To Import Multiple Point Files

Using the Import Survey Data wizard or the Import Point File command, you can import multiple ASCII point files, and also import points using a point file format that contains user-defined properties.

  1. On the Ribbon, click Home tab Import Survey Data.
  2. In the Import Survey Data wizard, on the Specify Database page, select an existing database or click Create New Survey Database.
  3. Click Next.
  4. On the Specify Data Source page, under Data Source Type, select Point File.
  5. Click , and select the point data files you want to import.

    After you have specified a point file, the Specify Point File Format list is filtered by the file types that are potential matches for the file that you selected.

    Note: To toggle off or on the file format filter, click .

    Based on the specified point file format, the selected point file is parsed and a preview is displayed in the Preview area.

  6. Select the appropriate point file format.

    The display of the Preview area changes to reflect the currently selected point file format and the contents of the selected point file.

  7. Click Next.
  8. On the Specify Network page, specify a network or click Create New Network.
    Note: Click None if you are importing project points that you do not want associated with a network. This option is only available when you either import points from a point file or select points from the drawing.
  9. Click Next.
  10. On the Import Options page, specify the import settings.
  11. Click Finish.

    An import event is created in the Import Events collection for the survey database.