## Importing CAD Data or Program Data

Using the File | Import menu option, PC-DMIS displays a sub menu of data types that you can import into the current part program. Data types are either CAD data that is imported in the CAD file or Part Program data that is imported into the Part Program. Selecting a menu item displays an Open dialog box.

The input data files that can be used can be any of these file types:

- CAD Import - CAD (PC-DMIS),CATIA, CATIA5, DES, DXF, IGES, JT, Parasolid, Pro/E, STEP, STL, Unigraphics, VDAFS, or XYZIJK.

- Part Program Import - ASCII, AVAIL, Chorus DMIS, Datalog, DMIS, MMIV, Inspection Plan, Tutor, or MeasureMax.

- Direct CAD - CATIA, Unigraphics,Pro/E, ACIS, I-DEAS, CATIA5, SolidWorks, and Solid Edge.

PC-DMIS keeps track of the CAD data as a separate file. This file will have the same OS file name as the part program, but will have the ".CAD" extension. All operations, such as RENAME, DELETE, and COPY are also done on the associated CAD file (if one exists).

Example: A part program using the OS file name of TEST.PRG is being used. If CAD data is added to this part program, PC-DMIS will create a CAD file named, TEST.CAD, and file it in the same directory. If the TEST.PRG part program is later deleted using the Operations sub-menu, PC-DMIS will also delete the TEST.CAD file.

In version 3.5 and higher, PC-DMIS allows you to use import existing .CAD files for use with multiple part programs. This is discussed in "Referencing One CAD file for Multiple Part Programs".

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To Import a Data File into a Part Program:

Merge/Replace

Importing an ASCII File

Importing a CAD file

Importing a CATIA or CATIA5 File

Importing a DES File

Importing DXF/DWG Files

Importing an IGES File

Importing a JT File

Importing a Pro/ENGINEER File

Importing a STEP File

Importing an STL File

Importing a Unigraphics or Parasolid File

Importing a VDAFS File

Importing an XYZIJK File

Importing an Avail or MMIV Program

Importing a ChorusNT Program

Importing a Datalog Program

Importing a DMIS Program

Importing a Tutor Program

Importing a Direct CAD File

Importing a Metrolog File

Importing a Zeiss UMESS File

Importing a MeasureMax Project

Importing an Inspection Plan File