Open a Saved RanchAssist Project

Open a project

1. Open the same RanchAssist tool that created the project.
2. Select Open Project.
3. Choose the .ra file from your device.
4. RanchAssist reads the file locally and validates it.
5. If the file is compatible, the editable state is restored.
6. The tool recalculates derived values using the current calculation logic.

What RanchAssist checks

Before restoring a project, the tool checks that:

• the file can be read and parsed;
• it is marked as a RanchAssist project file;
• required project metadata exists;
• the .ra format version is supported;
• the project belongs to the current tool;
• the tool-specific state is valid;
• spatial data is valid when applicable.

Older project files

When practical, a tool may migrate an older supported schema to the current structure. In that case, you may see a message such as Project updated.

Newer or wrong-tool files

RanchAssist will not guess when a file was created by a newer unsupported version or a different tool. Open the file in the correct tool or update to a compatible tool version.

After the project opens

Review key results and warnings before continuing. Recalculation may produce a different result if calculation logic, rounding, or validation has improved since the project was last saved.