Create Point Group From Station-Offset

This feature allows you create a point group by locating all the points along a predefined alignment at a given offset. It then sorts the points by station and saves the points to a new Point Group.

Select Create Point Group from Station-Offset from the menu.
Use the Select a C&G Point Group File: to open the point group file specifying the points in the alignment.
At the Calculate new points on the control line [Yes/No] <Y> prompt,
If you answer no to this prompt, the points chosen by you in the previous step will be saved in station order to the new point group file.  
If you answer yes to the prompt, a new point will be created exactly on the offset line for each point found in the coordinate file that lies within the given range. The elevation of the new point will be set to the elevation of the nearby existing point and the new point IDs will be written to the new point group file instead of the existing point IDs.
Repeat the above steps to specify another offset.
Press D for <Done> to exit.

Prompts

At the Enter Offset <0.00000>: Type an offset if desired or just press enter for no offset. Offsets to the left should be preceded by a "-".
At the Enter Maximum Range <0.0000>: Specify the tolerance for points not exactly on the alignment.
Choose initial points for base selection set from coord file. (Enter when done)
[All/Block/Code/Desc/Elev/Pt_group/Limits/Radius/Select]: Use the various methods available to choose the points to be tested for being within the tolerance from the alignment.
Calculate new points on the control line [Yes/No] <Y>: Type "Y" and Enter or just Enter to create new points on the alignment for those points found to be near the alignment and place these new point IDs in the point group being created. Type "N" and Enter to place the existing points in the point group being created.

Pulldown Menu Location: CG-Survey > Cogo > Station Offset
Keyboard Command: cg_bpf_from_sta
Prerequiste:  coordinate file, point group containing the points in the alignment