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prompted to rectify the plane and geodetic coordinate before

accepting.

Import

You can use File > Import or File > Import Control to add point, line,
and coordinate system values from a number of input file types. This

section describes importing geodetic coordinates and coordinate

systems into the job file.

Import Job (Control)

You can use the Import or Import Control screens and set the Type to
Job Files

to add points to your job from another job file. Points from

the imported job will be copied into your current job file. The

imported job file can also be used to set the coordinate system of the

current job file:

• If the imported job has a coordinate system set and your current

job does not, you will be prompted if you want to set the

coordinate system from the imported job file.

• If the imported job and the current job have different coordinate

systems set, then you will be prompted that they are different;
you can cancel the import or import the points but keep the

current job projection.

Import ASCII File

You can use the Import screen and set the Type to Text Files to add
points to your job from an ASCII text file. The ASCII Import Wizard

allows you to import Plane, Geodetic (DMS), and Geodetic (decimal)
coordinates. When you import Geodetic (DMS) and Geodetic (decimal)

coordinates Survey Pro will use the following rules to set the plane

location:
• If you have a valid coordinate system solved Survey Pro will

calculate the plane location for each geodetic point imported.

Survey Pro will set the northing, easting, and elevation for any
points that could be transformed without error.

• If you do not yet have a valid coordinate system solved, Survey

Pro will set the plane location to (0.0, 0.0, 0.0). You would then