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Opens drawing (DWG), template (DWT), and interchange (DXF) files in new document tabs.
Note: To open a drawing in an existing drawing, use the Import or Insert commands.
Accessing the Command
command bar: open
shortcut: Ctrl+O
aliases: op, im, import
menu bar: File | Open
ribbon: Home | File | Open
toolbar: Standard | 
: open
Displays a dialog box:
Choose a file, and then click Open.
Command Options
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Option |
Description |
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Look in |
Selects the drive and folder. |
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File name |
Specifies the name of the file. |
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Files of type |
Selects the type of file:
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Open |
Opens the file in a new document tab. |
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Cancel |
Closes the dialog box without opening a file. |
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Open as read-only |
Toggles opening the drawing in read-only mode
The drawing cannot be saved to the same file name, so to save changes to the drawing, use the SaveAs command to save it by a different name. |
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Use Preview |
Toggles the display of the the preview image:
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Procedures
Related Commands
Close - closes the current drawing.
Quit - exits BricsCAD after closing open drawings.
New - starts new drawings.
SecurityOptions - sets a password to protect a drawing
WhoHas - reports the ownership of a drawing file.
WorkSets - creates and loads a set of drawing files. Allows to work with a named group of drawings.
