Import Removal Text ASCII File
This command converts point data from an ASCII text file into the
current Carlson coordinate (.CRD) file. The points brought in with
this command will be assigned to the Current Removal Area if Draw
Points is set to Points or Field-to-Finish. Each line of the
text file can contain any combination of point number, northing,
easting, elevation and description. All point information should be
on one line with the values separated by a comma, space or other
delimiter. Under the Source File Format setting you can choose from
some specific formats or User-Defined. For User-Defined, the format
of the text file is specified in the Coordinate Order field where
the value identifiers are listed with the appropriate
delimiters.
Common formats can be selected from
the Common Format List. All the lines in the text file should
contain only point data and any header lines should be removed. To
read the text file, pick the Select Text/ASCII File button and
choose the file to read. Then the selected file is displayed in the
Preview Window to help with filling out the Coordinate Order. When
the Coordinate Order is set, click OK to read the text file. The
Wild Card Descriptions Match allows for only point with matching
descriptions to be imported. With Point Protect active, the program
will check if a point number already exists in the CRD before
importing the point. If a point conflict is found, you can either
assign a new point number or overwrite the old point. The Value to
Add to Point Numbers allows you to renumber the points as they are
imported. The Header Lines to Skip value is the number of lines not
to be processed at the start of the text file. The Point Group To
Assign option will create a point group with the specified name for
the coordinate file containing the point numbers imported with
Import Text/ASCII File. Special formats can be directly imported by
choosing that File Format at the top of the dialog.
Prerequisite: Text/ASCII File and a Removal Area created and
set to Current
Keyboard Command: rm_overx_mgr