The import assumes that the footing exists. If footing has not been created, load combinations cannot be imported.
Refer to the sample load combination template Excel file included under the folder:
C:\ProgramData\Dimensional Solutions\Data\Samples
1. The load combination Excel file used for import must contain the exact load case names as the column headers in order for load combinations to be imported correctly
2. The load combination string describing the complete load combination does not matter. DSAppManager uses just the load case names and the load factors to form the load combination string after import
3. The order in which the columns are placed does not matter as long as the load factors for each load case is input as desired
4. If the load case name does not exactly match, the load factor for that load case will be set to zero after import
5. Duplicate load combinations are automatically removed. A message displays stating the number of duplicate load combinations
A sample load combination Excel spreadsheet listing the required format is displayed below:
| Load Combinations | Allowable | LoadType | SelfWeight | Dead | Live | Wind | Earthquake |
| 1 | Dead | Dead | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Dead + Live | Dead | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Dead + Live + Wind | Dead | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ultimate | LoadType | SelfWeight | Dead | Live | Wind | Earthquake | |
| 1 | 1_4Dead | Dead | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1_4Dead + 1.6Live | Dead | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1_05Dead + 1.6Live + 1.6Wind | Dead | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0 |
Note: It is possible to import additional load combination sets in addition to "Allowable" and "Ultimate" each with a different set of load combinations in the Premium Edition of Foundation3D and Mat3D. Refer to the topic "Load Combination Sets" to learn more about creating load combination sets.