Point Command Reference

You can use these commands to quickly access point-related functionality.

The following table lists the point-related Autodesk Civil 3D commands and briefly describes their functionality. For more information about a command, follow the link in the Description column.

Command

Description

AddPointTable

Adds a point table to a drawing

AeccCreatePtGeodeticDir

Creates a point from a specified location, geodetic direction, and distance

ConvertPointsToSdskPoints

Creates blocks at the location of specified COGO point locations which can be used for backward migration

CreateDescKeySet

Creates a description key set

CreatePointAlignAlign

Creates a point either at the intersection of two alignments or an offset distance from one or both alignments

CreatePointAtPtPcScetc

Creates a point at every intersection on the alignment

CreatePointAutomatic

Creates points automatically at the endpoints of lines, feature lines, or plot lines, or at the endpoints and center point of arcs

CreatePointByRelElev

Interpolates a point between two specified points based on a level, or between two endpoints of an arc, line, plot line, polyline, feature line, or figure

CreatePointByRelLocation

Interpolates a point between two specified points based on a distance, or between two endpoints of an arc, line, plot line, polyline, feature line, or figure

CreatePointDirectionAlign

Creates a point at the intersection of a specified location/direction and an alignment object

CreatePointDirectionDir

Creates a point at the intersection of two directions, each defined by a point and a quadrant bearing or whole circle bearing

CreatePointDirectionDist

From two specified points, creates another point from the intersection of a specified distance and direction

CreatePointDirectionPerp

Creates a point at the intersection of a direction perpendicular to a selected point

CreatePointDirectionObject

Creates a point at the intersection of a direction and a selected arc, line, polyline, plot line, feature line, or figure

CreatePointDistanceAlign

Creates a point at the intersection of a specified location/distance and an alignment object

CreatePointDistanceDist

From two specified points, creates another point from the intersection of two specified distances (from each point the distance is the radius of a circle, and two possible solutions are returned)

CreatePointDistanceObject

Creates a point at the intersection of a distance and a selected arc, line, polyline, plot line, feature line, or figure

CreatePointDivideAlign

Creates points that are a specified distance apart along an alignment

CreatePointDivideObject

Creates a specific number of evenly spaced points along a line, feature line, plot line, or arc

CreatePointDistancePerp

Creates a point at the intersection of a distance and perpendicular to a selected point

CreatePointFormat

Creates a point file format

CreatePointGroup

Creates a point group

CreatePointHighLowPoint

Creates a point at the intersection of two directions and two slopes or gradients

CreatePointImportFromFile

Creates points along an alignment by importing points from a text file that contains chainage, offset, and level information

CreatePointInterpolate

Creates a specified number of points whose levels are interpolated between the levels of two existing points

CreatePointManual

Creates a point at a specified location in the drawing

CreatePointMeasureAlig

Creates points at equal intervals along an alignment

CreatePointMeasureObject

Creates points that are a specified distance apart along a line, feature line, plot line, or arc

CreatePointNumByDist

Interpolates a specified number of points between two points based on a distance, or between two endpoints of an arc, line, plot line, polyline, feature line, or figure

CreatePointObjectAlign

Creates a point at the intersection of an alignment and an arc, line, plot line, polyline, feature line, or figure

CreatePointObjectObject

Creates a point at the intersection of two objects that can be arcs, lines, plot lines, polylines, feature lines, or figures

CreatePointOnGrid

Creates a grid of points within a specified surface that are automatically assigned surface levels

CreatePointRadialOrPerp

Creates a point on an alignment that is radial or perpendicular to a specified point

CreatePointRandomPoints

Creates a point at a specified location within a surface, and assigns the level of the surface to the new point

CreatePointResection

Creates a point at a position calculated from the measured angles between three known points

CreatePointSlopeGradientDist

Creates a specified number of points from an existing point object based on the slope or gradient to a given direction and distance

CreatePointSlopeGradientElev

Creates a specified number of points from an existing point object based on the slope or gradient to a given direction and level

CreatePoints

Opens the Create Points toolbar where you can access all Autodesk Civil 3D point creation commands

CreatePointChainageOffset

Creates points that are offset from chainages on an alignment

CreateProfileGeomPoints

Creates points on the alignment at the geometry points of the profile view with levels from the profile

CreatePtAlongLnCurveSpir

Creates a point along a line, feature line, plot line, or arc at a specified distance from an end point

CreatePtAlongPolyContour

Creates points on a surface at specified distances along a polyline object or a surface contour

CreatePtConvertAdeskPts

Converts AutoCAD point objects to COGO points

CreatePtConvertSdskPts

Converts Softdesk point blocks to COGO points

CreatePtIncrementalDist

Interpolates points at a specified distance between two points, or between two points on an arc, line, plot line, polyline, feature line, or figure

CreatePtIncrmntlElev

Interpolates points at a specified level difference between two points, or between two points on an arc, line, plot line, polyline, feature line, or figure

CreatePtInterpPerpendic

Interpolates a point along a control line or arc, line, plot line, polyline, feature line, or figure that is perpendicular to a specified point

CreatePtInterpolIntersec

Interpolates a point at the intersection of a line and a slope, which is either the slope between two specified points, or the slope between two endpoints of a line segment

CreatePtIntersectPerp

Creates a point at the intersection of a specified point perpendicular to a selected arc, line, plot line, polyline, feature line, or figure

CreatePtOnLineCurveTransition

Creates a point at the endpoints of a line, feature line, plot line, or arc and on intersection points and radius points for arcs

CreatePtPlylineCtrVertMan

Creates points at the vertices of a polyline at a specified level

CreatePtPlylnCtrVertAuto

Creates points on the vertices of a surface contour or polyline that are automatically assigned surface levels

CreatePtPolyContourVert

Creates points at polyline or surface contour vertices using levels from a surface

CreatePtChainageOffsetObj

Creates a point at a specified chainage and offset distance from a line, polyline, feature line, plot line, or arc

EditAllPoints

Modify point properties in the Point Editor

EditPointDatum

Changes the level of all drawing points by a specified amount

EditPointNumbers

Changes point numbers

EditPointSurfaceLevs

Changes the levels of points based on a specified surface

ExportPoints

Exports points in the current drawing to an external file

ImportPoints

Creates points by importing point data from an external file

SelectAndEditPointNumbers

Renumbers selected points by adding a specified integer

ShowAllPGChanges

Displays and updates out-of-date point groups

ShowDescKeySetsList

Changes the description key set search order

ShowGeodeticCalculator

Calculates geodetic information relative to the zone and transformation values specified in the drawing

ShowPointFormats

Displays the Point File Format dialog box for creating, copying, or deleting point file formats

ShowPointGroupProperties

Displays the Properties of a selected point group

ShowPointGroupsList

Displays all point groups

ShowPointSettings

Displays point settings

TransferPoints

Transfers point data in an external point file to another external point file, using a different point file format