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CopySpreadsheetDataintoAutoPIPE
Createdby:
685StocktonDriveExton,PA19341
MikeDattilio
Tel:(610)4585000,www.Bentley.com
AutoPIPEcanimportAutoCADXYZorspreadsheetdatawiththesamebasicsteps.
HowtocopyAutoCADorMicrostationXYZcoordinatesintoAutoPIPEV8i?
a) Exportthecoordinatesouttocommadelimitedformat(csv)orXLSthenopeninExcel.
http://www.cadforum.cz/cadforum_en/qaID.asp?tip=6289
Or
http://www.lasolutions.co.uk/content/FlexiTable.htm
b) DefineanewmodelinAutoPIPEe.g.8pipewith1points@1spacing
c) CopytheXYZcoordinatesandpasteintoAutoPIPEPointGrid,Onlythe1stcellunderGlobalXneedstobe
selectedinthePointGrid
Note:Thismethodalsoworkstocopy/pastepointoffsetsinsteadofabsolutecoordinates
Hint:useApplyoffsetoption(checkedON),fromrightclickmenuinthePointmenu
Date:06/09/2011
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CopySpreadsheetDataintoAutoPIPE
Createdby:
685StocktonDriveExton,PA19341
MikeDattilio
Tel:(610)4585000,www.Bentley.com
HowtocopydatafromaspreadsheettoAutoPIPEsinputgrid?
EachofAutoPIPEsinputgridtabshasdatawithaspecificformat.Thecopieddatafromthespreadsheetshouldmatch
thisformat.
a) Opentaboninputgridthatdataistobecopiedtoo,exampleImposesDisp.Tab
b) Thetabshouldhaverowsavailabletocopythedatatoo;ifnot,addthenecessaryrows.
c) Notetheformatofthedataintheinputgrid(i.e.#.####).
d) Configurespreadsheetwithexactformatasshownininputgridabove.Suggesthighlightingandcopyingcurrent
datafromAutoPIPEsinputgridtothespreadsheettoautomaticallyconfigurethecells,andthencontinueto
formatspreadsheetaccordingly.
Date:06/09/2011
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CopySpreadsheetDataintoAutoPIPE
Createdby:
685StocktonDriveExton,PA19341
MikeDattilio
Tel:(610)4585000,www.Bentley.com
e) Thenumberofselectedrowsandcolumnsinyourspreadsheetshouldmatchthesameselectedrowsinthe
inputgrid.Intheexampleshown,thereare7rowsofdatainthespreadsheetbutonly2rowsofdatainthe
inputgrid.Therefore,onlyabletocopy/past2rowsofdatamax.
f) Inspreadsheet,highlighttherowsandcolumnsofthedatatobecopied,andpressCntl+Corrightclick;select
Copy.
g) InAutoPIPEsinputgrid,imposedDisp.Tab,highlightsamesizeasselectedinspreadsheet,andpressCntl+Vor
rightclick;selectpastecells.
h) Endresults:
Date:06/09/2011
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CopySpreadsheetDataintoAutoPIPE
Createdby:
685StocktonDriveExton,PA19341
MikeDattilio
Tel:(610)4585000,www.Bentley.com
Troubleshooting:
Ifthefollowingwarningappears:Selectiontypesdifferent
Highlightthecellsintheinputgridandcopy/pastetothespreadsheet,modifythevaluescopied,
andcopy/pastenewinformationbacktoAutoPIPEinputgrid.