Creo™ Schematics 4.0 Help Center > Importing and Exporting Designs > Managing Designs in PTC Windchill > To Open a Design from Windchill
  
To Open a Design from Windchill
1. Click File > Open from Windchill. The Open From Windchill dialog box opens.
2. Select a design to open and click OK. The design is unpacked to your working directory and opens in Creo Schematics.
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The design is open, but not checked out.