Please note this section is for saving your drawing so you can later reopen & edit the drawing, if you wish to Export your drawing as an image, see our guide on Exporting.
Save Drawing
[How to save your drawing]
Note: DrainPlan saves drawings as a .drainage file, this allows you to reopen the drawing and make alterations
Save Drawing Button:
Navigate to the File Menu in the top right and locate the Save or SaveAs options.
File -> Save or Save As.
Saving with Save:
When selecting Save, it will automatically save the drawing if there is an existing file path; otherwise, it will prompt you to enter a file name and destination.
Saving with SaveAs:
When selecting SaveAs it will prompt you to enter a name for the file & select a destination to where you want the file to save to.
Note: DrainPlan uses a custom saving system, when saving your drawings it will save as a .Drainage file. This file can only be opened using DrainPlan Software.
Load Drawing
[How to load your drawing]
Note: Once Opening a drawing, you can then select Save which will overwrite it to current version.
Load Drawing Button:
Navigate to the File Menu in the top right and locate the Open Drawing or Open Recent Drawing options.
File -> Open Drawing or Open Recent Drawing.
Open Drawing:
Upon selecting Open Drawing, it will prompt you to choose the file you wish to open. Select the file to open and it will load the drawing.
Open Recent Drawing:
Open Recent Drawing displays all recently opened drawings, select one of these drawings to open it back up.