Import BIM files and create a new job
- Open a job that you do not want to work with in the Manage Estimates screen.
- Click Estimating > Tools > Estimating Import/Export Tool in the All Tasks pane.
- From the Import tab, select Import BIM.
- Click OK.
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In the BIM Text Files Directory field, click
to browse to the location of the text files.
Note: You can import multiple BIM files at one time as long as they are in the same folder. - In the New Job field, enter the name for the job you want to create.
- Click Import.
- Complete the fields as described on the Import a BIM File Screen Field Reference for each text file in the directory.
- Click Import.
- Click OK.
- Repeat steps 8 - 10 for each text file in the directory.
- Click Close.