Import Coordinates

Import survey coordinates from file.

Icon	Command	Menu	Toolbar
	Coordinates.a4s	Toolkit	General

This function allows you to import a file of survey coordinates and add them to the drawing in the following forms:

Element	Example
Points
Points and labels
Lines
Lines and labels

The imported file can be in the following formats.

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

Important points to remember:

The name field may 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 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 Coordinates 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.