Import Settings
Review the descriptions and compatible file formats for each import, export, and publish setting.
| Import Dialog Page | Setting - Description | File Formats |
|---|---|---|
| 3D shape | 3D shapes are closed 3D linear elements that you can choose to merge (if on the same level) into a triangular mesh surface during import. | dgn |
| Alignments | In LandXML import, you can select multiple alignments; a single LandXML file can contain multiple groups and multiple alignments within a group. | LandXML |
| Assign global coordinate | To place the IFC objects in the correct location, ensure that the correct origin is calculated and specify an insertion point translation, if necessary. | ifc |
| Block/XRef | Decide if the geometric components of blocks will be imported and if the objects in the Xref(s) will be imported. | dwg |
| Cell settings | Explode cell options for merging when importing in Cell
settings:
| dgn |
| Column properties |
There are two dialog boxes with this title: Select Column Types - After selecting the correct value separator, the columns should display in different colors below. If the first row in the file describes the column properties, select First row is a header. If not, or if the column properties are still incorrect, select the column header(s) that are incorrect and assign the appropriate property from column properties. Select Object Types - Select the structure definition of the objects in the file (each row is a separate feature is most common) and select the type of geometry to be imported. | las |
| Config association and other settings | Create association helps ensure that file updates are applied correctly and Import mapped item as sub model will create a sub model with the import, rather than merging directly into the main model. | ifc |
| Elevation | Enter a numeric value to use for undefined elevations. | dgn |
| Object existence | Change the state to either Proposed or
Existing, depending on the phase of the construction the
data is from. Most design data will be on the Proposed state,
while data from the field may be on the Existing. The
presentation of objects can be dependent on this setting.
| dgn |
| Field codes | Attribute Name LandXML Attribute | LandXML |
| GRID settings |
Use optimal grid size - The calculation will automatically use the optimal grid size to create the grid surface. Set grid size - Specify a user-defined grid size. Calculate elevation for rectangles without elevation - With this selected, it will interpolate the surface to create an elevation value. | las |
| Ignore features | Select whether or not objects on Layer 0 and blocks at the model origin (such as sheet models) will be ignored upon import. | dwg |
| Import as | This is already described well enough under Type of objects being imported. | shp |
| Import/Reimport | Select object handling behavior for re-import of updated files and import of new files. | dgn |
| Layer settings | Below are the layer's Name, Description, and State. Layers can be excluded from import if they are off, frozen, or locked. | dwg |
| Level settings | Below are the layer's Name, Description, and State. Layers can be excluded from import if they are off, frozen, or locked. | dgn |
| Measurement units | Select the working units of the source file. | dwg |
| Method | You can set the z-values as elevations and create vertical geometry and change the .shp file text encoding format. | shp |
| Models | You can select which model in a DGN to import (a DGN can have several models). You can also select the level of references that you want to bring in. By default, no references are imported because they might create circular references. | dgn |
| Options | X is Northing Select whether you want to switch the x and y coordinates to import the surface correctly. Choose Yes to switch. | ttm |
| Point setting | Select whether point clouds will be created from points on the same level, the minimum number of points required for point cloud creation, and the maximum distance between points for individual point cloud creation. | dgn |
| Points to point cloud | Options for reading points into clouds | sos |
| Polyline/3D Face | Select whether to convert closed polylines to surfaces. Select Layers to merge 3D faces/3D polylines and the geometry type they should be imported as. | dwg |
| Polyline/Surface | Select whether to convert closed polylines to
surfaces. Include rule element when exploding surface - Select whether to explode to triangles or sub elements | dgn |
| Preview after reading files | Select this checkbox to get a 2D preview of the import. | |
| Solid/Surface | When importing solid/surface geometry (SURFACE/SOLID/MESH/POLYFACE/...) from dwg, there are two ways to convert the solid/surface geometry: TIN (triangulated irregular network) or NURBS (non-uniform rational basis spline). | dwg |
| Spatial geometry | Data Point Filtering None (Takes all points with factor 1) The surface will have 1 point per pixel defined in the .tifFilterAllows filtering of the data points based on a specified factor Origin Point For Filter: Defines the starting point for the filter, e.g., BottomLeft. Original Grid Size: Distance between elevation points in the file (default is 1). Resulting Grid Size: Calculated by multiplying the Filter Grid Size by the Original Grid Size. For example, a factor of 2 results in every 2nd point being used, thus reducing the number of points.Original Total Points: The total number of points in the original dataset.Resulting Total Points: The number of points after applying the filter.Use Data Point to Create Grid surface: Creates a regular grid surface based on the filtered points. Tin surface: Creates a Triangulated Irregular Network (TIN) surface, made up of non-uniform triangles. Point cloud surface: Creates a surface that represents a collection of three-dimensional points. | tif |
| Spatial metadata | Specify the tolerance of the measurements or surveying,
i.e., the accuracy of the objects geometrical parameters.A
collection of parameters defining the method of collecting the data
and the origin of the geometry can also be registered.The registered
value for accuracy will influence the priority given to the geometry
e.g. by crossing lines during triangulation, where the lines with
best accuracy (lowest number) are prioritized before those with
lower accuracy (higher number). Tip: Widen the dialog to see the full descriptive text at
the top. | dgn |
| TIN settings |
Use removal of long-edge triangle at edge of model Enabling this will remove triangles with long edges that occur at the boundary of the model. This is used to refine the edges of the TIN surface, reducing irregularities. Max length of edge Specify the maximum length an edge can be on the outer edge of the TIN surface, any edge with a length above this will be removed. | las |
| Value separator | Select the text encoding format and the type of delimiter(s). |
