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CVE20001 Civil 3D - Point: Description Keys Points Point Groups

Civil 3D allows users to manage point data through the use of description keys, point styles, label styles, and point groups. Description keys sort points upon import by assigning point properties based on codes in raw point descriptions. Points can be created manually or imported from files, and edited or deleted as needed. Point groups organize related points to aid in surface creation and selective point display.

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CVE20001 Civil 3D - Point: Description Keys Points Point Groups

Civil 3D allows users to manage point data through the use of description keys, point styles, label styles, and point groups. Description keys sort points upon import by assigning point properties based on codes in raw point descriptions. Points can be created manually or imported from files, and edited or deleted as needed. Point groups organize related points to aid in surface creation and selective point display.

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CVE20001

Civil 3D – Point
Description Keys
Points
Point groups
Civil 3D – Points
 All civil projects start with basic site data, such as
Points data established in the field.
 Managing Points can be challenging due to:
 Large number of points.
 Affect other Civil 3D features such as surface.
 Civil 3D introduces a point organization feature
called point group.
 Points can be imported from a text file or a
Microsoft Access database.
Civil 3D – Description Keys
 Description Keys
 Sort the points as they are created or imported
into a drawing.
 Uses the raw description code of a point to
determine how to process the point.
 Assigns a point style to represent the point node.
 Assigns a label style to control the point labelling.
 Assigns a point description to a point.
 Assigns a point to a specific layer.
Civil 3D – Description Keys
 Creating Description Keys
 Toolspace > Settings tab > Point.
 Right-click Description Key Sets. Click New.
 Enter Name and Description. Click OK.
Civil 3D – Description Keys
 Right click New DescKey Set. Click Edit
Keys.
 The DescKey editor is displayed on the
panorama window.
 Enter the raw description codes,and
specify how Civil 3D handles new points
that have thesecodes.
 All entries in the Code column of the
DescKey Editor are casesensitive.
Civil 3D – Description Keys
Code Style Point Label Style Format Layer
TR* Tree Point#-Elevation-Description TREE V-NODE-TREE
TB* Standard Point#-Elevation-Description TOP BANK V-NODE
EB* Standard Point#-Elevation-Description EDGE BITUMEN V-ROAD-CURB
FH* Hydrant (existing) Point#-Elevation-Description FIRE HYDRANT V-NODE-WATR
NS Standard Point#-Elevation-Description NS V-NODE
BB* Standard Point#-Elevation-Description BOTTOM BANK V-NODE
Civil 3D – Points
 Creating new points - Manual
 Right-click points menu in Prospector
toolspace and select create. The Create
Points toolbar appears.
 Click the drop down arrow next to the
miscellaneous icon and select Manual.
 The command line will prompt you to
specify location (coordinate), point
description and elevation for the new
point.
 Example:
• Coordinate – 8509.8, 28803.5
• Description – TR1
• Elevation – 416.2
Civil 3D – Points
 A point will be created on screen with a
symbol representing a tree.
 Inserting more points:
Easting Northing Description Elevation
8514.81 28740.88 TB 1 428.9
8427.13 28803.04 EB 401.8
8456.12 28812.12 NS 402.05
8480.07 28798.91 EB 414.6
8492.69 28814.95 FH 1 403.2

 Point list:
Civil 3D – Points
 Editing Points Geometry
 Graphical edits – select point and move graphically.
 Tabular edits – edit point in point list.
 Point edit by selection – selecting and right clicking on a
point or a collection of points enables the option to edit
points.
 Deleting points
 Right click the point that you want to delete in the point list
and select Delete.
 Protecting points
 Right click the point that you want to protect in the point list
and select Lock.
Civil 3D – Points
 Modify the Point Style
 Toolspace > Settings tab > Point > Point Style.
 Right-click on the point style that you want to edit and select
Edit.
Civil 3D – Points
 Modify the Label Style
 Toolspace > Settings tab > Point > Label Style.
 Right-click on the label style that you want to edit and select
Edit.
Civil 3D – Points
 Creating points - Importing
 Points can be imported from external file.
 Limited to ASCII (e.g.: .txt, .csv) and database files.
 Toolspace > Prospector tab > Right click Points > Create.
 Click on import points icon .
 Select the file, choose the correct format.
Civil 3D – Points
Civil 3D – Point Groups
 Point group manages the points that are used to
build a surface and control the display
characteristics of a collection of points.
 Point group segregates points into categories that
user defines.
 Point group enables user to display only the points
of immediate interest.
 Point groups organise points that are similarly
named (all natural surface points) or are related by
functions (monuments, iron pipes, section corners).
Civil 3D – Point Groups
 Creating a Point Groups
 Toolspace > Prospector tab > Right click Point
Groups > New.
 Enter Name and Description.
Civil 3D – Point Groups
Civil 3D – Point Groups
Thank You

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