Establishing Point Settings

Before you create or import any COGO points into a drawing, you should set up the point settings.

Note Changing the point settings does not affect points that are already
inserted into the drawing. To update points in the drawing with changes to the point settings (such as marker style or automatic leaders, for example), re-insert the points into the drawing.

Changing the Point Creation Settings

The Point Creation settings affect how COGO points are created in a project and how you are prompted for information as you create points. For example, you can create points with automatically generated elevations, or you can choose to be prompted for elevations. You can create points that are numbered sequentially, or you can choose to manually number the points that you create. To display the Point Settings dialog box, choose Point Settings from the Points menu.

To insert points into the drawing, select this check box.

Each person can set a different Current Point Number.

To create points with elevations, select the Automatic or Manual option.

If you choose the Automatic option, enter a value in the Default Elevation box.

Establishing Point Settings

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When you import points, the Insert To Drawing As Created setting is used, but certain point settings, such as elevation, point number, and description, are not applied. The Import Points command uses the information in the file that you are importing. If more than one person working on a project over a network is creating points, then each person can adjust the current point number to avoid confusion. One person could set 100 as the current point number, and another person could set 200 as the current point number. The same point number cannot be used twice in a project.

Changing the Point Marker and Point Text Settings

When you create, insert, or import points into a drawing, the appearance of the points varies depending on the Point Marker and Point Text settings. Use the Marker tab to control the style and size of the point marker (the symbol that marks the location of the point in the drawing).
Use a custom marker or the AutoCAD POINT node style. Choose a custom marker style for the point node. Set the marker size relative to the screen or an absolute size.

Align the marker with the point text rotation.

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Chapter 3

Working with COGO Points