1. Data Import and Export This section covers how to import and export data using the clipboard and files. For general import and export of workspaces and tasks, see Import and Export. 1.1. Export data to clipboard In the pop-up menu in all tables you can select Export > to clipboard. This enables you to paste the full content of a table into a document. The format that is used is the same as used when you create objects from file or clipboard (see Section 1.4). 1.2. Import data from clipboard In the pop-up menu in all tables you can select Import > from clipboard. This enables you to paste values on existing objects in a table. 1.3. Advanced import of data Typically the customer supplies a list of data to be imported into the program. Let us say you get a list of slender elements where each slender element consist of a 20 or more different values. The slender elements list editor does not necessarily match this list in it’s default mode. To customize the table you can click the drop down arrow of the cog wheel icon below the editor or right click inside the table and select Customize table to get a list of all available features to include in the table. Last but not least you have to change the sequence of the input data to match the customized table. PS! Do not alter the sequence of table columns before importing data since the underlying structure in the table does not change when moving columns. 1.4. Create objects from file or clipboard 1.4.1. From Clipboard The create from clipboard command enables you to create new model objects from data on the clipboard. Let’s say you receive a document from a customer where there is listed objects with name and position data and so forth. If you copy these data you may use the create command to quickly create these objects in the workspace. 1.4.2. From File The create from file command enables you to create new objects from data on text files. Let’s say you receive a document from a customer where there is listed objects with name and position data and so forth. If you open this document with the create from file command the objects are created in the table you are positioned. Make sure the file follows the file format accepted by this command. File format: Files containing plain ascii text, delimited by space, tab, semicolon or comma are accepted. File names and other string objects which may contain spaces must be surrounded by double quotes to be handled as one item. A file containing SIMO bodies could look like this: # # SIMO bodies to be created # TROLL "Large volume" 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 HOOK "Small volume" 12 3.9 20.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 Overview of terms Variables and Scripting