Set control points and configure the total station before syncing with the BIM 360 Layout app.
These instructions are intended as a guide only. Please refer to manufacturer's recommendations to fully calibrate your total station.
- Set the total station on a tripod and secure with the mounting screw. Use a tripod stabilizer and weigh down your tripod. Note: If possible, place your total station on solid ground using a column clamp. Dirt or pavement expands and contracts according to environmental conditions, which may move your total station throughout the day.
- Use Optical or Laser Plummet to align the total station with a control point.
- Level the total station with the digital level and the tribrach levelling screws. Or allow your total station to self-level if available.
- Check the Plummet for alignment with the control point and use the mounting screw to adjust if necessary.
- Re-level with the digital level and check the Plummet again.
- Carry out your hardware setup routine.
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Note: Check your setup and the level of your total station approximately every 40 points or shots. Try to use the same control points each day to minimize errors, and do not shoot past your control setup
See also Layout Setup Guide for a downloadable copy of this help.