Importing materials

interiorCAD 2.0 features a generic import facility for importing & updating your interiorCAD materials database - found in the "Shop+ -> Materials" menu.

After choosing the command from the menu, it will ask you for file to import (most likely, you got the file from one of your suppliers or you did an export from some other software you're using).

Before starting the import, you will need to give interiorCAD some information on the files format:

• "Destination:" - Choose the interiorCAD file where you want to save the materials to be imported.
• "Import:" - Choose how to import the data from the import file
  • Overwrite the destination file (be careful, this will replace your materials database file)
  • Add imported materials to the existing file
  • Update prices only
• "Import starts in line:" - Choose the line from witch you would start the import (some import files may have a header row which don't want to import)
• "String delimiter:" - Choose the string delimiter (if the strings in the import file are enclosed by special characters, e.g. "Chipboard-0.125" ).
• "Field delimiter:" - Choose the delimiter that separates the fields in a row (e.Chipboard-0.125;Chipboard;3.175;.....).
• "Assign fields..." - Assign a column of the import file to all the columns in the destination file (if possible, otherwise have interiorCAD use a default value)

If you happen to import/update files frequently, use the 2Save as favorite" button to create specific import configurations for later use:

• "Favorite:" - Choose a favotite from which the settings for the import preferences dialog are loaded
• "Save as favorite..." - Save the settings of the import preferences dialog in a favorite.

We strongly recommend to backup your "XG Resources" folder before checking out the import. Importing materials will change your materials database, which is a very valuable asset and used by most interiorCAD functions. Better be careful than sorry.