OPEN — Open

Opens a DWG or DXF drawing.

• Command: OPEN · Global name: _OPEN · Alias: OPENURL, DXFIN · Shortcut: Ctrl+O
• Menu: LinceCAD
• Menu: File
• Toolbar: Standard

Opens a DWG or DXF drawing in a new tab. The file is read in the background, with a progress bar, so the window keeps responding even with large files.

Usage

1. Enter OPEN or press Ctrl+O.
2. Choose the file in the dialog box. You can also drag the file onto the LinceCAD window.
3. When it finishes, the status bar says how many entities it has and how long it took, and the view shows the drawing extents.

Notes

• If the file is already open, its tab becomes current instead of opening it again.
• If the current drawing is untouched (Drawing1 with no changes), the opened one takes its tab, as in AutoCAD.
• Its external references and the text fonts in the drawing's folder are loaded too.
• If there is an automatic save of the same drawing newer than the file (from a session that did not close properly), the command line warns about it and says where it is.
• If the file is damaged and does not open, try RECOVER.

See also

NEW · RECOVER · QSAVE · XREF · File formats