# Start a new session

> Create a new, empty session in its own tab, give it a name, and switch between your sessions.

2 min · Updated 2026-11-11 · https://vcad.dk/en/help/start-a-new-session

Once you are done, the new session is the last tab at the top of VCAD, and your other sessions are just as you left them.

## Create a new session

1. Click **+** to the right of the tabs at the top of VCAD. The **Session name** field appears where the **+** was.

    > If **+** is dimmed and nothing happens when you click it, you have five sessions, which is the most there can be. Delete a session you no longer need with the cross on its tab. That cannot be undone, and with VCAD Cloud it is also removed from the cloud. To keep it, first click **Export** at the far right of the toolbar and choose **Save**. You get it as a DXF file.

2. Type a name for the session in the field.

    ![The top left corner of VCAD with the tabs Sketch 1 and Sketch 2 and to their right the Session name field reading Sketch 3, ringed, with the buttons ✓ and ✕ beside it](https://vcad.dk/help/start-a-new-session/name-field-en.png)

    > If you change your mind, press **Esc**.

3. Press **Enter**. The new, empty session opens in a new tab with the name you typed.

    ![The top left corner of VCAD with the tabs Sketch 1, Sketch 2 and the new tab Sketch 3, which is selected and ringed, and + to its right](https://vcad.dk/help/start-a-new-session/new-tab-en.png)

## Switch between your sessions

1. Click the tab of the session you want to work in. You do not need to save before you switch.

## If something doesn't work

| What you see | What to do |
| --- | --- |
| **Name cannot be empty** | Type a name in the field and press **Enter**. |

## Related guides

- [Find your way around VCAD](https://vcad.dk/en/help/find-your-way-around.md): See where things are in the VCAD window: your session tabs, the toolbar, the panels, the bar at the bottom and the account menu.

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