Import Network Database From Shapefile

Link Editor menu → Import Network Database From Shapefile

Shapefile: click on the folder button and select the shape file with network data Link ID: select the field that contains the ID for the segment. Its mandatory that your network table contain a unique ID for each segment. Link Name: select the field that contain Street names – optional but advised to use From Node: optional and has no effect on linking – field with information from node To Node: optional and has no effect on linking – field with information to node From Segment: optional and has no effect on linking – field with information from Segment To Segment: optional and has no effect on linking – field with information to Segment Link Type: select field that contains information in Road Type. Often its named FRC Link Type Filter: will show which road types are available in the shape file. You can select all types for import or select only certain types. If you select 1, 2 and 3 you will be able to import 4 and 5 later Connection Settings: If you want to import in existing database select here the database Create Database: If you want to create a new database select here where to store. With Firebird local it must be always on a local harddrive Delete existing data If you import in existing table you can chose if existing data in the database should be in network database: deleted. If you want to add FRC 5 and 6 after you already imported FRC 1-4 then this field should not have a flag Depending on number of Segements that will be imported this task can take several hours. An approximate estimation will be shown in the Import Screen, it will also show how many segments have been already processed.