To Create a Point Group Using the Query Builder

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. Click the Query Builder tab.
4. On the Query Builder tab, select Modify Query to activate the query builder.

   A starting query is created based on the contents of the Point Groups, Raw Desc Matching, Include, and Exclude tabs, and those tabs become inactive. If you are creating a new point group, the starting query is empty.

5. Each row in the query builder contains an expression. Do one of the following:
   • To create a new expression, activate the first row in the grid by right-clicking it and clicking Insert Row.
   • To modify an existing expression in the query or an existing empty row, activate the row containing the expression by clicking in it.
   • To delete an expression, click in the row containing the expression and press Delete.
6. Click in the Set Operator column and select a set operator from the list.
7. Click in the “(“ column to turn the left parenthesis on or off for the expression.
8. Click in the Property column and select a property.
9. Click in the Operator column and select an operator.
10. Click in the Value column and enter a value that is valid for the property you specified in Step 8.
11. Click in the “)“ column to turn the right parenthesis on or off for the expression.
12. Repeat Steps 5 through 11 to build the query.
13. When you finish building the query, click Apply.
14. To specify overrides for points in the point group, click the Overrides tab.
15. To view the points in the point group’s point list, click the Point List tab.
16. To view a summary of the point group’s properties, click the Summary tab.
17. Click OK.