You can open a recent document from the File menu or the Welcome dialog box.
To open a recent document:
- When no documents are open:
- Click File, and select a document to open.
To see a preview of the document and its file path, hover over the menu item for the document. The preview and file path appear in a large tile.
- Click or press R and select a document.
- When a document is already open:
- Click , and select a document to open.
- Click or press R and select a document.
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Regardless of whether a document is already open or not:
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Open the
Welcome dialog box by doing one of the following:
- Click Welcome to SOLIDWORKS
(Standard
toolbar).
- Click .
- Click Welcome to SOLIDWORKS on the
SOLIDWORKS Resources
tab in
the Task Pane.
Then, on the Home tab or Recent Tab, click a tile to open a
document.