Lenze DSD - Manual (Page 54)

5 Managing projects
5.2 Open project
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5.2 Open project
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How to open a project that is already existing:
• Select the corresponding project in the Start dialog in the list field under Recently
opened projects, or select the option Open other projects.
• Click the icon in the Toolbar.
• Execute the command FileOpen or press the <Ctrl>+<O> keys.
• Select the corresponding project using the command FileRecently opened projects.
5.2.1 Displaying the project in the project viewer
A project that has been created with an older program version is not compatible to the current DSD
version. When it is opened in DSD, a query appears, asking you whether you want to display the
project with the integrated project viewer.
• You can open projects which have been created with a DSD version from 3.0 onwards.
• All dimensioning details of a DSD project are displayed.
• The navigation tree and result tree are provided as usual.
• It is not possible to make any changes to the dimensioning. Changes can only be carried out with
the DSD version by means of which the project has been created.
5.3 Saving the project
Save opened projects from time to time, in order to protect your work against power failures or sys-
tem problems.
• In the Lenze setting the "Automatic saving" function is activated to save the project at regular
intervals. The function is executed in the background and can be set.  Settings ( 46)
• If you open the saved project in the DSD again later on, the dimensioning can be continued from
the point of saving.
• You can also skip back to any position in the navigation tree, e.g. to adapt an already available
solution for similar requirements.
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How to save the current project:
Click the icon in the Toolbar, execute the command FileSave or press the <Ctrl>+<S>
keys.
• All pieces of information concerning the configured drive solution are saved.
• The file receives the extension *.dsd by default.