Dips > General Features

# Save File

The Save option in the toolbar or the File menu, is used to save your Dips file. This will save all of the data which you see in the Grid view, and also the information in the Project Settings and Traverse Information dialogs. A Dips version 6 file has a .dip6 filename extension.

Saving Sets / Planes / Tools

As of Dips version 5.1, it is important to note that the Save option also saves Sets, Planes and Tools, to a file with a .DWP filename extension. This works as follows:

- When you select Save, in addition to saving your Dips (.DIP) file, any Sets, Planes and Tools you have defined on the stereonet, will be saved to a file with a .DWP filename extension.

- The .DWP file will have the SAME FILENAME as the .DIP file. Whenever you open the .DIP file at a later time, the corresponding .DWP file will be automatically opened, as long as the two files have the same filename.