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Chapter 3 Working with COGO Points

Points and CAD Commands

The commands in the Points pull-down menu create COGO point

objects that have extended entity data. These objects differ from the

simple CAD point nodes that you can create with the POINT

command. The following illustration shows a CAD point node created

with the POINT command on the left. On the right is a COGO point

object created with a command on the Points pull-down menu.

The COGO points are typically assigned description and elevation

data as well as the required point number. This point data is stored in

the point database. In contrast, a point node exists only in the

drawing file, and only has X, Y, and Z data associated with it.

If desired, you can convert CAD point nodes to COGO points. Use the

Convert from AutoCAD Points command on the Points ➤ Point

Utilities menu.

Upgrade Information About Points for

Users of S8 Civil/Survey

For those familiar with Autodesk S8 Civil/Survey programs, this

section summarizes the new point features that were added to

AutoCAD Land Development Desktop.

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A COGO point is now an object instead of a block with attributes.

All point features are now placed on the same layer, the current

layer, unless you use description keys or point labels. The point

object can stay the same size regardless of the zoom level

magnification you use.