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Hello everybody!I need help
Is there a way to import colour along with point coordinates? For example, I have points defined in .txt format in three columns, after which I have three columns that contain RGB colour components:

              X                  Y                    Z                  R                   G                   B
           100                200               300                51                 153                204

So I would like to import this point in this colour into AutoCAD. 
Is there a way to do that? 

Edited by olyo - 25.Jan.2011 at 10:00

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olyo Members Profile Find Members Posts Newbie Joined: 25.Jan.2011 Location: Croatia Using: AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 Status: Offline Points: 3	Topic: point colour import Posted: 25.Jan.2011 at 09:44
	Hello everybody! I need help Is there a way to import colour along with point coordinates? For example, I have points defined in .txt format in three columns, after which I have three columns that contain RGB colour components: X Y Z R G B 100 200 300 51 153 204 So I would like to import this point in this colour into AutoCAD. Is there a way to do that? Edited by olyo - 25.Jan.2011 at 10:00

CarlB Members Profile Find Members Posts Senior Member Joined: 16.Oct.2009 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 321	Posted: 26.Jan.2011 at 09:53
	You'd have to use a script or some code (lisp, etc.) For example a lisp routine could read the file, one line at a time. the first 3 items in a line would be combined to for a 3d point. The next 3 values combined to form "r,g,b". The coordinate would be fed to a "point" command.then "change" or "chprop" command, "color" then the RGB value. Repeat for each line in the text file. Script would be tedious. You might first manipulate in Excel to combine the values. A script file would look like; point x1,y1,z1 change l p c r1,g1,b1 point x2,y2,z2 etc...on and on for all points

olyo Members Profile Find Members Posts Newbie Joined: 25.Jan.2011 Location: Croatia Using: AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 Status: Offline Points: 3	Posted: 26.Jan.2011 at 15:57
	Hello! Thank you very much for replaying so fast. I don't know how to use lisps so I tried to form a script file and I did it and my points got their color Thank you again.

HAWDesigner Members Profile Find Members Posts Senior Member Joined: 04.Aug.2008 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD R14, AutoCAD 2009, AutoCAD 2010 Status: Offline Points: 310	Posted: 26.Jan.2011 at 20:31
	olyo, could you provide a sample of the script for us? Thanks!!
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olyo Members Profile Find Members Posts Newbie Joined: 25.Jan.2011 Location: Croatia Using: AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 Status: Offline Points: 3	Posted: 27.Jan.2011 at 08:11
	Hi! I used excel to form script; CONCATENATE(point;" ";X;",";Y;",";Z;" ";chprop;" ";p;" ";" ";color;" ";t;" ";R;",";G;",";B) And in scr file it looked like this point X,Y,Z chprop p color t R,G,B And that's it

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