# Projects & saving

Source: https://meptools.com/docs/projects/

## Saved projects vs. work on this device

A **project** is a document saved to your account. It is listed on [/projects](/projects), on
your [dashboard](/dashboard), and it follows you to any device you sign in on.

Work that has not been saved to your account exists only in the browser you are using. That
side of the story — the save-status chip, autosave, unsaved work, and how guest work reaches
your account — is covered in [Save status & unsaved work](/docs/save-status). This page is
about projects once they are in your account.

## Your project library

[/projects](/projects) shows everything in your account:

![The projects page at the Free plan's 3-project limit: quota count, tool filter chips, search, and the saved projects list](./_assets/projects-page.png)

- A **count** of how many of your plan's project slots you are using, for example
  **2 of 3 projects**.
- **Filter chips** — **All**, or one tool at a time — and a **Search** box.
- **In your account** — the saved projects, each with **Open** (loads it in its tool) and a
  delete control. Delete asks **Delete?** before it removes the project.
- **Unsaved work — on this device**, below the saved list, when there is any. See
  [Save status & unsaved work](/docs/save-status#unsaved-work).

If you are signed out, the page only offers **Sign in**. If your email is not verified yet, the
page shows the **Activate cloud saving** notice instead of the quota count.

## Saving

You need a signed-in account with a **verified email** to save. Until you verify, work stays on
the device — see [Account & security](/docs/account#verify-your-email).

Inside a tool, the **File** menu has:

- **Save** (**Ctrl+S**) — the first save asks for a project name and creates the project;
  later saves update it.
- **Save as** — creates a second project from the current document.
- **Rename** — the new name is applied on the next save or autosave, not immediately.
- **Load project** — pick another saved project for this tool.
- **Autosave** — on by default; see [Autosave](/docs/save-status#autosave).

Opening a project puts its id in the address bar (`/tools/<tool>/<projectId>`), so you can
bookmark it. Opening a project that was deleted, or that you do not have access to, shows
**Project not found**.

## Project limits

| Plan | Projects |
| ---- | -------- |
| Free | 3        |
| Pro  | 15       |

These are stock limits — they never reset over time — and your usage is shown on the projects
page, the dashboard, and [/billing](/billing).

At the limit, saving a new project is refused with **Project limit reached. Delete a project to
save this one.** Delete one you no longer need, or upgrade.

### Locked projects

If you end up **over** your limit — typically after a downgrade from Pro to Free — the server
picks your most recently updated projects at that moment, keeps those unlocked, and locks the
rest. That choice is made once and doesn't re-shuffle afterwards: editing a project later won't
move it into the unlocked set.

A locked project shows a **Locked** badge in the list. It:

- **Cannot** be saved, autosaved, or renamed — the save-status chip reads **Cloud save
  blocked**, and a refused save explains that the project is read-only.
- **Can** still be opened, viewed, exported, and deleted.

The projects page and the dashboard both show a banner while you are over the limit. To get
unstuck, delete projects until you are within the limit, or upgrade — see
[Plans & payments](/docs/plans-payments).

## Size limit

One project can hold about **1 MB** of data. A save that would exceed it is refused: the chip
reads **Project too large**, nothing in your account is overwritten, and the work stays on the
device. Remove some content (in Plant Room Studio, for example, a large imported DXF) and save
again. Autosave pauses until the project fits.

## Deleting projects vs. deleting your account

Deleting a project from [/projects](/projects) removes just that project. Cancelling your
subscription does **not** delete any projects. Deleting your account does — permanently, along
with the rest of your account data. See [Account & security](/docs/account) and
[Refunds](/docs/refunds) for how cancellation and deletion work.

## Exporting your work

Exports run from within the tool, whether or not the document is saved. See
[Exporting & watermarks](/docs/exporting) for the formats available and how the watermark works.