Working with CET

Export product data as a SIF file from Canoa

You may export product data as a SIF file from both Canvas and My Catalog/Table View.

• Follow steps for Canvas export in How to export a SIF file from Canvas help doc

• Follow steps for My Catalog/Table View export in How to export a SIF file from My Catalog/Table View help doc

Import SIF file in CET

Product data may import as a Pick List or you may update product data against the CET catalog to enable more option selection and accessing CET drawing data.

Export product data from CET

You may only import a CSV into Canoa, below is a step-by-step of how to convert your CET data into Canoa.

1. Create a CET file with all products you wish to Import as products in Canoa.

2. Add all of your finishes, parts and pieces to each product.

   • Each product may be a combination of Part Numbers

3. Export as a SIF with combined Part Numbers.

4. There are 2 ways to work with a SIF

   1. Format and convert to a CSV utilizing CanoaGPT

   2. Use Spec to convert to a CSV (some additional formatting may need to be done in CanoaGPT with this process)

Option 1: Convert your SIF to a CSV using CanoaGPT

1. Open CanoaGPT

2. Upload the SIF file and ask if it can confirm the data fields to get it ready for the next step

3. Ask CanoaGPT to create a CSV from the file, with a record for every PN or Part Number with all of the associated data fields.

4. Download your newly formated CSV file

Option 2: Convert your SIF in Spec

1. Open a SIF file in Spec

   • See Working with Spec for more details

2. Export as a CSV

Import your CSV in Canoa

1. Import your CSV into Canvas (for less than 100 products) or Catalog Pro (for 100 products or more)

   • Match the CSV fields with the Canoa formatted fields

   • *Format your CSV before importing to save time matching fields. Refer to the article for step-by-step instructions.

2. Add Images and 2D drawings to your products to use in future projects and to collaborate with your team.

Exporting 2D Drawing Symbols from CET

1. Export your drawing Symbols as a DWG or DXF

2. You may want to open in AutoCAD before importing into Canoa and clean up complicated mesh drawings.

3. Test a drawing by creating a product by Creating a new product in Canvas or Pro and upload the DWG or DXF in the Drawing Editor. Link to article

4. Refer to this article to import drawings in bulk