How can i store cogo points such as i did with GeoPak?
Am I assuming that you are using OpenRoads Designer, Ron? If so, what version?
Mark
The answer to your question is Geometry Tab in Ribbon, Place Point command. There is also a Place Equal Spaced Point command. These two commands will replicate the results you would have obtained from a variety of old geopak cogo commands.
However, I would suggest that a simple answer is doing you a disservice because there is almost certainly a more efficient workflow than placing points into your drawing. So, my question to you would be: "For what purpose are you creating points?"
If you are creating some points such as property corners or right of way markers for purposes of getting an appropriate symbol onto your plan sheet then the above noted commands are the way to go.
If you are creating 3D points for purposes of creating a grading plan (ex: a proposed detention pond) then the Place point command will create 3D points (for example at sump points which can augment your proposed model.
But an example where IMO creating a bunch of points is not very efficient is for stakeout. It is far more efficient to feed your data collector the models and/or alignments than to create thousands of points. Note: alignments are not always centerlines. Any linear feature can be used for stakeout.
Robert Garrett Senior Consultant
www.envisioncad.com
OK, then. I am not sure how COGO was stored in GeoPak; in InRoads, it was stored in a separate file (*.alg).
The short answer is that the COGO points- like every thing else in ORD- are graphics. You will need a feature definition for at least one style of COGO point, and in using that definition a COGO point is placed in the file. All manner of individual point can be placed by themselves or can be used to define junctions for linear features using the "Origin" snap and/or the OpenRoads Civil Accudraw tools. Reports may be generated by using a selection set.
There used to be a document out here showing the workings of OpenRoads COGO, but darned if I can find it now.
Yeah, Robert's (^^^^) answer is much better than my answer. Thanks for chiming in!