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Station-Offset Table

Tabulates numbered callout multileaders and/or COGO points by station and offset against a reference alignment: anchoring on the multileader arrowhead or the point, reading the key from bubble text / point description, sorting numerically ( 1.1 < 1.2 < 1.10 < 2.1 ), and writing a CSV plus an optional AutoCAD table.

Command VDCSOTABLE · VDC Plans tab › Tables + Reports panel
Tabulates numbered callout multileaders and/or COGO points by station and offset against a reference alignment: anchoring on the multileader arrowhead or the point, reading the key from bubble text / point description, sorting numerically (1.1 < 1.2 < 1.10 < 2.1), and writing a CSV plus an optional AutoCAD table.
Anchor each callout → measure station + offset along the reference alignment → sort → table. REFERENCE ALIGNMENT (up-station →) 0+81 2+04 3+55 12.34 RT 1.1 arrowhead = anchor 8.10 LT 1.2 4.05 RT 2.1 (COGO pt desc) STATION / OFFSET TABLE CALLOUT STATION OFFSET DESC 1.1 0+81.23 12.34 RT 1.2 2+04.61 8.10 LT 2.1 3+55.02 4.05 RT + CSV: <drawing>-StationOffset.csv
Reference alignment & table   Callout multileader (arrowhead anchor)   COGO point (next series)   Station / offset measure

What it does

  • Pick + window-select: choose the reference alignment, then window-select multileaders, COGO points, or a mix.
  • Anchor: a multileader's arrowhead (the point it indicates); a COGO point's location.
  • Callout key: the multileader MText, the first block attribute for a block-based bubble, or the COGO point's raw description.
  • Station / offset: measured against the alignment, signed offset, + / RT looking up-station, LT to the left.
  • Numeric sort: segment by segment so 1.1, 1.2 … 1.10, 2.1 order as a plan reader expects, not a string sort.
  • Read-only source: harvested objects are untouched; only the new table is created.

Columns & outputs

  • Callout first (the harvested key), then Station / Offset; decimal places configurable.
  • Northing / Easting optional, in lieu of or alongside station/offset.
  • Description: optional blank column you fill in on the placed table.
  • AutoCAD table at a picked point in the drawing's current table style; sized from plotted text height × annotation scale.
  • CSV: <drawing folder>\<drawing>-StationOffset.csv (Documents if unsaved).
  • Settings: VDC_SOTABLE_SETTINGS, default %APPDATA%\VDC\StationOffsetTable\settings.json; schema-tolerant. Raw station only (equations not applied); bare bubbles with no arrowhead are skipped.

Dialog

Station-Offset Table dialog
Station-Offset Table, VDCSOTABLE

When to use it

  • Producing a station/offset schedule for callouts or staking points.

How to run it

  1. Run VDCSOTABLE and pick the reference alignment.
  2. Select the callout multileaders or COGO points.
  3. Choose columns (N/E, blank description) and place the table / export the CSV.

Watch out for

  • Pick the correct anchor (arrowhead vs point) so station/offset are measured from the right spot.

Related: Stake Lots · Multi-Offset