Where: UtilityScout, on the phone, a guy wire or a selected pole.
When you finish: you can correct a guy's lead length and angle without re-measuring, and add a guy anchor by hand, with AR, or from where you stand.
Use this only when your job includes guy work. There are two different jobs: correcting numbers already recorded, and adding or measuring a guy. Use the one your job names.
Correct a guy's numbers
A guy wire has two numbers that matter in the field: the lead length (how far out the anchor sits from the pole) and the angle (the direction the wire runs). If they are recorded and just wrong, fix the numbers rather than re-measuring.
Tap the guy wire on the map. The sheet shows its current lead length and angle.
Choose to edit it.
Adjust the angle with the rotate controls and the length with plus and minus, or type the numbers. The map updates as you go, so you can watch the wire swing until it matches what is in front of you.
Save from inside the editor, with the editor's own save.
Read the lead length and angle on the guy before you walk off.
Add a guy at a pole
From a selected pole, the default action is Add Guy Anchor (Manual). If your organization has more than one method on, a chevron beside it opens a menu.
Method | Use it when | How |
Manual | You place the anchor on the map by hand | Position it and confirm |
AR | You can see the pole face and work from about 15 feet | Aim the white dot at the pole face toward the guy and draw the guy out. Stand a couple of feet to the side and approach at an angle. Afterwards walk around and check from both directions; AR can drift toward whoever holds the phone |
Add Guy at Current Location | You can stand on the anchor itself | Stand on it and drop the point. If the distance looks far too large, move the point on the map until it matches the ground before saving |
AR accounts for slope. Do not hold the phone overhead to fake height, and do not have someone stand in tall grass to fake higher ground. Either throws the length and angle off.
Two things about guys
Some configurations include a guy measurement step that captures values rather than relying on edits. Its exact steps depend on your organization's configuration; follow your organization's procedure.
Your organization decides which fields a guy has, and you can reorder them for yourself, so the order you see is not the order your crewmate sees. Put the ones you use most at the top.
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