How to import an element file into a library

Purpose

Add a single element to a library from an element file .lb5elm (or a .json file). The element’s constructions are imported with their building products and modules.

Prerequisites

You have the file, and edit access to the library. References to official library content are matched by id.

Steps

1. Open the library you want to import into.
2. Find the Import function, and choose the Import element card.
3. Pick the file.
4. Choose how the outermost building element should be imported:
   • As a group (building element): the constructions are imported individually and keep the building element’s name as their group. Recommended.
   • As one grouping construction: the building element becomes a root construction with the underlying constructions as children.
5. Click Import.

If the file’s references exist in several official libraries, you’re asked to choose which library they should link to, and to import again.

Result

The element’s constructions are added to the library with their building products and modules, and can then be used in building models like any other library content.

See also

• How to export a single construction as a JSON file: makes a file you can import here
• How to import gen_dk data into a library
• Library