Std ProjectUtil

Description
The Std ProjectUtil command is there to assist manual edits of FreeCAD project files. A FreeCAD project file (*.FCStd) is in fact a ZIP file containing multiple files. In some rare cases it is useful to extract these files and, after manual edits, create a new project file from them.



Extract project

 * 1) Select the  option from the menu.
 * 2) Press the  button to the right of.
 * 3) Select the *.FCStd file you want to edit.
 * 4) Press the  button to the right of.
 * 5) Select a folder where the project file should be unpacked. It is advisable to select an empty folder.
 * 6) Press the  button
 * 7) Press the  button

Manual edits
It is important to realize that the files inside a FreeCAD project file 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 the Windows OS).

Create project

 * 1) Select the  option from the menu.
 * 2) Press the  button to the right of.
 * 3) Select the Document.xml file. The command will be automatically find all linked files.
 * 4) Press the  button to the right of.
 * 5) Select a folder where the new project file should be created.
 * 6) Press the  button.
 * 7) A new project file with a fixed name (project.FCStd) is created in the selected folder. There is no warning if a file with that name already exists.
 * 8) Optionally check the  checkbox.
 * 9) Press the  button.