Creating Point from a specific alignment chainage

[Engr_Rod_D_Lecetivo_RMEE]

My goal is to create a point or specify a point in the alignment with a specific chainage.

My procedure is like this. 
From HOME tab create point alignment, station/offset.
Click the alignment, click OK

Go to the Transparent tab from Plan click Station Offset. Click again the alignment.
Input chainage and lock.

Press enter enter enter for the point to appear.
Reference Procedure: https://help.autodesk.com/view/CIV3D/2024/ENU/?guid=GUID-0B7110B8-9941-44FE-A916-B4DA701E2EBA

My problem is I can't click the second point consecutively.  I need to exit the process for the station selection to lock-in into the second chainage that I want. 

Is this a bug or inconvenience in operation.

Please teach me at your convenience.

Cheers,
Rod

[jarek_zal]

Hi,

From my experience, transparent functions do not work in this case. Because the point placement function itself has offset as a value. I wouldn't use transparent functions.

And after entering the offset value once, the program remembers this value. Only at the next station would I confirm this value by clicking space or enter. So you don't have to enter it every time.

regards,

Jarek

[Engr_Rod_D_Lecetivo_RMEE]

Thank you very much for your reply.

In this case scenario what should be the best action. 
I mean my intension is just put a chainage of un alignment in excel and I want it to automatically input the marking into my alignment. Is this possible?

Cheers, 
Rod

[Pointdump]

Hi Rod,
More details please. Are you trying to import or export station/offset points? Single points or from/to a file?
Dave

[Engr_Rod_D_Lecetivo_RMEE]

Thank you very much.

I am trying to import point in relation to alignment.

Just for now I want to automatically input a point or a block such as a equipment or electrical component on a certain chainage. That will not require me to install or input manually.

My current method is create a point.
From point creation tools
Alignment Station/Offset
then click the alignment
Enter
Select the Transparent tab (align with home tab)
Click Station Offset (Profile)
then I make my offset 0 (zero) 
and input my alignment then lock.
Enter, Enter to finish.

Now the point is on the specific chainage that I want.
Then I put my block and input a chainage location.

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This is to much work and a bit time consuming which is also may result to error specially when mistype.
The factor of error are so many.
I want them to be simplify for it to be the factor of error will be just one.
If I use excel as a feed data. only excel will be the error (mistype), easy fix.
If I will use my current method. mistyping on the transparent tab and tagging the chainage will be the error. 
at the same time input of chainage in seconds not to mention the strain for this repetitive task.



If I can figure it out. It may apply to other concept as well.

Thank you very much,
Sorry for my poor explaination.


Cheers,
Rod 

[Pointdump · Accepted solution]

Rod,
Excellent video by @Jeew-m on importing Station/Offset points from Excel >>>Here<<<.
Dave