Index: DamEngine/trunk/src/Deltares.DamEngine.Interface.Tests/EngineInterfaceTests.cs
===================================================================
diff -u -r4627 -r6351
--- DamEngine/trunk/src/Deltares.DamEngine.Interface.Tests/EngineInterfaceTests.cs	(.../EngineInterfaceTests.cs)	(revision 4627)
+++ DamEngine/trunk/src/Deltares.DamEngine.Interface.Tests/EngineInterfaceTests.cs	(.../EngineInterfaceTests.cs)	(revision 6351)
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.IO;
+using Deltares.DamEngine.Io;
+using Deltares.DamEngine.Io.XmlInput;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 
 namespace Deltares.DamEngine.Interface.Tests;
@@ -65,11 +67,21 @@
     }
 
     [Test]
-    public void CanCreateDamProjectData()
+    public void CanCreateDamProjectDataThroughXml()
     {
         const string fileName = @"TestFiles\InputFile.xml"; // This file is created by test CanWriteAndReadDamProjectDataToXml()
         string xmlString = File.ReadAllText(fileName);
         var engineInterface = new EngineInterface(xmlString);
         Assert.That(engineInterface.DamProjectData, Is.Not.Null);
     }
+    
+    [Test]
+    public void CanCreateDamProjectDataThroughInputObject()
+    {
+        const string fileName = @"TestFiles\InputFile.xml"; // This file is created by test CanWriteAndReadDamProjectDataToXml()
+        string xmlString = File.ReadAllText(fileName);
+        Input input = DamXmlSerialization.LoadInputFromXmlString(xmlString);
+        var engineInterface = new EngineInterface(input);
+        Assert.That(engineInterface.DamProjectData, Is.Not.Null);
+    }
 }
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Index: DamEngine/trunk/src/Deltares.DamEngine.Interface/EngineInterface.cs
===================================================================
diff -u -r5426 -r6351
--- DamEngine/trunk/src/Deltares.DamEngine.Interface/EngineInterface.cs	(.../EngineInterface.cs)	(revision 5426)
+++ DamEngine/trunk/src/Deltares.DamEngine.Interface/EngineInterface.cs	(.../EngineInterface.cs)	(revision 6351)
@@ -57,6 +57,20 @@
             Message = Resources.ModelAccepted
         });
     }
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    ///  Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="EngineInterface"/> class.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="input">The input model</param>
+    public EngineInterface(Input input)
+    {
+        DamProjectData = FillDamFromXmlInput.CreateDamProjectData(input);
+        SendMessage(new LogMessage
+        {
+            MessageType = LogMessageType.Info,
+            Message = Resources.ModelAccepted
+        });
+    }
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets or sets the progress delegate.