Leica Geosystems' Leica iCON trades for Templating is field software that replaces physical templates with a digital measurement-to-CNC workflow built for stonemasons, glaziers, bathroom fitters, and marine interior professionals. The software captures measurement data on site, finalizes geometry with onboard CAD tools, and exports production-ready DXF files for direct CNC programming, removing the office drafting step that typically separates a site visit from a production order.
The measurement capture stage accepts input via laser, the wireless Leica vPen, or line scans, which covers a range of templating scenarios from flat stone surfaces to complex marine interior components. An auto-setup process gets the system ready without lengthy initialization, and an auto-relocation function using the Leica vTarget lets the operator reposition around a space without re-establishing a reference each time. The full capture session runs with one person.
What's new here, relative to traditional physical templating, is where the CAD work happens. Operators complete geometry on site rather than at an office workstation, using built-in tools to add offsets, roundings, dimensions, and cut-outs for features such as hobs, sinks, taps, and electrical connections. That on-site finalization step removes the measurement transfer that physical templates depend on, and with it the error accumulation that comes from transporting a physical form back to a shop and re-interpreting it on a separate CAD system.
The DXF output is formatted for direct CNC programming. The unbroken digital chain, from field measurement through geometry completion to machine code, is the software's core argument against the hand-off sequence of site crew, drafter, and machinist that still characterizes most bespoke stone and glass fabrication.
Leica iCON trades sits within Hexagon's iCON ecosystem, which spans construction layout and specialty fabrication workflows. The templating module extends that platform into trades where fit-to-space accuracy, a countertop profiled around an irregular column or a glazed panel matched to a non-orthogonal opening, determines whether a finished piece arrives ready to install or requires rework.
