To Import and Export User-Defined Property Values for Points

If you have a point file that contains custom properties, or you want to export custom point properties, you can set up a point file format and then use it with the Import and Export commands. You can add your custom properties, called user-defined properties, to the point file format. As prerequisites, you must first define a user-defined property classification and the user-defined properties that are contained in it.

When you compose a Point File Format, the user-defined property names are displayed in the Point File Formats - Select Column dialog box. You can select a property and assign it to a specific column.

Tutorial Exercise: Importing Points with User-Defined Properties

To import user-defined property values into the drawing and assign them to points

1. In the drawing, define the properties within the User-Defined Classification.
2. Define a point file format that contains columns with the user-defined properties. The point file must have a column containing the point identity, either Name or Number, that identifies which point is assigned the user-defined property.
3. Click Home tabCreate Ground Data panelPoints menuPoint Creation Tools.
4. Click the Import Points button.
5. In the Import Points dialog box, select the point file format that contains the user-defined properties. For more information, see To Import Point Data.

To export user-defined properties

1. Click Output tabExport panelExport Points Find.
2. In the Export Points dialog box, select the point file format that contains the user-defined properties. For more information, see To Export Point Data.