Properties Panel (R3PROPERTIES)¶

Command: R3PROPERTIES

Opens the R3Properties panel. Click on any line, arc, polyline, or Survey Plan component to instantly display its survey properties — bearings, distances, arc details, and areas — in the configured display units. Also displays survey plan metadata.

R3Properties panel demo

Opening the panel¶

Type R3PROPERTIES at the command line or click Properties in the R3Survey ribbon. The panel opens as a dockable palette and stays open while you work.

R3Properties panel showing bearing, distance, and area

Supported entities¶

Lines, arcs, and polylines (LWPOLYLINE). The panel updates live as you click different entities.

What is displayed¶

Lines and polyline segments¶

Property	Description
Bearing	WCS bearing from start to end, in current angle format
Distance	Horizontal distance in current length units (not the 3D length)

Swing display

If swings are enabled, three bearing rows are shown: the WCS bearing (raw drawing angle), the swing value, and the corrected plan bearing (WCS minus swing).

Arcs¶

Property	Description
Chord bearing	Bearing of the chord from start to end
Chord length	Straight-line distance from start to end
Arc length	Distance along the curve
Radius	Radius of the arc

R3Properties showing arc details

When a polyline is selected, a Current Leg selector lets you step through individual segments without clicking each one in the drawing:

Select a segment using the leg selector and the properties update immediately
The active segment is highlighted in the drawing
Click near a specific segment when first selecting a polyline to open it with that leg active

Closed polylines and parcels¶

Property	Description
Area	Area in up to three display units simultaneously
Perimeter	Total perimeter length

Area calculation assumes polylines are closed (or have a small misclose within tolerance) and do not self-intersect. If a self-intersecting polyline is detected, a warning is shown.

Survey plan data¶

When entities on survey plan layers are selected, additional expanders appear below the geometry properties. Which expanders are shown depends on the entity type and layer.

Dimension Overrides expander¶

Visible when a line or polyline on a survey plan layer is selected. Editable fields for legal dimension overrides used in NSW LandXML export.

For polylines, use the Current Leg selector to navigate between segments — each segment stores its overrides independently.

Field	Description
Legal Brg	Legal bearing (overrides computed bearing)
Legal Dist	Legal horizontal distance (overrides computed distance)
Legal Arc Len	Legal arc length (arc segments only)
Legal Radius	Legal radius (arc segments only)

Survey Method expander¶

Visible when a line or polyline on a survey plan layer is selected. Controls how the observation was derived. Collapsed by default — most lines are "Measured" and don't need this.

Field	Description
Method	How the measurement was obtained — Measured, Adopted, Calculated, Deducted, Compiled, GNSS types, etc. Sets both `distanceType` and `azimuthType` in the export.
Adopted	Plan number the dimension was adopted from (e.g. `DP123456`)
Note	Field note text

See Observation Overrides for the full workflow.

Reference Mark expander¶

Visible when a line on a Reference Marks layer is selected, or when the entity has RM XData. All fields are editable.

Field	Description
Type	Monument type (DH&W, GIP, Peg, PM, Nail, etc.)
State	Monument state (Found, Gone, Not Found, Placed, Not Marked, Found By Me)
Origin	Origin survey plan number
Desc	Monument description
Line State	State of the reference line — Found, Placed, or Found By Me. Maps to `distanceAccClass` in LandXML.

SCIMS Control Point expander¶

Visible when a DBPoint with Type = ControlPoint is selected (imported by R3IMPORTSCIMS). All fields are read-only except Datum.

Field	Description
Mark / Number / Desc	Mark identification
Status	Mark status from SCIMS
Zone / Easting / Northing	MGA coordinates
GDA Class / PU / LU	Horizontal accuracy
CSF	Combined scale factor
AHD / AHD Class / AHD PU / AHD LU	Vertical data
Datum	Datum terminal designation — set to `X` (Terminal A) or `Y` (Terminal B) for NSW LandXML export

Parcel expander¶

Visible when a polyline on a survey plan layer is selected. Editable fields for parcel attributes used in LandXML export.

Field	Description
Lot	Lot number. Prefix with `PT` for part lots (e.g. `PT 51`) — the prefix is stripped and ParcelType is automatically set to Part.
Sec	Section number. Only visible when populated (typically from imported LandXML files).
Plan	Plan number (for adjoining lots, e.g. `DP123456`). Only visible when populated.
Description	Context-specific label depending on class — Road Name, Easement Desc, Water Body, etc. Only visible for classes that need it.
Class	Parcel class — Lot, Road, Easement, Hydrography, etc. Auto-populated from layer component type.
State	`proposed`, `existing`, or `adjoining`
Type	`Single` (default) or `Part`. Part lots with the same lot number are grouped as a multipart parcel on export. See Lot Numbering.
Format	`Standard` or `Stratum`

See Preparing a Survey Plan for detailed guidance on setting parcel attributes.

Display units¶

You can display up to three length units and up to three area units simultaneously. Click the gear (⚙) icon at the top of the panel to configure which units are shown.

R3Properties settings — display unit configuration

In the settings dialog:

Length Units tab — select from available length units and add to the display list
Area Units tab — select from available area units

Use the up/down arrows to reorder units. Custom units must first be defined in R3UNITS before they appear here.

Bearings are displayed in the angle format (North Azimuths, Surveyor's Bearings, or Gradians) and display style (Compact, Spaced, or Decimal) configured in R3UNITS.

Notes¶

The panel is modeless — it remains open and updates as you click different entities
Distances shown are horizontal distances, not 3D lengths
Display precision and formatting come from R3UNITS settings
Swing display, parcel and easement properties require a valid R3Survey licence