New Interface for the Export and Import of 3D Graphic Data in the JT Format

A new interface is now available in EPLAN Pro Panel for the data exchange of 3D graphic data with which you can export and import the data in the format JT (Jupiter Tesselation).

Benefit:

By means of the JT format it is possible to export a 3D model of an enclosure for further use in another CAD program or to import a 3D model of an enclosure in order to generate a 3D graphical macro for a part placement in EPLAN Pro Panel.

Export in JT format

To export the graphic data, first select the layout space or layout spaces or the entire project in the layout space navigator as the source of the 3D data to be output. Subsequently, select the following commands in the Backstage view: File > Export > Command group Project data > Layout space > JT.

An export scheme can be selected, edited or a new scheme created in the export dialog that opens via the Scheme field. The scheme settings allow you to define the output directory, the generation of the name for the export file, and subdirectories. You can also specify, for example, whether an enclosure is to be exported with all the items that can be seen from the outside when the enclosure is closed and whether a separate export file is to be generated for each enclosure in the layout space. Depending on the selected setting, one or more files with the file extension *.JT are output during the export.

Import in JT format

To import the graphic data, select the following commands: File > Import > Command group Project data > Layout space > JT. In the subsequent dialog navigate to the directory with the desired JT file and select it. The 3D graphic data are then imported into a new layout space with the description from the name of the JT file. Function definitions are automatically generated for the individual 3D objects. The imported graphic can now be edited further and provided with functional logic, for example to create a 3D macro for a part placement from it.

Using the commands File > Settings > Projects > "Project name" > Management > 3D import you can specify the Settings for the JT import, for example, for the automatically assigned function definition or the degree of detailing. The degree of detailing can be used to influence the imported data quantity and thus the quality of the representation in the layout space.