You can open files that contain MCAD data, ECAD designs, or both. The File menu contains a list of recently opened files. Open Creo View files, or import one of the supported external formats.

When you open a file, you may be required to accept a copyright notice before it is loaded. You can view copyright and other file information about loaded files by selecting File > Info.

When you open a file, it is not automatically loaded. Instead, you can select one or more viewables in the file to load. In MCAD structures, within the model view, you can select one or more parts or subassemblies to load, or you can load the entire structure. A Creo View structure contains information about the makeup, organization, and appearance of the parts of a product. In Creo View, you can edit the structure of a product. A structure file has one or more of the following MCAD viewables:

A structure can also have one or more of the following ECAD viewables:

After you open the structure, you can open one or more viewables associated with it. In addition to viewable files, the following information can be linked to the structure file: