To Create Points at the Geometry Points of Alignments

  1. Select settings and create styles, layers, point groups, and description keys.
  2. Home tab Create Ground Data panel Points menu Create Points - Alignments At Alignment Geometry .
  3. Select an alignment.
    Note: If the selected alignment has associated profiles, the Select a Profile dialog box displays. You can select a profile from the list and the elevations for the points you create will be set from that profile. If there is no profile section for a station on the alignment, or if you select <none>, the point elevation will be set according to the Points Creation settings in the Create Points dialog box.
  4. Enter the starting station or press Enter to accept the default.
  5. Enter the ending station or press Enter to accept the default.

    Points are placed along the alignment object.

  6. If prompted, for each point, enter a point name and elevation.

    The created points are automatically labeled using the current label style. If the current label style contains either a raw description or a full description text component, the vertex type displays in the label.

    Note: If you want the point description to be taken from the object, specify Automatic - Object in the Prompt For Descriptions section of the Points Creation settings. The alignment name and station display in the Raw Description column in the Point Editor.
Note: Many factors affect how the point is displayed. For more information, see To Control the Appearance of Points in a Drawing.