Open

Opens drawing (DWG), template (DWT), and interchange (DXF) files.

Accessing the Command

command bar: open

shortcut: Ctrl+O

aliases: op, im, import

menu bar: File | Open

toolbar: Standard |

: open

Displays a dialog box:

Choose a file, and then click Open.

Command Options

Option	Description
Look in	Selects the drive and folder.
File name	Specifies the name of the file.
Files of type	Selects the type of file: DWG - BricsCAD drawing file DWT - template file DXF - interchange file
Open	Opens the file.
Cancel	Closes the dialog box without opening a file.
Open as read-only	Opens the drawing in read-only mode. The drawing cannot be saved to the same file name.
Use Preview	Displays the preview image of the drawing.

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.