User Manual

  • This guide will allow you to get all the information you need to use your Leica X-PAD quickly and efficiently in all situations.

  • Software setup and license management: learn how to install, activate, update, and maintain the software, as well as manage licenses, transfers, and activation-related operations.

  • The work screen: understand the layout of the software workspace, including toolbars, panels, menus.

  • Sites and jobs management: learn how to organize survey projects by creating, opening, editing, and managing sites and jobs.

  • Job and App settings: understand the available software settings and learn how to configure the application to match your workflow and project requirements.

  • Instrument settings: learn how to create, configure, edit, and manage profiles for GNSS receivers, total stations, and other supported instruments.

  • Topographic points: understand how survey points are stored, managed, and used within a project.

  • Measurements: understand how field measurements are stored, managed, and used within a project.

  • Reference points: understand how reference points are stored, managed, and used within a project.

  • Survey codes: understand how create and manage survey codes and codes libraries.

  • GIS features: understand how create and manage GIS features and attributes.

  • Coordinate system: learn how to select, configure, create, and assign coordinate systems, GNSS localization, and other related settings to your projects.

  • CAD: learn how to create, edit, and manage graphical objects using the integrated CAD tools.

  • GNSS receivers: learn how to operate GNSS receivers for survey and stakeout tasks.

  • Total stations: learn how to operate total stations for surveying and stakeout applications.

  • Survey points: explore the general survey commands and workflows used to measure and store topographic points.

  • Survey points - GNSS: learn how to perform point surveys using GNSS receivers.

  • Survey points - TPS: learn how to perform point surveys using total stations.

  • Bathymetric survey: learn how to perform hydrographic and bathymetric surveys using an external echo sounder integrated with the software.

  • Photographic survey: learn how to perform a photographic survey using GNSS receiver with imaging.

  • Stakeout: explore the general stakeout functions used to locate design elements in the field.

  • Stakeout - GNSS: learn how to perform stakeout operations using GNSS receivers.

  • Stakeout - TPS: clearn how to perform stakeout operations using total stations.

  • X-Pole system: understand how the hybrid X-Pole technology combines GNSS and robotic total station measurements to improve productivity and accuracy.

  • X-PLORE: learn how to use the X-PLORE function to visualize CAD entities, BIM models and surfaces in the reality using the augmented reality with a GNSS receiver.

  • COGO: learn how to use coordinate geometry tools for calculations, point creation, intersections, distances, and other operations.

  • MEP: learn how to use the Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing functions for building layout and installation tasks with a robotic total station.

  • Surfaces and volumes: learn how to create and manage surface models, perform volume calculations and other operations.

  • TPS Auto Measuring: learn how to configure and execute automated measurement procedures with robotic total stations.

  • Road: learn how to manage road alignments, profiles, cross-sections, and road stakeout operations.

  • External references: learn how to attach and manage external files, drawings, and reference data within a project.

  • Import data: learn how to import points, measurements, drawings, coordinate files, and other supported data formats.

  • Export and share: learn how to export project data in various formats and share information with other software and users.

  • Report: learn how to generate, customize, and export survey reports and project documentation.


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