Date:06/09/2011

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CopySpreadsheetDataintoAutoPIPE
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685StocktonDriveExton,PA19341
MikeDattilio
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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
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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.

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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:

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CopySpreadsheetDataintoAutoPIPE
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MikeDattilio
Tel:(610)4585000,www.Bentley.com

Troubleshooting:

Ifthefollowingwarningappears:Selectiontypesdifferent

Highlightthecellsintheinputgridandcopy/pastetothespreadsheet,modifythevaluescopied,
andcopy/pastenewinformationbacktoAutoPIPEinputgrid.