Overview

A typical session using ImPLANT-I.exe can be divided into the following stages:

1. Start up ImPLANT-I.exe

2. You must specify the following:

   • The distance units used in the DGN file.

3. You can optionally specify the following:

   • How the MicroStation primitives are going to be grouped in Marine/Design/Review.

   • The curvature coarseness (or arc tolerance).

   • A shift factor for the model, in millimetres.

   • Which parts of the DGN model to exclude from the transfer.

   • How surfaces will be imported into Marine/Design or Review (that is, hollow or solid).

   • Steel profile parameters.

   • Whether you want commands and/or messages stored in a file.

   • Whether a separate Equipment or VOLM is to be generated for each primitive.

4. You specify the Attribute Filename for output (if required). The output of attributes can be toggled on and off for each DGN file processed.

5. You specify either the Design macro or the Review model filename.

6. You specify the DGN filename whose 3D graphics are to be translated. ImPLANT-I.exe reads the DGN file and appends the appropriate data to the current output file (that is the Design macro file or the Review model file), according to the parameters set at Stage 2.

7. You can either finish the session or repeat the process from Stage 2 to export more files.