File | Open
Contents
|
File menu > Open File toolbar > Open You can open the file-types that are listed below if you use the 'File of type:' in the 'Open' dialog. Top-Tip: How to Restore window size of the 'Save' and 'Open' dialogs |
File > Open file-types >
CXL
CXL is the default MechDesigner file-type. The MTD file-type, with the same file-name, should be in the same path as the CXL file. The MTD file-type has the motions that are needed for the model. See also Why so many CXL files? |
LXL
LXL file-type is the Library file-type You must pre-select a Plane to add the Library File to the model See Also Open LXL File See also Save As... LXL file-type |
ZXL
A ZXL file is a ZIP file-type. File > open > ZXL extracts the files CXL and MTD file-types. If the ZIP file includes STL and DXF files, then these are also extracted from the ZXL file. Notes: Use Application Settings | General | ZXL Output file location to specify which path to extract the files.
See also : File menu > Save as.. ZXL file-type. |
DXF
File > Open > DXF file-type adds a DXF element to the Assembly-Tree. The DXF element is the 'container' for a DXF drawing file. To show the DXF drawing, you must link the DXF-element to a CAD-Line. See also CAD-Line dialog-box > DXF tab |
MEC [Camlinks]
MEC is a Camlinks file-type. Notes: The MEC file-type is available to open only when a Mechanism-Editor is active. See also Open MEC files for more details. |
Why so many .CXL and .MTD files?
If you explore to the path that lists your model files, you will see many files with the same file name but different file extensions. Why is this? The are files that are automatically created with the:
These are set in Application Settings > General tab > File Options Separator When the 'Number of Backup-Files' is set to three(3), and you open a MechDesigner file:
Similarly, backup files are made of the MotionDesigner *.MTD file: To open a file with .1, .2 or .3, delete the .1, .2, or .3 from the file-extension. |