From f2f8a0df5725c54ed109ff93cb3275b64bdb2817 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: lillith <35337584+0xlillith@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2026 19:17:55 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs: explain browser saves and local downloads --- docs/book/src/guide/files.md | 22 +++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/book/src/guide/files.md b/docs/book/src/guide/files.md index c041953d..e236ae57 100644 --- a/docs/book/src/guide/files.md +++ b/docs/book/src/guide/files.md @@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ replaced version is kept as `.bak`. Unsaved changes are autosaved to a rec and the next launch offers to recover them. Older design files are upgraded on open, and files from a newer version are refused with a message. -Current designs use format 10 for recorded body transfers, explicit 3D curve coordinate +Current designs use format 12, including persistent analytic offset boundary roles and +association profile references, durable sketch face anchors, periodic fit splines and versioned +revolve conventions. It also retains recorded body transfers, explicit 3D curve coordinate spaces and certified face bindings, alongside semantic configuration styles, associative free-form offsets and cylindrical emboss selections. Older ownership maps, geometry and expressions retain their saved meaning. Legacy 3D curves with retained associations receive @@ -26,3 +28,21 @@ their producer's coordinate-space marker without changing any saved points; deta retain world coordinates. A lost cross-component association refreshed by an older build may need an explicit relink or refresh when its source returns. Loading never guesses a numerical correction. Association records, coordinate arrays and placements are bounded and checked. + +## Saving in the web app + +In the web app, **Save** and **Save As** keep designs in this browser's private storage; +they do not open a dialog for choosing a folder on your computer. Clearing the site's data +can remove those designs. Download a copy to keep it outside the browser or move it to +another device. + +1. Open the File menu and choose **Open** to show **Files in this browser**. +2. Choose **Download open design** for the current design, including its unsaved changes, + or **Download** beside a stored file for its last saved contents. +3. Find the `.solvecraft` file in your browser's downloads. Whether a folder chooser appears + depends on your browser's download settings. + +Use **Open from computer…** in the same panel to reopen a downloaded design. The web app +works on a browser-stored copy; later saves do not update the original downloaded file. +Use **Rename** beside a stored file to change its name. Exports such as STEP and STL are +also downloaded.