Contents Index

Point Properties2

This is a shorter listof point properties athan the standard Point Properties option.

This option allows the user to change the properties of one or more points.
If multiple points are selected, the changes are applied to all the points.
This makes it easy to change the height, code or extra attributes of a whole set of points at once.

Point Number
Click on the point to display its' properties.
Hold the Shift key down and select multiple points if desired.
This option does not allow the point number to be changed, use the Renumber option.

Easting and Northing
Every point has an Easting (X) and Northing (Y) value. The co-ordinates are stored to more than 6 decimal places but only displayed to three decimal places.

Height
The height (Z) value for the point is optional.
If a point has no height value, this field will be blank.
If multiple points are selected with different heights, this will be shown as '* Various'
Computed points like lot corners will generally not have a height value.

Design Height
Some points can have a Desgn Height (Road Design points), the design height is optional.
If a point has no design height value, this field will be blank.
If multiple points are selected with different heights, this will be shown as '* Various'

Code
The point code is a text string which is associated with the point.
Generally this will be entered during the field survey to indicate the type of point feature.
If multiple points are selected with different codes, this will be shown as '* Various'

Layer
Select the layer on which the point(s) reside. See Layers for more details on how layers work. When editing point properties for multiple points, if they are on different layers the layer will be shown as * Various, if that is not changed, the points are left on their current layers. If a new layer is selected, all the selected points are moved onto the new layer.

Remark
Each point may have a remark attached. this is generally taken from the field data recorder and
contains field notes about the point.
If multiple points are selected with different codes, this will be shown as '* Various'

Name
A point can have a name. e.g. for a state survey mark, the control point name can be entered.
If multiple points are selected with different codes, this will be shown as '* Various'

Extra Attributes
Extra Attributes are displayed in a scrollable 'Name-Value' list.
You can directly edit the values.
To add a value type in the name and value into a spare row at the bottom of the list
To delete a value, just erase the name
You can only edit the extra attributes if a Single Point is selected.

Selecting Points
To select a point click once on the point.
To select multiple points, hold down the Shift or Ctrl keys and click on more points.
You can slo use any of the 'Points Selection' option on the menu. to select points.
When the properties button is pressed the points properties will be displayed.

Selecting Multiple Points
When multiple points are selected and displayed, the value will be marked as ‘* Various’ if the points have different values. If say two points are selected, and a height of ‘* various’ is displayed, that means that the points have different heights. If the height displayed is say ‘125.000’, that means BOTH points have the same height.

If sevaral selected points have different values, you can set a single value to be applied to all selected points.
This is an easy way to apply a single value to a range of points.