Settings for Placement
When performing placing operations, the settings used for importing the data format are those set on the dialog page for the relevant data format under Preferences.
If you choose > and then click the symbol for the file format on the left side of the Preferences window, the dialog page for that file format will appear. The dialog page for DXF format is shown here by way of example.
This dialog page allows you to change the settings. The new settings will be applied the next time files containing data in this format are placed.
Placing files is always started in the same way. After selecting the menu command, the following dialog box appears showing the folders and files on your data medium.
Select All Files from the pop-up menu. This setting displays all files in the selected folder irrespective of their format. This allows you to select all files generated by other programs. If you know the file format, you can select this under File format. Only the files of this file type in the selected folder are then displayed. Click the mouse to select the required file. Start placing the file by clicking Open.
While the file is being placed, Arbortext IsoDraw automatically examines the content and begins converting it to its own data format.
When converting the file format, additional dialog boxes will appear (depending on the particular format) which allow you to control the data loading process. The dialog boxes are always opened with the settings made under > menu.
| If Arbortext IsoDraw aborts the file import, this is because either the data format is unknown or the file is faulty. In the latter case, a log file may be generated which has the same name as the import file and the extension .log. This file is saved in the same folder as the source file. The log file contains information in text form as to why the file could not be loaded. |
| Applies to Arbortext IsoDraw CADprocess only. Further information on what causes errors during loading can be found in the 3D Mode Tutorial. |
Once the file has been completely loaded, the drawing appears in the Arbortext IsoDraw window. What is more, the link to the file is maintained via the Link2Source™ technology.
The file name appears in the
Placed Files window of the attribute window along with the path to the storage location. Double clicking on the entry calls up information on the placed file (see section
Placed Files Window and
Show Attribute Window).
The file name also appears in the object window. The light blue square in front of the name indicates that it is a placed file (see section
Object Window and
Show Object Window).
