Open Drawing in New Window (File Menu)

This command opens an existing drawing in a new window, i.e. in another instance of Malz++Kassner CAD6. The "File Selection" dialog appears, where the drawing to be loaded can be chosen.

Compressed MKD drawings (Malz++Kassner CAD6 drawing files usually have the extension .MKD) are detected automatically, i.e. there is no difference between opening a compressed and a normal MKD drawing. Of course, if the compressed MKD drawing is encrypted you must specify the correct password using the command Edit > Options > Files. If the password is not correct the encrypted MKD drawing can't be opened.

If the drawing contains blocks which are not currently in memory, an attempt will be made to load them from the relevant library. If a block can not be loaded, the instance will be shown as a text label. As soon as the block becomes available the instance will be displayed correctly. The same goes for Malz++Kassner CAD6's own fonts if no available substitute has been specified with the Annotate > Manage Fonts command.

If the drawing can not be loaded successfully, a new blank drawing is started in the new instance (see File > New Drawing).