When you input points from a file, user-defined attributes will not be added automatically. These must be imported with the Import Attributes from File command.
Example of the XYZ file in which the points are written:
1. Run the Input Points from File command. Follow the steps described in that article.
The points are now entered into the drawing. As you can see, only the LABEL and the EAST attributes are automatically entered.
2. Run the Import Attributes from File command.
3. Set the file location.
4. Click on the Settings button. This opens a new dialog box.
5. Press on the Plus button and define a settings name.
6. Then select the delimiter from the drop-down menu.
7. Check the box at the Treat consecutive delimiters as one. If this option is selected, multiple consecutive punctuation marks without data between them are treated as a single punctuation mark (e.g., five spaces define the boundary between two columns instead of five new columns).
8. Select the point type from the bottom left drop-down menu. The attribute table on the right is then filled in automatically.
This table shows all the attributes that each point type has. Now, you need manually correct which column from the XYZ file belongs to each attribute. In the first line, the attribute is always the name of the block that represents the point type.
9. Then it is necessary to determine the key field, which can be only one. This is the data on the basis of which the command can link the data from the drawing with the data from the file.
10. Confirm by clicking the OK button.
11. Select the last defined setting from the drop-down menu and press OK.