GenerativeComponents contains a number of options for working with external files or data such as: importing geometry contained in standard file types through MicroStation and controlling models through data that is contained in an Excel spreadsheet. GenerativeComponents allows you to interface with external programs and data in multiple ways.

When working with any external files, it is possible to specify a file without including the entire file path if the external file is located in the same folder as the host file. To do this, add .\\ before the name of the file in the input property requiring a file name input:

FilePath = ".\\input_Point_Database.mdb";

There are two options for importing geometry into GenerativeComponents: importing a file directly through MicroStation or attaching a MicroStation design file (*.DGN) to your current design using the ReferenceAttachment node.