Exporting ASCII Formatted Points

Points are easily exported from SA to an external ASCII text file. Using this method, the points are always exported in the working coordinate frame. There are many export options to give you fine control over the export format and data.

 

These options are summarized below:

 

The options for exporting ASCII points.

To Export Selected Points:

  1. From the menu, select Export>Points and Vectors> Export Points.

  2. When prompted, select the desired points to export, then press Enter.

  3. In the Save As dialog, specify the name for the exported file, then click Save.

  4. When the ASCII Export dialog appears, choose the desired options, then click OK. For convenience, the resulting exported file will be opened in Notepad.