Material Mapping (Import SAF to ARCHICAD)

Go to File > Interoperability > SAF > SAF Translators, and choose the Import translator.

Use Material Mapping to map incoming materials (“SAF Material”) from the external software to their counterpart ARCHICAD Building Materials.

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For each SAF Material Type:

Click the pop-up to choose from the current ARCHICAD project’s Building Materials.

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To add more SAF materials to the mapping list, click Add.

See Add More SAF Materials (Import SAF to ARCHICAD).

Note: Material mapping does not apply to all incoming Members in the SAF file. When incoming SAF Cross Sections are mapped by name (in the Profile Mapping panel), the ARCHICAD Profiles include a Building Material. Material mapping is therefore not applicable to them.