I am trying to extract all the xy data points along a curve by following these instructins:

http://solidtecsolutions.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/this-blog-shows-you-how-to-create.html

for some reason I cannot access any of the tools in reference geometry. everything is greyed(grayed?) out except for "mate references".

Any help would be greatly appreciated and I apologize for such a silly question in advance.