{"id":312,"date":"2018-05-02T20:10:01","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T20:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=312"},"modified":"2025-04-10T13:53:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T13:53:18","slug":"saving-and-opening-project-files","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/knowledge-base\/saving-and-opening-project-files\/","title":{"rendered":"Saving and Opening Project Files"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Studio Express uses three files:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong> Project Files:<\/strong> These files are used to store all of your project data including the IDF curves and design storm precipitation data that were being used at the time the project was last saved. Project files have a \u201c.stx\u201d extension.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong> IDF curve files:<\/strong> These files store the IDF curves and have an \u201c.idf\u201d extension. These are the same .idf files used in other Hydrology Studio software and can be opened and used in Studio Express.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Precipitation files:<\/span><\/b> These contain your precipitation data for the design storms and have a \u201c.pcp\u201d extension.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The IDF and Precipitation data is automatically embedded within the Project Files (.stx).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"471\" height=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/05\/NewProj.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/05\/NewProj.png 471w, https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/05\/NewProj-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/05\/NewProj-50x29.png 50w, https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/05\/NewProj-60x35.png 60w, https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/05\/NewProj-100x59.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"saving-projects\">Saving Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Studio Express works much like a spreadsheet or word processor. 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