Import Beneath Current Element

To import beneath an existing element:

1. Set the Import location radio button to Import beneath current element and in the Design Explorer select the Site, Zone, Equipment or Volume to import beneath and click CE. The selected element will be displayed in the Select element field.

   

2. To select the file to be imported click Browse to display a file browser which allows the user to navigate to and select a .stp file. The selected file will be displayed in the Import file field.

   

3. Once the Select element and Import file field have been populated, the Import button becomes active.

   Note: If either the Select element or Import file fields are blank the Import button will be greyed out and inactive.

   

4. The user can choose how the model data is imported by selecting Equipment (EQUI), Volume Model (VOLM) or Sub-equipment (SUBE) from the Import model as drop-down menu.

5. When the model data contains assemblies and is imported as Equipment the user can choose to create a Sub-equipment level beneath the Equipment element by checking Create SUBE level.

6. When re-importing the same model into the same area, the user has the option to save any existing nozzles in that area by checking the Save existing nozzles on import box. If the Save existing nozzles on import box is not checked, then any nozzles that exist will be deleted. A warning message will be displayed to confirm this.

7. When the box Save Facet Data is checked a faceted approximation of the model is created with the given tolerance during the import and stored with the model. The used tolerance should be in the interval 0.1mm and 20.0mm, default value is the arc tolerance. If the tolerance is less than the default value, the following warning window is displayed.

   

   When a different tolerance is requested and the approximation is no longer valid a faceted model with the new tolerance will be created that replaces the stored one.

8. Click Import to begin the import process.

   Note: The importing operation can take a long time if the models are particularly large and complex.