Methods and devices for construction layout

A detail locating apparatus for locating and marking detail on a construction site during construction layout, the detail locating apparatus comprising:

• a marker base having a vertical axis extending therethrough;
• a detail locator extending radially relative to the marker base, the detail locator comprising:
• a user interface;
• and
• control circuitry configured to:
• generate a navigation icon for navigating a first reference point associated with the detail locating apparatus to a first mark point of the construction site;
• cause the user interface to display the navigation icon;
• generate a first detail icon associated with the first mark point;
• and
• cause the user interface to display the first detail icon.

A method of performing construction layout on a build site, the method comprising:

• navigating a detail locating apparatus to a mark point based on navigation data displayed by the detail locating apparatus to align a reference point associated with the detail locating apparatus with the mark point, wherein:
• the mark point is associated with a position of a wall element on the build site;
• the detail locating apparatus comprises:
• a base having a vertical axis;
• a display extending radially from the base;
• and
• an orientation sensor associated with the display;
• detail data is generated by control circuitry of the detail locating apparatus based on at least one of a parsed descriptor associated with the mark point and a point configuration associated with the mark point;
• a location of the reference point on the detail locating apparatus is determined by control circuitry of the detail locating apparatus based on a measured position of the detail locating apparatus and the detail data;
• a location of the mark point on the detail locating apparatus is determined by control circuitry of the detail locating apparatus based on the position of the wall element and the detail data;
• displaying, by the display, an icon associated with the mark point based on the reference point being aligned with the mark point, wherein the icon is displayed above a location on the build site where a layout mark should be made.