Option

Description

File type - Fixed width, Tab delimited, Comma delimited or Other

Select the option that matches the format in which the data will be read. If you select the Other option you must also select the ASCII value of the delimiter from the list:

Skip lines between points

Select this option to skip lines of data, for instance to reduce the number of imported points.

Apply filter

Select this option to apply the filter to the imported points.

Apply constants

Select this option in order to have the specified constants applied to the Y, X and Z values of each imported point.

Constants - Y Coord, X Coord and Z Coord

Enter the constants to be applied to the Y, X and Z values of each imported point.

Constants - Add or Multiply

Select the manner in which the constants will be applied. The Add option implies that the constants will be added to the current values, while the Multiply option implies that the current value will be multiplied by the specified constant. In order to accept one or more of the coordinate values unchanged, specify a value of 0 for that constant if Adding, or specify a value of 1 if Multiplying.

Be very careful about specifying a constant value of 0 and then selecting the Multiply option. Doing this will result in the particular coordinate value being set to 0 for every point imported.

Save settings as defaults

Select this option in order to retain the current settings as the default for future imports.

Next button

Click to display the next page. The page displayed depends on whether Fixed Columns or one of the Delimited options was selected as the file type.

Cancel button

Click to cancel the function.

Option

Description

Save settings as defaults

Select this option to retain the current settings as the default for future imports.

Column display

Lines from the text file are displayed. Click at positions within the display to place the column markers. Right-click on column markers to remove them. Make sure that a column marker is placed at the end of the data.

Back button

Click to return to the previous page.

Next button

Click to proceed to the next page.

Cancel button

Click to cancel the function.

Option

Description

Save settings as defaults

Select this option in order to retain the current settings as the default for future imports.

Column headers

Click the column headers to set the data item that the column represents. Select the Ignore option if data in this column should be excluded from the import.

Back button

Click to return to the previous page.

Finish button

Click to accept the current entries.

Cancel button

Click to cancel the function.