Replicated hole pattern for remotely located structural components

A method of replicating drill holes of a first workpiece at a first worksite on a second workpiece at a second worksite that is remotely located from the first workpiece at the first worksite, the method comprising:

• positioning a first drill plate, including first drill bushings and first alignment pins installed to first template holes of the first drill plate, with respect to a first pin setting device, wherein the first drill bushings and first alignment pins align in the first template holes to correspond with first holes in the first workpiece;
• operating the first pin setting device to position a first reference member in a plane over the first drill plate to first positions that align with centers of the first alignment pins;
• capturing coordinate data of the first positions;
• providing the coordinate data of the first positions to a second pin setting device;
• positioning a second drill plate with respect to the second pin setting device, the second drill plate including second template holes that match the first template holes of the first drill plate;
• operating the second pin setting device to position a second reference member in a plane over the second drill plate to second positions according to the coordinate data;
• positioning second drill bushings in the second template holes of the second drill plate based on the second positions of the second reference member;
• positioning the second drill plate, including the second drill bushings installed to the second template holes, on the second workpiece;
• and
• drilling holes in the second workpiece using the second drill bushings to guide the drilling to replicate the first holes in the first workpiece as second holes in the second workpiece.

A system for replicating drill holes of a first workpiece at a first worksite on a second workpiece at a second worksite that is remotely located from the first workpiece at the first worksite, the system comprising:

• a first drill plate including first drill bushings installed to first template holes of the first drill plate, the first drill bushings configured to receive first alignment pins sized to extend through the first drill bushings and into first holes of a first workpiece to align the first drill bushings within the first template holes,
• a first pin setting device including:
• a first receptacle configured to receive the first drill plate including the first drill bushings and the first alignment pins;
• and
• a first positioning system configured to translate a first ring in a plane over the first receptacle, to move the first ring to first positions that align with centers of the first alignment pins, and to capture coordinate data of the first alignment pins based on the first positions of the first ring;
• a second drill plate including second template holes that match with the first template holes of the first drill plate;
• a second pin setting device including:
• a second receptacle configured to receive the second drill plate;
• and
• a second positioning system configured to receive the coordinate data of the first alignment pins, to translate a second ring in a plane over the second receptacle, and to move the second ring to second positions according to the coordinate data, the second positions indicating locations of positioning second drill bushings in the second template holes of the second drill plate.