Why doesnt my file load??

[David Mohring]

I am new to the eCab software. I created a cabinet, saved it as a .esj file closed it, then tried to re-open and I just get the screen that says "What would you like to do? ..." It wont open. What am I doing wrong???? I have Version 6 bld 14.
thanks

[Scott Marshburn]

If you saved the cabinet in batch or custom layout as an .esj file then you will have to click on load existing job then find the job you just saved. If you were in cabinet editor and saved the cabinet in a library then when you click on develop cabinets or assemblies then you can select it from the library that you saved it in. Or if you are in batch or custom layout you can also select the cabinet from the library that you saved it in. Do note that an .esj extension is a job file and an .hsf extension is the extension that is used for library cabinets and such.

[David Mohring]

I'm pretty sure I was in the main cabinet editor mode. I still cant figure it out. I pulled up and modified the 002F Tall Pantry 4 drawer cabinet and saved the job. I have it attached. Can you please try to open it for me? It should show a 75" high x 32 wide x 20.25 deep cabinet with double doors on top and 4 drawers on bottom and molding top and bottom.
Thanks

[Scott Marshburn]

Ok I get the same thing when I try to open the esj file. If you pulled the cabinet up in the cabinet editor and saved it with an .esj extension then this maybe the problem. Could you retrace your steps in detail and post them? For example I do know that if you are in cabinet editor then select a cabinet from the library modify it and instead of selecting the save icon that looks like a floppy disk you select file then save as and save that way you will get this type of thing. The file will show in your jobs folder but when you click on it to open it the same thing happens that you described.

[Scott Marshburn]

Edit: I should have said the Blue Icon that looks like a floppy disk. There are actually two Icons that look like a floppy disk one is Black and one is blue. In order to save the cabinet that you modified in your library you need to click on the blue one. That is if you are editing a cabinet that you pulled from a library in cabinet editor.

[David Mohring]

I had probably hit the blue and or the brown icon at some point. So is there anyway to retrieve the info?

[Scott Marshburn]

Sorry but if you pulled the cabinet from a library while in cabinet editor and clicked on save job as or the black /brown icon. Then I personally do not know of a way to retrieve it. You might try giving thermwood a call in the morning. By the way have you looked for that cabinet in any of your libraries?

[David Mohring]

Well i just rebuilt it and saved it into the cabinet directory as an .hsf instead. new questions;

1) How do I get a nice 3D pic of it? the button with the camera only gives a pretty poor .jpg of the current view.

2) How do I make the left and right "ends" or sides of the cabinet panelized? I want to do this without just using the "applied ends" option.
Thanks

[Kerry Fullington]

David,
This is all covered in Online Training
and The Nearly Complete Guide to eCabinet Systems Software

Bothof these resources will help you greatly.