From Data File (Simple)

On the Wireframe tab, in the Assign group: Select Attribute Assign | From Data File (Simple) to select the fields in an input file and write the values of those fields to the attributes of one or more wireframes.

The function works by determining if the point coordinates of the records in the input file occur within the wireframe volumes. If so, it assigns the values of the attributes you have nominated to the wireframes that contain those points.

If there are multiple records per wireframe, the LAST value encountered is assigned, for both Numeric and Character fields.

Data File

File Type and File Name

Select a file Type and double-click (or click on the Select icon) to select the Name of the file that contains the source data for the assign process.

Filter

Optionally, you can filter the information from the selected file for the assignment.

Type field and Name field

Wireframe type and name field values in the data file will be used to match points to a specific wireframe. If the specified attributes do not exist, they will be created. If attributes do exist, you will be given the option to overwrite them.

When you right-click on a field selection, the option to use a dynamic field expressions is supported. See: Expression Editor

Assign Fields

Use the Assign Fields grid to map the fields in the source data file to the attributes you want to populate in the target wireframes. Multiple fields can be selected in one go.

When a Target Attribute has the same (or a similar) name as a selected Data Field, the Target attribute is auto-selected.

Use the buttons on the local toolbar to Manage the rows in the list.

Report file

When you run the assign process a Report file is created. This report is useful when you want to verify what has been written to the target wireframes and ensure that the process was successful.

Run

Finally, click Run to begin the assign process.