File Menu
The File menu contains the following commands:
| New | Creates a new project. When you select this command, a new untitled project is created. |
| Open | Opens an existing project. When you select this command, the Open dialog box opens, so you can choose which program to open. |
| Close | Closes the current project without exiting the program. |
| Close All | Closes all currently open projects. |
| Save | Saves the current project. |
| Save As | Saves the current project under a new project name and/or to a different directory location. |
| Save All | Saves all currently open projects. |
| Update Server Copy | Updates the ProjectWise server copy using the current project. |
| Import | Opens a menu containing the following commands: HAMMER CONNECT/HAMMER Database —Opens a Select Database File to Import window where you can choose the file to import (*.sqlite). EPANET —Opens a Select EPANET File to Import window where you can choose the file to import (*.inp). HAMMER CONNECT Database —Lets you import a HAMMER CONNECT project database file. Submodels —Opens a Select Submodel File to Import window where you can choose the file to import (*.sqlite). |
| Export | Opens a menu containing the following commands: DXF —Export the current network layout as a DXF drawing. EPANET —Opens a Select EPANET File to export window where you can choose the file to export (*.inp). Submodels —Export the current project to a Submodel file (*.sqlite). HAMMER CONNECT—Export the current project to a HAMMER CONNECT input file (.inp). Publish i-model—Opens the Publish to i-model dialog. Publish Map Mobile i-model—Opens the Publish to Map Mobile i-model dialog. Export to Excel—Opens the Export to Excel dialog. |
| Seed | Seed files allow you to save project settings and data as a template (the seed file has an .sts extension). You can then reuse these settings/data while creating new projects using the data from the previously saved seed file. Selecting the Seed command opens a submenu containing the following commands: New from Seed: Allows you to create a new project using the previously saved seed file you specify. Save to Seed: Saves the current project settings and data as a seed file for reuse in future projects. |
| Page Setup | Opens the Page Setup dialog box where the print settings can be set up. |
| Print Preview | Opens a submenu containing the following commands: Fit to Page —Opens the Print Preview window, displaying the current view as it will be printed. The view will be zoomed in or out so that the current view fits to a single page of the default page size. Scaled —Opens the Print Preview window, displaying the current view as it will be printed. The view will be scaled so that it matches the user-defined drawing scale (this is defined on the Drawing Tab of the Options dialog: Tools > Options). |
| Opens a submenu containing the following commands: Fit to Page —Prints the current view. The view will be zoomed in or out so that the current view fits to a single page of the default page size. Scaled —Prints the current view. The view will be scaled so that it matches the user-defined drawing scale (this is defined on the Drawing Tab of the Options dialog: Tools > Options). | |
| Hydraulic Model Properties | Opens the Hydraulic Model Properties dialog box where Title, File Name, Engineer, Company, Date, and Notes can be added. |
| Recent Files | When the Recent Files Visible option is selected in the Options dialog box, the most recently opened files will appear in the File menu. |
| Exit | Closes the program. |