Code

Enter a code for the import definition.

Create CAD metadata file?

Indicate if you want to create a reference file containing Planon ProCenter metadata. If you select Yes, an ident file containing the metadata will be created.

When selecting Yes, the following two fields are enabled and you can select a data only report for these fields.

For more information, see Including metadata in an AutoCAD drawing.

Note: this field is not available on the layout by default.

Additional space info

To add additional space information, select the data only report for space whose data you want to include in your AutoCAD drawing.

Additional floor info

To add additional floor information, select the data only report for floors whose data you want to include in your AutoCAD drawing.

Global drawing definition

Specify a global drawing definition, if you want to import several drawings that share similar parameters.

The global drawing definition is used if no specific drawing definition is present for the drawing to be imported.

Property-floor retrieval

Select an option to map the property and floor from the drawing. You can do the retrieval in one of the following ways:

Drawing-floor mapping: allows you to import an AutoCAD drawing using property and floor code information as defined in the Mapping between drawing and floor step.

Drawing-floor mapping or separator position in AutoCAD file name: allows you to import an AutoCAD drawing based on the separators and their occurrences in the file name. The following fields are enabled when this option is selected:

Effective on

Defines which date should be used as effective date for the data to be imported. That is, it determines the start date for a new space size/usage, floor attribute, rentable unit life cycle that is created after the import.

You can select one of the following options:

Drawing floor mapping or character position in AutoCAD file name: allows you to import an AutoCAD drawing based on the characters in the file name. For example, USA_OBJ371-02.dwg. The following fields are enabled when this option is selected:

Date on which changes become effective

Specify the date on which the drawing (changes) should become effective.

Instead of using an actual date, you can also use a macro such as &STARTOFDAY - which saves you from having to change the date for each import.

For more information about macros, see Primary and secondary arguments (Fundamentals).

Import spaces

Select Yes, to import spaces from the drawing. Floors are imported by default. For more information on the fields related to Import spaces, refer to Import spaces.

Import assets

Select one of the following options to import assets:

No: does not import assets.

Yes: imports assets into Planon ProCenter.

Yes, as move lines: imports assets as move lines.
An asset move line is created, if the data retrieved from the asset block in the drawing is different from the asset data in the database.
In this case the data from the drawing is entered in the corresponding field of the move line. This can either be ‘To’ field or designated ‘Derive and restore’ free field.
If no corresponding field is present in the move line, the changed data is entered in the comment field.
If a non-simple asset is imported as a move line, the difference in the number of blocks in the space compared to the number of items in the location assignment is updated.

The start time of the move request is set to 9:00 on the effective date of the import. In case this date-time is not within working hours on the company calendar, no move request can be created.

If the non-simple assets are removed from the space in the drawing, the corresponding number of blocks are reduced from the quantity in the location assignment of the assets.

Likewise, if the non-simple assets are inserted in the space, the corresponding number of blocks are added to the quantity in the location assignment of the assets.

Import persons

Select one of the following options to import a person:

No: does not import persons.

Yes: imports the person into Planon ProCenter.

Yes, as move lines: imports persons as move lines.
A person move line is created, if the data retrieved from the person block in the drawing is different from the person data in the database.
In this case the data from the drawing is entered in the corresponding field of the move line. This can either be ‘To’ field or designated ‘Derive and restore’ free field.

If no corresponding field is present in the move line, the changed data is entered in the comment field.
The begin time of the move request is set to 9:00 on the effective date of the import. In case this date-time is not within working hours on the company calendar, no move request can be created.

For more information on the fields related to import persons, refer to Import persons.

Import workspaces (Y/N)

Select Yes, to import workspaces from the drawing.

For more information on the fields related to Import flexible workspaces, refer to Import flexible workspaces.

For more information on the related fields, refer to Import fixed workspaces.

Import non-closed polylines (Y/N)

If you select Yes, the non-closed polyline is imported into Planon ProCenter whereby the polyline is closed temporarily in order to calculate its area and perimeter. Yes is selected by default.

Log detail level

Specify the detail level of logging: Low, Middle or High. The setting you specify here determines the level of detail shown in the log when clicking Download logs on Import log details level.

For more information about the different log levels, see Import log details.

File location of drawings

Select the input folder in which the CAD drawings to be imported are located.

File name wildcard filter

Use wildcards to smartly include a number of files.

* = none or multiple characters

Example: ab*c matches: abc, abbc, abbbc, abdc. But does not match: ac?

= any single character (but not none )

Example: ab?c matches: abbc, abdc. But does not match: ac, abc, abbbc

File locations for output

Specify a location for the output folder. All imported drawings are copied to output location.
The input and output locations can be the same.

Create CAD Integrator file

Click Yes to create a CAD Integrator (.orj) file. The .orj file is created even when no CAD drawing entity is selected for import.
The .orj file includes all the CAD drawing entities such as floors, spaces, assets, persons, flexible workspaces, ‘Rent to’ and ‘Rent from’ units during the import, if indicated in the drawing definition.

Creation output folder structure CAD Integrator

Select Yes to create the CAD Integrator FM and constructional .orj drawings within the same output folder structure as is created for the imported .dwg drawings.

Output location for CAD Integrator files

Specify an output location for the .orj files of the FM and Constructional drawings; these are generated from the .dwg drawing during the import. The .orj files can be viewed using the CAD Integrator in Planon, whereby it is not required for the user to have AutoCAD.

Output options tab

Import ‘Rent from’ units (Y/N)

Select Yes to import ‘Rent from’ units. For more information on the fields related to Import ‘Rent from’ units, refer toImport 'Rent from' units.

Import ‘Rent to’ units (Y/N)

Select Yes to import ‘Rent to’ units. For more information on the fields related to Import ‘Rent to’ units, refer to Import ‘Rent to’ units.