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Composer lets you work with models of different types.</span>
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<div class="body taskbody"><ol class="ol steps"><li class="stepexpand"><p class="li step">In the command ribbon at the top of the Composer window, click 
<span class="ph menucascade"><span class="ph uicontrol">File</span> &gt; <span class="ph uicontrol">Open</span></span> 
<img class="image" src="../Icons3DVIA/I_CPSFileOpen.png"/>.</p></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><p class="li step">In the <span class="keyword wintitle">Open</span> dialog box, click 
<span class="ph filepath">toolbox.smg</span> (in 
<span class="ph filepath">
<var class="keyword varname">&lt;install_dir&gt;</var>\Samples</span>) and click  
<span class="ph uicontrol">Open</span>.<p> <p>
The toolbox model appears in the 
large center pane, called the viewport
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<p>Notes:
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<span class="ph filepath">.smg</span> 
is the extension for the default Composer 
file type.
See <a class="xref" href="cps-c-FileTypes.htm#cps-c-FileTypes" title="Composer has several native file types.">About Composer File Types</a>.</li>
<li class="li">
Composer can also import many 
CAD formats, such as SOLIDWORKS.
See <a class="xref" href="cps-c-SupportedImportFormats.htm#cps-c-SupportedImportFormats" title="You can import a number of 3D and 2D file formats in Composer, whether from CAD systems (such as SOLIDWORKS, CATIA, and Pro/ENGINEER) or CAD-neutral formats (such as IGES and STEP).">About Supported Import Formats</a>.</li>
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You can also use the <span class="keyword wintitle">Open</span> dialog box to merge models from different files.
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