To Create and Edit SHP COGO Point Settings

Use the Edit Cogo Point Settings command to create and edit SHP COGO point settings.

A point setting controls (configures and interprets) how COGO or AutoCAD points are inserted into an Autodesk Civil 3D drawing.

Note: To create and edit SHP feature line settings, use the Edit Feature Line Settings command.

Point settings are contained in point settings files. A point settings file may contain one or more individual settings. You can:

• Create a new point setting in a new settings file.
• Create a new setting in an existing point settings file.
• Edit an existing point settings file, including deleting a specific point setting from the list of settings in the file.

To create a new point setting in a new point setting file

1. In the Toolspace, on the Toolbox tab, expand SHP Import/Export Utilities SHP Import/Export Settings. Double-click Edit Cogo Point Settings to open the Import SHP Point Settings dialog box.
2. Click to create a new point settings file.
3. Click to add a new setting.
4. Name the new point setting.
5. Define the values for the new setting's parameters, as needed:
   • Point Setting Name
   • SHP File Name
     Note: SHP File Name may contain entire file names or use a wildcard asterisk (*). The asterisk (*) matches any string, including the null string. It can be used at the beginning, middle, or end of a string. This feature makes it easier to create standard setting controls for use across multiple projects.
   • Priority
   • Description Key Set
   • Description Key
   • Point Name Format
   • Raw Description
   • Point Style
   • Point Label Style
   • Layer Name
   • Use Zero Elevation
   • Create AutoCAD Point
   • Insert Block
   • Query
   • Property Set
   • Point Groups

   You can specify one or more queries to be used to determine if the point setting should be applied to the imported point. You can also assign a specific property set to the point.

6. Save the point settings file.
   • If you did not name the new settings file before clicking OK to leave the dialog box, the Save Settings File dialog box is displayed, prompting you to name the settings file.
   • If you save the new settings using the name for an existing file, the new settings file overwrites the existing one. To preserve the existing settings, use the Save As Point Settings option to save the settings with a different name.

SHP file selection and attributes

7. Click SHP File in the Import SHP Point Settings dialog box to display the Open Shapefile Information File dialog box, and then select a shapefile to which the point settings in the current settings file will apply.
8. Use the shapefile to specify attributes for the individual point settings in the current point settings file.
9. Click OK to save the new file and its settings.

If you are in the process of importing SHP survey data, you may be ready to return to either the Import SHP Data Settings dialog box or the Import SHP Survey Data dialog box to complete the import process, or you can create or edit feature line settings.

To open and work with point settings in an existing point settings file

1. In the Toolspace, on the Toolbox tab, expand SHP Import/Export Utilities SHP Import/Export Settings. Double-click Edit Cogo Point Settings to open the Import SHP Point Settings dialog box.
2. Click to open a list of existing point settings files.
3. The Point Settings List shows the settings in the selected settings file. You can:
   • Add a new point setting to the list of settings in the current file. The tool places the added setting at the bottom of the list.
   • Delete a point setting from the current list.
   • Select and edit an individual point setting.

If you add a new setting to the existing list, you then define it as described in the section above on creating a new setting.