Import and Export
Importing your fits is as easy as copy and pasting into pyfa. By pasting a fit from your clipboard via Ctrl+V, pyfa will automatically detect which format you are pasting, add the fit to the database, then open it for you.
EVE Fitting Tool (EFT) pioneered this particular format which has grown to be the easiest and most common way of sharing fittings. This format lists the modules on the ship in an easy-to-understand way.
With the EVE Online: Oceanus release, CCP made EFT the official format of importing / exporting fits to and from game. To import a fit from the EVE client, simply click "Copy to Clipboard" when you have a fitting open and paste into pyfa.
In addition to the EFT format, pyfa can read the .cfg files that EFT creates for each ship containing the various loadouts, useful if you are moving from EFT to pyfa. These files are located in EFTs Setups directory, and may be imported via File > Import Fittings
The EVE client can export saved fits directly to .xml files on the players computer in the <user>/Documents/EVE/fittings directory. To use this feature in EVE, go to the Fitting Management window and click the Export button. From t here, select one or more fits, type a file name, and click Export. From there, you can either open the file and past the contents into pyfa, or go to File > Import Fittings
The DNA format is mostly used by the EVE client as a way of sharing a fit using as little space as possible, however you may run into it from time to time when one-liners are preferred.
Exporting your fits is just as easy as importing. Find a fitting you want to export, hit Ctrl+C, and you'll be presented with options to export. The format you choose will be copied to your clipboard
There are generally three ways to import fits into EVE:
- Using the "Import from Clipboard" mechanic from the fitting management window. If you have a fit in EFT format copied onto your clipboard, use this to easy import. This is the easiest way as fits are generally shared and exported in EFT format.
- Using the HTML Export feature in pyfa. Open the webpage and click a link, and you'll be presented with an in-game fitting which you may save.
- Using the "Import" mechanic from the fitting management window. You need to have your fits exported in XML format to
<user>/Documents/EVE/fittingsfor them to be seen in the EVE client.