Point Command Reference

You can use these commands to quickly access point-related functionality.

The following table lists the point-related AutoCAD Civil 3D commands and briefly describes their functionality. For more information about a command, follow the link in the Description column.

Command	Description
AddPointTable	Adds a point table to a drawing
AeccCreatePtGeodeticDir	Creates a point from a specified location, geodetic direction, and distance
ConvertPointsToSdskPoints	Creates blocks at the location of specified COGO point locations which can be used for backward migration
CreateDescKeySet	Creates a description key set
CreatePointAlignAlign	Creates a point either at the intersection of two alignments or an offset distance from one or both alignments
CreatePointAtPtPcScetc	Creates a point at every intersection on the alignment
CreatePointAutomatic	Creates points automatically at the endpoints of lines, feature lines, or lot lines, or at the endpoints and center point of arcs
CreatePointByRelElev	Interpolates a point between two specified points based on an elevation, or between two endpoints of an arc, line, lot line, polyline, feature line, or figure
CreatePointByRelLocation	Interpolates a point between two specified points based on a distance, or between two endpoints of an arc, line, lot line, polyline, feature line, or figure
CreatePointDirectionAlign	Creates a point at the intersection of a specified location/direction and an alignment object
CreatePointDirectionDir	Creates a point at the intersection of two directions, each defined by a point and a bearing or azimuth
CreatePointDirectionDist	From two specified points, creates another point from the intersection of a specified distance and direction
CreatePointDirectionPerp	Creates a point at the intersection of a direction perpendicular to a selected point
CreatePointDirectionObject	Creates a point at the intersection of a direction and a selected arc, line, polyline, lot line, feature line, or figure
CreatePointDistanceAlign	Creates a point at the intersection of a specified location/distance and an alignment object
CreatePointDistanceDist	From two specified points, creates another point from the intersection of two specified distances (from each point the distance is the radius of a circle, and two possible solutions are returned)
CreatePointDistanceObject	Creates a point at the intersection of a distance and a selected arc, line, polyline, lot line, feature line, or figure
CreatePointDivideAlign	Creates points that are a specified distance apart along an alignment
CreatePointDivideObject	Creates a specific number of evenly spaced points along a line, feature line, lot line, or arc
CreatePointDistancePerp	Creates a point at the intersection of a distance and perpendicular to a selected point
CreatePointFormat	Creates a point file format
CreatePointGroup	Creates a point group
CreatePointHighLowPoint	Creates a point at the intersection of two directions and two slopes or grades
CreatePointImportFromFile	Creates points along an alignment by importing points from a text file that contains station, offset, and elevation information
CreatePointInterpolate	Creates a specified number of points whose elevations are interpolated between the elevations of two existing points
CreatePointManual	Creates a point at a specified location in the drawing
CreatePointMeasureAlig	Creates points at equal intervals along an alignment
CreatePointMeasureObject	Creates points that are a specified distance apart along a line, feature line, lot line, or arc
CreatePointNumByDist	Interpolates a specified number of points between two points based on a distance, or between two endpoints of an arc, line, lot line, polyline, feature line, or figure
CreatePointObjectAlign	Creates a point at the intersection of an alignment and an arc, line, lot line, polyline, feature line, or figure
CreatePointObjectObject	Creates a point at the intersection of two objects that can be arcs, lines, lot lines, polylines, feature lines, or figures
CreatePointOnGrid	Creates a grid of points within a specified surface that are automatically assigned surface elevations
CreatePointRadialOrPerp	Creates a point on an alignment that is radial or perpendicular to a specified point
CreatePointRandomPoints	Creates a point at a specified location within a surface, and assigns the elevation of the surface to the new point
CreatePointResection	Creates a point at a position calculated from the measured angles between three known points
CreatePointSlopeGradeDist	Creates a specified number of points from an existing point object based on the slope or grade to a given direction and distance
CreatePointSlopeGradeElev	Creates a specified number of points from an existing point object based on the slope or grade to a given direction and elevation
CreatePoints	Opens the Create Points toolbar where you can access all AutoCAD Civil 3D point creation commands
CreatePointStationOffset	Creates points that are offset from stations on an alignment
CreateProfileGeomPoints	Creates points on the alignment at the geometry points of the profile view with elevations from the profile
CreatePtAlongLnCurveSpir	Creates a point along a line, feature line, lot line, or arc at a specified distance from an end point
CreatePtAlongPolyContour	Creates points on a surface at specified distances along a polyline object or a surface contour
CreatePtConvertAdeskPts	Converts AutoCAD point objects to COGO points
CreatePtConvertSdskPts	Converts Softdesk point blocks to COGO points
CreatePtIncrementalDist	Interpolates points at a specified distance between two points, or between two points on an arc, line, lot line, polyline, feature line, or figure
CreatePtIncrmntlElev	Interpolates points at a specified elevation difference between two points, or between two points on an arc, line, lot line, polyline, feature line, or figure
CreatePtInterpPerpendic	Interpolates a point along a control line or arc, line, lot line, polyline, feature line, or figure that is perpendicular to a specified point
CreatePtInterpolIntersec	Interpolates a point at the intersection of a line and a slope, which is either the slope between two specified points, or the slope between two endpoints of a line segment
CreatePtIntersectPerp	Creates a point at the intersection of a specified point perpendicular to a selected arc, line, lot line, polyline, feature line, or figure
CreatePtOnLineCurveSpiral	Creates a point at the endpoints of a line, feature line, lot line, or arc and on points of intersection and radius points for arcs
CreatePtPlylineCtrVertMan	Creates points at the vertices of a polyline at a specified elevation
CreatePtPlylnCtrVertAuto	Creates points on the vertices of a surface contour or polyline that are automatically assigned surface elevations
CreatePtPolyContourVert	Creates points at polyline or surface contour vertices using elevations from a surface
CreatePtStationOffsetObj	Creates a point at a specified station and offset distance from a line, polyline, feature line, lot line, or arc
EditAllPoints	Modify point properties in the Point Editor
EditPointDatum	Changes the elevation of all drawing points by a specified amount
EditPointNumbers	Changes point numbers
EditPointSurfaceElevs	Changes the elevations of points based on a specified surface
ExportPoints	Exports points in the current drawing to an external file
ImportPoints	Creates points by importing point data from an external file
SelectAndEditPointNumbers	Renumbers selected points by adding a specified integer
ShowAllPGChanges	Displays and updates out-of-date point groups
ShowDescKeySetsList	Changes the description key set search order
ShowGeodeticCalculator	Calculates geodetic information relative to the zone and transformation values specified in the drawing
ShowPointFormats	Displays the Point File Format dialog box for creating, copying, or deleting point file formats
ShowPointGroupProperties	Displays the Properties of a selected point group
ShowPointGroupsList	Displays all point groups
ShowPointSettings	Displays point settings
TransferPoints	Transfers point data in an external point file to another external point file, using a different point file format