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23 January 2003

1. DO NOT RENAME THE MODEL "AUTOSAVE" FILE TO THE ACTIVE MODEL DATABASE

Since version 5.4 of Xsteel when opening a model, Xsteel automatically notices if an autosave file exists and asks you
whether you want to open the autosaved situation or the previous model. There is no longer the need to rename the
autosaved files and you should never rename the autosaved file modelname.db1_user to modelname.db1.
In multiuser mode the autosave file and the actual saved model file are not fully compatible - the autosave database
contains some extra status information, which the master model will interpret wrongly. This may end up in ghost parts
which you are not able to edit anymore.
In case you are already facing problems caused by this there is a workaround:
Create a model dump (it can be quite big) and import the dump-file to a new (empty) database. This should correct the
model and make those ghost parts editable again.

How to import Model Dump:

1. Start Xsteel
2. Create a new model
3. Copy the file model.dmp into this model folder
4. Now go to File->Import->Dump
5. Save & re-open the model
6. Now create a new view
You should now be able to see the imported model.

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