Hi,
I was wondering if there is another way to import Moi data from one file to another.
Lets say I have two MoI files and I want to import two solids from one file into another MoI file.
As it stands now (I think) when I import something from one file I get everything in that file with no opportunity to
pick what I want. I just get everything.
Is there a way to pick and choose what I want ?

Thanks.

One possibility the more speedy
Open any sessions of Moi in the same time with anything you want inside
Just select that you want in one session then Ctrl + c (on PC) Select all if you want :)
Ctrl + v in another session
et voilà :)

Drag and drop don't work for the moment!

Hi jetblast, like Pilou says using Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V is one good way. You don't actually have to use 2 separate sessions of MoI, you can open the file with the stuff you want to import, select the specific things and do Ctrl+C, those objects are now copied to the system clipboard. Now open up your target file and do Ctrl+V and you'll have the objects moved over.

Another way is to select the objects you want to move and do a File > Export, which writes only the selected objects to the file you pick. Then you can do a File > Import later on to bring that reduced file over.


> As it stands now (I think) when I import something from one file I get everything in that file with no opportunity to
> pick what I want. I just get everything.
> Is there a way to pick and choose what I want ?

There isn't any way to do it selectively at import time, but you can do it instead at export time, using File > Export writes just the selected objects instead of everything.

But probably copy/paste is the easiest.

- Michael

Hi jetblast, or another process that would be closer to the "Pick and choose from the import" like you were originally asking for would be like this:

Step 1 - clear the selection by pushing Esc or clicking in empty space.

2 - do File > Import to bring in the file. Note that the objects that were just imported will all be selected.

3 - do an "isolate selection" by right-clicking on the Edit > Hide button. This will hide everything else other than the selected objects, and the current hidden/visible state of everything is remembered so it can be restored later.

4 - now you're only seeing just the objects from that import as the only visible things in the model. Remove pieces you don't want.

5 - right-click on Edit > Hide again to restore all the other stuff to the pre-isolate state.

- Michael

Thanks Michael, I'll give it a try.