Exporting and Importing an XML Screen File

You can export your experiment to an XML screen file and import it to ROCK MAKER.

To export an experiment to an XML screen file:

1. Open your experiment. Then, go to Canvas.

   

   Locating Canvas

2. On the toolbar, click More and select Export XML Screen.

   

   Locating More and Selecting Export XML Screen

3. The file will be downloaded and saved as an XML screen file to your local drive.

To import an XML screen file:

Note

You can download ROCK MAKER XML Screen Files from FORMULATRIX website (find the files in the Resources section) and import any files there to ROCK MAKER.

1. OPTION 1: If you have not created an experiment.

   • Create a new experiment. Find out more about the details here.

   OPTION 2: If you have created an experiment.

   • Open an existing experiment.

2. In the Canvas menu, click the More button on the toolbar. Then, select Import XML Screen.

   

   Import XML Screen Option

3. The Open dialog box will appear. Then, select an XML file to import and click Open.

   

   Open Dialog Box

   Important

   If your imported file consists of ingredients not listed in ROCK MAKER, the Import Screen Options dialog box will appear. Then, you need to complete the ingredient information and click IMPORT.

   

   Import Screen Options Dialog Box

4. The imported XML file will be added to the canvas in a custom layer format.

5. Click the Layers button on the toolbar to display the Layers Design panel, where you can modify the layer settings. Find out more about Custom Layer and Creating a Custom Layer.

   

   Accessing Layers Button and Layers Design Panel

6. On the toolbar, click Save.

   

   Save Button

Related Topics:

• Working with Layers

• Exporting and Importing a Text File

• Custom Layer

• Creating a Custom Layer