Importing a library

To imort the section library:

• Open Diamonds.
• Go to the menu Edit > Section library.
• Click on  and then on .
• Choose the file of which you’d like to import the sections. The following file-formats are possible:
  • *.mdb is the old (Diamonds 2015r06 or older) library format.
  • *.bsf imports the sections in the selected Diamonds-project.
  • *.xml is the library export format.
  • *.sut is the format of a saved Section Utility-section.

• Click on .
• Choose the items to be imported.
  Please uncheck all default sections.

• Click on .
• Select how the items should be stored:
  • you can save the items permanently in the library
  • or they can only be diposible in the current project

• Click on .
• The items are added to the bottom of the list.

Example: timber sections

Download the *.xml file with common timber sections. You can import the sections using the the above method. The default materials is set to C18. You can add/ remove sections or change the default material afterwords.

Unzip the file, otherwise you won’t be able to import it.

width	100	125	150	175	200	225
thickness
19	✔	✔
25	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
32				✔
38	✔	✔	✔			✔
50	✔	✔	✔
63				✔
75					✔	✔
100					✔

Source: woodforum.be