To Use Description Keys When Importing Points From a File

1. Create one or more description key sets containing the description keys you want to use when importing the points. For more information, see About Description Keys.
2. Specify the description key sets search order. For more information, see To Change the Description Key Sets Search Order.
3. Specify the setting that indicates whether or not your description keys use parameters. For more information, see To Control Whether Raw Description Values Are Interpreted as Parameters During Point Creation.
4. Click Home tabCreate Ground Data panelPoints menuPoint Creation Tools.
5. Expand the Create Points dialog box.
6. Expand Points Creation and set the Disable Description Keysvalue to False. On the Points Creation toolbar, clickImport Points.
7. In the Format list, specify a format name.
8. Import the points. For more information, see To Import Point Data.

   Any point with a raw description that matches a description key is created in the drawing using the properties specified in the description key, such as point style, point label style, and layer.