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Import control points into an AutoCAD project with Point Layout

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.

Video transcript

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.

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