eCADSTAR Library Editor: File Tab

The following commands can be accessed from the File tab in eCADSTAR Library Editor.

Group   Description
New Library   See: New Library.
Open Library   See: Open Library
Save   Saves the currently-displayed tab.
Save As   Saves the currently-displayed tab with a different name
Close   Closes the currently-displayed tab, and any associated tabs.

Workspace

Open

Allows you to open a saved workspace by browsing to a .ecw file in the displayed Open dialog. A new instance of eCADSTAR Library Editor is launched using the specified workspace, and the Start Page is displayed. All files in this instance of eCADSTAR Library Editor are opened within the specified workspace. For more information on workspaces, see Using Workspaces.

  • All the saved application and environment settings that are associated with the workspace are loaded.
  • On the title bar of this instance of eCADSTAR Library Editor, the value {[workspace name]} is added before [Start Page]. This is illustrated below.
  • Recently-accessed workspaces are displayed in the RECENT WORKSPACES section on the Start Page in eCADSTAR Library Editor. You can remove an item from this section by right-clicking it and selecting Remove from Recent on the assist menu.
Note
Multiple workspaces can be used simultaneously in any eCADSTAR application.

 

Save

When using a workspace, changes that you make to the following areas are saved to the current workspace file. If no workspace is open, then this field is made unavailable.

Note
  • For all eCADSTAR applications using a workspace, any changes to the workspace are synchronized immediately, regardless of whether the workspace has been saved.
  • Changes made in the Product Settings dialog are applied to all eCADSTAR applications, for the relevant workspace. All other changes are applied only to the relevant eCADSTAR application.

 

Save As

Allows you to save the current environment as a workspace by specifying the name and location of a workspace file. Specify these details in the displayed Save As dialog. This command is available regardless of whether you are using a workspace. A new instance of eCADSTAR Library Editor is launched using the specified workspace, and the Start Page is displayed. The settings in the following areas of eCADSTAR Library Editor are saved to the workspace file:

Note
  • For all eCADSTAR applications using a workspace, any changes to the workspace are synchronized immediately, regardless of whether the workspace has been saved.
  • Changes made in the Product Settings dialog are applied to all eCADSTAR applications, for the relevant workspace. All other changes are applied only to the relevant eCADSTAR application.

 

Default

Allows you to select an existing workspace as the default environment. This field is available regardless of whether you are currently using a workspace. The selected workspace is used by all eCADSTAR applications when in "no workspace" mode. Browse to a .ecw file in the displayed Open dialog. When you specify a workspace file, a Warning dialog is displayed that prompts you to restart eCADSTAR Library Editor.

  • Click Yes to apply the workspace settings and restart eCADSTAR Library Editor.
  • Click No to apply the workspace settings without restarting eCADSTAR Library Editor. A Warning dialog is displayed that states that the default settings have been updated.
Note
If you click Default from within a workspace, the application will restart into "no workspace" mode. Any "none workspace" instances of eCADSTAR are not updated, and must be restarted.
Migration   Allows you to migrate a CADSTAR design.
Print   Displays the Print dialog. This allows you to print the data that is displayed on the canvas.
Configuration Product Settings See: Product Settings
  Application Settings    See: Application Settings
  Shortcut Key Settings See: Shortcut Key Settings
  User Command Settings See: User Command Settings
  Customize the Ribbon See: Customize the Ribbon
  Customize the Quick Access Toolbar See: Customize the Quick Access Toolbar
Help Current Tool Help Displays the online Help for eCADSTAR.
  Check for Updates Allows you to check online for updates to eCADSTAR.
  About eCADSTAR Displays the version number of the relevant eCADSTAR. application. It also allows you to check online for updates to eCADSTAR.
Exit   Closes eCADSTAR Library Editor. If you have made any changes in eCADSTAR Library Editor, then you will be prompted to save them before the application closes.