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Modifying A Large Number of Project Points

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Use the procedure described in this topic to make a change, such as an elevation adjustment or a change to all eastings or northings, to a large number of points in a project.

To change one or more project points, you must check the points out to a drawing, change the points, and check the points back in to the project. When you are working with a large number of project points and do not need to view the points in the drawing while you change them, you can speed up the process by not drawing the point symbols or point labels while the points are in the drawing.

Avoid drawing point labels and point symbols using point label styles and a point group override. The procedure described in this topic suggests using a throw-away drawing for this process, and instructs you to edit the Standard point style and the _All Points point group in the throw-away drawing. If you do not want to use a throw-away drawing, you can modify the procedure to create a point group and a point style you can use for working with large numbers of points.

Before beginning this procedure, you should understand how to work with project and drawing points. For more information, see Working with Vault Project Points.

To modify a large number of project points

  1. Create a new, empty drawing.
  2. In Toolspace, on the Settings tab, under the Point Styles collection, right-click the StandardEdit.
  3. On the Display tab, to turn off the display of point symbols, click in the Visible column for Marker so that the light bulb icon is not available.
  4. To turn off the display of point labels, click in the Visible column for Label so that the light bulb icon is not available.
  5. Click OK.
  6. In Toolspace, on the Prospector tab, under the Point Groups collection, right-click the _All PointsProperties.
  7. In the Point Group Properties dialog box, on the Overrides tab, in the Overrides column, select the Standard point style. In the Properties column, select the check box next to Point Style.
  8. In the Overrides column, select the Standard point label style. In the Properties column, select the check box next to Point Label Style.
  9. Click OK.
  10. If the drawing has more than one point group, move the _All Points point group to the top of the point group display order. For more information, see Changing the Point Group Display Order.
  11. Check out the project points to the drawing.
    Note

    To quickly check out all the project points, right-click the _All Points point group in the drawing and select Check Out Points.

  12. In the drawing, edit the points using either a point utility, the Point Editor, or the Prospector Points list view.
    Note

    For information about changing a point property such as elevation to the same value for every point in the Point Editor or the Points list view, see Changing the Contents of a Column in a List View.

  13. Check the points in to the project. Do not keep them checked out to the drawing.
    Note

    To quickly select all the points in the drawing for checking in, right-click the _All Points point group and select Check In Points.

  14. Delete the throw-away drawing.

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