File > Open

File > Open

File > Open

Use this menu option to open a model or project.
      The Open File  button on the File toolbar is a shortcut for this menu option and the keyboard shortcut is Ctrl+O. The accessibility of this button is layout dependent.

    To open a model or a project:

    1. Select File > Open or click  to display the Open dialog.
    2. Navigate to the file you want to open as a model.
    3. Select the file. The Relief Info area of the dialog displays the file's dimensions in actual measurements and pixels. The Model Preview area displays a thumbnail image of the file's contents.

      If you select an .art file, the thumbnail image shown in the Model Preview area contains the contents of the active 2D view when the model was saved.

    4. Click Open.
      • If you select an .art or .rlf file, the Open dialog closes and the model is opened.
      • If you select a .bmp, .gif, .jpg, .jpeg, .jpe, .jfif, .tif, or .tiff file, the Open dialog closes, and the Set Model Size dialog is displayed.
      • If you select a .dxf, .dwg, .pic or .dgk file, the Open dialog closes and the Size for New Model dialog is displayed.
      • If you select a .3dp or .3da file, a project is opened instead of a model.

        The availability of projects is license dependent.


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