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■ Import points as blocks, using a specified block definition.
■ Import points as blocks, using a block name specified in data attached to
the objects.
If you import points as blocks, you can choose to import the attribute data
with the objects. If an attribute name on the block that is being created
matches a field name on the incoming point, the data for that attribute will
be imported with the point.
NOTE If the attribute data includes the values used to link the object to an external
database, you can
recreate these links (page 530) in the AutoCAD Map 3D drawing
using the ADEGENLINK command.
See also:
■ Converting Data From Other Formats to Drawing Objects (page 377)
■ Accessing Data from ODBC (page 342)
To specify how to import points
NOTE If you are importing survey points, see Bringing in Survey Data (page 370).
1 Click Insert tab ➤ Import panel ➤ Map Import .
2 In the Import dialog box (page 1711), review the settings in the Points
column.
3 To change the setting for a layer, click in the Points field for that layer.
Do one of the following:
■ To import points as points, click the down arrow and select
ACAD_POINT.
■ To import points as mtext, click
in the Import dialog box (page
1711), click Create As Text From Data, and select the data field to use.
If an object does not have a value in the selected data field, the point
is imported using ACAD_POINT.
Text uses the text style for the current drawing. To change the text
style for the current drawing, click Text Style and select a style.
■ To import points to a specific block, click the down arrow and select
the block name.
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