Example of a batch file used for import

Using batch files

The following table provides an example of a batch file used for importing DXF files.

The following requirements are assumed:

• You want to import the 3 documents A.DXF, B.DXF and C.DXF from drive G: in a single step.
• Each file is to be imported onto a separate drawing file.
• The file C.DXF is to be imported with an additional offset in the X and Y directions.

  Commands in the batch file	Comment
  @ NemetschekBatchConversionCfgFile	#Initial command
  @CONVERSION_MODE IMPORT	#Specifies that files are being imported.
  @SOURCE_DIR G:\	#Specifies drive G: as the source drive.
  @DEST_DOC tb000001	#Specifies that the following file is to be imported to drawing file 1. Please note that the real name of the drawing file has to be specified here.
  @DOCUMENT A.DXF	#Specifies that the file A.DXF is imported. The path does not need to be specified, as it has already been defined in SOURCE_DIR.
  @DEST_DOC tb000002	#Specifies that the following file is to be imported to drawing file 2.
  @DOCUMENT A.DXF	#Specifies that the file B.DXF is imported.
  @DX -100000	#Specifies that the following file is to be imported with an additional offset of -100000m in the X direction.
  @DY -100000	#Specifies an additional offset in the Y direction.
  @DEST_DOC tb000003	#The third file is to be imported to drawing file 3.
  @DOCUMENT C.DXF	#The file C.DXF is to be imported.

Note: To use this example as a basis for your own batch files, select the table, press CTRL+C to copy it to the Clipboard, and then press CTRL+V to paste it in an editor (e.g., Notepad).