To Create Points on an Alignment by Importing ASCII Files

Select settings and create styles, layers, point groups, and description keys.
Click Home tabCreate Ground Data panelPoints menuCreate Points - AlignmentsImport From File.
In the Import Alignment Station And Offset File dialog box, browse to the folder containing the file. Click the file name, and click Open.
Note: The station information must be raw station values.
Enter a number between 1 and 6 to specify the format that describes the layout of data in your file, as follows:
- 1: Station, Offset
- 2: Station, Offset, Elevation
- 3: Station, Offset, Rod, Hi
- 4: Station, Offset, Description
- 5: Station, Offset, Elevation, Description
- 6: Station, Offset, Rod, Hi, Description
Do one of the following:
- Enter 1 if the file delimiter is a space.
- Enter 2 if the file delimiter is a comma.
If prompted, specify invalid indicators for station/offset, elevation, or rod/hi values.
Select an alignment.

Note: Many factors affect how the point is displayed. For more information, see About Controlling the Appearance of Points in a Drawing.