Opening a file
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Command |
Path |
Shortcut |
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Open Open Recent |
File |
Ctrl+O (Windows) Cmd+O (Mac) |
There are several ways to open a file. Up to eight files can be open at once in the program. See Managing multiple documents.
To open a file do one of the following:
From Vectorworks, select the command and select the file to open.
Right-click on a document tab and select Open Document.
From the Home screen's Home pane, open the Recent Files tab and click a file; see The Home screen.
From the Home screen's side bar, click Open and select the file; to open a project file on the Project Sharing Server, click the down arrow next to Open, and see Creating and editing a working file.
Drag and drop the file into the open Vectorworks application, including onto any part of the Home screen; on Mac, drag and drop the file onto the Vectorworks icon on the Mac dock. If the Home screen is open, it automatically toggles to the work area when the file is opened.
Double-click a file directly in Windows File Explorer or Mac Finder. If multiple versions of Vectorworks are installed, the results may vary for Windows and Mac.
Windows
If the Vectorworks File Associations dialog box associates Vectorworks file types with a particular copy of Vectorworks, double-clicking a file opens it in that particular version of Vectorworks.
If the Vectorworks File Associations dialog box specifies that current Vectorworks file associations remain in place, double-clicking a file opens the file in the version of Vectorworks with which it is associated.
Mac
If multiple versions of Vectorworks are currently open, double-clicking a file opens the file in whichever version of Vectorworks you opened first.
If multiple versions of Vectorworks are installed but not open, double-clicking a file opens the file in the latest version of Vectorworks.
When you attempt to open a file that another user already has open, an alert displays the name of the user who has the file open and where it is open; additional information about the file can be displayed, including its path, when it was opened, and how long it has been open.
The Vectorworks program can open files that were created in MiniCAD 7 or in Vectorworks versions 8 and above. Files that were created in versions earlier than MiniCAD 7 must be converted to at least version 7, with a version of the program that is earlier than version 12. If an earlier version of the program is not available, contact Vectorworks Sales Support for assistance.
Vectorworks maintains a list a recently opened files, available from the Home screen or the Open Recent command. To remove everything from your recent files list, select File > Open Recent > Clear Recent Files, or click Clear All on the Recent Files tab of the Home screen's Home pane. To remove an individual file from your recent files list, from the Home screen, click the file menu for that file, and select Clear Recent File.
Watermarked files
Files from the Vectorworks educational version include a watermark. If this is the first time the file is being opened, a message displays, notifying you that the data in the file may only be used in other watermarked documents. This type of file is identified as watermarked in the title bar. If an educational version of the Vectorworks product is being used, a message displays to that effect, and also warns that any files created or modified in this version of the software will be watermarked. If you reference or import objects from a watermarked file, the current file is irreversibly converted to a watermarked file; and therefore prints with an educational watermark on every page.
