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Export points to LandXML format
Use the Bulk Copy feature to export points to another data store to create
geospatial features.
For example, if each survey point represents a telephone pole, you can
export the points to an SDF file called Telephone_poles.sdf. You can then
add Telephone_poles.sdf to your map using Data Connect and work with
the point data as geospatial features.
Survey data is kept in a dedicated SDF data store. You can add new properties
and classes to the survey data store schema, but be careful not to alter or
remove the existing properties and classes.
Points in a survey data store are in read-only mode until you click Edit at the
top of the Task Pane. Clicking Edit puts AutoCAD Map 3D into direct edit
mode, which means that any changes you make to the points in AutoCAD
Map 3D are immediately applied to the data store. You can reorganize survey
points without entering Edit mode (for example, you can move points between
point groups).
When working with survey data, you must work online. If you work offline,
AutoCAD Map 3D disconnects from the survey data store, and the survey tree
disappears.
NOTE Survey data is a particular type of geospatial data. You cannot use survey
functionality for drawing objects.
Use the following methods to work with survey data.
Use this method...To do this...
Create or connect to a new survey data
store.
Create a Survey Data Store (page 1000)
Connect to a Survey Data Store (page
1000)
Bring in survey point data.
Bring in LandXML Data. (page 371)
Bring in ASCII Point Data. (page 373)
Manage survey point data.
Create Survey Points (page 1006)
Create Survey Points Using Coordinate
Geometry (page 1006)
998 | Chapter 6 Creating and Editing Data