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From model to field, point-for-point.

Every family carries nested survey points that export straight to Trimble, Leica, Topcon and Autodesk field formats — so the installed layout matches the model exactly.

Survey points nested in every family

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.

Auto-nested Coordinate-aware Export-ready
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Autodesk Revit — L2 Power Plan
FileSystemsAPEXAnnotateModify
Properties
Survey setABS-001
Points4 nested
ExportTrimble
Project Browser
L2 Power PlanSurvey PointsSchedulesPoint Export
+ 4 survey points
EQ-04
ABS-001_survey.csv4 pts
id,northing,easting,elev
P1,154820.4,49210.1,3.05
P2,154821.9,49211.6,3.05
P3,154820.4,49212.8,3.05
Plan · L2 · 1:25
Workflow

How layout works.

One clean line from the model in Revit to a stake in the ground — and back again for verification.

01

Generate the family with nested points

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.

02

Assign control & coordinate system

Lock the points to your project base point, shared coordinates, or site control network. Northing, easting, and elevation resolve to real-world values automatically.

03

Export to Trimble Field Points or Autodesk Survey Points

Push a clean point file in the format your platform expects — Trimble Field Points, Autodesk Survey Points, CSV, or LandXML — with naming and codes intact.

04

Stake out in the field

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.

05

Verify as-built against design intent

Capture the installed positions and check them straight back against the model. Deviations surface immediately, so rework is caught before it compounds.

Field-ready

Exports to the gear your crew already runs.

Trimble
Leica
Topcon
Autodesk
Total Stations
Robotic Layout
GPS/GNSS
ReCap
Why crews trust it

Modeled once. Built right.

1-click model-to-field

Select a level, hit export, hand the file to the field. No CAD round-trips, no manual point lists, no re-keying coordinates.

100% as-modeled layout

What you set out on site is the same geometry the design team approved — point-for-point, to the millimeter.

Zero re-measuring

Points carry their control reference with them, so crews stake straight from the model instead of measuring off gridlines.

By the numbers

Layout that holds up on site.

1-click
Model-to-field export
100%
As-modeled layout
0
Layout errors
4+
Field formats supported

Put your model on the ground.

See how nested survey points turn an approved model into a field-ready layout in a single click.