To Import a CAiCE Project Database (PT4)

Import an entire CAiCE project into an Autodesk Civil 3D drawing. The PT4 file is a CAiCE project file that can contain any of the following data:

Survey Points

• Name
• Feature Codes
• Description
• Comments
• Control Point Name
• Tiff File Name
• Annotations
• Geometry Sheets

Survey Chains

• Name
• Feature Codes
• Text Chain Points
• Numeric Chain Reference List
• Description
• Comments
• Annotations

To import a CAiCE project database

1. In Toolspace, on the Toolbox tab, expand Miscellaneous Utilities CAiCE Translator. Double-click Import CAiCE Project (*.PT4).
2. In the Import Other Formats dialog box, navigate to the CAiCE project folder. Select the desired file. Click Open.
3. In the Import CAiCE Project dialog box, on the Points and Survey Chains page, specify the point types and survey chains to import.
4. Click Next.
5. On the DTM page, select the DTM surfaces to import, and then specify whether to import them as TIN faces or points and breaklines.
6. Click Next.
7. On the Geometry Chains page, select the geometry chains to import.

   You can define geometry chains as Autodesk Civil 3D objects. Select a geometry chain, and then drag it into the appropriate collection.

8. Click Next.
9. On the Profiles page, you can rename, copy, or move a profile to another alignment. Select a profile, and then right-click to view a menu of options.
10. Click Import.

    The objects are imported into the drawing, and are displayed in Toolspace on the Prospector tab.

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ImportCAiCEPt4