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The following changes apply to the Sizer output files, that is, files with the extension .w[bc][acdg] bc is beam or column, acdg is analysis output ,design check, design run, or analysis graphs, and also concept files .wd (design by group), .wdm (design by member), and .wml ( materials list).
File Icons
For all of the Sizer output files shown in Windows Explorer, the generic icon showing a blank page has been changed to show a similar icon to those for the files in the toolbar, with the addition of a small replica of the Woodworks logo. If there is no toolbar button accessing the file, than an icon representing a lines on a page with the logo is shown.
Double-click Action
When you double click any of the text output files or analysis graphs, the corresponding project file now opens in Sizer and immediately shows the output file in the Sizer viewer. This is the same result as currently can be achieved by dragging the file into the Sizer.
Note that the text files are associated with Sizer and not the Windows Notepad application, which would be advantageous if you wanted to edit the file. However, Notepad can be associated on the Windows 7 operating system only, not in XP or Vista. For this reason, association with Notepad will be deferred until Windows 7 and later versions of Windows are exclusively used.
File Descriptions
The files now have descriptions that show up in Windows Explorer in the Type column and in the description of the selected file at the bottom. These descriptions are of the form e.g. WoodWorks Sizer Beam Results, WoodWorks Sizer Column Graphs, WoodWorks Sizer Concept Results by Member, etc.
The program now also has descriptions for names to the project files – WoodWorks Sizer Project (.wprj), WoodWorks Sizer Concept Mode (.wwa), WoodWorks Sizer Beam (.wwb.), and WoodWorks Sizer Column (.wwc).