Run Information

From the Import window, click Run Information to display the Import Run Information window. The window allows you to view the Log File after the import process is complete by clicking the Log File? check box.

Click either the Brief or Verbose radio buttons you can choose which format messages are displayed, the detail of these messages is given elsewhere.

As part of the Import process a reference model is constructed against which comparisons will be made. Save Reference Model allows you to keep this. Otherwise it will be deleted on completion of the Import process.

Note:
This reference model will be deleted next time you Exports or Imports anything. It is only transient data. Also, it may not be a complete model as some items may already have been transferred into the main model on merging.

After the Import merging process has been performed, you can sort all new items into FRMW (Framework) elements according to their Material type. This option is selected by clicking the Sort on Material Type option.

During the Import process, comparisons are made for Linear Members and Plates between the existing model data and the imported model data. The default system configuration compares all the relevant data transferred in the file between the models. However, you can select which attributes may be ignored by the comparison process by clicking Edit Attribute Comparison List to display the Comparison Checklist window.

Use this window to deselect attributes for comparison but be aware that strange results may occur especially if you ignore positional and rotational attributes.

Finally, there are two validity checks you can perform on the incoming data which will make sure a subsequent Import run will have a chance of success. Activating these options overrides completely the Import choices made on the main window. With these validity checks you will be able to see a log file before any data is merged whatsoever.

Profile Mapping? enables you to see if the incoming Linear Member Profile specifications will be successfully mapped between systems. This is a relatively fast transaction as the file is just passed through the external program without any subsequent import or comparison in the base product. You will then be able to see the log file produced and take appropriate action.

There is a risk in either package that entity UUIDs may be duplicated. The Duplicate UUID selector gadget enables you to check for duplicate UUIDs in the incoming model. There are three options: NONE, NEW and GLOBAL. NONE deactivates the gadget and no checks are made. The import process just goes through unhindered. The NEW option allows you to check only the new imported items for duplicate UUIDs, while the GLOBAL option enables you to search all the available databases for duplicate UUIDs. Obviously these searches may involve a certain amount of time, but for the sake of validity, they would be worth using.

Once all the correct data has been entered on the Run Information window, click OK and the interface variables updates. Click Cancel to close the window, leaving the original interface variables unchanged