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Save your model to your hard-drive with a new file-name and/or file-type.
File menu > Save as |
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File toolbar > Save as |
We save two files: •CXL file-type for the model in MechDesigner. •MTD file-type for the motions in MotionDesigner. |
See also: Open Library File, and Import Library File. See also User-Library Directory The LXL file-type is a Library File. In the Save as dialog: 1.Browse to a path - typically the User-Library Directory. 2.Select Save as Type: Library Files (.lxl) 3.Enter a file-name Note: You cannot save the model in the active Mechanism-Editor to an LXL file if the active Mechanism-Editor has a child Mechanism-Editor The Library List of Non-relatives dialog shows when you cannot save the LXL file. |
IMPORTANT - save any SOLIDWORKS documents that you have imported onto a CAD-Line and exit SolidWorks before you do File > Save as a ZXL file-type. Note: You can also use Win-Zip® to un-zip a ZXL file. You should save the model as a CXL file-type before you save it with the ZXL file-type. We add these file-types to the ZXL file when they are in the model: •SLDPRT* •SLDASM* •STL •DXF •TXT (used with a Point-Cloud). Save as ZXL file-type - to include SOLIDWORKS documents When the ZXL save interface opens, you can choose to select: ☑Select all ☑Select STL files ☑Select SolidWorks files Click to close the interface and save the ZXL file. |
The DXF file we save for you includes CAD-Lines, Lines, Arcs and Part-axes. You can save one Part or all of the Parts in a Mechanism-Editor to a DXF file. 1.Click, in the Assembly-Tree, a Mechanism element OR a Part element The Mechanism or Part element must show in the Selection-Window. 2.Click File menu > Save as 3.Select DXF as the File of type 4.Enter a file name. |