New, Open and Save a Drawing

New

If you choose New, you create a new drawing. If you already have a drawing open, when you choose to create a new drawing, a message box containing the question "Do you want to save the changes to the current drawing?" appears. If you want to save the drawing, click on Save. If you do not want to save the drawing, click on Do not save. You can also choose Cancel.

Open

If you choose Open, you can find and open existing InstantPlanner drawings and drawing archives in the file format .omz.

Follow the instructions below:

  1. Go to the File menu and select Open. The Open dialog is displayed.

  2. Go to the folder where the drawing you want to open is saved.

  3. Click on Open.

Note:

  • You can also open InstantPlanner drawings by selecting a file in, for example, the Explorer on your computer. Drag the file to the drawing area and drop it.

 

At the bottom of the dialog you will find a preview field. It displays a preview of the file you have selected. See Figure 1.

Figure 1 At the bottom of the Open dialog, a preview of the selected drawing is shown.

 

Save

Once you have opened a new drawing and done some work on it, you will probably want to save it.

Follow the instructions below:

  1. Choose Save from the File menu. The Save As dialog is displayed.

  2. Go to the folder where you want to save the drawing.

  3. Enter a name for the drawing in the field File name.

  4. Click on Save.

Save As

If you want to change the file name of an existing drawing, follow the instructions below:

  1. Choose Save As from the File menu. The Save As dialog is displayed.

  2. Go to the folder where you want to save the drawing.

  3. Enter a new name for the drawing in the field File name.

  4. Click on Save.