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New
This command opens a new document and makes it the active (current) document. Until you save the
new document and give it a name, the title bar of the document window will show ‘Untitled’. If you
have several documents open, you can switch between them using the main Window menu.
Open
This command loads a le (a scene, a material, etc.) from a storage device (such as a hard disk) into
memory and opens it in a new document window. If the current document window is empty, this is
used instead.
You can also use the Open command to import les (see the Import lters in the preferences).
Recognition of these formats is automatic. Filename extensions (Windows) are superuous, as are
types and creators (Macintosh). You can also use this command to view images or load other settings.
Alternatively, you can open a le by dragging it in the Explorer (Windows) or the Finder (Mac OS)
onto a viewport.
Merge
This command lets you add scenes, objects, materials, etc. to the active document.
Revert To Saved
This command reverts the scene to its most recently saved version. Because you will lose any changes
made to the current document since it was last saved, a dialog rst checks that you want to revert
to the saved version.