save as ..

when saving the file under a different name, to keep a record of the progress of different stages of your work, for instance, the "save as .." command is the way to go. it's under the file menu just below "save", or you can get to it thru "cntrl-shift-s" (for pc's).

the tricky part: i realize many of you know "save as .." from other programs, it's basic stuff, but archicad will default to saving as a photoshop image file, a ".psd" file. so while you're busy coming up with a clever name, you may be saving as to a file format that cannot be retrived as a functioning archicad file. if you still have the file open and have realized this mistake, simply "save as .." again as an archicad file, which is an "archicad solo project" file or ".pln". otherwise, you'll just have to redo the work you did since the last save. autosave may be your saving grace. archicad autosaves your open file every few minutes; you may have noticed the bulldozer icon appearing as the cursor for a few seconds. the back-up archicad files have the same name as their original file, only ending in " .bpn". if open this, your work should be restored.