To Open Drawings

Use one of the following methods to open a drawing or sheet set.

• Click the Application button Open to display the Select File dialog box.
• Right-click a file tab, and choose Open to display the Select File dialog box.
• On the Quick Access toolbar click Open to display the Select File dialog box.
• Double-click a drawing in Windows Explorer to open the drawing. If the program is already running, the drawing opens in the current session rather than in a second session.
• Drag a drawing from Windows Explorer into the product.

  If you drop a drawing anywhere outside the drawing area—for example, the command line or the blank space next to the toolbars— the drawing is opened.

  NoteIf you drag a single drawing into the drawing area of an open drawing, the new drawing is not opened but inserted as a block reference.

• Use DesignCenter to open drawings.
• Use the Sheet Set Manager to locate and open the drawings in a sheet set.