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Create and label points with chainage along a polyline

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autoMick
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Create and label points with chainage along a polyline

Hi, I have polyline for which I want to create a number of points at equal intervals (as well as a few specific locations). I then want to export the points to Excel with the x,y coordinates as well as the chainage distances from.

I've tried creating an alignment and then using create points/measure at to create the points - works well. But I'm stuck on how to add the chainage distance into the point descriptions How do I do it?

Thanks

- Mick

Civil3d user in Australia since 2012.
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Jeff_M
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@autoMick wrote:

 But I'm stuck on how to add the chainage distance into the point descriptions How do I do it?

Thanks

- Mick


In the Create Points settings, Points Creation->Prompt for Descriptions=Automatic-Object

 

This will add the alignment name and station to the point's description.

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autoMick
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Thanks Jeff, that does it - so simple!

Is it possible to customise the automatic description? I get points labelled as CL-1 450.344, whereas I'd like to get rid of the CL-1 prefix and convert the chainage to km instead of m (with less decimals)... The work around that I have now is just to export to excel then clean it up there, but it would be nice to get the output directly for c3d

Regards

- Mick

Civil3d user in Australia since 2012.
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Joe-Bouza
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No garauntee but thet label composer probably has settings for that

Thank you

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Jeff_M
in reply to: autoMick

I don't know of any way to affect the Automatic Description...it uses the Alignment Name & Station/Chainage. To chnage the staion units, set the drawing's ambient setting for Station to kilometer. To remove the Alignment name you should be able to use the method I outline here: http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/AutoCAD-Civil-3D-General/Edit-Point-Descriptions/td-p/5046776/jump-to/...

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autoMick
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Thanks - that helps heaps... I think I'm all sorted out now.

Regards

- Mick

Civil3d user in Australia since 2012.
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dhirajgoel88
in reply to: autoMick

How to Chainage Mark in Autocad, along with center line (RHS and LHS should be chosen by us). and tick should be the arrow line. i have attached the sample screen shot, please help me for this.

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