Import Coord File

Import coordinates as points.

Icon	Command	Menu	Toolbar
	ImportCoord.a4s	Toolkit	General

This function allows you to read coordinates from a file and draw points with labels for point name, height and optional description. Each entity type is created on a separate layer.

Files of the following format can be read.

File Format	Data Format
Comma delimited	name,ycoord,xcoord,zcoord, description (optional) "MH 123", 310073.1411, 2781331.7202, 1565.231
Tab delimited	name<TAB>ycoord<TAB>xcoord<TAB>zcoord<TAB>description (optional) "MH 123" 310073.141 2781331.720 1565.231
Space delimited	"name" ycoord xcoord zcoord description (optional) "MH 123" 310073.141 2781331.720 1565.231

Important points to remember:

The name field can be empty but the delimiter is still required for both comma and tab delimited files. The name field is however mandatory for space delimited files.
Names and descriptions containing spaces must be surrounded with quotes ("") ie. "MH 123".
Multiple consecutive spaces are treated as one space for delimiter purposes.
The first line of the file can optionally specify survey coordinate constants.

Procedure

If the drawing is not in survey coordinates the following message displays.

Click Yes to proceed even though the drawing is in Cartesian mode.
The file browser displays.

Select the file to import and click Open.
The Import Coord File Settings display.

Set suitable options and click OK.
The points are imported and you are asked:

Click Yes to zoom to the limits of the imported points.

The following confirmation message displays.