Importing an Electrical System

You can import an electrical system created from an iXF or ELOG format. You can also import an updated version of this file and filter the modifications you want to import.

Before you begin: Imported iXF and ELOG files must be properly defined.

For more information about this format, see About iXF Model Import/Export in Electrical Systems Design.

See Also
About Electrical Logical Systems
  1. Select Add > Import > Import Electrical System.
    The Import xml files dialog box appears.
  2. Select the xml file you want to import, then click Open.
    The Import xml system dialog box appears.
    Important: If the xml file is not valid, a parsing error message appears.
  3. Expand the nodes to display their status.

    Important: The selected xml file has been parsed to compare the names and extensions of the imported objects with the names and extensions of objects already saved. For each imported object, the Import xml system dialog box indicates what is New, Modified or Unchanged.

  4. From the Display objects area, select Created, Modified or Unchanged to filter the system.
  5. Select either:
    1. Import current system: to import the current file and display the content of the next selected file (when multiselecting)
    2. Import all systems remaining: to import all the selected files (when multiselecting) without displaying the content of the next file
    3. Skip current system: to skip the current file and display the content of the next selected file (when multiselecting)
    4. Skip all systems remaining: to skip all the selected files (when multiselecting).
    An Electrical System Import Successful message appears.
  6. Select Share > Save > Save All to save this imported electrical system.