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File Menu Functions Guide

The File menu contains items for creating, opening, and closing section data files, printing, and exiting the program. It includes options to create a new file, open an existing file, save the current file, import CAD files, create a parametric section, send the current file via email, and quit the program. A recent files list is also included.

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File Menu Functions Guide

The File menu contains items for creating, opening, and closing section data files, printing, and exiting the program. It includes options to create a new file, open an existing file, save the current file, import CAD files, create a parametric section, send the current file via email, and quit the program. A recent files list is also included.

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File menu
Contains items for crea ng, opening, and closing sec on data files, prin ng, and exi ng the program.

Table 1. File menu items

Menu Descrip on Same


item effect as
selec ng…
New Opens an empty surface design file. If the currently loaded sec on has been modified, then CTRL+N
the op on is given to save it prior to commencing with the new design.

Open CTRL+O
Opens the Load Model dialog, which is used to select an exis ng Surface Mesh data file (file
extension .SMH). Controls in this dialog are analogous to a common Windows open dialog,
except as noted in the following.

If the Preview op on is checked, then a preview of the surface can be displayed prior to
opening the file.

Note: Only a single surface mesh data file may be open at a me, so you will be prompted to
save any changes made to the current file, if one is open, and it will be closed prior to opening
a different file.

Save Saves any changes made to the current data file. CTRL+S

Note: If the current file has not been previously saved, this has the same effect as selec ng
Save As…

Save As… Opens the Save data file dialog which is used to specify a file name and loca on for the
sec on data file. Files are saved in the Surface Mesh data file (.SMH) format.

Import Opens the Import DXF, DWG dialog, which is used to select CAD files to import.
DXF, DWG
Files in the AutoCAD Drawing (file exten on .DWG) or drawing exchange format (file extension
…
.DXF) may be used for import.

Note: Files to be imported must only contain the defini ons of the contours, which must be
defined by closed lines or polylines.

Parametric Opens the Parametric Sec on dialog which is used to quickly create a surface based on a
Sec ons… sec on type and a number of key dimensions and insert that sec on as an external contour.

Send… Opens an e-mail (using your default e-mail client) and a aches the current data file.

Recent File A list of the most recent four sec on data files. Select one to open that data file.
list
Menu Descrip on Same
item effect as
selec ng…

Quit Closes the program. If any changes were made since the last me the data file was saved, a ALT+F4
message dialog opens confirming you wish to save those changes.

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