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I am not familar with Civil 3D - I use ABS 2007 but Civil 3D probably works about the same way. &nbsp;I usually don't even use their File Open. &nbsp;What I do is open the Autodesk program and then double click in Windows Explorer after browsing to the desired file. &nbsp;Autodesk has many defaults that are changed as they are used.<br />
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This will test your file associations. &nbsp;I mainly use my method because we have a license server and when closing the program I may lose my license and have trouble getting the program running again. &nbsp;Comment again with what happens using my method.
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I am not familar with Civil 3D - I use ABS 2007 but Civil 3D probably works about the same way.  I usually don't even use their File Open.  What I do is open the Autodesk program and then double click in Windows Explorer after browsing to the desired file.  Autodesk has many defaults that are changed as they are used.

This will test your file associations.  I mainly use my method because we have a license server and when closing the program I may lose my license and have trouble getting the program running again.  Comment again with what happens using my method.

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We know that we can access it using Windows Explorer but need to be able just to go to File, Open, then get a brose window instead of the command bar at the bottom. &nbsp;It used to work...
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We know that we can access it using Windows Explorer but need to be able just to go to File, Open, then get a brose window instead of the command bar at the bottom.  It used to work...

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When I click file and then open in autodesk civil 3d 2007 it goes down to the command window and wants me to type in the full path and filename. I used to be able to just click on file and then open and it would let me browse. That Does not happen anymore and I don't know why.... Please help... &nbsp;Also everything in the file menu save, save as, open, etc... all want to go to the command console. 
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When I click file and then open in autodesk civil 3d 2007 it goes down to the command window and wants me to type in the full path and filename. I used to be able to just click on file and then open and it would let me browse. That Does not happen anymore and I don't know why.... Please help...  Also everything in the file menu save, save as, open, etc... all want to go to the command console. 

Can't browse folders when going to file open in autodesk

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