Copying Import

Create a copy of a submodel by getting the hierarchical structure.

Prerequisites

Enterprise edition: Your role has the Version privilege.

You have already exported the submodel you want to a version file.

Context

A submodel which has been copied should be inserted into a new position once it has been given its hierarchical structure, i.e. into another system model or another Innovator model. The reference point is always a system model.

However, it is also possible to create a copy in the same system model by renaming deeper path components (model or package). Parts of the path that are not available are created as placeholders; this is how the path is designed.

How to proceed

Import takes place in a system model with the same name which the export took place from. A new placeholder is created if no such system model can be found. You first need to determine whether the system model you want to use for the import can be identified by a name.
If the import should take place in the same Innovator model that the export took place in, you can rename the original system model or a deeper path component, e.g. the model or package.
If the import takes place in another Innovator model, renaming ensures that the path to be used as the target reached or that the import does not inadvertently take place in a path that already exists that you do not want.
Select Application Menu>Information>Import & Export>Import Model Parts from File...
The dialog box of the same name appears.
The Select button opens a dialog where you can select the file you want.The file then appears with the complete path in the Version File field.
Select the Identify Elements By Namespace option so that the paths can be created from the version file.
Leave the Adopt UUID On Import option deactivated.
Click on OK.
Check the results upon successful import. If you think that the copy was inserted in the right place then you only have a few touch ups to carry out.
Change the name of the previously unnamed path components to the names you want.
A hazard icon might appear for some inserted path components. These are placeholders.Select all these nodes and change the Is placeholder element property in the Properties area to no. All placeholders are then replaced by the right elements.
Other elements shown as placeholders may have appeared if the import was carried out in another Innovator model. These can be e.g. classes needed as type. The selection set was incorrectly selected upon export in this case. You need to decide whether you also want to adopt these elements here or if you want to assign other types for the dependent elements. You need to make this decision individually for each case.
You should check the imported profiles in the Properties area for the system model and models (especially for placeholders) created upon import.

You now have a copy of the copied subtree which has the same structure.