Use this dialog box to view or edit the properties of a user point file format, which is used to import points from or export points to an ASCII (text) file.
Specifies the name of the point file format. This name appears in the Point File Formats list in the Settings tree. Enter a name.
Specifies the default file extension of the point data file when you import or export points using this format.
Enter a file extension or select one of the following:
Specifies how descriptive text is designated in the point data file. Enter the symbol that precedes a comment in the point data file. For example, if you specify # for the comment tag, any line in the point data file that begins with #, such as #Autodesk Point Data, is ignored during import.
The comment tag indicates where the comment begins. A comment always ends at the end of the line.
For more information, see About Point File Formats.
Indicates that the format references a coordinate zone.
Opens the Select Coordinate Zone dialog box.
For more information, see About Point File Formats.
Specifies that the point data in the point data file is arranged in columns.
Specifies that the point data in the file is separated by the indicated character. Enter the character.
Specifies the maximum number of points that can be read from a file (during import) or written to a file (during export), beginning at the top of the file. The limit does not include comment lines or errors in the text file. If you specify a limit of 100, then 100 points are imported or exported.
Samples point data at a specified interval. For example, if you specify a sample interval of 100, then every 100th point is imported or exported.
Opens the Point File Formats - Select Column Name dialog box. Click an <unused> column heading to assign a column name to the column.
Displays a point data file so that you can reference its contents as you build the format. (See Load and Parse.)
Opens the Select Source File dialog box where you can load and view a point data file for reference.
Displays the loaded file in the dialog box using the point file format you are creating.