Trimble Field Points Pros and Cons

I like that the app will reload the last file that you worked on. That speeds things up in the field. It's also very precise. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The cloud integration could use some polish. I dislike having to convert the TFL files witht the new version. It needs a worksharing feature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It helps to generate the core and hanger trimble points. Easy to locate the point while working on site by just putting the drawing into Trimble station. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It always take by default level 0 for reference while generating hanger Trimble for levels abouve level 01. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The best thing about this software is we can identify the hanger and sleeve place point before the installation of pipe. This is a totally automatic process we can put the coordinate of hanger up point and a machine can locate this point and throw a paint ball on this point for recognition. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The software charges should be less because of it's limited use of pre constant. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Its user interface and ease of use. It provides the exact locations of the points whether it is hanger insertion or sleeve. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I tried providing the service tags for the element i created Trimble point but it is not possible using Trimble Field Point. Though it is not a big concern however this is something I faced. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Trimble field point is basically field layout points whuch is used by mechanical contractor to create points for placement of hangers of MEP service.

Through trimble field points the process is very fast because we can place hangers and sleeve in very less time.

Trimble filed points is robotic process so it's very less time consuming process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

In the cad Trimble filed points uses is very difficult it's create lot of issues and taking lit of time.

In the revit while exporting .csv file that's time taking process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Trimble fields points are very easy to use and provide a specific location with the exact coordinates where it needs to installed on site Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes it gives a issue while providing an attribute. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is an easy method to generate the Trimble point for an hanger . Moreover, it is easy to generate CSV and TFL files using it ,which can further be used on site to get the exact location of penatration for hanger/sleeve on SLAB of a building . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is a lot of scope for advancement in it .As the markers points has to place manually while generating points in CAD.Which is quite time consuming process if no. of hangers are high.Along with that..if one have to delete hanger due to any purposes (for instance. Coordinaton) then the entire process have to repeat to maintain the sequence of tags ,CSV &TFL FILES. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Trimble helps in creating the drawings for sleeves in less amount of time & supports the digitalization of construction. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes it is a difficult task to place some Trimble points in Autocad. (Which takes time). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Field verification capabilities, interface able to work with multiple instruments Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Very slow to export, file becomes unmanageable Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Having multiple options to export the points is convenient. Some projects require a more complicated process to get more info, while others just need simple files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

When exporting a simple CSV file from a Revit model, the option to have layers for points is not available, which would save hours of loading time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.