Leica DISTOTM transfer v6

Quick Start Guide

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Content
Page
• Installation 3
• Connection with DISTO’s 5
• Bluetooth Connection 6
• Wi-Fi Connection 7
• Start screen – Connection Status 8
• Start screen – Overview 9
• Basic Measurement Process 12
• P2P Measurement Process 16
• Free Station 19
• CAD Plugin 23
• Settings 37
• Good to Know 40

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Installation

• An Installation Wizard is displayed on the screen to guide the user, through the whole process.

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Installation

• DISTO transfer Sprache/Language allows the user to select different languages, accordingly to
the user’s preference.

• This setting can be changed later by clicking on the icon DISTO transfer 6.0 Sprache Language.

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Connection with DISTO’s

• The Leica DISTOTM transfer v6 is compatible with all Leica products which have
Bluetooth® Smart and Wi-Fi technology.

D1 D110 D2 X3 X4 D510 D810 S910

S910

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Bluetooth Connection

• Establish a Bluetooth connection between your Leica DISTOTM device and your tablet/laptop,
via Windows Operating System.

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Wi-Fi Connection

• Establish a Wi-Fi connection between your Leica DISTOTM device and your tablet/laptop, via
Windows Operating System.

Simplified View

DISTO™ is connected
Please ensure that you have the latest firmware version installed
(https://lasers.leica-geosystems.com/global/firmware-update-s910)

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Start screen – Connection Status

• When the software is started, the initial screen is displayed and starts immediately to look for a
Leica DISTO™ device.

Looking for DISTO™ DISTO™ connected

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Start screen – Overview

Remote Distance measurement + Photo
(Wi-Fi only) Simplified View

Switch ON Laser Advance Settings

Distance
Inclination
Vertical Angle
Only applicable with
Horizontal Angle
P2P technology
Distance
X,Y,Z coordinates
Angle Units
Location of captured data Units

Termination method:
„Tabulator“ and/or
«Return» after values

Picture from connected

device

Model and Serial number

Connection
from connected device
type

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Start screen – Overview

• Please note that, when DISTO™ X3 / X4 are mounted on a DST360 adapter, the levelling process
is automatically started and the levelling status is displayed on the Start screen.

• The same is applicable when the DISTO™ S910 has got the Smart Base folded down.

• These two modes, allow you to use P2P technology.

Levelling Status
Levelled – horizontal and vertical
information correct
Move Alert – DISTO™ has been moved

Not Levelled – no information about

Connection horizontal and vertical
type

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Start screen – Overview

• If you have connected previously, more than one Leica DISTO™ device to your tablet/laptop, the
DISTO transfer software will display a multiple selection window.

• Inside this window, you will be offered the chance to select the desired DISTO™ and to switch
between Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

Devices which are paired with the

Windows Operating System

Displays the devices which support Wi-Fi Confirm selection

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Basic Measurement Process

Measurements sent to Measurement Log only

Measurements sent to active window
Measurements sent to a pre-selected window

Window selection

Characteristics sent to other programs

Customized Data Format

(see next page)

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Basic Measurement Process

In this scenario the following characteristics will be sent:

Distance, Distance unit, Inclination, Inclination Unit

Active Configuration Window

Blue: Value format
## Separators
Black Control Signs
Separators are mandatory between every item

Double click on the item in this list to

move it into the active configuration

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Basic Measurement Process

Data format sent to an Excel spreadsheet

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Vertical & Horizontal Angle, X,Y,Z, coordinates
Basic Measurement Process (see page 17) Accuracy of
measurement

Measurement record

Photo only available for

Wi-Fi connection

Free station function

Open Microsoft Excel
(see page 19)

Send Selected Items to other program

3D Viewer & P2P Calculator
(e.g. Excel spreadsheet)
(see page 18)

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P2P Measurement Process

• To perform P2P Measurements, a DST360 adapter is required or the Smart Base from the
DISTO™ S910 must be folded down.

DISTO™ X4 + DST360 DISTO™ S910

or
DISTO™ X3 + DST360

Connection type Connection type

Levelling status Levelling status

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P2P Measurement Process V, Hz, X,Y,Z values are now displayed
(for detailed information, see page 42)

Send Selected Items to other program

(e.g. Excel spreadsheet)

3D Viewer & P2P Calculator

(see next page)

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P2P Measurement Process

3D Viewer P2P Calculator

X,Y,Z coord. from Point 1

X,Y,Z coord. from Point 2

• Left Click to rotate the view

• Right Click to access additional settings
• Mouse Wheel Click to pan the view
Distance along X,Y,Z axis

P2P Distance

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Free Station

• Free Station function allows the user to relocate with a new

set-up and add relevant information to the existing drawing.

• Useful method when is not possible to measure all the desired

data, from one single set-up.

• Please ensure good visibility between Leica DISTO™ device

and the points to measure.

• Requires a DST360 adapter or the Smart Base from the

DISTO™ S910 must be folded down.

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Free Station

• When selecting Free Station function please read carefully the instructions on the screen.

• Select “Load old measurements” to load the reference points.

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Free Station

• Select at least 3 points which you would like to use for your relocation.

Active points

Point without photo associated

Point with photo associated

Right Click Menu

3D Viewer
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Free Station

• Select a line from the table and measure the matching point.

