New point

You use this function to digitise a point in Graphics, using the mouse. The digitised point is added to the end of the digitiser string.

To run this function: Choose Create > Digitise > New point, or Design > Road design > Design horizontal inflection points > Create new points using the mouse, or Design > Road design > Design vertical inflection points > Create new points using the mouse, or...

• In the Function Chooser, type DIGITISER DIGITISE, and press ENTER.
• when using DIGITISER MIDPOINT, right-click and choose the DIGITISER DIGITISE icon from the context menu

When you run this function, a prompt is displayed instructing you to digitise a point in Graphics.

Note: The points are digitised at the cursor location on the active plane.

If point attributes are entered at each new point, the Digitiser string attributes form is displayed to accept the Z and description values for the new point.

Fields on the Digitiser string attributes form

Field	Description
String	Display only. The digitiser string number.
Z	The elevation at which the point is digitised. Note: If the active plane is not horizontal, this field is unavailable.
Desc	The description value to apply to the digitised point. Note: If you want to add descriptions to more than one description field, enter the information for each field, separated by a comma. The description fields are used sequentially. That is, the first value is entered in D1, the second in D2.
Snapping properties
Use Desc of selected point	If you are using snap to point, the values entered in the description fields of the new point are taken from the description fields in the existing point. If you are using snap to line or snap to triangle, the values entered in the description fields of the new point are taken from the description fields of the nearest point. If you are using no snap, no values are added to the description fields.
User entered Desc	The values you typed in the Desc field are written to the description fields for each point.
Project selections to the current plane	Selected: When you are snapping to existing data (for example, point, line, or triangle), the point is projected onto the active plane. Cleared: When you are snapping to existing data (for example, point, line, or triangle), the point is digitised at the exact location of the existing data.

Output

The new point is added to the end of the digitiser string and Graphics is updated.