You carefully place the dioptra on its tripod in front of you.
looks like bridge would be <'width'x'length'> (East-West)
The tile border to your <direction> is level
You make sure the dioptra is level.
You point the dioptra at <other player>.
You focus on the range pole.
You read the graduations on the range pole and work out the height difference.
The tile border to your helpers <direction> is level
You check the heights of the plan ends.
Both ends are the same height, Nice!<Height difference>.
You work out the orientation and width for the bridge.
You check for clearance between the bridge ends.
You check for protruding foliage.
You check for nearby cave entrancesand any lava.
You check for any items in the way.
You check that you have permissions to build the bridge.
You work out the styles of bridges that would fit.
You start working out the bridge components required.
Planned bridge area is 5 <x> tiles long and 1 <y> tile wide. (23:ESabFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFBASE)
You stop surveying.
You pack up the dioptra.
The selection depends on planned width, length, height difference and clearance below the planned bridge.
If you have choosen a flat bridge that is longer than 5 tiles then you have the possibility to change the schematic of your bridge plan.
When you have choosen a type of bridge you can name the planned bridge and select the steepness of the bridge if you've choosen an arched bridge.