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Import Measurement Set

What it Does​

Creates a measurement set from a CSV file, so you do not have to type each measurement.

A measurement set is a named list of body measurements, for one person or for one size. A CSV file is a plain text file, saved from a spreadsheet, with one row per measurement and the columns separated by commas.

Use this when your measurements are already in a spreadsheet, or when you want to try a ready-made set. The import always creates a new set. It does not change a set you already have.

Each set has one unit. The values are stored in the unit you pick during the import, exactly as they are in the file. They are converted to the draft's unit when you load the set. See Load Set for Active Draft.

For practice sets you can import, see the Academy page on Custom Sizing.

The CSV File​

The file needs two columns and one measurement per row.

  • Column 1 is the measurement name.
  • Column 2 is the measurement value, as a plain number. All values must be in the same unit.

The first row can be a header row. PMP treats the first row as a header if it contains both the words "name" and "value". Capital letters do not matter. Any other first row is read as a measurement.

For example:

Name,Value
Full Bust,36.5
Waist Front,13.25

PMP also accepts semicolons or tabs between the two columns. It skips blank rows and any row that does not have exactly two columns, an empty name, or a value that is not a number.

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A draft finds a measurement by its name, so the names in your file must match the names the tools use. Check the spelling against the common names that appear when you type in the Name box of Add Measurement Set.

How to Use​

  1. Select Measurements > Import Measurement Set from the main menu. The toolbox shows the file format.
  2. Type a name in the Measurement Set Name: box.
  3. Select the unit of the values in your file from the Measurement Unit: list. The choices are Inches, Centimeters and Millimeters.
  4. Select Choose File next to CSV File:, and then select your CSV file.
  5. Select Import. The button stays disabled until the name, unit and file are all filled in. Select Cancel instead to leave without importing.
  6. PMP shows an alert with the set name and the number of measurements it imported. Select OK.

If the file has no usable rows, PMP shows the alert "No measurements found in the CSV file. Please check the format and try again." and no set is created.

To check the result, or to fix a value, use Edit Measurement Set.

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Measurement sets are kept in your browser's database and are included in your Backup Data backups.

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The name you enter must not already belong to another measurement set. If it does, a message asks you to enter a different name and nothing is imported.