Close a Building

Close an active building by selecting > Close Building or Archives | Buildings | Close. To save the changes made to the building since the last save, select Save in the dialog box. The program will save the changes and close the building. You can close the building without saving the changes by clicking the Close button.

Dialog Box Options

Keep only latest save of building
The number of saves of the building is defined in the BDSXX keyword group with the max_building_versions keyword. In addition to these saves, the last automatic save of the building is stored. If you want to keep only the most recent save of the building, select the checkbox Keep only latest save of building check box in the dialog box. In this case, the old saves of the building will be deleted from the building folder.
Compress building files
When you select this check box, the program compresses the files of the building into a VXZ file, and at the same time deletes them from the building folder. The program creates the compressed file in the building folder with the name Archive.vxz. You can also create a compressed file by selecting Archives | Buildings | Maintenance Archive Buildings With File Compression. Later, when you open the building, the program will extract the VXZ file and remove it from the building folder.
Export building to VXZ file
When you select this check box, the program will create a compressed VXZ file of the building files. Select the folder in which you want to save the compressed file. The compressed file is named according to the building, for example Building_Name.vxz. You can also create a compressed file by selecting Archives | Buildings | Export.
Update preview
Create a preview image of the building model MODEL.vxm in the building folder. The image is a jpg file. The check box is selected by default when the building has changed after it was last saved. The preview image is not updated when you save the building. You can enable the preview image creation also when saving the building by editing the system settings.
Preview Image of Building Model
Store in
When only the local archive is used, the storage location does not need to be selected and the storage location options are not presented in the dialog box.
If you are using Vertex Sync or DesignStream data management system, learn more about storage location options:
Save
Click Save to save the changes made to the building since the last save. The program will save the changes and close the building.
Close
If the building has not changed since the last save, or you do not wish to save the changes, close the building by clicking Close