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You can open different file-types in the Windows® Open dialog.
CXL is the file-type for a MechDesigner model. The MTD file-type is the motions in MotionDesigner. The CXL file and the MTD file should be in the same path. OLD MODELS: MechDesigner may find a sketch-element that is over-constrained. A pop-up will ask if MechDesigner can delete the constraint to allow the sketch to be solved. Click YES if you want to open the file. Please re-check the important sketches in the model. If you are not sure. Save as... the model immediately to a new file-name. See also: Why so many CXL files? |
LXL is the file-type for a MechDesigner Library file. Before you open a Library file-type, pre-select the Plane onto which you want to add the Library file. See more: Open LXL File See also: Save As... LXL file-type |
ZXL is a file-type for a MechDesigner ZIP file. Extract all file-types to one path. The files include:
The STL, SLDPRT, SLDASM file-types become linked to the path in which you extract the ZXL files. Note: You can choose to specify the path in which to extract ZXL file-types: Application Settings | General tab | File Options > Extract ZXL files to:
I recommend you select Specify ZXL Output Directory. I usually specify the path of the ZXL file itself, but you can also select or create a new path. See more: File menu > Save as... ZXL file-type. |
When you open a DXF file-type, you add a DXF element to the Assembly-Tree as a child to the Model. The DXF element is the container for the DXF drawing. To show the DXF Drawing in the graphic-area, you must link it to a CAD-Line. Thus, to show a DXF drawing, there are two actions:
You can link the DXF Element and DXF Drawing to one and many different CAD-Lines. See more CAD-Line dialog-box > DXF tab |
MEC is a Camlinks file-type. See more: Open MEC files |
If you explore to your model files, you will see many file-types. Why so many files? They are different backup files DEFAULT-FILE-TYPES
BACKUP FILE-TYPES When you open a model:
AUTO-SAVE After every # commands:
WARNING : You overwrite the original model each Auto-Save See Application Settings > General tab > File Options to edit:
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