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Jessica Lim edited this page Oct 23, 2021 · 4 revisions

Exported 3D gardens can also have their models viewed in a program such as MeshLab, by opening the .obj file with it.

If you'd like to share your 3D gardens with users who don't have FarmBot accounts, they can view them in a similar process to the demo garden quick start guide.

Exporting

  1. Navigate to the management screen of the type of data you wish to export (scan or 3D garden).
  2. Select which scan/garden you wish to export using the drop-downs.
  3. Click the Export button.
  4. Take note of where the file will be saved, and click the Export button to confirm.
  5. Wait for the export process to finish.
  6. Go to the exports folder mentioned in step 4 to find your ZIP file, which can now be used to import.

Note that if an export already exists, it will be overwritten.

Do not attempt to open the file before the export process finishes, as this can corrupt the export file!

Importing

Importing can be done in any management screen, regardless of the type of data being imported (scan or 3D garden).

  1. Navigate to a data management screen.
  2. Click the Import scan/3D garden button.
  3. Browse for the ZIP file you wish to import (created when exporting).
  4. Click the Import button to confirm.
  5. If prompted to merge, see below for more details.
  6. Wait for the import to finish loading the data files.
  7. Your data is now ready to access in the app!

Note that if a scan/garden already exists with the same date & time as the one you want to import, it will be overwritten with the import data.

Merging Imports

When importing data for a user that hasn't logged into the app yet, you will be asked if you wish to merge the import with an existing user.

If you select No, a new user will be created in the app, and all future imports for this user will automatically be saved under this user's new account.

If you select Merge, you will then be asked which existing user you wish to merge with.
The import data will then be saved under your chosen user account.
This will only be done once for that import, and future imports will always ask to merge, until you decide to not merge and create a seperate user instead.

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