File > Open
Open a model that is on your hard-drive.
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File menu > Open |
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File toolbar > Open |
When you enable Auto-Save, we save your model after 10 commands (default).
To make sure you do not overwrite an important model, either
•Disable Auto-Save, or
•Save the model to a new file-name.
Open these file-types:
The CXL is the file-type for the MechDesigner model. The MTD is the file-type for the MotionDesigner motions. The CXL and the MTD file-types should be in the same-path. OLD MODELS: MechDesigner may find a sketch-element that is over-constrained. A pop-up asks you if we can delete for you the constraint so that we can solve the sketch. Click YES if you want to open the file! Check important sketches after you open the model, then save the model again. See also: Why so many CXL and MTD files? |
LXL - the file-type for a Library file. There are three options when you open a Library file. •Preselect a Plane - the Library file adds a new Mechanism-Editor. The model in the Library file opens on the XY-Plane of the new Mechanism-Editor. •Preselect a Part - the Library file opens on the Part. The Library file is a child to the Part. •Preselect nothing - the Library file is opened and merged with the active Mechanism-Editor. See more: Open LXL File See also: Save as > LXL file-type |
ZXL - the file-type for a MechDesigner ZIP file - see Save as > ZXL The file-types that may be in a ZXL file are: •CXL and MTD •STL, SLDPRT, SLDASM •DXF Note: You can choose the path to which you want to extract ZXL file-types: See: Application Settings | General tab | File Options > Extract ZXL files to: ◉Create sub-directory automatically - All files extract to a sub-directory to the ZXL file. ◉Specify ZXL output directory - enter the path for the files. I prefer Specify ZXL Output Directory. I usually extract the files the same path as that of the ZXL file itself. You can also select or make a new path. See more: File menu > Save as > ZXL file-type. |
When you open a file of the DXF file-type you add a DXF-element to the Assembly-Tree as a child to the Model. The DXF element is a container for one DXF-Drawing. MD17+ :The name of the DXF-element in the Assembly-Tree in now the name of the DXF-Drawing. You must link the DXF-Element to a CAD-Line to show the DXF-Drawing in the graphics-area. Thus, to show the DXF-Drawing, do:
The DXF-Drawing shows in the graphics-area. See more: CAD-Line dialog > DXF tab |
MEC is a Camlinks file-type. See more: Open MEC files |