File Menu

File Menu
	Chapter 3. GraphiCAD

File → New

New is used to clear the current window and start a new project. If the current window contains information, you will be prompted with the question "Save Current Job?". Answer Yes to save the information and begin a new project. Press Cancel to return to the current project.

File → Open

	Note
	Refer to the file management features in the Introduction Chapter before continuing.

The Open option prompts you with the standard Open File dialog box. Select the name of the file you want to edit. The system will load the file from the source disk. The file contains all the information about the job.

The system can open the following file types:

*.gcd; GraphiCAD default internal file format.
Cimagraphi 4.X Draft and Text (*.cad, *.txt)
Raster images:
- PCX
- TIF
- GIF
- PNG
- JPEG
- WMF
- PCX
- PCD
- TGA
- BMP
Postscript (*.eps, *.ai)
AutoCAD™ DXF (*.dxf)
HPGL - HP™ Graphic Language (*.plt)
*.igs; iges file.
RLF font format.

File → Insert

Enables you to insert any number of saved files, and to place them into the work area of the application. The application will automatically include the new layers into the Layer Manager.

File → Save

To save a file, select the File → Save option from the menu. The file will be saved under the current edited file name, which is displayed in the current window menu bar.

File → Save As

Saves a job under a new file name. Saving under a new name provides the possibility of keeping different versions of the same project disk.

The system can save a job in the following file types:

*.gcd; GraphiCAD default internal file format.
Postscript (*.eps, *.ai)
AutoCAD™ DXF (*.dxf)
HPGL - HP™ Graphic Language (*.plt)
*.igs; iges file.

File → Import

File → Import → Cimatron

Receive 2D entities from Cimatron™ to the application.

File → Import → JewelCAD

Receive 2D entities from JewelCAD™ to the application.

File → Import → Fikus

Receive 2D entities from Fikus™ to the application.

File → Export

File → Export → Cimatron

Send 2D entities from the application to Cimatron™.

File → Export → JewelCAD

Send 2D entities from the application to JewelCAD™.

File → Export → Fikus

Send 2D entities from the application to Fikus™.

File → Print

Open a dialogue with an on-screen impression of the image to be printed.

Figure 3.53. File Print

Print	Automatically prints all the displayed items.
Printer	Opens the Print Setup window.
Position	Moves the image in the Print Preview area. To move the image either insert a number, or click on the arrows. Position movement is in units. Using the Scale box, change the image size.
	Moves the image to the centre of the Print Preview screen.
	Present the image in a 1:1 scale.
	Scales the image to fit the Print Preview screen.
Thickness	Define line thickness for printing.
Add	Enables you to include remarks to the printed image. These remarks will not be displayed in the working area of the module. Select Date to include the date in a day/month/year format. Select Scale to add the scale ratio. Select Comment to add remarks to the image in the Print Preview window.
Copies	Insert the number of printed copies required.

File → Print Setup

To send a printout to a printer other than the default printer. The Print Setup window enables you to select an available printer. The printer options depend on the drivers previously defined in your Microsoft Windows™.

Figure 3.54. Print Setup Dialogue

To change the selected printer setup, press Properties. Press OK to update your printer or press Cancel to exit without changes.

File → Exit

Select Exit from the File menu, or press Alt-F4 to exit the application. If there is an unsaved file, you will be prompted to save the image before the program closes. Select from the following:

Yes	Save the files before closing the program.
No	Close the program without saving.
Cancel	Return to the application without exiting.