You can import Usages to a Giraffe project in a variety of ways:
Most direct way: Paste a geometry from another project
Most complete way: Use "Import from Projects" tab in the content library
Add content from a pack in the the Content Library
Create geometries from a spatial data layer with the Usage property.
From a spreadsheet: ask Giraffe AI or Claude through the Giraffe MCP to create usages in bulk, one for each row.
Import Settings
If the Usages in the import have the same name as Usages in your project,
you will be prompted to select how Giraffe treats the new usages.
Replace
Replaces Usages in your project with the imported ones. This will immediately update all project geometries with the new Usage(s).
Make Copies
Adds a copy of the imported usage(s) with the authoring project name appended (IE Residential from XX Project Name)
Keep
Keeps the Usages in the current project. The current project's Usage(s) will be applied to any imported geometry.
Treat Each Usage Differently
By default, Giraffe will apply your selection to all Usages with matching names.
You can toggle “apply different settings to each usage” to make individual selections
Create usages in bulk from a spreadsheet
To create usages in bulk from a spreadsheet, ask Giraffe AI or Claude through the Giraffe MCP. The Usage Editor and the Usage Table create one usage at a time.
Give the AI your table and tell it which column holds the usage name. It creates one usage for each row and fills in the color and property values from the other columns.
Giraffe AI works inside your project with nothing to install. Paste the table into the chat, or attach it as a text file, PDF, or image.
Claude through the Giraffe MCP works in the project open in your browser. Claude can read the spreadsheet file itself, so use it when your table lives in a file or another tool.
Try a prompt like this:
Create a usage for each row in this table. Use the Name column as the usage name and the Color column as its color. Add the other columns as property values. List the usages and their values before you create anything.
Giraffe AI is an add-on, and the Giraffe MCP is in beta. Reach out to your account team if you don't have either one.