Creating Projects To begin using SOLIDWORKS Inspection to balloon drawings, you need to create a new project or open an existing project. To create projects: Click New Project (Quick Access toolbar) or File > New Project. In the Project Template dialog box, select a template and click . In the Open CAD/PDF File dialog box, select a file to use for the project and click Open. In the Properties/References PropertyManager, on the Project Properties tab, specify options and click . Parent topicProjects