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4 Under Data Processing, select the Translate/Rotate check 
box to translate or rotate the values in the LandXML file. 
Select the Select Region Boundary check box to limit the 
import to a specified region in the project.
5 Under Options, click Data to specify the data to be 
imported into the drawing, how surface and profile data 
are imported, whether point descriptions are imported 
using the “code” or “desc” attribute, and the foot type for 
imperial drawings.
Changing the LandXML 
Data Options
6 Click OK to close the LandXML Import Data Options 
dialog box, and then click OK again to continue.
7 Depending on the options you selected and depending 
on the file units, the following dialog boxes may be 
displayed:
■ LandXML Import Unit Conversion
■ LandXML Import Translate/Rotate
■ LandXML Import Region Selection
Converting Units When 
Importing LandXML Data
Translating and Rotating 
LandXML Data
Importing LandXML Data 
Within a Region
8 Finally, the LandXML Import Comparison Results dialog 
box is displayed, which shows you the data in the file that 
is new or different compared to the current project. Click 
OK to continue.
LandXML Import 
Comparison Results
9 In the LandXML Import Selection dialog box, specify the 
points, point groups, description keys, surfaces, parcels, 
and alignments to import, and then click Import to import 
the data.
Selecting LandXML Data to 
Import
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