To Convert Point Data from Land Desktop

In Autodesk Civil 3D, you can use the Convert Land Desktop Points command to convert Land Desktop points in a Autodesk Civil 3D drawing to Autodesk Civil 3D points.

You may choose to use this command if you do not have Land Desktop installed, or anytime you have non-Autodesk Civil 3D point objects (for example, Land Desktop point objects) in your drawing that need to be converted to Autodesk Civil 3D point objects.

Using this command, you can set a variety of point settings. For example, you can set default layers, point creation settings, and more for the points you will be converting. You can automatically add the converted points to a newly-created point group or to an existing point group. The existing Autodesk Civil 3D point number and point name conflict resolution rules are used if a point ID conflict occurs during the conversion.

1. In Autodesk Civil 3D, on the ribbon, click Home tab Create Ground Data panel Points drop-down menu Convert Land Desktop Points, or enter ConvertLDTPoints at the command line.
2. In the Convert Land Desktop Points dialog box configure point setting parameters by expanding the parameter, selecting a setting, and then specifying a new value in the Value column.
3. To assign the Land Desktop points to a point group, select the Add Points To Point Group check box, and then either select a point group from the list or create a new point group. If you create a new point group, it is added to the Add Points To Point Group list.
4. To keep the existing layers referenced by the Land Desktop points, select the Preserve Original Point Layer check box.
   Note: When this check box is selected, the existing layer of the Land Desktop point is assigned to the Autodesk Civil 3D point when it is converted. In the Point Creation settings, if the Disable Description Keys setting is set to False, and the Land Desktop point matches a description key, the original point layer will still be preserved.
5. Click OK.