Exercise 3: Importing Points From A Database - Autodesk CIVIL3D - CIVILDESIGNCOMP 2007 SLM CD Tutorials Manual

4 Click OK to close the Point Group Properties dialog box.
To continue this tutorial, go to
(page 29).

Exercise 3: Importing Points from a Database

In this exercise, you will import points from a database to a drawing that uses
description keys to sort points into groups.
For more information, see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Importing and
Exporting Points.
This exercise continues from
Import points from a database
NOTE This exercise uses Points-1.dwg with the modifications you made in the
previous exercise, or you can open Points-1a.dwg from the
(page 819).
1 In Toolspace, on the Prospector tab, right-click Points. Click Create.
2 In the Create Points dialog box, click
parameter, then change the value to V-NODE.
3 In the Create Points dialog box, click
4 In the Format list, select External Project Point Database.
5 Click
Open.
6 In the Import Points dialog box, clear the Advanced Options check boxes.
7 Click OK.
The points are imported.
8 In Toolspace, on the Prospector tab, right-click the _All Points point
group. Click Zoom To.
The points are displayed both in the drawing and in tabular form in the
Toolspace list view. In the drawing window, if you move the cursor over
a point, a tooltip displays basic data about the point. Notice that the two
stormwater point groups appear to be empty. This is because they have
Exercise 3: Importing Points from a Database
Exercise 2: Creating Point Groups
. Browse to the tutorial folder
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(page 27).
tutorial drawings folder
. Expand the Default Layer
Import Points.
(page 820). Select points.mdb. Click