Display Points by Station and Offset in Civil3d 2010

[_Hathaway]

Is there a way to create a point listing based on an alignment and stationing?  LDD had this and it was really nice when creating cut sheets for staking.  We are just now encountering this situation and need this functionality.  My fears are that this was not carried over to Civil3d and that others have made 3rd party programs like Sincpac that will accomplish this.

[peterfunkautodesk · Accepted solution]

Have you tried the "Station Offset to Points" report? That works on an alignment and a set of points.

Peter Funk

Autodesk, Inc.

[SethHall]

You could also create points via the MEASURE ALIGNMENT option and set them up to pull the point descriptions from the alignment stations: http://docs.autodesk.com/CIV3D/2012/ENU/filesCUG/GUID-9ED65C63-58AE-4C3F-B0E3-A4327E204E7-635.htm

[Atrana]

where would i find this station offset to points? 

Thanks 

[SethHall]

You can find it in the TOOLBOX tab of Toolspace:

[Sinc]

As another note, the Sincpac-C3D STAOFF command is in the unlicensed (free) version.  This command is essentially the same thing as the old "Display Points by Sta/Off" command from LDD.  There are some other, neater and more-powerful commands in the purchased version of the Sincpac-C3D, but you can use the STAOFF command with no activation key (just download and install the software).

The primary benefit to this command vs. C3D's built-in report is the ease of point selection.  For example, you can select a few points graphically on-screen and immediately see their Sta/Off in a list in the command window, with very few mouse clicks.

[d_reno]

Seth,

Could you elaborate a little on this method of setting point descriptions? I'd like to know if I can set points randomly relative to the alignment (for example on right-of-way points boundaries) and still have it pull the description from the station offset location on the alignment? And, can I easily apply the same to points that already exist?

Thanks!

david

[d_reno]

Peter,

Is the report format editable? For instance, I want the point name, not the point number, to display.

thanks,

david

[Jeff_M]

---

@d_reno wrote:

Is the report format editable? For instance, I want the point name, not the point number, to display.

---

It is a .NET report so, yes, it can be edited to suit. In C3D2011 the source code is here:

C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\C3D 2011\enu\Data\Reports\Net\Source\C3DReports\Points

[d_reno]

Thanks Jeff,

I missed out on a web based .NET intro class cause I was outside on projects. Can you point me to a basic guide to .NET programming so I can get into this and hack away? I am *not* a programmer, but I have managed to manipulate lsp and VBA's to suit my needs in the past, so I am not a complete stranger either.

thanks!

dr

[Jeff_M]

You will need to get an IDE to work in, I suggest Microsoft Visual Studio VB.NET Express Edition. 

Christopher Fugitt has a bunch of examples for working with both VB.NET & XSL C3D Reports here: 

http://blog.civil3dreminders.com/search/label/Reports

If you can read/edit VBA then you should be able to grasp the .NET reports, as they were written in VB.NET. Things are different in .NET, but they are still similar.

AU has a number of recorded classes covering basic Autocad and C3D API's, and there are some webcasts available here that may be of use: http://www.adskconsulting.com/adn/cs/api_course_webcast_archive.php

You will also want to get the ObjectARX SDK for the version(s) you will be working with.

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=785550

And along with that are the Autodesk .NET Labs and Dev TV found on this page:

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?id=1911627&siteID=123112

That should get you confus....er, started. 

And, as always, there's the customization groups to ask questions in.

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/AutoCAD-Civil-3D-Customization/bd-p/190

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/NET/bd-p/152

http://www.theswamp.org/index.php?board=27.0

[d_reno]

thanks, you're the best!