Use this menu option to open a model or project.
Note: The
Open File
button on the
File toolbar is a shortcut for this menu option and the keyboard shortcut is
Ctrl+O. The availability of this button is license dependent.
button on the
File toolbar is a shortcut for this menu option and the keyboard shortcut is
Ctrl+O. The availability of this button is license dependent.
To open a model or a project:
- Select
File > Open or click
to display the
Open dialog.
- Navigate to the file you want to open as a model.
- Select the file. The dialog displays the file's dimensions in actual measurements and pixels, and displays a thumbnail image of the file's contents.
If you select an .art file, the thumbnail image contains the contents of the active 2D view when the model was saved.
- Click
Open.
- If you select an .art or .rlf file, the Open dialog closes and the model is opened.
- If you select a .bmp, gif, .jpg, .jpeg, .jpe, .jfif, .tif, or .tiff file, the Open dialog closes, and the Set Model Size dialog is displayed.
- If you select a .dxf, .dwg, .pic, .dgk, or .pdf file, the Open dialog closes and the New Model dialog is displayed.
- If you select a .3dp or .3da file, a project is opened instead of a model.
Note: The availability of projects is license dependent.