diff --git a/MatterControlLib/ApplicationView/ApplicationController.cs b/MatterControlLib/ApplicationView/ApplicationController.cs
index f657f8cf5..e1c6ee796 100644
--- a/MatterControlLib/ApplicationView/ApplicationController.cs
+++ b/MatterControlLib/ApplicationView/ApplicationController.cs
@@ -704,6 +704,33 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl
 			return actions.ToDictionary(a => a.ID);
 		}
 
+		public static void OpenFileWithSystemDialog(Action<string[]> openFiles)
+		{
+			var extensionsWithoutPeriod = new HashSet<string>(ApplicationSettings.OpenDesignFileParams.Split('|').First().Split(',').Select(t => t.Trim().Trim('.')));
+
+			foreach (var extension in ApplicationController.Instance.Library.ContentProviders.Keys)
+			{
+				extensionsWithoutPeriod.Add(extension.ToUpper());
+			}
+
+			var extensionsArray = extensionsWithoutPeriod.OrderBy(t => t).ToArray();
+
+			string filter = string.Format(
+				"{0}|{1}",
+				string.Join(",", extensionsArray),
+				string.Join("", extensionsArray.Select(t => $"*.{t.ToLower()};").ToArray()));
+
+			UiThread.RunOnIdle(() =>
+			{
+				AggContext.FileDialogs.OpenFileDialog(
+					new OpenFileDialogParams(filter, multiSelect: true),
+					(openParams) =>
+					{
+						openFiles?.Invoke(openParams.FileNames);
+					});
+			}, .1);
+		}
+
 		public async Task OpenIntoNewTab(IEnumerable<ILibraryItem> selectedLibraryItems)
 		{
 			await this.MainView.CreateNewDesignTab(false);
diff --git a/MatterControlLib/ApplicationView/BrandMenuButton.cs b/MatterControlLib/ApplicationView/BrandMenuButton.cs
index e7960e6b4..9ac1dc13b 100644
--- a/MatterControlLib/ApplicationView/BrandMenuButton.cs
+++ b/MatterControlLib/ApplicationView/BrandMenuButton.cs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ either expressed or implied, of the FreeBSD Project.
 */
 
 using System;
+using System.Linq;
 using MatterHackers.Agg;
 using MatterHackers.Agg.Image;
 using MatterHackers.Agg.Platform;
@@ -92,6 +93,11 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl
 
 			PopupMenu.MenuItem menuItem;
 
+			menuItem = popupMenu.CreateMenuItem("Open File", StaticData.Instance.LoadIcon("fa-folder-open_16.png", 16, 16).SetToColor(menuTheme.TextColor));
+			menuItem.Click += (s, e) => ApplicationController.OpenFileWithSystemDialog((fileNames) => ApplicationController.Instance.MainView.OpenFile(fileNames.FirstOrDefault()));
+
+			popupMenu.CreateSeparator();
+	
 			menuItem = popupMenu.CreateMenuItem("Help".Localize(), StaticData.Instance.LoadIcon("help_page.png", 16, 16).SetToColor(menuTheme.TextColor));
 			menuItem.Click += (s, e) => ApplicationController.Instance.ShowApplicationHelp("Docs");
 
diff --git a/MatterControlLib/PartPreviewWindow/MainViewWidget.cs b/MatterControlLib/PartPreviewWindow/MainViewWidget.cs
index fd64e1840..73a794cf9 100644
--- a/MatterControlLib/PartPreviewWindow/MainViewWidget.cs
+++ b/MatterControlLib/PartPreviewWindow/MainViewWidget.cs
@@ -466,14 +466,15 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl.PartPreviewWindow
         }
 #endif
 
-		public void OpenDropFile(string filePath)
+		public void OpenFile(string filePath)
         {
 			Instance_OpenNewFile(this, filePath);
 		}
 
 		private async void Instance_OpenNewFile(object sender, string filePath)
 		{
-			if (File.Exists(filePath))
+			if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(filePath)
+				&& File.Exists(filePath))
 			{
                 if (Path.GetExtension(filePath).ToLower() == ".mcx")
                 {
diff --git a/MatterControlLib/PartPreviewWindow/Tabs.cs b/MatterControlLib/PartPreviewWindow/Tabs.cs
index 504d1ff16..8b7f19426 100644
--- a/MatterControlLib/PartPreviewWindow/Tabs.cs
+++ b/MatterControlLib/PartPreviewWindow/Tabs.cs
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl.PartPreviewWindow
 				{
 					foreach (var file in e.DragFiles)
 					{
-						ApplicationController.Instance.MainView.OpenDropFile(file);
+						ApplicationController.Instance.MainView.OpenFile(file);
 					}
 				}
 			};
diff --git a/MatterControlLib/PartPreviewWindow/ViewToolBarControls.cs b/MatterControlLib/PartPreviewWindow/ViewToolBarControls.cs
index 056bf3f81..2b1278275 100644
--- a/MatterControlLib/PartPreviewWindow/ViewToolBarControls.cs
+++ b/MatterControlLib/PartPreviewWindow/ViewToolBarControls.cs
@@ -650,38 +650,17 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl.PartPreviewWindow
 			var openFileButton = openMenuItems.CreateMenuItem("Add File to Bed".Localize(), StaticData.Instance.LoadIcon("fa-folder-open_16.png", 16, 16).SetToColor(theme.TextColor));
 
 			openFileButton.Click += (s, e) =>
-			{
-				var extensionsWithoutPeriod = new HashSet<string>(ApplicationSettings.OpenDesignFileParams.Split('|').First().Split(',').Select(t => t.Trim().Trim('.')));
-
-				foreach (var extension in ApplicationController.Instance.Library.ContentProviders.Keys)
-				{
-					extensionsWithoutPeriod.Add(extension.ToUpper());
-				}
-
-				var extensionsArray = extensionsWithoutPeriod.OrderBy(t => t).ToArray();
-
-				string filter = string.Format(
-					"{0}|{1}",
-					string.Join(",", extensionsArray),
-					string.Join("", extensionsArray.Select(t => $"*.{t.ToLower()};").ToArray()));
-
-				UiThread.RunOnIdle(() =>
-				{
-					AggContext.FileDialogs.OpenFileDialog(
-						new OpenFileDialogParams(filter, multiSelect: true),
-						(openParams) =>
-						{
-							sceneContext.AddToPlate(openParams.FileNames);
-						});
-				}, .1);
-			};
-
-			// popupMenu.AddChild(openLibraryButton, 0);
+            {
+                ApplicationController.OpenFileWithSystemDialog((fileNames) =>
+                {
+					sceneContext.AddToPlate(fileNames);
+				});
+            };
 
 			return popupMenu;
 		}
 
-		private void UpdateToolbarButtons(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        private void UpdateToolbarButtons(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
 			// Set enabled level based on operation rules
 			foreach (var (button, operation) in operationButtons.Select(kvp => (kvp.Key, kvp.Value)))