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Microsoft Office Importer for V8/XM
Import spreadsheet and word processing data into MicroStation with perfect formatting!
Request more information »
Microsoft Office Importer for V8/XM enables MicroStation users to import and link nearly unlimited
quantities of spreadsheet data into MicroStation with ease, formatting and reliability.
Linking
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Links and pastes huge amounts of spreadsheet and word processing data into MicroStation files.
Links are stable and very easy to create.
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Links are updated automatically every time the MicroStation file is opened or can be updated
while working on the MicroStation file.
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Automatically import and link charts from Excel into your design files.
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| After you have imported Excel or Word data, you can easily modify the
symbology of the data. |
Elements
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Creates native, editable MicroStation text and line elements matching the format of the data
on the Windows clipboard, not space-consuming, inflexible raster data.
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When pasted in MicroStation, the color and weight of text appear the same as they do in the source document
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When pasted in MicroStation, the color, weight and line style of borders appear the same as they do in the source document.
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Users have the option to paste text and borders using the symbology from
the active MicroStation file or to select specific color, weight, line style and level regardless of the active symbology.
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Users can change the symbology of imported data after the fact.
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Native MicroStation text and linear elements minimize design file size and plotting issues.
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Imported Excel charts are recreated in the design file using MicroStation elements.
Compatibility
Works with Microsoft Excel and Word Supports UNICODE fonts Supports stacked fractions Supports the import of Excel charts.
Features and Benefits
Creates clean, presentation-quality output. Great for tabular data like bill of materials, equipment schedules, parts lists, estimates and quantities. Great for text data such as installation notes and detail notes. Use familiar Windows applications to create, sort and tabulate your data, and then paste it to your design file after it is
formatted Enables personnel without
CAD training to prepare schedules and notes
in familiar Windows applications. Saves time creating tabular data in MicroStation.
Microsoft Office Importer for V8/XM uses
a more reliable method of linking and automatically
synchronizing the spreadsheet file with the MicroStation
file; the links to Microsoft Excel and Word files
created by Microsoft Office Importer for V8/XM
are very stable and do not cause MicroStation file
corruption, even when unlinked.
What does this mean to
MicroStation users?
It means that information like equipment schedules,
bills of materials, tabular data, construction notes
and the like can be pasted once and stay current
with no further user interaction. Links can be updated
manually or automatically. Setting up links in automatic
mode causes the MicroStation file to be updated
each time it is opened.
Related Articles
How
I created a project index design file while eating
a chicken taco (using Microsoft Office Importer
and Title Block Manager).
By Chris Borales, Product Manager
To
import or not to import: a study of the behavior
of spreadsheets when imported into MicroStation.
By Ivan Pena, Axiom's Vice President for Marketing
There
is an easy solution to your spreadsheet-importing
problems!
By Chris Borales, Product Manager
Confessions
of a Microsoft Office Importer user.
by Bob Kangas, Project Manager, Tetra Tech
MicroStation
Productivity Toolkit saves time and effort throughout
project lifecycle.
Call now!
For more information,
call 727-442-7774 extension 8194 in the
U.S. or e-mail
us.
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Microsoft Office Importer
Import spreadsheet
and word processing data into MicroStation with
perfect formatting!
Request
more information »
Microsoft Office Importer enables MicroStation
users to import and link nearly unlimited quantities
of spreadsheet data into MicroStation with ease,
formatting and reliability.
Linking
Automatically update imported data whenever
the design file opens.
Links and pastes huge amounts of spreadsheet
and word processing data into MicroStation files.
Links are stable and very easy to create.
Links are updated automatically every time the
MicroStation file is opened or can be updated
while working on the MicroStation file.
Automatically import and link charts from Excel into your design files.
|
| After you have imported Excel or Word data, you can easily modify the symbology of the data. |
Elements
Creates native, editable MicroStation text and
line elements matching the format of the data
on the Windows clipboard, not space-consuming,
inflexible raster data.
When pasted in MicroStation, the color and weight
of text appear the same as they do in the source
document
When pasted in MicroStation,
the color, weight and line style of borders
appear the same as they do in the source document. Users have the option to
paste text and borders using the symbology from
the active MicroStation file or to select specific
color, weight, line style and level regardless
of the active symbology. Users can change the symbology
of imported data after the fact. Native MicroStation text and linear elements
minimize design file size and plotting issues. Imported Excel charts are recreated in the design file using MicroStation elements.
Compatibility
Works with Microsoft Excel and Word Supports UNICODE fonts Supports stacked fractions Supports the import of Excel charts.
Features and Benefits
Creates clean, presentation-quality
output. Great for tabular data
like bill of materials, equipment schedules,
parts lists, estimates and quantities. Great for text data such
as installation notes and detail notes. Use familiar Windows applications
to create, sort and tabulate your data, and
then paste it to your design file after it is
formatted Enables personnel without
CAD training to prepare schedules and notes
in familiar Windows applications. Saves time creating tabular
data in MicroStation.
Microsoft Office Importer uses a more
reliable method of linking and automatically
synchronizing the spreadsheet file with the MicroStation
file; the links to Microsoft Excel and Word files
created by Microsoft Office Importer are
very stable and do not cause MicroStation file corruption,
even when unlinked.
What does this mean to
MicroStation users?
