In this exercise, you will create a point file format to match the format of the point file provided, which in this case is northing, easting, elevation, and description.

1. On the Points menu, click Import/Export Points Format Manager to display the Format Manager dialog box.

2. Click Add to display the Format Manager - Select Format Type dialog box.

3. From the list, select User Point File, and then click OK to display the Point File Format dialog box.

4. Enter Tutorial for the Format Name, from the Default Extension list, select .txt, and then enter ! (exclamation point) for the Comment Tag.

   The default extension list may be left blank to allow for a generic file extension search.

5. Select Delimited By, and then verify that the box to the right of the Delimited By label is blank.

   This means that the file format is space delimited. You could specify a comma-delimited file, or use any other form of punctuation as a delimiter.

6. Click Load to display the Select Source File dialog box, navigate to the \Land Projects <Version Number>\Tutorial2\Survey folder, select Topo_pnt.txt, and then click Open.

   The first few lines of the topo_pnt.txt file are displayed at the bottom of the dialog box.

   Use the following steps to specify the data type for each column to match this file format.

7. Click the first <unused> column heading on the left to display the Format Manager - Select Column Name dialog box.

8. From the list, select Northing, and then click OK to return to the Point File Format dialog box.

9. Click the next <unused> column heading to display the Format Manager - Select Column Name dialog box.

10. From the list, select Easting, and then click OK to return to the Point File Format dialog box.

11. Click the next <unused> column heading to display the Format Manager - Select Column Name dialog box.

12. From the list, select Elevation, and then click OK to return to the Point File Format dialog box.

13. Click the next <unused> column heading to display the Format Manager - Select Column Name dialog box.

14. From the list, select Description, and then click OK to return to the Point File Format dialog box.

15. Click Parse to display the ASCII text point file data under the new column headings.

16. Scroll down and verify that the format you just created matches the loaded file.

17. Click OK to return to the Format Manager, verify that the new Tutorial file is displayed at the bottom of the list, and then click Close.

This completes the process of creating a new point file format for importing points.