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<a name = "hj-top"> </a><table class = "table1" id = "table11"><tr><td><table class = "DocHeader"><tr><td class = "DocHeader1" colspan = "2"><h1>Loading Models</h1></td></tr><tr><td class = "DocHeader4" colspan = "2"/></tr><tr><td class = "DocHeader3"><table class = "DocHeaderIntro" id = "table12"><tr><td class = "Intro1Only"><p class = "header"><p class = "abstract"><span class = "shortdesc">
Composer lets you work with models of different types.</span>
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</p></td></tr></table></td><td class = "DocHeader2"><table class = "DocTopicsSeeAlso" id = "table13"><tr><td class = "TopicsTitle">See Also</td></tr><tr><td><a title = "Composer has two modes, one for working with animations and another for working with views. Views are snapshots of viewport objects, called actors, and their properties." href = "cps-t-GettingStarted-ViewsUse.htm#cps-t-GettingStarted-ViewsUse">Using Views</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>
<div class = "body taskbody"><section><ol class = "ol steps"><li class = "li step stepexpand">In the command ribbon at the top of the Composer window, click 
<span class = "ph menucascade"><span class = "ph uicontrol">File</span><abbr title = "and then"> &gt; </abbr><span class = "ph uicontrol">Open</span></span> 
<img class = "image" src = "../Icons3DVIA/I_CPSFileOpen.png"/>.</li><li class = "li step stepexpand">In the <span class = "keyword wintitle">Open</span> dialog box, click 
<span class = "ph filepath filepath">toolbox.smg</span> (in 
<span class = "ph filepath filepath">
<var class = "keyword varname varname">&lt;install_dir&gt;</var>\Samples</span>) and click  
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Open</span>.<div class = "itemgroup stepresult"><p>
The toolbox model appears in the 
large center pane, called the viewport
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<span class = "ph filepath filepath">.smg</span> 
is the extension for the default Composer 
file type.
See <a class = "xref" href = "cps-c-FileTypes.htm#cps-c-FileTypes" title = "Composer has several native file types.">About Composer File Types</a>.</li><li class = "li">
Composer can also import many 
CAD formats, such as SOLIDWORKS.
See <a class = "xref" href = "cps-c-SupportedImportFormats.htm#cps-c-SupportedImportFormats" title = "You can import a number of 3D and 2D file formats in Composer, whether from CAD systems (such as SOLIDWORKS, CATIA, and Pro/ENGINEER) or CAD-neutral formats (such as IGES and STEP).">About Supported Import Formats</a>.</li><li class = "li">
You can also use the <span class = "keyword wintitle">Open</span> dialog box to merge models from different files.
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