Introduction to points
Points in Civil 3D can have many different applications, purposes, and nomenclature. They are often viewed as one of the most basic foundational components that can be used for the creation of models and design progression and for painting the story of our overall design.
For the purposes of this chapter, we’ll focus on the importing process of points generated from our surveyed data, and identify some beneficial applications where these imported points can be processed to generate geometry and models to be displayed in our Survey Model.dwg file.
Starting with the importing process, we’ll be able to access the import Points command by going up to the ribbon, selecting the Insert tab, and then selecting the Points from File tool, as shown in Figure 5.6:
Figure 5.6 – Import points from file
Once selected, we’ll be presented with the Import Points dialog box where we’ll go ahead and import the Survey...
