To Create a Point Group Using the Basic Method

  1. Click Home tabCreate Ground Data panelPoints menuCreate Point Group.
  2. In the Point Group Properties dialog box, on the Information tab, enter a name, description, default styles, and a layer for the point group.
  3. To include points from other point groups, click the Point Groups tab and select the check box next to any point group you want to include.
  4. To include points using raw descriptions, click the Raw Desc Matching tab and select the check box next to the raw descriptions you want to match.

    All points in the drawing are searched, and points with a raw description that matches a raw description specified on the tab are included in the point group.

  5. To specify criteria that explicitly includes points in the point group, click the Include tab and define the criteria that a point must match to be included in the point group.
  6. To specify criteria that explicitly excludes points from the point group, click the Exclude tab and define the criteria that a point must match to be excluded from the point group.
  7. To specify overrides for points in the point group, click the Overrides tab.
  8. To view the points in the point group’s point list, click the Point List tab.
  9. To view a summary of the point group’s properties, click the Summary tab.
  10. Click OK.