This is not your typical AECC Point Q

[Anonymous]

at least that's what I think...I tried to search other posts but no luck

I have a survey dwg with AECC points, linework, a surface and contours. Each group of point has its own layer, which I like for now, but when I convert the points to AECC COGO POINT (using Civil 3D 2011) I want to keep the style of the point and I want to keep them in their original seperate layers.

I am familiar with how to convert the points and that their is a dialog box that appears when doing this to change parameters, but I can't figure out how to keep them with the same point style the surveyor used and keep them in their invidual layer. ( I don't even know if there is a way)

[jmayo-EE]

Description keys and point groups help you automaitcally get the style you want assigned upon creation.

[Anonymous]

Hmmm, but I am not creating the points I am just converting them so I can get their elevation information. Because right now if I try to list or edit my points nothing shows up in my toolspace. If I convert them, then I can see all my points but they display wrong and I just want to keep the way they are display before I convert them.

Hope this makes sense...

I know that I can give the points there point and style setting but I was trying to avoid doing that. I think I am asking for a magical convertion.

[troma]

Sounds like your first step needs to be creating some civil 3D cogo point styles to mimic what you see in the drawing.

[jmayo-EE]

Converting creates new points.

If you want symbols, layers, font styles, etc assigned  you need to configure point groups and/or description keys.

[Jeff_M]

If you need the point info for creating a surface....just make a copy of the drawing, convert the points to Cogo points in that copy.

Option 1: Export the points to a point file. In the original drawing create a surface and use the point file for the data. 

Option 2: Still in the copied dwg, create a surface from the new Cogo Points. Create a Data Shortcut for the surface. In the original dwg add the surfcae as a Data Reference.

With either method you have the original points still displaying as they were and a surface based on their elevations. 

[AllenJessup]

To keep the original layers. Wouldn't you check the "Preserve original point layers" box at the bottom of the Convert points dialog box?

As far as the style. I agree with the others. You have to create a Style to mimic that of the original points and set it as the default or change the point style after creation.

Allen Jessup

[KirkNoonan]

Or you convert the points, export to XML or CSV, close and reopen the drawing without saving and import the previously exported point file.