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Editing the Update Points Settings

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Use the Update Points setting to control whether you can change project points without checking them out.

Normally, after you check a point in to a project, you cannot modify the point in the drawing. To modify it, you must first check it out of the project. In general, you should not modify a project point unless you first check it out of the project.

However, there may be times when you want to modify a point that you have not checked out. In that case, use the Update Points setting, Allow Checked-In Points To Be Modified.

Best Practice

If you edit points without checking them out, you cannot check the points in to the project. Your changes exist only in the drawing in which you made them.

To edit the Update Points settings

  1. Open the Edit Point Settings dialog box using one of the following methods:
    • Click Home tabCreate Ground Data panelPoints menuPoint Creation Tools. Expand the Create Points dialog box. Expand Points Creation.
    • Edit settings for all point-related commands: In Toolspace, on the Settings tab, right-click the PointEdit Feature Settings.
    • Edit settings for a specific command: In Toolspace, on the Settings tab, expand the Commands collection under the Point collection. Right-click the desired command and click Edit Command Settings.
  2. If needed, scroll to Update Points and expand the collection.
  3. Edit the Allow Checked In Points To Be Modified setting.
  4. Click OK.

Ribbon

Click Home tabCreate Ground Data panelPoints menuPoint Creation Tools. Expand the Create Points dialog box. Expand Points Creation.

Toolspace Context Menu

Settings tab: right-click Point collection Edit Feature Settings

OR

Settings tab: Point Commands collection right-click <command> Edit Command Settings

Command Line

ShowPointSettings

Dialog Box

Point Settings


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