Import Single Layer

When either the Design window or the Animation window is open, you can import a layer that was previously exported in XML format. The following file types can be imported:

Layer Type File Filter Options
Design Design Layer (*.layer); XML (*.xml)
Haulage Network Network Layer (*.hnl); XML (*.xml)

  1. In the Design Data pane, right-click on the Layers node, on an underlying folder, or the name of a layer and select Import | Layer.

    2. If you right-click on the Layers node, the layer is imported under the Layers node.

    If you right-click on a folder, the layer is imported into that folder.

    If you right-click on a layer, the layer is imported into that layer.

  1. Select the .xml or .layer file that contains the spatial data you want to import.

  1. In the Design Data pane, right-click on the Haulage Network Layers node, on an underlying folder, or the name of a layer and select Import | Network Layer.

    2. If you right-click on the Layers node, the layer is imported under that node.

    If you right-click on a folder, the layer is imported into that folder.

    If you right-click on a layer, the layer is imported into that layer.

  1. Select the .xml or .hnl file that contains the spatial data you want to import.

  1. In the Design Data pane, right-click on the Development Network Layers node, on an underlying folder, or the name of a layer and select Import | Development Network Layer.

    2. If you right-click on the Development Network Layers node, the layer is imported under that node.

    If you right-click on a folder, the layer is imported into that folder.

    If you right-click on a layer, the layer is imported into that layer.

  1. Select the .xml or .dnl file that contains the spatial data you want to import.

  1. Export the Design Layer as an .xml or .layer file. See "Export Single Layer".
  2. In the Design Data pane, right-click on the Haulage Network Layers node, on an underlying folder and select Import | Network Layer.
  3. Select the Design Layer file you just exported.

    Spry converts the Design layer as it imports. The Design layer, its folder, and its shapes all arrive as Network Layer equivalents.

  1. Export the Network Layer as an XML (*.xml) file. See "Export Single Layer".
  2. In the Design Data pane, right-click on the Layers node, on an underlying folder and select Import | Layer.
  3. Select the Network Layer file you just saved as an XML file.

    Spry converts the Network layer as it imports. The Network layer, its folder, and its shapes all arrive as Design Layer equivalents.

Import Multiple Layers