Settings

Use the Settings window to define the settings for model import to be selected. By default (currently) the Settings window is correctly filled in and the blue tick icon is displayed and the Import functionality is available.

Note:
No facet data will be saved by default.

Tolerance

Use the Tolerance part of the Settings window to Save Facet Data, select the Save Facet Data check box (a valid tolerance value must be entered), by default the Save Facet Data check box is not selected.

Note:
If the Save Facet Data check box is selected but no valid tolerance is entered, the orange triangle is displayed.

The default tolerance setting is that which is current in the graphics representation when the Settings window is displayed.

Storage

Use the Storage part of the Settings window to specify the number of elements contained in each ZONE.

Select the Limit no. of import elements per ZONE check box. A valid number of import elements per ZONE value must be entered. By default, the Limit no. of import elements per ZONE check box is not selected.

The default number of import elements per ZONE setting is 100. A value of less than 25 or more than 1000 cannot be entered.

When the model is imported, subsequent ZONE names are based on the name of the original ZONE.

Naming

The Naming functionality available from the Settings window, using a model prefix in the naming of the GroupSets and main model. If a prefix is not entered then the automatic naming functionality will be used based on the input file name.

Note:
Automatic naming can be overridden using the PML object and the userPostProcess function. In that User-developed function, it can be determined whatever post processing to undertake after the model is imported. Naming of elements is one aspect of this.

In setting the model prefix, there maybe some tidying up and name validation required, and during the import process, there are checks to avoid duplicate names.

Below is the Model Explorer Group Set structures when a prefix of TestModel has been supplied.

And here is the default situation when no prefix is given.

For further information, refer to Logging.