Placing varying text by using Latitude/Longitude Coordinates

Question

I have a csv file that has latitude and longitude points for roadway signs along a 30 mile stretch of road. I am looking for a way to import the Latitude and longitude of the point and place the text of the sign next to the imported point. Example:

latitude 
 longitude 
 assembly_name

38.14733403 
 -80.93102837 
 N304110rm

38.14754052 
 -80.93071606 
 N304115rm

38.1478796 
 -80.93050919 
 N304120rm

38.14800906 
 -80.93065236 
 N304125mm

38.14940964 
 -80.92883416 
 N304135rm

The assembly name is the text I want to place next to each coordinate.

Lorys · Answer

1. create an empty dgn and set the CGS to long lat (I think I used ws84 for long lat in the past) 
 2.now set your active text to the correct size and style. 
 3.Now use the import coordinates tool (xyz) and set it for x,y, T 
 4. Remove the names in the top of the columns ( use a copy not the original) do not have blanks on the first line, then use the import tool to place the text at the right locations. 
 5 Then ref attach this to your drawings that have a known CGS datum ie northings and easting and let it reproject. 
 If you want actual points I created a cell of filled dots 1/10 of text size and run the import co-ordinates tool but use the copy but use the option for xyC and set the active cell to your dot, this will place the visible dot at the co-ordinates, then do the place text you may have to select all the text and move it slightly off the dot if you want to see both.. 
 Personally I don't like using the lat long option as in my experience it some times distorts the text, if that happens then either get conversion program from Internet and use the northing and eastings in a new csv file, btw you can place your sign as cells via xyC for cell if you know what cell to use at each point you put the cell name in your xyzC option .. note if you have 2d file it wont see column 3 as Z.. 
 If this is all too hard and you have open roads in your office get the open roads person to reproject the file and export the text to a northing and easting file you know the CGS for in your microstation. 
 This all sound like a lot but its very easy but I didn't want to leave out too much if you never used it before.. This xyz tool is my favorite in mstn it lets us do a some of what normally only GIS products can do. 
 PM me if you need more detailed help