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: For incoming SAF Cross Sections that are mapped by name in the Profile Mapping panel, the mapped ARCHICAD Profiles include a Building Material. Material mapping is therefore not applicable to them.