Compare points in your AutoCAD project with field points with Point Layout

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When working in Autodesk Point Layout,

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you can use the Compare Exported Points tool to produce a report with valuable information about the points in your project.

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It identifies any differences between the points in your project and the points that exist on the job site, such as changes to XYZ coordinates.

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With a project open, right-click in the model space and select Point Layout > Compare Exported Pts.

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In the Compare Point File to Drawing dialog, first, make sure that your Coordinate System and Point Order match.

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Click Coordinate System to select the Drawing Coordinate System that you want to use, and then click OK.

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To bring in your field file, Click Select File to Compare, then browse to and select the file.

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The report opens.

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If needed, you can set a default location tolerance for the report.

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In this case, .5 is entered for a half foot.

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The list updates based on the new tolerance.

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You can also filter your points by typing in the Description field.

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For example, to search for trapeze hangers, start typing the word “trapeze”, and the list updates accordingly.

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Double-click on a point in the list to zoom to that point and center it in your project.

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For each point, the model XYZ coordinates are listed alongside the field coordinates, as well as any differences in elevation.

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In this example, there is a difference of about 2 inches in the X and Y coordinates, between what was measured in the field and the model.

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Note the other filtering options available.

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Enabling Ignore elevation-XY only allows you to focus on only the XY coordinates for each point.

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You can also filter by points that are not in the project, or by points that were added in the field and did not previously exist in the project.

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There are options to Print your report or Save it as a text file.

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You can also click the BIM 360 Field -> option to access a list of all projects in your database.

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Select a project to open the Bim 360 Field Issue Editor.

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Through this filter, you can enter Issue IDs and set values for Root Cause, Company, Location, Issue Type, Status, and more.

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This report can be exported to Excel or exported up to BIM 360 Field Issues.

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This report will automatically be synced to the BIM 360 Field tool.

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Click Close.