Import /Merge Drawing Data

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The File menu > Import > Merge CabMaster Designer Pro drawing option allows you to select an existing drawing file to merge with the current one. This is done in the same way that templates are applied to a drawing, so like templates it allows you to control what happens when answers in the current drawing conflict with those in the drawing being merged in.

This topic will show you how to open earlier version drawings (i.e. V8, V9, V10) in CabMaster using this option but you can skip step one if you are simply merging drawings created with the same version. This topic uses V10.1 as our current working version in these examples.

If you are using a Cloud2 Licence, the earliest version of CabMaster you will be able to open is V10.1.

You cannot import drawings using Designer CL or Designer 3D.

Earlier Version Drawings

It is not recommended to simply open older CabMaster drawings with newer versions, as issues will arise due to improvements and bug fixes.

If you find a drawing file on your computer and simply launch it, CabMaster will run with the last version that was running on your computer, so doing this will very frequently open in the wrong version if you are not careful which versions you are running.

The first thing you need to do before you can import/merge a drawing into v10.1 is to make sure that the drawing from your earlier version is saved in the default Data folder for V10.1 (or current version), by...

copying the drawing (.qid) file from your earlier version CabMaster Data folder (or wherever it is located on your computer);
and then paste it into the current version CabMaster Data folder location.

You can skip this step if both your drawings are created with the same version and you simply want to merge.

Import/Merge Drawings into CabMaster

Open CabMasterProV10.1 (or current version drawing) and...

Create a New drawing.

When the 'Create from template' dialog asks what template to use, select <none> and Use drawing properties.

Example

From the File menu, select Import > Merge CabMaster Designer Pro drawing

An 'Import from' dialog (similar to 'Create from template') will list all the drawings that are saved in your default Data folder.
- Select the drawing you want to import (in this example, Import 3 Floor cabinets previously created with V9),
- Make sure Use drawing properties is selected.
- Click OK.

Once the selected drawing has loaded, select Refresh [F5] from the right click menu.

Refresh Drawing

Save the drawing.
- You may need to check your Job Setup in Drawing Properties to make sure nothing is missing.

There is no guarantee that machining produced from imported drawings will work exactly as intended every time.

If you do have issues with machining, it is recommended to re-draw the problem cabinet/part.