Every family carries nested survey points that export to a clean CSV compatible with Trimble field workflows — so the field lays out exactly what was modeled. Leica and Topcon support is planned.
When APEX generates a family, it drops coordinate-true survey points right into the geometry — anchor bolts, conduit stub-ups, equipment centroids, control hits. They travel with the model, version with it, and never have to be re-placed by hand in the field.
One clean line from the model in Revit to a stake in the ground — and back again for verification.
APEX builds the family and embeds survey points at the locations that matter — fixings, set-out corners, and control references — fully parametric and tied to the host geometry.
Lock the points to your project base point, shared coordinates, or site control network. Northing, easting, and elevation resolve to real-world values automatically.
Push a clean point file — a CSV compatible with Trimble field workflows, with naming and codes intact. Additional formats (Autodesk Survey Points, LandXML) are planned.
Crews lay the points out on site with a total station or robotic instrument. Every point reads back exactly as modeled — no transcription, no manual offsets.
Where this is headed: capture installed positions and check them straight back against the model, so deviations surface before rework compounds. In our Phase 3 roadmap — not yet shipped.
Select a level, hit export, hand the file to the field. No CAD round-trips, no manual point lists, no re-keying coordinates.
Points come from the family geometry itself, so what you set out on site is the same geometry the design team approved — point for point.
Points carry their coordinates with them, so crews stake straight from the model instead of re-keying point lists or measuring off gridlines.
See how nested survey points turn an approved model into a field-ready layout in a single click.