Creating points from alignments

Last updated: 2021-06-29

Total video time: 08:21

pnt-creat-frm-ali-01.mp4 8:21

Exercise files: pnt-frm-ali-data-begin-c3d20.zip

Creating points from alignments workflow

Home tab > Create Ground Data > Points dropdown > select Point Creation Tools

Start by setting automatic settings

  1. Open chevron
  2. Expand Points Creation
    1. Prompt For Elevations = Automatic

    2. Prompt For Descriptions = Automatic - Object

      Info: Object part will pick up name and station of the alignment for each point.

  1. Minimize to close Point Creation.
  2. Expand Point Identity 

    1. Next Point Number = 10000

      Info: Allows you to identify proposed points easily

  1. Chevron to close.

Creating points from alignments

  1. Point by Alignment dropdown > At Geometry Points
    1. Select alignment: select the alignment
      1. Select a profile dialog box : <none>
        1. OK
    2. Starting station: Enter to accept
    3. Ending station: Enter to accept
    4. Enter
  2. Point by Alignment dropdown > Profile Geometry Points
    1. Select alignment: select the alignment
      1. Select a profile dialog box : RiverRoad-CL
        1.  OK
    2. Starting station: Enter to accept
    3. Ending station: Enter to accept

    4. Enter

      Info: If you don’t have the Elevation Description set to Automatic, you’ll need to put that information in for each point.

  3. Point by Alignment dropdown > Measure Alignment
    1. Select alignment: select the alignment
      1. Select a profile dialog box : <none>
        1. OK
    2. Starting station: Enter to accept
    3. Ending station: Enter to accept
    4. Specify an offset: 0.000Enter
    5. Enter an interval: 50Enter
    6. Enter
  4. Close Create Points tools dialog.

Update new points to point groups

Toolspace > Prospector tab > right-click Point Groups > Update

Create a new point group

  1. Toolspace > Prosector tab > right-click Point Groups > New…
  2. Point Group Properties dialog box
    1. Information tab
      1. Name: RiverRoad Align
      2. Default Styles:
        1. Point Style: Basic

        2. Point Label Style: Pnt Number Raw Desc Elev

          Info: Double-check these Styles. They may not be the default.

    2. Include tab
      1. With raw description matching (checked): RiverRoad*
    3. Select Point List tab to verify there are points there.
    4. OK

Verifying points are taking existing ground elevation, not proposed

  1. Toolspace > Prospector tab > Point Groups > right-click RiverRoad Align
  2. Toolspace Preview window
    1. Shift+A to select all points.
    2. Right-click > select Elevations from Surface
      1. Select surface : Exist
      2. OK

Export as *.csv, send out to the field

  1. Toolspace > Prospector tab > Point Groups > right-click RiverRoad Align > Export Points…
  2. Export Points dialog box
    1. Format dropdown: PNEZD (comma delimited)
    2. Destination File: browse folder
      1. Look in dropdown: project folder Other
      2. File Name: RiverRoad Align
      3. Files of Type: *.csv
      4. Open
    3. Limit to Points in Point Group (checked)
    4. OK