To Create Points on an Alignment by Importing ASCII Files

1. Select settings and create styles, layers, point groups, and description keys.
2. Click Home tabCreate Ground Data panelPoints menuCreate Points - AlignmentsImport From File.
3. In the Import Alignment Station And Offset File dialog box, browse to the folder containing the file. Click the file name, and click Open.
   Note: The station information must be raw station values.
4. Enter a number between 1 and 6 to specify the format that describes the layout of data in your file, as follows:
   • 1: Station, Offset
   • 2: Station, Offset, Elevation
   • 3: Station, Offset, Rod, Hi
   • 4: Station, Offset, Description
   • 5: Station, Offset, Elevation, Description
   • 6: Station, Offset, Rod, Hi, Description
5. Do one of the following:
   • Enter 1 if the file delimiter is a space.
   • Enter 2 if the file delimiter is a comma.
6. If prompted, specify invalid indicators for station/offset, elevation, or rod/hi values.
7. Select an alignment.

Note: Many factors affect how the point is displayed. For more information, see To Control the Appearance of Points in a Drawing.