Civil 3D point table workaround?

[Anonymous]

I know you can't edit the row height in Civil 3d point tables, but is there lateral thinking-ish a way around it?

I have C3D 2013 and I want to create a number of setout point tables showing the point number, easting, northing and raw description of setout points.
Cogo points are the perfect tool for this, and I have created a point style that looks the way I want it.
I have also created an Autocad table style and a more or less identical C3D point table style that look the way I want.
My problem is these tables need to fit on a certain sized sheet, and they wont unless I can reduce the row height.

Possible work-arounds in my mind are:

Find a way (lisp routine?) to convert C3D point tables to the more customisable Autocad point table.

Output cogo point data to a .csv then create an Autocad table with a datalink to the .csv - this wont work for me because the outputted table cannot be set to have the table style I want, it looks like I have to edit it manually (cell size, headers etc) because "create table from datalink" or "create table with table style" seem muturally exclusive for some reason...  Editing each table manually to look the way I want is out of the question because I need to create quite a few tables, also the .csv file that I export to only seems to record point coordinates up to 1 decimal place.

What would you do in my situation?

Thanks for your time,

Archie

[Civil3DReminders_com]

I'd create the AutoCAD table and then populate the point information in it after the user selected the points. I'd probably then put the points in an AutoCAD Group so if I needed to update the table I'd grab the group and use the points in the group to update the table. 

[Anonymous]

Thanks for your time Civil3DReminders.com,

That sounds right but how do you populate an AutoCAD table with civil 3d cogo point information?

Also what is an AutoCAD group?  Is that different from a Civil3D point group?

[Civil3DReminders_com]

Here is a link that shows how to create and populate a table: http://through-the-interface.typepad.com/through_the_interface/2007/06/creating_an_aut.html

Here is how to get CogoPoint properties: http://civilizeddevelopment.typepad.com/civilized-development/2012/05/21wojp-week-5-cogo-point-basic...

Put those two together and you have your solution. The Group would be a basic AutoCAD command which is different from a point group. 

[Civil3DReminders_com]

There is a tool in the SHP Import/Export tools that will create a point table. 

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/civil-3d/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2020/ENU/Civi...

[Anonymous]

another workaround is to export your cogo points to a text file, opening the text file in Excel and then do a paste special with the Autocad table your created, then you should be able to mess with the row heights.

[cwr-pae]

Export points to a csv using this utility. Create a blank table with your chosen style. Start an Edit of the table title and create the data link there (right click and find 'data link' about halfway down). Styles should hold. Only merged titles and headings will need to be edited, to remerge them.

A straight point to csv export then creating the data link while editing a data cell in a existing table may also work. I haven't had call to try it though.