the previous tech-tips in this Toolkit series (www.allycad.com/techtips.asp).
To generate a diagram drawing, you start with a layout drawing and trace the figure for the diagram.

The size and appearance of the generated diagram drawing is as per the current settings specified on the SG Diagram Setup dialog.
Different sheet size default templates
In addition to the long standing A4 drawing, diagrams can also be generated on A0, A1, A2, A3 and on double A4 page sizes.
The setup files and drawing files are located in their usual place being:
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Knowledge Base Software\SGFiles\
The setup file (.ini) for the desired page size is loaded into the Setup dialog under the Survey Toolkit menu. Note that you load an .ini file and not a .dr4 file. The setup file references the appropriate drawing file.
Diagram Setup
Toolkit > Survey > SG Diagram > Setup

The filename in the title bar is the name of the settings file. The name of the titleblock drawing file is referenced in the settings.
In this example the settings file is for standard A4 diagrams.
If you decide you actually want an A3 diagram you can't just change the titleblock drawing and keep all other settings the same because all the line and text positions
will still be referencing an A4 drawing. Instead you need to press
Load and then load in one of the defaults - for example the A3 settings.

The settings file includes the path to the template drawing and symbols drawing, so these do not have to be specified.

Note how the title bar reflects the new A3 settings file in use which has different settings than the previous A4 file.
Most importantly it references the appropriate A3 title drawing. Click
OK when done.
Tracing the figure
Tracing the figure for the diagram proceeds in the normal way.
Toolkit > Survey > SG Diagram > Trace Figure
Note, in AllyCAD 8.1 and later, during the tracing of the figure, you can also specify the scale of the generated drawing.

Here, you get to see how the figure will look with respect to the paper size specified in the settings. Adjust the scale either by entering a new value or clicking on the up/down control.
Continue to completion in the normal way. The diagram is generated using the title block and line/text settings as specified in the settings file.

Note: CIVIL DESIGNER users
SG Diagrams from CIVIL DESIGNER DTM points
As from CIVIL DESIGNER 8.1 it is possible to generate a diagram from the
Survey Observations and
Figures data.

Here, the figure is defined from points in your terrain database, computed say from double polars and intersections. Thereafter, pressing the Diagram button causes an SG diagram generated for the selected figure. The process proceeds in the same way as above, but without the need to trace the figure.