Properties

When either the Design window or the Animation window is open, you can import an XML properties file to either override or add to the properties of an existing block model.

To import properties to an existing block model:

1. In the Design Data pane, under the Block Models node, right-click on the name of a block model.

2. Select Import | Properties from the right-click menu.

4. You will be prompted to navigate to the folder location of the (*.xml) file you want to import. The default folder is your project folder.

Note that the Importer will read the file path from the XML file. If the file path is different to the current file path of the block model, the imported file path is displayed. You will be prompted to "update the block model to use the imported file path?":

1. Click Yes to set the file path of the block model to the file path in the XML file.

2. Click No to use the current file path of the block model.

3. Click Cancel to cancel the Import process.

This simple check helps to ensure an unknown file path is not inadvertently assigned to the block model.

If the block model you have updated is currently open, you will need to close and re-load the block model data.

Export Properties