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Click Tasks > Structure.
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Click File > Import > Structure > CIS/2.
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Select the system in which to place the imported objects. You can create new systems in the Systems and Specifications task.
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Select the coordinate system to which to associate the imported objects. You can create new coordinate systems in the Grids task.
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Specify which objects to import by selecting the New box or which items to update by selecting the Modified box.
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Click Defaults and define the default properties for imported objects that do not have recognized properties.
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Specify the file name and folder for the CIS file.
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Define a mapping file, if needed.
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Define a log file name and folder.
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In the Action box, select Import.
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In the Option box, select whether the software should use default properties.
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Click Apply to import the CIS file.
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Click View Log to review the log file.
You can use the File > New Mapping File command to create a section name mapping file to use when importing a structural model, or you can use one of the delivered mapping files in the [Product Folder]\SmartPlantStructure\Symbols\StructureImportExportMaps folder.