Importing and Exporting

Use the Open command to open files created in any supported format. Use the Save As command to export parts, assemblies, and drawing sheets to formats read by other applications. Your license type determines which of these actions are supported.

If you work frequently with non-DesignSpark Mechanical files, you should set your file options to optimize the importing and exporting process for your needs.

Object IDs for edges, faces, and bodies are now stored within the .rsdoc file. Object IDs are preserved when other files are opened or inserted into, and the IDs can also be exported. For example, if you export a design to an analysis company, and they tag geometry with load positions, boundary conditions, and so on, then when you re-import that design, make changes, and re-export to the analysis company, they will not need to recreate their tags on the new design.

If you import a file and it fails, the reason for the failure is reported in the Status Log on the lower right edge of the window.