Converting Civil Points to standard points

B0b

Is it possible to convert Civil Points to standard Points (or even a Block)? I'm attempting to use DATAEXTRACTION on my drawing to extract the Color and XYZ coordinates from a lot of points into a CSV, however I can't seem to find a way for this to work with Civil Points- the output file is blank.

Additionally, I need to export the DWG to DXF so the field guys can view the file on their equipment, and Civil Points don't carry over with the DXF export.

I've tried exploding the Civil Points to Block References, but that doesn't yield a result either.

B0b

Update:

I've gotten DATAEXTRACTION to work with Civil Points—- Needed to capture Northing, Easting, & Elevation rather than XYZ.

Issue still remains- How do I best go about exporting Civil Points to DXF?

Virgil

Hello.

There is no straightforward way to convert a civil point to a simple point entity.

You could use the data extraction to create a csv file.
Then you could convert the csv file into a script using the _MULTIPLE and _POINT commands.
The link below points to an article on this topic.
https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/How-to-import-survey-data-from-excel-into-AutoCAD.html

B0b

Thanks- that's one possible workaround, and what I'll be using to get the job done today. Is it possible to import a CSV as regular Points rather than Civil Points?

Using the script method you've linked, I've noticed the points are subject to snapping to other objects already in the file, which is extremely concerning (also, it takes a while for 28k points to populate). I can freeze all other layers and turn off snaps, but that's still pretty non-ideal, especially given the time to takes for the script to execute.

ALANH

When posting to forums its not a good idea to start a second post which is basically about the same problem in your other post.

SELECTSIMILAR disregards SELECTSIMILARMODE settings

B0b

Oct 14, 2024

Hi,

I have thousands of points imported from CSV into my DWG. I imported them with a Name attribute, as they need to be color coded according to the variable in the Name. Name is the only variable selected in the property window when I type SELECTSIMILAR > SE, however when I SELECTSIMILAR on any of the imported points, all imported points are selected regardless of what their name attribute contains.

I've also deselected all options in the SE property window with the same results- it still selects everything. Points only don't get selected if they're on a different layer, even though the layer option is deselected in the SELECTSIMILAR > SE properties window.

Is there some other variable setting driving what SELECTSIMILAR filters for similarity, or is this a bug that needs to be submitted for?

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I am looking at it I have over 40 years experience with CAD as a civil engineer.

B0b

Thanks- noted for the future. Figured it would obfuscate the same thread with multiple help requests (1. getting filters to work with civil points and 2. converting civil points to regular points).

Jason Bourhill

I've posted an answer to this question here

SELECTSIMILAR disregards SELECTSIMILARMODE settings

B0b

Oct 14, 2024

Hi,

I have thousands of points imported from CSV into my DWG. I imported them with a Name attribute, as they need to be color coded according to the variable in the Name. Name is the only variable selected in the property window when I type SELECTSIMILAR > SE, however when I SELECTSIMILAR on any of the imported points, all imported points are selected regardless of what their name attribute contains.

I've also deselected all options in the SE property window with the same results- it still selects everything. Points only don't get selected if they're on a different layer, even though the layer option is deselected in the SELECTSIMILAR > SE properties window.

Is there some other variable setting driving what SELECTSIMILAR filters for similarity, or is this a bug that needs to be submitted for?

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I wouldn't recommend using simple POINTs over CIVILPOINT. Points have very limited functionality. If for some reason you didn't want to use CIVILPOINTs, then you would be better to look at blocks with attributes.