Save the Model Drawing
General
- The model is saved in the model archive.
- The model file is an independent *.vxm file on disk or in the Flow system if Flow product data management is used.
- The archive data related to the model is stored in the model archive or as metadata of the model object in Flow.
- The drawing is saved in the drawing archive.
- The drawing file is an independent *.vxp file on disk or in the Flow system if Flow product data management is used.
- The archive data related to the drawing is stored in the drawing archive or as metadata of the drawing object in Flow.
- Exceptionally, a model or drawing can be saved on a disk, in which case it cannot be found in the archives.
An image of the model and drawing archive, without Flow:
The drawing that is created from the model
Saved by default in the drawing archive when the drawing is created.
- Click the Drawings in the feature tree.
- Select the context-sensitive function New Drawing.
- The program generates a drawing based on the properties you enter. Dialog Box: New Drawing
- The program copies the archive data of the model to the drawing and opens the archive data of the drawing for editing.
- Select OK.
- At the same time, the drawing is saved in the drawing archive.
- Save the model so that the new drawing remains visible in the feature tree of the model.
When you only want to make a temporary drawing
You do not want to save this drawing to the drawing archive.
- Note that in this case the drawing will not be found in the Drawings branch of the model’s feature tree.
- Click the Drawings in the feature tree.
- Select the context-sensitive function New Drawing.
- The program generates a drawing based on the properties you enter.
- The program copies the archive data of the model to the drawing and opens the archive data of the drawing for editing.
- Select Cancel on the archive card.
- The program will ask you Save changes?
- Answer No
- The drawing is generated and you can print it, for example.
- You can save the drawing on your disc by using the function File > Export > Save in Another Format.
- Use the file format Vertex 2D Drawings (*.vxp)
- Select the folder in which the drawing file is saved.
- Enter a name for the drawing file.
- When you close the drawing window from the desktop, the program asks you Save changes?
- If you answer No, the drawing will be closed from the desktop without saving.
- If you answer Yes, the program opens the drawing archive card and you can edit the data and save the drawing by clicking OK.
Other saving methods
- Select File > Save.
- Click Save on the quick access toolbar.
- Use the following shortcut key: Ctrl+S