To import network data from an external source, select the appropriate option from the Import submenu of the Network menu.
Network data can be imported from the following sources:
- Snapshot File
- Open Data Import Centre (see below)
- AutoCAD DWG file (only available in 64 bit versions of InfoWorks ICM and for InfoWorks networks only)
- CSV file
- InfoAsset Manager Collection Network
- Model Data Files
For InfoWorks networks, these are:
- InfoDrainage IDDX files
- MicroDrainage MDX files
- XPRAFTS XPX files
- HEC-RAS geometry files
- MOUSE text and PFS files
- SWMM4 text files
- SWMM5 text files
- SOBEK network data files
- EACSD format files
- TUFLOW network data files
- HYDX network data files
- SWMM network
- XPSWMM/XPStorm xpx files
For SWMM networks these are:
Open Data Import Centre
The Open Data Import Centre can be used to import network data network from a variety of external sources including:
- GIS files
- previously loaded GIS layers
- CSV files (not in InfoWorks ICM format)
- tab separated variable files
- Access databases
- ESRI geodatabases
- ESRI file geodatabases
- SQL Server databases
- Oracle databases
You can set up your own mapping between fields in the import data and fields in the current database. Advanced users can also use scripts to control the import process.