Autodesk AUTOCAD PLANT 3D 2011 - SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS, Tutorials Manual

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Import surface data from a point file
1 Expand the EG surface
➤
Definition collection. Right-click Point Files.
Click Add.
2 In the Add Point File dialog box, in the Format list, select ENZ (Comma
Delimited).
3 Click at the end of the Source File(s) field.
4 In the Select Source File dialog box, ensure that the Files Of Type field is
set to (*.csv).
5 Navigate to the tutorial folder (page 820) . Select LIDAR_ENZ (comma
delimited).csv. Click Open.
6 In the Add Point File dialog box, clear both the Do Elevation Adjustment
If Possible and Do Coordinate Transformation If Possible check boxes.
Click OK.
The point data is added to the drawing.
A reference to the point file is added to the EG surface definition. The
presence of point data in the surface definition is indicated by the
marker next to the Point Files item on the Prospector tab.
7 Zoom in to the lower right corner of the surface.
Notice that only points that are inside the data clip boundary have been
imported, and that a green border was created from the imported data.
The border is outside the red data clip boundary in some areas, and inside
the data clip boundary in other areas. This happened because points in
the point file that are outside the data clip boundary were excluded during
the import operation. The green border is formed by the points at the
outermost extents of the points that were imported.
Exercise 1: Limiting Imported Surface Data | 75