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Converting Points to a Different Coordinate Zone

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Use a combination of the Point Import, Transfer, and Export commands to convert points to a different coordinate zone.

You convert the points by exporting them to a file, changing the current zone of the drawing, and importing the points back into the drawing and overwriting the original point data.

To convert points to a different coordinate zone

  1. Create a copy of the External Project Point Database format. For more information, see Creating a Point File Format Based on an Existing Format.
  2. Change the coordinate zone of the new format so that it matches the coordinate zone of the current drawing. For more information, see Changing a Point File Format.
  3. Export the points in the drawing using the new format. For more information, see Exporting Point Data.
  4. Change the current drawing coordinate zone to the zone you want the points to be converted to.
  5. Import the points into the drawing. For more information, see Importing Point Data.

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