Editing survey figures

Last updated: 2026-01-06

Total video time: 09:16

Exercise files: srvy-data-c3d20.zip

12345678\BaseData\Survey\SurveyEdits.dwg

srvy-edit-figur-01.mp4 5:14

  1. Open 12345678\BaseData\Survey\SurveyEdits.dwg
  2. Toolspace > Survey tab > right-click Survey Databases > Set working folder...
  3. Browse to folder: 12345678\BaseData\Survey
  4. Select Folder
  5. Toolspace > Survey tab > Survey Databases > right-click SD-12345678 >Open for edit
  6. Ribbon > Transparent tab > Plan panel > Zoom to Point.
    1. ZTP Zoom to point number, name or point range:4240,4252ENTER
  7. Left click on the survey figure in between the two points.
    1. Ribbon > Survey Figures contextual tab > Survey Figure Properties
    2. Figure Properties dialog box:
      1. Select point 4252, then click the Red X in order to delete the selected vertex
      2. OK
  8. Ribbon > Transparent tab > Plan panel > Zoom to Point.
    1. ZTP Zoom to point number, name or point range: 4240,4251,4234ENTER
  9. Left click on the survey figure in between the two points.
    1. Ribbon > Survey Figures contextual tab > Survey Figure Properties
    2. Figure Properties dialog box:
      1. Right-click point 4240, then click Insert a vertex before the selected vertex
      2. In the Number column of the new row: name the point 4251 ENTER

      3. OK

12345678\BaseData\Survey\srvy-edit-figur-01-end.dwg

srvy-edit-figur-02.mp4 4:02

  1. Open 12345678\BaseData\Survey\srvy-edit-figur-02-begin.dwg
  2. Toolspace > Survey tab > right-click Survey Databases > Set working folder...
  3. Browse to folder: 12345678\BaseData\Survey
  4. Select Folder
  5. Toolspace > Survey tab > Survey Databases > right-click SD-12345678 >Open for edit
  6. Ribbon > Transparent tab > Plan panel > Zoom to Point.
    1. ZTP Zoom to point number, name or point range:4234,4251ENTER
  7. Left click on the survey figure in between the two points.
    1. Ribbon > Survey Figures contextual tab > Survey Figure Properties
    2. Figure Properties dialog box:
      1. Select point 4251, then click the DOWN ARROW in the toolbar once to reorder the points
      2. OK
  8. Ribbon > Transparent tab > Plan panel > Zoom to Point.
    1. ZTP Zoom to point number, name or point range: 4240,4252ENTER
  9. Left click on the survey figure in between the two points.
    1. Ribbon > Survey Figures contextual tab > Survey Figure Properties
    2. Figure Properties dialog box:
      1. Click point 4251, then rename it to 4252.
      2. OK

      3. This will change the ending point of the survey figure from point 4251 to point 4252.

12345678\BaseData\Survey\srvy-edit-figur-02-end.dwg