Default Operation

By default ImPLANT-I.exe does the following:

1. By default, all the primitives generated will be under an EQUIPMENT element. Normally, all DGN entities are grouped under the same EQUI. However, when a CELL is encountered in the DGN file, a new EQUI is generated. When the import of the CELL is complete, the elements that follow in the DGN file are grouped below another new EQUI, and so on. To generate a separate equipment element for each primitive, you can use the GROUPPRIMITIVES OFF command. You may also use the GROUPPRIMITIVES command to limit the number of primitives in each EQUIPMENT, VOLM or STRUCTURE.

2. You can specify the name of the Marine/Design element to create using the ISFF command. If you do not specify a name, the filename is used instead. You may alternatively indicate that the element should be anonymous, or that no top-level element should be created.

3. The curved lines in the MicroStation surfaces are approximated into straight segments and the curved surfaces around a projected curved surface are approximated to convex planar faces. You can control the way the curved parts are approximated into a number of straight segments or planar faces using the APPROX value which ranges from 1 (very coarse, less faces/segments) to 10 (very smooth, more faces/segments). The default is 5.

4. ImPLANT-I.exe will output all DGN surfaces as SOLID primitives by default.

5. The default is to INCLUDE ALL the primitives for export.

6. Attributes will not be output by default.

7. ImPLANT-I.exe has no default units.