Open
Purpose
Loads a saved drawing (.cad2d) and replaces the current one with it. DXF and SVG files are converted into a new drawing.
Access
- Key: Ctrl + O.
- File menu → 📂 Open… (2).
- Command search : Open.
- Without command: drag the file from the explorer onto the drawing area (Drag and drop).
If you no longer know which of the files is the one you want, Open with preview gets you there: every file appears as a tile with a preview image, drawing number and title (since program version v3.0.41).
Procedure
- With unsaved changes Discard unsaved changes? appears.
- The system's file dialog opens; selectable are LiberoDraft Zeichnung (.cad2d, .json), DXF Zeichnung (.dxf) and SVG Zeichnung (.svg).
- The drawing is loaded, the saved view restored. The status bar reports Opened: Name.cad2d (n elements, m dimensions). If the saved view lies beside the drawing, the view is fitted and View fitted automatically on load is appended.
- In Chrome and Edge LiberoDraft remembers the opened file; Save then writes back to it without a prompt.
With a DXF or SVG file the command first creates a new drawing, inserts the elements on the active layer, fits the view and opens the check Check & clean up drawing with the import findings; the drawing is named after the file but not yet saved as .cad2d.
Options
None. If the file is to be loaded in addition to the existing drawing, use Import drawing.
Related commands
- Import drawing — insert a .cad2d into the open drawing
- Load block — load a block file .ldblk
- Save, Save As