Convert Standard AutoCAD Blocks to a Point File With Map 3D®

OK folks, here is the revised version of the first video. It is a little better quality. After some testing of the extracted point file I found that I couldn't get the point file to work without first converting to a .csv format file via Microsoft Excel. According to my trainer this is due to the way Map writes the data in the file. I was also not able to get it to import when I add the block name or attribute data as a point description leaving me with only the y, x, and z (northing, easting, elevation).

Be sure to check out my other tutorial showing the process of converting the points.txt to points.csv and then importing them into a Civil 3D® .dwg where they can be used to create a surface. (Alternatively you can just use the point file for your surface without importing.)

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• civil
• 3d
• tutorial
• autocad
• autodesk
• map
• blocks
• points
• convert
• import

[psilosd]

thank you so much, you just saved me 2 days of useless manual input.

map is really a great tool, keep up the good work

[rustysilo]

Glad that you find the video helpful. Note that you can use regular AutoCAD objects as surface data. You can also drop text or a block with attributes to the elevational value of the numeric text or attribute (See Surfaces > Utilities).

[diego40100]

hey i was trying to do this, im new to civil3d and im using 2010 which looks completly diferent than this, can you explain me how to do it in that vertion?