Manage Surface File Formats dialog box

Opens via: Create Surface From Point File dialog box

The Manage Surface File Formats dialog box allows you to add a new point file format or to edit an existing one.

  1. Select point file format
  2. Add point file format
  3. Duplicate point file format
  4. Remove a point file format
  5. Name
  6. File extension
  7. Delimiter
  8. Comment Tag
  9. Starting rows to skip
  10. Column editor
  11. Add new column
  12. Edit column
  13. Remove column
  14. Preview
  15. Preview file path

Select point file format

Selects a point file format from the list. Some predefined point file formats are available. Their names indicate the coordinates (columns) order and the delimiter. For example, ENZ (comma delimited) is a point file format with Easting, Northing and Elevation coordinates with a comma delimiter.

Add point file format

Defines a new point file format by specifying comment tag, specifying point attributes by columns (which columns contain which point attribute in the point file).

Note: The newly created point file format is preselected in the Create Surface from Point file dialog box.

Duplicate point file format

Creates a new point file format with the same settings as the selected one.

Remove a point file format

Removes a point file format from the list.

Name

Displays the point file format name. Click the field to edit it.

File extension

Displays the file extension. Click the field to edit it.

Delimiter

Sets a character for the column delimiter for the point file from the drop-down list.

Comment Tag

Enables or disables the comment tag.

Starting rows to skip

Specifies the number of starting rows in the input point file that are ignored when importing points into the drawing.

Note: Some point file formats may include header information or comment lines at the beginning of the file, which are skipped using this option.

Column editor

Displays the columns. You can change the columns order by moving it to the new location.

Add new column

Opens Column Editor dialog box to add or to remove a column.

Selects a column name from the drop-down list.

You can add a <skip> column or set an existing column as <skip>, in order to create compatibility between two point format files.

Edit column

Opens the Column Editor dialog box to edit a column name.

Remove column

Removes the column from the file format.

Preview

Enables preview of the selected Point File based on specified parameters in the dialog.

Preview file path

Allows to select a point file for preview.

Note: Click the Save button to save the changes.