File Commands
- Last UpdatedDec 18, 2025
- 4 minute read
For information about the dialogs in detail, see File.
The following provides a brief description of some of the icons on the Toolbar.
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FILE \ NEW.. |
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Enables you to create a new design, see New /User Design Window.. |
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FILE \ OPEN... |
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Brings up an Open Design dialog for you to access an existing design. |
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FILE \ CLOSE |
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Closes the current design. |
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FILE \ SAVE |
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Saves the active design using the same design name. |
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FILE \ SAVE STATE... |
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Saves the active design as above, but in addition, creates a backup, so that you may restore the design to this state at a later date. |
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FILE \ SAVE AS... |
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Brings up the Save Design dialog for you to specify a new name for the active design. |
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FILE \ RELEASE CALCULATION GEOMETRY |
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Releases the Calculation Geometry following any updates to compartment names, permeabilities, etc and to profile points, deck edge points, etc. This allows such changes to be automatically updated within Surface/Compartment. |
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FILE \ SAVE AS TEMPLATE... |
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Brings up a dialog box which allows you to save the active project as a Template. |
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FILE \ PACK FILE |
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Rewrite data file to recover lost space. |
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FILE \ LOAD SCRIPT... |
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Reads in a macro script (JavaScript or VBScript) from a file. |
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FILE \ SAVE SCRIPT... |
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Saves a macro script (JavaScript or VBScript) in a file. |
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FILE \ IMPORT |
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This gives the following options: |
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GEOMETRY DATA (XML)... |
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Brings up a file selection box you to select the XML geometry model to be imported into the project. NB This is now the default format for Geometry. |
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GEOMETRY FILE... |
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Brings up a file selection box you to select the geometry model to be imported into the project. |
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HCL FILE... |
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Brings up a file selection box you to select the HCL file to be imported into the project. |
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SOUNDING TUBES... |
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Brings up a file selection box you to select a sounding tube data file to be imported into the project. |
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LOADMATE DATA... |
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Brings up a file selection box you to import bonjeans and hydrostatic and tank calibration tables, as used in Loadmate. |
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HYDRO FILE... |
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Brings up a file selection box you to select a Hydrodynamics data file set up in Hydro. This will create a powering, manoeuvring and seakeeping node containing the data from the Hydro file. |
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DPDAS FILE... |
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Brings up a file selection box you to select a DPDAS data file set up using DPDAS. This will create a new Dynamic Positioning node containing the data from the imported file. |
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FILE \ EXPORT |
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This gives the following options: |
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GEOMETRY DATA (XML)... |
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Brings up a file selection box you to select the XML geometry model to be exported. NB This is now the default format for Geometry. |
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GEOMETRY FILE... |
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Brings up a Save As dialog you to save the geometry model in one of 3 formats: facet, VRML or DXF. |
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HCL FILE... |
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Brings up a Save As dialog you to save a HCL file |
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SOUNDING TUBES... |
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Brings up a Save As dialog you to save sounding tube data to a file. |
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LOADMATE DATA... |
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Brings up a file selection box you to export bonjeans and hydrostatic and tank calibration tables for use in LoadMate and other onboard loading systems. |
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LOADSTAR DATA... |
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Brings up a file selection box you to export tank calibration tables and other data to an XML file for use in LoadStar and other onboard loading systems. |
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FILE \ PRINT... |
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This brings up the Print Control dialog from which you can print the active report. |
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FILE \ PRINT PREVIEW |
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This allows you to view the document as it will look once it has been printed. |
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FILE \ PRINT SETUP... |
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This is the standard printer set-up command. |
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FILE \ OUTPUT |
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This gives the following options: |
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HTML |
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This allows you to output a HTML document for the currently selected sub-tree. (With or without headers and formatting.) |
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LATEX... |
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This allows you to output a Latex PDF document for the currently selected sub-tree. |
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Write to database... |
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This allows you to output Longitudinal Strength data for use in Initial Design Hydrodynamics. |
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LS... |
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This allows you to output Longitudinal Strength data for use in Hydro. |
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DXF... |
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This allows you to output 2D DXF of Tankplans and Loading Diagrams. |
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FILE \ PREFERENCES... |
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Allows you to select various global program preferences. Database storage type, Page size for printing (A4 or Letter), and the number of recent file list entries. |
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FILE \ 1, 2, 3, |
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Allows you to directly access any one of the 3 most recently closed Hydro designs. |
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FILE \ EXIT |
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Closes down Hydro and prompts you to save an unsaved design. |
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