Point Tables

You’ve seen some of the power of dynamic point editing; now let’s look at how those dynamic edits can be used to your advantage in point tables.

Most commonly, you may need to create a point table for survey or stakeout data; it could be as simple as a list of point numbers, northing, easting, and elevation. These types of tables are easy to create using the standard point-table styles and the tools located in the Points menu under the Add Tables option.

1. Open the Point Table.dwg file, which you can download from this book’s webpage. This file will appear empty, but it isn’t. First, we will review reordering point group properties to change the display of points.

2. In Prospector, expand Point Groups. You will see that NO DISPLAY ...

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