c3d-points

What problem does it solve?

Civil engineers and CAD programmers often spend excessive time managing COGO points across Civil 3D drawings, including creation, grouping, labeling, and applying descriptions and UDPs. This Skill consolidates guidance for efficiently creating, querying, grouping, styling, and describing COGO points, UDPs, and related key sets to streamline workflows.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Points Collection: Add, query, and bulk edit COGO points (locations, descriptions, and point numbers) within Civil 3D documents.
• Point Groups: Create, query, modify, and assign points to named groups; use the All Points group and standard queries to filter targets.
• UDPs and Description Keys: Create UDP classifications, attach UDPs to points or groups, and apply description-key sets to drive automatic styling and labeling.
• Point & Label Styles: Associate point styles and label styles with points or groups to control display and annotation.
• Bulk Editing: Apply bulk changes (elevation, descriptions, positions, and styles) across multiple points or groups in a single operation.
• Advanced Workflows: Leverage description keys to automate styling and labeling based on point attributes and descriptions.

Quick Start

Create a new CogoPoint at a given location, assign a description and UDP, and add it to a point group for the project.