• On the Drawings & reports tab, click Drawing list ( Ctrl + L ), and then double-click a drawing to open it.

When you open a drawing, a message box is displayed showing the progress and what is happening, and a snapshot of the drawing is displayed. You can click Cancel to cancel the opening.

Do any of the following:

• On the Drawing tab, click Drawing list ( Ctrl + O ), and then double-click a drawing to open it.
• To open the next drawing in the Drawing list , press Ctrl + Page Down.
• To open the previous drawing in the Drawing list , press Ctrl + Page Up.

If you have made some changes in the currently open drawing, Tekla Structures asks you if you want to save the changes before opening another drawing. You also have a chance to take a snapshot of the current drawing or mark it ready for issuing.

When you open a drawing, a message box is displayed showing the progress and what is happening, and a snapshot of the drawing is displayed. You can click Drawing list to cancel the opening.

Sometimes, you cannot open the drawing because the drawing file cannot be found, or the drawing file is somehow incompatible. Tekla Structures then displays one of the following messages:

• "Cannot load the selected drawing. Could not find the drawing file. Check Tekla User Assistance for more information."
• "Cannot load the selected drawing. Incompatible drawing file. Check Tekla User Assistance for more information."

For more information, see Cannot load selected drawing.