Select settings and create styles, layers, point groups, and description keys.
Click Home tabCreate Ground Data panelPoints MenuCreate Points - MiscellaneousManual .
Note: You can also use transparent commands to specify point locations within a larger operation, such as the creation of an alignment or a parcel lot line. Using transparent commands, you can calculate the location for a point from information such as angle and distance, or from point object information, such as a point number. For more information, see About Transparent Commands.
Specify the location for the point in the drawing.
If prompted, enter the point name, description, and elevation.
Press Enter to end the command.
I was inspired by some code sent out by Viru Aithal to write a command that iterates through the vertices of the various types of AutoCAD polyline: Optimized (or 'lightweight') 2D polylines, which store an array of 2D vertices Old-format (or 'heavyweight') 2D polylines, which contain a sequence of 2D vertex objects 3D polylines, which contain a sequence of 3D vertex objects Polylines that.
Note: Many factors affect how the point is displayed. For more information, see About Controlling the Appearance of Points in a Drawing.
Parent topic:Creating Points Using Miscellaneous Methods