Opening a Project

Open a project as follows:

1. Do one of the following:
   • Select File > Open Project from the menu bar.
   • Select Open > Open Project from the toolbar.
   • Press Ctrl+O.
2. Select the project to be opened in the dialog box.

   Open Project Dialog Box

3. If necessary, select the version of the project you want to open.
4. Select the active drawing-model pair, if necessary.

The drawing file of the drawing-model pair is opened in the drawing window and the model file in the model window. The activate_target keyword in the BDSXX keyword group determines which working window is activated by default. You can change the active window during working in any of the following ways:

• Click the title bar of the window
• Press the F2 key.
• Select File > Switch Between 2D and 3D.
• Select the window from the Window menu.

Note

• If a project is already open, the program will automatically close it. The project can be saved before it is closed, see Closing a Project.
• When you have opened a project, you can restore a previously saved version by using the function File > Open Project Version.
• When you open a password protected project, you will be prompted "Note! Saving the opened project requires a password".

Automatically Activated Drawing-model Pair
Opening Recent Projects
Editing Project Parameters
Saving a Project
Opening a Previously Saved Version
Closing a Project
Updating Details from the DesignStream System
A Password Protected Project
Opening a File Saved with an Incompatible Version
Editing Keywords