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Import existing control points into your project using the Import Control Points dialog in Autodesk Point Layout.
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In Autodesk Point Layout, the Import Points tool allows you to import existing control points into your project.
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With a project open, right-click in the model space and select Point Layout > Import Points.
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In the Import Location Points from File dialog, click Select File to Import.
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Browse to and select the .csv file containing the point system you want to use.
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You may receive a notification that the file coordinate import order is different from the one selected in the dialog,
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and that the import order was automatically adjusted.
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Click OK.
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Deselect any points that you do not want to import.
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Click Coordinate System, and in the dialog that opens, select the name of the system you are currently using.
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Click OK twice to close the dialogs.
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Back in the model space, press the keyboard shortcut C for control point, and the control points are imported into your job.
00:03
In Autodesk Point Layout, the Import Points tool allows you to import existing control points into your project.
00:11
With a project open, right-click in the model space and select Point Layout > Import Points.
00:20
In the Import Location Points from File dialog, click Select File to Import.
00:27
Browse to and select the .csv file containing the point system you want to use.
00:33
You may receive a notification that the file coordinate import order is different from the one selected in the dialog,
00:40
and that the import order was automatically adjusted.
00:45
Click OK.
00:48
Deselect any points that you do not want to import.
00:52
Click Coordinate System, and in the dialog that opens, select the name of the system you are currently using.
01:01
Click OK twice to close the dialogs.
01:06
Back in the model space, press the keyboard shortcut C for control point, and the control points are imported into your job.