Import Survey points to Attributes

Using AutoCAD 2004 full version.

I am trying to import a survey into AutoCAD, and my client requires Attribute points. Normally we do not use attribute points, and I'm not having any luck importing the txt file that I created. The AutoCAD help screed does not help at all with this procedure.

Assuming that I don't know the first thing about attributes (I now know a little, but I'm afraid that it might be wrong), but I know AutoCAD well (for what I do as a surveyor) can anyone walk me through the process of creating an attribute, and importing bulk amounts of data into it. The data would include:

(x) coord, (y) coord, z(coord) for the insertion point of the block

Name, Feature_Code, Elev for the Tagged data needing to appear beside a 3d-point representing the x,y,z coords.

Using Land Desktop 3 I am able to create AECC points, but I do not have any Land Desktop experience at all, so I would rather stay away (I have no real need for it).

I do not have any 3rd party software that I know of that creates attribute points from a survey file, except for Trimble Geomatics Office, but it does not give me the format or all the data that I require (maybe someone is familiar with this software to setup the export that I need?).

Any help would be most appreciated.

maybe this will help

http://www.jefferypsanders.com/autolisp_IMPORTXYZ.html

thanks, I need something similar but this one doesn't output the data I require for the specific Tags.

Your requested point data is a non-standard so you probably won't find any lisp routines ready to go. You don't need a point number or other unique indentifier? If you posted this in the lisp/customization forum, with a little more info someone will probably assist you.

It would help if you took a few minutes to teach yourself about creating a block with attributes, it's not too difficult & should be part of any profficient AutoCAdder's repertoire. Then you could create the point blocjk & attribute layout they way you want it, and a lisp programmer could use that information to create the routine to upload the text file data to create all the point inserts.

I think that my survey points importer is probably easy to customize the way you want. Just download it and try to figure out the configuration sections below.

http://www.hawsedc.com/gnu/pointsin.php

This first area tells how to process the information and put it into attributes blocks.

  ;; This line tells POINTSIN to put all points (nodes, not attributes blocks) at their correct elevation.
 '
  (("XYZNAMES" "EAST" "NORTH" "ELEV")
   ;; This line puts all points at 0 elevation
   ;; '("XYZNAMES" "EAST" "NORTH" nil)
   ;; ========================================================================
   ;; The DESCNAME list names the point description (for use in layer names)
   ("DESCNAME" . "DESC")
   ;; ========================================================================
   ;; The TAGNAMES list tells POINTSIN which block attribute tags
   ;; need to receive the data in the file fields.
   ;; The order of the attribute fields in the list doesn't matter.
   ;; If any of the attributes are to receive coordinate values (x, y, or z),
   ;; the coordinate names in the XYZNAMES list must also match the attribute tag.
   ;; Examples:
   ;; This list tells POINTSIN to fill in the "POINT", "DESC", and "ELEV" attributes of each block insertion.
   ;;("TAGNAMES" "POINT" "DESC" "ELEV")
   ;; This list tells POINTSIN to fill in the "NORTH", "EAST", "POINT", "DESC", and "ELEV" attributes of each block insertion.
   ("TAGNAMES" "NORTH" "EAST" "POINT" "DESC" "ELEV")
  )

You also can specify any file format you want.

  ;;Show the various formats
 (PROMPT
   "\nSelect a file format:
   1. PNEZD (comma delimited)
   2. PNEZD (tab delimited)
   3. PNEZD (white-space delimited)
   4. PENZD (comma delimited)
   5. PENZD (tab delimited)
   6. PENZD (white-space delimited)
" )
 ;;Set the allowed inputs and get one from user.
 (INITGET "1 2 3 4 5 6")
 (SETQ OPTION (GETKWORD "\n\n1/2/3/4/5/6: "))
 ;;Define the various formats by calling out the fields in order,
 ;;then specifying the field delimiter and the comment delimiter(s)
 ;;The field delimiter is a one-character string.
 ;;The comment delimiter is an AutoCAD style wild card string
 (SETQ STDCOMMENT ":,`#,;,'")
 (COND
   ((= OPTION "1")
    (LIST
      (LIST "POINT" "NORTH" "EAST" "ELEV" "DESC")
      ","
      STDCOMMENT
    )
   )
   ((= OPTION "2")
    (LIST
      (LIST "POINT" "NORTH" "EAST" "ELEV" "DESC")
      "\t"
      STDCOMMENT
    )
   )
   ((= OPTION "3")
    (LIST
      (LIST "POINT" "NORTH" "EAST" "ELEV" "DESC")
      "W"
      STDCOMMENT
    )
   )
   ((= OPTION "4")
    (LIST
      (LIST "POINT" "EAST" "NORTH" "ELEV" "DESC")
      ","
      STDCOMMENT
    )
   )
   ((= OPTION "5")
    (LIST
      (LIST "POINT" "EAST" "NORTH" "ELEV" "DESC")
      "\t"
      STDCOMMENT
    )
   )
   ((= OPTION "6")
    (LIST
      (LIST "POINT" "EAST" "NORTH" "ELEV" "DESC")
      "W"
      STDCOMMENT
    )
   )
 )