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This free-standing article will explain what is behind the individual buttons in the Objects group in the Insert tab and will document the types of file format supported in the pCon.planner and pCon.planner PRO Open, Import, Save and Export functions. The actual insert procedure for 3D objects, pictures, text and so on will be covered in different free-standing articles. The insert procedure for OFML articles is covered in the Configuring objects free-standing article.
Free-standing article
•3D objects •Images •Text •Comment •Drawing Elements Sections on this page
•What sort of objects can be inserted? •What formats are supported by pCon.planner and pCon.planner PRO? ▪Open ▪Import ▪Save ▪Export What sort of objects can be inserted?
From the Insert tab in the Objects group, a large number of elements can be inserted into the plan. The following table lists these.
Button
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Description
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Catalog
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Clicking this button gives access to the OFML catalogs and data you have installed locally; also to the Configurator. This function is only available in the PRO version of pCon.planner. OFML is a standardized file format for furniture.
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pCon.catalog
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pCon.catalog is an online service which provides various pieces of furniture and materials in a huge variety of formats ready for download. There is both graphic and geometrical data in the catalog.
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3D-Warehouse
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This button takes you to Google’s 3D Warehouse. The elements in the warehouse are in SKP (SketchUp) format.
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Object
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This import dialog is also accessible from the Import item in the Application menu and it enables you to import a variety of geometrical, OFML and graphic data.
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Comment
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You can insert a Comment into your plan and edit it simply by clicking on this button.
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Picture
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This allows you to insert pictures from your local system. The formats supported are png, jpg, tiff, gif, bmp and tga.
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Shape
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This button takes you to the EasternGraphics 2D shapes catalog. Among other shapes there are title blocks, pictograms and furniture symbols.
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Text
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You can insert Text into your plan and edit it simply by clicking on this button.
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What formats are supported by pCon.planner and pCon.planner PRO?
Both pCon.planner and pCon.planner PRO work primarily with the DWG format. As shown in the four tables below, a number of 2D and 3D formats are supported.
Open
The following file formats can be opened from the Application menu.
Format
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pCon.planner
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pCon.planner PRO
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DWG - *.dwg
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yes
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yes
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DXF - *.dxf
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yes
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yes
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Drawing template - *.dwt
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yes
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yes
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ACIS SAT - *.sat, *.sab
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yes
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yes
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3D Studio - *.3ds
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yes
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yes
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SketchUp - *skp
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yes
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yes
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OFML Scene - *.fml
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yes
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yes
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OMFL Environment *.env
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yes
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yes
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Import
As well as the formats listed in the table all formats which can be opened directly can also be imported.
Format
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pCon.planner
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pCon.planner PRO
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OFML Group - *.ogrp
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yes
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yes
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pCon.basket project - *.obk
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yes
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yes
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Bitmap Graphic - *.bmp
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yes
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yes
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Graphics Interchange Format - *.gif
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yes
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yes
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JPEG image file - *.jpg
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yes
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yes
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Portable Network Graphics - *.png
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yes
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yes
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Targa - *.tga
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yes
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yes
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Tagged Image File Format - *.tif
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yes
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yes
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Save
When saving designs, pCon.planner uses its primary format, DWG. It is also possible to store drawing templates.
Format
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pCon.planner
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pCon.planner PRO
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DWG 2000 (R15), 2004 (R16), 2007 (R17), 2010 (R18) - *.dwg
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yes
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yes
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Drawing Template - *.dwt
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yes
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yes
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Export
All formats which can be stored can also be exported. For this reason they are not added to the table below.
Format
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pCon.planner
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pCon.planner PRO
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3D Studio - *.3ds
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yes
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yes
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DXF - *.dxf
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yes
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yes
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COLLADA - *.dae
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no
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yes
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Autodesk FBX (Version 6) - *.fbx
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no
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yes
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Autodesk FBX (Version 7) - *.fbx
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no
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yes
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OFML Scene - *.fml
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no
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yes
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Alias OBJ - *.obj
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no
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yes
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SketchUp - *.skp
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no
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yes
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Enhanced Metafile - *.emf
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no
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yes
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Scalable Vector Graphics - *.svg
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no
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yes
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JPEG image file - *.jpg
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yes
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yes
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Tagged Image File Format - *.tif
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yes
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yes
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Bitmap Graphic - *.bmp
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yes
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yes
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Portable Network Graphics - *.png
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yes
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yes
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Piranesi Extended Pixel Format - *.epx
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yes
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yes
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OBX Interchange format *.obx
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no
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yes
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