The Extract Points tool creates individual points from your surface, drawn geometries, or point grids. The Extract Points appears in the Tools tab anytime you select a surface, point grid, or drawn geometries which have multiple vertices.

Extract Points tool when a Surface is selected.

Extract Points tool when a Point Grid is selected.

Extract Points when a line Geometry is selected.

Extract Points when a Boundary is selected.

Complete list of project data that the Extract Points tool can be used on: 

• Surfaces
• Point Grid
• Drawn Geometries
  • Polylines
  • Arcs
  • Boundaries
  • Circles
  • Rectangles

Overview

• How to Extract Points
• Example Situations for Extracting Points
  • Extract Points from a Surface
  • Extract Specific Points from a Point Grid
  • Extract Points Simultaneously 
• Tips and Tricks
  • Show Elevation Levels Along a Geometry 

How to Extract Points

1. Select a drawn Surface, Point Grid or drawn Geometry.
2. Go to the TOOLS tab.
3. Click Extract Points.
4. A point is created in the Layers panel for each vertex or point found in the Surface, Point grid, or Geometry.

Example Situations for Extracting Points

Extract Points from a Surface

Select a surface, whether it is displayed as contours or a TIN, go to the Tools tab, then select Extract Points.

Extract Specific Points from a Point Grid

Extract points from a specific area in a point grid. You can use the Area Select tool to select specific points within the point grid, then use Merge Points to single out a group of points, then click Extract Points. 

Alternatively, use the Area Select tool to select points from the point grid, then use Copy and Paste (Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V) to extract the points.   

Extract Points Simultaneously 

You can simultaneously select a boundary, line geometries, and a surface in the Layers panel and use Extract Points on all of them at once. Hold Ctrl when using Left-click to select as many drawn geometries as necessary. Then go to the Tools tab and click Extract Points.

Tips and Tricks

Show Elevation Levels Along a Geometry 

You can use the extracted points to display elevation labels along a drawn geometry. 

• Select the geometry and click Extract Points from the Tools tab. 
• Select the points from the Layers panel, ensure the Tools tab is still active, and show elevation annotations on the points by ticking the Z box in the Annotate section.