Exercise 5: Querying User-Defined Property Information - Autodesk CIVIL3D - CIVILDESIGNCOMP 2007 SLM CD Tutorials Manual

Import user-defined property data from a text file
1 In Toolspace, on the Prospector tab, ensure that the Point Groups
collection is expanded, and select the Storm Manholes group.
In the item view, note that this group contains only nine points, and
some of the data columns are blank.
2 In Toolspace, on the Prospector tab, right-click Points. Click Create.
3 In the Create Points dialog box, click
4 In the Import Points dialog box, in the Format list, select Manhole Data.
5 Click
Click Open.
6 Click OK.
7 In the Duplicate Point Number dialog box, in the Resolution list, select
Merge. Click OK.
The point data is imported.
8 On the Prospector tab, click the Storm Manholes point group.
The point data from the file import is displayed in the item view,
including specific values for manhole data.
9 Close the Create Points dialog box.
To continue this tutorial, go to
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Exercise 5: Querying User-Defined Property Information

In this exercise, you will create a point group. The list of points included in
the group is determined by a query that contains user-defined properties.
For more information, see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Creating a Point
Group Using the Query Builder.
This exercise continues from
Properties
44 | Chapter 3 Points Tutorials
. Browse to the tutorial folder
Exercise 5: Querying User-Defined Property
(page 44).
Exercise 4: Importing Points with User-Defined
(page 42).
Import Points.
(page 820). Select manhole_data.txt.