CIVILPOINTGROUP command

Creates Civil Point groups.

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Description

Depending on the specified filters, points can be included or excluded from the point group.

Method

There are two ways to use the command:
  • Create a new point group and add filters to include or exclude points from the group.
  • Edit filters of an existing point group.

    With this method, you can specify the name of the existing point group in the first step and then you can edit the filters.

Options within the command

Enter point group name
Allows you to enter the name of a new point group for which you will create a new filter. It also allows you to enter the name of an existing point group for which you want to edit the filters.
filter to Include
Allows you to create a new or to edit an existing filter in which you specify the criteria for including points in the selected point group.
  1. Select the name of existing Civil Point attribute in the Command line.
  2. Specify either an individual attribute value, multiple values, a range of values, or any combination of the listed options, based on which points are included in the desired point group. When specifying multiple attribute values, a comma (,) without a space is used for separation.
In addition to entering full attribute values/keys, you can define filters in other ways:
  • Only specify the first character of the name and the "*" sign, such as "a*", where the filter will take into consideration all names starting with "a".
  • Specify the first and last character with an intermediate sign "*", such as "a*z", where the filter will take into consideration all names starting with "a" and ending with "z".
  • Specify sign "*" and a last character, such as "*z", where the filter will take into consideration all names ending with "z".
  • Specify individual characters, missing characters are replaced with the "*" sign, such as "a*b*" where the filter will take into consideration all names starting with "a", and with the third character "b".
Note:
  • Multiple filters can be added to the existing point group.
  • Once an individual filter is created in a particular drawing, it also affects all the points that are inserted later in that drawing.
filter to Exclude
Allows you to create a new or to edit an existing filter in which you specify the criteria for excluding points from the selected point group.

The procedure of adding a new filter is exactly the same as described in the filter to Include section.

? to list point groups
Lists existing point groups in the drawing on the Command line.
Specify point numbers to include
Allows you to enter the point numbers to be included in the specified filter.
Specify point numbers to exclude
Allows you to enter the point numbers to be excluded from the specified filter.
Name
Allows you to enter the point names to be included in the specified filter, if the option filter to Include is selected in the previous step.
Allows you to enter the point names to be excluded from the specified filter, if the option filter to Exclude is selected in the previous step.
Note: _All points cannot be excluded or edited.
Elevation
Allows you to enter the point elevations to be included in the specified filter, if the option filter to Include is selected in the previous step.

Allows you to enter the point names to be excluded from the specified filter, if the option filter to Exclude is selected in the previous step.

An example of an Elevation filter with multiple attribute values, including a range of values, looks like this: "100-200,>400". This filter includes all points with an elevation range between 100 and 200 meters and at the same time all points with an elevation higher than 400 m.

Let’s add a new filter to our sample point group to include points based on points raw description: "Manhole".

Based on the additional filter, only points that meet criteria of both filters: Elevation="100-200,>400" and Raw Description="Manhole" are included in the example point group.

Full description
Allows you to enter the point full descriptions to be included in the specified filter, if the option filter to Include is selected in the previous step.

Allows you to enter the point full descriptions to be excluded from the specified filter, if the option filter to Exclude is selected in the previous step.

Raw description
Allows you to enter the point raw descriptions to be included in the specified filter, if the option filter to Include is selected in the previous step.

Allows you to enter the point raw descriptions to be excluded from the specified filter, if the option filter to Exclude is selected in the previous step.

User attribute Key
Allows you to enter the user-defined attribute keys (attribute names) to be included in the specified filter, if the option filter to Include is selected in the previous step.

Allows you to enter the user-defined attribute keys (attribute names) to be excluded from the specified filter, if the option filter to Exclude is selected in the previous step.

User attribute Value
Allows you to enter the user-defined attribute keys (attribute names) to be included in the specified filter, if the option filter to Include is selected in the previous step.

Allows you to enter the user-defined attribute keys (attribute names) to be excluded from the specified filter, if the option filter to Exclude is selected in the previous step.