ProgressXML Export ( Modeling )
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Step-by-step instructions for exporting a PXML file :
1a : Confirm that your current Job contains the members and materials or other information that you want to export.
1b : The entire 3D model should have undergone Process and Create Solids , have been thoroughly reviewed , and should be modified where necessary.
Note: If a member in your current Job has not undergone Process & Create Solids , its rebar may not be exported to the PXML file.
2 . While in Modeling , open the ProgressXML Export window using one (1) of the following methods:
Method 1 : Click the ProgressXML Export icon, which is pictured above. The icon can be taken from the group named ' Model -- Concrete ' and placed on a toolbar (classic) or the ribbon (lightning).
Method 2, 3 & 4 : ProgressXML Export can also be configured to be invoked using a keyboard shortcut , the context menu , or a mode . For the lightning interface, this configuration is done using Customize Interface .
3 . On the ProgressXML window, do the following:
3a : Confirm that the name of the PXML file is the name you want as the " Save Location ." The ProgressXML Export tool will (by default) name the PXML file "progressXML.pxml."
3b (optional) : If you want to change the output destination, press the " Browse " button to open the Save As window. On that window, you can choose a different file folder (
) for the file to be placed in as well as a new filename.
3c : Choose one of the following alternatives:
Alternative 1 : Press " OK" at the bottom of the ProgressXML Export window to close it, or press Enter . A PXML file will be generated and written to the filename and destination chosen in steps 3a and 3b. Only rebar from the members that you select in step 4 will be exported to the PXML file.
Alternative 2 : Press " Cancel" at the bottom of the ProgressXML Export window to close it without exporting a file or retaining any changes that you might have made on the window.
Alternative 3 : Press " Reset" at the bottom of the ProgressXML Export window to undo all changes made to this window since you first opened it. The window remains open so that you can resume the export operation.
4 . In Modeling , select members that contain the rebar information that you want to export. Press the Enter key or right-click ( Menu ) and choose " OK " on the context menu when you are done selecting the members.
5 . A progress bar appears on screen as the PXML file is written to the filename and destination set in steps 3a and 3b. When the operation is done, press the " OK " button at the bottom of the window.
6 . A warnings window may also open. It would list warnings that may help you pinpoint potential problems in the output file.
6a (optional) : You should save a copy of these warnings. To do this, you can press the " Save " button and output the warnings as a file with, for example, a .txt extension. Or you can press the " Print " button to output a copy of these warnings to your default printer. Press the " Copy All " button if you want to paste the warnings to another application such as WordPad.
6b : Press the " OK " button at the bottom of the warnings window.