Importing Conductors from a List

You can import conductors and conductor groups from an .xml file into an electrical physical system. The command enables you to display the content of the .xml file in a table: you can see the conductors and conductor groups, select the columns to be displayed, reorganize them and sort rows alphabetically.

Before you begin:
  • In the Me > Preferences > App Preferences > 3D Modeling > Electrical and Electronic Systems > Electrical 3D Design > Import/Export section, identify the folder path in which the .xml files describing external data (conductor specifications) are stored.
  • From the Import / Export section of the action bar, click External Systems to load the external electrical specifications in the .xml file. For more information, see Selecting External Systems.
See Also
Listing Extra Conductors
  1. From the Import / Export section of the action bar, click Import Conductors .
    The Conductor and Conductor Group Import dialog box displays the list of all the conductors and conductor groups of the .xml file in a table. The conductors belonging to conductors groups can also be seen in the table.
    Note: For a better identification of the conductors and conductor groups, you can:
    • Organize the rows according to the Filter and Sort capabilities of each column.
    • Manage the visibility and order of the columns by right-clicking any column header.
  2. Click a column Filter .
    The list of the values contained in the column appears and all the values are selected by default.
  3. Clear the values you do not want to display.

    You can combine the filtering and sorting commands in the column header, in which the filter symbol varies according to the following criteria:

    • : no filter in the column, all the conductors and conductor groups are visible in the table.
      • : sorting is done alphabetically in an ascending order, without filter.
      • : sorting is done alphabetically in a descending order, without filter.
    • : filter activated in the column. The filter, if applied or changed, also retains the sorting order.
      • : sorting is done alphabetically in an ascending order, with filter.
      • : sorting is done alphabetically in a descending order, with filter.

    You can also filter the import status of the conductors and conductor groups and the corresponding symbol appears in the second column:

    • with the Not imported tooltip: the conductors and/or conductor groups are not imported yet.
    • with the Imported tooltip: the conductors and/or conductor groups are already imported.
    • with the Modified tooltip: the conductor and/or conductor group exist in the product but it has not the same specifications as in the .xml file.
    • with the Import Failed tooltip. One or more ends of the conductor are not found.
  4. Click anywhere outside the filter column dialog box to close it and apply the filter.
  5. In the table, select the conductors and/or conductor groups you want to import.
    A preview in the work area shows the 3D area correspondence.
  6. Click Import selected conductors in the electrical physical system to create the selected conductors and conductor groups under the electrical physical system.
    If a conductor group is selected, all constituent conductors and any conductor groups are also created.

    A message, entitled Import Results, appears in a tooltip in the right corner of the app, giving you information about the number of imported conductors and/or conductor groups out of the total number of selected objects, and listing the possible errors (for example: "One or more ends not found").

  7. Click Generate a report in .xls format .
    A report automatically opens letting you know how successful the import was, for each conductor and conductor groups, and if one or more ends were not found.

    You can save and close the .xls file.

  8. When done, close the Conductor and Conductor Group Import dialog box.
    The selected conductors and/or conductor groups are added under the electrical physical system node in the tree.