Product(s):	WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, HAMMER, SewerGEMS, CivilStorm, SewerCAD, StormCAD
Version(s):	10.00.XX.XX, 08.11.XX.XX
Area:	Layout and Data Input

Problem

How do you open an existing project (from the standalone version for example) in the AutoCAD platform?

[Problem ID#: 61067]

Solution

1. Open the AutoCAD platform (eg. "WaterCAD for AutoCAD..." shortcut, for WaterCAD). A blank drawing should open.

2. Select the menu item corresponding to the product you're using (eg. "WaterCAD" menu for WaterCAD).

3. Select Import > Hydraulic Model (or Project on older versions) > Import > [Product Name] Database.

4. Browse to and open the model with extension .SQLITE or .MDB. If the existing model was created in a much older version, such as WaterCAD 5.0, it may need to be upgraded to a more recent version of Standalone first, before the MDB or SQLITE file will be available.

If you were previously working on a hydraulic model in the AutoCAD platform, you would instead open the related DWG (or DXF) file and the hydraulic model will automatically open (if it is in the same folder with the same base file name).

Note: Any changes made to the model in the AutoCAD platform will be reflected in the standalone version when you save the model.

See Also

What files are necessary to work with a WaterCAD for AutoCAD drawing?