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File Menu Commands

  • Last UpdatedDec 17, 2025
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For information about the dialogs in detail, see File.

The following provides a brief description of some of the icons on the Toolbar.

FILE \ NEW...

Enables you to create a new design, refer to Creating a New Design.

FILE \ OPEN...

Brings up an Open Design dialog for you to access an existing design.

FILE \ CLOSE

Closes the current design

FILE \ SAVE

Saves the active design using the same design name.

FILE \ SAVE STATE...

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.

FILE \ SAVE AS...

Brings up the Save Design dialog for you to specify a new name for the active design

FILE \ RELEASE CALCULATION GEOMETRY

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.

FILE \ SAVE AS TEMPLATE...

Brings up a dialog box which allows you to save the active project as a Template.

FILE \ PACK FILE

Rewrite data file to recover lost space.

FILE \ LOAD SCRIPT...

Reads in a macro script (JavaScript or VBScript) from a file.

FILE \ SAVE SCRIPT...

Saves a macro script (JavaScript or VBScript) in a file.

FILE \ IMPORT

This gives the following options:

GEOMETRY DATA (XML)...

Brings up a file selection box for you to select the XML geometry model to be exported. NB This is now the default format for Initial Design Geometry.

GEOMETRY FILE...

Brings up a Save As dialog for you to save the geometry model in one of 3 formats: facet, VRML or DXF.

HCL FILE...

Brings up a Save As dialog for you to save a HCL file

SOUNDING TUBES...

Brings up a Save As dialog for you to save sounding tube data to a file.

LOADMATE DATA...

Brings up a file selection box for you to export bonjeans and hydrostatic and tank calibration tables for use in LoadMate and other onboard loading systems.

LOADSTAR DATA...

Brings up a file selection box for you to export tank calibration tables and other data to an XML file for use in LoadStar and other onboard loading systems.

FILE \ PRINT...

This brings up the Print Control dialog from which you can print the active report.

FILE \ PRINT PREVIEW

This allows you to view the document as it will look once it has been printed.

FILE \ PRINT SETUP...

This is the standard printer set-up command.

FILE \ OUTPUT

This gives the following options:

HTML

This allows you to output a HTML document for the currently selected sub-tree. (With or without headers and formatting.)

LATEX...

This allows you to output a Latex PDF document for the currently selected sub-tree.

XML...

This allows you to output a XML document for the currently selected sub-tree.

LS...

This allows you to output Longitudinal Strength data for use in Initial Design Hydrodynamics.

DXF...

This allows you to output 2D DXF of Tankplans and Loading Diagrams.

FILE \ PREFERENCES...

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.

FILE \ 1, 2, 3,

Allows you to directly access any one of the 3 most recently closed Calc designs.

FILE \ EXIT

Closes down Calc and prompts you to save an unsaved design.

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