$#File > Import

Imports selected files into CAMCAD.

1.Select File > Import.

2.In the list of Licensed formats, select the format of the file you want to import, then click OK.

Unlicensed formats cannot be selected.

3.In the Open dialog box, navigate to the file to import, then click OK.

4.The Import Format Options dialog box lists the import options for the file format you selected. Select the desired options, then click OK.

In most cases you can use the default selections. Occasionally, they must be modified in order to import the file correctly.

5.Specify the placement of the file, then click OK. Selections include:

Place At Origin And Fit Page To Image: The choice that you will use most frequently. Displays your file as large as possible given the current viewing window, after placing it at the origin to retain its true X and Y coordinates. Recommended method of importing and viewing files.

Place At Origin: Imports your file into the current project window, but will not proportionally scale the size of the project window to best fit the imported file.

Place With Mouse: Allows you to manually place the imported file. Move the drawing around the screen until it comes to the desired place, then click the mouse.

Fit Image To Page: Imports the file and scales it to fill the project window, regardless of its true X and Y coordinate placement.

A log file may open in Notepad. The log file details specific information regarding the import process. The log file is not a listing of import errors — it is a listing of what CAMCAD had to do to import the file. CAMCAD sometimes skips or alters unnecessary or bad information to successfully import a file.

6.The file is placed in the CAMCAD project window. Multiple files can be displayed within this window.

Repeat the import process for each file you want to import into CAMCAD.

For information on importing apertures, see Aperture Read.