### Importing an XYZIJK File

XYZIJK
file types are simple files with feature information in the form of xyz coordinates with or without a vector.

To import an XYZIJK file:

1. Select the File | Import | XYZ... menu option. An Open dialog box appears.

2. Navigate to the directory containing the file to import.

3. Click Open when ready to import the file. PC-DMIS interprets and imports the selected XYZIJK file.

How many numbers there are on each line determine what feature is created. PC-DMIS reads the rows of the .xyz data file and converts the points to the following feature depending on the amount of numbers per row:

Numbers per Row | Description | CAD Feature Generated
3 | 1st number=X value 2nd number=Y value 3rd number=Z value | Point with no vector
4 | 1st number=X value 2nd number=Y value 3rd number=Z value 4th number=diameter | CAD circle with a workplane based vector
5 | 1st number=X value 2nd number=Y value 3rd number=Z value 4th number=nothing 5th number=nothing | Point with no vector
6 | 1st number=X value 2nd number=Y value 3rd number=Z value 4th number=I value 5th number=J value
6th number=K value

Point with a vector

7 | 1st number=X value 2nd number=Y value 3rd number=Z value 4th number=I value 5th number=J value
6th number=K value
7th number=diameter

Circle with vector

8+ | 1st number=X value 2nd number=Y value 3rd number=Z value 4th number=I value 5th number=J value
6th number=K value
7th number=nothing
8th number=nothing

Point with a vector

Example: If your XYZ file contained a line with 25,280,750,25 PC-DMIS would create a circle with the centered at x=25, y=280, and z=750 with a diameter of 25.

After selecting the file to import, PC-DMIS displays the features constructed from the XYZ file in the XYZ File dialog box.

XYZ File dialog box

Note: Be aware that the order in which the features are created in the .xyz file and the order in which they are generated inside PC-DMIS may not be the same.

After clicking OK, PC-DMIS displays the created CAD features in the Graphics Display window.

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Notes on XYZIJK Files