Floor Elevation (Beta) Reports

Floor Elevation is currently available in beta. Workflows, availability, and outputs may change between releases as the feature is refined.

After the FieldPrinter collects elevation data on the job site and the iPad finishes uploading, Portal processes the elevation data and makes your results available in the Elevation tab. From there, you can download five report types — two for area measurements and three for point measurements. Each report is suited to a different audience and a different next step.

Available reports:

Area PDF — a printable heatmap of the measured floor area
Area CSV — tabular heatmap data for further analysis
Point PDF — individual measurement points plotted on the layout drawing
Point CSV — full numerical data for every measurement point
Point CSV for Autodesk Point Layout — point data formatted for direct import into AutoCAD

To access any report, open your project in Portal, open the layout where elevation data was collected, and go to the Elevation tab.

Area PDF: Printable Heatmap of the Measured Floor

The Area PDF is a formatted Floor Elevation Heat Map report. The Area PDF overlays the measured slab on your layout drawing as a color-coded grid: blue cells mark low spots, red cells mark high spots. Anyone reading the report can identify elevation conditions across the floor at a glance.

Each cell in the grid represents one measured bin (for example, 1' × 1'). The report header summarizes the key stats for the measured area: the number of control points stationed, the lowest and highest elevations, the reference point used, the total number of grids measured, and the grid size. Control point locations, reference lines, and measurement point markers are all labeled on the drawing so the report can be oriented to the field without additional context.

Use the Area PDF when you need to share a visual picture of floor conditions — with a GC, a subcontractor, or a project owner — and a printable one-page summary is easier to work from than a spreadsheet.

To download the Area PDF:

In the Elevation tab, select Area.
Adjust parameters as needed: control points, reference point, units, and display precision.
Open the download menu and choose Area Heatmap PDF.

Area CSV: Tabular Heatmap Data for Further Analysis

The Area CSV contains one row per measured grid bin. Each row has three columns:

TopLeftX (inches) — the X coordinate of the top-left corner of the bin, in the project coordinate system, in inches
TopLeftY (inches) — the Y coordinate of the top-left corner of the bin, in inches
AverageElevation (inches) — the average elevation measured across that bin, in inches

Use the Area CSV when you need to run further analysis — calculate contours, flag bins outside a tolerance, or import the data into a spreadsheet or other analysis tool.

To download the Area CSV:

In the Elevation tab, select Area.
Open the download menu and choose Area Data CSV.

Point PDF: Measurement Points Plotted on the Layout

The Point PDF is a formatted Floor Elevation Point Map report. The Point PDF plots each individual measurement point directly on the floor layout and labels each one with the point name and elevation value — for example, FF08 −7/16". The report header shows the control points used, lowest and highest elevation, reference point, and total number of measured points.

Use the Point PDF when a contractor needs to walk every measured location, when you need to verify a specific spot on the slab, or when the downstream work requires named point references rather than a gridded heatmap.

To download the Point PDF:

In the Elevation tab, select Points.
Open the download menu and choose Point PDF.

Point CSV: Full Numerical Data for Every Measurement

The Point CSV contains complete numerical data for every measurement point collected. Each row includes:

Area — the area number the point belongs to
Point Name — the point identifier (e.g., FF08)
Point X / Point Y (feet) — X and Y coordinates in feet
Measured Z (feet) — elevation in decimal feet
Measured Z (feet-inches) — elevation in fractional feet-and-inches
Reference Point — name and X/Y coordinates of the reference used
Stationing # — the stationing session the reading was captured in
Control Used — the control points active during that stationing

Use the Point CSV when your engineering team or a downstream workflow needs the raw measurement data in full — for precision compliance checks, equipment foot leveling calculations, floor grinding plans, or any analysis that requires decimal-precision Z values alongside X/Y coordinates and stationing context.

To download the Point CSV:

In the Elevation tab, select Points.
Open the download menu and choose Point CSV.

Point CSV for Autodesk Point Layout: Import Directly into AutoCAD

This is a dedicated export formatted for direct import into AutoCAD via Autodesk Point Layout, or any other CAD workflow that accepts the same five-column structure. No column reformatting is required before import.

The file contains five columns arranged in the order Autodesk Point Layout expects:

Point Name — the point identifier (e.g., FF08)
Point X (feet) — X coordinate in feet
Point Y (feet) — Y coordinate in feet
Measured Z (feet-inches) — elevation in fractional feet-and-inches
Description — identifies each point as “Highest Elevation” relative to the reference used for the session

Use the Point CSV for Autodesk Point Layout when you need to import Dusty elevation data into AutoCAD — for floor grinding instructions, equipment footprint layouts, or any downstream CAD workflow that works from named survey points.

To download the Point CSV for Autodesk Point Layout:

In the Elevation tab, select Points.
Open the download menu and select Autodesk Compatible CSV.
In AutoCAD, import the file using Autodesk Point Layout or your standard manual CSV import workflow.

Report Settings

These settings control how elevation data is calculated and displayed across your reports. They appear as options before you download.

Units format sets whether elevations are displayed in fractional inches or millimeters. This applies to both the visual output (area and point PDFs) and the numerical data in CSV exports.

Display precision is only available when the units format is set to inches. Display precision rounds all elevation values to the selected increment before they appear in reports. Options are 1/32", 1/16", 1/8", and 1/4". Choose a coarser increment when the level of detail in the raw data exceeds what your workflow requires — for example, 1/4" is often enough for general slab condition work, while 1/32" preserves full measurement resolution for precision compliance.

Reference sets the baseline that all Z elevation values are measured against. Elevation values in every report reflect the difference between each measured point and the selected reference:

Highest Elevation — values are relative to the highest point recorded in the session. All other points show as negative numbers.

Midpoint — values are relative to the midpoint between the highest and lowest recorded elevations. Points above the midpoint are positive; points below are negative.

Lowest Elevation — values are relative to the lowest point recorded. All other points show as positive numbers.

The Reference setting affects all five report types. Changing it after a session does not require re-measuring — Portal recalculates the values from the same underlying data.

Current Limitations

A few things Floor Elevation (Beta) does not currently support:

Floor Elevation does not print elevation values directly on the slab as a same-day output. The reports are digital first. If you need elevation numbers printed on the floor, take the Point CSV through your CAD workflow and print the results on a second FieldPrinter pass.
Floor Elevation does not generate an ACI-format FF/FL report. The Point CSV provides the raw data; your team or a third party can format a compliance report from that data.

Getting Help

If a report is missing data, the download option isn't visible, or something looks off, reach out to your CSM or open a ticket at Dusty Support. Beta feedback helps improve the feature.

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