A how to guide on STC25 Manhole Card Reporting

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How To – STC25 Manhole Card Reporting

Now included in WinCan VX is the feature to produce node point manhole cards in the style
of a typical STC25 report.
In this process, the lists of field options in the index have been modernised in line with MSCC5
and MSCC4 and the report includes dynamic flexibility with regards to the printing of the
drawing, the printing of the photographs and the connectivity reports, which in previous
versions of this style of report were of fixed size and content.

Adding Node Data

If your project has pipe inspections in it, then the manholes will be created already and will
be visible in the Nodes table grid. If you are creating a ‘node only’ report or if you wish to add
new nodes to an existing inspection report, then use the green plus sign to add a new asset:

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From here, you will be launched into the ‘Node Header’ where you can fill in as much
information as possible about the manhole or node asset.

Please note that not every field in the node header will be delivered into the STC25 style
report because we use the same header design for other reports, so there is an element of
selective analysis that goes on behind the scenes when you go to print, but rest assured, most
of the fields will be interpreted into the printed document.

The Easting, Northing and Cover Level values will only be printed if they exist in the dataset:

The two comments fields towards the bottom of page 1 of the report output are completed
using:

• Inspection Remarks – is completed using the ‘Comments’ field towards the
  bottom of the ‘Inspections’ side of the node header. This box has a 100-
  character limit and should contain no more than some concise remarks
  regarding the inspection and should not be confused with comments regarding
  the physical asset.

• Asset Remarks – is completed using the ‘Node Comments’ field to the bottom
  of the ‘Nodes’ side of the node header. This field has a 2,000-character limit
  and can be launched into a text editor by clicking the grey box at the end of the
  data field. This field should be used to record general comments about the
  condition of the asset and its surroundings and should not be confused with
  inspection related information.
  
  

Node Parts

The above Yes/No fields are completed by adding the appropriate node parts to the
inspection data, and then filling in the ‘Requires Attention’ field for each one.

Inlets and Outlets

This part of the node inspection is generally referred to as the ‘Connectivity Report’ and is
where we log and record the details of all the inlets into and outlets from the chamber.

Some basic rules regarding this report:

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  You must assign a value to each pipe as an inlet or an outlet. Without this information,
  the software will disregard the information.

• Outgoing pipes are identified in the drawing by their PLR suffix value (X, Y, Z etc).

• Incoming pipes are identified by their Inlet ID which starts at A and increments through
  B, C, D etc until they are all covered. The A inlet is the first inlet in a clockwise direction
  from the X PLR (the most significant and deepest outgoing pipe), and each subsequent
  inlet increments clockwise around the chamber as you look down into it.

• Backdrop inlets only need to be recorded once, and the depth to the backdrop invert
  must always be measured to the top pipe, not the bottom one.

• For STC25 reports, all clock positions should be recorded with reference to North at
  12 o’clock (straight up)1.

1 For WRc reports, all clock positions should be recorded referenced to the X PLR at 6 o’clock.

Creating the Drawing

Once you have created a node asset, click on the Extended Modules ribbon bar, then the
WinCan Draw drop down list, and select the Section/Node Drawing option.

In the ‘New Project’ dialogue box that pops up, select the Landscape option and check the ‘Show Grid’ and ‘Snap to Grid’ options:

• 'Show Grid’ puts the graph paper image onto the drawing area which is useful for aligning items.

• ‘Snap to Grid’ makes items snap to the graph paper intersections as you draw, which helps to keep things nicely square and aligned.

• The graph paper is not printed and is an aid to design only.

In previous version of the STC25 manhole card, there were two boxes on page 2 which contained drawings. One is for a location sketch for the manhole and the other is for a diagram of the manhole itself outlining the shape of the chamber, cover and the connections in and out.

In WinCan VX, we must create both drawings in one WinCan Draw workspace, so be conscious of this as you start to draw. We recommend that you draw the location sketch on the left-hand side of the page and the
manhole sketch on the right-hand side.

Use the drawing tools, the grid and the snap function to make clear and simple diagrams for the location and the chamber. Do not worry about the North direction at this stage, just create the items as you would with a paper and pencil. Do not add any text to the drawing at this stage:

When you are happy with the diagram, use the Home > Select tool to drag a rectangle over
the entire location drawing so that all the items within it are selected. Do not drag over the
manhole – we will repeat this step again shortly for the manhole on its own:

Once the selection is made, click on the ‘Group” button in the ribbon bar to pull all the
individual items together into one object.

Now, you can use the rotation handle to rotate the drawing towards its North direction as
required and resize and reposition the sketch within the viewport. Repeat this select, group,
rotate and reposition process for the manhole sketch:

Finally, add the necessary text such as the street names and details regarding the manhole
inlets and outlets as referenced in your connectivity report in the WinCan VX project. There
is no need to draw a North Arrow on your sketch. This will be added automatically at the
point of print.

Finally, save your drawing using the ‘Save’ button in the top left-hand corner of the WinCan
Draw window.

Adding Photographs

STC25 reports generally require at least one ‘Location Photograph’ and at least one ‘Internal
Condition Photograph’. WinCan VX is not limited to just one of each and you can add as many
of each type as is required for your project.
To add the photographs, first create a General Photograph (GP) observation to the node
inspection, in just the same way that you would add an observation to a pipe inspection.

Neither of the two fields on the right-hand side are mandatory, but the tope one (Photo Type)
is crucial for controlling the printing of the Location and Internal Condition photographs in a
STC25 report. If this field is left blank, then the picture will not be printed in this report.

This field has no impact from a printing perspective on different reporting templates and
designs, only STC25. If you have other observations within your data of defects, maybe
associated with a CleverScan survey or similar, then be sure to leave this field blank for STC25
since the report does not cater for that type of photograph. There are different reports
available for that purpose.

The Remarks field is also optional, but if you choose to use it then it will be printed below the
photograph in the final output.

It is essential that you attach the photographs to the ‘Photo 1’ column. Any pictures attached
to ‘Photo 2’ will not be printed in this report:

Printing

The final stage of producing your STC25 manhole card is to select the Printing Panel from the
Printing ribbon bar:

Once the printing centre control panel opens, be sure to check the ‘Node Inspection’ on the
left-hand side, and then in the central part of the panel, select the NOD-Inspection_STC25
printing template from the drop-down list at the top, and check the ‘Include WinCan Draw’
option to ensure that your drawing is printed.

Unfortunately, the choice of printing template at the top is not remembered by the printing
controls, although everything else is. So, you will have to manually select this each time you
wish to print this style of report. If you do not select it, then the default node inspection
report will be used, which includes all the same information, but just in a different output
style.

When you are ready, select the output style(s) at the bottom centre of the panel and hit the
Printer button.

Trouble Shooting

If you find that there are manholes missing from your final output, it is most likely because
maybe they don’t have any observations attached. This is controlled in the WinCan VX
settings, like this:

Uncheck the ‘Ignore sections, laterals and nodes with no observations’ option and check the
‘Print all selected sections, laterals and nodes option.

Sample Report

The final output should come out in the following style: