Select the File | Import | CAD menu option to show an Import dialog box.
The file type list filters the current folder by the selected file type. If you select CAD Files, you can choose to import a .cad, .draw, or .plancad file.
If you import a .plancad file, the software imports both the plan features and the embedded CAD model.
If PC-DMIS detects changes in the original .plancad file that you're referencing, it asks if you want to use the Change Manager to handle those changes. For information on the Change Manager, see "Updating Inspection Plans with the Change Manager".
Your file to import should have the same measurement units as the measurement routine that takes the import. If the files don't have the same measurement units, you can still import the file, but the measurement routine ends up with incorrect information. For example, if you have a circle with an X value of 4 inches in the file to import, the software imports it as 4 millimeters if the measurement routine that takes the import expects millimeters.
Use the Import dialog box, and navigate to the folder that contains the file to import. Then select the file.
Click Import to import the CAD file.
You can reference one CAD file from more than one measurement routine. For more information on how to reference the CAD file, see the "Importing a CAD by Reference" topic.