Use the Geometry Import panel to import new geometry or an existing model file. This panel contains several entry fields to let you fine-tune the import:

Import Type: Select Geometry or HM Model to specify the type of model that you plan to import. The following file formats are supported:

From the File Type list box, specify the translator to use, or leave it set on Auto Detect to allow Engineering Solutions to pick the translator based on the filename extension of the file that you import.

Import Filename: Click the Open File icon to browse for and select the desired file.

 

You can also specify a Scale Factor if the imported model is in a spatial scale other than what you want to work with. You can use this feature to convert a model's measurements between metric and English units, for example.

You can also choose between letting Engineering Solutions perform some automatic cleanup of the imported geometry based on the global cleanup tolerance specified on the Options panel's geometry subpanel; or you can choose to specify your own tolerance.

The Import blanked (no show) components option controls the presence of a blanked component in the translator.  When selected, all entities marked as blank are moved to a special component.  When cleared, the translator ignores all the blank flags in the file.

The Import button begins the import process.

Once import is complete, click Next to continue to the next step in the process.  You can also click on a specific task in the Process Manager to the appropriate panel.