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The steel detailing output easily imports into Excel by simply opening the file (some setup may be required in Excel for a new report format). For this example, a predefined Excel file format with defined macros is used. The macro outputs a format according to OMI rules.

Run the macro:

The output file is shown below:

NODE_BEGIN|DISCIPLINE|STR|||||||||||||||||||||||

NODE_NLS|ENGLISH|STR|STR||||||||||||||||||||||

NODE|UNIT|400|||||||||||||||||||||||

NODE_NLS|ENGLISH|400|400||||||||||||||||||||||

NODE|AREA|410|||||||||||||||||||||||

NODE_NLS|ENGLISH|410|410||||||||||||||||||||||

NODE|SUB AREA|415|||||||||||||||||||||||

NODE_NLS|ENGLISH|415|415||||||||||||||||||||||

NODE|MODULE|110|||||||||||||||||||||||

DISC|STRUCTURAL||||||||||||||||||||||||

POS|||||||1||0110-B1-M1|Pc Mk 0110-B1-M1||1|||EA||TAG FAB|||||

POS_A|MODULE_NO|110|-|

POS_A|S_MEMBER_WGT|328.2|-|

POS|||||||1||0110-B1-M1|Pc Mk 0110-B1-M1||1|||EA||TAG FAB|||||

POS_A|MODULE_NO|110|-|

POS_A|S_MEMBER_WGT|328.2|-|

POS|||||||1||0110-B1-M1|Pc Mk 0110-B1-M1||1|||EA||TAG FAB|||||

POS_A|MODULE_NO|110|-|

POS_A|S_MEMBER_WGT|328.2|-|

POS|||||||1||0110-B1-M1|Pc Mk 0110-B1-M1||1|||EA||TAG FAB|||||

POS_A|MODULE_NO|110|-|

POS_A|S_MEMBER_WGT|328.2|-|

This is only a small section of the OMI ASCII file.

Explanation of the OMI file:

NODE_BEGIN – the node under which the data import starts. In this example the top of the structural discipline.

NODE_NLS – language used.

NODE, UNIT – the first node under the start node (400).

NODE, AREA – the node after the unit (410).

NODE, SUBAREA – the node after unit.

NODE, MODULE – the next node in the WBS.

Because we know the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), we can commence the import at any point in the WBS structure. In this case, we list the whole structure, which means, the import file can have any area/unit/sub area specified, and Smart Materials will allocate the material to the correct position in the database.

DISC, STRUCTURAL – discipline concerned.

POS – this is one of the items to be imported under the specified WBS. Each item for this WBS will be specified on subsequent lines beginning with POS.

POS|||||||1||0110-B1-M1|Pc Mk 0110-B1-M1||1|||EA||TAG FAB|||||

The line is delimited by the "|" (pipe) symbol and position between each "|" is allocated to a standard Smart Materials attribute. In this example the quantity 1 is in the 7th position; the tag 0110-B1-M1 is in the 9th; the description in the 10th, the assembly level in the 12th (must be 1 in this case), the unit of measure in 15th and the item type (TAG FAB) in 17th.

POS_A – this is how Smart Materials will accept user-defined attributes for the item, in this case we are importing the module number and weight as position attributes.

POS_A|MODULE_NO|110|-|

POS_A|S_MEMBER_WGT|328.2|-|

In this example, the attribute name is the 1st position and the value in the 2nd.

The possibilities with OMI extend far beyond this example and are fully detailed in the OMI Import Documentation.