File Open Dialog and Open Dialog
Used to open an existing DGN file or a file of a different type as the active DGN file.
Controls on these two dialogs are analogous but only the File Open dialog allows you to select or change the WorkSpace or WorkSet.
If you prefer to use the MicroStation Manager-type File Open dialog, from the Preferences dialog Look and Feel category, turn off Use Windows file open.
A thumbnail image is stored in each DGN file that can be seen in the File Open dialogs as well as Windows Explorer (the latter in versions of Windows that support this functionality). After you have opened the file in a design session and selected
once, the thumbnail image is saved as a bitmap in standard clipboard format.The MS_THUMBNAIL configuration variable can be used to control the behavior of thumbnail generation.
Setting | Description |
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File | A drop-down list which consists of recently opened files and the following option: |
Directory | A drop-down list which consists of recently accessed
directories and following directory option:
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WorkSpace | (Available only in the File Open dialog) Selects the WorkSpace within which you want to select the WorkSet. |
WorkSet | (Available only in the File Open dialog) Sets the location and names of data files associated with a specific WorkSet. |
File name | Shows the name of the file that is selected in the
list box, or you can key in a filename. The list box lists the name of the
existing files in the directory.
Tip: To
bypass the Look in option menu, you can key in a complete path specification
for a file in the File name field.
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Files of type | Sets the type of file to open.
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Options | Opens an options dialog related to the file type selected in the Files of type option menu. For example, if Files of type is set to AutoCAD Drawing Files (*.dwg), highlighting a .dwg file and clicking the Options button opens the DWG Open Options dialog . |
Open | Opens the selected DGN file.
If the filename in the Name field is the same as the name of an existing file, an alert box asks if you want to overwrite the existing file. If a DGN file is already active, it is closed before the newly selected DGN file is opened. |
Open as read-only | If on, the file is opened in a read-only state. The disk icon located in the lower right corner of the application window that normally indicates the need to save your work appears with a large red X indicating the read-only status of the file. |
Cancel | Closes the dialog without opening a DGN file. |