Error associated to each point

A photo will be displayed if it’s associated to a point

Accuracy of Relocation

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CAD Plugin

• Set-up your DISTO™ S910 – Smart Base folded down and Wi-Fi turned ON

• Alternatively you can use a DISTO™ X3/X4 mounted on a DST360 adapter

• Open AutoCAD/BricsCAD → Start a new drawing and ensure that your CAD drawing has got the
correct Unit system

• Make sure the DISTO™ transfer has been installed after your CAD installation or manually start
the DISTO™ transfer before using it as a Plugin

1) AutoCAD LT not supported

2) compatible with AutoCAD 13 or higher

3) compatible with BricsCAD V13 or higher

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CAD Plugin
Adjust Unit system:

1) AutoCAD symbol
2) Drawing Utilities
3) Units
4) Set your preferred Unit System

Star a new drawing by selecting an existing

CAD template

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CAD Plugin

Press Load to execute the plugin Plugin toolbar will appear and DISTO™
transfer will start

To start the plugin please enter LEICADISTO3D into the command

line

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CAD Plugin

Execute the levelling process

on your DISTO™
Highlighted in Blue → DISTO™ connected to CAD

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CAD Plugin
Now that the line has started, you can measure one point
after another

NOTE: You need to have a drawing function active to get

a value recognized by CAD

Select a drawing element (e.g. Line) Transmit point without picture

Transmit point with picture

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CAD Plugin

Image from point

Point number

To end or close the line,

Collected data is organised by layers
press ESC key

Measured point

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CAD Plugin

Settings for Text and Images

Draw Rectangle

Trim Lines

Auto Align Images

Free Station (see page 19)

Restarts DISTO™ transfer

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CAD Plugin

• Default view (Images are aligned)

Auto Align Images

• When the view is changed, the

Images are no longer aligned

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CAD Plugin

• Press Auto Align button and select

one of the following options:

1) All

2) Individual Image

Auto Align Images

• Image and Text are now aligned

with the current view

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CAD Plugin
Start Trim function in the toolbar and measure two points from the
first line and then two points from the second line

Trim Lines

3 1

In 3D space two lines most likely won’t meet

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CAD Plugin

Press enter to quit function and type in “yes” to draw remaining

element

Trim Lines

The line section was calculated and inserted

within the drawing as TWO NEW lines at the
closest point that they would meet

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CAD Plugin

Measure three points with your DISTO™S910 to create a rectangle in 3D space

3 3

2 2
Draw Rectangle

1 1
Automatically drawn lines and remaining point is added

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CAD Plugin

Adjust the text and image size

TEXTSIZE is a relative value, that matches your drawing settings

Settings

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CAD Plugin

• Images transferred from the DISTO™ S910 into the drawing will be stored within the same
directory as the drawing

• Captured images are displayed on DISTO™ transfer as well and saved on the Data directory

• Line functions and trimming is only available if the correct layer is selected

• Explanations regarding a function, are always within the command line

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 Leica DISTOTM transfer v6 Orientation Configuration
(see page 39)
Settings

Start-up Configuration
Automatic
Measurements

Decimal Separator

Imperial Data Format

Shortcuts Configuration (see next page)

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Settings

• Imperial Data Format Configuration

Distance Unit set on

Imperial Format set on DISTO™ transfer Transmitted result
DISTO™ device

ft in 1/32: 3' 5" 7/8 3' 5" 7/8

ft in 1/16: 3' 5" 7/8 3' 5" 7/8
ft in 1/8: 3' 5" 7/8 3' 5" 7/8
ft in 1/4: 3' 5" 3/4 3' 5" 3/4
ft.decimal: 3.4890 ft 3.4890 ft
in.decimal: 41.868 in 41.868 in
yd.decimal: 1.1630 yd 1.1630 yd
0 1/8in ft in 1/32: 3' 5" 7/8 3' 5" 7/8
ft in 1/16: 3' 5" 7/8 3' 5" 7/8
ft in 1/8: 3' 5" 7/8 3' 5" 7/8
ft in 1/4: 3' 5" 3/4 3' 5" 3/4
in.decimal: 41.868 3.489
in.decimal: 41.868 41.868
yd.decimal: 1.1630 1.163

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Settings

• Orientation Configuration

P1
P1
x
P2
P2
P2 P2
P1

P1

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10

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Good to Know

See actual angle and

inclination values

Battery Voltage

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Good to Know

Not available when using

conventional Leica DISTO™
measurement

Inclination 40.24°

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Good to Know
Distance
76.18°
Triggers remote measurement
Vertical Angle

When using P2P, the inclination

value is ONLY transmitted when
Horizontal Angle a remote measurement is made.
88.70°

Coordinates (x;y;z)

10.000

Horizontal and Vertical

100.000
information correct
100.000
No horizontal and vertical
correction

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Good to Know
When using a DISTO™ X3 / X4 together with a DST360 adapter and a loss of Access the Main Menu screen and select P2P with Levelling function.
level is detected Proceed with the levelling steps

Once the levelling is completed, access Single Complete the measurement The DISTO™ is now back to the original mode
Measurement function and aim to the desired location. action, by pressing DIST
button on DISTO transfer

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