#### Importing an XYZIJK File into CAD

XYZIJK Files have a .xyz extension. You can view the values contained in a .xyz file by using any standard text editor. | XYZIJK file types are simple files with feature information in the form of xyz coordinates with or without a vector.

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

To import an XYZIJK file into the Graphics Display window:

1. Select the File | Import | XYZ into CAD... 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. Planner interprets and imports the selected XYZIJK file into the Graphics Display window and draws the imported CAD features.

How many numbers there are on each line determine what feature is created. Planner 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 | First number = X value Second number = Y value Third number = Z value | Point with no vector
4 | First number = X value Second number = Y value Third number = Z value Fourth number = diameter | CAD circle with a workplane based vector
5 | First number = X value Second number = Y value Third number = Z value Fourth number = nothing Fifth number = nothing | Point with no vector
6 | First number = X value Second number = Y value Third number = Z value Fourth number = I value Fifth number = J value

Sixth number = K value

Point with a vector

7 | First number = X value Second number = Y value Third number = Z value Fourth number = I value Fifth number = J value

Sixth number = K value

Seventh number = diameter

Circle with vector

8+ | First number = X value Second number = Y value Third number = Z value Fourth number = I value Fifth number = J value

Sixth number = K value

Seventh number = nothing

Eighth number = nothing

Point with a vector

Example: If your XYZ file contained a line with 25,280,750,25 Planner 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, Planner 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 Planner may not be the same.

After clicking OK, Planner displays the created CAD features in the Graphics Display window.

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Notes on XYZIJK Files