Opening a project

You open an OrthoEngine project from the Project File window. The type of file you can open must be an OrthoEngine project. That is, the file must have a .prj extension.

You can open a project by using any of the methods described herein.

In Do this
OrthoEngine
  1. Click the File menu, and then click Open.
    Tip: Alternatively, you can press Ctrl+O.
  2. In the Project File window, open the folder containing the project you want, select the project file, and then click Open.
File explorer
  • Drag the project file from your file explorer to the OrthoEngine window (OrthoEngine must be running)
  • Double-click the OrthoEngine project file that you want to open (starts OrthoEngineif it is not running already)
Note: If you open a mosaic-only OrthoEngine project created in CATALYST Professional 2017 or earlier, you will be prompted to import the project into Mosaic Tool.

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