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C3D-0342 · Export all CogoPoints as PNEZD comma to the drawing folder [C3D-PTEXPORT] done

Writes every CogoPoint as PNEZD (point,northing,easting,elevation,description) comma-delimited to '<drawing name> - POINTS PNEZD.txt' beside the DWG. Reads the file back to verify the line count and echoes the first 5 / last 3 rows, the N/E/Z ranges and a description-code census.

C# payload

// Export every CogoPoint as PNEZD comma to the drawing's own folder.
var civ = Autodesk.Civil.ApplicationServices.CivilApplication.ActiveDocument;
string dwg = Db.Filename;
string dir = System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(dwg);
string bas = System.IO.Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(dwg);
string outPath = System.IO.Path.Combine(dir, bas + " - POINTS PNEZD.txt");

Log("drawing: " + dwg);

var sb = new System.Text.StringBuilder();
int n = 0;
double N0=1e30,N1=-1e30,E0=1e30,E1=-1e30,Z0=1e30,Z1=-1e30;
var descs = new Dictionary<string,int>();

foreach (ObjectId id in civ.CogoPoints) {
    var cp = Tx.GetObject(id, OpenMode.ForRead) as Autodesk.Civil.DatabaseServices.CogoPoint;
    if (cp == null) continue;
    string raw = cp.RawDescription ?? "";
    string full = "";
    try { full = cp.FullDescription ?? ""; } catch { }
    string d = raw.Length > 0 ? raw : full;
    d = d.Replace(",", " ").Trim();

    sb.AppendFormat("{0},{1:F4},{2:F4},{3:F4},{4}\r\n",
        cp.PointNumber, cp.Northing, cp.Easting, cp.Elevation, d);
    n++;
    N0=Math.Min(N0,cp.Northing); N1=Math.Max(N1,cp.Northing);
    E0=Math.Min(E0,cp.Easting);  E1=Math.Max(E1,cp.Easting);
    Z0=Math.Min(Z0,cp.Elevation);Z1=Math.Max(Z1,cp.Elevation);
    string key = d.Length==0 ? "(blank)" : d.Split(' ')[0];
    if (!descs.ContainsKey(key)) descs[key]=0;
    descs[key]++;
}

if (n == 0) { Log("no CogoPoints in the drawing - nothing written"); return; }

System.IO.File.WriteAllText(outPath, sb.ToString());

// read it back
var lines = System.IO.File.ReadAllLines(outPath);
Log(string.Format("WROTE {0}", outPath));
Log(string.Format("  points: {0}   lines in file: {1}  ({2} bytes)",
    n, lines.Length, new System.IO.FileInfo(outPath).Length));
Log(string.Format("  N {0:F2}..{1:F2}   E {2:F2}..{3:F2}   Z {4:F2}..{5:F2}", N0,N1,E0,E1,Z0,Z1));
Log("  first 5:");
for (int i = 0; i < Math.Min(5, lines.Length); i++) Log("    " + lines[i]);
Log("  last 3:");
for (int i = Math.Max(0, lines.Length-3); i < lines.Length; i++) Log("    " + lines[i]);
Log("  description codes:");
var keys = new List<string>(descs.Keys); keys.Sort();
foreach (var k in keys) Log(string.Format("    {0,-16} x{1}", k, descs[k]));

Result

drawing: C:\Users\sanja\OneDrive\_SurveyDisco\260714 - 285 Huckaby Rd, Brooks, GA 30205, USA\260714 - 285 Huckaby Rd R2.dwg
WROTE C:\Users\sanja\OneDrive\_SurveyDisco\260714 - 285 Huckaby Rd, Brooks, GA 30205, USA\260714 - 285 Huckaby Rd R2 - POINTS PNEZD.txt
  points: 163   lines in file: 163  (7252 bytes)
  N 1206710.00..1207403.37   E 2203403.96..2206424.23   Z 0.00..864.53
  first 5:
    100,1207049.6486,2206399.6902,857.4595,DWY EP
    101,1207087.2302,2206401.3037,856.3631,DWY EP
    102,1207086.5289,2206413.2256,856.5543,CL
    103,1207086.0318,2206424.2255,856.2969,EP
    104,1207085.2089,2206392.2984,856.9281,DWY
  last 3:
    624,1207059.1019,2206268.5400,861.3044,HL
    625,1207091.3785,2206293.8958,861.8162,HL
    626,1207091.2759,2206285.1218,862.2289,HL
  description codes:
    4INPOST          x1
    A/C              x1
    CL               x10
    CLEAN            x1
    CON              x3
    CP               x2
    DECK             x2
    DWY              x38
    EP               x5
    FC               x2
    FL               x3
    GAS              x2
    HC               x7
    HL               x4
    IPF              x12
    OTP              x1
    POB              x1
    PORCH            x2
    PP               x1
    STEP             x2
    SW               x33
    TML              x11
    WALL             x14
    WELL             x4
    WV               x1