AutoXchange 2026 Technical Documentation

Extended Parameters - UIC

The following parameters defines the specific methods used to manage UIC (University of Chicago) content.

UIC Parameters
UICDATACreate a UIC Custom-formatted JSON file
UICDRAWINGCreate UIC-specific Drawings with Shaded areas and Legends
UICSCANCreate UIC-specific search.json file for all DWG files in the Input Directory
LAYOUTExtension to the standard Layout parameter for UIC layouts

UIC Data

PARAMETERUICDATA
PurposeThis parameter controls whether the UIC JSON Data File is created from a CSV or Excel file
Example-UICDATA
AliasNone
Requireddwg_room_attr_with_dp_names.csv and rmcat and rmtype.csv (or their xlsx equivalent) are required in the same directory as the Input DWG file
UseNo graphic processing is performed. A CSV or Excel file is read, and a JSON file is created
Usage<input file>.dwg -uicdata -lpath=<license file location> -rl=RM$ -tl=RM$TXT

UIC DRAWING

PARAMETERUICDRAWING
PurposeThis parameter controls whether the UIC-specific Hatch Layers and Legend are added to the drawing. The location of the Legend is determined by the Layout being converted.
Example-UICDRAWING
Alias-UIC
UseSVG
Usage<input file>.dwg -uicdrawing -lpath=<license file location> -rl=RM$ -tl=RM$TXT -layout=*UIC* -opacity=.5

UIC SCAN

PARAMETERUICSCAN
PurposeThis parameter causes a scan of all DWG drawings in a given directory (as listed by the -ID parameter) to create a Visual Query “search.json” file containing building and room data for all processed DWG files.
Example-UICSCAN
AliasNone
UseSVG
Usage-id=<input directory> -uicscan -lpath=<license file location>

LAYOUT

PARAMETERLAYOUT
PurposeThis parameter has been extended to support Custom Operations with UIC Layouts. If the Layout Name is *UIC*, the program determines which layout is actually used: 8L, 8P, 11L, or 11P. One, and only one, of those layouts will be defined in the drawing, and AutoXChange will select the proper one.
Example-LAYOUT="*UIC*"
AliasNone
UseWith all graphic formats
Last updated on 12 Aug 2026
Published on 22 Mar 2020