Std ProjectUtil

Std ProjectUtil
Menu location
Tools → Document Utility
Workbenches
All
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
None

Description

With the Std ProjectUtil command you can extract files from a FreeCAD document (*.FCStd), which is in fact a ZIP file, and, after manual edits, create a new document from them.

The Project Utility dialog box

Usage

Extract Document

1. Select the Tools → Document Utility option from the menu.
2. The Project Utility dialog box opens.
3. Press the … button to the right of Extract Document → Source.
4. Select the *.FCStd file you want to edit.
5. Press the … button to the right of Extract Document → Destination.
6. Select a folder where the document should be extracted. It is advisable to select an empty folder.
7. Press the Extract button.
8. Press the Close button to close the dialog box.

Manual edits

It is important to realize that the files inside a FreeCAD document are interlinked. Only editing a single file will typically lead to errors. To make consistent edits across multiple files use a good code editor, such as Notepad++ (for Windows), Notepadqq (for Linux) or VSCodium (for Mac and others).

Create Document

1. Select the Tools → Project Utility option from the menu.
2. The Project utility dialog box opens.
3. Press the … button to the right of Create Document → Source.
4. Select the Document.xml file. The command will be automatically find all linked files.
5. Press the … button to the right of Create Document → Destination.
6. Select a folder where the new document should be created.
7. Press the Create button.
8. A new document with a fixed name, project.fcstd, is created in the selected folder. There is no warning if a file with that name already exists.
9. Optionally check the Load document after creation checkbox.
10. Press the Close button to close the dialog box.

Notes

• For more information about the FreeCAD document file format see File Format FCStd.