Importing an OSM File

You can import one or more osm files from OpenStreetMap and use them to develop a site plan for a civil engineering. If the osm file includes three-dimensional map elements, you can also include that information in the same import.

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About OSM Map Files
  1. Download from OpenStreetMap an osm file of your building location.
  2. From the action bar, click Open OSM map .
  3. From the Import OSM dialog box, select one of the following:
    OptionDescription
    Import 2D geometry only Imports only the two-dimension osm map. The function implements this option by default when the osm map only includes two-dimensional elements.
    Import 3D building geometry Imports the osm and makes all three-dimensional buildings into three-dimensional shapes. You cannot use these shapes to create a mass.
    Import 3D building geometry into building products Imports the osm map and converts all three-dimensional buildings into building products. You can then create a mass from each building product.
    Note: This option is only available on a Site tab.
    Assign default building height if 3D data is missing Assigns the default building height if 3D data is missing.
    Note: This check box is available only if you select either Import 3D building geometry or Import 3D building geometry into building products.
  4. Select the osm file to import as follows:
    1. Click Browse.
    2. From the Import OSM dialog box, locate and select the OSM file to import.
    3. Click Open.
  5. From the Import OSM dialog box, click .
    The system displays the site location map and notifies you if the file contains only two-dimensional information. If you select a map with three-dimensional objects and select to import the three-dimensional shapes into the building product, each three-dimensional map element appears in the tree with a Natural Shape, which you can open in Natural Shape.