Create Point Application - How to

If you want to create layout or control points in your file, you can use this application.

Note: HCL's "layout" application also allows you to layout points based on CAD elements (known as "temporary" points). Please see this article to learn more about laying out points, for reference.

How to Create or Add Points to your File?

1. Open Your Project: Start by opening any project on your tablet.
2. Open Application: Either from the home screen or from the side menu in CAD view.
   • If you do not have the 'Circle With Point and Radius Application' in the home screen, select add shortcut and add the application shown below. 
   • To open it from the lefthand side menu, follow this path: Draw > Point Creation > Create Point
3. Select Point Type and Object & Create Point: select where you wish to have your point, in relation to what and what type of point it is.

Once your application is open, go to the point creation menu on the right of your screen and start by typing in your point name. Next, select the point type you wish for it to be: whether "control point" or "layout point". Control points are fixed locations on a jobsite, usually set by a surveyor, and are used to station your tool and ensure accurate measurements. Meanwhile, Layout points are specific spots you want to mark or build on, imported or created in your project, and guide where things should be installed or constructed.

As you navigate around your screen, create as many points as you would like and press the green check mark to confirm. Note: when creating multiple points at once, the software will retain the "point name" in the prefix of all your points and simply add a numerical order to them in the suffix.