Layer Names to Import

This dialog is used to select and configure names of geometry objects when importing geometry data from external sources, such as the "Import Foreign Scene Geometry" and "Import DXF Geometry" menu points.

Selection Table

The table lists the modifier names of all geometry primitives found in the input data. The columns of the table have the following meaning:

Nr:
The running number of each entry. This number has no consequence, and is only included for convenience.

Object
The name of the object found. An object is composed by all geometry primitives that share the same modifier name. In the standard case, this will be the name of the layer as found in a DXF file with the prefix "l_".

Import
If this checkbox is selected for an object, then it will be imported into the project, otherwise it will be ignored. The default is to import all objects.

Replace / Append
This selection only matters if there is already an object of that name present in the current project. In that case, an object with "Replace" selected will overwrite the existing object, data with "Append" selected will be written at the end of the old object file, so that the old and new data will both be combined as a result.

Add to Variation
If this checkbox is selected, then the object in question will be added to the current variation. If it doesn't exist there yet, then it will be assigned the "default_material", otherwise, the previously assigned material will remain unchanged.

Mass Selection Buttons

There three pairs of buttons below the table provide a convenient way to select and unselect specific options for all the objects in the table together.

Select All
Deselect All
Set all objects to be imported, resp. all to be ignored.

Set All to Replace
Set All to Append
Set all objects to replace their respective existing files, or set all objects to replace them.

Add All to Current Variation
Add None to Current Variation
Set all objects to be included in the current variation or set all objects not so.

Navigation:

Back to Importing Foreign Scene Geometry
Back to Importing Geometry from DXF Files

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