It means that information like equipment schedules,
bills of materials, tabular data, construction notes
and the like can be pasted once and stay current
with no further user interaction. Links can be updated
manually or automatically. Setting up links in automatic
mode causes the MicroStation file to be updated
each time it is opened.
Related Articles
How
I created a project index design file while eating
a chicken taco (using Microsoft Office Importer
and Title Block Manager).
By Chris Borales
To
import or not to import: a study of the behavior
of spreadsheets when imported into MicroStation.
By Ivan Pena
There
is an easy solution to your spreadsheet-importing
problems!
By Chris Borales
Confessions
of a Microsoft Office Importer user.
by Bob Kangas, Project Manager, Tetra Tech
MicroStation
Productivity Toolkit saves time and effort throughout
project lifecycle.
Call now!
For more information,
call 727-442-7774 extension 6794 in the
U.S. or e-mail
us.
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Download
To download
a trial copy of Microsoft Office Importer:
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Download demo:
Click
here for MicroStation V7 (95, SE and J)
demo.
Click
here for MicroStation V8/XM demo.
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After you download the demo, fill out the form below to obtain the installation password. Not providing accurate contact information will delay the response for your request. Note: If you receive an error while attemption to download the software, it may be due to FTP restrictions enforced at your site. Contact Axiom for alternate download instructions or notify your IT department.
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Success Stories
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"[Microsoft]
Office Importer is probably the most intuitive,
reliable and user-friendly program/add-on
I've ever used. Training for the users here
takes about a minute. Thusly, training isn't
all together necessary."
David N Rackmales
Structural Engineer
US Army Corps of Engineers
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"[Microsoft]
Office Importer is an excellent product
and we are very pleased with it."
David Webber, P.E.
Volkert and Associates, Inc. |
"We
had a major drawing-set release a week ago.
When it came time to put in the plethora of
documents and spreadsheets, Office Importer
rose to the occasion and performed beautifully.
We saved a tremendous amount of time -- and
we did it when time was most precious. I am
confident that we will consistently save time
when we have the least of it to spare and that
we will be able to integrate the importer into
our future projects even more. You produce an
excellent product and have provided the highest
level of service from sales to the various technical
and support personnel. Thanks to your team."
John D DeKraker
Krueck + Sexton Architects |
"We
have used and benefited from your products.
Office Importer has been a particular
time saver and we're now considering it for
our satellite offices."
Kyle Jackson,
EIT
Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc. |
"Without
Microsoft Office Importer, importing
spreadsheets was a two-step process that took
two people (a designer and a CAD drafter) a
minimum of two hours on a simple Excel spreadsheet
to a maximum of five hours on a complex spreadsheet.
Now it takes 4 minutes per file and we save
$20,000 per year."
Abe Arollo
David Evans and Associatesr, Inc. |
"On
average, I would guess that Microsoft Office
Importer saves us 30 minutes per sheet.
With most projects having 30 sheets or more,
the time saved adds up. The data- input time
with Microsoft Office Importer is reduced
to about an hour or two, and updating is done
with the click of a button. Microsoft Office
Importer saves us at least 15 hours of busy
work per project. Most importantly it reduces
error caused by entering the same information
in multiple locations by hand. With Microsoft
Office Importer, you enter the data in once
and you're done."
Bob Kangas
Tetra Tech |
"This
is an amazing tool. Its ease of use is impressive.
After inputting some simple standard settings
within it, we can attach any size Excel spreadsheets
into our design files with just a few clicks.
This tool easily saves us 75-90% of the time
spent on our quantity sheets."
Tom Orner
EMCS |
"I
recently used Microsoft Office Importer
in a project that required us to import a spreadsheet
which contained the rebar schedule [a record
of the quantities of reinforced steel bars needed
in a project] for the framework used in a bridge
project. Microsoft Office Importer brought
in all the spreadsheet columns at one time,
and the text in the columns remained aligned
after we imported it. I didn't have to do anything
to the spreadsheet data after importing it!
During this project, we modified the information
in the spreadsheet file on four occasions. Without
Microsoft Office Importer, I would have
had to reimport all the data from the spreadsheet
four different times. Instead of wasting about
an hour per revision adjusting columns, I used
Microsoft Office Importer and handled
the problem in four clicks of a mouse."
C. Mayhew
Kinley-Horn |
"We
just got Microsoft Office Importer and
put it on the floor about three weeks ago. The
engineers here love it! Before [Microsoft Office]
Importer, they had to retype all their
spreadsheets and Word documents in MicroStation.
Now they simply import the text with perfect
formatting. It's an absolutely wonderful relief
for the engineers, who had wanted it forever."
Greg Mullins
Bechtel |
"We've
saved weeks worth of work in days. We didn't
think a product like this existed!"
T.K.
WGM Group |
"We
use it with success."
B. Scaggiante
Powerlink |
"We
couldn't import large spreadsheets without Microsoft
Office Importer."
T. Anderson
South Carolina DOT |
"I
find Microsoft Office Importer very useful
of big projects and it saves us time and money."
Juan Sierra
LopezGarcia Group |
"I
think Microsoft Office Importer is great
and I use it a lot!"
Eric Welz
HMG Engineers |
"I
am very pleased with Microsoft Office Importer's
functionality."
B. Doyle
SRF Consulting Group |
"We
have saved hours upon hours which equals thousands
of dollars by using Microsoft Office Importer."
Dwayne Tedder
PBS&J |
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