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Using Description Keys When Creating Points

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Use description keys when you create drawing points using the Create Points command.

When you create a drawing point and description key matching is active, the raw description you enter at the prompt initiates a search. The leading element in the raw description is compared to each description key code in every description key set in the drawing until either a match is found or all description key sets have been searched.

If a match is found, the point style, the point label style, and the layer specified in the description key are used to create the point. The raw description you entered is translated into a full description using the format specified in the description key. If the raw description includes scaling and rotation information, the point symbol is scaled and rotated as specified.

If a description key match is not found, the point is created without a point style or point label style. The point is displayed using point group styles. For more information, see Controlling the Appearance of Points in a Drawing.

For more information about working with description keys, see Understanding Description Keys.

To use description keys when creating points

  1. Create one or more description key sets containing the description keys you want to use to create the points. For more information, see Creating Description Keys.
  2. Specify the description key sets search order. For more information, see Changing the Description Key Sets Search Order.
  3. In the Point Creation settings, for Prompt For Descriptions select Manual. For more information, see Editing the Default Point Creation Settings.
  4. Specify the setting that indicates whether your description keys use parameters. See Controlling Whether Raw Description Values Are Interpreted as Parameters During Point Creation.
  5. Click Home tabCreate Ground Data panelPoints menuPoint Creation Tools.
  6. Expand the Create Points dialog box. Expand Points Creation and set the Disable Description Keysvalue to True.
  7. Click a command on the toolbar. Follow the prompts to create a point.
  8. When prompted for a description, enter the leading element of a raw description that matches the code specified in one of your description keys. If your description key requires parameters to complete the full description or to rotate or translate the symbol, enter the parameters, separated by spaces.

    The point is drawn using the properties specified in the description key, such as point style, point label style, and layer.


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