Point Data Formats cover point sets and cultural / custom shape points. These are loaded from plain delimited text through the shared column-mapping import wizard, where you assign each text column to a field and choose the target object type. Polygons and line geometry are described in GIS Data Formats and GOCAD Data Formats.

Supported formats

• Point-set / point-data ASCII (CSV / TAB / .txt) - point sets and cultural / custom points. Import and export.
• Cultural / custom shape points text (CSV / TAB / .txt) - cultural points and custom shape points. Import only.
• GOCAD PLine (.pl) - polygons / polylines (see GOCAD Data Formats).

File layout

The file is plain delimited text. The first two columns hold the X and Y coordinates; the remaining columns are attributes. When a header line is present, its names are offered as field labels in the import wizard.

The same column-mapping import wizard underlies most ASCII imports in g-Space (point sets, well headers, markers / tops, inclinometry, horizons, fault sticks). The format is always plain delimited text; the object type is chosen in the wizard.

See Also

Import points | Export points | GIS Data Formats | GOCAD Data Formats